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Ord 0998 9/24/1928ORDINANCE NO. y AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AND RELATING '10 'ME ADl1°INIS- rTRATIVE AFFAIRS AND TRANSACTIONS OF BUSINESS IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE i, -MUNICIPAL GOVI;R=T, TO BE KNUVM AS THE "ADITINISTRATIVE CODE". BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS: SECTIOIJ 1: That an administrative code is hereby adopted in accordance with Section 60 of the City Charter of the City of Wichita malls, to read as follows: ADIr, "liST'RATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF V1 IC H ITA FALLS. ARTICLE 1, AD.INISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION SECTION 1: The following administrative departments are hereby created and shall be responsible to the Uity i;Ianager unless otherwise provided herein*.or by the Uharter: u it y manager city Clerk city Treasurer I,aw .Lng ine er ing Health and Sanitation Purchasing Tax 4iater Parks and Cemetery Police Fire uorporaEtion Court 1,ibrary SECTION 2: All of the administrative work of the city govern- ment shall be under the control of the City 12ana,ger, excepting such functions as are by the City charter and appropriate ordi- naaces in accordance therewith, assigned otherwise. 1�RT'IC1,L+ 2. uYe Iu E uF TILE; CITY --AANAGER . SECTION 1: CITY M&NAGER--DUTIES OF CITY 1WITAGER--- The duties of the City I;Tanager shall be those prescribed by the Charter of the City of �,'Jichita Falls. SECTION 2: BOIT;D OF CITY 17ANAGER - The Board of Ald-ermen shall rejuire the City .Manager, before entering upon the duties of his office, to execute a good and sufficient Surety Company bond in such amount as may be set by said,oard of Aldermen, payable to the City of Wichita Falls, conditioned for the faithful per- formance of the duties of his oi'fice, the premium of such bond to be paid by the City. SECTION 3: ACTING CITY MANAGER - In case of the absence or disability of the City Manager, the Board of Aldermen may des- ignate some qualified person to perform the duties of the office, and the person so designated shall have authority, and it shall be his duty to perform the duties of the City J:ianager during such absence or disability of the City manager, and such acting City manager shall be removable peremptorily at the will of the Board of Aldermen. SECTION 4: RULES AND REGULATIONS -- The City 111"ager may prescribe such general rules rt.nd regulations a.s he may deem necessary or expedient for the general conduct of the Administra- tive Department. The director of each department shall in like manner prescribe such rules and regulations as he may deem neces- sary and expedient for the proper conduct of his department, not inconsistent with the general rules and regulations prescribed by the City manager. SECTION 5: TRANSFERS - In order to expedite the work of any department or to adequately administer an increase in the duties which may devolve on any department; or to cope with period- ical or seasonable changes, the City manager is hereby empowered to transfer employees temporarily from one department to perform similar duties in another department. Likewise, each depa.rtment head shall have power to transfer employees from one bureau or division to another within his department. SECTION 6: The City 1;4anager may direct any department or bureau to perform work for any other department or bureau. SECTION 7: ASSIGNMENT OF OFFICE SPACE -- All space in buildings which belong to the City, shall be assigned by the City manager to the use and occupancy of the various departments and offices of the City, and he is hereby authorized to rent such space as is not needed by the City, to other persons, firms or corporations. ARTICLE 3. DEPARTI:?ENT OF THE CITY CLERK (ACCOUNTING ) SECTION 1: QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES - QUALIFICATIONS. The City Clerk shall be an experienced office executive who has had not less than five (5) years actual experience in bookkeeping, auditing and accounting work. DUTIES. (a) The duties of the City Clerk shall be those pre- scribed by the Charter of the City of Wichita Falls as especially set forth in Sections 14, 36, 66, 75, 106, 107 and all other por- tions thereof, and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Aldermen. He shall, from and alter the passage of this ordinance and until a City Auditor or C roller is appointed, perform the duties ordinarily required of such office and shall be authorized to audit the records of any or all Departments or Divisions of the City at his discretion, and his reports shall be made to the City Manager or Board of Aldermen, or both. (b) He shall keep separate and accurate accounts and records showing the result of operation of each and every public utility owned and operated by the City. He shall keep books and records showing the result of operation of all Departments and Divisions of the City and shall furnish reports and statistics required by the City 1,janager in preparation of the annual budget. (c) Pending the appointment of a. Director of Finance, he shall furnish the. City manager with an annual statement setting forth the probable revenues accruing to the City in detail