clerk, a corporation counsel, a city chamberlain, three assessors, a commissioner of charities, three members of the board of health, three members of the board of public works, a superintendent of schools, who shall be appointed by the board of education, a superintendent of public works, who shall be appointed by the board of public works, a chief of police and patrolmen, and special policemen as may be provided by the common council, two constables, a health officer who shall be the city physician and shall be appointed by the board of health, a chief engineer and assistant engineer of the fire department and inspectors of election to fill vacancies. All appointments made by the board of public works to any salaried position shall be subject to the approval of the common council, but the concurrence of three aldermen and the mayor shall be deemed the approval of the common council. All officers whose appointments are not herein otherwise specially provided for shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to the approval of the common council, but the concurrence of three aldermen shall be deemed the approval of the common council.

2. Term of office of the appointive officers. The term of office of the city clerk shall be two years; the city judge, two years; the corporation counsel, two years; the chamberlain, two years; the commissioner of charities, two years; assessors, three years, except as hereinafter provided; members of the board of education, five years, each member of the board of public works and commissioners of health, three years. The term of all other appointive officers appointed by the mayor shall be determined by the mayor, and the term of each subordinate appointed by the said boards, shall be for such terms as such respective boards may determine, but the terms of office of officers appointed by the mayor shall not continue beyond the term of the mayor, except as in this act provided, and the terms of office of appointees of the boards shall not continue beyond the term of the members of the board, except as in this act provided. After this act goes into effect the mayor shall designate in writing one of the assessors whose term of office shall expire January thirty-first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, one of the assessors whose term of office shall expire January thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and one of the assessors whose term of office shall expire January thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifteen; on the expiration of the term of office of an assessor the mayor, with the approval of the common council, shall appoint an assessor to hold office for

$ 11. as

amended by

L. 1903, ch. 449,

L. 1904, ch, 319, L. 1905,

ch. 484, L. 1912, ch. 428, and

L. 1915.

ch. 583, amended,

three years, so that the term of office of one assessor shall expire on the thirty-first day of January of each year, and in case of vacancy the appointment shall be for the unexpired term. After this section as amended goes into effect the mayor shall designate in writing one of the commissioners of the board of public works and commissioners of health whose term of office shall expire January thirty-first, nineteen hundred and eighteen, one of the commissioners of the board of public works and one of the commissioners of health whose term of office shall expire January thirty-first, nineteen hundred and nineteen, and one of the commissioners of the board of public works and one of the commissioners of health whose term of office shall expire January thirtyfirst, nineteen hundred and twenty; on the expiration of the term of office of a commissioner of the board of public works and of a commissioner of health, the mayor with the approval of the common council shall appoint a commissioner of the board of public works and a commissioner of health to hold office for three years, so that the term of office of one commissioner of the board of public works and one commissioner of health shall expire on the thirty-first day of January of each year and in case of vacancy the appointment shall be for the unexpired term.

§ 2. Section eleven of such chapter, as amended by chapter four hundred and forty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred and three, chapter three hundred and nineteen of the laws of nineteen hundred and four, chapter four hundred and eighty-four of the laws of nineteen hundred and five, chapter four hundred and twenty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred and twelve and chapter five hundred and eighty-three of the laws of nineteen hundred and fifteen, is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 11. Compensation of city officers. The mayor, aldermen, members of the board of education, except the clerk, members of the board of public works, and members of the board of health, shall receive no compensation for their services. The annual salary of the city judge shall be twelve hundred dollars; the annual salary of the city clerk shall be fixed by the common council at a sum not to exceed twelve hundred dollars, six hundred dollars of which shall be paid out of the water fund; the annual salary of the city chamberlain shall be twelve hundred dollars, six hundred dollars of which shall be paid out of the water fund, but he shall receive no fees or additional compensation whatever; the annual salary of the commissioner of charities

shall be fixed by the common council at a sum not to exceed six hundred dollars; the annual salary of the health officer and city physician shall be six hundred dollars which shall include all expenses for medicines furnished to the poor under his charge. The annual compensation of each assessor shall be one hundred dollars. The corporation counsel shall receive such annual salary as shall be agreed upon by the common council, not exceeding five hundred dollars. The superintendent of public works shall receive such an annual salary as may be approved by the common council not exceeding twelve hundred dollars; the chief of police, an annual salary to be fixed by the common council not to exceed twelve hundred dollars; the patrolmen, and special policemen shall receive a monthly salary to be fixed by the common council, the clerk of the board of education shall receive an annual salary of not to exceed five hundred dollars, payable out of the school fund; the supervisors and constables shall be entitled to the same compensation for their services as the corresponding officers in towns are entitled to receive for like service; the inspectors of election and such other officers as are authorized to be appointed, shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the common council. Salaried officers by the year or month shall be paid ratably if actual service shall be less than the full term. No other appointive officer of the city shall be entitled to receive from the city any compensation for his services, unless otherwise provided by this act or by a general law. Whenever any police officer shall have served continuously as patrolman or as chief and patrolman for more than ten years the common council may, in its discretion, increase the salary of such chief or patrolman to an amount not exceeding ten per centum of the salary fixed by

this act.

