The record-union., 1892-03-26
ARTICLE XVII.
Official Bonds.

SEC. 2o4. Every officer of the city, the
amount of whose bond is named in this sec
tlon, and every other officer required to do
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
hlln OF MS certificate of election or appoint
h l me his oinclal bond, which bond shall
pe mace payable TO the City II sacramento,
De signed by at least two sufficient su G les,
and be conditioned for the faithful pei f jrm-
ance of the duties OF the Office
All official bonds, except those of members
OF the Board OF Trustees, shall I e approved or
rejected by the Board of Trustees bV an order
entered on the minutes, and by The IN iorse-
ment OF the word approved" or the word
rejected on the bond with the date of the
approval or rejection, signed by the President
Ihe ohclal bonds of members of the Board of
trustees shall be approved by the Mayor The
City Auditor shall be the legal custodian of all
otnclal bonds, except his own which shall be
deposited with the City Treasurer and shall
be responsible on his official bond Tor the safe
keeping OF all such bonds intrusted 10 his
charge.
The Board of Trustees may, at any time. re-
qulre an additional amount or new sureties
upon any official bond which ii may deter
mine insuHic eat, and must require an addi-
tional bond or new SuretieS whenever o. surety
thereon shall die, or become insolvent, or cease
10 De a resident OF the State. If such addi-
tlonal 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 EecOmeS vacant No Official
bonds shall be approved unless the surefies
thereon shall justify in the manner pro vided
Tor IN the Political Code for the Justification of
the sureties on official bonds of county officers:
ana all persons offered as suTeties on Official
bonds may be personally examined on oath as
TO their qualification by the officers whose
duty 1t Is 10 approve the bond. No officer or
empioye of the city shall be surety upon the
ottclal 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 tho i
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-f ve thou
sand dollars; City Attorney, five thousand
dollars; City Superintend 1nt 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 ana po-
llcenan, five hundred dollars each; Superin-
tendent of Streets, ten thousand dolIars: Chief
Engineer OF Fire Department, i've thousaa d
dollarS; Assistant Engineer of Fire Denart-
ment, two thousand five hundred dollars:
Chief Engineer of Water Works, five thou
sand dollars; City Taper, five thousand dol
lars; City Water Assess II, five thousand dol
lars; City Physician I'VE thousand dollars;
sand dollars; Sanitary and Building Inspec-
tor, two thousand dollars; Inspector Of Plumb
ing and Drainage, two thousand dollars; City
surveyor, nve thousand dollars.
Inc ohclal bond ofany officer or empIoye
OF the city other than those named in this sec
ton, shall be in such amount as the Board of
Trustees shall fix.