People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1896 — ORDINANCE NO. 28. [ARTICLE]

ORDINANCE NO. 28.

Authority of Certain Officers. An Ordinance Limiting and defining the authority of Certain City Officers and Committees of the Common Conn* cil, and declaring an emergency. n (Ordained and established June 22nd, 1896.) Sec. 1. Be it Ordained by the Common Council of the City of Reosaelaer; That before any appointment or employment of any person on behalf of said City by any officer of said City or Committee of the Common Council, for any service, offical or otherwise, shall be valid and have any effect, said appointment must receive the approval of the Common Council, after having been reported thereto by said officer or (if made by a committee) by a majority of said Committee, except that in case of an emergency it shall become necessary for the Marshal to employ tempory help while acting as Street Commissioner, the Street Committee may authorize such employment. Sec. 2. All purchases of any material supplies on behalf of the City of Rensselaer, by any officer of said City or Committee of the Common Council, except when made with the concurrence of the Common Council, after having been recommended to the same by Said officer, or, if a committee by a majority thereof, are hereby forbidden, and all orders for supplies shall be issued by the Clerk, Mayor or Presideut of the Council in sums not exceeding $25.00 and for all sums in excess of $25.00 said orders shall be countersigned by the Mayor on order of the Common Council. Sec. 3. This Ordinance shall be in force two weeks from and after its passage and publication in the Ordinances of \he City of RenSselaer. ORDINANCE NO. 29. School Trustees. , , An Ordinance requiring the School Trustees of the City of Rensselaer to report to the Common Council at stated times, i ~ ' " i '■ (Ordained and Established June 22nd; 1896.)