The record-union., 1892-03-25
ARTICLE XVII.
Official Bonds.

SEC. 204. Every officer of the city. the
amount OF whose bond is named in this sec
Iloh, ana every other officer required to do
SO by the Board Of Trustees, shall. before en-
terlng upon the duties of his once and within
twenty days after the mailing or delivery TO
MN OF ms certificate Of election or appoint
iiileul, ne MS official bond, which hOad shall
pe mace payable to the City sacramento,
De signed by at least two sufficient sul e les,
ana De conditioned for the faithful pei f Jrm-
ahce 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
elIleteu on the minutes, and by the indorse-
lletlt OF the word approved, or the word
'Tejec,edr' on the bond with the date of the
approval or re lection signed by the President
4 ne ofhcial bonds OF members of the Board OF
trustees shall be approved by the Mayor The
Clly Auditor shall be the legal custodian of All
oHicldl bonds, exc pt his own, which Shall he
f4eposlted with the City Treasurer, and shall
De response Die 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-
quire an additional amount or new surctjes
upon any official bond which it NAV deter
mine nSutlc eat, and must require an adCij-
tiohal BOND or new surGties whenever q surety
thereon shall die, or become inSolveni or cease.
10 be Il resident of the State. If such addi-
tlonal bond or additional security be not given
the Board Of Trustees must declare tie Office
vacant: ana as soon as such declaration is
made the office becomes vacant No Official
| bonds shall be approved unless the suraties
thereon snail JUSTLY in the manner prO yided
Tor IN the Political Code for the Justification Of
the SuIetles on official bonds of county officers:
and all persons offered a. sureties on Official
bonds may be personally examined on oath as
TO 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
otlciaI bond of any other officer or employe 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
dollars; City Superintendent of Common
Schools, five thousand dollars; Clerk OF Police
Court, i've thousand dollars; Chief of Police.
ten thousand dollars: Captain of Police five
thousand dollars; oergcants OF Police and pO-
iceman, five hundred dollars each; Supertn-
tendent OF Streets, ten thousand dollars Chief
Engineer of Fire Department five Thousand
dollars; Assistant Engineer OF Fire Depart
mcnt, 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, five thousand dollars.
Superint andent 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 official 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.