The San Francisco call., 1898-04-14
ARTICLE XVI.
MISCELLANEOUS.

SECTION 1. The words City and County" wherever they occur in this Charter mean the City and County of San Francisco; and every department, board and officer wherever either one of them Is mentioned in this Charter, means department, board or officer, as the case may be, of the City and County of San Francisco.
 Sec. 2. All deputies, clerks, assistants and other employees of the City and County must be citizens of the United States, and must, during their respect i've terms of office or employment, ac- tually reside in the City and County and must have so resided for one year next preceding their appointment.
 Sec 3. No officer of the City and County, except members of the Police Department acting under orders of the Chief thereof, shall absent himself from the State; but he may, once only during his term of office, so absent him. self for a period of not more than sixty days upon the written permission of the Mayor so to do. Violation of this section shall be sufficient cause for the removal of any officer violating the same.
 Sec 4. Any person holding a salaried office under the City and County, whether by election or appointment, who shall, during his term of office, hold or retain any other salaried office under the government of the United States, or of this State, or who shall hold any other salaried office connected with the government of the City and County, or who shall become a member of the Legislature, shall be deemed to have thereby vacated the office held by him under the City and County.
 Sec. 5. No department, board or off, cer shall, under any circumstances, en- ploy more subordinates than are spe- officially provided for in this Charter or buy supplies beyond the sum furnished therefor by the Supervisors.
 Sec. 6. No Supervisor and no officer or employee of the City and County, shall be or become, directly or indirect ly. interested in. or in the performance of, any contract, work, or business, or in the sale of any article, the expense, price or consideration of which is paya- ble from the treasury; or in the pur- chase or lease of any real estate or other property belonging to, or taken by, the City and County, or which shall be sold for taxes or assessments, or by virtue of legal process at the suit of the City and County. If any person In this section designated shall during the time for which he was elected or ap- pointed, acquire an interest in any con- tract with, or work done for, the City and County, or any department or off, cer thereof. or in any franchise, right or privilege granted by the City and Coun- ty, unless the same shall be devolved upon him by law, he shall forfeit his of- fee, and be forever after debarred and disqualified from being elected, ap- pointed or employed in the service of the City and County; and all such con- tracts shall be void, and shall not be enforceable against the City and Coun- ty.
 Sec. '. No officer or employee of the City and County shall give or promise to give to any other person, any DOT tion of his compensation, or any money or valuable thing, in consideration of having been, or of being, nominated appointed, voted for, or elected to- any office or employment; and if any such promise or gift be made. the person making such gift or promise shall for felt his office and employment, and be forever debarred and disqualified from