The herald., 1898-10-20
THE PROPOSED CITY oHAlr1a /

give and execute to the city such onlclal
bonds as may be required by law. oidi-
nance or this charter. When the amount
G charter. il shall be Ssed BY an ordin ,nes
Of the Council. After their approval, as
bonds. excepting that Of the Auditor.
Auditor; Audi the bond Of the Auditor y must abe Be
appIov by the Mayor. -.ie approval OF
every official bond must be indorsed there
on, and signed by the oficers approving
the 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,
the ,o 1s Of tho city Gssa l. book
Omcial Bonds. After such recording. the
bond OF the Auditor shall be nled and
kept in the office Of the City Clerk, and
the bonds of all other ofacers shall be
Sec. 1o3 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 hum
dred thousand dollars;
City Assessor. ten thousand dollars;
City Treasurer, one hundred and fifty
| City Engineer, ten thousand dollars;
| City Attorney flve 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;
Water OveIseer, two thousand dollars
| Chief of Fire Department, five thousand
dollars;
The Council may by ordinance increase
| the penal sum of any of such bonds.
| Sec. l54. No city officer. deputy or en-
ploye shall be accepted as surety for any
other c ty officer. deputy or employe on
any official bond. Every such bond shall
% sonditon that the principal VIII
may thereafter be imposed upon or re-
quired of him BY, law. by ordinance or by
this charter, and that at the expira ton
his successor all property. books. papers
and documents that may. come into his
possession as such. Such bond must also
| be executed by two or more sureties, who
shall each justify in the amount required
| for said bond; but, when the amount Of
the bond is more than FIVE thousand dol
| lars, the sureties may become severally
| liable for portions thereof. not less than
twenty-five hundred dollars. When there
.,re more than two sureties. such sure
the aggregate shall equal double the
amoY.t Of said bone bond In giving such ON
clal BOND, the principal giving the same
the sole surety thereon. any of the law
fully authorized surety companies de-
scribed IN ! Sections % 1896 and 1857 Of the
California.
Sec. 155. Every surety. upon an officiai
bond other than such lawfully author
fidavit which shall be indorsed upon sucn
bond, that he is a resident of the City or
Of the County Of Los Angeles and that he
that he is worth in property situated in
SAID city, OF. In said county, or IN both.
exclusive Of incumbrances thereon, double
above all sums for which he is already
liable. or In any manner bound. whether
as principal, indorser or surety. and
be conditional or absolute. liquidated or
urliquidated, due or to become due. All
persons Offered as suretics on, official
bonds may be examined on oath as to
their qualifications by the aforesaid OFF,
GERS, whose duty it is to approve SUCH
bonds.
in any contract with the city shall be
surety on any bond given to the city by
any officer. deputy or employe.
Sec. 1877. When under any Of the pro-
visions Of this charter or of any ordi-
nance or law, an official bond shall be
,equirfd from an officer. the Council may
ss an SIX BY Gsors vote Of adS
tionai bond whenever, In the opinion of
such Council such bond or any surety
thereto becomes insufficient. and such
additional bond, shall also be required
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
5ond for the acts and omissions OF hi
ees: appointed by him. other than those
Included in the classified Civil Service,
and every official bond shall contain such
condition.
Sec. 159. Every board. department or
ofhcer may require of their deputies
CLERKS or employees, other than those in
eluded 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
may be prescribed by the rules and regu-
lations of the Civil Service Commission
ers such bond shall be subject as to
form, approval, conditions and qualifica-
tion of suretics, 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
or 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
prescribed in this article In respect 10 the
Official bonds required hereunder.
ARTICLE XVII.
SALARIES OF OFFICERS.
Sec. 162, The officers Of the city in this
section named shall receive. In full COM
pensation for all services of every kind
Whatsoever rendered by them, the follow
ing annual salaries, payable In equai
monthly installments at the end of each
calendar month; the Mayor, three thou
SAND six hundred dollars each Council
man, one thousand two hundred dollars;
the city Clerk, two thousand four hun