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PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To the Charter of the City
of Los Angeles.
The following: amendments to the charter ot
tho City of I.os Angel*!, us adopted by joint
resolution No. adopted January Mist, 1 HHi.t,
aro hereby proponed to ho submitted to tho
qualified voters of snid city:
The following sections to beamcnded io is to
read as follows to wit:
Siction 't- The said corporation ahall have
the power:
I. To make and use a corporate seal and alter
the same at pleasure.
•- To sue and bo sued In all acilons and pro
ceedings whatever.
8. To have perpetual succession.
4. To erect end innintaln public buildings
and to lay out, establish, improve aud main
tain public parks and cemeteries.
o. To provide for the care of the sick and
helpleas.
«. To make regulations to prevent the spread
of epidemics and contagious aud loathsome
diseases.
7. To provide for tup|.lying the city and Its
Inhabitants with water and g„s, or either, or
other means of best and illumination.
8. To lay out, open, extend widen, Improve,
or vacate, pave and tepave streets and alloys,
lidewalks and crossings, and other highways.
9. to construct and maintain sewers, drains
•nd other works ueco sary for the disposition
of sewerage.
It). To establish and maintain publio schools
and public llurai les.
11. To levy assessments upon property to
pay for the improvement of street, and other
public Improvements, and to colloct the same,
and to levy and co leet tuxes upon pro. erty
tor municipal put po.es; provided that the tax
levied for any ono year fur nil municipal pur
poses, othe. than payment of interest on the
municipal debt and redemption of bonds,
ahall not exceed $1 on each $100 worth of tax
able property.
IS. To manage, control, sell, le.se for a pe
riod ntit exceeding two ve.ni. or otherwlso dis
pose of uny or all the property of ihe said cor
poration, and to appropriate the income or
proceeds thereof to the use of the said corpora
tion; provided that it shall have no power t >
mortgage or hypothecate its property for any
purpose.
13. To license and regulate the carrying on
of any a .d all professions, trades, callings and
occupations earned ou within the limits ot
said city, and to Ux the amount of license tax
thereon to be paid by all persons engaged iv
such professions, trades, callings or occupa
tions, and provide the manner of enforcing
the payment of the same; provided, that no
dlscilminatlon shall be made between per.ons
engaged In the same business otherwise than
by proportioning the tax upon any business to
tho amount of business dune; and to license,
regulate, re train, suppress or prohibit any
or all laundries, livery aud sale stables, cattle
and hoise corrals, slaughter-houses, butcher
shops, hawkers, peddlers, pawn brokers, dance
cellars, melodeons, shows, circuses, public bil
liard tables, bowling and tenpin alleys, and to
suppress and proniblt all faro banks, games of
chance, gambling houses, tables or stands,
bawdy nouses, the keeping of bees within the
city limits, and any and all obnoxious, offen
sive, immoral, indecent or disreputah.e places
of business or practice.
14. To create oftices and provide for the
election or appointment of officers otner than
those established by this charter, or by the
general law, whenever the public convenience
may require the same, and prescribe their
duties and flx their compensation. (But this
shall not be construed to authorize the crea
tion of new otHces and the appointment of
otber officers to perform the duties by thia
charter assigned to officers provided forhere
ln. other than the necessary deputies and as
sistants to the officers of said city.)
15. To acquire, by purchase, condemnation,
or other lawful means, property, both real and
personal, Including water and water rights,
Within or without the corporate limits, neces
sary or convenient for municipal purposes, or
ior the exercise of the powers granted to said
corporation.
lb. To flx tho salaries of municipal officers,
except those officers whose salaries are fixed
by this charter.
17. To provide and maintain a proper and
efficient fire department, and make and adopt
lueh measures, rules and reguiatlous for the
prevention aud extinguishment of fires, and
(or the preservation of property endangered
thereby as may be deemed expedient.
18. To protect the properly of Its Inhabitants
against inundations.
la. To provide againat the existence of filth,
garbage and other injurious and Inconvenient
matter within the city, and for the disposition
of the same.