amended by

§ 3. Section twenty-six of such chapter, as amended by chapter 26, as four hundred and forty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred and t. 1903, three and chapter four hundred and twenty-eight of the laws of and nineteen hundred and twelve, is hereby amended to read as ch. 428, follows:

26. General powers and duties of the city clerk. The city clerk of said city shall be ex officio clerk of the common council, of the board of public works, of the civil service commission and of the board of health, and he shall also be registrar of vital statistics. of the said city, and shall discharge the duties imposed by law upon such office or officer, but shall receive from the city no fees

ch. 449, L. 1912,

amended.

therefor directly or indirectly. He shall perform such other duties incident to his office as may be required by the common council or by any such board. He shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the common council and of each board of which he is ex officio clerk, and shall keep the accounts and records of the board of public works, and shall record in books to be kept for that purpose, all proceedings of the common council and of each such board, and index the same. He shall keep an office at such place as the common council shall provide and designate, which shall be kept open each day in the year, except Sundays and legal holidays, from nine in the forenoon until five o'clock in the afternoon. He shall have charge, custody and control of the corporate seal, books, paper, documents and official minutes of the city, except as otherwise provided or in pursuance of law. He shall keep a book and alphabetically index and record therein all bonds of the city officers as well as all contractors' or other bonds running to the city or any of its officers, and note therein the date of filing each bond. He shall upon request and the payment of fees therefor, make certified copies of all records and documents in his possession or under his control, as such clerk or ex officio clerk, and may affix the corporate seal of the city to any such certificate, and such seal shall be deemed to be his official seal, and any such certified copies shall be evidence as provided in section nine hundred and thirty-three of the code of civil procedure. He shall be entitled to demand and receive fees and appropriate the same to his own use for such certified copies, at the rate of ten cents per folio, from each person other than a city officer, upon whose request any such certified copy is made and delivered. He shall keep an accurate account of all fees and moneys received by him as such clerk or ex officio clerk, other than his salary, including fees received by him as registrar of vital statistics, and shall, on or before the tenth day of each month pay over all such fees and moneys received by him, except the fees aforesaid for copies, during the month immediately preceding, to the city chamberlain to the credit of the general fund, for which he shall take a receipt and file the same in his office. Such receipt shall, at all times, be subject to examination by the common council, or any members thereof. His office is hereby declared a town clerk's office for the purpose of depositing and filing therein, all books and papers required by law to be filed in a town clerk's office, and he shall possess all the powers and discharge all the duties of a town clerk

not inconsistent with this act, except that chattel mortgages shall be filed as heretofore in the office of the county clerk in Clinton county, and the law relating thereto is not by this act changed. The mayor shall have power, if in his judgment the interests of the city require, to appoint, from time to time, a deputy city clerk, who shall possess the power of the city clerk as specified herein, at a compensation to be fixed by the common council, but not to exceed six hundred dollars in any one year. Νο person shall be deemed ineligible to such office of deputy city clerk by reason of sex who has the other qualifications as herein provided.

subd. 1, as

L. 1903,

amended.

§ 4. Subdivision one of section thirty-nine of such chapter, as § 39, amended by chapter four hundred and forty-nine of the laws of amended by nineteen hundred and three, is hereby amended to read as follows: ch. 449, 1. The payment of expenses of police department, including the salary of the city judge and the salary of the officers of said fund. department, to be designated the "police fund", not however exceeding in any one year eight thousand dollars.

Police

§ 5. Subdivisions two and four of section thirty-nine of such 39, chapter are hereby amended to read as follows:

subds. 2, 4 amended.

2. For repairing and keeping in order the streets, highways, Street and gutters and sewers of the city and cemetery, including expenses sewer fund. for the erection and maintenance of bridges and culverts and other expenses relating to the streets and highways, to be designated "street and sewer fund", but not exceeding ten thousand dollars.

fund.

4. A sum necessary for defraying the general and contingent General expenses of the city at large, including the expenses of elections and for the payment of all salaries and other sums not provided for, to be designated the "general fund", but not exceeding ten thousand dollars.

subd. 6, as

of amended by

L. 1903,

§ 6. Subdivision six of section thirty-nine of such chapter, as § 39. amended by chapter four hundred and forty-nine of the laws nineteen hundred and three and chapter five hundred and eighty- ch. 449, three of the laws of nineteen hundred and fifteen, is hereby L. 1915, amended to read as follows:

and

ch. 583, amended.

6. A sum necessary for the defraying of the expenses of the Fire fire department, to be designated the "fire fund", not exceeding eight thousand five hundred dollars.

$ 39,

7. Subdivision eight of section thirty-nine of such chapter, as subd. 8, as amended by chapter four hundred and forty-nine of the laws of amended by

L. 1903,