The record-union., 1892-04-04

Official Bonds.

SEC. 204. Every officer of the city, the
amount OF whose bond is named in this sec
ton, and every other officer requlr ID u 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
him OF his certificate of election or appoint
ment file his official bond which bond shall
be made payable TO the City I sacramento
be signed by at least two sufficient su g les
and be conditioned for the faithful Del rm-
ance of tine duties OF the Office
An othcial bonds, except those of members
OF the Board OF Trustees. Shall : aDproye d or
rejected by the Board of Trustees, By an order
entered on the minutes, and by the in lorse-
nent OF the word approved" or the word
''rejec ed, on the bond, with the date of the
approval or rejection, signed by the President
Inc Official bonds of members of the Board OF
Irusi ees shall be approved by the Mayor The
City Auditor shall be the legal custodian of all
ofhclal bonds, exc pt his own, VIII Gu Shall be
deposited with the City Treasurer and shall
De 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 1t may deter
mine lnsuttc e at. and must require an addi-
Ilonal pond or new Sureties whenever surety
thereon shall die. or become insolvent or cease
to be a resident OF the State. If such addi-
t:onal bond or additional security be not givea
the Board Of Trustees must declare the Office
vacant: and as soon as such declaration is
made the office tecomes vacant No Official
bonds shall be approved unless the sureties
Gun Silttil Tie manner PROVIDED
for in the Political Code for the Justification of
the sureties 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 i've tho l.
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 Superntend ent 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 no.
llceman, five hundred dollars each: Superin-
tendent of Streets, ten thousand dollars: Chief
Engineer of Fire Department five thousand
dollars; Assistant Engineer of Fire Depart
ment, two thousand five hundred dollars
Chief Engineer of Water Works, five thou
sand dollars; City Tapoer, five thousand dol
lars; City Water Assess II, five thousand dol
lars; City Physician, nve thousand dollars;
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 of any 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 Tx.