The record-union., 1892-04-13
ARTICLE XVII.
Official Bonds.

SEC. 204. Every officer of the city. the
alnounI OF whose bond is named in this sec
Ilon, ana every other officer required to 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 # sacramento,
be signed by at least two sufficient sui e les.
and be conditioned for the faithful pc f 5rra-
ance OF the duties of the Office
All othclal 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 indorse-
ment OF the word approved" or the word
rejected on the bond, with the date of the
approval or rejection, signed by the President.
Inc oilclal bonds of members of the Board OF
Trustees shall be approved by the Mayor The
City Auditor shall be the legal custodian of y II
othclal bonds, except 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-
quire an additional amount or new sureties
upon any official bond which it NAV deter
mine insufficient, and must require an addi-
uohaI oond or new sureties whenever surety
thereon snail Gle, or become insolvent or cease
10 be resident OF the State. If such addi-
tlonai bond or additional security be not given
the Board OF Trustees must declare the Office
vacant; ana as soon as such declaration is
made the office becomes vacant. No Official
bonds shall be approved unless the sureties
thereon snail justify In the manner provided
Tor IN the Political Code for the Justification OF
the sureties on official bonds of county officers;
and all persons offered as sureties on official
ponds may be personally examined on oath as
10 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 d We 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
dollars; City Superintendent of Common
Schools, five thousand dollars; Clerk OF Police
Court, I'VE thousand dollars; ChiefOf Police
ten thousand dollars; Captain of Police, i've
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 thousanc q
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, 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 oihclal bond ofany 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.