The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-19


such reports, books, papers, vouchers and
accounts.
Sec, SO. All claims and demands against the
city or any board or department thereof, be-
fore they shall be allowed by the common
council, shall be audited and adjusted by
the comptroller. and all warrants or orders
on the treasury, either ON the part of the
city or it's boards or of any officer or de-
partment thereof, shall be examined and
countersigned by him, and by him kept until
delivered to the person entitled thereto, and
he shall take and preserve receipts for all
warrants or orders as delivered, and all claims
and demands against any board or depart
ment of the city shall be allowed by the
common council before payment thereof, ex-
cept as otherwise provided by this act.
Sec. 80. He shall countersign all contracts
made in behalf of said city, and no such C0l-
tract shall be valid for any purpose until so
counters1gned, and he shall be the custodian
OF all such contracts and of all bonds relat-
ing thereto. He shall countersign no con-
tract in behalf of said city unless there be
sumcient funds applicable by law thereto in
the treasury Of suchJcity for the payment of
any liability arising under such contract or
unless provision shall be made therefor as in
this act otherwise provided except in the
case Of local Improvements to be provided
for by special assessments. He shall keep
book in which he shall enter all contracts
which shall be open to the inspection of all
parties interested.
Sec. 40. He shall perform such other du-
ties pertaining to his office as the council
may prescribe and it shall be his duty to
make report of the financial condition of
the city, or of any. fund thereof. to the coun-
Gil at any time he may deem it advisable.
ana whenever required by the council with
such recommendations as he may think
proper. 1t shall be the duty of the comp
troller Immediately fon the receipt of any
taxes from the county treasurer to make the
proper distribution Of the same to the sew
eral funds specifying what parts of said dis
tribution are delinquent taxes and itemizing
such distribution, so' as to state the amount
or each years taxes apportioned to each fund
with the interest and penalties stated separ-
ately.
Sec Al. The comptroller may have such
assistants and clerical force as the common
council may, by resolution, authorize all
such assistants and clerical force TO be ap-
pointed by the comptroller and to hold
ONCE until removed by him. The city comp
roller shall designate one Of his assistants
as deputy city comptroller, and such deputy
snail nave, in the absence or disability of
the city comptroller, the same powers and du-
ties herein prescribed for the city comptroller.
Sec. AZ. The comptroller shall receive, an
annual salary, to be fixed by the common
council, by resolution, of not more than
thirty7fye hundred -Gs3,50Ol dollars nor less
than two thousand ($2OO0) dollars. The ag-
gregate salaries of his clerks and assistants
by resolution. -,-...,y -.
upon the duties of his office shall execute a
bond to the city, in the um--of FIVE thousand
$4,000 dollars, with such sureties as the
common council may approve, conditioned
of his office. l l : -.
Title V. relates to
-,, 4rr THE CITY TREASURER. t-e
Sec. A. The treasurer shall receive and
safely keep all moneys belonging or accru1ng
to the city, including license money and
lines, and shall keep accurate and detailed
accounts thereof: and he shall be entitled
to and shall demand and receive of the treas
urer of the county wherein the city is located
on the tenth DOTH business day of each
month. all moneys which shall have been
paid to such county treasurer during the cal
endar month preceding, for taxes. assess
ments and interest, and penalties thereon on
account of leves and assessments made for
the city for any local Improvement He shall
be the custodian of all bonds. certificates of
Indebtedness other securities held by the
city. or in the sinking fund of any department
thereof. ut III
Sec. As. The treasurer, shall, upon receipt
of any moneys, forthwith credit the same to
the separate funds To- which the same respec-
lively belong or for which they are levied
and shall deposit the, same daily in the name
of the city, to the order of the treasurer in
the various repositories which shall have been
designated by the c6Ifin1on council, but shall
not deposit with any such depository
amount in excess of oneoha.f or of the pen
atty of the bond furnished by such depository;
and all interest that may accrue upon any
such moneys shall be credited to the general
fund. II 4gIs
Sec. 46. Any banky. banking house or trust
company having itsf principal place of bust
ness in this state, JnayI be designated as
depository Of the moneys in the city treasury
as hereinafter provided.a Such banks. bank
ing houses. or trust companies shall be desig-
mated by the common council of the city by
resolution, after advertising in or more
daily newspapers published in the city for at
least ten Q0) days for proposals, and receiv-
ing proposals stating what security will be
given to said city for such funds so depos-
tied. upon condition that said funds with ac-
crued interest shall be held subject to draft
and payment at all time on demand. Pro-
vided, that the amount deposited in any such
bank or banking house. or trust company.
shall not exceed the assessed capital stock of
said bank or banking house, trust COM
pany the same shall appear on the dupl-
cate tax list. Before any such bank. banking
house or trust company. shall be designated
such depository, such bank. banking house,
or trust company shall deposit with such
treasurer a bond payable to the city and ex-
ecuted BY not less than five 90 freeholders
of the city. sureties, which bond shall be
approved by the common council and shall
be in such amount as said common council
shall direct and at least double the amount
OF the funds to be deposited with said bank,
banking house. or trust company. said bond
to be conditioned for the safe keeping and
payment OF such funds and the interest there
on Such bonds shall be filed and recorded
in the office OF the city comptroller, and when
ever required so to do by the common council.
such depository shall furnish a new bond
and other sureties to be likewise approved,
and the record of such bend as well as the
original shall be evidence of the contents
and execution thereof.
Whenever any portion of the funds of the
city shall be deposited by the city treasurer
in the manner and undeTothe conditions above
provided such treasurer and the sureties on
his official bond shall to such extent be
exempt from all liability thereon by reason
Of the loss of any such deposited funds, while
so deposited by reason of the failure. bank
ruptcy or other act Of default of such bank.
banking house er2 trust company, provided
that If no bank battking house or trust COM
pany shall be designatedtas aforesaid, the city
treasurer shall keep said funds and be re-
sponsible therefor
Sec. A. The tr6asurer shall pay money
out Of the city treasury, except for principal
and interest of boaHs and certificates of in
dehtedness only upon orders properly drawn
and countersigned .the same having been first
duly authorized and allowed, which orders
shall specify the Purpose for which they are
drawn and the fund out of which and the
nerson to whom they are payable; except
where he is duly authorized to pay employees
If anv Department on pay rolls, in which
case he shall pay tAe same to each employe
taking his receipt therefor; and upon the
nayment or receipt by, him of any such order
he shall cancel and file the same. and 1t shall
not be again issued; and he shall keep separ-
ateIv orders drawn upon each particular fund
ly statements to the common council and to
each board or department. having control OF
any fund of the amount received and dis
bursed on account of each fund controlled by
the common council of such board or depart
ment respectively and a statement of the
amount Of money in the, various funds de-
ted with each depository and in his hands
common council withdraw all funds from any
darnxitorv DESIGNATED rs shrirSe9n before prn-