The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-05

during the months of March, April, May and
June OF each year such number of additional
/ deputies 10 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
/ eompletion The salaries OF such deputies
4 shall not exceed three hundred dollars each
/ for the entire time employed.
1 SEC. Al. The term Of Office of the Auditor
/ shall be two years.
CITY TREASURER.
SEC. A. There shall be q City Treasurer
who shall be elected by the qualified voters
OF the city at each general municipal election.
/ lie snail have been q citizen OF the State and
a resident and qualified elector of the city for
( at least five years next before his election. It
shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to re-
ceiVe and keep all moneys that shall come to
I Inc city by taxation or otherwise, and to pay
the same out on demands legally audited in
the manner hereinafter provided; and without
such auditing he shall disburse no public
moneys whatever, except the principal and
( interest of the municipal debt, when payable.
He shall receive no money into the City Treas
ury unless accompanied by the certificate OF
the City Auditor, provided for in section 81
Eereof. He shall issue to any person paying
money into the city treasury an order to the
Clty Auditor directing the City Auditor 10
/ issue receipt to such person. which order
shall contain a statement OF the amount paid
! into the city treasury, the name of the person
paying the same, and the fund to which the
same is applied. He Stall make report at
the close OF business eacas Saturday to the
Auditor, showing all moneys received during
] Inc week, together with the number OF each
J oruer Tor a receipt given by him therefor and
/ from whom received and TO what fund APP
| pied. Whenever the city shall provide q
i proper vault and saf.s for the keeping OF the
/ Guy money, the Treasurer shall keep said
moneys III said vault, and he Shall not there
/ after, under any circumstances der osit with
any person, corporation, or bank, any of the
moneys OF the city, or allow the same Except
/ III payment OF demands against the city) to
/ pass out OF his custody. If he shall violate
any OF the provisions OF this section he shall
! ha fora az li,so n
from holding any position in the service of
the city. As soon as possible after the adop-
/ tlon OF I'll; charter the Beard of Trustees
small pro 'lde suitable vaults and safes for the
use OF the Treasurer. 1t shall be in the power
! OF the Board OF Trus ices, by CT finance at any
Tune to require the City Treasurer to devote
his entire time TO the duties of his Office.
! SEC. 43. The term OF office of CITY Treasurer
shall be two years.
| CITY COLLECTOR
| SEC. Al. There shall be a City Collector who
snail be elected by the qualified voters of the
city at each general municipal election. He
shall have been citizen of the State, and a res
ldent and qualified elector of the city for at
! least five years next before his election II
shall be the duty of the City Collector to re-
celVe ana collect all city taxes, general and
special; ne shall also collect all city licenses,
water rates, harpor dues, cemetery receipts,
ana such other branches of the 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
1ail, neglect or refuse to take out such license
ana pay therefor in the manner and ut the
/ time in such ordinance provided. or if any
/ person so required to take out any iicenss
/ shall trans CT, 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
/ such delinquent to the City Attorney who
shall at once bring suit, in the name of the
J city, against the DELINQUENT: and in such case
/ the City Collector or City Attorney may max
| the necessary affdavit as in other cases. for an
attachment, and writ of attachment shall
! issue upon the filing of the affidavit again ST
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 liquidated damages, together with the orig
/ 1nal debt and costs of the action; provided
\ howeN er, nothing in this section shall author
! lie the court, officer, or any other person
WhomsoeYer to make any claim or charge
against the city for any services rendered in Or
ABOUT any such action; and provided further,
! tnat IN any such suit no witness for the
! plaintiff snail be entitled to demand or receive
! any witness fees or mileage in advance nor
/ shall any witness be entitled to charge or re-
! ceiye any fees or mileage whatever unless the
/ same are made as costs out of the defendant.
and provided further, that if Judgment is
rendered Tor the defendant, it shall be general
1 ana 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 license NAV
| by any ordnance by required to be taken out
without first procuring such license Shall be
guilty Oh mlSdemeanOr, and upon
con vlction 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 i've nor more than 1lfty DAYS. Upon the
trial of any criminal action provided for by
this section, the defendant shall be deemed
not to have procured the proper license. unless
| ne either produces 1t or proves that he did
! procure 1t; but he may plead in bar of the
! criminal action q recovery against him and
/ the payment by him, in a civil action OF the
/ proper license money, damages and costs
SEC. DC. All billiard tables bar ii xtures, ten
/ pin alleys, pins and balls, furniture crockery
| glassware, liquors and chattels of every kim
| used in tranSacting or carrying on or doing the
/ business OF q 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 he
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:
ana every dray, cart, wagon, carriage, hack ON
nibus or other vehicle, required by Ordinances
to be licensed, together with the horse or horses
commonly used thereon, shall without refer
ence TO the actual ownership of such propertv
be liable for and may be taken in attachment
or on execution for the license money due on
such dray, cart, wagon, carriage. hack oynni-
| 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 n mart
/ OF the license, and be paid into the treasury
| in the same manner as other revenues.
SEC. AZ. 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
! ft~ Tfr1Sa tIrge1
vided for the removal of any appointee, when
in the Judgment of said board the public serV-
ice will be improved thereby. II at any time
| by reason or the growth OF the city and q
large increase of population the duties of the
! City Collectors oIfice becomes too arduous to
be performed in a thorough manner with the
maximum force herein provided for, then the
Board OF Trustees may allow one or more adj
ditional clerks in the Judgment of said
board, the increased duties of the Collectors
office demand. such additional clerks shall
not re ceive a greater compensation for service
than twelve hundred dollars per annum.
SEC As. The term of Office of the City Col
| lectof 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
at least two years next before his cleo
ton, and shall be an 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
TO which the city is a party, or in 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
to the Mayor, Board OF Trustees Board of
Education or other city officers, whenever re-