1895. 12 S. L. 507. any of the wards in said city in which there are more than twentyfive hundred electors, by dividing each of such wards into two or more such districts; provided, that no district so established shall contain less than one thousand electors. § 17. Presiding officer at town and city meetings. The moderator of the fifth voting district shall be presiding officer for the purpose of declaring the result of the ballot of the whole town or city of Hartford, and of making returns to the secretary of the state and to the town clerk of the town of Hartford, as now required by law; and the moderators of the other districts shall be assistant presiding officers and shall make return of their polls as required by law. CHAPTER 3. CITY AND TOWN OFFICIALS. § 18. Mayor. General powers. The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the city, and conservator of the peace therein, and have for that purpose, and especially for the suppression of riots and tumults within the limits of said city, all the powers of a sheriff of the county of Hartford including due authority to raise the power of the county and the militia thereof, which authority shall be obeyed, in the same manner, and under the same penalties as that of sheriffs in like cases; and the mayor shall also have all the power necessary to the due execution of the ordinances of said city, when in such ordinance he shall be directed to execute the same. § 19. Presiding officer of board of aldermen. The mayor shall be the presiding officer of the board of aldermen and of all joint conventions of the court of common council, and be empowered to give a casting vote in all cases where the action of either said board or convention shall result in a tie. § 20. Mayor's message. It shall be the duty of the mayor of said city, from time to time, to furnish a statement to the court of common council of the condition of municipal affairs, and to communicate such recommendations in relation thereto as may seem to him proper. § 21. Mayor may administer oaths. The mayor is hereby authorized and empowered to administer oaths within the corporate limits of the city of Hartford. § 22. Special policemen. The mayor may from time to time appoint one or more suitable persons to be designated by the Cedar Hill cemetery association, to be and act as policemen, upon the grounds and at the expense of the association. They shall 1859. 5 S. L. 318. 1859. 5 S. L. 324. 1879. 8 S. L. 342. 1863. 5 S. L. 535. 1879. 8 S. L. 242. 1893. 11 S. L. 463. 1905. 14 S. L. 641. wear in plain sight a suitable shield, marked "Cemetery Police,' shall enforce the rules of the association, and may arrest any persons violating, or who shall have violated said rules; and they shall have within the grounds the power of the police of the city of Hartford. Resistance to such policemen shall be punished in the same manner as is now provided by law for resistance to constables. He may appoint special policemen to act upon street railway cars, upon amusement grounds, and in parks and other places within the limits of the city whenever any unusual precautions are necessary to preserve order or the public peace, and such special policemen so appointed shall have all the powers during their term of service and in the performance of the duties specially assigned to them now by law conferred upon the regular police officers of the city, and shall be under the control and direction of the chief of police of said city and shall receive the same compensation as supernumerary policemen for special services. He may, from time to time, upon the application of any financial or manufacturing corporation, or upon the application of the board of park commissioners, located within the said city, appoint and commission in writing as special policemen, one or more persons designated by such financial or manufacturing corporation or by said board of park commissioners, which person or persons, having made the oath required of members of the police force of the city of Hartford, may act as policemen in and upon the buildings, grounds, and premises in charge of such financial or manufacturing corporation or the park department, at whose instance the appointment or appointments shall be made. All appointments so made, shall be revokable at the pleasure of the mayor, and such appointees shall receive no pay for their services as such special policemen except from such financial or manufacturing corporation, or park department. Each special policeman so appointed shall, when on duty, wear in plain view a shield bearing the words "Special Policeman" and the name of the financial or manufacturing corporation, or department for which he is appointed. Each special policeman so appointed shall, in or upon the buildings, grounds and premises in the city of Hartford in charge of the financial or manufacturing corporation, or department for which he is appointed, have the same powers as to the maintenance of the peace, service of criminal process, and arrest of offenders, as are possessed by policemen of the city of Hartford, or by constables of towns, and shall have power to bring such offenders before the proper authority. § 23. Marshal. General powers. (The) city marshal shall have within the limits of said city the same power and authority as sheriffs of counties, and be liable for neglect of duty in the same manner, and shall, in case of riots within said city, be subject to the direction of the mayor; and said marshal shall be empowered to appoint deputy marshals with like power not exceeding two in number. The marshal and deputy marshal of said city shall have authority to execute legal process on (the Connecticut) river opposite the town (of Hartford). § 24. Clerk. General powers. (The) clerk shall record all the votes and proceedings of said city, and (his) records shall have like validity, as evidence and otherwise, with those of town clerks. The town clerk of said town (of Hartford), shall continue to discharge all the duties required of him by law and shall be exofficio city clerk of said city. The city clerk shall be ex-officio clerk of the board of aldermen. In case of the temporary absence or inability of any city clerk, the court of common council are hereby empowered by concurrent vote to appoint a city clerk pro tempore, whose official acts while he continues in said capacity, shall be of the same binding authority as the official acts of said city clerk. 1859. 5 S. L. 318. 1859. 5 S. L. 318. 1895. 12 S. L. 626. 1859. 5 S. L. 324. 1861. 5 S. L. 436. 1859. 5 S. L. 318. 1905. § 25. Treasurer. General powers and duties. There shall be a treasurer of the city of Hartford. He shall have the same and like power and authority as have town treasurers, and shall be accountable to said city. He shall have the custody and disbursement of all funds belonging to the city, and shall be treasurer of the town deposit fund, which fund is vested in the city of 14 S. L. 559. Hartford. He shall have an office provided by the city, which shall be kept open during such hours as may be by ordinance prescribed. He shall be allowed his actual office and clerical expenses as hereinafter provided. He shall give bonds to the city in the amount of fifty thousand dollars. ! Idem. Idem. Idem. 1905. 14 S. L. 553. § 26. Treasurer's clerks. The treasurer may employ such clerical assistance as the court of common council shall by ordinance provide, and said court of common council shall limit the compensation of such clerks. § 27. Deposit of city funds. All city funds shall be deposited in such banks and trust companies as shall be designated by the board of finance. The treasurer shall pay all orders drawn on him by the controller. No money, except on account of trust and park funds and for the payment of notes, scrip, or certificates of debt of the city or of interest on the same, shall be paid from the city treasury except on the written order of the controller specifying the classification of the claim or account for which said order is drawn. § 28. Treasurer's reports. Must countersign negotiable instruments. The treasurer shall report to the board of finance, on or before the fifteenth day of each month, his current expense account for the next preceding month, properly audited and certified by the controller, and shall annually close all of his accounts on the thirty-first day of March, and annually, on or before the fifteenth day of April, make out his report and deliver the same, duly audited, to the mayor, who shall transmit the same to the court of common council with his annual message. city. The treasurer shall countersign all bonds and notes of the § 29. Collector. General powers and duties. There shall be a collector of the city of Hartford. He shall have all of the powers and be subjected to all the duties imposed by law upon collectors of town taxes and specially conferred on the collector of city taxes for Hartford. He shall receive and collect all taxes due to said city, and no discount shall be allowed thereon. All taxes shall be due on the first day of July, and on all taxes remaining due and unpaid after the first day of August next after the same are laid, one-half of one per centum shall be added and made collectible as a part of such taxes, and a further sum of one-half of one per centum shall be added in like manner and made collectible on the first day of each succeeding month thereafter until such tax is paid. |