The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-01

during the months OF March, April, NAV and
! June OF each year such number of additional
deputies to be paid by the city, not exceeding
one for every ten thousand inhabitants or
/ fraction thereof, as may be necessary to carry
the work of assessment forward promptly TO
completion. The salaries OF such deputies
shall not exceed three hundred dollars each
for the entire time employed.
SEC Al. The term of Office of the Auditor
shall be two years.
CITY TREASURER.
| SEC AZ There shall be a City Treasurer,
who shall be elected by the qualified voters
of the city at each general municipal election.
de shall have been a citizen OF the State and
feSluent and qualified elector of the city for
at least five years next before his election. 1t
shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to re-
ceiYe and keep all moneys that shall come TO
the city by taxation or otherwise. and to pay
the same out on demands legally audited in
the manner hereinafter provided; and without
sGch auditing he shall dlSburSe no public
moneys Whatever, except the principal and
interest OF the municipal debt, when payable.
I lie snail receive no money into the City Treas
ufy unless accompanied by the certificate OF
tne City Auditor, ovlded for in section 81
hereof. He Shall issue To any person paying
money into the city treasury an order to the
ClIy Auditor directing the City Auditor 10
issue a receipt 10 such person, which order
Sllu contain II statement OF the amount paid
INTO the city treasury, the name of the person
paying The same. and The fund TO which the
same Is applied. He S all make report at
7 the close OF business each Saturday to the
Auditor, showing ali moneys receiI ed during
/ the week, together with the number OF each
order Tor a receipt given by him therefor, and
rom Wnom received, anu TO what fund APP
piied. W heneVer he city shall provide n
proper vault and f $ for the keeping OF the
clIy money, the Treasurer shall keep said
moneys ~ said vault, an! he snail no. there
alter, und6r any circumstances Ge{ oSt with
any person, corpora ion, tank. any of the
moneys OF the city, or allow the same & x ept
/ IN payment OF demands against tie ciiyl to
I pass oat OF his custody. If he shall violate
any OF he provisions Of this section he shall
Z Il fiaI
( from holding any position in the service OF
/ the city. AS soon as pos lille after the adop-
tIon OF 4 Charter the Bcari Of Trustees
SlialI pio 'lde suitable vault and safes for the
/ use or he treasurer. Il shall be in the power
! OF the Board of TTUs Ces, BY T finance at any
/ time to require the City Treasurer t. devote
ms entire time to tGe duties of his Office.
Sc; -. The term OF Office OF City Treasurer
shall be two years.
CITY COLLECTOR.
! SEC. a.. There snail be 81 City Collector who
snail be elected by tue qualified voters of the
Guy at each general municipal election. He
shall nave been a citizen Of the state and a res
!dent and qualified elector of the city for at
/ least live Years next before his election IT.
shall be the duty of the City Collector to re-
caire and collect all city taxes general and
/ special; ne shall also collect all city licenses
water rates, haroor 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
! weekly. The time and manner of collection
/ OF licenses Shall be provided by the Board OF
Trustees.
/ SEC. 45. Whenever any person required by
any city ordinance to take out a license shall
fail, neglect or refuse To take out such license
! ana pay therefor in the manner and ut the
! time in such ordinance provided: or if any
person so required TO take out any iicenss
/ snail trans. c., do, or carry on any business
! trade or occupation, without having first pro-
cured the requisite license for such trading or
/ carrying on, the City Collector shall report
! such delinquent to the City Attorney who
snail at once bring suit in the name of the
/ city, against the delinquent: and in such O.. SO
! the City Collector or City Attorney NAV make
! the necessary affidavit as in other cases, for an
attachment, and writ OF attachment shall
| issue upon the filing of the affidavit, against
I the property OF such delinquent, without an
/ undertaking being filed by or on behalf of the
| city; ana IN such action the sum of fifteen
! dollars snail be included in the Judgment
! as lquidated damages. together With the orig-
! lnal deot and costs of the action provided
! howe eT, nothing in this section shall author
/ lze the court, officer, or any other person
! WhonsoeVer TO maze any claim or charge
! against the city for any services rendered in or
about any Such action; and provided further,
| that IN any such suit no witness for the
plaintiff shall be entitled to demand or receive
! any witness fees or mileage in advance nor
/ shall any witness be entitled to charge or re-
ctlYe 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, it shall be general
aud without costs; and provided further that
/ any person who shall commence or confirm ne
! TO 40, transact or carry on any business trade
/ profession or calling, for which license may
! oy any ordnance by required to be taken out
! without first procuring such license, Shall he
| guilty OF misdemcanor, and upon
1 CONVICTION thereof shall be fined in any sum
not less tnan 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 bv
this section, the defendant shall be deemed
| not TO have procured the proper license. unless
! ne either produces 1t or proves that he did
procure IL; but he may plead in bar of the
criminal action recovery against him and
| the payment by him, in civil action, of the
i proper license money, damages and costs
SEC. 40. All billiard tables, bar fixtures ten
i pin alleys, pins and balls, furniture crockery
! glassware, liquors and chattels of every kind
used In tranSacting or carrying on or doing the
! 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-
! quired to 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;
ana every dTay, cart, wagon, carriage, hack ON
/ nlbuS, 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 property
be liable for and may be taken in attachment
! 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
after the same becomes due and payable the
sum of one dollar, which shall become a mart
| of the license, and be paid into the treasury
| in the same manner other revenues.
SEC. AZ. 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 appontee, when
in the judgment of said board the public serv-
ice will be improved thereby. Ii at any time
! by reason of the growth of the city and a.
large increase of population the duties of the
! City Collectors Office becomes too arduous TO
be performed in q thorough manner with the
maximum force herein provided for, then the
! Board OF Trustees may allow one or more adj
| ditonal clerks as in the Judgment OF said
! board, the increased duties of the Collectors
! office demand. Such additional clerks shall
than twelve hundred dollars per annum.
| SEC. As. The term of Office of the City Col
| lector shall be two years.
CITY ATTORNEY.
SEC 40 There shall be a 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 attorney and
| counselor-at-law. duly admitted 10 prac-
tice by the supreme Court of this State,
| and whose term of Office shall be two years.
and until his successor is elected and quail
| lied. 1t shall be his duty to prosecute on be-
half OF the people ali 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 party, or in which the
! city may be legally Interested; provided the
Board of Trustees shall have control of all liti-
CATION of the city, and may direct an attorney
/ selected by the Mayor to take charge thereof,
or to assist the CITY Attorney therein. The
| City Attorney shall give his advice or opinion
| TO the Mayor, Board of Trustees, Board of
] Education or other city officers, Whenever re-