The record-union., 1892-03-23
ARTICLE XVII.
Official Bonds.

SEC. 204. Every officer OF the city, the
amount OF whose bond is named in this see
tloh, ana every other officer required to do
so by the Board OF Trustees. shall, before en-
terlnS upon the duties of his Office and within
twenty days after the mailing or delivery 10
nm OF ms certificate of election or appoint
ihent, 1ile ais official bond which bond shall
pe made payable TO the City # sacramento,
be signed by at least two sufficient SUI les
ana be conditioned for the faithful PEI ,rin-
anee OF the duties of the Office
All official bonds, except those of members
OF she Board OF Trustees. shall e approved or
rejected by the Board OF Trustees by an order
entered on the minutes and by the indorse-
nent OF the word approved" or the word
re]eced " on the bond, with the date of the
approval or rejection, signed by the President
The official bonds of members of the Board of
trustees shall be approved by the Mayor. The
Clty Auditor shall be the legal custodian of all
ofhclal 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-
qulre an additional amount or new suretieS
upon any official bond which il may deter
mine hcient, and must require an addi-
tional bond or new suraties whenever surety
LhtreOn shall Gle, or become inSolVent or cease
To be a resident OF the State. If such addi-
ttonai 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 onc,al
bonds shall be approved unless the sureties
thereon snail justify in the manner divided
Tor IN the Political Code for the justification of
the sureties on official bonds of county officers:
ana all persons offered as sureties on official
bonds 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.
Inc amounts in which the respective officers
shall execute Official bonds shall be as follows:
Members of the Board of Trustees fl 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
sand doiiars City Attorney, i've thousand
dollars; City superintendent of Common
Court, five thousand dollars; Chief of Police
ten thousand dollars: Captain of Police, i've
thousand dollars, Sergeants of Police and DO
Hceman, nve 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 Assess II, five thousand dol
lars; City Physician, five thousand dollars.
Superintendent of Cemeteries two thOu3
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 ernpIoye
of the city other than those named in this sec
ton, shall be in such amount as the Board of
Trustees shall fix.