The herald., 1898-10-21
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

spread on the minutes. and tho action OF
said board indorsed on said demand and
signed by the presiding officer and tho
clerk thereof. After the approval OF saio
demands, they shall be delivered to the
City Auditor, who shall have the same
power and perform the same duties In rel
erence to demands payable out of the LII
brary Fund as are provided for other de-
mands; provided. that In case the CITY
Auditor shall reject any such demand. or
II. 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
by the Council, and IL 1t shall
again be approved by the Council by the
same vote. and taken, recorded and In
dorsed in the same manner as required In
Sec. 98 hereof, the said objection shall be
thereby overruled. Any demand return
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 If
such demand be again approved. as re-
qured in the first instance, such objcc-
tion Of the City Auditor shall be thereby
overruled. Any demand the objections of
shall be delivered to the City Auditor, who
shall have the same power and perform
the same duties In refernce thereto as II
the same had been approved by the
the City Auditor TO which has been over
ruled by the Council, Board of Education,
or Board of Directors of the PUBLIC Lii
brary, as the case may be. shall be deliv-
ber and make record of such demand,
as in the case of demands approved BY
him.
Sec. 103. No demand 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 be
specially authorized by law or this char
Ter. nor un'ess the demand which is paid
be duly audited as in this charter pro-
vided. The term audited" as used In
this charter. with reference to demands
upon the treasury. is to be understood to
mean that said demands have been pre-
sented to. passed upon and approved by
quired BY this charter or the objections
OF the Mayor or City Auditor, or both.
as the case may be, have been overruled.
as horeIn provided. and this must appear
upon the face of the paper representing
the demand. or else 1t is not audited;
provided, that tho approval or rejection
IN whole or part. of a demand, by the
Committee en- Finance of the Council Is
lection by said committee Of demand.
in whole or in part, does not Of itself
prevent ITS being duly audited.
Sec 1o5. No demand upon the treasury
shall be allowed by the City Auditor in
siynee, in any manner indebted thereto.
without first deducting the amount Of
such Indebtedness. nor to any person or
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
lowed, as required by law or this char
ter; nor In favor Of any officer who shall
have neglected to make his official re-
turns or his reports. in writing. In the
or this charter. or by the ordinances or
regulations made in pursuance thereof;
nor to any officer who shall have neg
iected OF refused to comply with any Of
nances Of the city. or any act Of the Leg
islature regulating the duties of such off,
Ger. on beng required In writing to COM
ply Herewith by the Mayor or the Pres
officer for the time he shall have alb
sented himself, without lawful cause,
from the duties of his office during tho
office hours prescribed by this charter or
Wy OIOIHHuCe, anu tu6 lily AuultOT may
examine any officer receiving a salary
from the treasury, on oath, touching
such absence.
Sec. LOG. The City Auditor must num-
Der and keep record of all demands on
the treasury approved by him. or his OBJ
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
and 1t shall be a misdemeanor in office for
the. City Auditor to deliver any demand
with his approval thereon. or otherwise.
until this requisite has been complied
with.
Sec. 1o7. Every lawful demand upon
this charter required. shall in all cases
be paid upon presentation, IL there be
SUFFICIENT money In the treasury applica-
BILE to the payment of such demand, and
ting the word Cancelled" therein, and
the proper entry thereof made. If, how
ever, there be not sufficient money so ap-
plicable, then II shall be registered In a
book kept for that purpose by the Treas
cial number given by the. Council or
other authority, and also by the Aud
itor to each demand presented: also
when presented, the date. amount, name
Of original holder and on what account
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 patty 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 OF
trary to law or any Of the provisions OF
this charter.
Sec. 10S. Nothing in this article con-
tained shall be construed as interfering
with or preventing the payment by the
City Treasurer of the bonded indebted.
ness Of the. City. and the 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
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 sc
mands on the treasury. duly audited al
other demands are audited, and paid,
Sec. 40. No suit shall be brought upon
any claim for money or damages
against the City Of Los Angeles. is
rectors of the Public Library, until a de.
mand for the same has been presented
as herein provided, and rejected In
whole or In part If rejected in part
suit may be brought to recover the
whole. Nor shall suit be brought against
said City upon any such claim or de-
mand II the same shall be in whole ap.
proved and audited as provided herein;
provided. that nothing herein contained
shall he construed 81 aR to denriVe the