1915-07-05 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 07 (Defining the Powers and Duties of the Clerk)
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Title
1915-07-05 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 07 (Defining the Powers and Duties of the Clerk)
Subject
Dana, Iowa; Town Council; Ordinance No. 7; defining the powers and duties of the clerk; Town Clerk; powers and duties of the Clerk; 1915 ordinance revision; Frank G. Pierce; three readings in one session; suspension of the rules; roll call vote; unanimous vote; W. H. Kittell (Mayor); John De Boest (Clerk); R. G. Martin; F. M. Ferguson (also read T. M. Ferguson); A. D. McGregor; G. D. Johnson; Wm. Dana
Description
Ordinance No. 7, "An Ordinance Defining the Powers and Duties of the Clerk" as titled in the minutes, introduced by Councilman R. G. Martin at the July 5, 1915 regular session. The rule requiring readings on three separate days is suspended twice on Martin's motions, seconded by Councilman McGregor, and the ordinance is read three times and passed 5-0 (Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, Dana). Part of the 1915 ordinance revision drafted by Frank G. Pierce. The minutes record the passage only; the ordinance text itself is not in the book.
Creator
W. H. Kittell, Mayor - John De Boest, Clerk
Source
City of Dana, Iowa
Publisher
City of Dana, Iowa
Date
1915-07-05
Contributor
City of Dana, Iowa
Format
Handwritten ledger pages; ink on paper.
Language
American English
Type
Public government records
Identifier
Dana City Council Minutes - Pages 56-57
Coverage
Dana, Greene County, Iowa
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Text
[Page 56]
Ordinance No. 7
Councilman Martin introduced the following ordinance
An Ordinance defining the Powers and Duties of the Clerk.
The ordinance was read the first time by the Clerk
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rule requiring an ordinance be read on three separate days be suspended and the ordinance be passed to its second reading. This motion was seconded by Councilman McGregor and carried by a Yea & Nay vote.
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, & Dana, Nays None.
The ordinance was then read by the Clerk for the second time.
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rule requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate days be suspended and the ordinance passed to its third reading. This motion was seconded by Councilman McGregor and carried by a Yea & Nay vote.
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, & Dana. Nays None,
The Ordinance was then read by the Clerk the third time.
The question now being upon the final passage of the ordinance the roll was called and the ordinance duly passed by the following vote.
[Page 57]
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, and Dana Nays None
The Mayor thereupon declared the ordinance duly passed and the title agreed to
W H Kittell Mayor John De Boest Clerk
Ordinance No. 7
Councilman Martin introduced the following ordinance
An Ordinance defining the Powers and Duties of the Clerk.
The ordinance was read the first time by the Clerk
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rule requiring an ordinance be read on three separate days be suspended and the ordinance be passed to its second reading. This motion was seconded by Councilman McGregor and carried by a Yea & Nay vote.
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, & Dana, Nays None.
The ordinance was then read by the Clerk for the second time.
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rule requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate days be suspended and the ordinance passed to its third reading. This motion was seconded by Councilman McGregor and carried by a Yea & Nay vote.
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, & Dana. Nays None,
The Ordinance was then read by the Clerk the third time.
The question now being upon the final passage of the ordinance the roll was called and the ordinance duly passed by the following vote.
[Page 57]
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, and Dana Nays None
The Mayor thereupon declared the ordinance duly passed and the title agreed to
W H Kittell Mayor John De Boest Clerk
Files
Citation
W. H. Kittell, Mayor - John De Boest, Clerk, “1915-07-05 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 07 (Defining the Powers and Duties of the Clerk),” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 9, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/353.