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PROPOSED AMENDMENT
I To the Charter of the City
ot Los Angeles
The following amendment! to the charter of
the City of Loi Angelei, as adopted by Joint
resolution No. 2, adopted January :mt, lsßli,
are hereby proposed to be iiibmltted to the
qualified voter! of said city:
The foil wing section! to be amended so ac to
read en follows to wit,:
SurriOK 2. The laid corporation ihall have
the power;
1. To mike md use a oorporate seal and alter
the lame et pleasure.
2. To sue and be sued Id all action! and pro
ceedings whatever.
3. TO havo perpetual iticcesilon.
4. To erect end maintain public buildings,
and lo lay out eitabllsh, improve and main- i
tain public parks and cemeteries.
r>. io provide for the care of the sick and
hela'cs-'.
li. io make regulations to prevent the spread
of epidemic! aud contagious and loathsome
disesrea,
7. To provide for .upplylng the city and iti
lnhabl ants with water aild g,is, or either, or
ether meaniol heat and illumination.
5. To ley out, open, extend widen, improve,
or vacate, pave and lepave streen and alleys,
■ Idevvalk! and crossing!, and other highways.
11. Tooonitructand maintain lowers, dralni
and other work! uece «ary for the olapoiltlon
oi sewerage.
10. To eitabllsh and maintain public ichooli
and publio libraries.
11. To levy a eeismenti npon property to
pay for the Improvement ot street, and other
public Improvements, and to collect the same,
and to levy and co lect taxes upon pro erty
lor municipal pttrpo ; provided that the tax
evied lor any one year lor ill municipal ptir
poi.s, othe than payment of Interest on the
municipal debt and redemption of bonds,
•hall not ixceed $1 oa each igloo worth of tax
able property.
12. To manage, control, sell, le ac for a pe
riod notexceeding two yeiro, or otherwise di»
yCss o, any or al, tlio piupeity of ilib naiu cor
poration, and to appropriate the income or
firpceeds thereof to the use of the aaid corpora
ion; provided tbat It shall have no power t •
mortgage or aypotheuate Us properly for any
purpose.
13. To license and regulate the carrying on
Of any a d all professions trades, callings and <
occupations car led on within the limits of ■
aaid city, and to fix the amount of license tax 1
thereon to be paid by all persons engaged in
auch profeasions, trades, calling! or occupa- 1
tiuni, and provide tho manner of enforcing
the payment of the same; provided, that no
disci imlnation shall be made between per on>
engaged In the same business otherwise than
by proportion!• g the tax upon any business to
the amount of business done; and to license,
regulate, re train, suppresa or prohibit any
or all laundries, livery and aaleitables, cattle
and ho bo corrals, slaughter-homes, butcher
■hops, hawkeri, peddlers, pawn broken, dance <
cellars, melo leons, shows, circuses, public bil
liard tablei, bowling and icnpln alleys, and to
euppreii and pro.ilblt all laro banks, game! of
chance, gambling houses, tables or atands,
bawdy houaea, tha keeping of bees within the
elty limit', and any and all obnoxious, offen
sive, immoial, indecent or dtireputib.e places
of builneaa or practice.
14. To create office! end provide for the
•lection or appointment of officers o nerthan
those established by this charter, or by the
general law, whenever the publio convenience
may require the same, and prescribe their
duties and tlx tbeir compensation. (But thia
ahall not be construed to authorize the crea
tion ot new offices and the appointment of
other officers to perform the duties by this
charter assigned to officers provided for here
in, other than the necessary deputies and ai
aistanti to tho officers of said city.)
<5. To acquire, by purchate, condemnation,
or other lawful means, property, both real and
personal, Including water and water rights,
within or without the corporate limits, necei
sary or convenient for municipal purposes, or
tor the exercise of the poweri granted to laid
corporation.
18. To fix tha lalarlea ot municipal officers,
except thoie officer! whoie salaries are fixed
by this charter.
17. To provide and maintain a proper and
Iffiotant fire department, and make and adopt '
inch measures, rules and regulation! for the
prevention and extinguishment offlrei, and
far the preservation of property endangered >
thereby as may be deemed expedient.
18. To protect the property of IU Inhabitants i
against inundations.
i:>. to provide against the exieteaoe of filth,
garbage md other Injurious and inoonveatent
matter within the city, and for the disposition
of the seme.
20. To make the violation of Ita ordinance!
a misdemeanor ln all proper cases, and to pre- i
scribe the punishment therefor, by fine or Im
prisonment, or by both: but inch fine not to
exceed $500, and inch imprisonment not tj
exceed ilx month!.
21. To proscribe the plaoei at which elec- <
tloni shall be held, and appoint the officer! of i
election!.
22. To make and enforce within its limits i
auch local, police, lanltary and other regula- l
Hons as are not in conflict with general ,
laws, and are deemed expedient to maintain
tbe public peace, protect property, promote ■
the public moral! and to preserve the health <
of its inhabitant!. ,
23. To exercise all municipal powers neces- -
eary to the complete and efficient manage- j
ment and control of the municipal property, ,
and tor tba efficient adminiatration of trie i
municipal government, whether auch poweri i
be expressly enumerated or not, except such i
poweri ai are forbidden or are controlled by i
general law.
24. The powera conferred by tola article j
ahall be exercised by ordinance, except aa i
hereinafter provided.
Sec. 3—The officer! ot tha municipality ahall ,
be,
A mayor, ,
One councilman tor eaoh ward, ,
A city clerk, ,
A clerk of the mayor, ,
A city treasurer, 1
A city auditor, ,
Seven member! of the beard el education at j
Urge, ,
Five dlrectora oi tha Lea Angelei public ■
library,
A public librarian,
A city engineer,
A city attorney, ,
A luperintendent ol buildings,
A water overseer, ;
A itreet superintendent,
Fire police commliaionera,
A chief of police,
A chief engineer of the fire department,
Five members uf the board of health,
A health officer,
Five flic commissioner*,
Five park commissioner!,
Three water commissioner!,
Phree building commissioner!,
Sec. 4. The following officer! ahall be elected ,
electon oi the city of Loa Angelea, to- ,
Tne mayor, 1
The oity attorney, .
The oily treaiurer, !
