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

. Sec. &C. Inveutory-The Board shall pre-
pare at the end Of each fiscal year a full
| inventory of all real estate aud personal
property Of the City, showing to date all
improvements and increase OF value OF said
real and personal property In each service.
The operating expenses Of the year must
be balanced by a special account.
ARTICLE VIII.
] DEPARTMENT No. 1-PUBIIC 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 for all questions pertaining to Its
welfare.
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
! ances Of the City shall be kept on deposit
/ In such banks doing business In the CITY of
| Salem as the Board from time to time shall
I direct provided that such fund shall not
be deposited in any bank established less
than three go years prior to making such
/ deposits.
! No demand for money against the City
| shall be approved allowed, audited or paid
unless II shall be in writing. dated, and
| sufficiently itemized 10 identify the eNpen-
dtture 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 ls signed by the Mayor and
/ one Commissioner.
Sec. CO. Supplies Each Commissioner
shall procure all supplies needed by its
department. Such reQulsition shall be in
writing and duplicate kept of same by
carbon copy. In case of emergency where
| the estimated cost exceeds two hundred
GOO dollars, such requisition shall have
the Endorsement of one other 'ommlSSio' r
| II no emergency exists, a requlsltlon for
| supplies, the estimated cost of which is
| above one hundred tlOhl dollars shalt
| first be approved by the Board Whenever
he considers 1t practical and advantageous
the Commissioner shall advertise by cir
cular letter or otherwise for competitive
proposals.
See 40. Annual Estimate of Probable
| ENpense-On or before the first Monday In
December In each year, the Commissioners
and the appointed boards and appointed
commissioners of the City, shall furnish
to the Mayor estimates in writing Of the
several departments for the ensuing fiscal
year, specifying In detail such probable
expenditures, Including statement Of the
| salaries of their subOrdlnates. These state
meuts shall include the amount 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. II, Annual Budget-FrOm such es-
tlmates 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 Il 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 9d-
visable.
The Board shall on receipt OF the budget,
consider and adopt the same with such
| amendments as the Board may direct.
The Board shall also In adopting the
said budget, estimate and declare the
amount of money necessary to be raised
by tax levy, taking into account the
amounts available from other sources 10
meet the expenses Of the city for the ensu.
Ing fiscal year, based on the budget 81
adopted Said budget and estimate as fin.
ally adopted shall be signed by the Mayor
and Clerk and kept ON file.
| See. ~. ApprOpratiOns-Up Upon 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 ordnance shall be adopted not later
than the thirty-flrst day of December In
each year, and shall be entitled "rhe An
nual Appropriation ordnance"
| See. I3, Levy-Hhe Board shall forth
with proceed to make by ordinance the
proper levy not to exceed 10 mills upon
Il each dollar of the assessed valuation oi
all taxable property within the city sucl
levy representing the amount Of taxes fOi
city purposes necessary to provide for al
properly authorized demands upon the city
The Board shall thereupOn cause the tOtn
levy to be certified by the city Clerk I,
the county clerk who shall extend the sale
tax In Il proper column upon the county
tax roll, and the same shall be collected
by the officer collecting the county ta'
and shall be by him turned over TO th,
City Treasurer within ten OO) DAYS aftel
| lp has ppllppipI tbE npnViIa1 tba
the tax levy as certified up to the Count!
Clerk shall be In one sum and shall b.
entered In column headed salem Tax.
Neither the Sheriff, nor the Tax COlpctO
of Marion County, nor said county shal
receive fees or compensation for collecting
such taxes.
Il If the Board fail in any year to max,
7 said tax levy as above provided then tn,
rate last fixed shall be the rate fixed fol
i the ensuing fiscal year.
: The amount required to make payment o.
any interest, sinking fund or principal o
bonded indebtedness may be Included II
! and met by tax levy, except as otherwise
provided for In this Charter.
, The taxing power shall be used for mu
niclpal purposes only, and no donations
subsidies, or bonuses shall be granted from
the peoples money.
Sec. "a. No Liability without Appro
priatlon-Nelther the Board nor any of
ficer or employe Of the City shall hav,
S authority to make any contract Involving
r the expenditure Of public money, or Impose
! upon the city any liability to pay none!
unless and until a definite amount o
e money shall have been appropriated fol
the liquidation Of all pecunlury liability o
the City under such contract or In conse
= quence thereof to mature during the perlOt
covered by the appropriation. Such con
tract shall be "ab inito" null and void a
I to the city for any other or further liza
s billy provided, first that nothing herelI
/ contained shal prevent the Board from
contracting liability for payment Of am
expense, the necessity Of which Is caused
by any casualty accident or unfOrseei
contingency arising after the passage o
the annual appropriation ordinance, pro
. Vlded, that the total amount Of such ex
pense shall not exceed the sum Of $4,000
during any one fiscal year. This section
b shall not apply to contracts or liabilities
for the making Of any improvements th
+ cost OF which shall be assessed upon tn
property especially beneHted by said I'm
prOyement. Provided, further, the Boar,
/ may make such special appropriation NJ
may be necessary to pay the salaries ant
defray the expenses Of all departments
+ Officers and employees Of the city durinJ
/ the year lHl2, and may cause to be issuet
! warrants for the payment thereof an,
may make such appropriations Of the gen
} eral funds Of the city for said year al
% they may deem eXpedient and any actun
necessary expenses either for payment o
| officers salaries, employees or agents. o
/ the CITY, during said year shall not b.
| deemed duu COnsldefed Wllhln the litnitu
tlons Of Indebtedness herein provided.
Sec, 7j Limitation OF City Indebted
ness Except as herein otherwise provided
no Indebtedness shall be Incurred, no
bonds Issued for the purpose OF maklnj
any Improvement until the question o
incurriug such Indebtedness, making sucl
? Improvement and the Issuance Of bond
therefor shall be submitted at genern
or special election called for such purpose
] | to the qualified electors Of said City ant
no such Indebtedness shall be incurred no
| any 6uCn bonds be- issued unless at suCl
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