Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-25

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The City Council Of the City OF Fatrhaven do |
ordain as follows
SECTION !. 1t shall be the duty of the !
treasurer to receive and safely keep all |
which shall come into his hands as |
city Treasurer. for which he shall give dHPli- |
cate receipts, one Of which shall be filed with
the city clerk. He shall pay out said moneys
on warrants signed by the mayor, and coun.
tersigned by the clerk, and IN the order of
their presentation, and not otherwise, except
as hereinafter provided.
SEC 9 The treasurer shall keep list of
all warrants presented for payment, and the
date OF presentation, and of the particular
fund upon which they are drawn; warrants
so presented when there are sufficient mon
eys in the fund drawn on to pay the same,
exclusive of warrants heretofore presented
and outstanding entitled to payment shall
be paid in the order of their presentation.
When there are no such moneys in such
funds so drawn on, with which To pay such
warrants on presentation, such warrants
shall be endorsed as follows: presented
and not paid for want of funds" together
with the date of such presentation, aud the
signature of the treasurer or his deputy;
and thereafter and not heretofore. such
warrants shall until the time In this section
hereinafter directed, bear interest at the
rate Of ten per cent. 40 per cent? per annum;
except warrants issued by order of the city
council, or in pursuance of any contract with
the city, in which 1t Is provided that they
shall not bear such rate of Interest
Whenever there is AN accumulation in any
fund in the treasury of the city TO the
amount OF Five Hundred Dollars $500,
against which fund there are warrants Is
sued subsequent to August 18th, A. ID. 1891,
outstanding, drawing interest, the treasurer
shall call in such outstanding warrants, to
the amount Of such moneys for payment in
the order of their presentation; or the city
council may, at any time, direct call.
In either case the notice Of such call shall
designate the warrants to be paid, giving the
number, amount, fund, and such other de
scriptidn as may serve to identify the war
rants called, with reasonable certainty; such
his deputy, and published once IA week, for
two consecutive weeks, in one of the official
newspapers Of the cityi, a copy OF which
notice shall also be posted, during the period
Of the publication aforesaid, in some con-
spicuonS place in the Office Of such treasurer
Such notice shall state that after the eNpi-
ration Of two weeks from the date Of the
first publication thereof, no interest viii be
paid on warrants therein described.
At the expiration Of the time stated in
such notice, all public interest shall cease on
all warrants described in such notice; pro-
vided that where warrants so called in shall
not be paid on presentation, tire treasurer
shall make AN endorsement for nOn-pay-
ment. similar to the one hereinbefore pro-
vided for, dating the same the date OF such
subsequent presentations; and thereafter the
same shall again draw Interest from that
] date, at the same rate as before, until inter-
/ est is again stopped on such warrants.
SEC &. The treasurer shall provide "a suit
! able book, in which he shall enter copy OF
! all notices provided for in sections two and
/ ten e and 100 Of this ordinance; and he shall
certify TO each notice therein, that the same
was published and posted as provided IN
| sections two and ten @ and 100 aforesaid.
SEC. I. All warrants hereafter issued shall
have written or printed on their face, the
! following:
This warrant Is issued and accepted sub
iect TO the provisions of ordinance No. f2g "
SEC. 5, The book kept by the treasurer for
| listing warrants. must be ruled so as to con-
| tain column for each OF the following items
! in relation to the warrants presented to him,
] to-Wit: Date of warrant. date Of endorse
] nf "a krFRp "a ono "a
Dumber, to whom issued, amount, interest
total amount, and place for remarks; IA
which place shall be entered the date al
which interest Is stopped as above provided
or in case Of warrants heretofore issued, the
date of the expiration of the time limited fol
presenting the same as shown I'm the notice
hereinafter provided.
SEC. g. The treasurer shall keep a sepa
rate account between himself and each o
the several funds created, or that may here
after be created in his Office, charging him
self with the amounts paid into such funds
and creditlng himself with the amounts paiC
out of each fund; and hereafter any persOI
reelected to, or holding over the office o
city treasurer, shall-keep separate accounts
n for each term of his office.
SEC. Z. The treasurer shall make quar-
terly settlement with the city clerk, "a
which time he shall file with such clerk, a.
itemized statement of his account, togethe
- with all warrants paid during such quarter
SEC. 5. When "A person wishing to make
3 payment into the treasury to the credit O
any street improvement fund, except tn
warrant against such street improvement
% fund, OF an amount equal to or less tina
% such payment, the treasurer shall accep
d the same in lieu Of such payment when tn
{ same equals such payment or when TIA
same Is less than such payment Ire shall re
ceive such warrant as a credit on such pay
81 ment, provided the balance Of such paymen
2 be then and there paid in cash. Provide
e that nothing in this ordinance contaiue
{ shall be construed TO permit the payment q
any tax by warrants but all taxes shall b
paid into the treasury in lawful money {
the United States.
SEC o. No single warrant for an amour
i'm excess Of Five Hundred Dollars, sha
: hereafter be drawn.
SEC 10. All warrants heretofore presente
i to the treasurer and now outstanding M
paid, shall hereafter be paid in the orde
2 which they have heretofore been presente
u to the treasurer and excepting as herein
4 after otherwise provided, shall be paid prio
TO the payment OF any warrants hereafte
= issued; whenever there is an accumulate
T. in any fund in the treasury, with which t
r pay such warrants heretofore presented, tn
e treasurer shall cause a notice TO be pull
5 lished once a week, for two consecutiv
weeks, in one Of the official newspapers {
V the city, "A copy of which notice shall ais
y be posted, during the period of publicatio
= aforesaid, In some conspicuous place, Ia Ia
office OF such treasurer; sucn notice sha
r. scribed are presented for payment With
!, thirty go days after the date of the irs
= publication OF such notice, that the wal
e rants therein described will not be paid unit
= all outstanding presented warrants agains
p the fund drawn on. whether heretofore c
r hereafter drawn, have been paid.
e All warrants described in such notice, nc
: presented for, payment within Oh
a i'm payment until all warrant
= heretofore presented for payment, hay
been either paid or published and posted q
= aforesaid. and not presented within the tim
4 I'm the aforesaid n9tice stated.
Nor shall such warrants be paid until a
9 warrants either heretofore or hereafter prs
I scented against the fund drawn on, hav
5 been paid, unless there be moneys sufiicieI
y In such fund to meet all outstanding wal
p rants against the same, In addition to sue
4 warrants
= Provided that the council may. In its di.
y erection, direct that any warrant or warrant
b heretofore issued, so published ard poste
g been presented within the time stated
4 said notice, may be paid prior to the pay
{ ment of any warrant or warrants hereaftt
o drawn.
= Provided further, however. that sue
IA council may. I'm its discretion. in considers
y ton of the payment of such warrant afts
: the time limited la said notice, require tina
IA the owner thereof. shall waive a portion c
= all Of the interest on such warrant accruin
o from the date OF the expiration Of the tim
T. limited in such notice Aforesaid. in whic
); the same should have been presented
I SEC. II. Ordinance number one hundre
n and twenty-five (i2N OF the ordinances of tn
4 City of Eairbayen. is hereby repealed. PR
5 vided that this repeal shall not affect wal
9 rants issued hereunder.
b Passed August % is9l
y Approved August q 1871.
n r.. NJ. WILSON. Mayor
d Attest: D. DAUS Eoss, City Clerk.