for use in preparing the annual budget and shall perform such other fiscal duties as are required by the City manager or Board of Alclermen. (d) He shall keep accurate accounts of the Bond Interest and Sinking Funds and shall calculate and advise the City Tilanager of the necessary amounts of money to be raised annually to cover the annual interest and principal payments or accruals on the various bonds outstanding and other obligations of the City. (e) He shall collect or cause to be collected and de- posited in the City Treasury all miscellaneous revenue accruing to the City where said collection is not otherwise provided for by charter or ordinance. He shall keep an accurate record of all cash receipts deposited in the Treasury and disbursements by war- rants paid by the Treasury which records shall be balanced at the end of each month with the bank statements furnished by the City Depository. (f) He shall prepare the regular form deeds to be signed by the mayor conveying cemetery lots to the proper purchasers and shall keep an accurate record of all lots owned and unsDld with the approved selling price of each. (g) lie shall keep on file, properly indexed for ready reference, all Ordinance Records, Ii;Iinute Records, Contracts, Leases and Agreements. SECTION 2: SALARY AND BOND OF CITY CLERK - The salary of the City Clerk shall be fixed by the Board of Aldermen and he shall, before entering upon the duties of Yiis ofiee execute a good and sufficient Surety/Company bond in such amount as may be set by the Board of Aldermen payable to the City of `'fichita. Falls and con- ditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. The premium of such bond to be paid by the City. SECTIO -IT 3: ACTING CITY CLERK - In case of the absence or disability of the City Clerk the Board of Aldermen shall desig- nate some qualified person to perform the duties of the office, and the person so designated shall have authority, and it shall be his duty to perform the duties of the City Clerk during such absence or disability of the City Clerk, and such acting City Clerk shall be removable peremptorily at the will of the Board of Aldermen. SECT ION 4: PERSONNEL - �'2he City C 1 erk is hereby author- ized to employ one Accountant and Bookkeeper, one Cashier and Voucher Clerk, and one Stenographer and such other employees as the Board of sildermen shall from time to time authorize. ARTICLE 4 - CITY. CITY TREASURER SECTION 1: The City Treasurer shall be appointed by tine City jilrarager and shall perform such duties as are prescribed by the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Vjichita Falls and the laws of the State of Texas and such other duties as may be pre- scribed by the City Manager. SECTION 2: SALARY AND BOND - The salary of the City Treasurer shall be fixed by the City I.naneger and he shall, before entering upon his duties, execute a good and sufficient bon& in such amount as may be set by the Board of Aldermen payable to the City of urichita malls and conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. Said bond to be in all respects ap- proved by the Board of Aldermen, City jjanager, and City Attorney. ARTICLE 5. DEPART'ILIENT OF LAIV . SECTION 1: ORGANIZATION - The Department of Law shall cons:L t of the City Attorney and such assistant City Attorneys and other subordinates appointed by him as shall be authorized by the Board of Aldermen. SECTION 2: DUTIES OF THE LAW DEPARTJ�MNT - Duties of the Law Department shall be those prescribed by the Charter and such other duties as have heretofore been fixed by ordinances, and as shall hereafter be required by the Board of Aldermen. He shall file or cause to be tiled all suits for taxes at the direction of the City Lianager. ARTICLE 6. DEPARTMENT OF El'NGINEERIN+G. SECTION 1: ORGANIZAt ION - The Department of L+'ngineering shall consist of the City Engineer, appointed by the City jjjanager, and such other officers, clerks and employees as may be prescribed-- from rescribedfrom time to time by the City I,)ianager. SECTION 2: CITY ENGINEER - (,UALIFICAT IONS - DUTIES - The Director of this Department shall be a Civil r;ngineer, pro- ficient in his profession and with five yearst practical experience. lie shall hold office at the pleasure of the appointing power. He shall be custodian of and responsible for all maps, plans, profiles, field notes and other records and memoranda belonging to the City pertaining to his office and the work thereof, all of which he shall keep in proper order and condition, with full indexes thereof, and shall turn the same over to his successor, who shall give him duplicate receipts therefor, one of which he shall file with the City Clerk. All maps, plans, profiles, field notes, estimates and other memoranda, of professional work done by him or under his dir- ection or control, during his term of office shall be the property of the City. SECTION 3: (a) FURTHER POWERS AND DUTIES Or CITY ENGINEER - The city yngineer shall be ex officio Superintendent of Streets, cxarbage Removal and Public 'jvorks. lie shall have charge of the planning, opening, construction, paving, maintenance and repair of all streets, boulevards, alleys, sidewalks and public ways. ne shall have supervision over