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they may reject any and ali bids and
cause the notice for proposals to be re-
advertised. -
Sec. 122 No contract for removing CARP
age, sweeping, sprinkling or lighting
one year, nor shall any contract to pay
for power, gas. electric light or any ii-
material at higher rate than
the minimum price charged to any oths1
consumer, be valid,
Sec 123 Demands for lighting public
buildings shall be presented monthly to
the board or department using or having
charge thereof, and shall specify the
Eliminating material consumed in such
building during the month.
ARTICLE XIV.
REVENUE AND TAXATION.
Sec. 124 On or before the first MoMs
day of July in each year. the several
heads of departments offices, boards and
commissions, of the city. shall send to
the city Council an estimate in writing
of the amount of expenditure, specifying
in detail the objects thereof, required in
their respective departments. offices,
boards and commissions during the year,
including statement OF the salaries Of
their subordlnates.
Duplicates of these estimates shall BE-
sent at the same time to the Auditor.
Sec. 125 On or before the first Monday
of August in each year the Auditor shall
prepare and transmit to the Council an
estimate of tho probable expenditures Of
the city for the current fiscal year, Civ.
ing the amount required to meet the in.
terest ana sinking funds for any and all
funded debts, together with
the amount needed for salaries and prob.
able wants of all the departments Of the
municipal government in detail, and
showing specifically the amount neces-
sery to be apportioned to each fund in
the Treasury. The estimate shall also
show, as nearly as may be. what amount
of income and revenue Is likely to be col.
lected from the fines, licenses and all
other sources Of revenue. exclusive OF tax
upon property; and shall give an esti-
mate of what amount will be required to
be- levied i, and raised ai.e by tax upon al
necessities of such fiscal year.
Sec. 126. The Council shall meet annu.
ally between the 18th day Of August and
uay of 81 ali Gus 1y
make budget of the amounts estimated
to be required to pay the expenses of
conducting the public business of the city
for the fiscal year: The budget shall be
prepared in such detail as to the aggre-
gate sum and the items thereof allowed
to each department. office, board or com.
mission, as the Council shall deem advis-
able.
Sec 1927. Any Item in said budget may.
within five days, be vetoed In whole or
In part by the Mayor, and 1t shall require
six votes of the Council to overcome such
veto. Action thereon must be taken on
or before the first Monday Of September.
After the final estimate Is made in ac-
cordance herewith, 1t shall be signed by
the Mayor and the Clerk of the Council,
a the caVara1 shall than ha
propriated for the fiscal year to the sew
eral purposes and departments therein
named. The estimate shall be filed In tho
Office of the Auditor.
Sec. 1928. The Council must cause to be
raised annually according to law, and
collected by tax, the amounts so appro-
priated, less the amounts received from
fines, licenses and other sources of rev.
enue.
Sec. 12s. The Council may appropriate
five thousand dollars a wear for uree emit
law. No money shall be paid out of this
appropriation unless authorized by a
vote of seven members OF the Council
and approved by the Mayor.
Sec. 1870. When any board. department
or officer having power to incur liabili-
tics against the treasury shall make any
agreement for obtaining supplies or hav-
ing labor performed, such department,
officer or board shall register such agree-
mont by number and date, and all de-
mands arising under such agreement
shall be payable in the order Of such reg
istration. Such department, board or Of
ticer must inform the person with whom
1t is proposed to make such agreement Of
the amount of money available or likely
to be available in the fund from which
such demands are payable.
Sec. 131. The Council shall, before fix-
tvrv khA - - h. -lk,,
tablish by ordinance, separate funds rep
resenting the several funded obligations
of the city. if any. and the several de-
partments requiring municipal expendi-
percentage of said levy shall be named
for each fund, and tho whole amount Of
taxes and revenue of the city appor-
toned accordingly; and no transfer
cess. or from the general fund to meet
deficiencies, or to provide for the re-
demption OF city bonds, unless In this
charter otherwise provided.
Sec. 1872. The Council shall, on or be-
fore the first Monday Of September in
each year, by ordinance, fix the rate of
taxes to be levied, and levy the tax upon
the city. necessary to raise sufficient rev.
enue to carry on the various depart
ments of the municipal government for
the current fiscal year; provided that
tne rate VI taxes 80 leVleu Snafl not ex-
coed, in any year, one dollar for each
one hundred dollars upon the assessment
roll. exclusive of what may be necessary
for the payment Of the principal and in-
trest Of the bonded debt Of the city.
Sec. 1873. The limitation prescribed by
the preceding section upon the rate OF
taxation shall not apply in case of any
great necessity or emergency. In such
case the limitation may be temporarily
suspended so as to enable the Council to
provide for such necessity or emergency.
But no increase shall be made in the rate
of taxation authorized to be levied in any
fiscal year unless such increase be au-
thorized by ordinance passed by the vote
of seven members of the Council and
the same shall be approved by the
Mayor. The character of such necessity
or emergency shall be recited in the ordi-
nance authorizing such action and shall
be entered in the minutes of the proceed
ings of the Council. Nothing in this sec
ton shall authorize the mourning of any
liability not allowed by law, or which
cannot be paid out of the income and rev.
enue provided, collected and paid into tns
for such fiscal year, or permit liabilities
or Indebtedness incurred in any one fiscal
year to be a charge upon or paid out OF
the income or revenue Of any other fiscal
year.
Sec 1874. On or before the first Monday
of July in each year the Assessor shall
complete his list or assessment roll and
shall attach his certificate thereto. and
deliver it and the books and maps he
may have accompanying the same, and
all the original lists of property given to
him, to the City Auditor and the Auditor
the City Clerk shall thereupon notify the
taxpayers of the fact by posting three
notices specifying the time. of meet
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