UNIV. OF AN ORDINANCE TO REVISE AND CODIFY THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CHARLESTON IN FORCE ON THE 27TH. DAY OF OCTOBER ANNO DOMINI ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND THREE. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Charleston, in City Council assembled, That CHAPTER I. CITY SEAL. SECTION I. The Seal of the City of Charleston Seal of the City. is described as follows: On the right in the foreground is a female figure seated, her right arm raised and forefinger pointing, her left arm down and left hand holding a sceptre; on the left is a ship under full sail; in the background is a water view of the City, with the steeples towering; immediately below the female figure are the words, "Carolopolis Condita A. D. 1670;" encircling the whole are the following inscriptions in Roman capitals: "Aedes mores juraque curat." "Civitatis Regimine Donata NO VINU 2 THE MAYOR. A. D. 1783." Which Seal, represented as aforesaid and hereto annexed shall be and is hereby established and declared to be the common Seal of the City of Charleston. Custodian of Seal. SEC. 2. The City Treasurer shall have the custody of the Seal of the City, and the same shall be carefully preserved and kept by him at all times in his office. Aug. 25, 1836, Mayor The deemed to Chief Officer. His duties. CHAPTER II. THE MAYOR. SEC. 3. The Mayor of the City shall be taken and deemed to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Corporation of the City of Charleston; and in addition to the powers and duties now exercised and required of him by law or Ordinance, it shall be his duty to be vigilant and active at all times in causing the Ordinances and laws for the government of the City to be duly executed and put in force; to inspect the conduct of all subordinate officers in the government or management thereof; and, as far as in his power, to cause all negligence, carelessness, and positive violation of duty to be duly Penalty for opposing his lawful prosecuted and punished; for which purpose he shall SEC. 4. The Mayor shall have power, whenever, in his judgment, the good of the City may require it, to summon meetings of the City Council, although their meeting may stand adjourned to a more distant day; he shall call extra and special meetings when requested in writing to do so by onethird of the whole number of Aldermen elected; and he shall, from time to time, communicate to the City Council all such information, and recommend all such measures, as may tend to the improvement of the finances, the police, health, security, cleanliness, comfort, and ornament of the City; and he shall have power to fill all vacancies in the Boards of Commissioners appointed by him. Ib., $2. Mayor empow ered to summon extra meetings of Council, &c. Ib., $4. Charged with the police. SEC. 5. The Mayor shall have the exclusive direction of the police, or in case of his absence or inability to act, the Mayor Pro Tem. It shall also the discipline of be the duty of the Mayor, in case of disobedience or misconduct of any one of the officers of the police, to prefer charges against him; and the officer shall be tried by City Council as hereinafter ordained. And it is hereby further declared to be the special duty of the Mayor to take all proper measures for the suppression of riots and the pre- bring officers of servation of public order, for which purpose he is hereby authorized to require all the city officers, and, if necessary, to call upon the citizens to aid and assist him; and he is authorized to use the police public order. Mayor may the police to trial. То suppress riots and preserve and such portions of the militia as may on his requisition be furnished by the proper officer in promptly and effectually putting down and suppressing riots, which may be excited in violation of the peace and good order of the community and in defiance of the laws. And it shall be his duty, from time to time, ports to Council. to make reports to Council touching the condition of the public institutions of the city, and to recommend measures for their improvement. . Το make Ib., § 6. re Power to i::spect books and records of City Officers, &c. Ib., § 7. examine To assessments. Το examine SEC. 6. The Mayor shall have power to inspect such of the books, papers, and records, of the public officers of the City, and of the boards under the authority of Council, as may in his opinion be necessary to enable him to discharge the duties imposed upon him; and may call upon all officers of the City and of the said boards to furnish him in writing with any information connected with the respective offices. SEC. 7. The Mayor shall examine the assessments of property made by the City Assessor, and ascertain whether proper measures are taken for the collection of taxes; and, with the members of the Committee on Accounts, shall examine the books Treasurer's of the City Treasurer monthly, compare the receipts and expenditures with the proper vouchers, and report the result of such examination at the first meeting of Council thereafter. The Mayor shall also examine the returns of the City Sheriff of all tax executions which may have been lodged in his office for collection. books. Ib., § 8. To inspect all City work. SEC. 8. The Mayor shall have full power, and it is made expressly his duty, to inspect all the work going on from time to time at the expense of the City, whether of paving, building, sinking or cleaning drains, assessing and widening streets, or of any other nature whatsoever, and report to Council their progress and the economy with which they may be conducted. SEC. 9. The Mayor shall have power to give such directions to the police, and to all other executive officers in the service of the City, as may be necessary to carry the Ordinances and all the police laws and regulations of the City fully into effect; and to require them to attend him for that purpose by night as well as by day, whenever the exigencies of the public business may, in his opinion, render such attendance necessary. Ib., § 9. To give directions to police. Ib., § 10. To have an office in Council SEC. 10. The Mayor shall open an office at the Council Chamber, for the transaction of public business, which office shall be kept open during such Chamber. hours as he may from time to time prescribe by public advertisement. Mayor to make annual reports of the several de SEC. II. It shall be the duty of the Mayor, as soon after the close of each year of his term of office (including the last year thereof) as is practicable, partments of the to present to the City Council the annual reports of the several departments of the city government for the previous year, reviewing the same with such recommendations in relation thereto as may seem to him advantageous to the public service, and cause printed the same to be printed and bound in the usual form. bound. SEC. 12. For his services the Mayor shall Feb. 8, 1881. receive an annual salary of three thousand five hundred dollars, payable monthly. Same to be and Dec. 30, 1892. Salary. CHAPTER III. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT. CITY COURT-RECORDER-CORPORATION COUNSEL CLERK SHERIFF. SEC. 13. A term of the City Court shall be held on the first Monday in every month to continue for four weeks, unless the business of the Court shall Feb. 5, 1874, §1. Amended. Terms. |
