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cause the notice for proposals to be re-
advertised. -
Sec. 1922. No contract for removing garp-
age, sweeping. .sprinkling or lighting
streets, public buildings. places or offices.
shall be made for longer period than
for power, gas. electric light or any IL
Illuminating material at a higher rate than
the minimum price charged to any other
consumer, be valid.
Sec. 1923. Demands for lighting public
the board or department. using or having
charge thereof. and shall specify tho
amount of power gas, electric light or % IL
building during the month.
ARTICLE XIV.
REVENUE AND TAXATION. y
Sec. 124. On or before the first Nom
day OF July in each year, the several
heads Of departments, Offices boards and
commissions, of the city, shall send to
the City Council an estimate in writing
in detail the objects thereof, required in
their respective departments, offices,
boards and commissions during the year.
including statement of the salaries OF
Duplicates of these estimates shall be
sent at the same time to the Auditor.
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
municipal government in detail, and
| vi,,rr 1tR kI4
sary to be apportioned to each fund in
the Treasury. The estimate shall also
show, as nearly as may be, what amount
of income and revenue is likely to be col:
lected from the fines, licenses and all
other sources Of revenue, exclusive OF tax
upon property; and shall give an esti-
mate of what amount will be required to
be levied and raised by tax upon all
property in the city, in order to meet the
necessities of such fiscal year.
Sec. 126. The Council shall meet annu-
ally between the 18th day Of August and
majority of all the members thereof
make budget of the amounts estimated
to be required to pay the expenses OF
the public Of the city
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 advis-
able.
| Sec. 127. Any item in said budget may.
| within five days, be vetoed in whole or
in part by the Mayor. and it shall require
| six votes of the Council to overcome such
veto. Action thereon must be taken on
or before the first Monday Of September.
After the final estimate Is made In ac-
| the Mayor and the Clerk Of the Council.
and the several sums shall then be ap-
propriated for the fiscal year to the sew
eral purposes and departments therein
office of the Auditor.
Sec. 12S 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. The Council may appropriate
five thousand dollars a year for urgent
necessities not otherwise provided 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.
ties against the treasury shall make any
agreement for obtaining supplies or hAv-
ing labor performed, such department.
osr Sg or board shall register nS such sss
l
| mands arising under such agreement
shall be payable In the order OF such reg
istration. Such department, board or Of
ficer must inform the person with whom
1t is proposed to make such agreement Of
the amount Of money available or likely
to be available in the fund from which
such demands are payable.
Sec. 131. The Council shall, before hx-
| ing the rate Of the annual city tax, es-
tablish by ordinance. separate funds rep
of the city, If any, and the several de-
partments requiring municipal expendi-
lures, including general fund; and the
percentage Of said levy shall be named
taxes and revenue of the city appor-
toned accordingly; and no transfer
shall be made except OF balances in ex-
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-
each year. by ordinance, fix the rate Of
| taxes to be levied, and levy the tax upon
all property, both real and personal, in
the city. necessary to raise sufficient rev.
| enue to carry the various depart
ments Of the municipal government for
the current fiscal year; provided that
the rate of taxes so levied shall not ex-
In ears ons dollar fbe or sasa
/
roll, exclusive of what may be necessary
| for the payment Of the principal and in
trest of the bonded debt of the city.
Sec. 133 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
the same shall be approved by the
4 Mayor. The character of such necessity
or emergency shall be recited in the ordi-
| nance authorizing such action and shall
be entered in the minutes of the proceed
ings of the Council. Nothing in this Sec
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
or indebtedness incurred In any one fiscal
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
complete his list or assessment roll ana
shall attach his certificate thereto, 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 shall thereupon notify the
| taxpayers of the fact by posting three
notices specifying the time of meet-
ing of said Council as a Board of Equal
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