the sewers and sewer system. he shall have charge of the construction, maintenance, repair of all public buildings belonging to or used by the City, and the enforcement of all rules and regulations pertaining thereto; of the inspection of all electrical wires for furnishing heat, light or power, and of the wiring of all buildings hereafter in the City; and of the in- spection of all buildings and the issuance of permits for building operations in accordance with the rules and regulations which may be prescribed by ordinances of the City. tie shall have the admin- istrative control and operation of the electric Street lighting system of the Oity. tie shall have charge of the inspection fo all plumbing within the city and shall enforce all rules and ordinances of the City respecting the same. He shall have charge of the ex- ecution of the contracts of the City with regard to the removal and disposal of the City s garbage. He shall also perform such other duties relating to his Department as may be required of him by the City lianager or by City Ordinaa.ces. kb) .it shall be the duty of the ;;ity Lin6ineer, subject to the approval of the city l!lanager, to furnish to any other Le- partment of the city such services, labor and materials as may be re•Iuisitioned by the head of such .uepartment. 1he expense of such service, labor and materials shall be charged by the iiepartment so furnished at actual cost. sLCTIOiu 4: INSPEC`T'ORS - The Electrical Inspector, Build- ing Inspector, Plumbing Inspector and Sewer Inspector, shall be directly responsible to the City Engineer and shall be members of the inspection division of the Department of Engineering. ARTICLE 7 . DEI`AR` 1'I;NT OF IIEALTFi !-.11D SANITATION SECTION l: ORG11NI3ATION - `she Director of the Depart- ment of Health and Sanitation shall be either a duly jua.lified. and licensed physician under the laws of the State of Texas, or a trained expert in public health service, and shall be appointed by the City T:Tanager. Such director shall devote his entire time to the work of said department and shall receive such compensation as shall be f ixed by the City i:'anager. Tile said Department in addition to the director, shall consist of a Ciiief Inspector, Dairy Inspector, Food Inspector, Teat Inspector, City physician, and juarantine Officer, and such other officers, clerks and employees as the City l,7anager may prescribe to be selected by the Director, who may be discharged by the said Director upon the approval of the City ;,Tanager. SECTIONS: G=ERAL PO'e.ERS OF TI -E DEPARTMENT - Tile De- partment of Public health and Sanitation shall have supervision of all matters pertaining to sanitary conditions in the City and the health of it's inhabitants. Said department shall have full power and authority to deal with nuisances of every kind; to have control over tile inspection, preparation, manufacture, and sale of all articles of food and drink, and anything used for human consumption; to make and prescribe ;Iivarantine and other regulations, framed to prevent the spread of infectious, communicable or con- tagious diseases dangerous to the public health; to visit places where there is reason to believe that there may be infectious, conuuunicable or contagious diseases, and to examine persons round therein. To establish and maintain an evergency hospital and free dispensary. The Director of the Department of health and Sanita- tion shall prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct of his department, preservation of the public health, and the maintenance of proper sanitary conditions within the city. lie shall prescribe such forms and regulations for the use and government of physicians, undertakers and managers of cemeteries as may be necessary to pre- serve reliable vital and mortality statistics. S'ECTION 3: FOOD INSPECTION - The said Department may inspect any and all thins offered for sale, given in exchange or given affray for use as food or drink or for huirian consumption in the City, and shall have the right to enter any place or build- ing whether located in or out of the City, where such food or drink or articles for human consumption are produced, stored, manufactured, kept for sale or given away in the limits of the City, and no person shall be permitted to sell or dispose of, in the City Limits, anything pronounced by the said Department un- fit for human consumption. k. I SECTIO ,1 4: j4UjSAjjCES - The Department of Public Health and sanitation shall abate or cause to be abated all nuisances within the City Limits, that are offensive to the senses or that are or threatened to become katyv detrimental to the public health. 