The herald., 1898-10-22
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

present TO the Council full and COM
plete statement Of the receipts and ex-
month. and he shall make such special
reports from time to time as may be re-
quired by the Council, and he shall do
all other acts and things required OF him
by law or ordinance of said city.
Sec. 20. The Treasurer shall keep in
the vaults and safes provided by the city
all moneys and funds belonging to tho
stances deposit with or loan to any per-
son. corporation or bank any of the
moneys or funds of the city, or allow the
against the city, to pass out of his Gus
tody. If he violate any OF the PROVISIONS
of this section, he shall forfeit his office
and be forever disqualified from holding
any position in the service of the city.
Sec. q. For tho better security Of the
moneys in the Treasury. there shall be
provided a joint custody safe In which
Said safe shall have two combination
locks, neither one of which alone will
open the safe. The Treasurer shall have
the knowledge of one combination ana
the Auditor of the other. The Auditor
shall be joint custodian with the Treas
urer of all funds in the joint custody
safe; but shall have no control over
them except to open and close the safe
in conjunction with the Treasurer, when
requested to do so In his official capacity,
and shall not be held responsible on his
official bond for any shortage which may
occur In the treasury.
The gold shall be kept in bags contain
Ing twenty thousand dollars each, and
the silver in bags containing one thou
sand dollars each. To each bag shall be
attached a tag showing the nature and
amount of coin contained therein. Each
bag shall bo sealed with the seal Of each
custodian.
There shall be kept in the safe joint
Sustody sty book, showing tho amount and
description of all funds in the safe, and
the Auditor and Treasurer shall make
.ne proper entry In the joint custody
e oook and initial the same. If. on account
itot ls unavoidably absent, the Deputy
Auditor shall perform his duties. The
estimated amount of money, required
aaiiy for the payment OF demands
against the treasury, shall be taken from
the joint custody safe and kept in an
other safe; and the money therein shall
pc balanced daily at the close Of business
hours.
any money into the treasury, shall make
out and sign two receipts for tho money.
Such receipts shall be alike, except that
upee % tn, the face Of one of them shall ap-
facs t Of the other shall appear the word
duplicate" Such receipts shall be
numbered and dated and shall specify
Ine amount, on what account and from
what what nd pe1don or officer received and into
treasurer shall enter upon the stubs Of
sucn receipts a memorandum of the con-
lents thereof, and deliver the receipt
marked ma nsv,n original gina to the person or off,
marked Duplicate" to the Auditor, who
snail write upon its face the date of Its
With the amount specified therein, and
file the receipt in his office
Sec. q: The Mayor, City Attorney,
city Auditor and the Finance Committee
OF the Council, or any special committee
collectively. and with the aid of an ac-
countant selected by such officer or COM
mittee, shall have the right and power
rsaa At al times to examins the books Of the
Finance Committee Of the Council shall
also have the right to inspect and count
all public moneys under the Treasurer's .
controi; or belonging to- the city funds.
day, he shall take an account Of and en-
ter In the proper book the exact
amount OF money on hand. At the end
or every month, he shall make and file
with the Auditor, and publish quarterly
IN the official newspaper of the city,
statement under oath Of the condition of
the treasury, showing tho amount Of re-
ceipts into and payments from the treas
ury, ana on what accounts, and out OF
what fund.
Sec. 25. He shall keep the accounts be-
longing to each fund separate and dis
tinct. and shall In no case pay demands
chargeable against one fund out of mon
eys belonging to another. He shall be
in personal attendance at his office each
day during Office hours. No fees Of any
kind shall be retained by him; but tho
same, from whatever source received or
derived, shall be paid by him into the
treasury.
Sec. 2e. No demand shall be paid by
the Treasurer unless II specify each sew
eral item, date and amount, composing
1t. and refer to the law or ordinance or
provision Of this charter authorizing the
same; but the allowance or approval OF
the Auditor. or of the Council, or of any
department, board or officer, of any de-
mand which is not authorized by law or
this charter. and which upon Its face ap-
pears not to have been expressly made
payable out Of the funds to be charged
herewith. shall afford no warrant or
protection to the Treasurer for paying
the same.
Sec. e. Any willful violation Of the
provisions of this article by the Treas
urer shall render him guilty of miscon-
0uCS III OHACct anu uo SHdll De lldDl0 TO
removal therefrom, and be disqualified
from thereafter holding any office Of
trust or profit In this city.
ARTICLE v,
TAX COLLECTOR.
Sec. 28. The City Tax Collector shall be
an elector of the city at the time Of his
elction, and must have been q resident
thereof for at least five years next pre-.
ccding such election. He shall be elected
by the people at the city election when
other city officers are elected and hold Of
flee for four years.