The herald., 1898-10-14
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

; of their official duties. shall respectively
give and execute to the city such official
nance nance or this charter. When the amour,
Of any bond is not fixed by law or by this
charter, it shall be fixed by an ordin ,nce
of the Council. After their approval, as
bonds. excepting that Of the Auditor,
must be approved by the Mayor and
Auditor. the bond Of the Auditor must be
approved by the Mayor. ae approval OF
on, and signed by the officers approving
tthe same. after examination of the sure
ties, as hereinafter provided. Upon the
approval of bond, 1t must be recorded,
at the expense of the party giving the bond.
in the office Of the City Clerk, in a book
kept for that purpose. entitled Record OF
Official Bonds. After such recording, the
bond of the Auditor shall be filed and
| the bonds Of all other officers shall be
filed and kept in the Office of the Auditor.
Sec. 153 The following named officers
| shall respectively execute official bonds
to the city with sureties In the following
| sums:
| City Auditor, ten Thousand dollars;
| City Tax and License Collector, one hun
dred thousand dollars;
City Assessor. ten Thousand dollars;
City Treasurer. one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars:
City Engineer, ten thousand dollars;
City Attorney five thousand dollars
| Street Superintendent, ten thousand dol
| lars;
Chief of Police, five thousand dollars;
City Clerk, five thousand dollars;
Superintendent of Buildings. five thou
| sand dollars;
| Health Officer. two thousand dollars:
| Water OveIseer, two thousand dollars;
Chief of Fire Department. five thousand
dollars;
The Council may by ordinance increase
/ the penal of Sllph hnn1S
Sec. 154. No city officer, deputy or en-
ploye shall be accepted as surety for any
other city officer, deputy or employe on
any official bond. Every such bond shall
contain a condition that the principal will
perform all official duties, then, or which
may thereafter be imposed upon or re-
9u,ired ts,i a. of him by law by ordinance or by
of his term of office, he will surrender to
his successor all property. books, papers
and documents s,h that s may come into his
be executed by two OF. more sureties. who
shall each justify in the amount required
for said bond; but, when the amount Of
| lars, the sureties may become severally
| liable for portions thereof. not less than
| twenty-five hundred dollars. When there
| Nre more than two sureties, such sure
| ties may justify in an amount which in
the aggregate shall equal double the
amou.t Of said bond; In giving such off,
may furnish as one of the sureties. or as
the sole surety thereon. any of the law
crSed fc ii gscons snTey 5 ana @ IS
Code of Civil Procedure of the State of
California.
Sec. 155: Every surety upon an ofieial
ize surety companies must make an af-
fidavit which shall be indorsed upon sucn
bond, that he is resident of the City or
Is the owner of real estate therein, and
that he is worth in property situated in
said city. or in said county, or in both.
the amount of his undertaking, over and
above all sums for which he is already
liable. or in any manner bound, whether
whether such prior obligation or liability
be conditional or absolute. liquidated or
ul'liquidated. due or to become due. Ali
persons Offered as suretics on. official
their qualifications by the aforesaid off,
GERS whose duty it is to approve SUCH
bonds.
Sec. 1876. No person who is interested
in any contract with the city shall be a
surety on anv bond given to the city by
any officer. deputy or employe.
Sec. 157: When under any of the pro-
visions of this charter, or of any ordi-
nance or law. an official bond shall be
,eaurea from an officer. the Council may
by resolution approved by vote of not
less than six members, REQUIRE an add'-
tional bond whenever, in the opinion of
such Council such bond or any surety
Thereto. becomes INSUFFICIENT, and such
When the surety to any bond shall die or
cease to be a resident of the City or of
the County of Los Angeles. after having
become such surety
SEC. 15S. Every officer mentioned in
this article shall be liable on his official
pond for the acts and omissions of hi
eees; appointed by him. other than those
Included in the classified Civil Service
and every official bond shall contain such
a condition.
Sec. 159 Every board department or
officer may require of their deputies,
clerks or employees, other than those in
cluded in the classified Civil Service,
ponds of indemnity with sufficient sure
tics for the faithful performance of his
duties.
Sec. leo. All deputies. clerks and en-
pioyes included in the classified Civil Ser
vice, shall give such bond to the city as
'atlons of the Civil Service Commission
ers, such bond shall be subject as to
FORM approval. conditions and qualifica-
ton of sureties. to the provisions in this
bonds.
Sec 161. Where not otherwise provided
by this charter. the Council may by Or
dinance require any officer. deputy, as
sistant. clerk or employee of the city, or
of any of its departments to give to the
city bonds for the faithful performance
Of official duty, and may fix the amount
of such bonds, and prescribe the condi-
tons thereof, but the qualifications Of
sureties thereto shall be as otherwise
prescr bed in this article IN respect to the
official bonds required hereunder.
ARTICLE XVII
SALARIES OF OFFICERS.