passed or adopted by a vote of two-thirds of all the aldermen elect. The recorder shall, at the first meeting of the council after such objections of the mayor or acting mayor shall have been filed with him, communicate and deliver the same into the custody and control of the council.

COMPTROLLER.

annual state

SEC. 53. The comptroller shall, at the end of the fiscal To make year ending March first, in each year, make out a detailed ment. statement of all the receipts and expenditures of the corporation for the past year, which statements shall state particularly upon what accounts all moneys were received, and shall specify all appropriations made by the council during the year, and the particular purpose for which each appropriation was made. Such statement shall be signed by the mayor and recorder, and shall be filed in the office of the recorder. The comptroller shall cause to be published at least two hundred copies of a summarized statement under general heads of his annual report, together with such other annual reports as the council may order.

accounts,

SEC. 54. It shall be the duty of the comptroller to keep To keep the financial accounts of the city, to countersign all bonds, sign orders, orders on the treasury, and all evidences of debts and trans- etc. fers of property which the council is authorized to make pledging the faith of the city; to examine all accounts and demands against said city and certify to the council as to the correctness of the same. and when payment thereof shall be authorized by the council, to countersign and register the orders drawn therefor by the recorder upon the treasurer; he shall keep in proper books a record of all bonds issued by the city, with the number, amount and dates thereof, when issued, when payable, and of all coupons attached thereto. SEC. 55. The comptroller shall in like manner keep an ac- To submit count of all funds, taxes, assessments, receipts and expenditures of the city, and at the end of the fiscal year in the month of March in each year, he shall make out and present to the council a full statement and balance sheet of the financial accounts of said city, as provided in this act, with such recommendations as may be proper to add thereto, and shall cause two hundred copies of a detailed statement of the same under the general heads, or as many more as the council may direct, to be printed in pamphlet form.

annual bal

ance sheet to council.

tracts, make

SEC. 56. The comptroller shall sign all contracts and agree. To sign conments on behalf of the city, except as herein otherwise pro- purchases, vided. subject to the orders of the council; and shall make all etc. purchases for the city or its officers, not otherwise herein provided for, whenever, and in the manner as shall be directed by the council; he shall be charged with the leasing, repairs, insurance and general supervision of the city property, not herein otherwise provided for, and for his information may require reports from all officers and persons having any city

To have supervision of Anances.

To open accounts,

etc., to

treasurer.

property in charge or in his possession, and report the same when required by the council.

SEC. 57. The comptroller shall exercise a general supervision over the financial concerns of the city and keep complete sets of books exhibiting the condition of the city in its various departments and funds, its resources and liabilities. with a proper classification thereof, and of each fund or appropriation for a distinct object or class of expenditures. SEC. 58. The comptroller shall open an account with the charge taxes, treasurer, in which he shall charge the treasurer with the whole amount of taxes, special or general, levied in said city, and placed in his hands for collection, all sums received for licenses rents and other moneys which may be paid into the city treasury, and all bonds, coupons, notes, leases, mortgages, interest and bills receivable by said city of whatever nature. He shall charge to the treasurer all taxes which may be placed in his hands for collection, and he shall charge all other officers of the corporation with all funds, moneys or property placed or being in their possession, and shall require a settlement with such officers at least once a year and not oftener than once a month. He shall also give the treasurer and all such other officers credit for all moneys disbursed upon showing proper vouchers.

Attach warrants to tax rolls.

May admin

ister oaths.

May appoint deputy.

in absence of.

SEC. 59. The comptroller shall make out and attach warrants to all tax rolls of the city, and shall perform such other duties as are or may be prescribed by this act or by any general law of the State, or by ordinance of the council not inconsistent herewith.

SEC. 60. The comptroller is authorized generally to administer oaths, affirmations, take affidavits, and to certify to copies of all papers in his office.

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SEC. 61. The comptroller shall have power to appoint a deputy comptroller and such other assistants as he may require, to be approved by the council, and make or revoke such appointments at his pleasure, which appointments and revocation thereof shall be made in writing and filed in the office of the recorder. Such appointees, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall take the constitutional oath of office, and, if required by the council, shall give bonds to the city for the faithful performance of their duties, and in such Deputy to act penalty as the council may require and approve. In case of the absence or inability of the comptroller to perform the duties of his office the said deputy shall discharge the duties thereof. In case of the absence, inability or failure of said comptroller, his deputy or assistants, to perform or discharge the duties of said office, the common council shall appoint some suitable person to discharge said duties, for such time as may be necessary, who, during such time, shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the comptroller, or as much thereof as the council shall require. The comptroller of said city shall receive an annual salary of three thousand dollars, which amount shall be payment in full for all services required by this act, and by the council to be performed or rendered

Compensation.

by said comptroller and his deputy and assistants or other persons discharging or performing the duties of said comptroller, except as in this act otherwise provided for services performed as a member of the board of supervisors of Bay county.

RECORDER.

SEC. 62. The recorder is authorized generally to administer May adminisoaths and affirmations and take affidavits.

ter oaths.

of council.

SEC. 63. The recorder shall be clerk of the common coun- To be clerk cil, and shall give bond for the faithful performance of his duties in such sum as the council may require; he shall keep the record of the proceedings of the common council. His salary salary. shall be fifteen hundred dollars per year.

books.

SEC. 64. The recorder shall open and keep books of account To keep and such other books of receipts and expenditures, in such form and manner as the council may direct.

