a tie, in which case he shall give the casting vote. The said mayor shall have and exercise the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a justice of the peace within the corporate limits of said city, in addition to enforcing the bylaws of said city. He shall be compensated for his services by a salary to be fixed by the city council, payable at stated periods. He shall receive such fees as may be allowed by law. He shall have power to dismiss and discharge any member of the police (except the city marshal), and to remove or suspend any officer holding an office created by any ordinance of the city, until the cause of such removal or suspension can be acted on by the city council, and may fill, by appointment, any vacancy so occasioned. He shall have authority, in case of a riot, or unlawful assemblage, or with a view to preserve peace and good order in said city, to order and enforce the closing of any theatre, ball room, grogshop, tippling house, bar room, or other place of resort, or public room, or building, and may order the arrest of any person violating, in his presence, the laws of the State, or any ordinance of the city; and he shall perform such other duties, and possess and exercise such other power and authority as may be prescribed and conferred by the city

council.

ARTICLE V.

SECTION 1. In case of a vacancy in the office of mayor, or of his being unable to perform the duties of his office, by reason of temporary or continued absence, or sickness, the city council shall appoint by ballot, by a majority of all the members present, one of their number to preside over their meetings, whose official designation shall be acting mayor; and the alderman so appointed shall be invested with all the powers and shall perform all the duties of mayor of the city, and shall receive the same salary, until the mayor shall resume the duties of his office, or the vacancy be filled by a new election.

ARTICLE VI.

SECTION 1. All ordinances and resolutions adopted by the council, before they take effect, shall be submitted to the mayor, and if he approve thereof, he shall sign the

same, and such as he shall not sign he shall return to the city council, with his objections thereto. Upon the return of any ordinance or resolution by the mayor, the vote by which the same was passed shall be reconsidered, and if, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of the aldermen agree to pass the same, it shall be in force; and if the mayor shall neglect to approve, or object to any such proceedings for a longer period than three days, after the same shall be placed in the clerk's office of said city, the same shall go into effect.

ARTICLE VII.

SECTION 1. The city marshal shall, either in person or by deputy, attend upon the mayor's court while said court is in session, and shall promptly and faithfully execute all writs and process issued from said court. He shall be the chief police officer of the city under the mayor. He shall have like power with the sheriff of the county to execute the writ of search warrant. He shall be active in quelling riots, disorders and disturbances of the peace within the limits of said city, and shall take into custody all persons so offending against the peace of the country, and he shall have authority to take suitable and sufficient bail for the appearance before the mayor's court of any person charged with an offense against the ordinances or laws of the city. It shall be his duty to arrest all violators of the public peace, and all persons who shall obstruct or interfere with him in the execution of the duties of his office, or who shall be guilty of disorderly conduct or disturbances whatsoever. To prevent a breach of the peace, or preserve qui[e]t and good order, he shall have authority to close any theatre, bar room, drinking house, or any other place or building of public resort; and in prevention and suppression of crime, and arrest of offenders, he shall have, possess and execute like power, authority and jurisdiction as the sheriff of a county, under the laws of the State. He shall receive a salary, to be. fixed by the city council. The city marshal shall give such bond for the faithful performance of his duties as the city council may require, and he shall perform such other duties, and possess such other powers, rights and authority, as the city council may by ordinance require and confer, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State.

ARTICLE VIII.

SECTION 1. That it shall be the duty of the city clerk, or officer acting as such, to attend every meeting of the city council and keep accurate minutes of the proceedings thereof, in a book provided for that purpose; to engross and enroll all laws, resolutions and ordinances of the city council; to keep the corporate seal; to take charge of, preserve and keep in good order all the books, records, papers, documents and files of said council; to countersign all commissions issued to the city officers, and licenses issued by the mayor, and to keep a record or register thereof, and to make out all notices required under any regulation or ordinance of the city. He shall draw all warrants on the treasurer, and countersign the same, and keep an accurate account thereof in a book to be provided for the purpose. He shall be the general accountant of the corporation, and shall keep, in books, regular accounts of all receipts and disbursements for the city, and separately, under proper heads, each cause of receipt and disbursement; and also, accounts with each person, including officers, who have money transaction with the city, crediting amounts allowed by proper authority, and specifying the particular transaction to which such entries apply He shall also keep a register of bonds and bills issued by the city, and all evidence of debts due and payable to it, noting the particulars thereof, and of all facts connected therewith, as they occur. He shall carefully keep all contracts made by the city; and he shall do and perform all such other duties as may be required of him by any law, ordinance, resolution, or order of the city council. He shall receive for his services an annual salary, payable at stated periods.

