The record-union., 1892-04-02
ARTICLE XVII.
Official Bonds.

SEC. 204. Every officer of the city, the
amount Of whose bond is named in this sec
tlon, and every other officer requ,r ri To Go
SO by the Board of Trustees shalt before en-
terlng upon the duties of his Office and within
twenty days after the mailing or delivery 10
MN OF ms certificate of election or appoint
t III me MS oInclal pond, which bond shall
De mace payable to the City sacramento
De signed by at least two suffcien. 81 e les
and be conditioned for the faithful ne f nm
ance OF the duties OF the Office
All Official bonds. except those of members
Oh Inc board OF Irus -Ces. shall e approved or
rejected by the Boar of Trustees b : an order
entered on the minutes, and by the n icr e.
ment OF the word approved or the word
''fejoc ed, B." on the bond, with the date of the
approval or re- ection, signed Dv the Ere sident
Inc Official bonds of members of the Board OF
IfrsteeS small be approved by the Mayor The
City Auditor shall be the legal custodian of ali
oihclal bonds, exc pit his own. VIII. eli Shall be
deposited with the City Treasurer, and shall
De responsible on his Official bond ,r the safe
Keeping OF all such bonds intrusted 10 his
charge.
The Eoard Of Trustees may, at any time re-
quire an additional amount or new sureties
upon any Official bond viii IN il NAV deter
mine insufic At and must require an addi-
tlonal bond OF new Surcties whenever q surety
thereon shall die, or Det ONE inSolvent or CEASE.
10 be a resident OF the State. II such addi-
tional bond or additional security be not given
the Board of Trustees must declare the flee
| vacant: and as soon as such declaration is
| made the office becomes vacant No o,fic. al
! bonds shall be approved unless the sureties
! thereon shall justify In the manner provided
for III the Political Code for the Justification OF
the SuretieS on official bonds OF county officers:
and ali persons offered as SuretiaS on Official
/ bonds may be personally examined on oath as
! 10 their qualification by the officers whose
! duty III Is 10 approve the bond. No ofTicer or
| employe of the city shall be surety uJon the
| official bond of any other officer or EN-, love 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 tho !
! sand dollars each; Mayor, twenty-five thou.
sand dollars; City Clerk ten thousand dollars.
/ ely Auditor, fifteen Thousand dollars: Civ
/ As sSor, twenty-five thousand dollars CITY
Collector, one hundred thousand dollars fitv
Treasurer, one hundred and TWENTY-FIVE thoti-
sand dol airs; City Attorney, five thousand
| dollars; City SuperinteDd mt of Common
1 Court, five thousand dollars; Chief If Police.
! ten thousand dollars: Captain OF Poiica, i've
thousand dollars; S-erg ANTS of Police an / DO
! llcelnan, five hundred dollars each: SuDeriu-
| tendent of Streets, Ten thousand dollars. C,hief
| Engineer of fire Department. five thousa d
| dollars; Assistant Engineer of Fire Depart-
ment. two thousand five hundred dollars.
| Chief Engineer of Water Works, five thou
| sand dollars; City Tapper, five thousand dol
lars; City Water Assess ", five thousand dol
! lars; City Physician. nve thousand dollar s.
| Superint II lent of Cemeteries two thou
| sand dollars; Sanitary and Building Inspac-
| tor, two thousand dol ans; Inspector OF Plumb
| ing and Drainage, two thousand dollars; CITY
surveyor, five 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 Boai of
Trustees shall fix.