§ 6. If, after such re-consideration, three-fifths of all the members elected to the board in which the bill originated, shall agree to pass the same, it shall be sent, together with the objections of the mayor, to the other branch of the City Council, by which it shall, in like manner, be re-considered, and if passed by threefifths of all the members elected to that branch, it shall become a law.

§ 7. In all such cases the votes of both branches shall be taken by yeas and nays, and entered on the journals of each branch, respectively.

§ 8. If any bill shall not be returned by the Mayor in five days, (Sundays excepted,) after it shall have been presented to him for his approbation, the same shall become a law in the same manner as if he had approved and signed it.

§ 9. Every resolution, to which the concurrence of both branches of the City Council shall be necessary, (except in case of adjournment,) shall be presented to the Mayor; and before the same shall take effect, shall be proceeded upon in the same manuer as in case of a bill.

§ 10. The style of the ordinances of the city shall be, "Be it ordained by the City Council of the city of St. Louis."

§ 11. All ordinances passed by the City Council shall, within five days after they become laws, be published in two newspapers published in the city of St. Louis, which shall be of different politics.

§ 12. All ordinances of the city may be proven by the seal of the corporation, and when printed and published, by authority of the corporation, the same shall be received in evidence in all courts and places without further proof.

§ 13. The president of the Board of Aldermen shall exercise the duties and receive the compensation of Mayor, whenever, and so long as, from any cause, said office of Mayor shall be vacant, or the Mayor be absent from the city.

ARTICLE IV.

Executive and Ministerial officers.

§ 1. Mayor to be chief executive officer; to be elected and hold his office for one year.

§ 2. Qualifications of Mayor.

3.

In cases of a tie in the election of a Mayor, who shall decide.

4.

In cases of contested elections for Mayor, who shall decide.

5. Vacancies in the office of Mayor, how filled.

6. For misdemeanors, the Mayor may be removed.

7. Powers and duties of the Mayor.

8. The Mayor may call special sessions of the City Council.

9. And state to them, when so called, the reasons therefor.

10--11. Officers of the city how elected, and appointed.

12. Duties of the city Register. 13. Duties of the city Auditor. 14. Duties of the city Treasurer. 15. Duties of the city Marshal.

§ 16. Duties of the city Engineer.

17. Mayor and other officers shall reside in the corporation; a removal therefrom vacates their offices.

§ 18. A city Recorder shall be elected; his qualifications, duties, and fees. 19. Recorder shall report to the Mayor a statement of his fees.

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20. Recorder's salary not to exceed $1200.

§ 1. The chief executive officer of the city shall be the Mayor, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city, and who shall hold his office for the term of one year, and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

§ 2. No person shall be Mayor who, at the time of his election, is not possessed of the qualifications required for an Alderman or Delegate, or who holds any lucrative office under the authority of the United States.

§ 3. When two or more persons shall have an equal number of votes for the office of Mayor, the two branches of the City Council shall decide the election by joint vote.

§ 4. Whenever an election for Mayor shall be contested, the two branches of the City Council shall determine the same by joint vote.

§ 5. Whenever any vacancy shall happen in the office of Mayor, it shall be filled by election, in such manner as shall be provided for by ordinance.

§ 6. The Mayor may be removed from office for any misdemeanor, by a majority of two-thirds, on joint vote, of both branches of the City Council.

§ 7. The Mayor shall have power to nominate, and by, and with the consent of the Board of Aldermen, to appoint all city officers, not ordered by this act to be otherwise appointed; he shall take care that the laws of the State and the ordinances of the city are duly enforced, respected and observed within the city; he may remit fines, forfeitures and penalties accruing from, or imposed for, the violation of any ordinance of the city; he may fill all vacancies which may occur in any elective office other than that of Alderman or Delegate, until the same be filled by election, and in any other office until the end of the session of the Board of Aldermen, which shall next happen after the vacancy shall have occurred; he shall, from time to time, give to the City Council information relative to the state of the city, and shall recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall deem expedient for the advantage of the city.

§ 8. The Mayor may call special sessions of the City Council, or either Board thereof, by proclamation.

§ 9. Whenever a special session of the City Council, or either Board thereof, shall have been called by the Mayor, he shall state to them, when assembled, the cause for which they have been convened.

§ 10. There shall be a City Register, City Auditor, City Treasurer, City Marshal, City Attorney, and City Engineer, who, in addition to the duties prescribed by this act, shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance; there shall also be such other officers, servants and agents of the corporation as may be provided by ordinance, to be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen, and to perform such duties as may be prescribed by ordinance. § 11. The City Register, City Auditor, City Attorney, and City Marshal shall be elected by the qualified voters for the office of Mayor, Aldermen and Delegates; and the City Engineer and City Treasurer shall be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen: they shall hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are duly qualified.

§ 12. It shall be the duty of the City Register to keep a record of all the official acts of the Mayor, and, when necessary, to attest them. He shall keep and preserve in his office the common seal of the city, and all records, public papers, and documents of the city, not properly belonging to any other office.

§ 13. It shall be the duty of the City Auditor to prescribe the mode of keeping, stating, and rendering all accounts, unless otherwise provided by ordinance, between the city and any person or body corporate.

§ 14. It shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to receive and keep the money of the city; and to pay out the same on warrants drawn by the Auditor.

