The record-union., 1892-04-12
ARTICLE XVII.
Official Bonds.

SEC. 2o4. Every officer of the city, the
amount of whose bond is named in this sec
uon, ana every other officer required To do
so by the Boad of Trustees shall before en-
tering upon the duties of his Office and within
twenty Gays after the mailing or delivery TO
HIM OF his certificate OF election or appoint
Inent, tile his oficial bond. which bond shall
De maze payable to the City cf Sacramento,
be signed by at least two su;hclent Sul e les
and be conditioned for the faithful peri Jrm-
ance of the duties of the Office
All Official bonds. except those of members
OF the Board OF Trustees. shall e approved or
rejected by the Board of Trustees by an order
entered on the minutes, and by the in orse-
ment OF the word approved" or the Word
@reJeced !" on the bond, with the date of the
approval or rejection, signed by the President
Inc Official bonds of members of the Board OF
trustees shall be approved by the Mayor The
City Auditor shall be the legal custodian ola
ohnclal bonds, exc opt 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 and must require an addi-
tlonal bond or new sureties whenever a surety
thereon shall die, or become insolvent or cease
10 be 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 becomes vacant. No Official
bonds snail be approved unless the Sureties
thereon shall justify In the manner provided
for in the Political Code for the justification of
the Suretes on official bonds of county officers:
and all persons offered as sureties on official
bonds may be personally examined on oath as
10 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
oihcial 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 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 d9Ilars; 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, i've
thousand dollars; Sergeants of Police and DO
iceman, 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 Taper, five thousand dol
lars; City Water Assessor, five thousand dol
lars; City Physician. nve thousand dollars:
Superinten of Cemeteries, two thou
sand dollars; Sanitary and Building Inspec-
ing and Drainage, two thousand dollars: CITY
surveyor, fve 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 fix.