the Ayuntamiento until the same be r eleased by the Governor-General. 

( c ) See that all taxes and other revenues of the city are collected, and applied in accordance with appropriations to the payment of the municipal expenses. 

( d ) Cause to be instituted judicial proceedings to recover property and funds of the city wherever found, and otherwise to protect the interests of the city, and cause to be defended all suits against the city. 

( e ) See that the executive officers and employees of the city properly discharge their respective duties. 

(f) Examine and inspect the books, records, and papers of all officers, agents, and employees of the city whenever occasion arises, and at least once in each year. 

( g ) Give such information, and recommend such measures, to the Board as he shall deem advantageous to the city. 

( h ) Have the right to attend all sessions of the Board, and to participate in its discussions, but not to vote. 

( i ) Represent the city in all its business matters, and sign on its behalf all its bonds, contracts, and obligations made in accordance with law or lawful ordinance or resolution. 

(j) Have power to release any person imprisoned, or confined in a reformatory or any institution of a similar nature, for violation of a city ordinance, and remit the sentence of such person, or any part thereof. 

( k ) Submit to the Board before the first day of October of each year a budget of receipts and expenditures which shall be the basis of the appropriation ordinance for the coming year. 

( l ) As soon as practicable after the first day of January of each year, prepare and present to the Governor-General an annual report covering the operations of the city government during the preceding year, accompanying such report with the written concurr ence therewith, or dissent therefrom, of the Board. 

