The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-05

and be ct all times open to public examination
Sec. He shall perform such other duties as
this charter or the city council may direct; and
may appoint such regular aud temporary depu-
ties, both as comptroller and as assessor, as the
city council may authorize, whose compensa-
ton shall be fixed by ordinance.
Sec. & The term of ONCE OF the comptroller
shall be two f2i years, and until his successor
shall be appointed and quslifed
Sec T. Whenever in the Judgment Of the city
council it shall be for the best interest of the
city, the Offices OF comptroller and assessor may
officers shall be fixed by the city council. and
when separated. the assessor shall be appointed
By the mayor subject TO confirmation by the
board OF aldermen. and hold his Office for the
term OF two years from the time of such APP
potntment. and until his successor shall be APP
pointed and qualified; provided, should such
appointment be made within any unexpired
term, his term of Office shall terminate as soon
after the next general election as his succs ssor
shall be appointed and qualified.
Sec. 8 There shall be q city treasurer, who
ehall be ex officio tax collector, and VINO shall
be elected at the same time and in the same
manner as the mayor. and shall hold Office for
two years and until his successor is elected and
qualified, and shall not hold Office for two sue
cessive terms.
Sec. Q. As tax COLLECTOR the city treasurer shall
perform the duties provided in this charter and
by the general laws OF the state As treasurer
he shall receive, keep and pay out all moneys
belonging to the city. and shall keep an account
OF al receipts and expenditures. under such
ordinance, and shall do all things required OF
him by this charter or any ordinance of the
city He shall not pay out any moneys belonging
to the city except upon legal demands allowed
and audited in the manner prescribed by this
charter or by law.
Sec 10 II shall be the duty of the city treas
urer to receipt Tor the moneys OF the city and
pay out the same only on warrants drawn in
pursuance of the order OF the city council,
signed by the mayor, countersigned and reg
istered by the city comptroller.
He shall each day, except Sundays and legal
holidays, render to the city comp
trolier a statement OF the balance in each
fund of the treasury of the city. He shall re-
quire good and SUFFICIENT bonds to be given by
receive or have care, custody or handling of any
moneys or other valuable thing belonging to
the city. which said bond shall be approved by
the mayor.
He shall issue call for outstanding warrants
OF any fund upon which warrants have been
want of funds, whenever there may be $1,000
of that fund in the treasury, or whenever there
are sufficient funds in the treasury to pay all
outstanding warrants; interest 70 cease fifteen
days alter the publication Of the first notice.
Warrants shall be paid in the order of their
number and date of issue ani shall be charged
to their respective funds
Such call shall be made by publication in the
city official newspapers for the period of one
week, and shall be made within fifteen days
after the required amount Of money is in said
fund.
He shall account for and pay over all moneys
on hand as such treasurer to his successor in
Office. and deliver all books. vouchers and effects
OF Office to him. and such successor shall receipt
therefor.
Sec. IL Every oficer or agent of the city, or
other person who shall receive or have In his
hands any money belonging to the city, shall
Immediately pay over the same to the city treas
urer and take his receipt therefor ia triplicate,
one of which receipts shall be delivered TO the
city clerk and another to the city comptroller
by the party paying over the money.
If any such officer, agent or other person
shall fail to pay over to the city treas
urer any money 90 received or TO deliver to the
CT clerk or city comptroller such receipt of the
city treasurer for more than forty-eight hoars
after the money or receipt shall have been re-
ceived by him, such officer, agent or other per-
son shall forfeit TO the city double the amount
of money SO received or for which such receipt
was given, to be recovered by civil action
brought by the city against such officer IN q
court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. IL The treasurers ponds shall, at all
times in business hours. be open to public in
spection. suhjsct to such reasonable rules aud
regulations as the city council shall by ordi-
nance prescribe.
Sec. l3. On or before the first Monday Of
July in each year the comptroller shall prepare
and transmit to the city council, accompanied
with estimates and reports of each department
which he shall require to be delivered TO him
from the heads of each department on or before
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probable nect ssities of the city for the current
fiscal year. giving the amount required to meet
the interest and sinking funds for any and all
outstanding bonded debts, together with amount
needed for salaries and probable wants of ali de-
partments Of the municipal government in de-
tail. and showing the necessities of each of the
several funds to be provided for in the treasury
The estimate shall also show as nearly as may
be what amount of income and revenue is likely
to accrue TO the treasury, and De collected from
fines licenses and all other sources of revenue,
exclusive of tax on property. and shall give an
estimate of what amount win be required to be
levied and raised by tax from sll property in the
city in order to meet the necessities OF such
fiscal year, said estimates to be based upon,
where practical, the resources aud expenditures
OF the fiscal year preceding; and at the same
time the comptroller shall also report to the city
council the balance on ham in each fund.
Sec. IA. The city council shall ON or before
tue utSt nouuby IN c6ptem DEF IN eac0 year, DIV
ordinance, fix the rate of taxes to be levied, and
levy the taxes upon all taxabls property both
real and personal, in the city, needed to raise
sufficient revenue to carry on the different de-
pArtments OF the municipal government for the
current fiscal year
Sec. Is Except rs in this charter otherwise
provided, the assessment of property taxable in
the city for municipal purposes, the eauaiiza-
ton OF assessments and collection of taxes, and
the sale OF property for unpaid taxes, and the
redemption OF property sold for taxes, shall be
made in the same manner and with ike effect
as now, or may be provided hereafter by law for
the assessment OF property, equalization of as
sessme nt, levy, co election of taxes, and sale of
property for unpaid taxes for state or county
purposes. and redemption thereof; and all pro-
visions of law applicable to such assessment,
equalization, ievy, collection and sale for state
and county purposes are hereby applied to and
shall be the law governing such assessments,
equalization, levy. collection and sale for mu-
nicipal purposes; and the respective officers of
the city shall have. possess, and perform the
same powers and duti. q, in all matters con-
corning revenue and taxation for municipal
purposes, as are or may be by law conferred or
imposed upon county officers in matters con-
corning revenue and taxation for state and
county purposes, and to that end
First-An powers ana duties so by law con-
ferred OF imposed upon county assessors are
hereby imposed or conferred upon the city as
kessCr.
second-All powers or duties so by law con-
ferred or imposed upon the board of county
commissioners are hereby conferred and I'm
posed upon the city council and lis constituted
committee.
7hird-All powers and duties so by law con-
ferred or imposed upon the county attorney
are hereby conferred and imposed upon the
corporation counsel.
Fourth-All powers and duties so by law con-