ORD CC 12/1920 - create office of City Secretary1,
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A City Ordinaucse Creating the 0 five of7Secretary, making the
same electives by the City council, and defining the ditties there-
of and fixing the salary of said office.
BE IT CRDAIXEJ BY TIM CITY COUNCIL CP HE cl'TY W HWI TSVI.LLE:
That the elective office of Cii7 Secretary be and the sane is
hereby dispensed with, and on and after Norteaber 1, 19201, the
380.retary shall be elercteci. by the ulty Council, of the 'Uty of
I1untsvi lie.
Be it further ordained by said Council that it ol-Lall be the
duty or the city Secretary upon the writ-ten requisition of the
or
official /person d siring to as a such purchase or e-penditure,
and with consent of the nayor, to purchase n11 neoesaary supplies
and to authorize ayl expenditures of money, including expen-
ditareas for labor, to attend. eTery neetine, of they council, and
beep accurate �,ainui.es of the proceedings thereof, in a book to
be proYided for that purpose, and to engross and enroll all
laws, resolutions and ordinances of the city council, tc keen
the corporato seal, to take charge of and to preserve and keep
in order, all books, recordc, papers, docu,:onts c nd files of
said council,, to countersign all 00auissionu issued to the pity
offieialsa and license issued by the Mayor, and to keep a
rec; rd and re:giwte;r thereof, and to sake out all notices required
under any regulation and ordinance of the City. fie shall draw al
Tya- ants on the trea,eureer and oountersign the same, and keep an
- cc=ate } ccount 'hereof in a bibok to be proTi.de►d for that purpose,
tie shil:ll be the gennert -A accountant at for the wor_pora,ti on, and
sh 11 keep in a book regular CL :counts of all roceipts and dic-
burs" - onts for the Ji.t7, and sej)a.rt- zeely, under prol)er heads,
eaOh' OaU;4e of a, receipt and di.sburvenent, and rlso -.cco-
each person including officers who ha-re volley transac
UitY, and specify ing the particular transaction to w'
entry shall apply. He shall keep a register of bonds and bills
issued by the City, and all evidences of debt due Lind payable to it
noting the particulars thereof, and all part: connected therewith
as they occur, lie shall carefully keep all contracts made by the
City vounoilt and he she -11 do and perforn all such other duties as
may be required of hi, b lar, ordinance, resolutions or orders
of the City Council. He shall oolleot all aoneys due the vi.ty
for water rentals, ;street taxes, and fines and penalties loposed
in the '_Aty Courts and fora any and all sources Whatever, He shall
be asoesuor and collector of tars, and shall Anke up the ass-
oamiaent of al! property taxe(I by the City, and on completion of
the sane shall keen a, copy of the sane on file in his office.
He sh -1.11 collect all Se"ri due the Uity, and in the event of non -
payme at of taxes shall proceed to sell property to raise the auount
of taxes so due; a'A shall in the i3erformance of his duties observe
the duties of Title 17, of the !I!e♦ised CiYi1 Statutes of the State
of T exas , and the ':nendments thereto, end Such ordinances of the
City as way be passed hereafter relating thereto. fie shall at the
expiration of each and ciery week pay to the - reasurer all money by
his colleaten and shall report to the city Council at the first
aae sting i3: aTcry zunth all raoj'ta s so collected and paid, &,)A he
shall perform all such other duties, and in such manlier and according-
to such rules and regulE:,tfons as the Council nay prescribe. ra.Ie
Secretary is hereby authorized tkk ovrnors of all property €;tiib jest
to taxation to render a correct accoi.mt of same iui6er oath to be
adz in:i stvreci by him. "'he Sec ~e,t€n•�; ��e °ore ertter;ir g n-pon the duties
of hig office shall take and subscribe the o €±th of offioe required
bj the oonsti.tution of this State, and shall execute _asond in favor
of the City of ?;urntsvi,lle in each amovnt, anr:'- it aueh form as a«y
be requirsO, by the ,,ity Council, and Frith sufficient see'
be by the L,i.ty Council coed .tiioned on ;,he fa3
i
of 1114 duties, The pl-ia:Ly recoi.ve- for hip 4P
Hundred J l5od.00 )1LAlars per annuA-., rah b' 5 - on ahly .
Be it further ordained by the City Council of said City Uat
all other ordinances r.nd parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with, be and the ea.,,ie are hereby repealed.
We.your ordinance cou.,ittee, to whom V foregoing
ordinazice was referred, hereby report bvck that the eawe
Laeets with our and rocokinend that
it be
M.DIN.4-IM 30.-;2""1TT:,_'B. *_
Passed and ,)proved in open Council this day of December,
1920*
Attest:
City SeUre y."