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<br />but shall hold the same at the disposal of the Sealer. Any weights,
<br />measures, or weighing or measuring devices which have been
<br />"condemned for repairs," and have not been repaired as required
<br />above, shall be confiscated by the Sealer.
<br />Sec. 123. City sealer—record to be kept and annual
<br />and special reports to be made by City sealer.
<br />The City Sealer shall keep a complete record of all of his offi-
<br />cial acts, and shall make an annual report to the Council, and an
<br />annual report duly sworn to, on the first day of October, to the
<br />State Superintendent of weights and measures, on blanks fur-
<br />nished by the latter, and also, any special reports that the latter
<br />may request.
<br />Sec. 124. City sealer—seizure for use as evidence of
<br />false or unsealed weights, measures, etc.
<br />The City Sealer is hereby authorized and empowered to seize
<br />for use as evidence, without formal warrant, any false or un-
<br />sealed weight, measure, or weighing or measuring device or pack-
<br />age or amount of commodity found to be used, retained or of-
<br />fered or exposed for sale or sold in violation of law.
<br />Sec. 128. City sealer—punishment for hindering.
<br />Any person who shall hinder or obstruct in any way the City
<br />Sealer in the performance of his official duties shall be guilty of
<br />misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by
<br />a fine of not less than twenty, nor more than two hundred dol-
<br />lars, or by imprisonment in jail for not more than three months,
<br />or by both such fine and imprisonment.
<br />Sec. 126. City sealer—punishments prescribed for cer-
<br />tain offenses.
<br />Any person who, by himself or by his servant or agent, or as
<br />the servant or agent of another person, shall offer or expose for
<br />sale, sell, use in the buying or selling of any commodity or thing
<br />or for hire or award, or retain in his possession a false weight or
<br />measure or weighing or measuring device or any weight or meas-
<br />ure or weighing or measuring device, which has not been sealed
<br />by the State Superintendent or by a sealer or deputy sealer of
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<br />weights and measures within one year, or shall dispose of any
<br />condemned weight, measure, or weighing or measuring device
<br />contrary to law, or remove any tag placed thereon by the State
<br />Superintendent or by a sealer of weights and measures; or who
<br />shall sell or offer or expose for sale less than the quantity he rep-
<br />resents, or shall take or attempt to take more than the quantity
<br />he represents, when, as the buyer, he furnishes the weight, meas-
<br />ure, or weighing or measuring device by means of which the
<br />amount of commodity is determined; or who shall keep for the
<br />purchase, or sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell any commodity
<br />in a manner contrary to law; or who shall violate any provision
<br />of this chapter for which a specific penalty has not been pro-
<br />vided; or who shall sell or offer for sale, or use or have in his
<br />possession for the purpose of selling or using any device or in-
<br />strument to be used to or calculated to falsify any weight or
<br />measure shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished
<br />by a fine of not less than twenty or more than two hundred dol-
<br />lars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or by
<br />both such fine and imprisonment.
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<br />CHAPTER XV.
<br />HEADS oP DI;PARTMtNTS.
<br />INSPECTORS, ETC.
<br />Sec. 127. Appointment—term—compensation.
<br />There shall be appointed by the City Manager, a City Engi-
<br />neer, a Building Inspector, a Plumbing Inspector, and a City
<br />Electrician, subject to the approval of the Council.
<br />There may be appointed by the City Manager, with the ap-
<br />proval of the Council a Superintendent of the Gas Department,
<br />a Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department, a Super-
<br />intendent of the Public Service Department, a Superintendent of
<br />Parks and Cemeteries and such other officials and assistants as
<br />he may consider necessary for the proper conduct of the affairs
<br />of the City under his management and for which he is responsi-
<br />ble. One or more of such positions may be held and exercised
<br />by the same person. These so appointed shall hold office at the
<br />will of the City Manager.
<br />The City Manager may, in order to promote the efficient op-
<br />eration of the affairs of the City under his management and con-
<br />trol, create new departments, and consolidate or abolish existing
<br />departments.
<br />Sec. 128. Heads of departments and inspectors—their
<br />duties.
<br />The officials appointed under this chapter, shall in addition to
<br />the duties fixed by ordinances and resolutions of the Council,
<br />perform such other duties as may be required of them by the
<br />City Manager.
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<br />CHAPTER XVI.
<br />SINKING FUND.
<br />Sec. 129. Sinking fund—commissioners of.
<br />For the purpose of managing, preserving and applying the
<br />sinking fund required to be created by the Charter and the Or-
<br />dinances of the City, the Mayor, Chairman of the Finance Com-
<br />mittee of the Council, Auditor and Treasurer shall constitute a
<br />board to be called the Sinking Fund Commission.
<br />Sec. 130. President and secretary.
<br />The Mayor shall be the president, and the Auditor the secre-
<br />tary, of said board. The Secretary shall keep a correct journal
<br />of the proceedings of every meeting, to be signed by himself and
<br />the president, and shall preserve all books and papers of the
<br />board in his office.
<br />Sec. 131. Treasurer.
<br />The City Treasurer shall keep an account of and shall be the
<br />custodian of all moneys, bonds and other evidences of debt be-
<br />longing to said sinking fund, and shall be the treasurer of the
<br />Sinking Fund Commission.
<br />Sec. 132. Sinking fund.
<br />The Council shall set apart from the resources of the City such
<br />proportion of its annual revenues as will be sufficient to meet
<br />each issue of bonds either heretofore or hereafter issued as the
<br />same shall become due. Said fund shall be set apart, one-half
<br />on the first day of January of each year, and the other half on
<br />the first day of July of each year, and shall be placed to the credit
<br />of the Sinking Fund Commission. The fund thus set apart and
<br />invested, together with the annual interest and profits therefrom,
<br />shall be called the sinking fund, and shall be kept for, and is
<br />hereby dedicated to, the payment of the bonded debt of the City,
<br />and shall not be applied by the Council to any other purpose.
<br />Sec. 133. Sinking fund—purchase of bonds for funds.
<br />The Commission shall apply all appropriations, interest and
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