seven memberi of the hoard of education, ,
And by the electors ol eaoh ward respect
ively one member of the council. :
The city ihall b« divided into nine wards, aa ,
lollowi; • f
First ward—All that portion ot tha city '
bounded northerly by the north city boundary t
b tween the Los Angelea river and tho eait f
boundary ol tbe city; easterly by the east f
boundary of the city, between the northern t
boundary of the city and Mission itreet; aouth- t
•rly by Minion street, from the east city bound- r
ary to ,ts Intersection with Mission r.ied; Mis- s
alon road, from its Intersection with Ml-ilon c
atreet, to its junction witb Macy street; Macy ]
atreet, from its junction with Minion road, to t
the Los Angelei river; west-rly by tbe Loi An- t
geles river, from Macy itreet northerly to the
north boundary of the city. r
Second ward—All that portion of tha city ■
hounded northerly by thenorth city boundary, t
from iti weit boundary to the Loi Angeles s
river; easterly by the Loi Angeles river, irom r
the north city boundary to Downey avenue; t
Downey avenue, from the Lot Angelea ilver to
Ban Fernando atreet; San Fernando street, d
lrom Downey avenue to Upper Main atreet: c
Upper Main street irom San Fernando street o
to Marcheaiault sLeet; Main atreet, from ■
JUrcheasault street to First atreet; southerly
by Pint itreet, from Main street to. Canal t
atreet; thence along < anal itreet to Diamond t
atreet; thence along Diamond itreet westerly p
to the weit city boundary: westerly by the p
weit oity boundary f;om Diamond strs.t to
0 !" 1 olt y boundary. d
Third ward-All that portion of the city c
hounded northerly by Diamond strset, from c
•he weit olty boundary io Canal itreet; Canal n
atreet, from Diamond str.et to lirst itreet; tl
First street, from canal atreet to Main street; t
•aeteiiy by Main itreet, from Firat itreet to b
Seventh itieat, loutheiiv by Seventh atreet, tl
from Main etreet to west OH7 boundary; wost- a
•rly by the west city boundary, from Seventh t:
street to Diamond street. P
Fourth ward-All that portion oi the olty a
bou ?2. c . d . norlh erly by Seventh atreet, from t
weat City boundary to Main atreet; easterly by c
Main itreet, from seventh streetto Washington c
Street; southerly by Washington street, from a
lain itreet to west city boundary; westerly by a
weit city boundary, lrom Washington itreet to 1<
Seventh itreet. 1
Flfih ward-All that portion ol the City
hounded northerly by Wishlngton street, from 0
the west city boundary to Mm 11 street; easterly 0
by Main street, from Washington street to p
aouth city boundary; southerly by the south
elty boundary, from Main street to the soulh- 0
westerly corner of the city: westerly by the c
weit city boundary from the HOiUhweeterly o
corner of the city to \l ashington street.
Sixth ward—All that portion of the city I
boundert sjhrtherly by Ninth street, lrom Main a
atreet tol-C v.OB Angeles river; easterly by the
Loi Angelas river, from Ninth itreet to the
south city boundary; aoutherly by the 1011 th
city boundary, from the Loi Angelei river to
* atn itreet; westerly by Main »treet, from the
louth city boundary to Ninth street.
Beventh ward-All that portion of thecity
bounded northerly by First street, from Main
itreet to the Los Angelea rive:: eeiterly by the
Los Angeles river, from lirsi street to Ninth
stroet; southerly by Ninth street, lrom the I<oi
Angoles river to Main street; westerly by Main
street, from NlrHh street to First Btreet.
Klgluh ward—All that portion of the city
hounded westerly and northerly by Main
street, from First stre-t t < Marchessault street;
I'pper Main street, from Marchessault stroet to
San Fernando street; San Fernando
street, from Upper Mnln street to
Downey avenue; Downey avenue,
from sen Fernando street to the Loi Angeles
river; easterly by the Los Angelei river, from
Downey avenue lo First streot; southerly by
Lirst. street from the Los Angcle! river to Main
street.
Ninth Ward-All that portion ot tha city
bounded northerly by Macy itreet, from tho
Los Angeles river to its junction with Mission
rood; Mission road from Its Junction with
Macy street to Its Intersection with Mission
street; Mission street, from Its Intcriectio i
vvlih Mission roa i to Ihe east city boundary;
easterly by the enst city boundary, from Mis
sion streot to Iho southeasterly corner of the
city; southerly by the «oulh clly boundary,
from the southeasterly corner of the city to
ihe 1.03 Angeles river; westerly by the Los An
geles river irom tlio south city boundary to
Macy street.
The center of all streets and ths center of
the Los Angsles river will lv all caioi be
the dlvidi' g line.
And the Council herein provided ihall have
power, by ordinance, to e-tabllsh and change
the boundaries and nuinben thereof when
ever it may deom It expedient, but until
changed by the Council, the said wards shall
remain as abovj describod and established.
Sec. ft. All elective officer!, elected at the
first general municipal election held, after the
ti king effect of this charier, shall hold their
ofllcca for the term of twoyeari, commencing
on the firit Monday ln April next succeeding
their election, except as provided In Sec. 19U
of this charter.
Sec. l>. Ihe mayor shall appoint the clerk ot
the mayor. The mayor shall appoint the fol
lowing officers, subject to confirmation by a
majoriti of the council, towlt: Thecityaud-
Itor, the superintendent of buildings, iho
members of the police, pirk and fire commls
nixiiD, mo il I v 1.1 i.v ~- oi iiiu in,*itiw, v,,.
building commissioners ana the directors of
iho l.os Angeles public library. Tho council
shall appoint the city engineer, the city clerk
and the stro, t superintendent.
B<c. 7. The city scho 1 superintendent ihall
be appointed by Ihe board of education. The
chief of police ehall be appointed by the board
of police commissioners. The chief engineer
of the Are department ahall be appointed by
the board of tire commissioners. The health
officer shall be appointed by the board of
health, and thejlbrarian by the directors of
the public library.
Sec. 9. All appointed officers shall hold office
un il removed by the appointing power, whioh
ihall have the power of removing in all cases;
provided that where confirmation li required
the assent of the confirming tody shall be
requislto for removal.
The council shall have power to suspend any
officer of the city pending trial, against whom
criminal proceeding! baaed on misdemeanor
in office, or civil action for the recovery of
money due to the city have been commenced,
and the mayor ehall appoint a aubitltute for
iuch oasc • during suspension.
In voting upon the appointment, confirma
tion, suspension and removal of officers the
member! of the council, or other body ap
pointing confirming, luspending or remov
ing, ihall vote by open ballot or call of roll,
and the ballot or vote of each member ihall
be spread upon the minutea.
Sea. Id, Two-thirds of the members of the
council shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, but no ordinance
shall be passed or other act done granting a
franchise, making auy contract, auditing any
bill, ordering any work to he done, or supplies
to be furnlined, disposing of or leasing thecity
firoperty, ordering any assessment for itreet
mprovement, i r building sewen, or any other
act to be done Involving the payment of
money, or the incurring of debt by the city,
unless two-thirds of the members of the whole
council vote in favor thereof. All other ordi
nances may be passed by vote of a majority of
the whole council.
Sec 17. All bonds ot officers muit be ap
proved by the council, as alio the bonds of
any contractor! with the city, except iuch as
are otherwise provided for by the stale law.
The city clerk shall indorse upon such bonds
the date of their approval, which Indorsement
shall be signed by the pre lding officer of the
council, and the i itv clerk.
Sec, IS. No councilman or other city officer
she 1 be Interested, directly or indirectly, in
any contract in which tho city li a party, or
made by any officer oi tue city on oehait oi
the city. Any violation of this section shall be
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
besides the penalty that may be Imposed by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the council
shall declare the office vacant, and any person
convicted of a violation ol this section shall be
forever disqualified from holding any office
under this chartei. Nor shall auy officer of
the city be a surety on any bond given to the
city, or to any perion for the benefit of the
city.
Nor ihall any perion who is Interested ln
contract! with the city be a surety on any
bond given to the city by auy officer, deputy or
employee.
Sec 31. The council thall have power, by
ordinance, to regulate and provide for lighting
oi streets, laying down gas plpei and erection
ot lamp posts, electric towers and other ap
paratus, and tc regulate the aale and use of
gas, water and electric light, and fix the price
of gas water and electrlo light, and tha rent of
gas, water and electrlo meters within the city,
and regulate the Inspection thereof; and to
regulate telephone service and the vie of tele
phone! within the city, and to fix and deter
mine tbe charge • for telephones and telephone
eervuee and connection!; and to prohibit or
regulate the erection of polei for telegraph,
telephone or electric wire In tbe .public
ground!, street! or alleys, and the placing of
wire thereon; and to require the removal from
the public grounds, streets or alleys ot any or
all such poles, and the removal and placing
under ground of any or all telegraph, tele
phone or electric wires.
it shall not make any contract for removing
garbage, sweeping itreet! and lighting streets
for a longer term than two years. And they
shall advertise and receive proposals for all
•uch contract! not less than six months be
fore the expiration cf any such existing con
tract.
