Sec. 39. Same—appointment of substitute during inability
to serve.
If any officer elected by the Council be at any time unable, by
reason of sickness or other unavoidable cause, to discharge the
duties of his office, he may, in writing, appoint a substitute to
act for him during such inability, and he and his sureties shall
be liable for the conduct of such substitute while in office. No
such appointment shall be valid until ratified by the Council,
and the fact of such ratification shall be endorsed on such appointment
by the president of the Council. Nothing herein shall
be construed to effect the right of the Mayor to remove any officer
appointed by the Council; provided, that in the appointment
of substitutes, this section shall not apply to the office of
Police Justice.