1111 pools of stagnant water and filth, garbage, weeds, manure or other substances that are or may become breeding places or food for mosquitoes, flies, rats or other disease carrying insects or animals, are hereby declared to be nuisances within the meaning of this Section. bhenever any such nuisance exists within the City Limits, the Director of the Department of ub- lie Health and ,Canitation shall order the owner or occupant of the premises whereon such nuisances exists to abate or remove the same within such time as may be specified in the order. if the owner or occupant fails, neglects or refuses to obey such order or if the premises be unoccupied and the owner or his agent cannot be found, the Director of the Department of 2ublic Health and ;sanitation small abate or remove such nuisances and shall defray the expense thereof out of any moneys in the City Treasury available for such purposes. All expenditures so in- curred shall be charged against the ovvi-ier and shall be a lien on the lot and premises whereupon such nuisance existed. It shall be the duty of the Director of this Department to forward to the City Attorney a written statement of all such expenditures incurred by him in carrying out the provisions of this Section, and it shall be the duty of the City Attorney to proceed to fore- close such lien or otherwise compel the owner of such premises to repay the amount thereof to the City, together with all charges of collection. SECTIOIT 5: RULES AND STATISTICS - The Director of this :Department shall cause to be kept a record of the trans- actions of the Department and all rules, regulations and rejuire- ments, and he shall be the custodian of all records pertaining thereto, including all vital records or all births or death records. He shall cause to be kept a complete record of all births and deaths within the City. SECTIOE 6: REPORTS - The Director of this Department shall make to the City 1,1a.nager and to the Board of Aldermen an annual report and may at any time, either by the Board of Alder- ment or the City Tanager, be required to make special reports concerning the health and sanitation of the City, with his ob- servations and recommendations thereon, together with statistics concerning the Department. SECTION 7: DUTIES - Such Department shall also be charged with the duties of enforcing the sanitary code of the City of Wichita Falls and any and all ordinances passed by the Board of Aldermen dealing with the public health and sanitation. ARTICLE 6 . 1 URCHASING DEPART"LlEl T. SECTION 1: ORG4d;IIATION - The Director of the Depart- ment of Purchasing shall be the Purchasing Agent, and such other officers, clerks and employees as the City LManager may prescribe to be selected by the Director, and who may be discharged by the said Director upon the approval of the City 1,;Ianager. SECTION 2: DUTIES - The Purchasing Agent shall be charged with the purchase of all supplies, materials and equip- ment required by the various departments, boards, commissions, officers and institutions of the City, except the Library and General Hospital., through consultation with the heads of the Departments, and other administrative officers, boards and com- missions. The Purchasing Agent shall prepare Standard specifi- cations for the supplies, materials and equipment needed. He shall sell such personal property of the City as in tae opinion of the City Manager shall not be needed for further public use. He shall have charge of such store rooms and store houses of the City as may be established for the storing of supplies and materials purchased by the City and not delivered directly to the various departments, bureaus, board and commissions. The Purchasing Agent shall keep himself informed and maintain rec- ords as to the sources of supply for all classes of purchasing, trend of prices, and other matters pertinent to his office. SECTION 3: SALARY AND BOIJ'D - The Purchasing Agent, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall execute a good and sufficient Surety Company bond in such amount as shall be set by the City I,Ianager, payable to the City of Wichita Falls, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, the premium on such bond to be paid by the City. The salary of the Purchasing Agent shall be fixed by the City IIanager. ART I CINE 9. TAX DE2ART11ENT SECTION 1: ORGANI"TION - The Tax Department shall consist of the City Assessor and Collector of taxes, appointed by the City Ielanager, and such deputies and assiu tants and other subordinates appointed by him as shall be authorized by the City Manager. SECTIOd 2: DUTIES - The Assessor and Collector of Taxes shall be charged with the duty of assessing all real and personal property for taxation and the collecting of such taxes under provisions of the City Charter and the state laws appli- cable to the City of 1,15ifichita Falls, He shall prepare assessment rolls, delinquent tax lists, and all other books and records re- :luired by the City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. He shall give notice to all persons who are delinquent in the payment of taxes and shall cause notice to be mailed to all persons holding liens against real estate, where taxes on such real estate are delinquent, before the City Attorney is in- structed to file suit for such delinquent taxes. SECTION 3: SALARY AND BOND - The Assessor and Col- lector of Taxes, before entering upon the duties of his office shall execute a good and sufficient Surety Company bond in such amount as shall be set by the City _tanager, payable to the City of ,Wichita Falls, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, and premium on such bond to be paid by the City. The salary of the Assessor and Collector of Taxes shall be fixed by the City I,,Iana.ger. aLCTIOiu 41, STATE LASTS ADOPTED - The laws of the State of !texas in regard to the assessment and collection to taxes, in so far as applicable to the City of Viichita Falls and when not in conflict with the City Charter, are hereby adopted as a guide and method of procedure for the collector and assessor of taxes in assessing and collecting City taxes. ARTICLE lU WATER DEP.ARTIMNT SECTION l: ORGANIZATION - The Waterworks Department shall consist of the iiianager thereof appointed by the City 1;_anager and such other assistants, clerks and employees as may be prescribed from time to time by the City Ivlanager. SECTION 2: I:TANAGER' S SAL14RY AND BOND - The salary of the I;qanager of the dater Department shell be fixed by the City Ia"anager. The ;,tanager of the Water Department before entering upon the duties of his office, shall execute a good and sufficient Surety Company bond in such an amount as may be fixed by the City manager, payable to the City of Wichita halls, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. The premium of such bond to be paid by the City. SECTION 3: DUTIES - 1�he 11anager of the Water Depart- ment shall have charge of the City Waterworks System and mains, and any and all filtration plants operated by the City, and all other works of the City connected directly therewith, and ail plants, property and appliances incident to and connected with the operations of said Department, or any extension thereof, and all funds and moneys due the City from the sales of ivaxter shall be collected under his supervision and he shall be respon- sible directly to the City l,_anager for such collections. He shall perform such other duties as have heretofore been imposed upon hire or may be hereafter imposed upon him by the ordinances of the City of Wichita %'tills. ARTICLE 11 PARK DEPARTI:' + NT . aECTION 1: ORGANIZATION - The Department of Parks shall consist of a Superintendent appointed by the City i:;anager and such other assistants, clerks and employees as may be pre- scribed from time to tide by the City tanager. SECTIOiT 2: DUTIES - 12he Superintendent of Parks shall be charged with the duties of caring for and maintaining all parks and cemeteries belonging to the City of Wichita ra11s, Texas. iie shall also be in charge of all public recreation and entertainments carried on under the supervision and control of the City. SF;CI'IUN 3: SALARY AND BOND - The Superintendent of Parks, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall exe- cute a good and sufficient Surety uompany oo iu in such amount as may be set by the City I:Tanager, payable to the City of Wichita, Falls, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. The premium of such bond to be paid by the City. The salary of the Superintendent of Parks shall be fixed by the City y;iana,ger. .ARTICLE 12 POLICE DE,PARTIsrENT SECTION 1: ORGANIZATION - The Police Department shall be under the direction of a Chief of police, who shall be ap- pointed by the City :.;tanager and who, subject to the supervision of the City 1,ianager and to such rules, regulations and orders prescribed by the City i=iana.ger not inconsistent with the Charter and ordinances of the City, shall have immediate control and dir- ection of such Department. ?ie shall be vested with the discip- linary power of the Department. Such Department shall be composed of the Chief of :police, a night captain, sergeant, detectives, patrolmen, and other officers and employees as the City x;fanager may determine. SECTION Z: DUTIES - (a) The Department of Police shall be charged with the preservation of the peace and order of the City, the protection of all persons and property, and the enforcement of all criminal ordinances and all criminal laws of the uity, the State and the United States. The Department shall suppress all riots, disturbances and breaches of the peace; pursue and arrest any person fleeing from justice in any part of the state, or of the united States; arrest all persons found in the act of committing a breach of the laws or ordinances, and take the offenders forthwith before the proper court to be dealt with according to law; make complaints to the proper officers of any person known or believe to be guilty of the violation of the ordinances of the City or of the penal laws of the State or of the United States. The Department shall also aid in fire fighting when so directed by the City i;ianager. (b) The t;iiief of Police shall cause to be served and executed any criminal process issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. (c) Adequate patrol of all parts of the city, so far as the size of the Police force permits, shall be maintained. SECTION 3: PRIVATL POLICE - Private Policemen per- forming special police duties for the benefit of, and at the e-coense of, private persons or corporations may be commissioned by the Chief of Police with the approval of the City Lianager on application of such private persons or corporations and a show- ing of the necessity of such action. Such private policement so commissioned shall be subject to the orders of the City I an- agen and uhief of Police and shall obey the rules and regula- tions of the Department. they shall wear such uniforms and badges as shall be prescribed by the rules and