It ihall not within ninety daya next pracadl
Ing the date of holding a general municipa
electlon nor within the thirty days next Im
mediately following, including the day of
holding such general municipal election, pass
any ordinance, order or resolution granting to
any person or persons or association of persons
or'corporation whatever, any privilege or
franchise for the construction, extension or
operation ol any street railroad or extension of
time for the construction or operation of any
street railroad, over or upon any or part of any
street road or highway, square! or park with
in tha city. Any franchise or privilege granted
or attempted to be granted in violation of or
c mrary to the foregoing provision! thall be
absolutely void and of no effect.
In granting a franchise for construction, ex
tension or operation of any itreet isilroad,
they shall in addition to the teatrictioui re
quire.! by tbe laws of this atate require the
canto be run so as to make at leaat fifteen min
utes headway, (that is to say they shall run cars
at least every fifteen minutes) from 7 a.m. to 10
p. m. and aB often as thirty minutes headway
tthat is to s y they shall run cars at least every
thirty minutes) from ti a m to 7a. m., and
from 10 p.m. to lis p. m. over the entire Hue
from starting point lo the end thereof. And
they shall also further provide that if at any
time for the space of three months the said
road or any part thereof shall be unused oa a
street railroad and the cara run at least aa
often as every fifteen minutes from 7 a. m to
10 p. m , the franchise for the portion or por
tions unused shall be tuorchy forfeited and
become the property of the city.
Sec. 32. It shall, by ordinance, provide for the
naming of streets end numbering of houses,
and for i emulating and preventing the exhibi
tion of banners, flags or placards a rose the
street, or sidewalks, and for regulating or sup
pressing public criers, advertising, ringing of
bells, and other noises.
It shall, by ordinance, forbid the erection or
display on any building or property of the
city, of any banner, device or flag of any state
or nation, except that of the United States, the
state of California, or the city of Los Angeles.
It may, by ordinance, authorize the expendi
ture of money not to exceed the sum of one
thousand dolltrs, in anyone fiscal year, for the
proper celebration of the 4th of July and other
public demonstrations.
See, 40. The council ahall on the flrat Mon
day of October in each year fix the rate of the
city taxes, designating the number of cents on
each one hundred dollars for each fund, which
rate shall then be certified by the oity clerk lo
the oounty auditor of Los Angeles county, and
the elty taxes of said city shall then be col ected
by ths county officers at the same time and in
the tame manner that state and oounty taxea
are collected, and turned over to the city
treasurer who ihall then disburse the same.
Provided, that in caie the city council shall at
any time, by a vote of all its members, ordain
that the city taxes shall be a-seased, levied,
equalized and collected by the city officers, the
city council sha 1 have power to appoint a city
asiessor and a city tax collector, fix their sal
aries, aud provide for a system of assessing,
levying and collecting ulty taxes aud equalis
ing assessment!.
All sessions of the council and of any boards
of commissions appointed under the provisions
of this charter or that may hereafter be ap
pointed shall be open to the public.
The council shall have full power to paaa
ordinencesupou auy other subject of municipal
control or to carry into effect any other poweri
of the municipality.
Sec, 41 'ihe mayor Is the executive officer of
the corporation, and must exerolse a careful
supervision over ail its affairs.
It shall be tha duty of the mayor, annually,
at the first meeting of the council under this
charter, and on tbe first meeting In January of
each year thereafter, tn communicate byTnes
■age to the council a general etatement ot the
condition and affairs of the corporation, and
to recommend the adoption of such measures
as he may deem expedient and proper; and to
make such special communication to the coun
cil from time to time as he shall deem expedi
ent
It shall ho his further duty to be vigilant and
acllv 1 in the enforcement of the ordinances of
the city; to exercise a constant supervision
over the acts and conduct of all its otneers and
employees; to receive end examine Into all
complaints made aganst them for violation or
negioct of duty.
a d Investigate all bonds of city officials semi
annually and certify as to their solvency to the
council or proper eoard.
Aud he shall perform such other dntlei and
have such other powers ac are elsewhere ln this
cha'tcr or by ordinance, imposed upon or
granted to him.
Sec. 43. 'Iho city auditor shall act as the gen
eral accountant and fiscal agent of thecity,
and shall exercise a general superintendence
over all the officers of the city charged In any
I manner with the receipt, collection or dis
bursement of the city revenues.
He shall keep a complete eet ot books, ln
which ho shall set for h In a plaln-and busi
ness-like manner every money transaction of
the city, so as to show at all times the state of
each fund, from what sourco the money was
derived, aud for what purpose any money wae
expended, and also all collections made and
paid Into the treasury by each officer or any
other person
He shall, on application of any person in
debted to the city holding money payable In
to tho clly treasury, or desiring to pay money
therein, certify to the City Treasurer the
amount thereof to what fundappllcable, and
by whom to be paid.
He shall, upon the deposit of the receipt of
the City Treasurer for money paid into the city
treasury, charge the C.ty Treasurer with the
amount received by him, and give the person
paying the same a receipt therefor.
It shall be his duty to .pportion among tha
several funds all public money at any time
in the olty treasury, not by law or ordinance
specifically apportioned and appropriated, and
forthwith notify the City 'treasurer qf such
apportionment or appropriation. He shall
countersign and deliver to the proper officer
all licenses.
All moneys due or that may become due to
or collectable by th .• city or any officer, em
nlnvaa n, ,JftnnHwii,.,t thorAof must V>A nstri
direct to the city treasurer, the order of" the
auditor directing the city treasurer to receive
the same, and spcclfylhg the fund to which It
shall be charged, having first been obtained.
Provided that nothing in this section con
tained shall be construed as ln any manner in
terfering with or affecting the payment ol
taxes to the city tax collector, or moneys paid
on account of street assessments to the city
officer performing the duties of superintendent
of streets.
The auditor shall prescribe a system of books
and records to be kept by each department of
the elty government, and a form of monthly
reports to be made from each department to
the city auditor, showing all business transac
tions ol the department, all receipts and die
position of material and supplies, tools, etc.,
to the end, that Iho auditor may have a com
plete and accurate knowledge of all the busi
ness transactions of the city and ol tha several
departments, and be enabled to keep full and
accurate records of tbe same, and report
monthly thereon to tbe council.
This system of books and records of reports
■hall be submitted to the council, and on ap
proval by a majority of the council shall at
once be put in foroe by tne several officers and
departments. And tne aaid aystem of booka,
records and reporta ahall not be changed ex
cept after the proposed changes have been
submitted by the auditor to, and have been
approved by the council.
"No warrants for salary, ln favor of any city
official or employee, shall be approved by the
auditor until all reports required of such offi
cer or employee by the city aystem of account!
hereinbefore provided for, Bhall have been
made.
Ho shall keep In his office, in a place accessi
ble and open at all times during office hours
to the publio, a book oontaining an alphabeti
cal list of the names of all p rsons who are
bondsmen for officer) of the city, giving the
namea of the officers for whom they are bonds
men and the amount for which they became
surety.