20. To make the violation of its ordinances
a misdemeanor in all proper cases, and to pre
scribe the punishment therefor, by fine or im
prisonment, or by both: but such fine not to
exceed $900, and such Imprisonment not n
exceed six months.
21. To prescribe the places at whlßli elec
tions shall be held, and appoint the ofneers of
elections.
22. To make and enforce within Its limits
such local, police, sanitary and other regula
tions as are not In conflict with general
laws, and are deemed expedient to maintain
the publio peace, protect property, promote
the public morals and to preserve the health
of ita inhabitants.
23. To exercise all municipal powers noces
eary to the complete and efficient manage
ment and control of the municipal property,
and for the efficient administration of the
municipal government, whether such powers
be expressly enumerated or not, except such
powers as are forbidden or are controlled by
general law.
24. The powers conferred by this article
•hall be exercised by ordinance, except as
hereinafter provided.
Seo. 3—The officers ol tbe municipality ahall
be,
A mayor,
One councilman for each ward,
A city clerk,
A clerk of tho mayor,
A city treasurer,
A city auditor.
Seven member! of tho board of education at
Urge,
Five director! of tho Loi Angelei public
libra rv,
A publio librarian,
A city engineer,
A city attorney,
A superintendent of building!,
A water overseer,
A street superintendent,
Five police commissioner!,
A chief of police,
A chief engineer of the fire department,
Five members of tbe board of health,
A health otlicer,
Five fire commissioners.
Five park commissioners,
Three water commissioners,
Fhree building commissioner!,
Sec. 4. The following officer! shall be elected
by tbe electors of tbe city of Loa Angeles to
wit:
Tne maycr,
The city attorney,
The city treasurer,
beven members of the board of education,
And by the electors of each ward respect
ively one member of the council.
The city shall be divided into nine wards, aa
follows;
First ward—All that portion of the olty
bounded northerly by tho north city boundary
between tbe Los Angeles river and tbe east
boundary of tho city; easterly by tho east
boundary of the city, between the northern
boundary of the city and Mission street; south
erly by Mission street, from the eastcity bound
ary to Its Intersection with Mission road; Mis
sion road, from its intersection with Mi-slon
street, to its junction with Macy street; Macy
street, from its junction with Mission road, to
the Los Angeies river; west.rly by the Los An
geles river, from Maey street northerly to tho
north boundary of the city.
Second ward—All that portion of .the city
bounded northerly by the north city boundary,
from its west boundary to the Los Angeles
river; easterly by the Los Angeles river, irom
the north city boundary to Downey avenue;
Downey avenue, from the Los Angeles river to
Ban Fernando street; San Fernando street,
from Downey avenue to Upper Main street;
Upper Main street from San Fernando street
to Marchessault street; Main street, from
Marchessault street to First street; southerly
by First street, from Main street to Canal
■treet; thence along l anal street to Diamond
street; thence along Diamond street westerly
to the west city boundary; westerly by the
west city boundary f.om Diamond street to
•be north city boundary.
Third ward—All that portion of the city
bounded northerly by Diamond street, from
tho west city boundary to Canal street; Canal
itreet, from Diamond str.et to First stieet;
Urst street, from Canal street to Mam streel;
•asterly by Main street, from First street Io
Seventh stieet, southerly hy Seventh street,
from Main street to west city bound-try; west
erly by tne west city boundary, from fceventh
Itreet to Diamond street.
Fourth ward-All that portion of the city
bounded northerly by seventh streel. from
west city boundary to .Main street; easterly by
Main street, from Seventh street lo Washington
■treet; southerly by Washington street, from
Main street lo west city boundary; westerly In
west city boundary, from Washington street tb
Mventh street.
Filth ward-All that portion of the city
bounded northerly by Washington streel, from
tbe west city boundary to Main stieet; easterly
by Main street, from Washington street 10
■outheity boundary; southerly by Ihe south
City boundary, from Main street lo tho south
westerly corner of tiie city; westerly by thu
wait city boundary, from the southwesterly
corner of the city to Washington street.
