The herald., 1898-10-14

Sec. 1923. Demands for lighting public
the board or department using or having
charge thereof and shall specify the
amount of power, gas, electric light or IL
Illuminating material consumed in such
building during the month.
ARTICLE XIV.
REVENUE AND TAXATION.
Sec. 1874. On or before the first Mon.
heads of departments, offices. boards and
commissions, of the city. shall send to
the City Council an estimate in writing
of the amount of expenditure, specifying
in detail the objects thereof, required in
their respective departments offices,
boards and commissions during the year.
including statement Of the salaries OF
their subordinates.
Duplicates of these estimates shall bo
sent at the Same time to the Auditor.
Sec. 125. On or before the first Monday
of August in each year the Auditor shall
prepare and transmit to the Council. an
estimate of the probable expenditures Of
the city for the current fiscal year, Civ
ing the amount required to meet the in-
terest and sinking funds for any and all
outstanding funded debts, together with
able wants of all the departments Of the
municipal government in detail. and
showing specifically the amount neces-
sary to be apportoned to each fund in
the Treasury. The estimate shall also
show, as nearly as may be, what amount
of income and revenue is likely to be col.
lected from the fines. licenses and all
other sources of revenue, exclusive of tax
upon property; and shall give an esti-
mate of what amount will be required to
be levied and raised by tax upon all
property in the city, in order to meet the
necessities of such fiscal year.
Sec. 126. The Council shall meet annu-
ally between the 18th day of August and
the 22nd day of August. and by vote of
make a budget Of the amounts estimated
to be required to pay the expenses Of
conducting the public business Of the city
for the fiscal year: The budget shall be
prepared in such detail as to the aggre-
gate sum and the items thereof allowed
to each department, office, board or COM
mission as the Council shall deem advis.
able.
Sec. 127 Any Item in said budget may.
within five days, be vetoed In whole or
In part by the Mayor. and 1t shall require
six votes of the Council to overcome such
or before the first Monday Of September.
After the final estimate is made in ac-
cordance herewith, It shall be signed by
the Mayor and the Clerk Of the Council.
and the several sums shall then be APP
propriated for the fiscal year to the sew
eral purposes and departments therein
named. The estimate shall be filed In the
Office of the Auditor.
Sec. 1928. The Council must cause to be
raised annually according to law, and
collected by tax, the amounts SO appro-
priated. less the amounts received. froLn
fines, licenses and other sources OF rev.
enue.
Sec. 129. The Council may appropriate
ye md dollars for Ssn
law. No money shall be paid out of this
appropriation unless authorized by a
vote Of seven members Of the Council
and approved by the Mayor.
Sec 100. When any board. department
or officer having power to incur liabli-
ties against the treasury shall make any
ing labor performed, such department.
officer or board shall register such agree
mem. by number and date. and all de-
mands arising under such agreement
istration. Such department, board or Of
ficer must inform the person with whom
It is proposed to make such agreement OF
the amount Of money available or likely
to be available in the fund from which
such demands are payable.
Sec. 1s1. The Council shall, before fix
ing the rate Of the annual city tax, es-
tablsh by ordinance, separate funds rep
resentng the several funded obligations
Of the city, II any, and the several de-
partments requiring municipal expendi-
lures, including general fund; and the
percentage of said levy shall be named
for each fund. and the whole amount Of
taxes and revenue of the city appor-
toned accordingly; and no transfer
shall be made except Of balances in ex-
cess, or from the general fund to meet
deficiencies. or to provide for the re-
demption OF city bonds. unless in this
charter otherwise provided
Sec. 1872 The Council shall, on or be-
fore tho first Monday of September i'll
each year, by ordinance, fix the rate OF
taxes to be levied. and levy the tax upon
the city. necessary to raise sufficient rev.
enue to carry on the various depart
ments of the municipal government for
the current fiscal year; provided that
the rate of taxes 80 levied shall not ex-
coed, in any year, one dollar for each
roll. exclusive of what may be necessary
for the payment of the principal and in
trest of the bonded debt of the city.
Sec. 1873. The Limitation prescribed by
the preceding section upon the rate Of
taxation shall not apply in case of any
great necessity or emergency. In such
case the Limitation may be temporarily
suspended so as to enable the Council to
provide for such necessity or emergency.
But no increase shall be made in the rate
of taxation authorized to be levied in any
fiscal year unless such increase be au-
thorized by ordinance passed by the vote
of seven members of the Council. and
the same shall be approved by the
Mayor. The character of such necessity
nance authorizing such action and shall
be entered in the minutes of the proceed