The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-03-25

SIC 10. The CITY Assessor shall be allowed
during the months OF March. April, May and
\ June OF each year suca number OF additional
deputies to be paid by the city. not exceeding
one FOR every ten tho sand inhabitants or
traction thereoi as may DC necessary 20 carry
/ the work OF assessment forward promptly TO
completion. The salaries o. such Deputies
shall not exceed three hundred dollars each
! Tor the entire time employed.
SEC. Il. The term of ONCE of the Auditor
shall be two years.
1 CITY TREASURER.
( SEC. -. There shall be City Treasurer.
who shalt be elected By the qualified voters
OF the city at each general municipal election.
+ lie shaA nave been citizen OF the state and
resilient aud qualified electOr OF the city for
I az ieast hye years next before MS election. II
shaisbe The duty OF the city Treasurer 10 re
ceiNe ana keep all moneys that shall come t.
the CITY by taxation or otherwise and TO pay
/ Tue same out on demands legally audited in
! the manner hereinafter prON i0et; and without
Such auditing he shall GiSburSe no public
moneys whatever. eXcept tie principal and
interest OF tie municipal 6coi, when layable.
4 re shali receive no money INTO tne city Treas
NY unless accompanied by the certificate OF
the City Auditor, provided for in section 81
Eefeof. He snaii issue 10 any person paying
money into the city treasury an order 20 The
I Clly AGdltor directing the City Auditor to
/ issue q receipt 10 such person, which orCer
Shau contain statement OF the amount paid
mo tile clty treasury, the maine OF The person
paying the same, and the fund 10 which the
same IS applied. He All make report at
/ the close OF business each SATURDAY TO the
Auditor, showing ali moneys received during
/ the week, together with the number OF each
( order Tor a receipt given by him therefor, and
rom whom received, ana 70 what iund APP
pt'ed. W heneNer the city shall provide u
/ proper vault and ST : for the keeping OF the
city money, the Treasurer shall keep said
! moneys M sud vault, ana he SuaH not there
AFTER under any circumstances, del os.t with
any person, corporation, or bank any of the
moneys OF the city, or allow the same (eXee pt
/ IN payment OF demands against the ciJg) to
( pass odt OF his custody. If he shall violate
any Oh me provisions OF this section he shall
forfeit his Office and be forever disqualified
from hoilng any position in the service of
! the city As soon as possible after the adop-
! ton OF & i charter tue b ard of Trustees
shall pro ,lde suitable vaults and safes for the
/ use or the Treasurer. Il shall be- in the power
OF the Board pf Trus peS, by 7 finance at any
! time 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 Shali be City Collector who
/ Shall be elected by the qualified voters of the
/ city at each general lnunicipaI election He
shall have been Il citizen of the State and a RS
I ldcnt and qualified eiector OF The city for at
least i've years next before his election. II
snail DC the duty Of the CITY Collector to re-
! c2lNe and collect all city taxes. q u araI and
/ special; he shall also collect all city licenses,
! water rates, harbor 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
ana pay The same over to the City Treasurer
! Trustees.
SEC. 40. Whenever any person required by
any city ordinance to take ont Il license snail
lali, neglect or refuse to take out such license
ana pay therefor in the manner and at the
Tune IN SUCH ordinance provided; or if any
/ person so required to take out any license
snail trans C, do. or carry on any business
| trade or Occu patton, without having first pro-
cured me 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
! city, against the delinquent: and in such ca sc
| the City Collector or City Attorney NAV make
! the necessary affidavit as III other cases, for an
! attachment. and writ OF attachment Shall
/ issue upon the hiing of the affdaVit against
] the property OF such delinquent, without an
/ undertaking being flied 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
q lD3l debt and costs Of the action: provided
! howe er, nothing in this section shall author
! lie the court, officer, or any other person
! Whomsoever to make any claim or charge
90 anst the city for any services rendered in OF,
about any sucn action; and provided further,
/ tqaJ IN any Sucn suit no witness for the
! plaintltf shall be entitled to demand or receive
i any witness fees or mileage in advance nor
| shall any witness be entitled to charge or re-
/ ceiVe any fees or mileage whatever unless the
/ same are made as costs out OF the defendant:
! and provided further. that if Judgment is
rendered for the defendant, ii shall be general
( ana without costs and provided further. that
/ any person who snail commence or continue
/ to DO, transact or carry on any business trade
profession or calling. for which license may
/ by any ordnance by required 10 be taken out
without first procuring such license, shall be
guilty OF mlSdemeanor, anu upon
conviction 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 fifty days. Upon the
trial of any criminal action provided for by
this section, the defendant Shall be deemed
not 10 have procured the proper license. unless
he either produces it or proves that he did
AN,y-- Hrnt -.
criminal action recovery against him and
| the payment by him, in q civil action of the
| proper license money, damages and costs.
! SEC. As. All billiard tables, bar fixtures ten
! pin alleys, pins and balls furniture, crockcry
! glassware, liquors and chattels of every kind
! used1n tranSaeting or carrying on or doing the
I business OF a 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-
! CURED 10 be licensed, shall, without reference
| to the actual ownership of such property be
! liable tor 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;
| and every dray, cart, wagon, carriage, hack ON
nibuS. or other vehicle, required by ordinance
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
4 or on execution for the license money due on
such dray, cart, wagon, carriage hack omni-
! bus, or other vehicle. There shall be added to
! every license not obtained within five days
| the
| sum of one dollar, which snail become q part
of the license, and be paid into the treasury
| in the same manner as other revenues.
/ SEC. II. 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
or the Board of Trustees as in this charter pro-
/ vided for the removal of any appointee, when
in the judgment of said board the public sery-
ice viii be improved thereby. Ii at any time
| by reason OF the growth of the city and q
! large increase of population the duties Of the
| City Collectors Office becomes too arduous to
/ be performed III q thorough manner with the
| maximum force herein provided for, then the
| Board OF Trustees may allow one or more adj
ditional clerks as in the judgment OF said
! board, the increased duties of the Collectors
! office demand such additional clerks shall
not receive a greater compensation for service
than twelve hundred dollars per annum.
! SEC. As. The term of ONCE of the City Col
lector shall be two years.
CITY ATTORNEY.
SEC. 40. There shall be q City Attorney, who
shall be elected by the qualified voters of the
/ city at each general municipal election and
| who shall have been an elector of the city for
at least two years next before his cleo
ton, and shall be an attorney and
( tice by the Supreme Court OF this State,
| and Whose term OF Office shall be two years,
1 ana until DIS successor is elected anu 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 q party, or in which the
| city may be legally interested; provided the
Board of Trustees shall have control Of all Iiti-
cation OF the city, and may direct an attorney
selected by the Mayor to take charge thereof,
| or 10 assist the City Attorney therein. The
| City Attorney sh all give his advice or opinion
10 the MnYOr. Enard OF IrnsteeS. BOard of