The San Francisco call., 1898-04-08
CHAPTER II.
The Several Funds.

SECTION l. The income and revenue paid into the treasury shall be at once apportioned to and kept in separate funds. It shall not be lawful to trans fer money from one fund to another or to use the same in payment of de- mands upon another fund. The provi- sions of this section shall not apply to fees paid into the treasury and placed temporarily to the credit of the Unap- portioned Fee Fund under the provi- sions of Chapter III of this Article.
 Sec 2 The several funds in the treasury authorized by law at the time this Charter takes effect. or provided for by this Charter, shall continue therein so long as there shall be occa- sion therefor; and the moneys therein, or which may belong thereto. shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which the same were raised except as otherwise provided in this Charter.
 The General Fund shall consist of moneys received into the treasury and not specially appropriated to any other fund.
 The Park Fund shall consist of the moneys annually apportioned to said Fund by virtue of the tax provided for in this Charter for the maintenance, preservation and improvement of the parks, squares, avenues and public grounds of the City and County; of all moneys accruing from rents of build ings under the jurisdiction of the Park Commissioners; and of all moneys com ing into the hands of said Commission CTS whether from donations or other wise Out of said Fund shall be paid all the expenses of every kind for the preservation, maintenance and i'm provement of the parks, squares, ave- nues and public grounds of the City and County.
 The Library Fund shall consist of the moneys annually apportioned to said Fund by virtue of the tax provided for in this Charter for the maintenance of Library and Reading Rooms, and the purchase of books therefor. Out of said Fund shall be paid all the expenses necessary to the maintenance of such Library and Reading Rooms and the purchase of books therefor
 Sec. 3. The Surplus Fund shall con- sist of the moneys remaining at the end of any fiscal year in any other funds (except the Common School Fund and the other funds by this Charter other wise expressly provided for) after all valid demands, indebtedness and lia- bilities against said funds incurred within such fiscal year have been paid and discharged; provided, that all dis puted or contested claims payable out of such funds have been finally adjudi- cated.
 The Surplus Fund shall be used for the purposes nd in the order follow ing:
 1. In payment of any final judgment against the City and County.
 2. In liquidation and extinguish- ment, under such regulations as the Supervisors may adopt, of any out standing funded debt of the City and County.
 3. To be carried over and appor- toned among the funds and used in the ensuing fiscal year as part of the income and revenue thereof.
 Sec f. The Special Deposit Fund shall consist of:
 1. All moneys paid into court and deposited with the Treasurer by the County Clerk.
 2. All moneys received by the Pub lie Administrator and deposited by him with the Treasurer.
 g., All mon s deposited with the Treasurer on special deposit.
 The moneys in the Special Deposit Fund shall be paid out in the manner prescribed by law.
 Sec 5. Except as otherwise provided in this Charte- any moneys remaining at the end of any fiscal yea in any in terest and sinking fund or a fund pro- vided by a special bond issue for a specific purpose, the Common School Fund, the Park Fund, the Library Fund, the F'ir~nen's Relief and Pen sion Fund, Police Relief and Pension Fund, and the Public Building Fund shall be carried forward and appor- toned to said respective funds for the ensuing fiscal year.
 Sec. G. Any demand against the treasury or against any fund thereof remaining unpaid at the end of the fiscal year for lack of money applicable to its payment, may be paid out of any