San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-08
AN ORDINANCE.

An Ordinance liking the time ana
providing a method for the pay
ment Of moneys received by any
officer Of the city for account of
the city, and fixing the time and
date for a final settlement, and re-
pealing Sections l, 2 and 3 Of
Chapter VII of the Revised Civil
Ordinances of the City of San
Antonio.
Be it Ordained by the City Coun-
Gil of the City of San Antonio as
follows:
SECTION l. All moneys receiv ed
by any officer of the city govern
ment for or on account of the city
shall be paid over to the city col
lector on Tuesday of each week the
total amount collected by him dur
ing the preceding week, taking the
collectors receipt therefor in du-
plicate, the original of which shall
be filed with the auditor, and the
city collector is required to turn
over to the city treasurer the
moneys thus received.
Section 2. The Collector shall
in making his final settlement for
each year furnish to the City
Council a report of all persons
owing ad valorem taxes for such
year and still unpaid, giving
names and amounts and certify by
affidavit why such amounts were
not collected. The City Collector
shall not be allowed credit on his
account with the city for any part
of the taxes so reported unpaid,
unless nor until it shall be shown
to the satisfaction of the City
Council that such taxes or part
thereof could not have been COL
lected by due diligence on the part
of said collector, and the City
Council shall declare by ordinance
its determination in respect to
such allowance, and direct that the
collector shall be credited with
such part of such taxes so re-
ported unpaid as may be by it
found uncollectable by due dill
gence.
Section 3. That in addition to
the reports required by Sec. $50,
Article ", of the Charter, the col
lector shall make at the close of
each municipal or fiscal year, a
final report of all moneys collected
by him from all sources during the
municipal year, specifying thereon
the amount collected for each class
of taxable property, and the
amount collected from all other
sources for account Of the city (;
and shall in turning over moneys
to the city treasurer take dupli-
cate receipt therefor, the orig
inal of which shall be filed
with the auditor to be cred
tied on his account with
the city, which receipt shall show
to what fund the money paid over
belongs. And he is further re-
quired to make such other reports
as may be deemed necessary by
the Mayor and City Council. And
within ninety days after the expi-
ration of the fiscal year, he shall
file with the auditor for credit on
his account all credit papers of
every description that have been
approved and allowed by the City
Council, and pay over whatever
amount due the city, if any, and
receive from the Mayor a receipt
in full for such years collections.
And it shall be the duty Of the
Mayor to furnish to the collector
all the blank forms necessary for
receipts, reports and final settle
ment, and it shall be the duty OF
the collector to use such forms and
none other.
Section 4. Sections J, 2 and 3 of
Chapter VII of the Revised Civil
Ordinances of the City of San An
tonic be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Passed and approved April 9th,
1896.
(Signed) HENRY ELMENDORF,
Mayor,
Attest:
(Signed) E. r. NORTON,
Al lot City Clerk.