(1888 I) Compiled Laws of Utah, Volume I, 1888

Territorial Acts_page 417

OGDEN 417 appointed to any office under this act shall before he enters Al oficers to upon the duties thereof take and subscribe an oath or affir mation that he will support the Constitution of the United States the laws of this Territory and the ordinances of the city and that he will well and truly perform all the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and ability and he may be required to give bonds as shall be prescribed by city ordinance which oath and bond shall be filed with the city recorder All persons appointed under this act to any office shall be commissioned by warrant under the corporate seal signed by the city recorder 696 12 The city council shall have power to divideto the city into wards and specify the boundaries thereof and Wi when necessary create additional wards and add to the num ber of aldermen and councilors and proportion them among the several wards as may be just and most conducive to the welfare of said city 697 13 The mayor and aldermen shall be conserMayoriand al vators of the peace within the limits of the city and shall give conservators of the peace bonds and qualify as other justices of the peace and when so their powers and funs dio qualified shall possess the same powers and in civil jurisdiction both and criminal cases arising under the laws of the Ter ritory and may be commissioned as justices of the peace in and for said city by the Governor They shall account for and pay over all fines and forfeitures arising under the ordi nances of the city into the city treasury and all fines and forfeitures arising under the into effect laws of the Territory into the county treasury and shall issue such process as may be necessary to carry all ordinances of said city Appeals may be had from any decision or judgment ofmayor or aldermancourt in the same manner as are or may be provided by statute for appeals from justices courts and they shall account for and pay over to the city treasurer within three months all fines and forfeitures received by them by virtue of their office and they shall each keepdocket subject at all times to the inspection of the city council and all other parties interested 698 14 All process issued by the mayor or an process now alderman shall be directed to the marshal or other legal tmsssed officer and in execution thereof he shall be governed by such rules and regulations as may be provided by ecity ordinance 2c