The herald., 1898-10-31


be nece ssafy 10 pl otect the city, and may
require new bonds whcn nee ssary. and he
may suspend any officer until sufficient
bond Is filed and approved.
ARTICLE KILL
| CLAIMS AND DEMANDS.
Sec. 96. Except as otherwise provided
In this charter. all demands payable out
| of the treasury must. before they can be
approved by tho Auditor or paid by the
Treasurer, be fist approved by the Coun-
| Gil. All demands for more than two nun
drtd dollars shall be presented 10 the
Mayor for his approval in the manner
herelnbeforo provided for the passage of
ordinances or resolutions.
Sec. 81. All claims and demands what
ever against the City of Los Angeles, ex-
OF the funded debt, shall be paid only on
demands as herein provided for
Sec. 9S. Said demands, except demands
payable out of the School fund and LII
brary Funds. shall be presented to the
Council on forms and blanks 10 BIO pro-
vided by the City Clerk, and shall be re-
ferred to its committee on finance. The
said committee shall. by indorseme mt
thereon. approve or reject the same. in
whole or in part. The Council shall then
consider the said demands and the action
OF SAID committee thereon, and shall If
same; or may, if it so determine. approve
in part or reject the whole. The action
of the Council shall be indorsed ther con,
with the date of such action. and certified
City Clerk: provided, that 1t shall require
! the affirmative vote of six members Of
the Council, under call of the ayes and
noes. and the vote spread upon the min
/ ,tnh IA asHd tn
whole or in part.
Sec 81. Any such demand approved by
the Council, in whole or IN part, shall be
delivered to the Mayor, who shall approve
the the in Whale n9rs or scb in part or sot
rejection thereon, with the date thereon
provided. that the Mayor shall have no
power TO approve demand for a sum
larger than the sum in which it is ap-
proved by the Council If the Mayor ap-
prove only in part. and for a less amount
than approved by the Council. or reject
any such demand. he shall return the
same TO the City Clerk with his objections
In writing attached thereto.
All demands approved by the
Mayor for the same amount as
approved by the Council must.
Auditor to be approved, who shall satisfy
himself whether the money is legally due
and remains unpaid, and whether the
payment thereof from the treasury of the
city Is authorized by law. and ous of what
fund. After such examination. he shall
approve or reject the claim IN whole or
in ra1t. and indorse on such demand his
approval or rejection, over his signature
together with the date thereof. If II is
approved the fund out of which ii Is to
j." raid shall be designated. If the claim
Is rejected as to any part of it (unless the
party presenting it is willing to accept and
~ nv In Full of kl,A
the sum offered. the Auditor shall return
1t, with his reasons for rejecting II, to the
Council. board or other body which orig
inally authorized IT,; then. If It is there.
after allowed by majority vote Of all the
members of the Council, or of tho mcm-
beIs of the board or other body author Ix-
ms It,. and approved by the Mayor, it can
be audited In the same manner as ii it had
not been rejected; provided the raid Coun-
Gil. board or other body had the authority
to make the expenditure out Of which the
claim arose. No demand upol the city
treasury shall be considered presented Ior
action, or acted upon, allowed or approv-
cd by the Council. OF any board or com
mission of said city, unless it specifics on
its face each several item composing such
demand. and the amount and date thvrc-
Of.
Every demand shall be numbered and
acted upon by the Auditor in the order of
its presentation to him; and when allow
ed. either in whole or in part. it shall be
numbered and entitled to payment in the
the treasury shall be allowed by the Audi
tor In favor of any officer OF other per-
son, or any of theii assignees who is in
any manner Indebted to the city, without
first deducting thCrefrom the amount OF
such Indebtedness, nor in favor of any Of
ficer or other person. or his assgnees,
! having the collection care. CUSTODY or
control of public funds, unless the ac-
NJ hnr
have been presented, passed. approved
and allowed as is or may be required by
law. nor in favor of any officer or other
person, or his assgnees who has neglect
3 ed to make any oath required by this
charter. by law or by ordinance: nor in
favor OF any officer or his assignees, who
has failed, to the knowledge of the Audi
tor. to do any duty imposed on him by
law or ordinance, or other regulation OF
the Council. The Auditor shah have au-
thority to take affidavits and to aumin-
lister oaths necessary to the transaction
of all city business.
Sec. 100. All demands payab BILE out of the
School Fund must. before they can be
approved by the City Auditor. or paid. be
previously approved by the Board OF Edu-
cation. by vote of three members there
of taken with the ayes and noes spread on
the minutes and the action of said board
indorsed on said demand and signed by
tho presiding officer and the clerk thereof
After the approval of said dema nds they
shall be delivered to the City Auditor, who
shall have the same powers and shall
perform the same duties in reference to
demands payable out of the School FUND
as is provided for other demands, provid-
ed. that in case the City Auditor shall re-
ject any such demand, or If. in his opin-
ion. said demand should be paid only in
part he shall return the same to the
Board Of Education, instead of the Coun-
Gil.
Sec. 1O1. All demands payable out Of
be approved by the City Auditor. or paio,
be previously approved by the Board OF
Directors Of the Los Angeles Public Lii
Of taken with the ayes and noes and