The herald., 1898-10-29
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

spread on the minutes, and the action of
said board Endorsed on said demand and
signed by tho presiding officer and tho
clerk thereof. After the approval of saio
demands, they shall be delivered to the
City Auditor, who shall have the Same
power and perform the same duties In ref
erence to demands payable out OF the Lii
brary Fund as are provided for other de-
mands; provided. that In case the City
Auditor shall reject any such demand, or
paid only in part, he shall return the
same to the said Board of Directors. In
stead OF to the Council.
Sec. 1902. Any demand returned to the
City Clerk, with the objections OF either
the Mayor or City Auditor, shall again be
considered by the Council and II it shall
again be approved by the Council by the
same vote and taken, recorded and in
dorsed in the same manner as required in
Sec. SO hereof the said objection shall be
thereby overruled Any demand return.
ed to the Board of Education or the Board
of Directors of the Public Library, with
the objection of the City Auditor. shall
again be considered by such board, and II
such demand be again approved, as re-
CURED IN the first instance. sueh on1Gc-
overruled Any demand, the objections of
the Mayor to which have been overrulcd,
shall be delivered to the city Auditor, who
shall have the same power and perform
the same duties in refernce thereto as if
the same had been approved by the
Mayor; and any demand, the objection of
the City Auditor TO which has been over
ruled by the Council, Board of Education,
or Board of Directors of the Public LII
brary, as the case may be, shall be deliv-
cred to the City Auditor, who shall num-
Der and make record or such demand,
as in the case of demands approved by
him.
Sec. 1o3. No demand can be approved
by. any board or officer, audited or paid
unless it specify each several item, with
the date and amount thereof.
Sec. 10i. No payment can be made
from the city treasury, or out of the pub
lie funds of said city, unless the same DC
specially authorized by law or this char
Ter. nor un'oss the demand which is paid
be duly audited as in this charter pro-
vided. The term audited" as used in
this charter. with reference to demands
mean that said demands have been pre-
scntcd to. passed upon and approved by
every officer and board of officers as re-
CURED by this charter, or the objections
OF the Mayor or City Auditor, or both,
| as the case may be, have been overruled,
as herein provided. and this must appear
upon the face Of the paper representing
the demand, or else 1t Is not audited;
provided, that the approval or rejection
In whole or part. of demand. by the
Committee en- Finance of the Council is
advisory only TO the Council, and the re-
lection by said committee of demand:
in whole or in part, does not Of itself
prevent its being duly audited.
| Sec. 1906 No demand upon the treasury
shall be allowed by the City Auditor in
favor Of any person or officer, OF his as
siynee, in any manner indebted thereto.
without first deducting the amount of
| such Indebtedness, nor to any person or
officer, or his, assignee. having the col.
public funds. unless his account has been
duly presented, passed. approved and al
lowed. as required by law or this char
ter nor in favor of any officer who shall
turns or his reports in writing. in the
manner and at the time required by law
OF this charter. or by the ordinances or
regulations made in pursuance thereof;
nor to any officer who shall have neg
lected OF refused to comply with any of
the provisions of this charter or ordl-
nances OF the city, or any act Of the Leg
islature regulating the duties Of such Off
ply Herewith by the Mayor or the Pres
ident Il the Council; nor in favor of any
officer for tho time he shall have abb
scented himself without lawful cause,
from the duties of his office during the
office hours prescribed by this charter or
by ordinance. and the City Auditor may
me any orsr ee0o oa3g salary
such absence.
Sec. LOG. The City Auditor must num-
Der and keep a record of all demands on
the treasury approved by. him, or his OBJ
jections to which have been overruled.
showing the number, date, amount, and
name of the original and present holder,
on what account allowed, out of what
fund payable, and by what officers or
and II shall be misdemeanor In office for
the City Auditor to deliver any demand
with his approval thereon or otherwise
until this requisite has been complied
with.
Soc. 1o7. Every lawful demand upon
the treasury, audited and allowed as In
this charter required. shall in all cases
sufficient money in the treasury applica-
BILE to the payment OF such demand, and
the demand cancelled with punch cut
ting the word Cancelled" therein, and
the proper entry thereof made. If, how
ever, there be not sufficient money so ap-
plicable, then it shall be registered in a
book kept for that purpose by the Treas
urer Such register shall show the spe-
other authority. and also by the Aud
itor to each demand presented; also
when presented. the date, amount, name
of original holder. and on what account
drawn. and out of what specific fund
payable. All demands shall be paid in
the order of their registration. Each de-
mand, upon being so registered, shall be
returned to the party presenting it, with
the endorsement OF the word "Regis-
tered" dated and signed by the Treas
urer; but the registration Of any de-
mand shall not operate to recognize or
make valid such demand, If incurred con-
trary to law or any Of tho provisions of
this charter
Sec, 1os. Nothing in this article con-
tanned shall be construed as interfering
with or preventing the payment by the
City Treasurer of the bonded indebted
| ness Of the City. and the interest cou-
pons thereof, in accordance with the con-
sttution, laws and ordinances authoriz-
ing the issuance Of said bonds.
Sec. 10s. All public moneys collected by
any officer or employee of the City shall
be paid into the City Treasury without
any deduction on account of any ella i'm
for fees, commissions or any other cause
or pretense; and the compensation OF
any officer, employee or other person so
mands on the treasury, duly audited as
other demands are audited. and paid.
! Sec. 40. No suit shall be brought upon
against the City of Los Angeles it's
Board of Education or the Board Of d.
rectors of the Public Library, until a de-
as herein provided. and rejected in
whole or in part If rejected in part.
suit may be brought to recover the
whole. Nor shall suit be brought against
said City upon any such claim or de-
mand. If the same shall be in whole APP
provided. that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to deprive the