Bixth ward—All that porliou of the city
bounded northerly by Ninth street, from Main
itreet to the Los Augclei river; easterly by the
Los Angeles river, from Ninth street to the
sputh city boundary; southerly by the south
city boundary, from the Los Angeles river to
sain street: westerly by Main street, from the
south city boundary to Ninth street.
seventh ward -All that portion of the city
bounded northerly by First street, from Main
, street lo tho Los Angeles river; easterly by the
j I.os Angeles river, from Pint street to Ninth
street; southerly hy Ninth street, from the Los
Angeles river to Main atieet; westerly by Main
street, from Ninth street to First street.
Kighlh ward—All that portion of the elty
bounded westerly and northerly by Main
street, from First street t > Marchessault street;
I pper .Main street, from Marchessault street to
Bad Fernando street; Sau Fernando
street, from ('pper Main street to
Downey avenue; Downey avenue,
from sau Fernando street to the Los Angeles
river; easterly i.y tho I-os Angeles river, fr.un
DoWttey hvenue to First street; southerly by
First street from the Los Angeles river to Main
street.
Ninth Ward-All that portion of the city
bounded northerly I>y Macy street, frool the
Los Angeies rlrtrtpfti junction with Miction
ron<l; Mission road from Its Junction with
iitcy street to its intersection with Mission
street; Mission street, from Its Intcrsccilo i
with Mission roll to the east city boundary;
easterly hy tho east city boundary, from Mis
sion street to tiio southeasterly corner of (ho
city; southerly by tho south city boundary
from tho southeasterly comer of Lite city to
the Los Angoles river; westerly hy tho I.os An
gf'.os river from the south city boundary to
Macy street.
Tho center of all streets and the center of
the I.os Angeles river will in all cases be
the dividing Una.
And the Council herein provided shall havo
power, by ordinance, to establish and change
the boundaries aud numbers thereof when
ever it may deem it expedient, but until
changed by the council, the said wards shall
remain as ftbo've described ami established.
See. ft. All elective olficets, elected at the
first general municipal election held after the
Uking effect of this charter, shall hold their
offices for the term of two years, commencing
on the first Monday in April next succeeding
their election, except as provided in tec. 100
of this charter.
6ec. ti. The mayor shall appoint the clerk of
tho mayor. Tho mayor shall appoint the fol
lowing officers, subject to continuation by a
majority of the council, to wit: The city aud
itor, lho superintendent of buildings, ihe
members of the police, park and tire commis
it OH*, the member- of the board of health, the
building commissioners ana the directors oi
tiie i.os Angeles publio library. Tiie council
shall appoint the city engineer, the city clerk
and the street superintendent.
Bee 7. The city jcho 1 superintendent shall
bo appointed by the board of education. I he
chief of police thai! be appointed by iho board
of polioe commissioners. The chief •ngineet
of the Are department shall bo appointed by
the board of tire commissioners. The health
otlicer shall bo appointed by the board of
health, and the librarian by the directors of
the public library.
Sec. 1). All appointed officers shall hold olllce
until removed by the appointing power, which
shall havo the power of removing in all oaaesi
provided that where eoiiiirmaiion Is required
the assent of tiie confirming tody shall be
requisite for removal.
The council shall have power to suspend any
officer of the city pending trial, against whom
criminal proceedings based on misdemeanor
in office, or civil action for the recovery of
money due to the city have been commenced,
and the mayor shall appoint a substitute for
such offlci- during suspension.
In voting upon the appointment, confirma
tion, suspension and removal of officers the
members of tho council, or other body a\t
pointing confirming, suspending or remov
ing, shall vote by open ballot or call nf roll,
and the ballot or vote of each member shall
be spread upon the minutes.
Sec 10. Two-thirds Of the members of tho
council shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, t but no ordinance
ahall be passed or other act done granting a
franchise, making any contract, auditing auy
bill, ordering any work to be done, or supplies
to be furnisned, disposing of or leasing the city
property, ordering any assessment for street
Improvement, «.r building sewers 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 ol the whole
council vote in favor thereof. All Otber ordi
nances may be passed by vote of a majority of
the whole council.
