New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-04

be used by the Board Of Assesaors in the assessment
Of the valuation of property for the purpose Of taxa
books kept by the Board Of Assessors and Board Of
Supervisors shall be, at all times subject to the in
spection of the Comptroller the Treasurer, and Chair
men of the Finance Committees OF the Common Coun-
Gil. The Comptroller shall examine and audit all
claims and demands against or in favor Of the Cor
poation; and all accounts for the collection Of the
revenue shall originate in his office. No money shall
be received by the Treasurer or any other officer from
any source whatever, except on written order; re-
cept, or other document, signed by the Comptroller;
and money shall be paid out OF the Treasury I'M
less authorized by ordinance or resolution OF the
Common Council and on warrant signed by the
Comptroller. All accounts Or bills for the collection
Of revenue shall be divided into classes, correspond
ing with the different sources from which saidrevenue
il drawn; and the accounts OF bills OF each class,
shall be numbered, from No. upward; and said ac-
counts, or bills, when delivered to the Treasurer shall
be charged to said Treasurer on the books OF the Comp
troer as cash received by said Treasurer to be ac-
counted for by him. The Comptroller shall not war
rant upon the Treasurer for the payment OF any bill,
requisiton, claim, payroll, or demand of any nature
whatsoever, whether the same ARISE out o. contract OF
otherwise except said BILL requistion claim, payroll
or demand, is presented to said Comptroller with the
signatures of the Chairmen ofthe Finance Committees
Of the Common Council endorsed thereupon, in APP
proyal Of the same; and said Comptroller shall retain
in his hands, as his vouchers, all bills, acquisitions,
pay-rols, and other evidences of claims and demands
SO warranted for by him, and shall register the same
in regular order in book to be kept for that purposes
but where third party is liable to the city for pay
nent or reimbursement, in whole or in part, of any
claim or demand so warranted for by said Comptroller
said Comptroller shall place said claim or demand in
the hands of the City Attorney for collection, taking
his receipt therefor. The Comptroller shall keep
full set Of books in which all the fiscal operations of
the Corporation shall be recorded. He shall. in the
months of January and July, of each year. lay before
the Commod Council Report Of the receipts and ex
penditures during the past six months, giving, not
only the various items Of said receipts and expend
lures but full detail of the names of all persons to
whom money has been paid or notes or bonds issued
the amount thereof, the number of the warrant and
the date of the resolution or ordinance authorizing
the expenditure. The Report shall also embrace a
statement of the Indebtedness Of the CITY, showing in
detail all outstanding obligations their date. amount
to whom and for what issued, when due, and under
what resolutions or ordinances authorized 1t shall
also contain estimates to be made by the Street Com
missioner, Surveyor, and ChaiT1nen OF the Finance
Committees of the Common Council, of the receipts
and expenditures for the current six months. Said
Report in condensed FORM shall be published in the
official journal; and such number OF copies OF the de-
tailed Report as the Common Council may direct,
shall be published in book FORM All contracts for
public works. for materials supplies ordered by
the Common Council, shall be offered by the Comp
troer at public auction and given to the lowest bid
der who can furnish security satsfactoryto the Com
mon Council; or the same shall, at the discretion OF
the Common Council, be advertised for proposals, to
be delivered to the Comptroller in writing, sealed
and to be opened by said Comptroller in presence OF
the Charmen of the Finance Committees Of said Com
mon Council, and given to the person making the
lowest proposal therefor, who can furnish security
satisfactory to the Common Council: Provided, That
the Common Council SHALL in either case, have the
right to reject all bids or proposals All bonds shall
be signed by the Mayor, and countersigned by the
Comptroller and Treasurer. The Comptroller shall
also Immediately after the election of Fiscal Agent
provided by this act, furnish said Agent samples
all the interest coupons to be paid by said Agent un
i ,-pft1
of each coupon, its NUMBER letter, amount, time II
rum when due and where payable as will be sufficen
to identify the same. He shall also furnish such sam
pies and descriptions as said Agency may require TO
the use of its agents. in places out of New Orleans
And he shall generally in addition to the duties here
| in enumerated, perform all such other duties as tn
Common Council shall prescribe; and he shall receiv
for his services a salary to be fixed by the Common
| Council, not exceeding -- Thousand dollars pc
| annum.
