Sec. 50 Claims and accounts; Council action required .

The Council shall pass upon all accounts and claims against the City. Every claim for tort shall, so far as possible, state, in detail, the time, place and cause of alleged injury. All claims, whether arising out of contract or tort, shall be made under oath and shall be filed with the Clerk for consideration by the Council within sixty days after the cause of action in every case has arisen. It shall be a sufficient defense to any action for the collection of any demand or claim against the City that such claim has not been filed with the Clerk as hereinbefore provided.

Sec. 51 Adoption of seal required .

The Council shall, as soon as possible, after the adoption of this Charter, adopt an official seal of the City of Southgate.

Sec. 52 Licenses; terms and conditions .

The Council shall, by ordinance, prescribe the terms and conditions upon which licenses may be granted, suspended or revoked; and may require and exact payment of such reasonable sums for any licenses as it may deem proper. The persons receiving the licenses shall, before the issuing thereof, execute a bond to the City, when required by any ordinance, in such sum and with such securities as prescribed by such ordinance, conditioned for the faithful observance of the Charter of the City, the ordinance under which the license is granted and otherwise conditioned as any such ordinance may prescribe.

Sec. 53 Liquor, amusement park, dance hall, bowling alley and pool room licenses; Council approval required .

All liquor, amusement park, dance hall, bowling alley and pool room licenses shall be approved by the Council before issuance.

Sec. 54 Group life, hospital, health or accident insurance .

The Council shall have the power to adopt and make available to the administrative officers and employees of the City and its departments and boards, any recognized standard plan of group life, hospital, health or accident insurance.