Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-28
AN ORDINANCE.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Americas, and it is
hereby ordained by authority of
same, that from and after the pas
sage of this ordinance all purchases
made by the City of Americas, of
whatever kind and character, shall
comply with the following rules and
regulations, to-wit:
Any officer or employe of the
Mayor and City Council of Americas,
desiring that any articles be pur-
chased for the account of said Mayor
and City Council Of Americas, shall
fill out, sign and deliver to the Clerk
and Treasurer of the Mayor and
City Council of Americas, on such
form for acquisitions as may be pre-
scribed by the Clerk and Treasurer.
It shall then be the duty of said Clerk
and Treasurer to enter upon said
acquisitions his approval, or disap-
proval of the purchase Of the goods
so requisitioned, and pass the same
on to the chairman of the depart
ment of said city government for
whose government said goods are
requisitioned, and such chairman
shall enter his approx o. disap-
proval of such requisit;on, and pass
the same on to the chairman Of the
Purchasing committee Of said Mayor
and City Council, Wno shall likewise
enter his approval OF disapproval
upon such requisition.
Two-In the event, chat the Clerk
and Treasurer, -ho Cha~man of the
department for which said articles
are requjsitioned, and the chairman
Of said Purchasing committee shall
be in accord in their approval, or
diaapproval of such purchase, their
endorsements agreeing with each
other shall control, and finally de-
termine whether such proposed pur-
chase shall or shall not be made But
in the event that said Clerk and
Treasurer, and the chairman of any
department desiring to purchase for
it's use, approve such requisition and
the chairman of the Purchasing com
m;ttee disapproye the same, such
purchase shall be made as requisi-
toned unless the entire Purchasing
committee disapProves such rcquisi~
ton, in which case the said propos-
ed purchase shall not be made; and
in the event there is disagreement
between the members of the pur-
chasing committee, as to whether
such proposed purchase shall or shall
not be made, then and in that event.
it shall be the duty of the chairman
of the purchasing committee to take
the matter before the Mayor and
City Council in regular or called
session, who shall determine finally
whether or not such purchase shall
be made.
Three-Be it further ordained
and it is hereby ordained by the au-
thority aforesaid, that when the
terms of this ordinance have been
complied with, and the requisition
approved as herein provided for, it
shall be the duty of the Clerk and
Treasurer aforesaid to issue an order.
for the purchase of the articles so
requisitioned and approved on such
form as said Clerk and Treasurer
may prescribe. and deliver the same
to the party who is to make the pur-
chase.
Four.-It is hereby further oEdain-
ed by the authority aforesaid that
the person making such purchase
shall deliver said order authorizing
the purchase of the goods requisi-
toned to the seller of such articles,
and it shall be the duty of the per-
son, firm or corporation selling. such
articles to attach said order to pur-
chase to the invoice, and deliver such
invoice with such order attached to
the Clerk and Treasurer.
Five.-It is hereby ordained, by
the authority aforesaid, that goods,
articles or other things of value, pur-
chased for the account of the Mayor
and City Council of Americas, in any
other manner than in this ordinance
provided shall not be binding upon
the Mayor and City council of Amer
icus, who shall be under no obliga-
! ton. legal nor moral to pay for
same.