The city auditor shall ba a skilled ac
countant
He shall report to the council at tha regular
meeting of each week the condition of each
fund ln the city treaiury and the amount
drawn from each fund the preceding week.
He ahall make and present a report to tha
council et i s meeting in tbe aecond week of
December of each year, showing all financial
business transactions of the city for tbe pre
ceding year ending the 30th day of November
last.
He shall audit and approve all demands
against the city before payment, and keep a
r cord of the same aa hereinafter provided ln
Article XXI.
He ehall on or before the first day of August
ln each year make and preaent to the council a
report as to the revenue and expenses of the
city for the current fiscal year, in whiob he
■hall set forth estimates of (1) tho revenue
from other sources than taxation; (2) the
Itemized expenditures; (3| the Itemized
amounts necessary to be raised by taxation for
each fund.
He ahall perform auch other dutiea as ihall
be required of bim by this charter or by ordi
nance. Ho shall devote his entire time to the
duties of his office.
Sec. 44. It shall be the duty ot the city treas
urer to receive and keen all moneys that shall
come to tha city by taxation or otherwise, and
to pay tbe same out on demands legally
audited lv the manner herein after provided:
upon warrants Issued by the auditor, and
without such auditing and upon suoh war
rants, he shall disburse no publio moneya
whatever, except the principal and Interest
of the municipal bonded indebtedness whan
payable.
He ahall receive no money Into the elty
treaiury unleu accompanied by the certificate
ot the city auditor provided for ln section 43
hereof.
He shall Issue receipts ln duplioate to all
persons paying money Into the treasury.
One of which receipts ahall ba forthwith
deposited with the city auditor.
He shall make a report at the close of each
business day, to the auditor, shewing all
money! received during the day, together with
the number of each receipt given by him
therefor, and what account and from whom
received and to what fund applied.
He shall, on or before the seventh day of
each month, make out and present to the
council a full and complete statement of the
receipts and expenditures for the preceding
calendar month; and he shall make such
special report! from time to time ai may be re
qulred by the council.
The mayor, city attorney, city auditor, the
finance committee of the city council, or any
apecial committee appointed by the council,
■eparately or collectively, and with the aid of
an accountant selected by such officer or com
mittee, shall hive the right and power to ex
amine the books of the treasurer at all times;
and the mayor, auditor or finance committee
ehall also have the right to inspect and count
all public moneys under the treasurer's con
trol, or on deposit elsewhere. Whenever the
city shall provide a proper vault and safes in
the city hall for the keeping of the city money,
the treasurer shall keep said moneya in said
vault, except as hereinafter provided.
He shall devote his entire time to the duties
of his office.
He ehall report, at the olose of each buai
neas day, to thecity auditor, all receipt!and
fiav merits of money made during the day, giv
ng the number of the receipt issued or claim
paid, tho name of the party paying or who
was paid, and the name of the fund charged or
credited with such receipt or payment, aa tha
case may be.
Sec. 43. In addition to other dntles Imposed
upon him by this charter or by ordinance ot
the council, the city engineer shall:
1. Make or cause to be made all surveys, In
spections and eatimatea required by the
council.
2. He shall have the exclusive control and
supervision nf all publio worka of whatever
nature, done by tha city.
3. He (ball have the final decision, (unless
otherwise provided by ordinance) as to the
proper location of telegraph, telephone, elec
tric light and other poles, as well as the proper
alignment and depth below the surface of tel
ephone, telegraph and electric wires, gas or
water pipes or private drains or any other pri
vate construction above and below ground in
which a decision rests with the city. All such
work ia to be performed to his entire satisfac
tion.
4. Hs shall appoint all assistant! in field and
office which ne may from time to time con
sider necessary to tha proper and efficient
working of his department.
A. He shall have power to suspend, dismiss
and reinstate any and all ot the officers or em
ployees of hia department. He ahall, with tha
approval of the oity council, establish the
salaries or wages to be paid auch officers or
employe* s.
b. He hall appoint all inipectora and fore
men aud employ all laborers necessary in hii
opinion to carry out effectually any work
under hii control. All such inspectors and
foremen and laborers shall ba paid such wages
ai may he deteiminod by him, with the ap
proval of the city council. They ihall be sub
ject to suspension or dismissal by him with
out notice, as the interests of the city may aeem
to require.
7. lie ihall cause a weakly return to be made
to him of all workme,. employed and material
used during the week, a>a uf the amount, de
scription and cost of th* work done, and he
shall examine and certify aii bills against the
city for material and labor ut -vvmtract work
under hjs control.
5. He shall be the custodian of, and respon
sible for, all maps, plats, profiles, field notes,
plans of structure and other reoord! and mem
oranda belonging to the city pertaining to hit
office and the work thereof, ail .oi which he
•hall keep in proper order and rondlrion. with
full index there, f; and shall mra over tha
same to his successor. All maps, plans, pro
ft**, l amid n»**a. eMtmatM tueii other memo- -
LOS ANGELES HERALD.
i randa of all work done by the city engineer, or
[ under his direction and control, during hii
term of office, shall f>e the pjoperty of the city,
i Sec 40. It ihall be the duty of ths city attor
l ney to prosecute In behalf the people all crlm
i lnal esses arising upon violation! of.the pro
i visions of thli charter and city ordinances, and
to attend to all mils, matter! and things in
which the city may be legally interested; pro
vided, the council shall have control of all llt
-1 Igation of the city and may employ other attor
! neyi to take charge of any such litigation, or
i to assist tho city attorney therein.
! He shall givo his advice or opinion ln writ
ing whenever required by the mayor or coun
' oil, and shall do and perform all iuch thlngi
touching h is office as by the council may be re
quired of him.
i He shall approve, by Indorsement In writing,
the form and validity of all official or other
I bonds required by this charter, or by ordinance
I of the Council, before the same are submitted
to the council or mayor for final approval.
He shall ap >rove in writing the draft! of all
ceutract, before the lamo are entered Into on
behalf of the city.
> Both he and hie deputies ihall devote their
entire time to the dutiei of their office, and it
shall be unlawful for them to accept any feel,
payment, emolument or thing of value other
than that received from the city for the per
formance of any legal practice.
Sec. 50. The mayor shall appoint thne citi
zen!, two of whom shall be architects ln good
standing and who shall have practiced their
II profession not leu than three years in this city,
all of whom shaii serve without compensation,
to constitute the board of bul ding commission
ers of the city. The buldlng commissioners
■hail meet at least once a month.
The building department shall con-lit of a
building superintendent and an assistant su
perintendent (and the latter must be a plumber
of approved character and experience), bo h of
whom shall be appointed by aaid building
commission; and of ac many other officers and
employees as the council may by ordinance
from time to time determine to be necessary.
The aalariea of all officers and employees of
the building department (except that of the
superintendent of buildings) shall bo fixed by
ordinance. The board of building commliaion
era shall prescribe the rules and regulations for
the government of the department, and fix and
enforce the penalties for their violation. The
board of building commissioners shall have
inch other powers and perform such other Hu
tlea as may ba granted or imposed by ordi
. nance.
The superintendent of bnlldingi shall be an
arc.it.Cvv, wuiiitat, or master mecuan.o o, ap
proved character and experience, he shall
superintend the erection of all buildings
erected by or for the city. He shall have
charge of the enforcement of all ordinances
pertaining to party walls and to the erection,
construction, alteration, repair or removal of
buildings, and the nature and arrangement of
heating, plumbing and ventilating appli
ance!.
