The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-03-28


tanning to the offices Of his principal.
SEC. 40. The City Assessor shall be allowed
during the months OF March, April, May and
June of each year such number OF additional
deputies to be paid by the city, not exceeding
one for every ten thousand Inhabitants or
fraction thereof, as may be necessary TO carry
the work OF assessment forward promptly 10
completion. The salaries OF such deputies
shall not exceed three hundred dollars each
for the entire time employed.
SEC. Al. The term OF Office of the Auditor
snail be two years.
CITY TREASURER.
SEC. 42. There shall be q City Treasurer,
who shall be elected by the qualified voters
OF the city at each general municipal election.
he snail have been citizen of the State and
a resilient and qualified eleetor of the city for
at least five years next before his election. 1t
snail be the duty of the City Treasurer 10 re-
celNe and keep all moneys that shall come to
the city by taxation or otherwise and TO pay
the same out on demands legally audited in
the 1anne hereinafter rOeided; and without
such auditing he shall GiSburse no puclic
moneys whatever, except the principal ana
interest OF the municipal debt, when payable.
tie small receive 20 money MO the City Treas
ucy unless accompanied by the certificate OF
the city Auditor, provided for in section 81
EeFeof. lie shall issue to any person paying
money into the city treasury an order 10 The
CITY Auditor directing the City Auditor to
issue receipt 10 such person, which order
SNAIL contain Il statement OF the amount paid
INTO The city treasury, the name OF the person
paying the same. and The fund to which the
Inc close OF business each Saturday TO the
Auditor, showing all moneys received during
The week, together with the number of each
Ofuef Tor u receipt given by him therefor, and
from whom received, ana TO what fund APP
piled. Whenever The city shall provide a
proper vault and safes for the keeping OF the
city money, the Treasurer shall keep said
moneys in said vault, and he shall not there
alter, under any circumstances. dei osit with
any person, corporation, or bank, any Of the
moneys of the city, or allow the same Eek ept
pass ott of his custody. If ne shall violate
any OF the provisions OF this section he shall
forfeit his Office and be forever disqualified
from holding any position in the service OF
the city. As soon as possible after the adop-
ton OF 4 i charter the Beard of Trustees
shall pro ilde suitable vaults ana safes for the
OF the Board of TFus .ecS, by rIinance at any
time to require the City Treasurer to devote
his entire time to the duties OF his Office.
SEC. As. The term OF Office Of City Treasurer
snail be two years.
CITY COLLECTOR
SEC. III. There shall be City Collector who
shall be elected by the qualified voters of the
city at each general municipal election He
shall have been citizen of the state, and IT S.
ldent and qualified eiector Of the city for at
least tive years next before his election. 1t
shall be the duty of the City Collector to re-
celNe ana collect all city taxes, general and
special; ne shall also collect all city licenS $,
water rates, harbOr dues, cemetery receipts,
ana such other branches of tie city revenue
not otherwise herein provided for, as the
Board OF Trustees may by ordinance direct,
and pay the same over TO the City Treasurer
weekly. The time and manner OF collection
OF licenses shall be provided by the Board of
Trustees.
SEC. 40. Whenever any person required by
any city ordinance to take out a license shall
lall, neglect or refuse 10 take out such license
and pay therefor in the manner and at the
time in such ordinance provided; or il any
person so required TO take out any license,
shall trans. c., do, or carry on any business.
trade or occupation, without having first pro,
cured the requisite license for such trading or
carrying on, the City Collector shall report
Sucn delinquent to the City Attorney, who
shall at once bring suit, in the name of the
city, against the delinquent; and in such case
the City Collector or City Attorney may make
the necessary affidavit as in other cases for an
attachment and writ of attachment shall
issue upon the filing Of the aihdavit. against
the property OF such delinquent, without an
undertaking being filed by or on behalf of the
city; and in such action the sum of fifteen
dollars shall be included in the Judgment
as stipulated damages, together with the orig
inal debt and costs of the action: provided
howeE er, nothing in this section shall author
lie the court officer, or any other person
WhomSoeVer to make any claim or charge
against the city for any services rendered in or
about any such action; and provided further,
that in any such suit no witness for the
plaintiff shall be entitled to demand or receive
any witness fees or mileage in advance. nor
shall any witness be entitled to charge or re-
celVe any fees or mileage whatever, unless the
same are made as costs out of the defendant.
