Appointment and duties of secretary of Board.
Section 16
SEC. 16. Appointment and duties of secretary of Board.—The Board shall have a secretary, who shall be elected by it to serve during the term of office of the then members. A vacancy in the office of secretary shall be filled temporarily or for the unexpired term in like manner. The secretary shall be in charge of the records of the Municipal Board. He shall keep a full record of the proceedings of the Board, and file all documents relating thereto; shall record, in a book kept for that purpose, all ordinances, and all resolutions and motions directing the payment of money or creating liability, with the dates of approval of the same, and of the publication of ordinances; shall keep a seal, circular in form, with the inscription "Municipal Board—City of Iloilo," and shall affix the same, with his signature, to all ordinances and other official acts of the Board, and shall present the same for signature to the president thereof ; shall cause each ordinance passed to be published; shall, on demand, furnish certified copies of all records of public character in his charge, and collect and receive therefore such fees as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution of the Board; and shall keep his office and all records therein which are not of a confidential character open to public inspection during usual business hours. His compensation as secretary shall be fixed by the Board at not exceeding two thousand four hundred pesos a year.