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     7-4-4303. Powers of mayor related to municipal officers, personnel, and citizens. The mayor has power to:
     (1) nominate and, with the consent of the council, appoint all nonelective officers of the city or town provided for by the council, except as provided in this title;
     (2) suspend and, with the consent of the council, remove any nonelective officer, stating in the suspension or removal the cause thereof;
     (3) supervise the discharge of official duty by all subordinate officers;
     (4) require of any of the officers of a city or town an exhibit of such officer's books and papers;
     (5) call on every citizen of the city or town over the age of 18 years to aid in the enforcement of the laws and ordinances in case of riot;
     (6) call out the militia to aid the mayor in suppressing riots or other disorderly conduct, preventing and extinguishing fires, securing the peace and safety of the city, or carrying into effect any law or ordinance.

     History: En. Sec. 367, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 13, p. 126, L. 1893; amd. Sec. 4781, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3250, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5030, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4386; re-en. Sec. 5030, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 535, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-802(part).

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