and provided further, that if Judgment is
rendered for the defendant, it shall be general
and without costs; and provided further that
any person who shall commence or continue
to do, transact or carry on any business trade,
profession or calling, for which a license NAV
by any ordinance by required to be taken out.
without nrSt procuring such license, shall be
guilty OF a mlsdemeanor, ana upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum
not less than ten dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars. or be imprisoned for not less
than five nor more than fifty days. Upon the
n - irp1T oil
this section, the defendant shall be deemed
not TO have procured the proper license unless
he either produces it or proves that he did
procure 1t; put he may plead in bar of the
criminal action q recovery against him and
the payment by him, in q civil action of the
proper license money, damages and costs.
SEC. 40. All billiard tables bar fixtures ten
pin alleys, pins and balls, furniture crockery.
glassware, liquors and chattels of every kind
used In transactlng or carrying on or doing the
business OF a drinking saloon, bar, restaurant
billiard saloon, ten-pin alley, tavern, eating
house, ballroom, dance-houSe theater or cir
Gus, where by ordinance such business is re-
quired TO be licensed shall. without reference
TO the actual ownership of such property, be
liable for and may be taken in attachment or
on execution for the license money due on the
business in which they are allowed to be used.
and every dray, cart, wagon, carriage, hack ON
nibuS, or other venice, required by ordinance
to be licensed, together with the horse or horses
commonly used thereon, shall without refer
ence to the actual ownership of such property,
be liable for and may be taken in attachment
or on execution for the license money due on
such dray, cart, wagon carriage, hack omni-
bus, or other vehicle. There shall be added to
every license not obtained within five DAYS
after the same becomes due and payable the
sum of one dollar, which shall become a part
OF the license, and be paid into the treasury
in the same manner as other revenues.
SEC. ~. The City Collector shall be allowed
one deputy and one or more clerks not to ex-
coed three in number, as the Board of Trustees
may determine, except as herein otherwise
provided. Such deputy and all such clerks
Shall be appointed by the City Collector and
shall retain their positions during the term OF
Office of the City Collector appointing them,
unless sooner removed by the City Collector
or the Board of Trustees as in this charter pro-
vided for the removal of any appontee, when
in the judgment of said board the public serv-
ice viii be improved thereby. ii at any time
by reason of the growth of the city and a
large increase of population the duties of the
City Collectors Office becomes too arduous To
be performed in thorough manner with the
maximum force herein provided for, then the
Board OF Trustees may allow one or more adj
ditional clerks as in the judgment of said
board, the increased duties of the Collectors
office demand. Such additional clerks shall
not receive greater com pensation for service
than twelve hundred dollars per annum.
SEC. AZ. The term of Office of the City Col
lector shall be two years.
CITY ATTORNEY.
SEC. 40 There shall be City Attorney, who
shall be elected by the qualified voters of the
city at each general municipal election and
vino shall have been an elector of the city for
at least two years next before his cleo
ton, and shall be attorney and
counselor-at-law, duly admitted to prac-
tice by the Supreme Court of this State,
and whose term of Office shall be two years,
and until mis- successor is elected and quail
ned. 1t shall be his duty to prosecute on be-
half OF the people all criminal cases before the
Police Court and the City Justices of the
Peace, and all violations of this Charter and OF
city ordinances and resolutions. 1t shall be his
duty to attend to all suits and other matters
10 which the city Is party, or Ia which the
city may be legally interested; provided, the
Board of Trustees shall have control of all liti-
CATION OF the city, and may direct an attorney
selected by the Mayor to take charge thereof,
or to assist the City Attorney therein. The
City Attorney shall give his advice or opinion