Sec 51. The water overaeer ihall hare the
general charge, care and supervision of all
i watera and water work! belonging to the city,
and the distribution of laid waters, so far as
the same ihall be entrusted to him by ordl
' nence, and shall perform iuch other and fur
ther duties as may be prescribed by ordi
nance. He ihall devote hii entire time to the
duties of the office.
All the waten and water work! of the city,
both for irrigation p urposei as well aifor do
mestic and manufacturing purpo-ea, shall be
under the control oi a water commission oi
three (3, citizens to be appointed by the mayor
by and with the approval of the Common
Council, not more than two of whom ihall be
long to the same political party, and all pow
er! veited ln the water overieer, as to the man
agement, sale and distribution of such water
and general charge thereof shall be vested ln
•aid water commission,
Said water commission, when appointed,
■hall have control of all matters re'ating to the
construction, management and maintenance
and control of the water and watar works
of the city and of the dl tribution and sale or
rental of water and ot the collection of ratea
tor the same.
Said water commission shall annually fix
tho rates to be charted for water, which rate
■hall not be enforced until Iti approval by tne
council. •
Sec. 52. The street superintendent (hall have
the general care of, and frequency Inspect the
streets of, the city. He shall receive and ln
v itlgate all complaints as to their condition,
and ehall bare charge ot the enforcement ot
all ordinances pertaining to street obstruc
tions.
He shall frequently Inspect all publio works
pertaining to street Improvement while the
■ame are ln oouneof construction, Inspect and
approve or reject all material used ln such
construction, whether done by contract or oth
erwise; and ihall at once report to the council
all deviations from contracts and uae of Im
proper material and bad workmanship ln such
works; and shall have th-. power, pending in
vestigation, to stop all work thereon.
He shall make a report to the city council at
each regular meeting of the aame upon all
such works as may have been petitioned for as
local Improvements, and also npon such other
works or improvements and repaire—whether
petitioned for or not—as he may from time to
t time consider desirable in order to improve
> the appearance of the city and to promote the
health safety and convenience of the inhabi
i tanta thereof.
i , He shall make a report to the city council as
loon alter the close or the official yearaipoa
•lble stating
(a) The various works of construction car
ried out or in progreu under hii supervision
during the past year, together with the
amount expended upon each iuch work.
tb) The coit in detail of the maintenance
and repair oi the city worki and struc
ture! under his control, and of the atreeta,
•ewen and water works.
(O The cost of office expenses and the man
agement of his department
d) The Improvements and repairs which,
ln hii opinion, should be undertaken by the
city during tho next succeeding year.
fe) Such other matters connected with hii
department as he may consider of Interest or
importance.
He ihall give his undivided time and atten
tion to the dutiei of hii office. He shall do no
work for, nor take any fee or professional re
ward from any individual or corporation other
than the city during his term of office unless
ordered or permitted to the contrary by tha
oouncil.
Sec 57. The health officer ihall have powera
and perform iuch duties aa are herein or may
by ordinance be granted toor be imposed upon
mm. Both be and his deputies shall devote
their entile time to the duties of their office.
Beo. 58. It shall be the duty of the mayor,
city attorney, city treasurer, chief of police,
cliy auditor, health officer, water overseer, city
clerk, city engineer, superintendent of build
ing!, chief engineer of the fire department,
city school superintendent, board of directors
of the Loi Angelei public library, board of park
commissioners ana the board of water com
mi sioners, each to present to the council at
its meeting in the second week in December of
each year, a report for the preceding year end
ing 30th of November last, which ihall ahow
aa follows:
(1) The city attorney shall, in his report,
present an abstract oi all actions and proceed
ings ln the supreme and superior courts, where
the city Is an interested party; and shall show
what cases have been disposed of during the
year, and in what manner, and the condition
of those remaining on the calendar.
(2) The city treasurer shall show, ln his re
port, specifically, the amount oi all indebted
ness of the city; of money received by him
during the year, the date of receipt thereof
and from whom; the amount paid out, when,
and to whom; and the date and number of the
demands on which the respective amounta are
paid.
(3) The olty auditor shall make a proper
statement of tbe tranaaotiona of hia office, aa
provided in section 43.
(4) The chief of police shall report the num
ber of arrests made by him, the offenses
charged and how disposed of, the number and
names of the policemen employed, when ap
pointed and when discharged, and all money
and other property received Irom prisoner*
and the disposition oi the same,
5. The health officer shall ihow the condi
tion of the health of the city during the year,
and the number of caiei of diseases which he
has treated; and other matters of intereat per
taining to hii office
6. The water oveneer shall, ln hii report,
ihow the amount of water rates or charges
collected by him; and ihall make a detailed
statement of the condition of the water svst ms
of thecity, io far as the same are entrusted to
hii charge.
7. The report of the city clerk shall ahow
the number oi license! issued, and for what
amount.
8. The report of the city engineer shall show
the character, cost and condition of all publio
works and improvement! in course of con
itruction during the year.
B. The report of the superintendent of build
ings shall show the coit of erection, alteration
and repair of all bu ldings during the year;
aud shall ihow also the general reault of hii in
ipection of buildings during tbe year. He ihall
report also the number of building permit* is
auedby him.
10. The itreet superintendent ihall report
npoa the condition of the atreeta oi the city
and the improvement! oi the aame during the
year; and shall ahow what action wai taken
by him in the enforcement oi ordinances per
taining to itreet obstruction! and in regard to
deviation i from contract in the construction
Of publio works.
11. The report of the chief engineerof tha
fire department shall show the condition of
the fire department it'd its apparatus, giving
a detailed statement thereof; alio the work oi
the department during thu year.
12. The report of the city school superin
tendent ihall show the number and condition
of the public schools, the number of teacher*
and their salaries and the number of pupili ln
attendance.
13. The report of the board of director! of
the Loi Angelei publio library ehall ihow the
condition of their trust for the year ending the
30th day of November of that year; the vari
ous sums of money received from the libiaiy
land and from other sources; for what pur
pose such money has been expended, snd the
amount so expended and the balance on hand;
. - the number at books a-d nsriodieal* on hand;
th* cumber added by purchase, gift or other
wise during the rear; the number lost or
missing; the number of visitors attending;
the number of books loaned out, and the gen
eral character and kind of such books, with
such Information and suggestions as it may
deem of general Interest.
14. The report of the park commissioners
ihall show the condition of the parks, with
the kind, cost and tho expense ot the Improve
ments, including the entire cost and expense
of the department for the year ending Novem
ber 30th last preceding.
Bee. (il. The following named officers of laid
city shall respectively execute to said munici
pal corporation bonds ln the following sums
respectively, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge by them of the duties of their respective
offices, to wit;
The bond of the city auditor is fixed at $10,
--000.
Tbe bond of the olty treasurer la fixed at
$150,000.
The bond of tha city engineer ii fixed at
110.000.
The bond of thecity attorney li fixed at $5,
--000.
Tbe bond ot the water overseer Is fixed at
$2,000.
The bond of the itreet mperlntendent is
fixed at $10,000.
The bond of tha ehlet el police Is fixed at
$5,000.
Tho bond ot the health officer Is fixed at
$?,000.
The bond of the city clerk Is fixed at $5,000.
Sec. 65. The officers of the city ihall receive
in full compensation for all services ol every
kind whatever rendered by them, the follow
ing salaries, payable ln monthly installment!,
at tbe end of each calender month:
The mayor ihall receive $3000 per annum.