SEC. 65. The recorder shall also perform for the city all To act as such duties as township clerks are required by law to per- clerk. township form for the several townships in regard to filing and registering chattel mortgages and bills of sale, and for such services he shall receive the same fees and compensation as they are entitled to receive under the laws of this State.

records of

SEC. 66. The recorder shall also keep a record of all ordi- To keep nances and of the time of their publication, which record ordinances. shall be signed by himself and the mayor, and the recorder shall perform such other duties as are prescribed by this act, or any ordinance or resolution of the common council not in conflict or inconsistent herewith.

SEC. 67. The recorder may, subject to the approval of the May appoint council, appoint a deputy who shall possess and exercise all deputy. the powers and authority of the recorder, and may perform all the duties thereof, subject to the control of such recorder and such deputy shall be paid for his services such sum as the council may determine. The recorder shall be responsible for all the acts and defaults of such deputy and may remove him at pleasure.

TREASURER.

taxes.

SEC. 68. The treasurer of the city shall be, by virtue of his To collect office, the collector of all taxes and assessments, both general and special, levied and made therein; and for that purpose, To give bonds. within twenty days after his election, he shall give bonds to the city in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the council shall require and approve; he shall also give to the treasurer of the county of Bay such further security as the council shall require and approve; he shall also give to the treasurer of the county of Bay such further security as is or may hereafter be required by law of the several township treasurers of this State, for the purpose of the collection and return of all such taxes and of the return of property delin

Proviso.

May appoint deputies.

Salary.

May appoint member of police as deputy.

quent for the non-payment of taxes; the said treasurer, on giving the bonds and surety so required, shall possess all the powers and perform all the duties of the several township treasurers of this State, as prescribed by law, and shall also perform such other duties respecting the collection and return of taxes as the council shall require: Provided, however, The treasurer may sue in the name of the city any person to whom a tax on personal property is assessed, at any time within six years after the same was assessed. It shall be the duty of the treasurer to report to the council at the first meeting in October and January, all delinquent personal taxes.

SEC. 69. The treasurer shall have power to appoint one or more deputies, to be approved by the council. and make or revoke such appointment at his pleasure, which appointment and revocation shall be in writing and filed in the office of the recorder, and the deputy may perform the duties of such treasurer, and said deputy, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall give bonds to the city in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the council may require and approve. The treasurer of said city shall receive an annual salary of three thousand dollars, which amount shall be payment in full for all services required by this act to be performed or rendered by said treasurer and his deputies and assistants or other persons discharging or performing the duties of said treasurer, except the payment for such services rendered by a member of the police force as provided in section seventy of this act.

SEC. 70. The treasurer may designate and appoint a member of the police force of Bay City as deputy treasurer, for the purpose of collecting delinquent personal taxes. Such designation and appointment shall be made in writing, and be reported to and approved by the council; and thereupon such police officer shall be possessed of all the power conferred by law upon the treasurer to collect such delinquent personal taxes. The treasurer shall be responsible for the acts of such special deputy, who shall serve without compensation, other than that received as police officer.

Term of

salary, etc.

CITY ATTORNEY.

SEC. 71. The city attorney shall hold office for the term of office, duties, two years and until his successor shall have been appointed and shall have qualified. In case of vacancy during said term a seccessor shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term. In addition to all other duties prescribed by the provisions of this act, he shall be the legal advisor of the common council and all of the officers and boards of said city. He shall act as attorney and solicitor for the city in all legal proceedings in which it is interested, and shall prosecute all offenses against the ordinances of the city; he shall attend the meetings of the council, and the meetings of the different boards when required by them. He shall be ex-officio member of the board of supervisors of Bay county, shall attend all the meetings thereof and be entitled to vote upon all matters that

may be brought before said board and shall receive the same compensation therefor, to be audited by said board and paid by the county, as is authorized by law to be paid township supervisors. He shall also be paid by the city an annual salary to be determined by the council, but which shall be not less than twelve hundred dollars.

STREET COMMISSIONER.

SEC. 72. The street commissioner shall hold his office for the term of two years and until his successor shall have been appointed and shall have qualified. In case of a vacancy in said office, a successor shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term. Said street commissioner shall be responsible for, and have the custody and control of all wagons, street rollers, sprinklers, horses and their equipments, scrapers, all tools, implements, materials and other property of every kind and description, belonging to said city, and used or to be used in, upon and for grading, sprinkling, cleaning, improving or repairing streets, alleys, or public places and sidewalks in said city. He shall superintend the repairing, and cleaning of all streets, lanes, alleys, bridges, sidewalks, crosswalks and drains within the limits of said city, and perform such other duties as are required by any resolution or ordinance now in force, or that may hereafter be adopted by the common council. When the council shall order or direct the making, opening, extension or grading of any street, lane or alley within the limits of said city, said street commissioner shall superintend the work thereof, under the supervision of the city engineer. Said street commissioner shall destroy or cause to be destroyed, all milk weed, Canada thistles and other noxious weeds, as provided by the general law of the State in relation thereto. He shall keep a record of all work performed in the street commissioner's department, which record shall show the date, nature and location of each piece of work performed, the names of the persons employed thereon, the time of employment of each person thereon, the cost of each such piece of work, and the date of the payment therefor; also a record of all the materials purchased for use in said department and an account of the use to which such material is put, designating the quantity, time and place of such use; and all such records shall be so kept and indexed that the facts so accounted and recorded may be readily and easily referred to. Before entering upon the duties of his office, and within twenty days after notice of his appointment, the street commissioner shall take the oath of office, and give such security for the faithful performance and discharge of his duties as the council may require and direct; but such security shall be for a sum not less than two thousand dollars.

CITY ENGINEER.

Term of office, duties,

salary, etc.

SEC. 73. The city engineer shall make all surveys required Term of for the laying out, construction, alteration, repair and im- salary, etc.

office, duties.