The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-03-28
ARTICLE XVII.
Official Bonds.

SEC. 204. Every officer of the city. the
amount OF whose bond is named in this Sec
tlon ana every other officer required to do
so by the Board of Trustees shall before en-
tering upon the duties of his once, and within
twenty days after the mailing or delivery to
MN OF his certificate of election or appOiDt-
ment file his official bond which bond shall
be made payable to the City Of Sacramento,
De signed by at least two sufficient SUI les,
and be conditioned for the faithful PEI jrnl-
ance OF the duties of the Office
All othclal bonds, except those of members
OF the Board OF Trustees, shall lie approved or
rejected by the Board of Trustees, BY an order
entered on the minutes, and by the indCrse-
ment OF the word approved or the word
're]ec teu," on the bond, with the date of the
approval or rejection, signed by the President.
Inc ofaclal ponGS of members of the Board of
trustees shall be approved by the Mayor The
CITY Auditor shall be the legal custodian of all
ohclai 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 to his
charge.
The Board of Trustees may, at any time. re-
qulre an additional amount or new sureties
upon any official bond which il NAV deter
mine insufficient. ana must require an addi-
tlonal bond or new SuratieS whenever surety
thereon shall die, or become insolyent, or cease
10 be resident OF the State. If such addi-
t,onai 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
tL6LGOll SldiI Justify IN Tie manner provided
for in the Political Code for the Justification of
the suretteS 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 II 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
snail 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
Schools, i've 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
hceman, i've hundred dollars each; Superin-
tendent OF streets, ten thousand dollars; Chief
Engineer of Fire Department 1--we thousand
dollars; Assistant Engineer of Fire Depart
ment. two thousand five hundred dollars;
sand dollars; City Taper, five thousand dol
lars; City Water Assessor, five thousand dol
lars; City Physician, i've thousand dollars:
Superintendent 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.