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

THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER
spread on the minutes. and tho action OF
said board indorsed on said demand and
ssnsd by the Ing oSer ana % sns
demands, they shall be delivered TO the
City Auditor who shall have the same
power and perform the same duties in ref
erence to demands payable out of the LII
brary Fund as are provided for other de-
mands; provided. tnat In case the CITY
Auditor shall reject any such demand, or
If. in his opinion. said demand should be
paid only In part, he shall return the
same to the said Board of Directors. in
stead OF to the Council.
Sec. 1O2. Any demand returned to the
City Clerk, with the objections of either
considered by the Council and if it shall
again be approved by the Council by the
same vote, and taken, recorded and IN
dorsed in the same manner as required IN
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
such demand be again approved. as re-
quired in the first Instance, such objcc-
tion of the City Auditor shall be thereby
overruled. Any demand the objections or
shall be delivered to the City Auditor, who
shall have the same power ana perform
the same duties In refernce thereto as II
the same had been approved by the
Mayor; and any demand, the objection of
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 delv-
A,,It no oh mn
Der and make a record Of such demand,
as in the case of demands approved by
him.
Sec. 1903. No demand can be approved
by any board OF 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 tho same DC
specially authorized by law or this char
ter, nor uness the demand which is paid
be duly audited as in this charter pro-
vded. 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-
sentcd to. passed upon and approved by
every otficer and board Of officers, as re-
quired by this charter or the objections
OF the Mayor or City Auditor, or both,
as horeln provided and this must appear
upon the face of the paper representing
the demand, or else 1t is not audited;
provided, that the approval or rejection
In whole or part, of a demand, by the
Committee en- Finance of the Council Is
advisory only to the Council. and the re-
lection by said committee of demand,
in whole or in part, does not Of itself
prevent It's being duly audited.
Sec. 105. No demand upon the treasury
shall bo allowed by the City Auditor In
favor CT any person or officer. or his as
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
manner and at the time required by law
or this charter. or by the ordinances or
regulations made in pursuance thereof;
nor to any officer who shall have neg
lected OF refused to comply with any Of
the provisions OF this charter or ordl-
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
ident It the Council; nor in favor of any
scented himself. without lawful cause,
from the duties of his office during tho
1fiiee OIL hours prescribed BY this I.u charter or
examine any officer receiving salary
from the treasury, on oath, touching
such. absence.
Sec. 106. The City Auditor must num-
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.
fund payable. and by what. officers or
board 1t has been previously approved:
and it shall be misdemeanor in office for
the City Auditor to deliver any demand
until this requisite has been complied
with.
Sec. 1O7. Every lawful demand upon
the treasury. audited and allowed as in
this charter required. shall in all cases
sufficient money in the treasury applica-
BILE to the payment of such demand. and
the demand cancelled with punch cut
ting the word Cancelled" therein. and
the proper entry thereof made. If, how
ever there be not sufficient money so ap-
plica BILE, then 1t shall be registered In
book kept for that purpose by the Treas
urer Such register shall show the spe-
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
allowed, and against what appropriation
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 party 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 or
make valid such demand, il incurred con-
trary to law or any of the provisions of
this charter.
Sec. 10s Nothing in this article con-
tanned 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-
sttution. laws and ordinances authoriz-
ing the issuance of said bonds.
any officer or employee of the City shall
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 80
mands on the treasury, duly audited as
other demands are audited and paid.
Sec. 11O. No suit shall be brought upon
any claim for money or damages
against the City of Los Angeles, it's
Board of Education or the Board of Di-
mand for the same has been presented.
as herein provided, and rejected in
whole or in part. If rejected in part.