regulations. They shall possess the powers of patrolmen in arresting persons for offenses against the laws and ordinances. iio person who has been dismissed frozi the regular force shall be commissioned as a private policeman within a period of three years after such dismissal. The commission of a private policeman May be revoked at any time. SECTION 4: TRAFFIC - 'Phis Department shall be charged with the enforcement of all tradfic, regulations and ordinances. ARTICLE 13. FIRE DEPARTI'VENT SECTION 1: ORGANIZATION - The ,ire .department si-all consist of a chief appointed by the City iaanager and such mar- shalls, assistant marshalls, firemen, and other officers and employees as shall be authorized by the Uity ifanager. SECTIOIT 2: P0VMRS - The Chief of the mire Department shall, subject to the approval of the City i;gianager, have exclu- sive control of the stationing and transferring of all firemen and other officers and employees in the department. rie sill be vested with the disciplinary power of the department. . U SECTION 3: DISTRIBUTION OF' L UIPI:,ENT - 1111 necessary e4uipment and property for effective fire fighting may be main- tained and distributed according to fire hazards. The chief shall be charged with the control of all buildings, (juarters, motor vehicles, and equipment used by the department. SECTION 4: DUTIES - The uhi of of the mire Department shall also be charged with the duty of seeing that all ordinances heretofore or that hereafter may be passed effecting said Depart- ment, and that all State laws in regard thereto, are rigidly enforced. ARTICLE 14 CORPORATION COURT SECTION l: CORPORATION COURT, CREATION AND JURISDICTION FINES - There is hereby created and established a court to be held in the City of 4 ichita malls, wichita County, Texas, which shall be known as the Corporation Uourt of the Uity of Wichita balls, Texas, and shall have jurisdiction within the territorial limits of said city of all the criminal cases arising under the ordi- nances of the City; and shall also have jurisdiction, concurrently with the Justice of the Peace of the precinct or precincts in which the city is or may be situated, of all criminal cases arising under the penal laws of the State of Texas where the offense was committed within the territorial limits of said City; and tyle punishment is by fine under the laws of said state, not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars. 6aid court shall have no civil jurisdiction except for the forfeiture and collection of bonds given in case of proceedings pending therein. SECTION 2: TERI,:TS, PROCiZURE, ETC. - There shall be no teres of said Uourt, but the same shall be open at all times and shall hold at least one session each day at an hour to be deter- mined by the City Recorder, and all applicable rules relating to process, pleading, practice and procedure now established or may hereafter be established for the Justice Courts of Texas, and. for Corporation Courts, shall apply to said Uorporation Court of Wichita rsalls, Texas. SECTION 3: FE31S - iVeither the City Recorder, the Chief of eolice, the Uity Attorney, nor any other employee of the City shall receive any fees or extra compensation for services render- ed to or attendance on the Corporation Court. ,tach defendant in case of his conviction in said court not on a plea of guilty may, in addition to the fine imposed, be reckuired to pay the fees of all witnesses other than police officers or employees of the City and also the jury fee, not to exceed fifty cents per juror, in case a jury should have been empaneled to try the case. un a plea of guilty the Uity Recorder shall impose a fixed amount by way of fine, but no costs of court. SECTIOh 4: UITY RECORDER - 'i'he Uity Recorder shall be the Jude of the Uorporation Uourt, who shall be a resident and gLualified voter of the oity, and shall be appointed as provided by the Charter, and shall exercise powers, duties and authorities conferred upon him by the laws of the State of Texas, and the ordinances of the City of ichita i+alls. aEC;TIUiu b: ULERY, U2 THE' UOPWORATION COURT - The Ule:rk of the Corporation Court shall keep all records, complaints and other papers of such Court, and shall make daily and monthly re- ports to the City i;ianager. He shall be charged with the duties of collecting fines and costs, and shall remit same promptly to the city Clerk for deposit with the City Treasurer. iie shall give bond in such an amount as inay be re�juired by the City ,,tana- ger, in some solvent Surety company and the premium on such bond may be paid by the city. ARTICa 15 LI13R,.hY DEPARTI IT Uj31,IC LI3hjjHy shall 'be operated by an executive board in accordance with the terms of ordinance iio. 946 passed and approved 'by the -board of Aldermen on October 17th, 1927. Ahh'' 101,E 16 Any ordinances or parts of ordinances heretofore passed ir_ conflict herewith are hereby repealed. ARTICLE 17 If any article, paragraph or part of this ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not effect the validity of any other portion thereof and same shall remain iii full force and effect. P ISSED A1•;D , iPPROVED this ,W day of 41. L. 1926- ATTEST: I,ayor c I ty TI err APPROVF,D AS TO FORM: City A 'torney