Mountain Democrat., 1858-01-09
city Ordinance, No. S3.

City Ordinance, No. S3.
AN Ordinance defining the duties Of the City
N Treasurer.
The Common Council Of the City Of PlaccTville,
do Ordain Ms iOllows:
SEC |. 1t shail be the duty of the City Treasurer
to keep fair and accurate account, in well bound
bOOk, Of all moneys belonging to said city by him
received, which account -nhall show IN each in
stance, the time when he received the eamc, the
name Of the person from whom received, the
amount JOf money, or IL the payment IL made in
scrip or other vouchers, then the amount Of such
vouchers, and whether the same was received for
hcenscs, taxes, fines, or other source Of revenue.
lie shall also keep III sAid book like account Ul all
moneys paid ont by him, stating In each case the
amount paid, the time when, the person 70 whom,
and On what account paid and whether upOnOrdcrs,
scrip, coupons, other cNideucc Of city Indebted
ness and the number VI such scrip, ,csuOn or other
voucher. lie shall 50 arrange his bIOkS that said
account Of money or vouchers received, and said
account Of money paid out, shall be Kept entirely
separate and distinct from each other and nut IN
any case upon the same page or pages.
SIC. =. Whcnctcr any order, scrip, coupon or
other evidence Of city indebtedness shall bc paid 10
said Treasurer, Oy any person OF officer for city
Dues he shall immediately endorse across the face
Of such voucher statement that the same haS bcen
paid for city dues, the date Of its receipt by him,
and the name Of the pcrsom so paying him the
samc He shall then carefully hlc away and pre-
serve such voucher, and shall In no case place the
same IN circulation or pay the snmc out and Shah
y "
Council the identical vouchers so BY him received,
marked ~ above.
Sgc. ). II shall be the duty Of said Treasurer to
receive all noncyS belonging TO the city from any
officer or pcrson authorized or directed to pay the
same to him, which are rcQu red 10 be paid into
the city Treasury to safely Keep the same until II
shall he lawfully paid out; and TO dtSbursr the
same upon proper orders OF ether vouchers drawn
upon HIM by the proper officers according TO law,
and in the manner and order prescribed from time
to time 10y the COmnlOn Council, and ia no other
manner. Whenever any money, order, or other
voucher shall be paid TO said Treasurer, he shall
give to the person paying the same receipt there
for, stating thrrln the amount paid To ham, the
time when received, and iu what the pa! ucni has
been made.
SEc. I. Said Treasurer WHENEVER he shall pay
any order or other voucher properly drawn and
signed by the proper officers, shall Immediately
write acTuss the face Of said Voucher the word
''canccllcd" aud shall carefully file and preserve
the same. The boOks, accounts aud vouchers Of
said Treasurer, shal at all times bc subject 10 the
tiun Of the Common Council, OF Of any Com
mittre bS them appointed for the purpose u such
examination.
SRc. .. Said Treasurer shall also make out and
deliver TO the Common Council, full and complete
statement and balance sheet Of his accounts, sta
ting the amount Of money received and the amount
Of money paid out, and the amount Of money ON
hand, whenever he shall be required by said Com
mon Council ~ to do. Provided that said state
mcnt need not contain anything except the trans
actions of said Treasurer since the net preceding
blancc sheet OF statement.
SEC. d. Said Treasurer shall on tho hrot Monday
in June of each year, present to the Common COun
Gil nln- and cumplcls s,AlsmcnI and abstract VI
the entire amount " money paid out by lin during
his term Of office also = like statement and alb
stract Of all mOnyes received by him during said
term, and n statement Of the entire amount Of
money then in his hands ~ such Treasurer, and
| shall verify such statement by his oath.
SEC. Z. Such Treasurer going out Of office, or
In case Of his death his legal Representative shall
deliver tO his successor In Office, all the money IN
his hands such Treasurer also all bOOks, nc
counts, vOuchere, papers, and documcntS in his
possession or under HE control, belonging, or re-
iating to the affairs Of said city.
SEC. y. II any city Treasurer shall neglect or
refuse to comply with the requirements or provl-
sions Of this ordinance any Of them. he shall be
deemed guilty Of miSdemeAnOr, and on conviction
| thereof shall be fined in any sum not more than
one hundred dollars, for each day he shall neglect
or refuse aud may be Imprisoned in the city prison
at the rate Of one day for each two dollars VI such
| fine until the same shall be satisfied.
SEC. y. This ordinance shall take effect aud be
| IN force from and afteT lie passage.
Approved, January 9Th, 1855.
| w. NJ. CARY, Prest.
| hereby certify that the above ordinance was
passed by the Common Council, Jan. 4, A. D, 1881.
6. 7. GAGR, Clerk Common Council