The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01

nance of the Supervisors All bonds
 excepting those of the Mayor and Au- I ditor.e must, be approved by the Mayor
 and Auditor; the bond 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 l of the. sureties, as hereinafter pro-
 vided. Upon the approval of a bond Ii
 must. be recorded, at the expense of
 the party giving the bond, in the office
 of the Recorder, in a book kept for | that purpose, entitled Record of Official | Bonds. The bond of the Auditor shall l be filed and kept in the office of the 1 County Clerk. he bonds of all other l officers shall be filed and kept in the | office of the Auditor.
 | Sec. 2. The following officers shall
 respectively execute official bonds to l the City and County, with sureties, in
 the following sums:
 Mayor, twenty-five thousand dollars: 1 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, l 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 1 thousand dollars; each Commissioner | of Public Works, twenty-five thousand
 dollars; Clerk of the Supervisors, ten
 thousand dollars; each Supervisor, five thousand dollars; each School Director, ] q IL Ix1I1 4l. (yz,&, missioner, ten thousand dollars; each
 Police Commissioners, five thousand dol
 lars; each Election Commissioner, ten thousand dollars; Property: Clerk of l Police. Department, ten tho Isand dol | lars; the Warrant and Bond Clerk, ten
 thousand dollars.
 Sec. 8. 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- l cipal will faithfully perform all official duties then, or that may thereafter be, | 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 ties who shall each justify in the amount required for said bond; but
 when the amount of the bond is more
 than five thousand dollars, the sureties
 may become severally liable for DOT tfons of not less than twenty-five hum dred dollars. When there are more
 than two sureties, such sureties may | justify in an amount which in the az | 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 resident and
 freeholder in the City and County, and worth in property situated in the City
 and County, exclusive of incumbrances thereon, double the amount of his un- dertaking over and above all sums for
 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, Hquidated. or un- | lliquidated, due or to become due. All persons offered as sureties on official bonds may be examined on oath as to l their qualifications by the officers whose duty 1t 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
 by resolution. require an additional bond, whenever. in the opinion of
 such board, such bond or any surety
 thereto becomes insufficient and such additional bond shall also be required when a surety to a bond shall die or
 cease to be a resident of the City and County.
 1 Sec. 6. Every officer shall be liable on 1 his official bond for the acts and onlis- sions of his deputies. assistants, clerks, and employees. appointed by him, and of any and each of them, and every of |, ficial bond shall contain such condi- l. ltion. :. Sec. '. Every board. department or officer may require of their deputies,
 clerks or employees bonds of indemnity
 with sufficient sureties for the faithful performance of their duties.