The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-13


during the months OF March, April, May and
June OF each year such number of additional
deputies TO be paid by the city, not exceeding
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
Tor the entire time employed.
SEC. Al. The term of office of the Auditor
snail be two years.
CITY TREASURER.
SEC. AZ. There Shall be q City Treasurer,
who shall be elected by the qualified voters
OF the city at each general municipal election.
he shall have been It citizen of the State and
q resident and qualified elector of the city for
at least I'VE years next before his election. 1t
snail De The duty OF the City Treasurer to re-
celVe and keep all moneys that shall come to
me city by taxation or otherwise and to pay
Tue same out on demands legally audited IN
the manner hereinafter provided: and without
such auditing he shall disburse no public
moneys whatever, except the principal and
interest OF the municipal debt, when payable.
lie shati receive no money into the City Treas
ury unless accompanied by the certificate OF
Inc City Auditor, provided for in section 81
hereof lie shall issue to any person paying
money INTO the city treasury an order to the
city Auditor directing the City Auditor to
issue receipt to such person, which order
small contain q statement OF the amount paid
lhlo the CITY treasury, the name Of the person
paying the same, and the fund to which the
same IS applied. He siall make report at
the close OF business eaca Saturday to the
AUDITOR, showing all moneys receiN ed during
the week, together with the number OF each
order for q receipt given by him therefor, and
from whom received, and TO what fund APP
piled. Whichever the city shall provide q
proper vault and saf.s for the keeping OF the
city money, the Treasurer shall Keep said
moneys IN SAID vault, and he shall not there
aitef, under any circumstances Ger oSit with
any person, corporation, or bank any of the
moneys OF the city, or allow the same Except
IN payment OF demands against the city, to
pass out OF his custody. II ne shall violate
any OF Inc provisions OF this section he shall
forfeit his office and be forever disqualified
rom hold1ng any position i'll the service of
the city. As soon rs possible after the adop-
ton OF this charter the Beard of Trustees
snail pro iIde suitable vaults and safes for the
use OF the Treasurer. II shall he in the power
OF the Board of Trustees, by r finance at any
time to require the City Treasurer to devote
his entire time to the duties Of his Office.
Sec. As. The term OF office of City Treasurer
shall be two years
CITY COLLECTOR.
SEC. Al. There shall be City Collector who
shall be elected by the qualified voters of the
city at each general municipal election. He
silali nave been q citizen of the State, and res
ident and qualified eector of the city for at
least five years next before his election 1t
snail be the duty of the City Collector to re-
celVe and collect all city taxes, general and
special; he shall also collect all city licenses.
water rates, harbor dues cemetery receipts
ana such other branches of the city revenue
not othefWlSe 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 eollection
OF licenses shall be provided by the Board of
Trus ees.
SEC. 40. Whenever any person required by
any city ordinance TO take out license shall
lall, neglect or refuse to take out such license
ana pay therefor in the manner and at the
time in such ordinance provided; or, if any
person so required to take out any license
shall 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 case
the City Collector or City Attorney may make
the necessary affidavit as in other cases for an
attachment, and writ of attachment shall
issue upon the filing of the afidavit against
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 shall be included in the Judgment
as liquldated damages, together with the orig
fnal debt and costs of the action: provided
however nothing in this section shall author
lie the court, officer or any other person
WhoinSoeyer to make any claim or charge
aSainst 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-
ceiYe any fees or mileage whatever, unless the
same are made as costs out of the defendant:
and provided further, that if judgment is
rendered Tor the defendant, it shall be general
and without costs; and provided further that
any person who shall commence or continue
to 60, transact or carry on any business, trade
profession or calling, for which q license may
by any ordinance by required to be taken out
without hrst procuring such license, shall be
guilty OF misdemeanor, ana upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum
not less than 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 10 nave procured the proper license, unless
ne either produces it or proves that he did
procure It, but he may plead in bar of the
criminal action a recovery against him and
the payment by him, in civil action, of the
proper license money, damages and costs.
SEC. As. All billiard tables bar fixtures ten
pin alleys, pins and balls furniture, crockery
glassware, liquors and chattels of every KIM
used In transacting or carrying on or doing the
business OF q 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-
qutred 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:
and every dray, cart wagon, carriage, hack ON
nibus, or other Vehicle required by ordinance
TO be licensed, together with the horse or norses
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 omui-
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 q part
OF tue license, and be paid into the treasury
in the same manner as other revenues.
SEC. AZ. The City Collector shall be allowed
one deputy and one orfnore 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 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 appointee when
in the Judgment of said board the public serV-
ice will be improved thereby. If at any time
by reason of the growth of the city and a
large increase of population the duties of the
City Collectors once becomes too arduous to
be performed in q thorough manner with the
maximum force herein proYid ed for, then the
Board OF Trustees may allow one or more adj
dftionai clerks as in the Judgment of said
board the increased duties of the Collectors
Office demand. Such additional clerks shall
not receive a greater compensation for service
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 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 an attorney and
counselor-at-law, duly admitted TO prac-
tice by the supreme Court OF this State,
and whose term OF office shall be two years,
ana until his successor is elected and quail
ned. 1t shall be his duty to prosecute on be-
half OF the people all 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
10 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, ana 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-