ARTICLE IX.

SECTION 1. The treasurer for said city shall give bond in favor of the city of Brenham, in such amount and in such form as may be required by the city council, and with sufficient sureties, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties. He shall receive and securely keep all moneys belonging to the city, and make all payments for the same, upon the order of the mayor, attested by the clerk and the seal of the corporation. He shall keep

regular and correct accounts of the real, personal and mixed property of the city, and shall render a full and correct statement of his receipts and payments to the city council, at their regular meeting in every quarter; and whensoever at other times he may be required by them so to do, at the end of every half year shall cause to be published, at the expense of the city, a statement, showing the amount of the receipts and expenditures for the six months next preceding, and the general condition of the treasury; and he shall do and perform such other acts and duties as the city council may require, and for his services he shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the city council.

ARTICLE X.

SECTION 1. That the assessor and collector shall make up all the assessments of all property taxed by the city, and make duplicate rolls thereof, and on completion of the rolls, shall deliver one of them to the treasurer, and retain the other. [The] assessor and collector shall collect all taxes due the city, and in the event of non-payment of any taxes, shall proceed to sell property to raise the amount of taxes so due; and shall, in the performance of his duties, observe the provisions of this act, and the ordinances of the city relating thereto. He shall give bonds in such amount and in such form as the city council may provide, with good and sufficient sureties, and the city council may require a new bond whenever, in their opinion, the existing bond is insufficient; and whenever such bond is required, he shall perform no official act until said bond shall be given and approved. He shall, at the expiration of every week, pay to the treasurer all money by him collected, and shall report to the city council, at the first meeting of that body in every month, all moneys so collected and paid; and he shall perform all such other duties, and in such manner, and according to such rules and regulations, as the city council may prescribe. The assessor and collector shall receive such fees and commissions for his services as may be allowed by the ordinances of the city council. The assessor and collector is authorized to require the owners of all property subject to taxation to render a correct account of the same, under oath, to be administered by him.

ARTICLE XI.

SECTION 1. The city council shall have power, from time to time, to require further and other duties of all officers whose duties are herein prescribed, and to define the powers and duties of all officers appointed or elected to any office under this act, whose duties are not herein specially mentioned, and fix their compensation. They may also require bonds to be given to the said corpora tion by all officers, for the faithful performance of their duties. The city council shall provide for filling vacancies in all offices not herein provided for, and in all cases of vacancy, the same shall be filled only for the unexpired term.

OF THE CITY COUNCIL-ITS GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. ARTICLE I.

SECTION 1. The mayor and aldermen shall constitute the city council of said city. The city council shall meet at such times and places as they shall by resolution diThe mayor, when present, shall preside at all meetings of the city council, and shall have, in all cases, a casting vote, except in elections. In his absence, any one of the aldermen may be appointed to preside.

ARTICLE II.

SECTION. 1. The city council shall hold stated meetings, and the mayor, of his own motion, or on the appli cation of three aldermen, may call special meetings, by notice to each of the members of said council, served personally or left at their usual place of abode. Petitions and remonstrances may be presented to the council in writing only, and the council shall determine the rule of its own proceedings, and be judge of the election and qualifications of its own members, and have power to compel the attendance of absent members, and punish them for disorderly conduct, and with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members elected, may expel a member.

ARTICLE III.

SECTION 1. The city council shall have the manage