The Mayor.
Section 9
SEC. 9. The Mayor. - There shall be a Mayor who shall be a member of the City Council, and who shall have the following general powers aid duties: He shall take care that the laws of the Philippines, the provisions of this Act, and the ordinances and resolutions of the city are duly observed and en forced within the jurisdiction of die city. He shall see that all other officers of the city faithfully discharge thei r respective duties, and to that end may cause to be. instituted any appropriate criminal action, or take proceedings to bring to the attention of the proper superior officer the derelictions of the city official. He shall give to the City Council from time to time such information and recommend such measures as he shall deem advantageous to the city. He shall preside at all meetings of the City Council; shall have the right to vote on all ordinances or other matters coming before the Council, shall sign the secretary's record of the proceedings of each meeting at the same meeting at which seme is approved by the Council, and shall sign all ordinances and resolutions. He shall have power to examine and inspect the books, records and papers of all officers, agents or employees of the city. He shall sign all warrants drawn on th e city treasurer and all bonds, contracts, and obligations of die city. He shall appoint, in accordance with the City Service Law, all employees of the office of the Mayor, and all heads and assistant heads of departments of the city which may be provided for by law or by ordinance; and, at any time, for cause, he may suspend any such officer or employee thus appointed for a period not exceeding ten days, which suspension may continue for a longer period if approved by the Department Head; and, by and with the consent of the Department Head, may discharge any such officer or enployee. He shall cause to be instituted judicial proceedings to recover property and funds of the city wherever found or otherwise to protect its interests, and shall cause to be defended all suits against the same. He shall, on or before tlm first day of December of each year, prepare and present to the Department Head and the City Council, in itemized form and in detail: (1) an inventory of lands, buildings, and other property, real and personal,belonging to the city, including cash in the treas- ury; (2) a statement of the liabilities of the city; (3) an estimate of the revenues of die city from all sources for the ensuing year, with a statement opposite each item of the amount realized from such sources during the current year; (4) an estimate of the ordinary expenses for the ensuing year, with a statement opposite each itan of the corresponding expenses during the current year; (5) an estimte of such extraordinary expenditures as may be necessary for purpose, the approximate total expenditures recommended, the amount which the city is expected to spend during the ensuing year, also an itemized statement of the extraordinary expenditures during the current year. He shall, as soon as practicable after the first day; of January of each year, prepare and present to the Department Head an annual report covering the operations of tine city government during the preceding year.