All deeds and other conveyances of real estate,
assignments and discharges of mortgages to be given by the City shall
be signed in the name of the City by the Mayor and City Treasurer
and acknowledged by one of them and shall have the City Seal impressed
thereon or affixed thereto.
[Amended 9-1-2009]
All notes and bonds, either for temporary or
permanent loans, which may be authorized by the City Council, shall
be signed in the name of the City by the City Treasurer, countersigned
by the Mayor, approved upon the face thereof by the Auditor and bear
an impress of the Seal of the City. All interest coupons attached
to such notes or bonds may bear thereon a facsimile of the signature
of the Treasurer and shall not require any other signature.
All contracts which are duly authorized shall
be signed on the part of the City by the Chairman of the committee
or board or by the officer authorized to make the same and countersigned
or approved by the Mayor. All contracts shall be made in quadruplicate,
copies to be deposited with the City Clerk and City Auditor as prescribed
in MGL c. 41, § 17, and other copies to be for the use of
the committee, board or officer having charge of the work to which
the contract relates and for the use of the other party to the contract.
All contracts shall be submitted to the City Solicitor for approval
as to form before final execution.