The herald., 1894-11-23

made in writing by order Of the counsel the
draft thereof approved by the council and the
mayor or some other person authorised tne re-
to, in behalf OF the city; provided that the
city attorney shall indoise the same - to form
and validity. But the council, by an ordis
nance. may authorize any oficer committee
or agent of the city to bind the city without
contract In writing for the payment Of any
sum OF money not exceeding three hundred
dollars.
sec. 209. Said demands. except demands
payable out OF the school fund, shall be pre-
and blanks to be provided by the city clerk,
and shall be referred to its committee on
finance. The said committee shall, by in.
dorsement thereon, approve or reject the same
in whole or in part The council shall then
consider the said demands and the action Of
said committee thereon, and shall, IL the Same
be just and legal, approve the same; or may. u
it so determine, approve in part or reject the
whole The action of the council shall be In.
dorsed thereon, with the date OF such action,
and certified by the signatures Of the president
and city clerk; provided that 1T shall require
the 1tes OF two-thirds of the members of the
whole council, under a call of the ayes and
noes, and the vote spread upon the minutes,
to approve any such demand in whole or in
part.
brary fund must, before they can be approved
by the city auditor, or paid, be previously ap-
proved by, the board OF directors OF the Los An
geles public library, by vote OF three mem.
bers thereof taken with the ayes and noes and
spread on the minutes, and the action OF said
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the presiding officer and the clerk thereof. After
the approval of said demands they shall be do
livered to the council and shall be referred to
its finance committee and thereafter shall take
the same course and be acted upon in the same
manner as provided for in sections 200. 40
and 2l1 hereof.
clerk, with the objections of either the mayor
or city auditor, shall again be considered by
the council, and If it shall again be approved
by the council by the same vote, and taken,
recorded ana endo sed in the same manner 40
required in section 20a hereof, the said Objec-
ton shall be thereby overruled. Any demand
returned to the board OF education with the
objection of the city auditor, shall again ne
considered by such board, and If auch demand
be again approved as required IN the first IN; N;
be thereby overruled. Any demand, the OBJ
jections to which of the mayor haye been
overruled, shall be delivered to the city
auditor, who shall have the same power and
perform the anne duties in reference thereto
as ii the same had been approved by the
mayor; and any demand, the objection to
which of the city auditor has been overruled
by the council or board of education, as the case
may b., shall be delivered to the city auditor,
who shall number and made record OF such
demand, as in the case of demands approved
by him.
Sec 221. All public moneys collected by
any officer or employee OF the city shall be
paid into the city treasury, without any deduc.
ton on account OF any claim for fees, commits
sions or sny other cause or pretense; and the
com pensation of any officer, employee or other
person SO collecting money shall be paid by
warrants on the treasury duly issued by the
city auditor.
That the following sections OF said chacter be
Sections Nos. As, 46 70, 80. 81, 8s. aa, l0e.
1O1 1D2, 103, lo4, 105, i06. l43, 144, 145, lx6.
147, l4s, 1t3, $50, 151, 152, 1888, 154, 156,
| 1866, 1877, 1853, 1853, 100, 16l, 1862, 1853, 16t,
1865, 1866, 1877. 16s, ls9. 17O I'll, 172, 173, 17l.
1s ss ~ H. 1as ss 17s $780, 49, 1872 1885, 1874
That new section be added to said charter
and numbered 229 which section shall be as
| follows
Sec. go This charter as amended shall
| take effect from and after its approval by the
| legislature.
The foregoing pronosed amendments to the
| charter of the city of Los Angeles was adopted
| by the council OF said city at its meeting of
| November 10, 1894, and the clerk was ordered
| to publish the same in the manner provided
| by law. c A. LUCKENBACH, City Clerk.