A motion to fill the blank by $4,000 was carried
as follows Yeas Messrs. Bailey, Durell, Denegre, Drl
| pre- Culbertson, Gilmore, Lugenbuhl, Price, Prid
and Tompkins-l0. The section was then, on mo
| tion adopted.
SEC 81 The Treasurer shall receive and safely keep
in such bank as the Common Council shall. in join
session, and within one week after its organization
elect, rira uoce, all moneys bills receivable dues an
assets belonging to the corporation; except all money
received by him from the consolidated loan tax, take
for the payment of interest bonds issued TO raj
road companies in which the city is stockholde
He shall deposit daily in said bank, oil moneys, bill
receivable dues and assets belonging to the corpor
ton received by him, except as before excepted.
shall pay on the warrant of the Comptroller and
checks drawn to order, countersigned by said Com
troller, in case of said Comptroller's absence
sickness, countersigned by said Comptrollers deput
all claims against the city which the Common Count
may authorize; and in shall the Treasurer pr
any claim whatever against the city, except in Il
manner above set forth. He shall keep check boo
in which the daily deposits of money made by hi
shall fully appear; and he shall, each day, dedu
, therefrom the amount Of the checks drawn by hi1
so that the balance in bank in favor of the city sh
at all times appear upon the margin of said chez
f book The Treasurer shall take receipt from eat
: person in whose favor he draws check upon Il
r money of the city, deposited as above set fort
which receipt shall fully and clearly state the cons
Grafton for which the check receipted for was give
f The Treasurer shall balance his check book, bal
book, cash book and accounts with the Comptrolle
weekly; and he shall cancel, each week, and in t
presence of the chairmen of the finance commute
/ of the Common Council, all warrants and evdenc
of claims against the city which shall have been pa
, the form prescribed by the Comptroller and chairm
of the finance committees of the Common Counc
and all books kept by him, including his check boo
bank book, cash book, and all returned checks, al
warrants and evidences of claims against the cit
paid by him. and all receipts taken by him, shall
at all times subject to the inspection of the Com
troller and chairnlen of the finance committees of
. Common Council. He shall furnish the Comptro]
WIFI Il uaIy ISltOTt, Ill VI lllc IeCelpS Il
expenditures and all the fiscal transactions of his
k flee; and shall lay before the Common Council,
their regular meetings, detailed report of the san
), which shall be published He shall deposit daily
J. the bank chosen by the Common Council as the fist
agent of the city, all moneys received by him in
count of the consolidated loan tax, taxes for the pr
J. ment of interest on bonds issued to railroad conn
), MES and dividends received from railroad compani
in which the city is stakeholder; and the sums til
), deposited by him shall be entered in separate bal
if books each designating the specific fund for viii
n such deposit is made; and he shall state said colt
tons and deposits in his daily reports to the Com
n troller, and in his weekly reports to the Comm
IS Council. And, generally, he shall perform all gu
i other duties as may be imposed upon him by s.
j. Common Council. He shall, before entering on
duties of his office, give bond, in such and W
l. such securities as shall be approved of by the Co
IF mon Council for the faithful performance of his
IL tes and shall receive for his services an annual sa
a ry to be fixed by the Common Council, not to exec
,e - thousand dollars.
e A motion to fill the blank by $4,000 was carried,
il follows:
d Yeas-Messrs. Bailey, Durell, Denegre, Dupre,
bertson Gilmore, Lugenbuhl, Price, Pride and Ton
at kins-l0
N The 3lst section was then, on motion, adopted.
N Sec so. In all cases where the Mayor, Comptroll
,e Treasurer or any other officer Of the city, is requ
by this act to sign any account warrant ORDER che
le receipt bond document, or other paper said sign
ID shall be made in his own proper handwriting and
tv no case shall said officer stamp, ortypes, Or
rs engraved instrument for that purpose. Adopted.
III Sec. SO. The Surveyor shall furnish the Comm
he Council with all the plans, estimates and other ln
re nation appertaining to his department. which.
ha said Council may require. He shall superlntend
10 public works. and report after the completion of