The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-06-05
ORDINANCE NO 1O3.

compensation and the amount OF his
bond, and repeating Ordinance No 8,
New Series, OF the Town of Sumpter,
entitled "An ordinance prescribing
the duties of the Treasurer of the
Town of Sumpter, Baker County, Ore
gon, and fixing his compensation and
the amount of his bond, and repeal
ing Ordinance No 3 entitled can ordi-
nance fixing the bonds of the treas
urer of the Town OF Sumpter, his COM
pensation and defining his duties"
and No. 45 entitled can ordinance
amending Sections 2 and 4 of Ordi-
nance Number 3 entitled "An ordi-
nance fixing the bonds of the Treas
urer of the Town Of Sumpter, his COM
pensation and defining his duties"
The ITY Or SUMPTER DOES ORDAIN As
Follows:
Section l. The Treasurer shall, at
the annual meeting Of the Council, sue
ceeding any general municipal election
held in the City Of Sumpter, Baker
County, Oregon, take the oath prescrib-
ed by the Charter and he shall, before
entering upon the duties of his office,
execute bond in the sum of Two Thou
sand Dollars f$2OOO], subject to the ap-
prOval of the Mayor, conditioned for the
faithful discharge Of all the duties Of
his Office, and the paying over to his
successor in Office ali moneys and de-
livering all property belonging to the
City which may have come into his
hands by virtue OF his said Office, at the
close of the term thereof.
Section 2. The Treasurer of the City
Of Sumpter shall perform such duties as
are prescribed by the charter and such
as may be imposed by ordinance. He
shall keep his Office during the regular
business days from o a. m. to 4 p. m.
He shall receive all moneys paid or
turned over to him by the Recorder Of
said City and give his receipt therefor,
which said money shall be safely kept
by him and paid out only upon or by
order of the Comncil He shall keep a
correct account of such moneys and
credit the same to such funds as the
Council shall direct. He shall pay all
warrants drawn in proper form on the
Treasurer Of said City out of the funds
specified in the warrants and all war.
rants must he paid in the order of their
presentation. When any warrant is
paid by him, he shall cancel the same
and write the word "Paid" in large
letters across the face thereof. Should
warrant ut any time be presented for
payment and there he no funds in the
treasury with which to pay the same, he
shall endorse the same mot paid for
want of funds" together with the date
thereof and enter the same in book
kept for that purpose, and pay such
registered warrants in the order so reg
istered. And all warrants shall bear
interest ut the rate of 9 per cent per an
mum from the date Of registration until
they are duly called in by said Treas
urer.
He shall make report to the Council
at its first regular meeting of each and
every month.
Section 3. The notice for payment of
any outstanding warrant shall be in
writing and three copies thereof shall he
posted in conspicuous place us follows,
to-wit; One thereof posted Mt the
front door Of the postofiice in the City
Of Sumpter, Baker County, Oregon an
other thereof ut the front door of the
Recorders Office therein and the other
thereof at the front door Of the Treas
urer's office therein, and in case any
warrant IL not presented for payment
for II period Of five (5) years, after no.
tice thereof shall have been given as
herein stated, the Treasurer shall not
pay the same unless authorized to do 80
by the Common Council.
Section I. The report required of the
Treasurer by Section2 of this Ordinance,
shall specify distinctly the amount of
all moneys received from the Recorder,
the disbursements Of the same for the
previous month, all warrants paid dur
ing said month, with the number Of
each and balance of money in the Treas
urer's office.
Section 8. The Treasurer's books
shall at all times be open for inspection
by the Mayor or Members Of the COun-
eli.