§ 15. The City Marshal shall, within the city, in matters of a criminal nature, arising under any law of the State, possess the same powers, perform the same duties, and receive the same compensation, as either constable of St. Louis Township; he shall execute and return all process issued by the Mayor, Recorder, any Alderman, or Justice of the Peace, under this act, or any ordinance of the city.

§ 16. It shall be the duty of the City Engineer to superintend the construction of all public works ordered by the city; to make out plans and estimates thereof, and to contract for the execution of the same; and to perform all surveying and engineering ordered by the city: provided however, such plans and contracts shall be first approved by the two boards of the Council, or they shall not be valid.

§ 17. The Mayor and all other officers of the corporation, shall reside within the limits of the city, during their continuance in office; and if the mayor of the corporation shall cease to reside within the limits of the same, his office shall be thereby vacated. § 18. There shall be a Recorder who shall be a resident of the city, and shall possess the same qualifications as the Mayor, under the provisions of this act, who shall be elected at the same

time the Mayor and Aldermen are elected, and shall hold his office two years, and until his successor is duly elected and qualified; such Recorder may be removed from office in the same manner as the Mayor; he shall have the same jurisdiction as Justices of the Peace, within the limits of the city, in all State cases; he shall have jurisdiction over all cases arising under any ordinance of said city, subject, however, to an appeal, in all cases, to the St. Louis criminal court, and every such appeal shall be taken and granted in the same manner as appeals are taken from and granted by Justices of the Peace to the criminal court, under the general law of the State. He shall charge in all cases the same fees which are now allowed to Justices of the Peace for the same kind of services, which shall be charged and collected as other costs, and when collected, paid into the city treasury.

§ 19. The Recorder shall make a semi-annual report of all fees charged for his services, which report shall be verified by affidavit and returned to the Mayor, who shall submit the same to the first meeting of the City Council thereafter.

§ 20. The Recorder shall receive a salary not to exceed twelve hundred dollars per annum, to be fixed by ordinance and paid out of the city treasury.

ARTICLE V.
Of Elections.

1. General election for officers to be held on 1st April, annually.

2. Votes shall be given by ballot.

3. Judges of election to be appointed: their duties.

4. No election shall be held in a grog shop.

5. Who shall be deemed qualified voters at city elections.

6. Elections shall be held for one day only: they shall not be closed on that day. 7. Special elections regulated.

§ 1. A general election for all the officers of the corporation required to be elected by this act, or any ordinance of the city, shall be holden on the first Monday of April, in each year.

§ 2. At all elections for city officers, the voters shall vote by ballot, and only in the wards wherein they respectively reside. § 3. Judges of elections shall be appointed by the Board of Aldermen; they shall take an oath to faithfully and impartially discharge their duties; they shall open the polls at sun rise and close them at sun set, when they shall forthwith proceed to ascertain and certify the result of the election, in presence of so many of the candidates, or other persons of all parties indiscriminately, as can be conveniently accommodated in the room selected for that purpose: Provided, that there shall never be less than ten voters present at any count, if so many desire to be present.

§ 4. No election shall be held in a grog shop, or other place where intoxicating liquors are vended.

§ 5. All persons qualified as electors under the tenth section of the third article of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, who

shall have resided six months within the the city, and one month within the ward where they offer to vote next preceding the election, shall be deemed qualified voters at all elections for city officers.

6. Elections for city officers shall continue but one day, and during that day the polls shall not be closed under any pretence whatever.

§ 7. Special elections to fill vacancies shall be held under such regulations as may be provided for by law or ordinance.

ARTICLE VI.

Of opening and improving streets.

1. City Council shall not grade, &c., any street not legally opened. Owners of lots fronting on private alleys may be directed to keep them clean. Compensation to be paid for private property taken for public use; value thereof how ascertained.

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5.

The jury, in their inquest, shall take into consideration the benefit accruing to the petitioner from the public use of his property.

7.

On a petition of a majority of the inhabitants of any street, &c., the same may
be opened, &c., but no damages shall be assessed in favor of the petitioners.
Jury to be sworn and return to the Mayor their verdict signed by each juror.
Mayor may set aside the same, and order a new inquest.
Verdict of the jury may be enforced against the petitioners.

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8.

Powers of Mayor and Council in levying a special tax to grade streets, &c. 9. City Council shall declare how property sold for taxes may be redeemed. 10. Lands, in the city, not laid off into lots, &c., shall be taxed only as agricultural lands, until thus laid off.

§ 1. It shall not be lawful for the City Council to grade, pave, macadamise, clean, water or light any street, lane or avenue, not established and opened according to law and ordinance. It shall be lawful nevertheless, for the City Council to order the owner or owners of ground fronting on any private alley, to keep the same clean, and if necessary thereto, to direct him or them to pave the

same.

§ 2. When it is necessary to take private property for opening, widening, or altering any public street, lane or avenue, the corporation shall make a just compensation therefor to the per. son whose property is so taken, and if the amount of such compensation cannot be agreed upon, the Mayor shall cause the same to be ascertained by a jury of disinterested freeholders of the city.

§ 3. In opening, altering, or widening alleys through blocks or squares of the city, the same proceeding shall be had, as in case of opening, widening, or altering public streets, lanes or avenues, with this addition that the jury will astertain the amount of benefit that shall accrue to the person whose property is taken, and those who may have petitioned for the opening, widening or alteration of such alley.

§ 4. When the owners of the major part of the front of all the property on the street, lane, avenue or alley proposed to be opened, widened or altered, shall petition therefor, the Mayor and City