Sec. 17. All bonds of officers must be ap
proved by the vauucil, as also the bonds of
any contractors with tho city, except such as
are otherwise provided for by the state law.
The city clerk shall indorse upon such bonds
the dato ot their approval, which indorsement
shall bo signed by the pre idiug officer of tho
council, antl tho i ity clerk.
Sec, 18. No councilman or other city oflicer
sha 1 be interested, directly or indirectly, in
any contract in whieu tho city is a party, or
mado by any officer of tho city on behalf of
the city. Any violation of this section shall be
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
besides the peualtv that may be imposed by a
court of competent jurisdiction, tiio council
shall declare the otlice vacant, and any perflon
convicted of a violation of this section shall ho
forever disqualified from holding any office
under this chartei. Nor shall any officer of
the city be a surety on any bond given to the
city, or to any person for the benefit of tho
city.
Nor ahull any person who Is Interested In
contracts with tiie city be a surety on any
bond given to the city by auy oflicer, deputy or
employee.
Sec. Si, The council ahall have power, by
ordinance, to regulate and provide for lighting
of streets, laying down gas pipes and erection
of lamp posts, electric towers and other ap
paratus, and to regulate the sale and use uf
gas, water and electric light, and fix the price
of gas water and electric light, and the rent of
gas, water and electric meters within the city,
and regulate ttie inspection thereoi; and to
regulate telephone service and the use of tele
phones within tbe oity, and to tlx and deer
mine tho chargo (pr telephones and telephone
service and connections; a d to prohibit or
regulate the eroction of poles for telegraph,
telephone or electric wire in tho public
grounds, streets or alleys, and the placing of
wire thereon; and to require tho 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 streets and lighting streets
for a longer term than two years. And they
shall advertise and receive proposala f.ir all
such contracts uot less than six mouths be
fore the expiration of any such existing con
tract.
It ahull not within ninety days next preeedl
ing the date of holding n general munieipa
eleolionnor within the tliirty 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 personsor association of persons
or corporation whatever, any privilege or
franchise for the construction, extension or
operation of any street railroad or extension of
time for the construction or operation of auy
street railroad, over or upon any or part of any
sueol road or highway squares or park with
in the city. Any franchise or privilege granted
or attempted to be granted in violation of or
contrary to the foregoing provisions thai! bo
absolutely void and of no effect.
In granting a franchise- for construction, ex
tension or operation of any street uiilroad,
they shall in addition to the icstrictions re
quired by the laws of this state, require tho
oars to be run so as to make at least fifteen min
utes headway, (thatis tosaythey shall run cars
at leaßt every fifteen ininntes, from 7 a.m. to 10
p. m. and as often ns thirty minutes headway
tthat is to s y they shall run cars at least every
thirty minutes) from ti a m to 7 a. m., and
from 10 p. m. to 12 p. m. over the entire line
from starting point lo the end thereof. And
they shall also further provide that if at any
time for the spaed of three months the aaid
road or any part thereof shah bo unused as a
street railroad aud the ears run at least as
of ten as every fifteen raiiaites from 7 a, m to
10 p. in., the franchise ior the portion or por
tions unused shall be tuereby forfeited and
become the property of the city.
Sec. 32. It shall, by-ordinance, provide for the
naming of s reels and numbering of houses,
and for jegulatlng and preventing the exhibi
tion of banners, ilnga or placards a ross the
street, or sidewalks, and for regulating or sup
pressing publio criers, advertising, ringing of
bells, and oihtjr noises.
It shall, by ordinance, forbid the erection or
display on any building or property oi the
city, ot any banner, device or nag of any state
or nation, except that oi the United States, the
state of Caliiornia, or the city of Los Angeles.
Jt may, by ordinance, authorize the expendi
ture of money nou to exceed the sum of one
thousand dolUrs, in any one fiscal year, for the
proper celebration of tho 4th of July and other
public demonstrations.
