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Act No. 1949

Act No. 1949

AN ACT AMENDING SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION NINETEEN AND SUBSECTIONS (E) AND (F) OF SECTION TWENTY-TWO OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL CODE," BY PROVIDING THAT A COUNCILOR SHALL DISCHARGE THE DUTIES AND RECEIVE THE SALARY OF THE MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT IN CASE OF THE ABSENCE OR TEMPORARY INABILITY OF THE MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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Section 1

Subsection (a) of section nineteen of Act Numbered Eighty-two

Section 1. Subsection (a) of section nineteen of Act Numbered Eighty-two. known as "The Municipal Code," is hereby' amended by adding thereto the following:

" Provided, however, That if he is unable to act as such substitute by reason of absence or temporary inability, the said duties shall dent. be discharged by a councilor who shall be designated by a majority of the council assembled at a special session called by the municipal secretary or in default of the latter, by the municipal treasurer.— If, after such call is made, the majority necessary to form a quorum is not obtained, any lesser number of councilors assembled may compel the presence of absent members: and any of the latter not having a good and sufficient excuse may be detained and arrested wherever round, by an order of a majority of the councilors so assembled which shall be enforced by the municipal police. Such meetings shall be presided over by the senior councilor."

Section 2

Section 2. Subsections (c) and (f) of section twenty-two of said Act Numbered Eighty-two are hereby amended to read as follows:

"(c) The salary of the president, during the period when the— of acting vice-president or a councilor performs the duties of president, shall be drawn by the vice-president, or the councilor performing such duties.

"(f) The vice-president and the councilors, except when serving as president, shall receive no compensation, their offices being honorary.''

Section 3

Section 3. 1aшphi1 All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Section 4

This Act shall take effect on its passage

Section 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, May 20, 1909.