Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-12

property OF the City, showing to date ali
improvements and Increase Of value Of said
real and personal property. in each service.
The operating expenses OF the year gust
be balanced BY a special account.
ARTICLE VIII.
DEPARTMENT No. 1-PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
Sec 81. The Mayor Commissioner shall
have charge Of all public affairs OF the
City. which shall not be specially defined
In this Charter and represent the City at
large Tor all questions pertaining to Its
welfare.
FINANCE.
Sec. 6s. Fiscal Year-The fiscal year
OF the City shall commence on the first
day Of January and end on the last day
OF December OF each year. The cash bal
anees of the City shah be kept on deposit
In such banks doing business Ia the Cljy of
Salem as the Board from time to time shall
direct, provided that such fund shall not
be deposited In any bank established less
than three (3) years PRIOR to making such
No demand for money against the City
shall be approved allowed, audited or paid
unless 1t shall be in writing dated, and
dlture and shall first be audited by the
Commissioner at the head of the depart
ment creating the same, and approved by
the Board
All payments shall be made by warrants
which shall le signed by the Mayor and
one Commissioner.
Sec. 80. SupplIes-Each Commissioner
department. Such requlsitlon shall Be In
writing and duplicate kept OF same by
carbon copy. In case OF emergency where
the estimated cost exceeds two hundred
the Endorsement of one other Commlsslo .er
| IL no emergency exists a reQuisltion for
supplies, the estimated cost OF which is
above one hundred tltau dollars shall
first be approved by the Board Whenever
he considers 1t practical and advantageous
the Commissioner shall advertise By cir
eular letter or otherwise for competitive
| proposals.
Sec. TO- Annual Estimate Of Probable
Expense-0n or before the first Monday In
December In eacn year, the Commissioners
and the appointed boards and appointed
commissioners of the City, shall furnish
to the Mayor estimates in writing OF the
probable expense to be incurred In their
several departments for the ensuing fiscal
| year, specifying In detail such probable
! expenditures, including a statement OF the
salaries Of their subordlnates These state
ments shall include the amodnt required to
meet the interest, sinking fund and matur
ing bonds of the outstanding Indebtedness
of the City, and also an estimated state
ment of the amount OF revenue from all
sources, including tax levy.
Sec. Il. Annual Budget-From such es.
Inmates the Mayor shall, on or before the
third Monday In December of each year,
and prior to the time for fixing the county
tax levy, make budget OF the estimated
amounts required to pay the expenses Of
conducting, the business Of the City govern.
ment for the next ensuing year. The budget
shall be prepared In such detail as to the
aggregate sum and the items thereof al
lowed to each department office, board, or
commission, as the Board may deem ed
vlsable
The Board shall on receipt OF the budget,
consider and adopt the same with such
aulendments as the Board may direct.
The Board shall also In adopting the
said budget estimate and declare the
I Of ~ ha roi and
by tax levy, taking Into account the
amounts, available from other sources to
meet the expenses of the City for the ensu-
Ing fiscal year, based on the budget so
adopted Said budget and estimate as fin.
ally adopted shall be signed by the Mayor
and Clerk and kept on file.
Sec. q. Appropriations the basis
Of the budget as adopted and filed the
several sums shall forthwith be appropri
ated by ordinance to the several purposes
therein named for the ensuing fiscal year
said ordinance shall be adopted not later
than the thlrty-first day of December In
each year, and shall be entitled "The An
: nual Appropriation Ordinance"
Sec 73. Levy-The Board shall forth
! with proceed to make by ordinance thu
i. proper, levy not to exceed 10 mills upoI
: each dollar of the assessed valuation o
all taxable property within the City, sucl
I levy representing the amount Of taxes 70
City purposes necessary to provide for al
/ properly authorized demands upon the City
a The Board shall thereupon cause the tota
! levy to be certified by the City Clerk /,
the county clerk, who shall extend the salt
: tax In proper column upon the count!
? tax roll, and the same shall be collected
? by the officer collecting the county Ia
and shall be by him turned over to th
City Treasurer within ten (10) days afte
he has collected the same : provided, tina
the tax levy as certified up to the Count.
:, Clerk shall be in one sum and shall b
! entered In column headed "Salem Tax.
I Neither the Sheriff, nor the Tax Collecto
, Of Marion County, nor said county shal
receive fees or compensation for collecting
/ such taxes
r. If the Board fall In any year to max
4 said tax levy as above provided, then tn
:, rate last fixed shall be the rate fixed 70
y the ensuing fiscal year.
n The amount required to make payment 0
= any interest, sinking fund or principal o
II bonded Indebtedness may be Included Il
d and met by tax levy, except as otherwis
provided for In this Charter.
h The taxing power shall be used for mt
- nicipal purposes only, and no donations
:. subsidies, or bonuses shall be granted froI
the peoples money.
Il Sec "A. No Liability Without ApprC
/. priatiOn-Nelther the Board nor any Oi
flcer or emplOye Of the City shall hav
IS authority to make any contract inyolvln
II the expenditure Of public money, or imp0s
II upon the City any liability to pay none
unless and until a definite amount I
'e money shall have beer appropriated 10
s. the liquidation Of all LA>lnlary liability Q
4 the City under such contract or In cons'
e. quence thereof to mature during the periO
covered by the appropriation. Such col
8. tract shall be "ab inltlO" null and void O
d to the City for any other or further lli
IS bllity; provided, first that nothing herei
Al contained shall prevent the Board frol
r. contracting liability for payment OF an
" expense, the necessity Of which is cause
a. by any casualty, accident or untOrsee
contingency arising after the passage {
* the annual appropriation ordinance pr,
N vlded that the total amount Of such el
D. pense shall not exceed the sum Of $1,000
ID during any one fiscal year. This sectio
10 shall not apply to contracts or labllitlt
le for the making of any improvements tf
If cost Of which shall be assessed upon II
~ property especially benefited by said In
I, provement. Provided, further, the Boar
ID may make such special appropriation d
k. may be necessary to pay the salaries an
er officers and emplOyes Of the City durin
ID the year 1912, and may cause to be Issue
(. warrants for the payment thereof, an
e. may make such appropriations Of the gel
IA eral funds Of the City for said year {
ne they may deem expedient and any actui
T. necessary expenses either for payment
10 officers salaries, employees or. agents,
ID the City, during said year shall not
r. deemed and considered within the limit
tions Of Indebtedness herein provided
Sec 70. Limitation of City Indebte
ness-Except as herein otherwise provide
no Indebtedness shall be Incurred, NJ
u any Improvement, until the question
o. incurrng such Indebtedness, making sur
go improvement and the Issuance OF bOnt
C. therefor shall be submitted at a gener
or special election called for such purpOs
I'd 10 the qualified electors Of said City, ar
Of no such Indebtedness shall be Incurred, NJ
any sucn bonds be issued unless at SUE
nd election twO-thirds t2.3J OF the quallfi'
RS electors voting AT such election SHAH 70
T. In favor thereof.
ye The Commissioners may, whenev
y, deemed necessary, call special election