The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31
CHAPTER III.
The Treasurer.

The Treasurer.
 SECTION 1. There shall be Treas
 ureT of the City and County, who shall
 be an elector of the City and County
 at the time of his election and who must lave been such for at least five years
 next preceding such time. He shall be elected by the people, and hold his l office for two years. He shall receive
 an annual salary of four thousand dol 1 lars, which shall be in full compensa- | ticn for all his services. He may ap-
 point a chief deputy who shall receive
 an annual salary of twenty-four hun | dred dollars, two assistant deputies
 who shall each receive an annual sal
 ary of eighteen hundred dollars and
 one clerk who shall receive an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars.
 Sec. 2. The Treasurer shall receive
 and safely keep all moneys which shall | be paid into the treasury. He shall not 1 lend, exchange, use, nor deposit the
 same, or any part thereof, to or with | any bank, banker or person; nor pay l out any part of such moneys, nor allow | the same to pass out of his personal
 custody, except upon demands author l ized by law or this Charter, and after l they shall have been approved by the | Auditor. At the close of business each l day he shall take an account of and en-
 ter in the proper book the exact amount i of money on hand. At the end of every
 month he shall make and file with the
 Mayor and publish quarterly in the oft1- | cial newspaper statement Of the con-
 dition of the treasury, showing the
 ments from the treasury, and on what account, and out of
 what fund. If he violate any of the
 provisions of this section, he shall be 1 guilty of misconduct in office, and be l liable to removal therefrom, and be pro- l ceeded against accordingly.
 | He shall keep the accounts belonging | to each fund separate and distinct, and
 shall in no case pay demands chargea- | ble against one fund out of moneys be- l longing to another He shall be in per sonal attendance at his office each day | during office hours. No fees of any ] kind shall be retained by him, but the
 same from whatsoever source received or derived, shall be paid by him into | the treasury.
 Sec. 3. For the better security of the moneys in the treasury, there shall be l provided @ joint custody safe in which | shall be kept the moneys of the City and County. Said safe shall have two l combination locks, neither one of l which alone will open the safe. The Treasurer shall have the knowledge | of one combination and the Auditor of 1 the other. The Auditor shall be Joint 1 custodian with the Treasurer of all
 funds in the joint custody safe; but l snail nave no cO1IrOl over luelu eACSpl | to open and close the safe in conjunc- | tion with the Treasurer, when request 1 ed to do so in his official capacity, and
 shall not be held responsible on his of- | cial bond for any shortage which may | occur in the treasury.
 | The gold shall be kept in bags con- | taining twenty thousand dollars each,
 and the silver in bags containing one 1 thousand dollars each. To each bag
 shall be attached a tag showing the
 nature and amount of coin contained herein. Each bag shall be sealed with 1 the seal of each custodian.
 There shall be kept in the safe a joint
 custody book, showing the amount and | description of all funds in the safe, ! and whenever any amounts are with
 drawn. the Auditor and Treasurer shall
 make the proper entry in the joint GUS | tody book and initial the same. If on
 account of sickness or urgent necessity ] the Auditor .~ unavoidably absent the l Deputy Auditor shall perform his du- l ties. The estimated amount of money required daily for the payment of de- mands against the treasury shall be taken from the joint custody safe and
 kept in another safe; and the money | therein shall be balanced daily at the
 close of business hours.
 Sec. 4. The Treasurer, on receiving any money into the treasury, shall
 make out and sign two receipts for the
 money. Such receipts shall be alike. except upon the face of one of them shall appear the word Original" and
 upon the face of the other shall appear the word Duplicate Such receipts shall be numbered and dated. and shall specify the amount, on what account and from what person or officer re- ceived, and into what fund or on what 1 account paid. The Treasurer shall en- ter upon the stubs of such receipts a memorandum of the contents thereof, and deliver the receipt marked Orig 1 inal" to the person or officer paying | such moneys into the treasury, and 1 forthwith deliver the receipt marked
 Duplicate" to the Auditor, who shall
 write upon it's face the date of it's de- livery to him, and charge the Treas urer with the amount specified there in. and file the receipt in his office. Sec. 5. No demand shall be paid by the Treasurer unless it specify each several item, date and amount compos- ing it, and refer by title, date and section to the law, or ordinance or pro- vision of this Charter authorizing the same; but the allowance or approval of the Auditor, or of the Supervisors or of any department, board or officer, of any demand which is not authorized
 by law or this Charter, and which upon its face appears not to have been eX-
 pressly made payable out of the funds to be charged herewith, shall afford no
 warrant to the Treasurer for paying the same.
 Sec. G. Everv lawful demand upon the treasury. audited and allowed as in this Charter required. shall in all cases be paid upon presentation. if there be
 sufficient money in the treasury ap-
 plicable to the payment of such de- mand. and on ,arment cancelled with a punch, cutting the word "Canceled" therein, and the proper entry thereof made. If, however. there be not suffi- cient money so applicable. then it shall be registered in 8 book kept for that
 purpose by the Treasurer. Such regis ter shall show the special number given by the Supervisors or other authority, 1 and also hY the Auditor ta each de