The herald., 1898-10-18
THE rnorosHD CITY cHAHEER !

Of their oficial duties. shall respectively
Bonds as may be required by law. o,di-
nance or this charter. When the amount
Of any bond Is not fixed by law or BY this
charter. 1t shall be fixed by an ordin ,nce
to form for only. BY the City City Attorney. Attorney ali ali
bonds, excepting that Of the Auditor.
must be approved BY the Mayor and
Auditor; the bond Of the Auditor must be
every official bond must be indorsed there
on, and signed by the officers approving
the same, after examination of the sure
ties, as hereinafter provided. Upon the
approval of bond, 1t must be recorded.
at the expense of the party giving the bond,
In the office Of tho City Clerk, in book
kept for that purpose, entitled Record OF
Ohcial Bonds: After such recording. the
kept in the office of the City Clerk, and
the bonds Of all other officers shall be
filed and kept In the office Of the Auditor.
Sec. 15s. The following named officers
shall respectively execute official bonds
to the city with sureties in the following
sums:
City Auditor, ten Thousand dollars;
City Tax and License Collector, one hun
dred thousand dollars;
City Assessor. ten Thousand dollars;
City Treasurer. one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars;
City Engineer, ten thousand dollars;
City Attorney, five thousand dollars;
Street Superintendent, ten thousand dol
Chief Of Police, five thousand dollars;
City Clerk, five thousand dollars;
Superintendent Of Buildings. five thou
sand dollars:
Health Officer, two thousand dollars;
Water OveTseer, two thousand dollars;
Chief of Fire Department, five thousand
dollars;
The Council may by ordinance increase
the penal sum of any of such bonds.
Sec 154. No city officer deputy or en-
ploye shall be accepted as surety for any
other city officer, deputy or employe on
any official bond. Every such bond shall
contain condition that the principal will
perform all official duties, then, or which
may thereafter be imposed upon or re-
ouired of him by law, by ordinance or by
this charter, and that at the expiration
Of his term Of ecffice. he will surrender to
his. successor all property. books, papers
and documents that may come into his
possession as such. Such bond must also
be executed by two or more sureties, who
shall each justify in the amount required
for said bond; but, when the amount of
the bond is more than five thousand dol
liable for portions thereof, not less than
twenty-five hundred dollars. When there
lre more than two sureties. such sure
the the aggregate shall equal double the
amoust of said bond. In giving such ofTl-
cial bond the principal giving the same
ina o S1ns sey OF the sny o se Or laws
seribed sef % in Sections 1865 and ios7 Of the the
Code Of Civil Procedure of the State of
California.
Sec. 155. Every surety upon an official
bond, other than such lawfully author
surety bs make an
bond, that he is a resident of the City or
of the County Of Los Angeles and that he
Is the owner Of real estate therein. and
said city. or in said county, or in both.
exclusive of membranes thereon, double
the amount of his undertaking, over and
SS o n an fDr %anneE Mneh bound as
as principal. indorser or surety, and
whether such prior obligation or liability
be conditional or absolute, liquidated or
urliquidated. due or to become due. All
persons offered as suretics on. official
bonds may be examined on oath as to
their qualifications by the aforesaid off,
GERS, whose duty 1t is to approve SUCH
bonds.
Sec. 156. No person who is interested
in any contract with the city shall be a
surety on any bond given to the city by
any officer, deputy or employe.
Sec. 157. When under any of the pro-
visions of this charter, or of any ordi-
nance or law. an official bond shall be
required from an officer. the Council may
hX resolution approved by vote of not
less than six members, REQUIRE an addi-
tional bond, whenever, in the opinion Of
such Council such bond or any surety
thereto becomes insufficient. and such
additional bond. shall also be required
when the surety to any bond shall die or
cease 10 be resident of the City CIR of
the County of Los Angeles. after having
become such surety.
Sec. 15s. Every officer mentioned in
this article shall be liable on his official
5ond for the acts and omissions of hi.
deputies, assistants, clerks and employ
ees, appointed by him, other than those
Included in the classified Civil Service.
and every official bond shall contain such
a condition.
Sec. 159. Every board. department or
officer may require of their deputies,
clerks or employees. other than those in
Guided in the classified Civil Service.
bonds OF indemnity with sufficient sure
duties.
Sec. 16O. All deputies, clerks and en-
ployes included in the classified Civil Ser
vice, shall give such bond to the city as
may be prescribed by the rules and regu-
lations of the Civil Service Commission
ers, such bond shall be subject az TO
FORM approval, conditions and qualifica-
tion of sureties, to the provisions in this
bonds.
Sec 161 Where not otherwise provided
by this charter, the Council may by or
dinance require any officer. deputy, as
sistant, clerk or employee of the city, or
of any of its departments. to give to the
city bonds for the faithful performance
of official duty, and may fix the amount
OF such bonds, and prescribe the condi-
suroties thereto shall be as otherwise
prescribed in this article IN respect to the
official bonds required hereunder.
ARTICLE XVII.
SALARIES OF OFFICERS,
Sec. 162 The officers of the city in this
section named shall receive, in full COM