The herald., 1898-10-31
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

spread on the minutes. and tho action OF
said board indorsed on said demand and
signed by the presiding officer and tho
clerk thereof. After the approval of saiu
demands. they shall be delivered to the
City Auditor. who shall have the same
power and perform the saiyo duties in ref
erence to dema nds payable out of the Ill
mands provided, that In case the City
Auditor shall reject any such demand, or
II, in his opinion. said demand should be
paid only in part, he shall return the
same to the said Board of. Directors, in
stead of to the Council.
Sec. 1902. Any demand IetVrned to the
City Clerk, with the objections of either
the Mayor or City Auditor, shall again be
considered by the Council, and If it shall
again be approved by the Council by the
same vote. and taken. recorded and in
dorsed in the same manner as required in
Sec. 9S hereof, the said objection shall be
thereby overruled. Any demand return
of Directors of the Public Library, with
the objection of the City Auditor. shall
again be considered by such board, and If
such demand be again approved. as re-
ton of the City Auditor shall be thereby
ovcrruled Any demand, the objections of
the Mayor to which have been overrulcd
shall be delivered to the City Auditor, who
snail nave tHc SlIHt power anu pei lol III
the same duties in refernce thereto as il
the same had been approved by the
Mayor; and any demand the objection OF
the City Auditor to which has been over
ruled by the Council, Board OF Education,
or Board of Directors of the Public Lii
brary. as the case may be, shall be deliv-
cred to the City Auditor, who shall num-
ber and make record OF such demand
as in the case of demands approved by
him.
Sec. 1903. No dcmand can be approved
by any board or officer, audited or paid
unltss it specify each several item, with
the date and amount thereof.
Sec. 10i. No payment can be made
from the city treasury, or out of the pub
lie funds of said city. unless the same De
specially authorized by law or this char
trr. no2 uncss the demand which is paid
.bc duly audited as in this charter pro-
vidod. The term 'audited.' as used in
this charter. with reference to demands
upon the treasury is to be understood to
mean that said demands have been pre-
serted to. passed upon and approved by
every officer and board of officers, as re-
quircd by this charter, or the objections
OF the Mayor or City Auditor, or both.
as the case may be, have been overruled.
as horein provided and this must appear
upon the face Of the paper representing
the demand, or else it is not audited;
provided that tho approval or rejection
In whole or part. of a demand, by the
Committee en- Finance of the Council is
advisory only to the Council, and the re-
Jec!ion by said committee of demand.
in whole or in part, does not of itself
prevent its being duly audited.
Sec. 1o5. No demand upon the treasury
shall be allowed by the City Auditor in
favor Of any person or officer, or his as
:ynee, in any manner indebted thereto.
such indebtedness. nor to any person or
officer. or his assignee. having the col
.ection. custody of, or disbursement Of
public funds. unless his account has been
duly presented, passed. approved and al
lowed, as required by law or this char
tei; nor in favor of any officer who shall
have neglected to make his official re-
turns or his reports in writing, in the
manner and at the time required by law
OF this charter. or by the ordinances or
regulations made in pursuance thereof;
nor to any officer who shall have neg
lscted OF refused to comply with any Of
nances of the city, or any act of the Leg
islature regulating the duties of such off,
Ger. on beng required in writing to COM
ply Herewith by the Mayor or the Pres
officer for the time he shall have abb
scnted himself, without lawful cause,
from the duties of his Office during the
Office hours prescribed by this charter or
examine any officer receiving salary
from the treasury, on oath, touching
such absence.
Sec. log. The City Auditor must num-
ber and keep a record of all demands on
jections to which have been overruled,
showing the number, date, amount, and
name of the original and present holder.
on what account allowed, out of what
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board it has been previously approved:
and ii shall be a misdemeanor In office for
the City Auditor to deliver any demand
with his approval thereon. or otherwise.
until this requisite has been complied
with.
Sec. 1o7. 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
BILE to the payment of such demand. and
the demand cancelled with punch cut
ting the word Cancelled" therein. and
the proper entry thereof made. If, how
plicable then it shall be registered in a
book kept for that purpose by the Treas
urer. Such register shall show the spe-
cial number gwen by the Council or
other authority; and also by the Aud
when presented, the date. amount. name
of original holder, and on what account
allowed. and against what appropriation
drawn. and out of what specific fund
paya BILE. All demands shall be paid in
the order of their registration. Each de-
mand, upon being so registered, shall be
returned to the party presenting it. with
the endorsement OF the word Regis
tered" dated and signed by the Treas
urer: but the registration of any de-
mand shall not operate. to recognize or
make valid such demand, if incurred con-
trary to law or any of tha provisions Of
this charter.
Sec. 1Os. Nothing in this article con-
tained shall be construed as interfering
with or preventing the payment by the
City Treasurer of the bonded indebted
ness of this. City, and the interest cou-
pons thereof, in accordance with the con-
stitution, laws and ordinances authoriz-
ing the issuance of said bonds.
Sec. 100. All public moneys collected by
any officer or employee of the City shall
be paid into the City Treasury. without
any deduction on account of any claim
for fees, commissions or any other cause
or pretense; and the compensation OF
any officer, employee or other person so
collecting money, shall be paid by de-
mands on the treasury, duly audited as
Sec. 40. No suit shall be brought upon
any claim for money or damages
against the City of Los Angeles. its
Board of Education or the Board Of d.
rectors of the Public Library. until a de-
mand for the same has been presented.
as herein provided. and rejected in
whole or in part. If rejected in part.
suit may be brought to recover the
whole. Nor shall suit be brought against
said City upon any such claim or de-
mand. if the same shall be in whole ap-
proved and audited as provided herein:
provided. that nothing herein contained