The San Francisco call., 1898-04-11


 ditor, must be approved by the Mayor and Auditor; the pond of the Mayor must be approved by the Auditor, and the bond of the Auditor must be ap- proved by the Mayor. The approval of every official bond must be indorsed thereon, and signed by the officers ap- proving the same, after examination vided Upon the approval of bond 1t must be recorded, at the expense or the party giving the bond, in the office of the Recorder, in book kept TOT that purpose, entitled Record Of Ofhc1al Bonds The bond of the Auditor shall be filed and kept in the office of the County Clerk. The bonds of all other officers shall be filed and kept in the l office of the Auditor.
 Sec. 9 The following officers shall respectively execute official bonds to 1 the City and County, with suretieS, In | the following sums:
 | Mayor, twenty-five thousand dollars; Auditor, fifty thousand dollars; Treas urer, one hundred thousand dollars; 1 Tax Collector, one hundred thousand dollars; Assessor, fifty thousand dol lars; County Clerk, fifty thousand dol lars; Recorder, ten thousand dollars; Sheriff, fifty thousand dollars; Coroner, 1 ten thousand dollars; City Attorney, l ten thousand dollars District Attor- ney, ten thousand dollars; Public Ad- ministrator, fifty thousand dollars; Su- -perintendent of Public Schools, five l thousand dollars; each Commissioners | of Public Works, twenty-five thousand 1 dollars: Clerk of the Supervisors, ten 1 thousand dollars; each Supervisor, i've 1 thousand dollars; each School Director, l five thousand dollars; each Fire Com missioner, ten thousand dollars; each Police Commissioner, five thousand dol l &tO,N Vow, aye.ctT fOyD l thousand dollars; Property Clerk of Police Department, ten thousand dol lars; the Warrant and Bond Clerk, ten | thousand dollars.
 Sec. g. City and County officers shall not be accepted as surety for each other on official bonds. Every bond shall contain a condition that the prin- cipal will faithfully perform all official | duties then, or that may thereafter be. i imposed upon or required of him by law, ordinance, or this Charter, and that at the expiration of his term of office he will surrender to his successor all property books, papers, and docu- ments that may come into his posses | sion as such officer. Such bond must also be executed by two or more sure l ties who shall each justify in the amount required for said bond; but when the amount of the bond is more l than five thousand dollars the sureties may become severally liable for DOT tions of not less than twenty-five hun- dred dollars. When there are more than two sureties, such sureties may justify in an amount which in the ag- gregate shall equal double the amount of said bond.
 Sec. 4. Every surety upon an official bond, other than lawfully authorized surety companies, must make an affi- davit, which shall be endorsed upon such bond, that he is a resident and freeholder in the City and County, and worth in property situated in the City and County, exclusive of membranes thereon, double the amount of his un- dertaking over and above all sums fo1 which he is already liable or in any manner bound, whether as principal indorser or surety, and whether such prior obligation or liability be condi- tional or absolute. liquidated, or un. liquidated, due or to become due. Al
 persons offered as sureties on officia
 bonds may be examined on oath as tC their qualifications by the officers whose duty it is to approve the bond.
 Sec. 5. When under any of the pro- visions of this Charter or of any ordi- nance, an official bond shall be required from an officer. the Supervisors may
 by resolution, require an additiona
 bond, whenever, in the opinion o
 thereto becomes insufficient; and sucl
 additional bond shall also be required
 when a surety to a bond shall die O.
 cease to be resident of the City anC County.
 Sec. G. Every officer shall be liable ol
 his official bond for the acts and omis
 sions of his deputies. assistants. clerks and employees. appointed by him, ant of any and each of them. and every of
 ficial bond shall contain such condi
 tion.
 Sec. '. Every board. department O officer may require of their deputies clerks or employees bonds Of indemnit. with sufficient sureties for the faithfu
 performance of their duties.