The herald., 1898-10-17
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

of their official duties. shall respectively
give and execute to the city such onicial
bonds as may be required by law. osdi-
Of any bond is not fixed by law or BY This
charter, it shall be fixed by an ordin ,nce
Of the Council. After their approval. as
10 form only, by the City Attorney, al,
must be approved By the Mayor and
Auditor; the bond OF the Auditor must be
approved by the Mayor. -.Ie approval of
on, and signed by the officers approving
the same. after examination Of the sure
ties. as hereinafter provided. Upon the
approval Of bond, it must be recorded.
IN ' the oiice Of Il the the City City Clerk. in ma book
kept for that purpose. entitled Record OF
Offical Bonds. After such recording. the
bond OF the Auditor shall be filed and
the bonds of all other officers shall be
filed and kept in the Office of the Auditor.
Sec. 153. The following named officers
shall respectively execute official bonds
to the city with sureties in the following
sums:
City Auditor, ten thousand dollars;
City Tax and License Collector, one hum
dred thousand dollars;
| City Assessor, ten thousand dollars:
| City Treasurer. one hundred and fifty
| thousand dollars;
City Engineer, ten thousand dollars;
| City Attorney five thousand dollars;
Street Superintendent, ten thousand dol
lars;
Chief of Police. five thousand dollars;
| City Clerk, five thousand dollars;
| Superintendent of Buildings, five thou
sand dollars;
Health Officer, two thousand dollars;
| Water OveIseer. two thousand dollars;
| Chief of Fire Department, five thousand
dollars;
The Council may by ordinance increase
the penal sum OF any Of such bonds.
| Sec. 1874 No city officer. deputy or en-
ploye shall be accepted as surety for any
other city officer, deputy or employe on
any official bond. Every such bond shall
contain a condition that the principal will
perform all official duties. then. or which
may thereafter be imposed upon or re-
CURED of him by law. by ordinance or by
of his term of office. he will surrender to
his successor all property books, papers
and documents that may come into his
possession as such. Such bond must also
be executed by two or more sureties, who
shall each justify in the amount required
for said bond; but when the amount of
lars, the sureties may become severally
liable for portions thereof. not less than
twenty-five hundred dollars. When there
Te more than two sureties. such sure
the aggregate shall equal double the
amop.t Of said bond; In giving such off,
cial BOND, the principal giving the same
may furnish as one of the sureties. or as
the sole surety thereon any of the law
fully authorized surety companies oe
scribed in Sections 1856 and 1857 of the
Code of Civil Procedure of the State of
California.
Sec. 155. Every surety upon, an oficiai
bond. other than such lawfully author
lied surety companies. must make an af-
fidavit which shall be Endorsed upon sucn
bond. that he is a resident of the City or
of the County of Los Angeles. and that he
that he is worth in property situated In
said city. or in said county, or in both,
exclusive of incumbrances thereon. double
above all sums for which he is already
liable. or in any manner bound, whether
as principal; indorser, or. surety. and
be conditional or absolute. liquidated or
urliquidated. due or to become due. Ali
persons Offered as suretics on official
their qualifications by the aforesaid off,
GERS whose duty it is to approve sucn
bonds.
in any contract with the city shall be
surety on anv bond given to the city by
any officer, deputy or employe.
Sec. 157. When under any of the pro-
visions OF this charter. or of any ord-
nance or law, an official bond shall be
le1uircd from an officer the Council may
BY resolution approved by vote of not
tional bond, whenever, in the opinion Of
such Council such bond or any surety
thorHfo becomes insufficient. and such
additional bond. shall also be required
cease to be 4 resident OF the City or Of
the County of Los Angeles, after having
become such surety.
Sec. 15S. Every officer mentioned in
this article shall be liable en- his official
pond for the acts and omissions of hi
deputies, assistants. clerks and employ
eees: appointed by him. other than those
included in the classified Civil Service,
end every official bond shall contain such
a condition.
Sec. 159. Every board, department or
clerks or employees other than those in.
cluded in the classified Civil Service.
nonds OF indemnify with sufficient sure
TICS for the faithful performance of his
duties.
Sec. 1Co. All deputies. clerks and en-
rloyes included in the classified Civil Ser
vice. shall give such bond to the city as
may b" prescribed by the rules and regu-
,ations of the Civil Service Commission
crs, such bond shall be subject as 10
form. approval, conditions and quallfca-
tion of sureties, to the provisions in this
aarucle contained, concerning official
bonds.
Sec l61. Where not otherwise provided
by this charter. the Council may by or
dinance require any officer. deputy. as
sstant, clerk or employee of the city, or
of any of It's departments. to give to the
city, bonds for the faithful performance
OF official duty and may fix the amount
OF such bonds. and prescribe the condi-
tions thereof but the qualifications of
sufet!es thereto shall be as otherwise
prescribed in this article IN respect TO the
official bonds required hereunder
ARTICLE XVII.
SALARIES OF OFFICERS.