No officer shall be allowed any emoluments or compensation, aside from his salary as fixed by this Charter, or by ordinance, and all fees received by him in connection with his official duties shall be paid by him into the city treasury. Provided, that any rewards received by any member of the police or other departments, for the apprehension or conviction of persons charged with crime, may be retained, except as to any part of such reward as may be provided by ordinance to accrue to the benefit of, and be paid into, the pension fund or funds.
The terms of all other officers in office at the time this Charter takes effect, in addition to the mayor and council, and that of all employees of the city at the time this Charter shall take effect, may continue for the term for which said officers are elected or appointed, and for the period for which said employees are employed. Provided: that the provisions of this Charter as to salaries of mayor and councilmen shall not take effect until the first Monday in January, 1931.
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