The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-15

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shall deem II desirable
The Special Accountant OF the city, In
once when the board shall hrst meet,
shall be the secretary Of said board. He
shall keen a record OF the meetings OF said
board. which shall always be open 10 IN
spcction 10y any member OF the CITY
Council. When the term OF the Special
Accountant. In Office on the LIST day OF
,.,v ,A..S shall have expired, his success
sor I'm Office shan be elected by the said
Board OF Finance for the same length Of
term for which he Is now required by or
| dinance 10 be elected. and shall only be
| under the orders and requirements OF said
, board and shall perform for said board
the duties which may now be required OF
| him BY the Finance Committee. and such
other duties as the said board may in.
pose.
The City Auditor shall attend all meet
ings Of said board and give such informa
ton as pertains TO his office as the board
| may require The said board shall have
power TO require the attendance Of any
other city official. clerk or employee, and
examine him as 10 his Office or the office
or department in which he may be en-
ployed Any such Official clerk, or en-
ployee shall attend and give any desired
information, and produce such books and
papers as the said board may require.
EXCLUSIVE CONTROL.
T. The said board shall have the exclu-'
sive control and management Of the fiscal
! affairs Of the city to the extent of maxi
| ing all appropriations from current rev.
/ enues. of the amounts TO be spent by the
! city during any period not exceeding one
year of managing. renewing, paying, or
! increasing the city debt within the limit
| fixed by the city charter; Of managing
] the sinking fund; OF making and paying
1 temporary loans, and OF fixing the
amounts or rates Of license taxes TO be
paid by each person or class after the
! Council shall have designated who shall
be liable to pay such license taxes.
The board shall have authority to make
| all necessary rules and regulations to
carry out the powers given by this act,
and TO designate the bank or banks in
which the money of the city shall be de-
| posted.
g. The said board shall have no power
TO make any appropriations for the year
! 1898: all appropriations during that year
to be made by the City Council. All APP
propriations made by the Council and UNI
expended on the 3lst day Of December,
| 1888 shall stand cancelled. and all money
EXPENDED after that date shall be only
upon appropriations made by said board.
During the month of January of each
year, the Auditor may pay all proper
bills contracted during the preceding year
for work then done or supplies already fur
nished. out of the appropriate unexpend-
cd balance: such payments TO be charged
against the appropriation for the preced-
ing year.
g. The board shall annually by the 1st
of December. beginning with December
lst, 1885. make a budget of what sums
# has appropriated for the city's expen-
dtures during the next calendar year,
Such budgets shall be forwarded by the
Mayor to that branch Of the City Coun-
ell which shall have the first regular
meeting in the said month. and shall be
forwarded by that branch of the COun-
ell TO the other branch.
All communications from the said
board to the City Council shall be trans
mitted through the Mayor, but the Coun-
ell may refer or recommend any mat
ter TO the said board by resolution
Of reference or recommendation.
Z. In their annual budgets the said
board shall appropriate to each of the
different departments of the city gov
eminent a lump sum for its respective
expenses said departments being as fol-
lows charities, cemeteries, fire, ponce,
gas, water. health, streets, and Tor each
of the following special purposes; inter-
est and redemption, schools, sewers as
sessment, collection and refunding OF all
taxes pay Of judges. fixed salaries OF
city officials, stationary and printing,
courts and juries, coroners lnquests'
city Jail, discount and interest, elections,
electric lights, secret service fund. IL
may also set aside a sum out or IN,
revenues of each year to meet and pay
.ggafir
sums arising during that year and only
so much of said sum shall be used by
the council as the said board may from
time to time appropriate and the board
shall only eXpend so much as may be
necessary to pay claims arising out OF
negligence or breach of a contract. Ana
whenever asked by the city Council 10
appropriate any money Tor any olher
special purpose or to any department, OF
to enlarge any appropriation for the pur-
poses above mentioned the SAID boaru
may appropriate such sum as It may
deem Pre- per- or may refuse to make any
such appropriation.
IT may also in its annual budget or by
special report. appropriate such sums as
II may deem proper TO the objects spec
flied i'm subdivision IA of section 49, OF
the city charter. But such appropria-
tions shall not be valid and final, until
approved by a vote in each branch OF the
CITY Council Of two-thirds of all the
members elected thereto.
SHALL SPECIFY THE AMOl Nj;
= In such annual budgets the Board OF
Finance shall specify how mucn OF ea'dl
mmD sum shall be spent IN each qudItti
~ the fiscal wear. No committee, depart
,nent or officer shall spend more in any
one quarter than shall be specihed IN
such budget without having nrst obtained
the consent of the said board. Ihe mem
bere ~ any committee or commission or
hoard authorized to spend any oi S"lu
appropriations shall be Jointly ana sew
erallv liable for any debt contracted OF
txDenditure made in excess OF the QUAR-
terlv apprOpratiOn subject TO their war
rant or control
O. After any such annual budget shau
have been completed and presented as
above provided II shall be the duty OF the
Council 10 specify to what purposes
within the use OF each depat liieIIt W
mmp appropriation 10 the department.
shall be applied, and may sub-dlVlde the
several appropriations TO the departments
into two or more accounts. SUCH as pay
roll account expense account, cOhstruc-
fion account or such other accounts as
the Council may deem necessary OF WISE
and such sums. as well as all applopila-
tions for special purposes, shah De uIaM ,ii
ont of the Treasury as they are HoM
drawn or as the Council shall hereafter
determine. g.. 90,
zach department shall coniine its ex-
nenditures on any account TO the amount
fxed bv the Council: and these amounts
shall not be transferred or consOhuateI
without the consent of the Board OF
FINANCE. After the 3lst day Of December
81 each wear ali unexpended appropria-
lions shall stand cancelled, except as 10