the time fixed therein for such sale; at which time and place said pound-master may make public sale of said animal, and after applying the proceeds of said sale to his own fees and expenses on account of such animal, shall pay the balance thereof to the city treasury, where the said balance shall remain for the benefit of the lawful owner of said animal, and payable to him, without interest, upon satisfactory proof of such ownership. The pound-master shall keep a record of his doings and report the same to the Court of Common Council once in six months at least. pound breach. SEC. 6. The penalty for pound-breach, or for any rescue or Penalty for any attempt at rescue from a pound-master, shall be a forfeiture of twenty dollars, recoverable for the use of the city upon this ordinance. Nothing herein contained shall in any manner affect the remedy of replevin, as the same is applied in ordinary cases where beasts are impounded, Salaries of city officers. Mayor. City Treasurer. City Auditor. City Clerk. Clerk of Common Recorder of City Judge of Police Clerk of Police Messenger of Police Prosecuting City Surveyor. Chairman Health Assistant Chairman President Board of Water Commissioners. Messenger of Board of Aldermen. Board of Street Commissioners. veyor. Salaries, when paid. President of Board of Water Commis- Fees of City Marshal. Superintendent of Streets. Clerk of Board of Street Commissioners. Fees of Messenger of City Court. Payment of office rent regulated. Be it ordained by the Court of Common Council of the City of SECTION 1. That the following sums shall be paid as salaries and fees to the several city officers herein named to the Mayor, fifteen hundred dollars a year. City Treasurer, one thousand dollars a year. City Clerk, eight hundred and fifty dollars a year. Clerk of the Common Council Board, four hundred dollars a year. Recorder of the City Court, twelve hundred dollars a year. Chairman of the Health Committee, six hundred dollars a Assistant Chairman of the Health Committee, four hundred dollars a year. President of the Board of Water Commissioners, two thousand dollars a year. Streets. Superintendent of Streets, two thousand dollars a year and Superintendent of four hundred dollars for hire of horse and carriage. Clerk of the Board of Street Commissioners, fifteen hun- Clerk Board Street dred dollars a year. Commissioners. Commissioners. Clerk of the Board of Fire Commissioners, two hundred Clerk Board Fire and fifty dollars a year. Clerk of the Board of Police Commissioners, two hundred Clerk Board Police and fifty dollars a year. Fire Marshal, four hundred dollars a year. Commissioners. Fire Marshal. Aldermen. Messenger of the Board of Aldermen, one hundred dollars Messenger Board of a year. Messenger Common Messenger of the Common Council Board, one hundred Council Board. dollars a year. Port Warden, twenty-five dollars a year. Port Warden. Street Commissioners. SEC. 2. The President of the Board of Street Commission- Salary of Board of ers shall be paid two thousand dollars a year, for the salaries of said commissioners, said sum to be divided between the members of said Board in such manner as they shall appoint. The Sealer of Weights and Measures shall be paid five Sealer Weights and hundred dollars a year in addition to the fees established by ordinance. Measures. Voters. The Registrars of Voters shall receive annually, as com- Registrars of pensation for the discharge of the duties of their office, so far as city elections are concerned, the sum of seven hundred dollars each, the same to be paid in equal installments on the second Mondays of January and April of each year. compensation to said registrars shall be in full payment for the discharge of said duties and of any and all expenses which shall be incurred by said registrars in relation to said city election, except the printing of the lists of voters, the expense of which shall be paid by the city. the Police Court. There shall be paid to the Associate Judge of the Police Associate Judge of Court three dollars and thirty-four cents per day for every day that he shall serve in the place of the judge thereof. for the performance of all duties. SEC. 3. The salaries established by the two preceding sec- Salary to be in full tions shall be in full for the performance of all official duties unless otherwise provided by the laws of the state or ordinances of the city; and the city auditor shall draw his order Orders for salaries, monthly on the city treasurer for the payment of the same when and how drawn. Fees of City (except in case of registrars of voters); and when any office is vacated during or before the end of any month, then for the proper proportional part thereof. SEC. 4. There shall be paid, To the City Marshal For each day's attendance on the City Court, two dollars and fifty cents; For summoning a jury, or serving legal process, the same fees allowed to sheriffs for like services; For warning a city meeting, three dollars; For warning a meeting of the Court of Common Council, five dollars. Fees of Messenger To the Messenger of the City Court— of City Court. Fees of City Fees of Jurors. No office rent to be paid. Officer not to contract indebtedness against the city for clerk hire. For each day's attendance, two dollars and fifty cents. To the City Attorney For each fine collected without suit, fifty cents; For all moneys collected for debts and paid into the city treasury, two and a half per cent.; For all fines amounting to or exceeding twenty-five dollars collected by suit, six dollars, in addition to the bill of costs collected; For all fines less than that sum, four dollars, provided that the amount paid shall not exceed the amount collected; For appearing by request of the chief of police in a case before the Police Court, the same fees allowed the state's attorney in the Superior Court; For complaint and attendance before the Police Court the same fees as allowed grand jurors for like services. To jurors in the City Court, one dollar and fifty cents per day, and travel as allowed jurors in the Superior Court. SEC. 5. No sum shall be paid by any city officer for rent of office, unless such office shall have been hired by the direction of the Court of Common Council. SEC. 6. No officer of the city who has a stated salary for his services shall contract any indebtedness against the city for extra services of any kind or for clerk hire or shall have power to make the city liable for any such services or clerk hire without previous authority or direction from the Court of Common Council. CHAPTER XVII. MISFEASANCE IN OFFICE. Members of council and city officers pro- | Citizen may make charges. hibited from certain acts. Hearing, how proceeded with. Inquiry, how instituted. Be it ordained by the Court of Common Council of the City of Members of the com mon council prohib. ited to do certain acts. SECTION 1. Any member of either branch of the Court of Common Council who shall bargain for, exact, or receive from any person, or corporation, any fee, compensation, or reward of any kind, for drawing any petition, or remonstrance to the Court of Common Council, or any committee thereof, or for acting as counsel, attorney, or agent, for such person or corporation, in the Court of Common Council, or before any committee thereof; or for any advice given, services rendered, or acts done, in connection with any petition, vote, resolution, shall on conviction or ordinance, or any other business coming before said court, or who shall be guilty of any other misfeasance in office, or any corruption, shall be expelled from office. SEC. 2. Any other officer of the city who shall bargain for, exact, or receive any fee, compensation, or reward of any kind, for any official act, or for refraining from any official act, or who shall be guilty of any other misdemeanor in office, or corruption, shall be removed from office. be expelled from office. City officers guilty of any misdemeanor to be removed from office. tion, or misfeasance, how made. SEC. 3. Whenever either branch of the Court of Common Charges of corrup Council shall receive a statement from any member thereof, or a written communication, verified by oath, from any citizen, charging any member of such branch with corruption or |