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Page 9 of CHARTER 12 of the Treasurer and th© Collector of tarres shall b© in tho swae penalty and fixed in the sane manner as now required by the laws of/ this State in relation to county treasurer© and sheriff8 as tax-collectors of countoesj euoh bonds shall be payable to the of the city of Bay St, Louis , Board of l^ayor and Aldermen, and said bonds when approved by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen* dt/ddjt//itt&f'MiM'/ite /a/ together with the oath of office, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary and bo by him recorded in the proper book} said •4 Mayor and Aldermen, or any residont of said city, shall have authority to brine suit on any Buch bond dci any court of competent Jurisdiction? if any officer fails to give bond within thirty days after his election, his office shall be deemed vacant. SEC. 25 Be it further enacted; That there shall be a re mlnr meet ing of the Board of ' ayor and Aldermen in eaoh month, to be held on the first Saturday of tho nonthj a majority of -aid Boaed Bhall constitute a ouorum of business j the I'ay or or any tlree Aldermen nay call a special nee tine of the board at any time, and any regular or seclal meeting may i be adjourned fron time to timet said Board of Mayor and Aldermen i may delegate the supervision of! the various affrirs of the city to committees of its own neirfbers ajnd to its subordinate officers with j prescribed powers,/but all public work and contracts and material ther efor,shall only be authorised by the board? and all de<ds and t > contracts necessary to be nde b^ said city in writing, excepting deeds of conveyance for pror^rrty condemned for taxes, shall be i ; authorized by reoolutloifi of »ai<J board,signed by the 1‘ayor, attested by the Secretly, artd be tinder tho seal of said olty.
BSL City Charters Shieldborough incororated to Bay Saint Louis - Feb 8, 1838 (15)