Duties of the secretary of the council.
Section 12
SEC. 12. Duties of the secretary of the council.— The secretary of the council shall take charge of the records of the council. He shall keep a complete record of the proceedings of the Council and file all the documents regarding the same, and shall record in a book kept for the purpose, all the ordinances and all the resolutions and motions directing the payment of money or creating liability, with the dates of their approval and the publication of the ordinances; shall keep a seal, circular in form, with the inscription: "Council of the City of Basilan," and shall affix the same with his signature to all ordinances and other official resolutions of the council and shall present the same to the chairman for his signature; shall furnish, upon request, certified copies of any record of public character which he may have under his custody, and shall collect and receive for the same the fees which the council may, by resolution, prescribe; and shall have his office and all records thereof, except those of confidential character, open to public inspection during ordinary office hours.