The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-04
CITY OF BARRE.

10 read as follows:
Section J. The finance committee shall
meet on the Friday preceding the first
Monday IN each month and al other
times If found advisable, and carefully
examine and audit all accounts and
claims against the city which shall be laid
/ before them, and approve them as appears
/ In the following sections. aud shall rec
ommend the payment OF such portion Of
! the same as IS found to be Justly due and
I duly authorized and Incurred in good faith
/ Sec. 9. All persons are hereby warned
to incur no obligations against the city,
nor TO furnish any material or service on
account of the city except by virtue OF
a contract lawfully entered into by a
duly authorized agent or committee Of
/ the city. All bills, to insure prompt pay
ment, should be rendered 70 the party
contracting them. on or before the Thurs
/ day preceding the
/ first Monday in each month and It IS
hereby the duty Of all agents Of the city
I and all committees to approve such bills
i and turn them over TO the city clerk the
Friday morning preceding the first Mon
day of each month.
! Sec. l. The city clerk shall receive all
accounts and claims against the city,
which have been approved as provided in
/ this chapter, and shall carefully examine
the same and see If they are correctly
cast, and present them folded and filed to
/ the committee on finance. and said
1 clerk shall record in a book to be kept
4 for that purpose, the names Of all per-
sons presenting accounts or claims
against the city which have received
the approval of the finance committee the
nature of the claim, demand or account
the date thereof, and the amount allowed
! by the committee. All bills not approved
I by the finance committee shall be return
ed by mail 10 the party rendering said
/ bin accompanied with said committee's
reason for not approving said bill
I The City Clerk shall keep ledger ac-
count with all departments on head Of APP
/ preparation, erediting TO said departments
the appropriations made to them by the
4 City Council and charging to them all
warrants drawn for expenditures incur
red
/ All assessments for streets, sewer and
/ sidewalks, all highway taxes returned to
the city from the state shall be credited
4 to these departments either when charged
or upon receipt Of remittance by the city
! Treasurer
! Other divisional accounts necessary to
a complete system Of book keeping shall
be kept by the City Clerk, so that a com
1 plete record Of the business and standing
Of the City may be available at any time.
/ Section Z. The City Treasurer shall
/ keep in book provided for that purpose
an accurate and true account OF all re-
4 ceipts and disbursements u behalf Of the
city.
! He shall not pay out any money from
/ the City Treasury, except upon warrants
OF the Mayor countersigned BY the city
clerk No warrant shall be paid By the
/ City Treasurer unless there Is sufficient
I funds to the credit of the department
against which it is drawn Any extraor-
binary expenditure that necessitates over
drawing the original appropriation shall
be provided for BY further appropriation
or a vote Of the City Council
He shall monthly provide each member
Of the City Council with stat ment show
ing the condition of the city finances, and
that Of each department
Whenever he Is authorized by the City
Council TO borrow money on the credit
of the city, all bonds notes or certl.
hcatea 81 Indebtedness given therefor
shall be signed BY the mayor and city
/ treasurer and countersigned by the city
clerk, Cor by the chairman of the finance
committed II the city clerk and treas.
lprer is one and the same person and all
such bonds, notes or certificates shall b
Registered in books kept for that purpose
In the office of the city treasurer.
Such register shall describe such bonds
notes or certificates by number date and
amount, the name Of the person to whom
payable, when payable and the rate OF in
ltsrest and the date, and the book where
recorded Of the ordinance or resolution
authorizing the same; and no bond, note
Or certificate shall be issued by the
city until such record shall be made; and
when such notes or certificates shall be
paid, the date of payment and the
tamount paid shall be entered on said
Register. The treasurer shall not pay a
warrant (other than time warrants) bear
ing date more than one year previous Il
its presentation for payment. and this
condition shall be printed, written OF
stamped on each warrant when issued
When the treasurer pays a bond, note,
certificate or warrant he shall at once
deface the same with a stamp showing
that 1t is paid and when the auditors have
lexanined and allowed such note. bond
certiflcate or warrant they shall agar
stamp the same SO that they cannot again
be used as vouchers.
Sec 3. The city auditors shall al
the close Of each financial year. and
at any other time when requir-
ed by the Board OF Aldermen, and
also at the expiration Of the term o
loffice of any officer hereinafter named
when such officer shall not have been re
elected, examine and audit the accounts
of the city treasurer. overseer of tn,
poor, superintendent OF the streets, stree
commissioners, city attorney, thl
accounts and claims for com
pensation for services rendered by an city
Officers, whose salary or compensation 4
not established by law or city ordinance
and report the amount justly due there
for, and any and all other account
which the Board Of Aldermen shall re
fer to them fer examination, and audi
and shall report thereon to the Board o
Aldermen. And for that purpose sal
auditors shall have access to an officia
books, papers and vouchers belonging t
or in the possession Of any officer Of tn
city.
Sec. II. Any person who shall violat
any of the provisions of this chapte
shall be punished by a fine OF not les
than one or more than one hundred dol
lars.
Barre, VT, April 30, 1908.
hereby certify that the within copy
lis a true copy as appears by the files ans
records Of this office. this day examined
and compared by me.
Attest; JAMES MACKAY,
City Clerk.
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