The Arizona sentinel., 1876-09-09
ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE
 OF YUMA.
Published by Authority.
ORDINANCE NO. l.

ORDIN ANCE NO. l.
 Prescribing the duties and com pensation of certain officers of the Village of Yuma, in certain cases
 Be it ordained by the Mayor and Common Council of the Vll- liage of Yuma.
 Sec, 1.-The Recorder shall re- ceive for his services while Tn at tendance upon the Sessions of the Board, the sum of seventy-fve dollars per quarter, to be paid by warrant drawn by the Mayor upon the General Fund, and paid out of any monies belonging thereto, and he shall receive twenty cents per folio for taking testimony, and for copies of all papers per taining to his office, fifty cents for administering and certifying an oath. and fifty cents for all other certificates to be paid by the par ties requiring such service.
 Sec. 2-The Treasurer shall re- ceive in full compensation for all services required of him, the sum of five per cent on all monies re- ceived by him to the extent Of five thousand dollars. and on all sums in excess of this amount, two and one half per cent; and shall execute good and sufficient Bond in sum not less than five thousand dollars, to be approved by the Mayor.
 Sec. 3-The Mayor and each member of the Council shall re- ceive three dollars per diem while in attendance at any Regular Ses- sion of the Board, and two dollars per diem each at any special ses- sion. They shall be paid by war ts drawn by the Mayor and at tested by the Recorder, upon and out of the General Fund, and the amount due the Mayor shall be certified by the Recorder, and paid in like manner.
 Sec All warrants drawn on the Treasurer, shah be paid by him in the order of thelr presenta- tion. and upon payment the Trea- surer shall write paid with the date of payment across the face of each, and sign the same.
 Sec. 5-FrOm all monies receiv- ed by the Treasurer, there shall be set apart by him, eighty per cent for the liquidation of cost of town patent, survey, and other l expenses incidental thereto, ten per cent shall be set apart by him 1 to be called the Contingent ] Fund, and ten per cent. to be call ed the General Fund, the warrant drawn on the Contingent Fund, shall be in payment of rent, print 1 ing, lights, fuel, and other mat . ters of this character, and all war. rants drawn on the General Fund I shall be in payment of salaries : and other outstanding indebted ness.
 Sec. 6-All warrants upon the Village Treasurer, shall be draWr by the Mayor and attested by the Recorder, and each warrant st drawn, shall be entered by tht Recorder in a book to be kept fol that purposes, showing, number date, in whose favor, on Wha : fund, and for what purpose, anC f immediately upon entering tht same as aforesaid, he shall trans init a certified copy thereof to thu !. Treasurer, who shall file the sam' : in his office, and all persons en ', titled to receive warrants shall re ceipt directly to the Recorder 10 ]. them.
 Sec. 7-If there be no money il
 the Treasury, the Treasurer shaI upon the presentation Ofa warran
 for payment, endorse upon tn
 back thereof, "not paid for want o funds" and date of presentation and from that date it shall bea
 interest at the rate of ten per cen
 per annum, principal, and inter
 est to be paid as hereinafter pro
 vided.
 For this purpose the Treasure
 shall keep book showing tn
 different funds established, witt distinctive columns for amount o ' principal and interest, and upOl
 the presentation of warrant h l shall enter the same in the fun'
 to which it belongs, with tn
 number, date, name of person il
 whose favor drawn and date c
 presentation, and when paid shaI
 be entered in a column for tha
 purpose provided, that no war
 rant shall be accepted, or paid b,
 the Treasurer, unles the sam
 corresponds to the list furnishes
 him by the Recorder,
 sec. 9-Whenever there shal
 be in either fund of the Treasur the sum of two hundred dollars the Treasurer shall advertise i
 any local paper or by posting i
 three public places in the Count
 for period of four weeks, that h
 is prepared to redeem all outstand \ ing warrants with interest thereo , in either fund to a number an