The San Francisco call., 1898-04-11
CHAPTER III.
The Treasurer.


 CHAPTER III.
 The Treasurer.
 SECTION 1. There shall be a Treas ureT of the City and County, who shall be an elector of the City and County at the time of his election and who must lave been such for at least five years next preceding such time. He shall be elected by the people, and hold his office for two years. He shall receive an annual salary of four thousand dol lars, which shall be in full compenSa- tiCn for all his services. He may ap- point chief deputy who shall receive an annual salary of twentyfour hun- dred dollars, two assistant deputies who shall each receive an annual sal ary of eighteen hundred dollars and one clerk who shall receive an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars.
 Sec. 2. The Treasurer shall receive and safely keep all moneys which shall be paid into the treasury. He shall not lend, exchange, use, nor deposit the same, or any part thereof to or with any bank, banker or person; nor pay out any part of such moneys, nor allow the same to pass out of his personal custody, except upon demands author ized by law or this Charter. and after they shall have been approved by the
 
 day he shall take an account of and en- ter in the proper book the exact amount of money on hand. At the end of every month he shall make and file with the Mayor and publish quarterly in the off, cial newspaper statement of the con- amount of receipts into and pay ments from the treasury, and on what account, and out of what fund. If he violate any of the provisions of this section, he shall be guilty of misconduct in office, and be liable to removal therefrom, and be pro- ceeded against accordingly.
 He shall keep the accounts belonging to each fund separate and distinct, and shall in no case pay demands chargea- ble against one fund out of moneys be- longing to another. He shall be in per sonal attendance at his office each day during office hours. No fees of any kind shall be retained by him, but the same, from whatsoever source received or derived, shall be paid by him into the treasury.
 Sec. 3. For the better security of the moneys in the treasury, there shall be provided a joint custody safe in which shall be kept the moneys of the City and County. Said safe shall have two combination locks, neither one Of which alone will open the safe. The Treasurer shall have the knowledge of one combination and the Auditor of the other. The Auditor shall be joint custodian with the Treasurer of all funds in the joint custody safe; but shall have no control over them except to open and close the safe in conjunc- tion with the Treasurer, when request ed to do so in his official capacity, and shall not be held responsible on his of cial bond for any shortage which may occur in the treasury.
 The cho11 O kQrlf In hQ taining twenty thousand dollars each, and the silver in bags containing one thousand dollars each. To each bag shall be attached a tag showing the nature and amount of coin contained herein Each bag shall be sealed with the seal of each custodian.
 There shall be kept in the safe joint custody book, showing the amount and description of all funds in the safe, and whenever any amounts are with drawn, the Auditor and Treasurer shall make the proper entry in the joint cus- tody book and initial the same. If on account of sickness or urgent necessity the Auditor '- unavoidably absent the Deputy Auditor shall perform his du- ties. The estimated amount of money required daily for the payment of de- mands against the treasury shall be taken from the joint custody safe and kept in another safe; and the money
 
 close of business hours
 Sec. 4. The Treasurer on receiving any money into the treasury, shall make out and sign two receipts for the money. Such receipts shall be alike. except upon the face of one of them shall appear the word Original" and upon the face of the other shall appear the word Duplicate" Such receipts shall be numbered and dated. and shall specify the amount, on what account l and from what person or officer re- ceived, and into what fund or on what account paid. The Treasurer shall en- ter upon the stubs of such receipts a memorandum of the contents thereof, and deliver the receipt marked Orig lnaI' to the person or officer paving such money into the treasury. and forthwith deliver the receipt marked Duplicate" to the Auditor, who shall write upon its face tfe date of it's de- livery to him, and charge the Treas urer with the amount specified there in, and file the receipt in his office.
 Sec. D., No demand shall be paid by the Treasurer unless it specify each several item, date and amount compos- l ing 1t. and refer by title. date and section to the law, or ordinance or pro- vision of this Charter authorizing the same; but the allowance or approval of the Auditor, or of the Supervisors: or | of any department. board or officer. of l any demand which is not authorized by law or this Charter and which upon its face appears not to have been ex- l preSslv made payable out of the funds | to be charged herewith. shall afford no warrant to the Treasurer for paying l the same.
 Sec. 6. Everv lawful demand upon l the treasury, audited and allowed as in l this Charter required, shall in all cases | be paid upon presentation. if there be sufficient money in the treasury ap- | plicable to the payment of such de- mand, and on rovment cancelled with a punch, cutting the word "Canceled" therein, and the proper entry thereof made If however there be not suffi- cient money so applicable. then it shah be registered in a book kept for that purpose by the Treasurer. Such regis 1 ter shall show the special number given