The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-01
ARTICLE XVII.
Official Bonds.

SEC. 204. Every officer of the city the
amount OF whose bond is named in this sec
lion, ana every other officer required to do
SO by the Board of Trustees, shall. before en-
tertng upon the duties of his Office and within
twenty days after the mailing or delivery to
MN OF his certificate of election or appoint
iIient, HE MS official bond which bond shall
De made payable 10 the City Cf sacramento
be signed by at least two sufficient SUI Q les
and be conditioned for the faithful pelfJrm-
ance OF the duties of the Office.
All Official bonds, except those of members
OF the Board OF Trustees, shall i e approved or
rejected by the Board OF Trustees, by an order
! entered on the minutes, and by the indorSe-
ment OF the word approved" or the word
! rejected" on the bond with the date of the
approval or rejection, signed by the President
The Official bonds OF members of the Board OF
Trustees shall be approved by the RIayor The
City Auditor shall be the legal custodian of all
othclal bonds, except his own, which shall be
deposited with the City Treasurer, and shall
be responsible on his official bond Tor the safe
Keeping of all such bonds intrusted TO his
charge.
The Board of Trustees may, at any time. re-
qulre an additional amount or new suretieS
upon any official bond which ii NAV deter
mlie insufficient, and must require an addi-
tonal BOND or new Sur6tieS whenever Surety
th2reon snail die, or become insolVent, or cease
10 be q resident of the State If such addi-
tonai bond or additional security be not given
The Board OF Trustees must declare the o flee
vacant: and soon as such declaration is
made the Office becomes vacant No Official
bones shall be approved unless the surCties
llStll JbSllly III tile HlllhGf PROVIDED
for in the Political Code for the justification OF
the sureties on official bonds of county officers;
and all persons offered as sureties on official
bonds may be personally examined on oath as
| 10 their qualification by the officers whose
| duty 1t is TO approve the bond. No officer or
employe OF the city shall be surety upon the
! official bond of any other officer or employe OF
the city.
The amounts in which the respective officers
snail execute official bonds shall be as follows:
Members of the Board of Trustees five thou
SAND dollars each; Mayor, twenty-five thou
sand dollars; City Clerk, ten thousand dollars:
CITY Auditor, fifteen thousand dollars; CITY
Assessor, twenty-five thousand dollars; CITY
Treasurer one hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars; City Attorney, five thousand
dollars; City superintendent of Common
Schools, five thousand dollars; Clerk OF Police
Court, five thousand dollars; Chief of Police
ten thousand dollars; Captain of Police, five
thousand dollars; ScrgeantS of Police and 20
iiceman, five hundred dollars each; SuDerin-
tendent of Streets, ten thousand dollars; Chief
Engineer of Fire Department, five thousand
dollars; Assistant Engineer Of Fire Depart
ment, two thousand five hundred dollars:
Chief Engineer OF Water Works, five thou
sand dollars; City Taper, five thousand dol
lars; City Water Assessor, five thousand dol
lars; City Physician, live thousand dollars
superintendent of Cemeteries, two thou
sand dollars; Sanitary and Building Inspec-
tor, two thousand dollars; Inspector of Plumb
ing and Drainage, two thousand dollars; City
Surveyor, five Thousand dollars
The ofhcial bond ofany officer or employe
of the city other than those named in this sec
ton, shall be in such amount as the Board of
Trustees shall fix.