The herald., 1898-10-13

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the Mayor shall take such action as shall
be necessary 10 protect the city, and may
require new bonds when necessary, and he
may suspend any officer until a SUFFICIENT
bond Is filed and approved.
ARTICLE XIII
CLAIMS AND DEMANDS.
Sec s6. Except as otherwise provided
in this charter, all demarils payable out
of the treasury must. before they can be
approved by the Auditor or paid by the
Treasurer. be first approved by the Coun-
ell. All demands for more than two hum
dred dollars shall be presented 10 the
Mayor for his approval in tho manner
hereinbefore provided for the passage Of
ordinances or resolutions
Sec. 81. All claims and demands what
ever against the City Of Los Angeles. ex-
cept interest coupons on bonds and bonds
of the funded debt, shall be paid only on
demands as herein provided for.
Sec. SO. Said demands. except demands
payable out OF the School fund and L.
brary Funds, shall be presented to the
vided by the city Clerk, and shall be re-
ferred to Its committee on finance. The
said committee shall. by Endorsement
thereon. approve or reject the same, In
consider the said demands u and sns the action ton
Of said committee thereon. and shall. II
the same be just and legal, approve the
same; or may, II 1t so determine, approve
In part or reject the whole. The action
of the Council shall be Endorsed thereon,
with the date Of such action, and certified
BY the signatures of tho President and
City Clerk; provided. that 1t shall require
the afiirmative vote Of six members Of
he Hnn AR %HA
noes. and tho vote spread upon the min
utes, to approve any such demand in
whole or in part.
Sec. Ss Any such demand. approved by
the Council. In whole or in part. shall be
tho same, in whole or In part. or reject
the same and indorse such approval or
rejection thereon. with the date thereon:
provided, that the Mayor shall have no
fsrser than ppaeSs the sum n in Which It Is apn
proved by the Council. If tine Mayor ap-
prove only In part, and for a less amount
than approved by the Council, or reject
same to the City Clerk with his objections
In writing attached thereto.
All demands approved by the
Mayor Snnroved for tho same o,,an'Y amount as
Auditor to be approved. who shall satisfy
himself whether the money Is legally duo
and remains unpaid. and whether the
thereof from the treasury of the
fund After such examination, ho shall
approve or reject the claim in whole OF
In part. and ndorse on such demand his
approval or rejection. over his signature.
approved, the fund out Of which ii is 10
l'e raid shall be designated. II the claim
is rejected as to any part Of 1t (unless the
party presenting It Is willing to accept and
receipt for In full of the entire Command
It. with his reasons for rejecting 1t. TO tho
Council, board or other b)jy which orig
inally authorised IL; then. II 1t is thore.
after allowed by majority vote Of all the
beIs of the board or other body authorix-
ine 1t, and approved by the Mayor 1t can
be audited In the same manner as IL 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 1or
action, or acted upon. allowed or ap2rov-
mission of said city, unless it specifies on
its face each several item composing such
demand, and the amount and date thvre-
Of
Every demand shall be numbered and
acted upon by the Auditor in the order of
Its presenta ton to him; and when allow
ed, either in whole or In part, 1t shall be
and entitled to payment in the
same order as allowed. No demand upon
the treasury shall be allowed by the Audi
tor In favor of any officer or other per-
son, or any of their assignees, who Is in
any manner indebted to the city, without
first deducting 'therefrom the amount Of
such Indebtedness. nor in favor of any Of
having the collection, care, custody or
control Of public funds. unless the ac-
counts of such officer or other person
have been presented, passed, approved
law; nor in favor of any officer or other
person. or his assignees, who has neglect
ed to make any oath required by this
charter by law or by ordinance; nor in
favor OF any ohcer. 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 shall have au-
thority to take affdavits and to admin
lister oaths necessary to tho transaction
of all city business.
Sec. 100. All demands payable out of the
School Fund must before they can be
approved by the City Auditor, or paid, be
cation. BY a 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
the presiding officer and the clerk thereof
After the approval of said demands 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 IL. in his opin-
lon, 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
the Library Fund must, before they can
be approved by the City Auditor, or paid
be previously approved by the Board Of
Directors of tho Los Angeles Public Lii
brary by vote of three members there
of taken with tho ayes and noes and