The herald., 1898-10-27
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

of their Official duties. shall respectively
give and execute to the city such official
bonds as may be required by law. oidi-
| of any bond Is not fixed by law or by This
charter, 1t shall be fixed by an ordin ,noe
Of the Council. After their approval, AS
10 form only. by the City Attorney, all
must be approved by the Mayor and
| Auditor: the bond of the Auditor must be
| approved by the Mayor. ne approval of
every official bond must be indorsed there
| the same, after examination of the sure
ties, as hereinafter provided. Upon the
approval of bond, 1t must be recorded,
a the expense the party giving the bond.
in the office of the City Clerk. in book
| kept for that purpose. entitled Record of
Official Bonds. After such recording, the
| bond of the Auditor shall be filed and
kept in the Office of the City Clerk, and
the bonds Of all other officers shall be
filed and kept in the office of the Auditor.
| Sec. 1JS. 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
| thousand dollars
City Engineer, ten thousand dollars;
! City Attorney. five thousand dollars;
| Street Superintendent, len 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 OveIseeI, 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 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 condition that the principal will
perform all official duties, then or which
may thereafter be imposed upon or re-
CURED of him by law. by ordinance or by
this charter. and that at the expiration
of his term of office, he will surrender to
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 suretios. 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
twenty-five hundred dollars. When there
,re more than two sureties, such sure
the aggregate shall equal double the
amou.t of said bond In giving such off,
cial bond, the principal giving the same
the sole surety thereon. any of the law
fully authorized surety companies oe-
scribed in Sections 1856 and 1857 of the
Code of Civil Procedure of the State of
California.
Sec. 155. Every surety upon an official
bond, other than such lawfully author
izt d surety companies must make an af
do vii wi cho1l o pdOrSc6
bond, that he is a resident of the City or
of the County of Los Angeles and that he
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.
exclusive of incumbrances thereon. double
the amount of his undertaking, over and
liable. or in any manner bound. whether
as principal. indorser or surety. and
whether such prior obligation or liability
be conditional or absolute liquidated or
urliquidated. due or to become due. Ali
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 sucn
bonds.
Sec. 1876. No person who is interested
in any. contract with the city shall be
surety on any bond given to the city by
any officer, deputy or employe.
Sec. Isl. When under any of the pro-
visions of this charter. or of any ordi-
nance or law, an official bond shall be
roquired from an officer. the Council may
by resolution approved by vote of not
less than six members, REQUIRE an addi-
tional bond. whenever. in the opinion of
| such Council such bond or any surety
thereto, becomes insufficient. and such
additional bond, shall also be required
wnen 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
ms article, shall be liable on his official
bond for the acts and omissions of hi
deputies. assistants. clerks and employ
ees, appointed by him, other than those
included in the classified Civil Service
and every official bond shall contain such
condition.
Sec. $50 Every board. department or
ofhcer may require of their deputies
clerks or employees, other than those in
cluded in the classified Civil Service
bonds of indemnity with sufficlent sure.
ties 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 qualfica-
ton of sureties, to the provisions in this
article contained, concerning official
bonds.
Sec 161 Where not otherwise provided
by this charter. the Council may by or
d!nance 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 oitieiai 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
prescriped in this article IN respect TO the
oflcial bonds required hereunder.