New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-07


department entrusted with Tile receipt expenditure
ofinoney and the mode and form Of the rolls, exceptas
hereinafter to be used by the Boafd q as
SCISSORS in the assessment Of the pal1atoh Of l9p
erty for purpose Of ard said books, =
accounts and rolls and books kept By the boafa az
Assessors and Board Supervisors ~ w ~
times, subject to the inspection
the Treasurer and Of a.,
mittees Of tile Common Council Gomptroller
Il shall examine and audit all claims ana demands
against orin favor Of the and all ac
counts for The collection Of the revenue shall orlgl-
nofa Il, I'LL office No money shall be received by the
treasurer 81 any other officer, any source What
aver eyreDt OF, d written order receipt other doc
Il Ilment signed the Comp roller; and no money
shall be paid out of the treasury unless
and on warrant signed By the Compt Her. All ac
counts orbills for the collection Of revenue shall be
diYded into classes, correspo nding with the different
sources from which said revenue is drawn and the
accounts bills of each class shall be numbered from
one upwards and said accounts Or bills, when delv
cred to the Treasurer shall be charged to said Treas
urer the books Of the Comptro cash received
BY said pc accounted for by him. The
Comptroller shall not warrant on the Treasurer for the
payment Of any bill, requisiton, cain payroll or
demand of any nature whatsoever whether the same
arise out or Otherwise except said bill re
QUESTION, claim, payroll Or demand is presented to
said Comptroller with the Of the Chairmen
Of the Finance Committees Of the Common Council
endorsed thelenpon, in approval Of the same; and
said Comptroller shall retain III his hands, as his
vouchers all bills, acquisitions, payrplls and other
evidences OF claims and demands SO warranted for by
him. and shall register the same in regular orderin
book kept for that purpose but where third party
is liable to the city for payment or reimbursement
whole or in part of any claim or demand so war
ranted for by said said Comptroller shall
place said claim Or demand in the hands Of the City
Attorney for collection, taking his receipt therefor
The Comptroller shall keeps full set Of books, in
which all the fiscal operations the CoIporation shall
be recorded. He SHALL in the months Of January and
July, Of each year before The Common Council a
report the receipts and during the past
six months giving not only the various items of said
receipts and expenditures, but full detail of the
names Of all persons to whom money has been paid, or
notes rbonds issued, the amount thereof the NUM-
der of the warrant and the date of the resolution
ordinance authorizing the expenditure. The Report
shall also embrace statement of the Indebtedness of
the city, showing in detail all outstanding obliga
| tions, their date amount, to whom and for what is
Issued, when due, and under what resolutions or ord
nances authorized It shall also contain estimates
to he made BY the Street Surveyor and
II Charmen Of the Finance Committees OF the Com
mon Council, of the receipts and expenditures for
the current six months. Said Report, in condensed
form shall be published in book form. All contracts
for public works, OF for materials or supplies ordered
by the Common Council shall be offered blythe Comp
troller at public auction and given to the lowest bid
DER who can furnish security satisfactory to the Com
mon Council; or the same SHALL at the discretion Of
the Common Council, be advertised for proposals. to
be deyerd to the Comptrolle in writing sealed and
to be opened by said Comptroller presence Of the
| Charmen of the Finance Committees of said Com
! mon Council and given to the person making the
lowest proposal thereforw can furnish security salts
i factory to the Common Council ; Provided, Thatthe
Common Council shall, in either case have the right
1 to reject all bids Or proposals. All bonds shall he
signed by the Mayor and counters gned by the Comp
troller and Treasurer, The Comptroller shall also,
Immediately after the election Of Fiscal Agent as
provided by this act furnish said gent under the
nrby of oct GJnh a INtio N Dfaa
coupon, its number, letter, amount time to run, when
due and where payable, as will be sufficient to identify
the same. He shall also furnish such samples and
descriptions as said agency may require for the use
Of its agents, in places out of New Orleans. And he
shall generally, in addition to the duties herein
4 merated perform all such other duties as the Com
mon Council shall prescribe and he shall receive
for his services as a salary 81, 900 per annum.
