The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08

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for all services for the city, including
counsel when desired by Mayor or
other city officer, and in addition
thereto he shall receive the following
fees: For appeal cases to the District
Court and for civil cases in the Dis
trict Court wherein the City of Leon,
Iowa, is party, such fees as may be
agreed upon by and between him and
the council, and If any fee cannot be
agreed upon then the City Council
may employ other counsel for such
services, provided however, that the
City Council shall have the right to
employ assistant counsel in any case
in the District Court wherein the
City OF Leon is party.
TREASURER.
Sec. %. ELECTION-BOND. The CITY
Treasurer shall be elected on the last
Monday in March, 1906, and biennially,
and shall hold his office until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified, and
before entering upon the duties of
his office shall execute to the City of
Leon his bond with sureties to be APP
proved by the City Council, in the
sum OF $4,000, conditioned to the
faithful discharge of his duties in &C
cordance with the law.
Sec. a. CUSTODIAN OF MONEYS, ETC.
The City Treasurer shall receive and
safely keep all moneys and sureties
payable and belonging to the City,
and shall give a receipt therefor to
the person from whom he receives the
same, specifying the date, amount and
upon what account received, filing at
the time a duplicate receipt thereof
with the Clerk. He shall pay no
money out of the City treasury except
upon the warrant of the Mayor, un-
der the official seal of the City, coun-
tersigned by the Clerk.
Sec 25. KEEPING ACCOUNTS. He
shall keep full and accurate account
OF all moneys or securities received on
behalf OF the city, and shall deliver a
duplicate receipt of the same to the
City. Clerk, keeping the account of
each fund separate, specifying when,
from whom and on what account re-
ceived; and also, in like manner keep
true account of all disbursements of
money or property paid by him, speci-
Tying when, to whom, from what
fund, and on what account paid.
Sec. 26. RECORD OF WARRANTS.
He shall keep a book containing a
record OF all warrants presented for
payment, and whenever warrant
legally drawn on the City treasury is
presented for payment and not paid
for want of money, he shall endorse
the TACT thereon with the date of
presentation and cause of refusal. on
the back of the warrant in writing
over his signature, and thereafter
such warrant shall draw interest
from the date of such endorsement at
the rate OF per cent per annum. un-
less the same was issued under reso-
luton or contract providing that it
should not draw interest. or. should
draw interest at a lower rate. That
the record of all warrants drawn upon
the treasury and presented shall be
kept In a book so ruled as to show in
separate columns as to each warrant.
the number, date, principal name of
draWee, when paid, to whom paid.
ana the amount of interest paid, and
all such warrants shall be paid in the
order OF their presentation.
Sec. 81. CALL FOR WARRANTS. He
shall issue calls for outstanding war
rants at any time he may have funds
on hand for the payment thereof:
shall give notice of the number of the
warrants which will be paid by posted
or written notice thereof i'm the
Mayors office and in the Treasurer's
office when there is one. at the ex-
piration of 10 days from the date of
posting interest on the warrants so
named shall cease.
Sec. %. PAYMENT AND CANCELLA-
TON. Whenever a warrant is paid
the Treasurer shall take receipt
upon the back of the warrant for tie
amount OF interest paid upon such
warrant, together with date thereof,
and shall stamp or write upon the
face OF such warrant the word paid"
With the date of payment. and shall
hle and preserve said warrants until
returned to the City Clerk for cancel
lat pm and shall perform such other
duties in regard to warrants as is re-
quired by law or the City Council.
Sec. 20. REPORTS. He shall make
returns monthly, or oftener if requir-
Ed by the Council, to the officer draw
ing such warrants, showing the war
rants paid and the amount of princi-
pal and interest paid. He shall make
a written report under oath to the
council at it's first regular meeting in
each month, showing the financial
condition of the City, and shall at the
last meeting of the Council in each
year, and oftener if required, present
to the City Council an itemized state
nent OF all receipts and expenditures
from the date of the last preceding
annual report, showing the precise
condition of the City Treasury; and
ne shall at the time of making his
annual report, settle with the Coun-
I'll or it's duly appointed committee,
and enter the details of such settle
nent in bis books.
Sec. 80. TURN OVER PROPERTY ETC.
70 HIS SUCCESSOR. At the expiration
of his term Of office he shall deliver to
lis successor all official papers, books.
moneys and property in his possession
belonging to the City.
Sec. 81 SALARY. The City Treas
lrer shall receive salary of $500
per year, payable quarterly.