Each councilman ihall receive $1200 per
annum.
The city clerk shall receive $2400 per an
num.
Tho city auditor ahall receive $2400 par
annum.
Thecity treaaurer shall receive $2400 per
annum,
The city engineer ahall receive $3000 per
annum.
The city attorney shall receive $3000 par
annum.
The superintendent of building! shall re
ceive $1800 per annum.
The chief oi police ihall receive $3000 par
annum.
The health officer ihall receive $2000 par
annum.
The street superintendent shall receive
$2000 per annum'
Sec 09. The government of the achool de
partment of the city shall be vested in a board
of education, to consist of leven perions to be
elected as herein provided, to be called mem
bers of the board ol education, who shall serve
Without salary.
Sec. 70. The board of education ihall eleot
one of its number president, and ihall hold
regular meeting at least once in each month,
and special meeting! at such timei as shall be
determined by a rule of laid board. A majority
of all the member! ahall conitltute a quorum
for the transaction of business, but a smaller
number may adjourn from time to time. The
board may determine the rules of its proceed
ings. Its sessions shall be public, and its re
cord! shall be open to public inipection.
Sec. 71, The board of education succeed! to
all the property right! and to the obligation!
of the board of education of the city of Loi
Angeles heretofore existing, and it shall have
lole power:
1. To establish and maintain publio echools,
Including high schools, to change, consolidate
and discontinue the lame, and to eitabllsh
school districts, and to fix and alter the
boundaries thereof.
2. To appoint or employ and dismiss the elty
■chool superintendent, a deputy lunerintend
ent, a clerk and iuch teacher!, janitors, school
census marshals, mechanic!, laborers and
other emp oyeei as may be necessary to carry
Into effect the poweri and duties of the board;
to fix, alter and allow their itlariea or wagei,
and to withhold for good and sufficient cause,
the whole or any part of the salary or wages of
any person or persons employed as aforesaid.
3. To make, establish and enforce all neces
sary and proper rules and regulation! for the
government of publio school!, the teachers
tbereof, pupils therein, and for carrying into
effect the laws relating to education; also to
establish and regulate the grade of schools,
and determine what text-books, course of
itudy and mode of instruction ihall be used ln
•aid schools.
4. To provide for the school department fuel
and lights, water, blanks blank book!, print
ing and stationery; and to incur such other
incidental expenses as may be deemed neces
sary by said board.
ft. To build, alter, repair, rent and provide
school houses, and to furnish them with
proper ichool furniture, apparatus and ap
pliance!.
ti. To take and hold ln fee, or otherwise, in
trust for the city, any and all real estate and
personal property that may have been ac
quired, or may hereafter be acquired, for the
use and benefit of the public echools of the
city; and to sell or exchange and to lease any
of such property; provided that the proceeds
of any such sale or exchange shall be exclu
sively applied to the purchase of other lota, or
tbe erection of school houses.
7. To grade, fence and improve all school
lots, ana ln front thereof to grade, sewer or'
pave and repair the etreets, and to construct
and repair sidewalks.
8. To sue for any and all property belonging
to or claimed by the said board of education,
and to prosecute and defend all actions at law
or in equity necessary to recover and main
tain the full enjoyment and possession of laid
property, and to require the service! ot the
city attorney, free of charge, in all such cases.
0. To determine annually tbe amount of
money required for the support of the public
■chools and for carrying into effect all the pro
visions of law ln reference thereto; and, in
pursuance of thii provision, the board shall,
on or before the 15th day of July of each year,
Eubmit ln writing: to the city council a careful
estimate oi the whole amount of money to bo
received irom the state and connty and the
amount required from the olty for the above
purposei, and the city council ihall, ln each
year, fix the percentage of taxei to be levied
and collec ed for ichool purposei; provided,
that the amount to be thus levied for school
purposes shall not exceed twenty centa on
each one hundred dollars' valuation upon the
assessment ro 1, and that when collected It
■hall be paid into the school fund.
10. To establish regulations for the jnst and
equitable disbursement ot all moneyi belong
ing to the school fund.
11. To examine and approve, in whole or ln
part, ln the manner provided in Section 212,
every demand payable out of the school fund,
or to reject any iuch demand for good cause.
12. '1 o discharge all legal Incumbrances now
existing or which may hereafter exist upon any
•ehool property.
13. To prohibit any child under ilx yean ol
age from attending the public schools.
14. In its discretion to establish kindergar
ten schools for the instruction of children be
tween the ages ot five and six years, and Indus
trial and manual training schools or depart
ment!.
15. To receive and manage property or money
acquired by bequest or donation in trust for
the benefit of any school, educational purpose,
or school property.
Hi. And generally to do and perform inch
other acts as may be necessary and proper to
carry into force and effect the powers conferred
on said board, and to Increase the efficiency of
the public schools in said city.
17. No member of the board ot education
ehall, during the term for which he shall have
been elected, be eligible to any office to be
filled or confirmed by the board ot education,
nor shall any member of the board ot educa
tion be selected to fill any vacancy that may
occur in any office when suoh vacancy is to be
filled or confirmed by the board of education.
Sec. 72. All contract! for building ihall be
given to the lowest bidder thereof, offering
adequate security, to be determined by the
board after due public notice, published for
not less than ten days in the official newspaper
of the city. It shall be the duty of the board
to furnish all necessary supplies for the publio
schools. All supplies, books, stationery, fuel,
printing, good!, material, merchandise, re
pairing and every other article and thing sup
plied to or done tor the public schools, or any
of them, when the expenditure to be Incurred
on account of such matter may exceed three
hundred dollars, shall be done or furnished by
contract let to the lowest bidder after like pub
lic advertisement; provided, that the board oi
education may reject any and all bids under
thia section.
Provided, that the board oi education may
by requisition authorize any appointee, com
mittee or agent of said board to bind the said
board for the payment of any sum of money
not exceeding three hundred dollars; which
requisition shall be approved by a two-thirds
vote of said board, spread upon the minutes
previous to the incurring of the indebtedness.
Bee. 77. The aaid achool fund ihall be used
and applied by said board ol education tor the
following purposes, to wit:
1. For the payment of the aalariea or wagea
•f the luperintoudent, deputy superintendent,
clerk, teachers, Janitors, ichool censua mar
shals, and other persons who may be employed
by said board.
2. For the erection, alteration, repair*, rent
and furnishing of school houses.
3. For the purchase money or rant ot any
real or personal property purchased or leased
by aaid board,
4. For the discharge oi all legal Incum
brances on any achool property.
5. For lighting the achool rooms and the
offices and rooms of the superintendent aud
board of education.
ti. Foriupplylug the schools with tuel, water,
apparatus, blanks, blank books, and necessary
school appliances, together with books lor in
digent children.
7. For supplying books, printing and sta
tionery for the use of the superintendent and
board of education, and for the incidental ex
penses of the department.
8. For grading and improving all achool lots,
and for grading, sewering, planking,or paving
and repairing atreeta, and constructing and
repairing sidewalks in front thereof.
Sec. 83. The mayor ahall appoint a board of
five dlreotora for »id library, who shall serve
without compensation and be known ai the
heard oi director! oi tha Lo* Angelas public
library, and who shall be chosen from the
citizens at large, male or female, without re
gard to their political opinions, bat with raier
ence to their fitness lor said office, and no
member of the city council shall be a member
of the board.
