Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-11

properly OF the City, showing to date al
real and personal property in each service
The operating expenses OF the year mus
be balanced BY a special account
. DEPARTMENT No. I-PuBLIc AFFAIRS
Sec. 81. The Mayor Commissioner shal
have charge OF all public affairs OF tn,
City. which shall not be specially definet
In this Charter and represent the City a
, large Tor all questions pertaining to ii
J welfare.
Sec. 6S. Fiscal Year-The fiscal veal
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
Ia such banks doing business la the Citv ui
Salem as the Board from time to time shall
direct, provided that such fund shall moi
be deposited In any bank established less
deposits.
No demand for money against the City
shall be approved, allowed, audited or paid
unless It shall be In writing. dated. and
sufficiently itemlzed to Identify the expen.
dlture and shall first be audited by the
Commissioner at the head OF the depart.
ment creating the same, and approved by
An payments shall be made by warrants
which shall be signed by the Mayor and
one Commissioner
Sec. 90. Supplles-Eaeh Commissioner
department Such requisltion shall be In
writing and duplicate kept Of same by
carbon copy. In case Of emergency where
the estimated cost exceeds two hundred
600 dollars, such reQuisition shall have
| the Endorsement of one other Commissioners
IL no emergency exists, a requisltlon for
supplies, the estimated cost OF which is
above one hundred CiUnp dollars SHAH
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
Sec. 40. Annual Estimate Of Probable
Expense-0n 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
| probable expense to be incurred In their
several departments for the ensuing fiscal
year, specifying in detail such probable
expenditures, including statement OF the
salaries Of their subordinates. These state
ments 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.
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
| COuuuCllnb tue DuSlueSS OF Ine City RONern-
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 cd.
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
/ nmnmnf uRNr 70 ka anNa anA
by tax levy, taking into account the
amounts available from other sources to
meet the expenses of the CITY for the ensu-
Ing nds,iiS fiscal Sya year. based on the budget so
ally adopted shall be signed by the Mayor
and Clerk and kept on file.
Sec. r. ApprOprlatiOns-Upon the basis
of the budget as adopted and filed the
several sums shall forthwith be approprl-
ated by ordinance to the several purposes
| therein named for the ensuing fiscal year.
| Said ordinance shall be adopted not Inter
than the thirty-flrst day of December In
each year, and shall be entitled "The An.
nual Appropriation Ordinance"
sec. az. Levy-The Board shall forth
with proceed to make by ordinance the
proper levy not to exceed 10 mills upon
| each dollar of the assessed valuation OF
all taxable property within the City, such
levy representing the amount of taxes for
| city purposes necessary to provide for all
properly authorized demands upon the City.
levy to be certified by the City Clerk to
the county clerk, who shall extend the said
tax In proper column upon the county
tax roll, and the same shall be collected
by the officer collecting the county tax
and shall be by him turned over to the
City Treasurer within ten (10) days after
he has collected the same; provided, that
the tax levy as certified up to the County
Clerk shall be in one sum and shall be
entered In column headed Salem Tax
Neither the Sheriff, nor the Tax Collector
OF Marion County, nor said county shall
receive fees or compensation for collecting
such taxes.
If the Board fail In any year to make
said tax levy as above provided then the
rate last fixed shall be the rate fixed for
the, ensuing fiscal year.
The amount required to make payment of
any interest sinking fund or principal OF
bonded indebtedness may be Included In
and met by tax levy, except as otherwise
provided for In this Charter.
The taxing power shall be used for mu-
nicipal purposes only, and no donations,
subsidies, or bonuses shall be granted from
the peoples money.
Sec. a. No Liability without Appro-
priation-Neither the Board nor any OF
ficer or employe Of the City shall have
authority to make any contract involving
the expenditure Of public money, or Impose
upon the City any liability to pay money
unless and until n definite amount Of
money shall have been appropriated for
tAC llluiuhlluh VI hll AAlHldIy llHDllly VI
the City under such contract or In conEe-
quence thereof to mature during the period
covered by the appropriation. Such con
tract shall be "ab inltlo' null and void as
to the City for any other or further lia-
bility; provided, first that nothing herein
contained shall prevent the Board from
contracting liability for payment Of any
expense, the necessity Of which Is caused
by any casualty accident or unforeseen
contingency arising after the passage OF
the annual appropriation ordinance pro-
vided, that the total amount of such ex-
pense shall not exceed the sum Of $4,000
during any one fiscal year. This section
shall not apply to contracts or liabilities
for the making Of any improvements the
cost Of which shall be assessed upon the
property especially benefited by said i'm
prpvement. Provided further, the Board
may make such special appropriation as
may be necessary to pay the salaries and
defray the expenses Of all departments,
officers and employees Of the City during
the year 1912, and may cause to be issued
warrants for the payment thereof, and
may make such appropriations Of the gen.
eral funds Of the City for said year as
they may deem expedlent and any actual
necessary expenses either for payment OF
Officers salaries. employees or agents, OF
the City, during said year shall not be
deemed and considered within the limlta-
tiOns Of Indebtedness herein provided
Sec. 20, Limitation Of City Indebted.
ness-Except as herein otherwise provided,
no Indebtedness shall be incurred, nor
bonds Issued for the purpose OF making
any Improvement, until the question OF
incurring such Indebtedness, making such
Improvement and the Issuance Of bonds
therefor shall be submitted at a general
or special election called for such purpose.
to the qualified electors Of said City and
no such indebtedness shall be incurred, nor
any such bonds be Issued unless at such
election two.thlrds (2.3J Of the qualified
electors voting mt such election shan vote
In favor thereof
The Commissioners may, whenever