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fully executed ; he shall, by and with the advice and

consent of the City Council, appoint all the officers

of said city not named in this act; he shall annually

Duties of the

on the first Monday in May report to the council in

Mayor

writing the general state of the city, with an accu-

rate account of the money received and expended,

which said report shall be published in one or more

newspapers of said city, giving a full and particular

statement of all receipts and disbursements; he

shall have power to remove any of the officers, agents

or servants by him appointed, for neglect or viola-

tion of any duties pertaining to their respective

offices, and shall appoint others in their stead, and

shall report such removal and appointments to the

City Council at its next regular meeting for its ap-

proval or disapproval ; he shall have general super-

vision of the city; he shall also, by virtue of his

office, be chairman of the trustees of the sinking

fund and of the Board of Health, and shall discharge

all the duties pertaining to such chairmanship ; he

shall receive for his services an annual salary of five

hundred dollars.

47. The Mayor and City Council shall have power

to pass all such ordinances, not contrary to the Con-

May pass ordi-
nances

stitution and Laws of the State, as they may deem

necessary for the good government of the city ; they

may pass ordinances to remove all nuisances and

obstructions from the streets, lanes and alleys, and

from any lots adjoining thereto within the limits of

the city; they may pass ordinances to remove or

cause to be removed any houses or other buildings

that may in their judgment become dangerous ; they

may pass ordinances to cause the streets, lanes and

alleys to be paved, graded, repaired, drained and

sewered ; they may erect or establish market houses

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and regulate markets; they may erect or establish

houses of correction, hospitals or pest-houses within

or without the city if necessary, and pass all ordi-

nances for the government of the same ; to pass all

such ordinances as they may deem necessary for the

protection and preservation of the health of the city

and its inhabitants; to pass all ordinances necessary

for the preservation and protection of any of the

city's property, rights and privileges; they may

direct in what part of the city buildings of wood

shall not be erected; may prevent the storage of