The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-03-30
ARTICLE XVII.
Official Bonds.

SEC. 204. Every officer of the city, the
amount OF whose bond is named in this sec
tion, ana every other officer required to DO
so by the Board of Trustees, shall, before en-
terlng 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 Of sacramento,
De signed by at least two sufficient SUI g les,
ana be conditioned for the faithful peIf JrIn-
ance OF the duties of the Office.
Al oticial bonds, except those of members
OF the Board or 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
rejected, i" on the bond, with the date of the
approval or re ection, signed by the President
Inc oInclal bonds OF members of the Board of
trustees snail be approved by the Mayor The
Cliy Auditor shall be the legal custodian of all
official bonds, except his own which shall he
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 NAV. at anv time re-
quire an additional amount or new sureties
upon any official bond which il NAV deter
mine insufficient, and must require an addi-
JlOnaI bond or new Suraties whenever a surety
thereon snail die or become insolvent, or cease
10 be resident OF the State. If such addi-
tional bond or additional security be not given
the BOARD OF trustees must declare the Office
vacant; and as soon such declaration is
made the Office becomes vacant No oficial
bonds shall be approved unless the sureties
thereon shall Justify in the manner provided
for in Jhe 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 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 engloye 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-f1y We thou
sand dollars; City Attorney, five 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. 1--WE
thousand dollars, SergeantS of Police and no.
liceman, 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 or 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:
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 i've thousand dollars
The official bond of any officer or eTnploye
of the city other than those named in this sec
ton, shall be in such amount as the Board of
Trustees shall fix.