The herald., 1898-10-31
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER
of their official duties, shall respectively
bonds as may be required by law, oldi-
nance or this charter. When the amount
of any bond is not fixed by law or by This
charter, it shall be fixed by an ordin 1noe
Of the Council. After their approval, as
TO form only, by the City Attorney, all
bonds, excepting that of the Auditor.
must be approved by the Mayor and
Auditor; the bond of the Auditor must be
approved by the Mayor. -ae approval of
every official bond must be indoI sed there
on, and signeds by ;hc officers approving
the same, after examination of the sure
ties, as hereinafter provided Upon the
approval of a bond, it must be recorded,
al the expense of the party giving the bond.
in the office of the City Clerk, in book
kept for that purpose, entitled Record of
Official Bonds. After such recording, the
bond of the Auditor shall be filed and
kept in the office of the City Clerk, and
the bonds of all other officers shall be
hled and kept in the office of the Auditor.
Sec 153 The following named officers
shall respectively execute official bonds
to the city with sureties in the following
sums:
City Auditor. ten thousand dollars;
City Tax and License Collector, one hun
dred thousand dollars;
City Treasurer. one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars
City Engineer, ten thousand dollars;
City Attorney, five thousand dollars;
Street Superintendent, len thousand dol
lars;
Chief of Police, five thousand dollars;
City Clerk, five thousand dollars;
Superintendent of Buildings, five thou
sand dollars;
Health officer. two thousand dollars;
Water Ovelseer, two thousand dollars
Chief of Fire Depai tmcnt, five thousand
dollars;
The Council may by ordinance increase
the penal sum of any of such bonds
Sec. 15i. No city officer, deputy or en-
ploye shall be accepted as surety for any
other city officer, deputy or employe on
any official bond. Every such bond shall
contain a condition that the principal will
perform all official duties, then, or which
may thereafter be imposed upon or re-
CURED of him by law, by ordinance or by
this charter, and that at the expira ton
of his term of office, he will surrender to
his successor all property, books. papers
and documents that may come into his
possession as such. Such bond must also
be executed by two or more suretios, who
shall each justify in the amount required
for said bond; but, when the amount of
the bond is more than five thousand dol
liable for portions thereof, not less than
twenty-five hundred dollars. When tncro
IRE more than two sureties, such sure
ties may justify in an amount which IN
the aggregate shall equal double the
amoust of said bond. In giving such Off
cal bond, the principal giving the same
may furnish as one of the suretes, or as
the sole surety thereon. any of the law
fully authorized surety companies oe-
scribed in Sections 1856 and 1857 of the
Code of Civil Procedure of the State OF
California.
Sec. 155. Every surety upon an official
bond. other than such lawfully author
lied surety companies. must make an af-
fdavit which shall be indorsed upon sucn
bond, that he is a resident of the City or
of the County of Los Angeles. and that he
Is the owner of real estate therein. ana
that he is worth in property situated in
said city, or in said county, or in both,
exclusive of membranes thereon. double
the amount of his undertaking. over and
liable. or i'll any manner bound whether
as principal. indorser or surety, and
whether such prior obligation or liability
be conditional or absolute, liquidated or
ul'liquidated. due or TO become due. Ali
persons offered as suretios on official
bonds may he examined on cath as to
their qualifications by the aforesaid ofti-
GERS whose duty it is to approve sucn
bonds.
Sec 1856 No person who is interested
in any contract with the city shall be n
surety on any bond given to the city by
Sec. 157. When under any of the pro-
visions of this charter. or of any ordi-
nance or law, an official bond shall be
required from an officer the Council may
by resolution approved by vote of not
less than six members, REQUIRE an addi-
uonal bond, whenever, in the opinion of
such Council such bond or any surety
thereto. becomes insufficient, and such
additional bond, shall also be required
when the surety TO any bond shall die or
cease to be resident of the City or Of
the county of Los Angeles, after having
become such surety
SEC. 15S. Every officer mentioned in
this article shall be liable on his official
bond for the acts and omissions of hi
ees. appointed by him, other than those
included in tho classified Civil Service
ana every official bond shall contain such
a condition.
Sec. $50. Every board department or
o1iicer may require of their deputies,
clerks or employees. other than those in
eluded In the classified Civil Service.
bonds of indemnity with sufficient sure
ties for the faithful performance of his
duties.
Sec. leo. All deputies. clerks and en-
ployes included in the classified Civil Ser-
vice, shall give such bond to the city as
may y" III plcSCi4btu DN lll6 lulES ana legu-
lations of the Civil Service Commissions
ers, such bond shall be subject az to
form, approval, conditions and quallfca-
| ton of sureties, to the provisions in this
article contained, concerning official
bonds
Sec 161. Where not otherwise provided
by this charter, the Council may by or
d.nance require any officer. deputy, as
sistant, clerk or employee of the city, OF
of any OF its departments, to give to tho
city, bonds for the faithful performance
of official duty, and may fix the amount
of such bonds. and prescribe the condi-
tons thereof, but the qualifications OF
suteties thereto shall be as otherwise
prescribed in This article IN respect to the
official binds required hereunder.
ARTICLE XVII.
SALARIES OF OFFICERS.
Sec. 1872. The officers of the city in this