The herald., 1898-10-27
ARTICLE XIII.
CLAIMS AND DEMANDS.

CLAIMS AND DEMANDS.
Sec. s6. Except as otherwise provided
In this charter. all demartls payable out
of the treasury must. before they can be
approved by the Auditor or paid by the
Treasurer, be first approved by the Coun-
Gil. All demands for more than two hum
dred dollars shall be presented 10 the
hereinbefore provided for the passage Of
ordinances OF resolutions.
Sec. 81. All claims and demands what.
ever against the City of Los Angeles, ex-
of the funded debt, shall bc paid only on
demands as herein provided for.
Sec. 98. Said demands except demands
payable out of the School fund and IL
Council on forms and blanks TO bc pro-
vided by the City Clerk, and shall be re-
ferred to Its committee on finance. The
said committee shall. by Endorsement
whole or in part. The Council shall then
consider the said demands and the action
OF said committee thereon, and shall. II
the same be just and legal, approve the
same; or may. If it so determine, approve
in part or reject the whole. The action
of the Council shall be indorsed there con,
with the date Of such action, and certified
BY the signatures of the President and
City Clerk; provided, that it shall require
the aff1rma tive vote of six members Of
the Council, under a call of the ayes and
noes. and tho vote spread upon the min
utes: to approve any such demand in
Sec. 90. ANY such demand. approved by
the Council, In whole or in part, shall be
delivered to the Mayor, who shall approve
the same, IN whole or in part, or reject
rejection thereon, with the date thereon;
provided. that the Mayor shall have no
power to approve demand for a sum
larger than the sum in which 1t Is ap-
prove only in part. and for less amount
than approved by the Council. or reject
any such demand, he shall return the
same to the City Clerk with his objections
In writing attached thereto.
All demands approved by the
MsyoS for by the the same couac a%0unt mus
before it can be paid, be presented to the
himself whether the money is legally % due
and remains unpaid. and whether the
payment thereof from the treasury of tho
city is authorized by law, and out OF what
fund. After such examination. he shall
approve or reject the claim in whole OF
In part. and indorse on such demand his
approval or rejection, over his signature
together, together with the date thereof. II It is
l'e aid shall be designated. If the claim
Is rejected as to any part Of it (unless the
party presenting 1t Is willing to accept and
receipt for in full of the entire Demand
the sum offered), the Auditor shall return
Council. board or other b)jy which orig
inally authorized il; then. If 1t Is there
after allowed by a majority vote Of all tho
members of the Council, or of tho NOM
hers of the hOaYd ho1x
Ing It,. and approved by the Mayor, it can
be audited in the same manner MS if it had
not been rejected; provided the said t.oun-
Gil, board or other body had the authority
to make the expenditure out of which the
claim arose. No demand upon the city
treasury shall be considered presented 1or
action, or acted upon. allowed or approv-
ed by the Council: OF any board or com
mission of said city, unless 1t specifies on
its face each several item composing such
demand, and the amount and date thvrc-
of.
Every demand shall be numbered and
acted upon by the Auditor In the order Of
ed. either in whole or in part, 1t shall be
numbered and entitled to payment in the
same order as allowed. No demand upon
the treasury shall be allowed by the Audi
tor in favor Of any officer OF other per-
son, or any of their assignees, who Is in
any manner indebted to the city, without
first deducting therefrom the amount Of
such indebtedness. nor in favor of any Of
having the collection. care. CUSTODY or
control of public funds, unless the ac-
counts of such officer or other person
have been presented. passed. approved
and allowed as Is or may be required by
law; nor in favor of any officer or other
person, or his assignees, who has neglect
ed to make any oath required by this
charter. by law or by ordinance; nor in
lie
has failed, to the knowledge of the Auo.-
tor, to do any duty imposed on him by
law or ordinance or other regulation OF
the Council. The Auditor shall have au-
thority to take af1davits and to ADMIN
lister oaths necessary to the transaction
of all city business.
Sec. 100. All demands payable out of the
School Fund must, before they can be
approved by the City Auditor, or paid. be
previously approved by the Board OF Edu-
cation, by a vote of three members there
of taken with the ayes and noes spread on
the minutes, and the action of said board
Endorsed on said demand and signed by
tho presiding officer and the clerk thereof.
After the approval of said demands thew
shall be delivered to the City Auditor, who
shall have the same powers and shall
perform the same duties in reference to
demands payable out Of the School Fund
as is provided for other demands provid-
cd that in case the City Auditor shall re-
ject any such demand, or If. in his opin-
ion. said demand should be paid only in
part, he shall return the same to the
Board of Education, instead of the Coup-
Gil.
Sec. 1O1. All demands payable out OF
the Library Fund must, before they can
be approved by the City Auditor, or paio,
be previously approved by the Board OF
Directors Of the Los Angeles Public Lii
brary, by vote of three members there
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