The record-union., 1892-04-08
ARTICLE XVII.
Official Bonds.

SEC. GOA. Every officer of the city, the
amount of whose bond is named in this sec
SO by the Board of Trustees. shall, before en-
tering upon the duties of his Office, and within
twenty days after the mailing or delivery to
MN OF his certificate OF election or appoint
ihent, nle ms othciaI bond, which bond shall
be made payable to the City IF sacramento,
be signed by at least two sufficient SUI g les
and be conditioned for the faithful peTfJrm-
ance OF the duties OF the Office.
All official bonds, except those of members
OF the Board Of Trustees shall e approved or
rejected by the Board of Trustees, by an order
entered on the minutes, and by the indorse-
nent 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 Mayor The
City Auditor shall be the legal custodian Of all
othclal bonds, except his own, which shall be
9eposlted with the City Treasurer, and shall
be responsible on his official bond for the safe
Keeping of all such bonds intrusted 10 his
charge.
The Board of Trustees may, at any time, re-
qulfe an additional amount or new sureties
upon any official bond which it may deter
mine insutfic ieat and must require an addi-
tional BOND or new suretieS whenever a surety
thereon shall die, or become inSolVent, or CEASE
To be q resident OF the State If such addi-
tonal bond or additional security be not given
the Board OF Trustees must declare the Office
vacant; and as soon as such declaration is
made the office becomes vacant. No Official
| bonds shall be approved unless the sureties
| thereon shall justify in the manner pro ided
Tor 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 rs
to their qualification by the officers whose
duty II Is TO approve the bond. No officer OF
employe of the city shall be surety upon the
official bond OF any other officer or employee Of
the city.
The amounts in which the respective officers
shall 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
Collector, one hundred thousand dollars; CITY
Treasurer, one hundred and twenty-five thou.
sand dollars; City Attorney, five thousand
dollars; City Superintendent of Common
Court, five thousand dollars; Chief of Police
ten thousand dollars; Captain of Police, five
thousand dollars; Sergeants of Police and po-
ilceman, five hundred dollars each; Superfn.
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 Assess )r, five thousand dol
lars; City Physician, tive thousand dollars
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 official bond of any 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.