The San Francisco call., 1898-04-13
CHAPTER III.
The Treasurer.


 SECTION 1. There shall be a Treas urer of the City and County, who shall be an elector of the City and County at the time of his election and who must have been such for at least five years next preceding such time. He shall be elected by the people, and hold his office for two years. He shall receive an annual salary of four thousand dol 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. g. The Treasurer shall receive and safely keep all moneys which shall be paid into the treasury. He shall not lend, exchange, use, nor deposit the same, or any part thereof, to or with any bank, banker or person; nor pay out any part of such moneys, nor allow the same to pass out of his personal custody, except upon demands author ized by law or this Charter, and after they shall have been approved by the Auditor. At the close of business each day he shall take an account of and en- ter in the proper book the exact amount of money on hand. At the end of every month he shall make and file with the Mayor and publish quarterly in the offi- cial newspaper a statement of the con dition of the treasury, showing the amount of receipts into and pay 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 guilty of misconduct in office, and be liable to removal therefrom, and be pro- Q
 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- 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. 8. For the better security of the moneys in the treasury, there shall be provided a joint custody safe in which shall be kept the moneys of the City and County. Said safe shall have two combination locks, neither one of which alone will open the safe. The Treasurer shall have the knowledge of one combination and the Auditor of the other. The Auditor shall be joint custodian with the Treasurer of all
 
 shall have no control over them except to open and close the safe in conjunc- tion with the Treasurer, when request 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 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 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 Deputy Auditor shall perform his du- ties. The estimated amount of money required daily for the payment of de- mands against the treasury shall be l 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 account paid. The Treasurer shall en- l II, <-&,, ,le- Y, @ix~%r- memorandum of the contents thereof. and deliver the receipt marked Orig inaT' to the person or officer paying such money into the treasury, and forthwith deliver the receipt marked Duplicate" to the Auditor, who shall write upon it's face the date of it's de- l livery to him, and charge the Treas urer with the amount specified there l in, and file the receipt in his office. 1 Sec. g. No demand shall be paid by l 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 l of any department. board or officer, of any demand which is not authorized by law or this Charter, and which upon l it's face appears not to have been eX- l preSSlV mdQe payaDle out or the funds to be charged herewith. shall afford no warrant to the Treasurer for paying | the same.
 Sec. 6. Every 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 ~'vment canceled with a punch, cutting the word "CanceIed'' therein, and the proper entry thereof made If, however. there be not suffi- be registered In a book kept for that purpose by the Treasurer. Such regis ter shall show the special number given by the Supervisors or other authority,