Sec. 81. Be it further, enacted, etc, That the
Treasurer shall receive and safely keep in such Bank
as the Common Council shall, in joint session. and
within one week after its organization, elect ,ipa
ooce all moneys, bills receivable, dues and assets
belonging to the Corporation; except all moneys
received by him from the consolidated loan tax taxes
for the payment Of interest bonds issued to rail
road companies in which the city is a stakeholder.
He shall deposit daily in said Bank all moneys, bills
receyabe,d and assets, belonging to the Corpora
ton received by him. except as before excepted He
shall pay on the warrant Of the Comptroller, and by
checks drawn to order, eounterslgned by said Comp
troller or in case Of said Comptrollers absence or
Sickness countersgned by said Comptrollers deputy
all claims against the city which the Common Coun-
Gil may authorize; and in case shall the Treasurer
pay any claim whatever against the city, except in
the manner set forth. He shall keep check book in
which the daily deposits of money made by him shall
| fully appear; and lie SHALL each day, deduct there
from the amount Of the checks drawn by him. so that
thebalance in Bank in favor of the city, shall at all
times appear upon the margin of said check book.
The Treasurer shall take q receipt from each person
in whose favor he draws check upon the money of
the city, deposited above set forth which receipt
shall fully and clearly state the consideration for
which the check lecepted for was given. The Treas
urer shall balance his check book, bank book cash
| book, and accounts with the Comptroller, weekly;
and ne shall cancel each week. and in the presence
4 of the Chairmen of the Finance Committees of the
| Common Council, all warrants and evidences of
claims against the city, which shall have been paid
by him. He shall keep the books prescribed, and in
Che form prescribed by the Comptroller and Chair
men Of the Finance Committees of the Common
4 Council; and all books kept by him, including his
\ check book, bank book. cash book and all returned
checks and warrants and evidences Of claims against
the city paid by him, and all receipts taken by him
shall be at all times subject to the inspection of the
4 Comptroller and Chairmen Of the Finance Commit
tees of the Common Council. He shall furnish the
4 Comptroller with daily report in writing of the
receipts and expenditures and all the fiscal transac
tons Of his office; and shall lay before the Common
Council, at their regular meetings, detailed report
of the same which shall be published. He shall de-
post daily in the Bank chosen by the Common Coun
Gil as the Fiscal Agent of the city, all moneys re-
itceived by him on aGeDunto OF the consolidated loan
tax, taxes for the payment Of interest bonds issued
to railroad companies, and dividends received from
4 railroad companies in which the city5is stock.
holder; and the sums thus deposited by him shall be
enteredin separate bank books each designating the
specific fund for which such depositis made; and he
shall state said collections and deposits in his daily
reports to the Comptroller and in bis weekly reports
to the Common Council. And generally, he shall per
form all such other duties as may be imposed on him
by said Common Council. He shall, before entering
on the duties of his office, give bond, in such sum
and with such securities, shall be approved by the
Common Council, for the faithful performance of his
duties and shall receive for his services annual
salary of five thousand dollars.
SEC. 50. Be ii further enacted, etc, That in al
cases where the Mayor, Comptroller, Treasurer, Or
any other officer Of the city, srequred by this act to
sign any account warrant order, check, receipt
bond, document or other paper said signing shall be
made in his own proper handwriting and in no case
shall said officer use stamp, or types, or any en-
graved instrument for that purpose
SEC. 80. Be it further enacted, etc, That the Sur
veyor shall furnish the Common Council with all the
plans, estimates and other information appertainina
to his department, which the said Council may re-
quire. He shall superintend the public works. and
report after the completion Of the same, the manner
in which said works have been executed and shall
perform such other duties as the Common Council
may direct. He shall receive salary Of $4,000 pei
year.
SEC. 81. Beat further enacted. etc. That the Stree
Commissioner shall superintend the lighting, cleaning
aud repairing the streets, WharVes, and enclosing
public places and that all contracts given for tht
same be faithfully executed. lie shall make monthly
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