The herald., 1898-10-29

| DC necessary 10 pr OteCt the city, ana may
require new bonds when niece ssary. and he
may suspend any officer until a sufficient
bond Is filed and approved.
ARTICLE XIII.
CLAIMS AND DEMANDS.
Sec. &c. 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
dred dollars shall be presented TO the
hereinbeforc 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: sS. Said demands except demands
payable out of the School fund and Ii
brary Funds shall be presented to the
Council on forms and blanks 10 bo pro-
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
whole or in part. The Council shall then
consider the said demands and the action
! VI sdlu committee thereon, anu SMALL IL
the same be just and legal. approve the
same; or may, If it 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 the President and
City Clerk; provided, that 1t shall require
the affirmative vote of six members Of
the Council. under a call Of the ayes and
noes, and the vote spread upon the min
utes, to approve any such demand in
whole or in part.
Sec 80. Any such demand. approved by
the Council In whole or in part, shall be
delivered to the Mayor, who shall approve
the same, In whole or In, part, or reject
the some and indorse such approval or
rejection thereon. with the date thereon;
power to approve demand for sum
larger than the sum in which it is APP
proved by the Council. If The Mayor APP
hon 1ny a ny ths less e
any such demand, he shall return the
same to the City Clerk with his objections
In writing attached thereto.
approved " by u" the SANG Council %0u"i must
before it can be paid, be presented to the
Audltor to be approved. who shall sa tisfy
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 OUT OF what
fund. After such examinatio he shall
approve or reject the claim III whole or
| in pant. and indorse on such demand his
approval or rejection. over his signature
together with the date thereof. If /! is
approved the fund out of which 1t is 10
he raid shall be designated. If the claim
is rejected as to any part of 1t (unless the
party presenting It is willing to accept and
the gum offered. the Auditor shall return
1t. with his reasons for rejecting it. to the
council. board or other b)dy which orig
inally authorized il; then, If 1t is there.
members of the Council. or of tho mem
bers OF the board or other body authoriz-
ing It., and approved by the Mayor, 1t can
be audited IN the same manner az i il had
Gil. board or other body had the authority
to make the expenditure out Of which the
claim arose. No demand upoa the city
treasury shall be considered presented Tor
action, or acted upon, allowed or approv-
cd by the Council, or any board or COM
mission Of said city, unless it specifies on
its face each several item composing such
demand, and the amount and date thvro-
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, 1t shall be-
numbered and entitled to payment in the
same order allowed. No demand upon
the treasury shall be allowed by the Audi
tor In favor Of any officer OF 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
heef or on H,ner or his assignees
control Of public funds, unless the ac-
counts of such officer or other person
have been presented, passed, approve
and allowed as is or may be required by
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
has failed, to the knowledge of the Audi
tor to do any duty imposed on him by
law or ordinance, or other regulation OF
thority to take affidavits and to ADMIN
lister oaths necessary to the transaction
of all city business.
! 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
Endorsed on said demand and signed by
tho presiding officer and the clerk thereof.
After II, ths npnroyai Of sag az demands they
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 II, in his opin-
ion. said demand should BIO 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 previously approved by the Board OF
Directors Of the Los Angeles Public Lii
brary, by vote of three members there