(1) The city clerk shall have the custody of all the laws and ordinances of the city council, shall keep a regular record of the proceedings of the city council, in such form as determined by the council, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by statute or by the ordinances of the city. The clerk shall continue in office until a successor is appointed or elected and has complied with section 31-4-401.
(2) Each city council shall provide for the clerk's office a seal, which shall be the seal of the city, in the center of which shall be the word "Seal" and such other device as may be directed by ordinance and around the margin the name of the city and the state. Said seal shall be affixed to all transcripts, orders, or certificates which may be necessary or proper to authenticate under law or any ordinance of the city. For all attested certificates and transcripts other than those ordered by the city council, the same fees shall be paid to the clerk as are allowed to county officers for similar services.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1027, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 1255, § 5, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 31-5-105 and 31-5-107 as they existed prior to 1975. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables in the back of the index.