The City Treasurer.
Section 24
Sec. 24. The City Treasurer. - There shall be a city treasurer who shall have the following general powers and duties: He shall collect all taxes due the city.all licenses authorized by law or ordinance, all rents for lands, markets, and other property owned by the city, all further charges of whatever nature fixed by law or ordinance, and shall receive and issue receipt for all fines, forfeitures, fees, and costs imposed by the justice of the peace court. He shall receive and 3afely keep-all moneys arising from the revenues of the.city, and shall spend and disburse the same upon lawful warrants. He shall perform in the city the duties prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code and section one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven of the Revised-Administrative Code for provincial treasurers and their deputies; such further duties prescribed by law for provincial treasurers as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act; and the duties prescribed by the Land Registration Act, the laws on mortgages, and other laws for registers of deeds. He shall, when so directed or designated by the Department Head, perform the duties of the city assessor. He shall discharge his duties in accordance with the provisions of laws relating-to Government accounts and accounting. He shall render his accounts iin'such manner as the Auditor General may prescribe. The Auditor General shall receive and audit all accounts of the city in accordance with die provisions of laws relating-to Government accounts and accounting.