Sec. 86. Such board, by a majority ot all the
members, to be recorded ln the minutes with
the aye* and noes at length, shall have power
to make and enforce all such b7-lawi. rules
and regulations as may be necessary or expe
dient for Its own guidance, and for the admin
istration, government and protection of iuch
library, reading room and property; to deter
mine the number of officers and assistanti to
be appointed for such library and reading
room, and to determine aud define their du
ties, to appoint a librarian and necessary as
sistants, and such other employees aa may be
necessary, and, for good cause, to remove them;
except the payment of the salaries of the city
librarian and assistants and other employee!,
which salaries shall be fixed by the city coun
cil by ordinance: and order the drawing and
payment of all moneys out of said fund for
iuch expenditure or liabilities ai are herein
authorized, lubject to the general provision*
for the payment of demand! on the city treas
urer oontained in article 21; and to have the
general lupervislon, care and custody of
the grounds, rooms or buildings constructed,
leased or let apart for that purpose, and gen
erally to do all that may be necessary to
carry out the spirit aud intentof thli charter
ln establishing a publio library and reading
room; provided that all moneyi received for
iuch library ihall be deposited ln the treaiury
of the city to the credit ot the library fund,
and ihall be kept eeparate and apart from
other moneyi of the city, and shall be drawn
from said fund upon demands authenticated
by the signature! of the president and clerk of
the board, and approved by the mayor and
council in the same manner as other demands
drawn upon the general funds of tho city.
All libraries and readiug roomi heretofore
established by eaid city, and all property, real
and personal, thereto belonging, shall be
turned .vyer to the charge, cuitody and admin
istration of the board of directors, with like
Sowers and liabilities as if such library haa
een established under this charter.
They shall have power and authority to cre
ate a museum ln connection with said library
and to appoint a curator therefor, provided
that no expense ihall be incurred therefor
outside of the fundi provided for the main
tenance of laid library.
Sec. 95. Tbe police commlseloncrs shall pre
scribe the rules and regulations for the gov
ernment of the n ol!ce force fix and enforce
the penalties for their violation; provided
that removals shall be for cause only.
fcec. 111. The bosrd of fire comralssionera
shall prescribe the rules and regulation! for
the government of the department and fix and
enforce the penalties for their violation, and
removal! ehall be made only for cause.
Sec. 120. There is hereby established ln and
for the city a department lo be known as the
board of health, to consist of five members,
namely: The mayor, who mall be ex-orficio
member and president of the board, and four i
citizens, to be appointed without regard to i
their political opinion, by the mayor. Three
ofiaid citizens shall be physicians ln good
■landing and graduate! of aome reputable |
medical college.
Sec. 124. The board ihall appoint and may
remove at pleasure a health officer, who ahall
also act aa city physician, and whose duties
■8 such ihall be defined by ordinance. He
ahall be a graduate of a reputable medical col
lege, and shall have practiced medicine at
least three years, and be a citizen and resident
for two years in the city and have hia license
to practice medicine recorded with the connty
clerk of Loi Angelei county, in accordance
with the laws of the state of California regu
lating the practice of medicine. He must re-
Bide within the city limits, and devote his en
tire time to the duties of hia office. The board
shall also, when authorized by ordinance,
have the power to appoint an assistant health
officer and such other officers and assistants as
the sanitary condition of the city may require.
Sec. 192. The laid corporation ihall have
the right and power to construct, maintain
and operate waterworks, dams, reservoirs,
ditches, canals and other means to conduct
the said watera from the aaid river or other
■ources, or elsewhere, and to supply the city
and Iti inhabitant! with water, and to dis
tribute such water either in zan jus, pipes or
otherwise into, upon and over the lands within
the limits of laid city, or elsewhere; all water
mains by whomsoever hereafter laid ln taid
oity shall be of iuch material and ot such ca
pacity ai shall be prescribed by ordinance:
firovided, that no such main ihall hereafter be
aid in said city of less dimensions than tour
inches in diameter.
Sec. 195. General municipal election! ahall
be held ln said city on the flrat Tuesday after
the first Monday in March, 1896, and on the
first Tuesday after the firit Monday in March
every two yean thereafter, at which ihall be
elected a mayor, a city attorney, a city treas
urer.
At said election to be held ln March, 1896,
thero shall also be elected leven members of
the board of education from the city at large
and by the electors of each ward of the city
one member of the city council ateachiuc
ceding election the member* of tbe board of
education and the memberi of tbe city council
ihall ba eleoted as in the next lectioa hereof
provided.
Sec. 196. The officer! elected at a general
municipal election Bhall, after they have qual
ified as provided in thli charter, enter upon
the discharge ot the dutiei of the offices to
which they have been elected on the fitst Mon
day in April succeeding their election; and
tho members of the council elected from the
even-numbered wards in said city Bhall, after
the first election, serve for the term of two
years, and those elected from the odd-num
bered wards ln said.city shall serve for a term
of four yean and thereafter the term of office of
each of the councilmen of eaid city shall be
for a term of four years. After the firit elec
tion the members of the board of education
shall decide by lot who shall lerve for four
years and who for two years tthree ofiaid
members to serve for two yean and four of
■aid members tor four yean), and thereafter
the term of all member! of the Doard ot educa
tion shall be for four years.
The other officers of said city elected at said
general municipal election shall serve for two
years, and until their successors are elected
and qualified, except as herein provided as to
councilmen and members of the board of edu
cation, and except ln case of an election to
fill a vacancy at a special election, in which
case they shall, after qualifying as herein pro
vided, enter at once on the discharge of the
duties of the office and shall serve for the re
mainder of the term of auch office and until
their successors hare bean elected and quali
fied.
Sec 197. Special elections shall be held for
the purpose of electing a mayor or any otber
officer herein made elective by the people, ln
case of a vacancy occurring in any of the eaid
offices, or tor other purposes not especially
provided for. In the event ot any iuch va
cancy, such election shall be ordered and held
without delay; provided that tho council ihall
in all such cases, except ln the event of a
vacancy in tbe council, have power to fill auch
vacancy until an election can be held.
Sco 198. Tbe council shall have power to
submit to the elector! of laid city at any elec
tion any queition required to be so submitted
by the constitution, the law, this charter, or by
ordinance; provided that ln caie such question
is required by said constitution, law, charter
or ordinance to be submitted at a special or
other particular kind of election, it ihall be ao
■übmitted, and not otherwise.
The council may at any apecial or general
election submit to the vote of tbe electors to
be affected by any act in question whether
iuch act ihall or shall not become a law; and
in case a majority of all the votes shall be cast
against an act so submitted then It shall be
null and void; hut la case a majority of all the
votes shall bo cast for such an act it shall be
come a law at auch time aa the council ahall
designate.
Sec. 203, No person shall be eligible to any
municipal office under this charter who, at
the time of his election or appointment is not
a qualified elector of this city under the laws
of the atate; and to be eligible to the offices of
member of the council, in addition to the
above qualifications the person elected must
alao have been a resident of the ward from
which he is elected for at least two yean pre
vious to said election, and in case any member
of the council ahail remove from the ward
which he repreaenta his office «h*U immedi
ately become vacant, and the office ahall be
filled as directed in this charter; provided tbat
in caae a redistrictlng or redivlslon of the city
into wards be made, whereby the lines or
boundaries ot any wards are changed, the last
provision in regard to residence Bhall not ap
ply to any person elected as a member of the
council before auch change.
