The second block, either north or south from Felix street, on the west side, must begin with two hundred and two for the first twenty feet, two hundred and four for the second twenty feet, and so on; on the east side with two hundred and one for the first twenty feet, two hundred and three for the second twenty feet, and so on, increasing one hundred at the beginning of each block on to the city limits.

The same general plan must be carried out on buildings east or west from Felix street, the north and south dividing line. [R. O. 1888, Chap. 72, Sec. 11.

SECTION 1. Office of chimney sweep created.There is hereby created the office of chimney sweep. [R. O. 1888, Chap. 13, Sec. 1.

SEC. 2. Appointment-term of office-bond.At the first stated session of the common council every two years, it shall be the duty of the mayor to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the common council, some suitable person to fill the office of chimney sweep, who shall hold his office for the term of two years, and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Said chimney sweep shall, before entering upon his duties as such officer, execute a bond to the city of St. Joseph, with surety to be approved by the comptroller, in the penal sum of one hundred dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as prescribed in this ordinance, or as may hereafter be defined by ordinance.[R. O. 1888, Chap. 13, Sec. 2. Amended by G. O. No. 399. SEC. 3. Duties compensation. It shall be the duty of the chimney sweep to sweep and clean in a faithful manner, once in each year, all chimneys within the limits of the city which have been in use at least six months prior to

the date of such cleaning, and he shall be allowed to his own use for said cleaning and removing from the premises the soot, dirt or other matter taken out of said chimneys, the following rates, to be paid by the owner of the building, viz: For cleaning each chimney as aforesaid, in a one story house, the sum of twenty-five cents; for cleaning each chimney, as aforesaid, in a two story house, the sum of fifty cents; for cleaning each chimney, as aforesaid, in a three story house, the sum of seventy-five cents; for cleaning each chimney, as aforesaid, in a four story house, the sum of one dollar, and twenty-five cents for each additional story. [R. O. 1888, Chap. 13, Sec. 3.

SEC. 4. Defective flues to be repaired.-It shall be the duty of the chimney sweep, wherever he shall have knowledge of a defective flue in any building in this city, to report the same, without delay to the superintendent of buildings; and the said superintendent of buildings is hereby authorized and required to notify, in writing, the owner of such building of the existence of such flue, and to have the same repaired or remedied without delay; and if such owner fail or neglect to repair or remedy such defect within twenty-four hours after receiving such notice, he shall be liable to a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and to a like fine for each and every day the same shall remain unrepaired. [R. O. 1888, Chap. 13, Sec. 4.

SEC. 5. Chimneys to be cleaned. It is hereby made the duty of the owner or occupant of any building within the limits of the city, to have the chimneys and flues of any such building swept, cleaned and the soot, dirt and other matter taken out of said chimneys and flues, and removed from the premises by the chimney sweep at least once in each year; any owner or occupant of a building who shall refuse or fail to have the chimneys and flues of such building cleaned by the chimney sweep, as required of him in section two of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars. [R. O. 1888, Chap. 13, Sec. 5.

SECTION 1.

SECTION

6. To be custodian of laws and ordin

ances.

7. Shall deliver laws and ordinances

to whom.

8. Clerk may sell copies, proceeds to be deposited with treasurer.

General Duties.-It shall be the duty of the city clerk, in addition to the duties imposed upon him by the general laws of the state of Missouri :

First. To permit no records, public papers or other documents of the city, kept and preserved in his office, to be taken therefrom, except by such officers of the city as may be entitled to the use thereof, and then only upon their leaving a receipt therefor.

Second. To attest all ordinances and all signatures of the mayor when necessary, affix the seal of the city to all documents requiring the same, and to sign all resolutions adopted by the common council.

Third. To prepare all commissions of officers which the mayor is required to sign, and to countersign the same and affix the seal of the city thereto.

Fourth. To keep a complete record of all commissions issued, and of the official oaths and bonds of all city officers. Fifth. To cause the ordinances and an abstract of all council proceedings to be published, as required by the general laws of the state of Missouri, or ordered by the common council, and to examine and correct the proof thereof. 1888, Chap. 14, Sec. 1.

[R. O.

SEC. 2. To keep a record of proceedings.-The city clerk shall record all resolutions and ordinances passed by the common council which shall become laws, and all petitions

under which the common council shall order public work to be done at the expense of the property fronting thereon. Such records of resolutions, ordinances, petitions, and the record of the proceedings of the common council, shall be properly indexed by the clerk. [R. O. 1888, Chap. 14, Sec. 2.

SEC. 3. Copies of papers to be furnished-fees for. The city clerk shall not be obliged to furnish written copies of ordinances or other papers for the use of any city officer or other person; but upon request of any city officer he shall, without charge, attest any copy of any paper, document or record presented to him, and affix the seal of the city thereto. He shall be entitled to receive fifty cents for every certificate, with seal affixed, made for individual use, and shall be allowed to charge at the rate of ten cents per hundred words for copying all ordinances, papers, records or council proceedings desired for individual use, to be paid by the party ordering the same. [R. O. 1888, Chap. 14, Sec. 3.

SEC. 4. Shall endorse papers filed. On every paper or document filed in the office of the city clerk, he shall endorse the date of such filing, together with an abstract of the contents of such paper or document. [R. O. 1888, Chap. 14, Sec. 4.

SEC. 5. May appoint a deputy. The city clerk may, by an instrument in writing, under his hand appoint a deputy, who shall have and exercise under the supervision of the city clerk, all the powers and perform any of the duties of the city clerk, and may remove such deputy at his pleasure. The city clerk and his securities shall be responsible on his official bond for all acts done or omitted by such deputy, in the same manner as for his own acts or omissions. [G. O. No. 321, Sec. 1.

SEC. 6. To be custodian of laws and ordinances. The city clerk shall be the custodian and responsible person for the safe keeping of all bound and printed copies of the laws and ordinances of the city of St. Joseph, and whenever

the delivery thereof shall be made to him by the printer, binder or other person, he shall forthwith furnish to the comptroller a statement showing the nature and number of such delivery. [G. O. No. 545, Sec. 1.

SEC. 7. Clerk shall deliver laws and ordinances to whom. Upon receiving a receipt therefor, in a proper book prepared for that purpose, the city clerk shall deliver such laws and ordinances to the following named officers of the city and other officials, to wit: One each to the counselor, comptroller, engineer, chief of police, assessor, inspector of licenses, street commissioner, health officer, superintendent of buildings, electrician, market master, weight master, superintendent of workhouse, boiler inspector, live stock inspector, clerk of police court, board of police commissioners, board of park commissioners, board of library directors, board of health, board of public works, board of charities, public library, state library, police station, each hose house, and each elective officer of the city, to the mayor of other metropolitan cities when applied for or in exchange for like favors, and to such other persons or officers, without payment therefor, as may be from time to time authorized by resolution of the common council. [G. O. No. 545, Sec. 2.

SEC. 8. Clerk may sell copies-proceeds to be deposited with treasurer.-Upon application therefor, the city clerk may sell and deliver to any attorney or other citizen of St. Joseph, a copy of such laws and ordinances for a price not less than the actual cost of compilation, printing and binding. The city clerk shall deposit with the treasurer all moneys received from books so sold; he shall keep a record of every copy delivered, or sold, and shall report to the comptroller every such delivery or sale. [G. O. No. 545, Sec. 3.