The herald., 1898-10-25

the board or department using or having
charge thereof. and shall specify the
Eliminating material consumed in such
building during the month.
ARTICLE XIV.
REVENUE AND TAXATION.
Sec. 124. On or before the first Nom
day of July in each year. the several
heads Of departments. offices, boards and
commissions, of the city. shall send to
of the amount of expenditure, specifying
in detail the objects thereof, required in
their respective departments, offices,
boards and commissions during the year,
including a statement of the salaries Of
their subord!nates.
Duplicates of these estimates shall be
sent al the same time to the Auditor.
Sec. 125. On or before the first Monday
of August in each year the Auditor shall
estimate of the probable expenditures OF
the city for the current fiscal year. give
ing the amount required to meet the in.
terest and sinking funds for any and all
outstanding funded debts. together with
the amount needed for salaries and prob.
able wants of all the departments OF the
municipal government in detail. and
showing specifically the amount neces-
sary to be apportioned to each fund in
the Treasury. The estimate shall also
show, as nearly as may be, what amount
OF income and revenue Is likely to be col.
lected from tho fines licenses and all
other sources Of revenue, exclusive Of tax
upon property; and shall give an esti.
mate of what amount will be required to
be levied and raised by tax upon all
property in the city, In order to meet the
necessities of such fiscal year.
Sec. 126. The Council shall meet annu.
ally between the 18th day of August and
the 22nd day of August. and by a vote Of
make budget of the amounts estimated
to be required to pay the expenses OF
conducting the public business of the city
for the fiscal year: The budget shall be
gate sum and the items thereof allowed
to each department, office, board or com.
mission, as the Council shall deem advis.
able.
Sec. 127. Any item in said budget may,
within five days. be vetoed In whole Of
in part by the Mayor, and it shall require
six votes of the Council to overcome such
or before the first Monday of September.
After the final estimate is made in ac-
cordance herewith, 1t shall be signed by
the Mayor and tho Clerk Of the Council.
and the several sums shall then be ap-
propriated for the fiscal year to the sew
eral purposes and departments therein
named. The estimate shall be filed in the
office of the Auditor.
Sec. 12S. The Council must cause to be
raised annually according to law, and
collected by tax, the amounts SO appro-
priated, less the amounts received from
fines. licenses and other sources of rev-
enue.
Sec. 129. The Council may appropriate
five thousand dollars a year for urgent
necessities not otherwise provided for by
| law. No money shall be paid out of this
appropriation unless authorized by a
| vote of seven members of tha Council
and approved by the Mayor.
Sec. 100. When any board. department.
or officer having power to incur liabili-
Ties against the treasury shall make any
agreement for obtaining supplies or hav-
officer or board shall register such agree-
ment by number and date. and all de-
mands arising under such agreement
shall be payable In the order Of such reg
ticer must inform the person with whom
1t is proposed to make such agreement OF
The amount OF money available or likely
to be available in the fund from which
such demands are payable.
Sec. 131. The Council shall, before fix-
ing the rate of the annual city tax, es-
tablish by ordinance. separate funds rep-
of the city, If any. and the several de-
partments requiring municipal expendi-
lures. including general fund: and the
percentage of said levy shall be named
taxes and revenue of the city appor-
toned accordingly; and no transfer
shall be made except of balances In ex-
cess, or from the general fund to meet
deficiencies, or to provide for the re-
demption of city bonds. unless In this
charter otherwise provided.
Sec. 1872. The Council shall. on or be-.
fore tho first Monday of September in
each year. by ordinance. fix the rate Of
taxes to be levied, and levy the tax upon
all property. both real and personal, in
the CITY. necessary to raise sufficient rev.
enue to carry on the various depart
ments of the municipal government for
the current fiscal year; provided that
tho rate of taxes SO levied shall not ex-
ceed, IN any year. one dollar for each
one hundred dollars upon the assessment
roll, exclusive of what may be necessary
for the payment of the principal and In.
trest of the bonded debt of the city.
Sec. 1873. The Limitation prescribed by
the preceding section upon the rate Of
taxation shall not apply in case OF any
great necessity or emergency. In such
case the limitation may be temporarily
suspended so as to enable the Council to
provide for such necessity or emergency.
But no increase shall be made in the rate
of taxation authorized to be levied in any
fiscal year unless such increase be au.
fhorized by ordinance passed by the vote
of seven members of the Council, and
the same shall be approved by the
Mayor The character of such necessity
or emergency shall be recited in the ordi-
nance authorizing such action and shall
be entered in the minutes of the proceed
ings of the Council. Nothing in this Sec
ton shall authorize the mourning of any
liability not allowed by law, or which
cannot be paid out of the income and rev
enue provided. collected and paid into the
proper fund as its proportion Of the same
for such fiscal year. oil. permit liabilities
year to be a charge upon or paid out Of
the income or revenue Of any other fiscal
year.
of July in each year the Assessor shall
complete his list or assessment roll and
shall attach his certificate thereto, and
deliver 1t and the books and maps he
all the original lists Of property given to
him, to the City Auditor. and the Auditor
shall thereupon notify the Council. and
the City Clerk shall thereupon notify the
taxpayers of the fact by posting three
ing of said Council as a Board of Equal
ization for the purpose of eQualizing the
taxes.
Sec. 1S5. The mode of making out as
sessment lists OF ascertaning the value
of property, and OF cQualzing the same
shall be such as Is now, or may hereufter
Ne. prescribed by the ordinances of the
When such list has been made out and
obtained as prescribed in this charter. or
by ordinance not inconsistent herewith.
and the same has been returned to the
Council for equalization. the Council
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