The record-union., 1892-03-29

Official Bonds.

SEC. 2O4. Every officer of the city, the
amount of whose bond is named in this Sec
tlon, ana every other officer required to do
so oy The Board of Trustees, shall, before en-
terlnS upon the duties of his Office ana within
twenty days after the mailing or delivery 10
MN OF his certificate of election or appoint
ihent, lle MS official BOND which bond shall
pc made payable to the City If sacramento
be signed by at least two SUFFICIENT SD les,
ana be conditioned for the faithful PEI form
ance OF the duties OF the Office.
All official bonds, except those of mem beers
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-
ment OF the word approved - or the word
'rejecoed,' on the bond, with the date of the
approval or rejection, signed by the President
The oIncial bonds OF members of The Board of
trustees shall be approved by the Mayor The
70 Auditor shall be the legal custodian ofaIl
ofhclai bonds, except his own, which Shall be
deposited 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-
quire an additional amount or new sureties
upon any Official bond which it NAV deter
NINE insufficient, and must require an addi-
tlonal bond or new sureties whenever surety
thereon shall die, or become insolvent, or cease
to be resident OF the State. If such addi-
tonat bond or additional security be not riven
the Board OF Trustees must declare the Office
vacant: and as soon as such declaration is
made the Office becomes vacant. No ofhcal
bonds shall be approved unless the sureties
GLItlSOl sI4dil JUSTLY III the manner pro Nldeu
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
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
official 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
sand dollars; City Attorney, i've 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; Sergeants of Police and DO
licelaan five hundred dollars each: Superin-
tendent OF Streets, ten thousand dollars; Chief
Engineer of Fire Department five thousal d
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, i've thousand dollars;
Superintsndent 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, i've thousand dollars
he Official bond Oft any officer or employe
OF the city other than those named in this see
ton, shall be in such amount as the Board of
Trustees shall fix.