The record-union., 1892-04-06
ARTICLE XVII.
Official Bonds.

SEC 2o4. Every officer of the city, the
amount OF whose bond is named in this sec
tlon, and every other officer rcqur ed 10 do
SO by the Board of Trustees, shall, before en-
teIing 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, nle his official bond, which bond shall
be made payable to the City Of sacramento
be signed by at least two Suffici en5 SUI e les
and be conditioned for the faithful pei jrni.
ance OF the duties of the Office
All ofhclal bonds, except those of members
Oh Inc Board or Trustees. shall e approved OF
rejected by the Board of Trustees, by an order
entered on the minutes, ana by the inIOrSe.
lnent of the word approved" or the word
rejected" on the bond. with the date OF the
approval or rejection, signed by the President
Ine Official bonds OF members Of the Board oil
Trustees shall be approved by the Mayor The
City Auditor shall be the legal custoQIan of all
ofhcial bonds, except his own, which shall be
deposited with the City Treasurer. and shall
be responsible on his official bond IL the safe
keeping OF all such bonds intrustcd 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.
tional pond or new sureties whenever a surety
thereon shall die, or become insolvent, or cease
To be a resident OF the state. If such add.
/ tlonaI 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 Official
| bonds shall be approved unless the Sureties
/ thereon Snlll JuSblfy IN the manner provided
/ for in the Political Code for the justification o.
the sureties on official bonds of county officers
and all persons Offered as sureties on official
! bonds may be personally examined on oath as
| to their qualification by the officers whose
| duty 1t is to approve the bond. No officer oI
employe of the city shall be surety upon the
othclal BOND OF any other officer or employe o.
! the city.
The amounts in which the respective officers
! shall execute official bonds shall be as follows
! Members of the Board of Trustees five thou.
| sand dollars each; Mayor, TWEEN ty-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, five thousand dollars; Chief of Police
! ten thousand dollars: Captain of Police five
| thousand dollars; SergeantS of Police anu 30
! liceman, five 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 1apper, five thousand dol
! lars; City Water Assess ", five thousand dol
| lars; City Physician nve thousand dollars
! 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 emplOyf
of the city other than those named in this sec
ton, shall be in such amount as the Board o.
Trustees shall fix.