The City Treasurer shall be the tax collector and shall perform all of the duties as prescribed by this Charter, the general laws of the State, together with such other duties as may be required by the Council or assigned to him.

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(a)   He shall file a bond in such amount and with such sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Council or as may             hereafter be required by law of the several township treasurers in the State;

 

(b)   He shall have custody of all monies of the City, the Clerk's bond, and all evidences of value belonging to the             City or held in trust by the City;

 

(c)    He shall receive all monies belonging to and receivable by the City that may be collected by an official or                  employee of the City including license fees, taxes, assessments, utility charges and all other charges                      belonging to and payable to the City, shall, in all cases, give a receipt therefor;

 

(d)    He shall keep and deposit all monies or funds in such manner and in such places as the Council may                      determine from time to time and shall report the same in detail to the Clerk;

 

(e)    He shall have such powers, duties, and prerogatives in regard to the collection and custody of state, county              and school districts, and city taxes and monies as are conferred by law and upon warrants issued in the                  manner raised, paid in or appropriated therefor, and shall pay every warrant out of the particular fund raised            for the purpose for which the warrant was issued;

 

(f)      He shall pay no money out of the treasury except in pursuance of and by the authority of the law and upon              warrants issued in the manner as required by this Charter which warrants shall specify the purpose for which          the amounts thereof are to be paid;

 

(g)     He shall collect and keep an account of and be charged with all taxes and monies appropriated, raised or                 received for each fund of the City, and shall keep a separate account of such fund, and shall credit thereto               all monies raised, paid in or appropriated therefor, and shall pay every warrant out of the particular fund                   raised for the purpose for which the warrant was issued;

 

(h)      He shall keep all monies in his hands belonging to the City separate and distinct from his own monies and                is hereby prohibited from using, either directly or indirectly, the City's money, warrants or evidences of debt              which are in his custody or keeping for his own use and benefit or for that of any other person.