Section 1. The City Treasurer shall have the custody of all moneys, bonds, mortgages, notes, leases and evidences of value belonging to the City. He shall receive all moneys belonging to and receivable by the corporation, and keep an account of all receipts and expenditures thereof. He shall pay no money out of the Treasury except in pursuance of and by authority of law, and upon warrants signed by the Clerk and Mayor, which shall specify the purpose for which the amounts thereof are to be paid. He shall keep an account of and be charged with all taxes and money raised, paid in or appropriated, and shall pay every warrant out of the particular fund constituted or raised for the purpose for which the warrant was issued and having the name of such fund endorsed thereon by the Clerk.
Section 2. The Treasurer shall render to the Clerk on the first Monday of every month, and oftener if required, a report of the amounts received and credited by him to each fund, and on what account received and of the amounts paid out by him from each fund during the preceding month, and the amount of money remaining in each fund on the day of his report.
Section 3. The City Treasurer shall keep all moneys in his hands belonging to the City and to the public, separate and distinct from his own moneys; and he is hereby prohibited from using, either directly or indirectly, the corporation moneys, warrants or evidences of debt, for his own use of benefit or that of any other person. Any violation of this section shall subject him to immediate removal from office by the City Council who are hereby authorized to declare the office vacant for such offense and to appoint his successor.
Section 4. The City Treasurer shall be the collector of State and County taxes within the City. He shall also collect all other taxes and assessments levied within the City, whether the same be for general City purposes or for special improvements, and he shall in addition thereto perform all such duties in relation to the collection of taxes as may be covered by the general laws of the State.