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Source:Charter of the City of Pensacola, 1895

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There shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city at the times and places provided for the election of the mayor, a treasurer, whose duty it shall be to receive and keep all money of the city, and pay out the same on the warrants drawn by the mayor and countersigned by the comptroller, except as herein provided. Moneys belonging to the city received by an officer or agent thereof, either from collections, loans, sale of bonds, fees, fines and penalties, or otherwise, shall be deposited in the city treasury regularly once a week, unless otherwise provided by an ordinance; and in case the provisions of this section are not fully complied with, it shall be the treasurer's duty to report any delinquencies to the mayor. He shall give two receipts in all cases, one for the party paying and one for the comptroller, which shall set out the amounts paid, from what it proceeds, and to what account credited. His books shall at all times be open to the inspection of the mayor, the comptroller or any member of the council, and he shall report the balance in the treasury each week to the comptroller. He shall give bond for the faithful performance of his duties, to be approved by the mayor and the council. The treasurer shall be paid such compensation as the council may fix.
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===Section 100.===
There shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city, at the times and places provided for the election of mayor, a tax collector, who shall collect all city taxes, and he shall pay the same over to the treasurer once each week. He shall each week deliver to the comptroller a statement showing what persons have the previous week paid their taxes, what amounts have been paid and the numbers of the tax receipts. He shall also make monthly reports of all collections and payments to the mayor, which shall be published with the proceedings of council. He shall give bond for the faithful performance of his duties, to be approved by the mayor and council. He shall keep the books and accounts of his office in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance, or in the absence of any such requirements, the comptroller under direction of the finance committee shall prescribe the manner of keeping such books and accounts, and said tax collector shall perform any other duties required by law. He shall have power to appoint, with the approval of the board of aldermen; such deputies as may be allowed him by ordinance. The tax collector and his deputies shall be paid an annual salary, to be fixed by the council. For the acts of his deputies he and his sureties shall be responsible on his official bond. No tax collector shall be eligible to any office under this charter unless he has accounted with the city for all collections, and obtained a quietus. He shall settle his accounts with the comptroller and treasurer, under direction of the finance committee, on or before the last day of June in each year for the taxes for which bills have been placed in his hands for collection for the year, and if through his fault, a quietus therefor is not held by said collector on said day, the council shall by resolution, declare vacant the office of said collector, and the vacancy shall be filled by the council by ''viva voce'' vote for the unexpired term. In his settlements he shall be charged with such uncollected bills as he could have collected by distraint of the goods of the delinquents, and he shall be subrogated to the rights of the city on such uncollected bills.

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