The municipal year of the city shall begin on January 1.
Whenever any real property in the city is owned by two or more
persons jointly, or as tenants in common, a notice required by this
charter served on one of such persons shall be sufficient notice to
all. Whenever an owner does not reside within the city it shall be
sufficient to serve such a notice on the occupant or lessee of such
real property or their agent or person who has charge or control thereof.
Any notice may be served upon a corporation by serving any director,
officer or managing agent thereof.
The mayor, city clerk and director of the department of public
works shall have the custody, control and management of the public
buildings belonging to said city.
Whenever any act or thing may be done or caused to be done by
the common council or any officer of the city at the expense of any
person as provided in this charter, such expense may be recovered
in an action by the city against such person. Such person shall be
liable therefor in addition to any penalty that may be prescribed
and the same may also be collected in the manner that taxes are collected.
The city shall not be liable for any damage or injury sustained
in consequence of defects in, want of repair, or obstruction of any
of the highways, streets, alleys, sidewalks, crosswalks or public
places of the city unless notice in writing shall have been served
upon the mayor or acting mayor at least 24 hours before happening
of the casualty from which such injury or damage may have resulted
and unless notice in writing shall have been served upon the mayor
within 48 hours in case injury is sustained by a resident, and within
five days in case the injury is sustained by a nonresident, after
the happening of the casualty from which such damage or injury may
have resulted. Each of such notices shall particularly state such
defect, want of care or obstruction, and the location thereof, and
shall be served by delivering to, and leaving the same with the mayor
or acting mayor personally.
The city assessor shall keep a record of all land conveyances
in the city. Such record shall comprise the date and consideration
of such transfer, the names of the grantors and a sufficient description
of the premises conveyed so that the same may be identified therefrom.
Every deed and will relating to real property in the city, and every
judicial decree establishing the right of inheritance to real property
in the city shall be presented at the office of the city assessor
and stamped, countersigned and numbered in sequence by the city assessor
before being recorded in the office of the county clerk. Every map
or plot of land within the city showing a subdivision of land into
blocks or lots shall together with an exact duplicate thereof be presented,
stamped, and countersigned and numbered, as hereinbefore required
in reference to conveyances before being recorded in the office of
the county clerk. The city assessor shall file the duplicate of such
map or plot as a record of the city.