§ 38. General duties of clerk and treasurer; general punishment for malpractice in office.

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The clerk and treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds of the city, and shall be the keeper of the records thereof, shall issue all processes, and shall discharge all duties that may be required of him by the laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and resolutions of the mayor and city council of Fort Valley. For any willful neglect of duty or any abuse of the powers conferred on him not amounting to a felony, the clerk and treasurer shall be subject to be indicted before the superior court of Houston [now Peach] County, and, on conviction, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00); he may be removed from office also in the discretion of the court. For any of the above offenses or any dereliction of duty, or any inattention to the same, he may be suspended or removed from office in the discretion of the mayor and city council of Fort Valley.

Charter reference

City administrator to perform the duties of clerk and treasurer, § 19.

                    
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