Seo. 206. The officers ofiaid city, including
the city assessor and city tax and licenae col
lector, ln office at the time of the taking effect
of these amendment* shall continue to hold
their reipective offices, receiving the same
compensation provided for ln the charter un
der which they were elected until the election
or appointment, and qualification ot the firit
officers to be elected or appointed in their stead
under the provis om of these amendment!;
the assessor and tax and licenae collector to
serve until the time when the officer! eleoted
at such election go Into office, with the powers
and duties vested in and imposed upon them
by the charter under which they were elected,
together with these amendment!, and all ordi
nance! of thecity; upon the taking effect of
theae amendments the mayor shall appoint the
board of building commlnioneri and the
board of water commissioners provided for
herein. All other boards which have been ap
pointed and are serving at the time of the
taking effect of these amendments shall, uclen
sooner removed by the appointing power, con
tinue in office until their lucceuori are ap
pointed by tbo officers to be elected at the first
general municipal election to be held after the
taking effect of these amendment*. In case the
city council shall decide to have the city taxe*
assessed and collected by the county officers,
then end in that case the council may provide
by ordinance what duties shall be performed
by the assessor and tax collector who are ln
office at the time of the taking effect oi the**
amendments.
Sec. 207. The city oi Lo* Angeles ihall aot
be and li not bound by any contract, or la
any way liable thereon, unlesa tht
made In writing by order of th* oouncil, th*
draft thereof approved bj th* council ana the
lame oraered to be, and be, elgned by the
mayor, or come other perion authorized there
to, ln behalf of the city; provided that th'
city attorney ahall lndoue the Mine aa to form
and validity. But the council, by an ordi
nance, may authorize any officer, oommittee
or agent of the city to bind the city without a
contract in writing for the payment of any
aum of money not exceeding three hundred
dollars.
Sec. 209. Said demands, except demand!
payable out of the ichool fund, ihall be pre
sented to the council in duplicate on forms
and blanki to be provided by the city clerk,
and shall be referred to it* committee ou
finance. The aaid committee ehall, by In
dorsement thereon, approve or reject the same,
ln whole or in part. The council shall then
coniider the said demands and the action of
laid committee thereon, and ihall, If the same
be Just and legal, approve the same; or may, tf
It 10 determine, approve in part or reject the
whole The action of the council ahall be in
dorsed thereon, with the oate of suoh action,
and certified by the signature! of the preildent
and city clerk; provided that it shall require
the votei of two-thirds of the member! of tha
whole council, under a call of the a» ;a ana
noei, and the vote spread upon the isinutea.
to approve any auch demand in whole or Is
part.
Sec. 213. All demanda payable out of the li
brary fund must, before they can he approved
by the city auditor, or paid, be previously ap
proved by the board of directora of the Los An
geles public library, by a vote of three mem
bers thereof taken with the ayes and noei and
spread on the minutes, and the action of said
board indorsed on said demand and signed by
the presiding officer and the clerk thereof. After
the approval of said demands they shall be de
livered to the council and shall be referred to
its finance committee aud thereafter shall take
the lame course and be acted upon in the same
manner as provided lor ln sections 209, 210
and 211 hereof.
Sec. 214. Any demand returned to the city
clerk, with the objections of either the mayor
or city auditor, shall again be considered by
the council, and if it shall again be appioved
by the council by the same vote, and taken,
recorded ana endoticd ln the same manner aa
j required in section 209 hereof, the said objec-
I tion shall be thereby overruled. Any demand
returned to the board of education with the
objection of the city auditor, shall again be
considered by such board, and If such uomand
be again approved, as required in the lint In
stance such objection of the city auditor shall
be thereby overruled. Any demand, the ob
jections to which of the mayor have been
overruled, shall be delivered to the city
auditor, who sliAll have the same power and
perform the same duties in referenc thereto
ai If the same had been approved by the
mayor; and any demand, the objection to
which of the city auditor has been overruled
by the council or board of education, as the case
may b>>, shall be delivered to the city auditor, i
who Bhall number and made a record of such
| demand, as in the case of demands approved
i by him.
Sec. 221. All public moneys oollected by
any officer or employee of the city shall be
paid into the city treasury, without any deauc
[ tion on account of any claim for fees, corarais
i lions or any other cause or pretense; aud the
compensation of any officer, employee or other
person so collecting money, shall be paid by
warrants on the treasury duly issued by the
city auditor.
That the following sections of said chacter be
repealed, to wit:
Sections Nos. 45,46. 79,80, 97, 98, 99,100,
101, 1.02, 103, 104, 105,106, 143,144,145, 146,
147, 14S, 140, 150, 181, 152, 153, 154, 156,
156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162,163. 164,
165,166, 167. 168, i«9,170, 171,172,173,174,
175,170,177, 178,179,180,181,1»2,183,184,
185, 186, 18/, 188, 189.
That a new section be added to laid charter
and numbered 229, which section shall be aa
lOllOWa!
Sec. 229. Thia charter a* amended ihall
take effect from and after it* approval by th*
legislature.
The foregoing propoied amendment! to the
charter of the city of Los Angelei wai adopted
by the council of said city at iti meeting ot
November 19,1894, and the clerk wai ordered
to publish the same in the manner provided
bylaw. C. A LUCKENBACH, City Clerk-
Da woks him, whs has ptMttawi mmt\
oln* In Los Annie* lor 19 rm>, HH
waaaeoJßeeta at 639 Hp»*r Main atreei, will
treat by madlslne all die***** ol woaia, ■**>
aad children. The doctor claim* that h* ha*
raudlo* that are ■uperler to aU other* a* ■
■peeiflo for trouble* of woman and men. A
trial alone will oonrlno* th* alck that Bat,
Weat Btaa'a remedies are moa* •ffloaoloo* thaa
•an be prescribed. Ur. Wong Him 1* a Chlaaaf
vferelclen of promlnance and a gentleman ed
■eaponeibtllty. BU reputation 1* more thaa
well e*t*bli*h*d, and aU person* needing hia
aervlo** oan rely on hia null and ability, A
our* le guaranteed ln every oaa* in whioh a t*>
•ovary 1* poaaible. Hub medicine* tol aale,
DR. WONG HIM
HERB DOCTOR
•19 Upper Main Street, Lot Angelas.
. Loa awoelbs, Oau, lan* 17, IMS.
To rat* POBLia: I have been raftering with
plica aod kidney trouble, for over five reera,
and have tried aeveral romotila-, bat all tailed
to relieve me. A abort time alnoe f tried Dr.
9on* Him, C 39 Upper Mala atreet, aad leaa
aow well aad strong, and consider him a flrat
mm doctor. V .H. HILLY.*.
BSO 8. Hill at, Loa Angela* OaL
Loa Ansilbs, Job* 9, IMS.
Te Twa Public: For over five yeara I have
Been troubled with nervoua aiok headache aad
liver complaint. I didn't seem to find any hela
'from the many doctors aud medicine* that]
tried until I tried Dr. Wong Him, 639 Uppa
Maiu (trees, lam cow well. Youre truly,
MIS 3 M. 0. BROCK.
48 Hlnton aye.. Lo* Angelea, Oat,
TO THE PUBLIC.
Loa Angki.ks, CaL, Ju.y 21,1894
SB. WONG HIM, 639 Upper Main at,
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mony to tho many you already have received.
I vi ill *ay that after taking your treatment for
catarrh of the head and throat, that 1 am now
wall, and aak you to reier to me any person
that may feel skeptical and I will satisfy them
aa to the efficacy of your treatment. Your*
truly, P. K. KING,
Attorney and Notary Public
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