Michael Bloomberg (R) pays 15 cents after he was officially sworn in as the 108th mayor of the City of New York by City Clerk Victor L. Robles (L), in New York's Municipal Building December 31, 2001.[ Bloomberg was required to pay the fee, which he paid in 15 pennies, as it was mandated by the city charter in 1898. Bloomberg will take over from Rudolph Giuliani in celebrations in Times Square just after the New Year is welcomed in tonight.]