The herald., 1898-10-13
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER
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spread on the minutes, and tho action OF
said board indOrsed on said demand ana
signed by the presiding officer and tne
demands, they shall be delivered to the
City Auditor. who shall have the same
power and perform the same duties In ref
erence to demands payable out OF the LII
mands: provided, that in case the City
Auditor shall reject any such demand. or
H. In his opinion. said demand should pc
paid only In part. he shall return the
same to the said Board OF Directors, In
stead OF to the Council.
Sec. 102. Any demand returned to the
City Clerk, with The objections OF either
the Mayor or City Auditor, shall again be
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
ed to the Board of Education or the Board
of Directors of the Public Library, with
the objection Of the City Auditor, shall
again be considered by such board and II
qured in the first Instance, such objcc-
ton of the City Auditor shall be thereby
overruled. Any demand, the objections of
the Mayor to which have been overruled,
shall have the same power and perform
the same duties In refernce thereto as If
the same had been approved by the
Mayor; and any demand, the objection or
the City Auditor 10 which has been over
ruled by the Council, Board of Education.
or Board of Directors of the Public Ii
brary, as the case may be, shall be deliv-
cred to the City Auditor. who shall num-
hav nj Nd ne lar
as in the case of demands approved by
him.
Sec. 103. No domand can be approved
by any board or officer audited or paid,
unless 1t 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 chat
ter, nor uness the demand which is paid
be duly audited as in this charter pro-
vded. The term "audited,' as used In
this charter with reference to demands
upon the treasury, Is to be understood to
moan that said demands have been pre-
sentcd to, passed upon and approved by
every officer and board Of officers, as re-
qulrad BY this charter, or the objections
OF the Mayor or city Auditor, or both.
as horeln provided and this must appear
upon the face Of the paper representing
the demand, or else 1t is not audited;
provided, that the approval or rejection
ccmmittee en- Fiji Finance NJ Of the councll is
advisory only to the Council, and the re-
lection by said committee OF demand.
In wholc or in part, does not of itself
prevent IT'S being duly audited.
Sec. 1o5. No demand upon the treasury
shall bo allowed by the City Auditor in
favor Of any person or officer. or his as
siynee, in any manner indebted thereto.
without first deducting the amount OF
officer. or his assignee, having the col.
lection. custody Of or disbursement Of
public funds. unless his account has been
duly presented, passed, approved and al
ter 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
or this charter. or by the ordinances or
regulations made In pursuance thereof;
nor to any officer who shall have neg
lected 'ol refused to comply with any Of
tho provisions OF this charter or ordl-
islature regulating the duties of such OFF,
GER, on beng required In writing to COM
ply Herewith by the Mayor or the Pres
idont II the Council; nor in favor OF any
eented himself, without lawful cause,
from the duties Of his office during tho
office hours prescribed by this charter or
by ordinance. and the City Auditor may
from the treasury, on oath, touching
such absence.
Sec. 10e. 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
fund payable, and by what. officers or
board 1t has been previously approved
and It shall be a misdcmeanor In Office for
the City Auditor to deliver any demand
with his approval thereon, or otherwise.
until this requisite has been complied
with.
Soc. 1o7. Every lawful demand upon
the treasury, audited and allowed as In
this charter required. shall in all cases
be paid upon presentation, II there be
bic to the payment of such demand, and
the demand cancelled with a punch cut
ting the word Cancelled" therein, and
the proper entry thereof made. If, how
ever there be not sufficient money so ap-
plicable. then It shall be registered in a
book kept for that purpose by the Treas
urer Such register shall show the spe-
cI cial number given by the Council or
OtNoE dutHOIlty, anu also Dy tuo AUD
itor to each demand presented; also
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
payable. 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, II incurred con-
trary to law or any Of the provisions Of
this charter.
Sec. 1os. Nothing in this article con-
tanned shall be construed as interfering
with or preventing the payment by the
ness Of the City. and tho 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
mands on the treasury, duly audited as
other demands are audited and paid.
, Sec. ITO. No suit shall be brought upon
any claim for money or damages
against the City of Los Angeles, its
rectors rector Of ' the Public @ I Library % Until "a de- de-
mand for the same has been presented.
whole or in part. If rejected in part
suit may be. brought to recover the
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