The herald., 1898-10-18

cause the notice for proposals to be re-
advertised ,,
Sec. 122. No contract for removing garp-
streets, public buildings, places or Offices.
one one year, nor shall any Contract to pay, pay
for power, gas, electric light or any IL
Illuminating material at higher rate than
| the minimum price charged to any other
consumer, be valid.
Sec: 1923. Demands for lighting public
buildings shall be presented monthly to
| the board or department. using or having
| charge thereof, and shall specify the
o n IN or Such %
building during the month.
ARTICLE XIV.
REVENUE AND TAXATION.
day of July in each year, the several
heads Of departments, offices, boards and
| commissions, Of the city, shall send to
the City Councll an estimate in Writing
in detail the objects thereof. required in
their respective departments, offices,
boards and commissions during the year,
Including q statement OF the salaries OF
| their subordnates.
Duplicates Of these estimates shall be
sent at the Same time to the Auditor.
F, Sec. 125 On or before the first Monday
of August in each year the Auditor shall
prepare and transmit to the Council. an
estimate Of the probable expenditures OF
the city for the current fiscal year, Civ
ing the amount required to meet the in
terest and sinking funds for any and all
| outstanding funded debts, together with
the amount needed for salaries and prob
able wants Of all the departments Of the
showing specifically the amount neces-
sary to be apportioned to each fund in
the Treasury. The estimate shall also
Of income and revenue is likely to be col.
lected from the fines, licenses and all
other sources Of revenue. exclusive Of tax
upon propee.ty and shall g give an est
be levied and raised by tax upon all
property in the city. in order to meet the
necessities Of such fiscal year.
Sec. 12s. The Council shall meet annu-
ally between the 18th day Of August and
the 22nd day Of August, and by vote Of
a majority OF all the members thereof
make budget Of the amounts estimated
to be required to pay the expenses Of
conducting the public business Of the city
for the fiscal year. The budget shall be
prepared in such detail as to the aggre-
gate sum and the items thereof allowed
to each department, office. board or COM
mission, as the Council shall deem advlss
able.
Sec. 127. Any item in said budget may.
within five days. be vetoed in whole OF
in part by the Mayor, and 1t shall require
six votes Of the Council to overcome such
veto. Action thereon must be taken on
After the final estimate is made in ac-
cordance herewith 1t shall be signed by
the Mayor and the Clerk Of the Council.
propriated for the fiscal year to the sew
eral purposes and departments therein
named. The estimate shall be filed In the
office of the Auditor.
Sec. 1928. The Council must CAUSE to be
raised annually according to law, and
collected by tax, the amounts SO appro-
priated. less the amounts received from
fines. licenses and other sources of rev.
enue.
Sec. 129. Tho Council may appropriate
necessities @ not % Otherwise y PROVIDED dec for BY
law. No money shall be paid out Of this
: appropriation unless authorized by a
vote of seven members OF the Council
and approved by the Mayor.
Sec. 100. When any board. department
or officer having power to incur llabili-
agreement for obtaining supplies or hav-
ing labor performed, such department.
officer or board shall register such agree
ment by number and date. and all de-
shall be payable In the order of such reg
istration. Such department, board or Of
ficer must inform the person with whom
the amount of money available or likely
to be available In the fund from which
such demands are payable.
Sec. 1s1. The Council shall. before fx-
ing the rate Of the annual city tax, es-
tablish by ordinance, separate funds rep
resenting the several funded obligations
Ine &AA III v1A -
partments requiring municipal expendi-
lures, including a general fund; and the
percentage of said levy shall be named
for each fund. and the whole amount Of
toned accordingly; and no transfer
shall be made except Of balances in sx-
cess, or from the general fund to meet
demption OF city bonds unless in this
charter otherwise provided.
Sec. 1872. The Council shall, on or be-
fore the first Monday of September in
taxes to be levied. and levy the tax upon
all property. both real and personal. in
the city, necessary to raise sufficient rev.
ments OF the municipal government for
the current fiscal year; provided that
the rate of taxes SO levied shall not ex-
In ONE dollar lila for each
roll, exclusive of what may be necessary
for the payment Of the principal and In
trest of the bonded debt of the city.
Sec. 1873. The limitation prescribed BY
the preceding section upon the rate Of
taxation shall not apply In case Of any
great necessity or emergency. In such
case the limitation may be temporarily
suspended SO as to enable the Council to
provide for such necessity or emergency.
But no increase shall be made In the rate
Of taxation authorized to be levied in any
fiscal year unless such increase be au-
thorized by ordinance passed by the vote
of seven members Of the Council, and
the same shall be approved by the
Mayor. The character Of such necessity
or emergency shall be rected in the ordi-
nance authorizing such action and shall
; ings of the Council Nothing in this Sec
ton shall authorize the incurring of any
liability not allowed by law or which
cannot be paid out of the income and rev.
enue provided, collected and paid into tho
proper fund as its proportion Of the same
for. such fiscal year. or permit liabilities
J year to be a charge upon or paid out Of
the income or revenue of any other fiscal
year.
Sec. 1874. On or before the first Monday
of July In each year the Assessor shall
complete his list or assessment roll and
, deliver it and the books and maps he
, may have accompanying the same, and
all the original lists of property given to
| him, to the City Auditor, and the Auditor
shall thereupon notify the Council, and
the City Clerk shal! thereupon notify the
notices specifying the time Of meet
. ing of said Council as a Board of Equal.