Sec. 40. The council shall on the first Mon
day of October in each year fix the rate of the
city taxes, designating tho number of cents on
each one hundred dollars for each fund, which
rato shall then bo certified by the city clerk, lo
the county auditor of Los Angoles counts, and
the city taxes of said city shall then be col ect d
by the county oUlcers at the same time and in
the same manner that stale and county taxes
aro collected, and turned over to the city
treasurer who shall then disburse the same.
Provided, that in case the city council shall at
anytime by a vole of all its members, ordain
that Ihecity taxes shall be assessed, levied,
equalized and collected by the city officers, the
ciiy council sha 1 have power to appoint a city
assessor and a city tax collector, fix their sal
aries, aud provide for a system of assessing,
levying and collecting city taxes and equaliz
ing assessments.
All sessions of the council and of any boards
of coinnrlsslons appointed under tho provisions
of t his charter or that may hereafter bo ap
pointed nhall be open to the public.
The council shall have full power to pass
ordinances upon auy other subject of municipal
control or to oarry Into effect an/other powers
of the municipality.
Sec. 41 The mayor is the executive officer of
the corporation, and must exercise ft careful
supervision over all Its affairs.
It shall bo the duty of tho mayor, annually,
at the first meeting of the council under thli
charter, and on the first meeting in January o
each year thereafter, tf 'unmunicate by~Tiies
sage to the council a g'.n.eral statement of the
condition and affairs of tho corporation, an(l
lo recommend the adopt.on of such measurei
as he may deem expedient and proper; and U
make such special commuuie ition to the coun
cil from time to time as he shall deem expedi
out
It shall lm his further duty to be vigilant ana
actlv in the enforcement of the ordinances ol
the city; to exercise a constant supervision
over the acts ami conduct of all its officers and
employees; to receive and examine into all
oomplalntl made aga.nst them for violation ot
neglect of duty.
ad Investigate all bondHof city officials semi
annual h nnd oerttfy as to their solvency to the
council or proper ' oard.
Audhesiiall perform such other duties and
have such other powers as are elsewhere in this
cha ter or by ordinance, imposed upon or
gtauted to Mm.
, Hoc. 43. l ho city auditor shall act as the gen
| oral accountant 'and liseal agent of the city,
atla shall exercise a general superintendence
over all the officers of the cily charged in any
j manner with tho receipt, collection or dis-
I bursement of the olty revenues,
I He shall keep a complete set of books, in
I Which ho shall set for.h in a plain and busi
[ ness-like manner every money transaction of
the city, so ns to show at all timea tho state of
each fund, from what source the money was
derived, nnd for what purpose any money was
expended, and also all collections made and
paid Into the treasury by each officer or any
other person
llophall, on application of any person in
debted to tho city holding money payable in
;to tne city treasury, or desiring to pay money
therein, certify to the City Treasurer the
amount thereof to what fund applicable, 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
aimmnt received by him, and givo the person
paying the same a receipt therefor.
It shall be his duty to among the
several funds all public money at any time
in tho city treasury, not hy law or ordinance
Specifically apportioned and appropriated, and
forthwith notity the Cily 1 reasurer of such
apportionment or appropriation. Ho Rhall
countersign and deliver to the proper officer
all licenses*
AH moneys due or that may become due to
Or collectable by tv: city or any officer, em
ployee or department thereof, must be paid
direct to th« eitv irpn>nr<»r t the order of the
auditor directing" the city tressurer to receive
the same, and specifying the fund to which it
shalj bo charged, having iirst been obtained.
Provided that nothing iv this section con
tained shall be CO tit trued as in any manner in
terfering with or affecting the payment of
taxes to the city tax collector, or moneys paid
on account of street assessments to tiie city
officer pe;forming the duties uf superintendent
of st reels.
Tho auditor shall prescribe a system of books
and records to be kept by each department of
the city government, and a form of monthly
reports to be made from each department to
the city audito , showing all business transac
tions of the department, all receipts ana dis
position of material ami supplies, tools, etc.,
to the end, that tho auditor may havo a com
plete and accurate knowledge of all the busi
ness t ran sac tion s of the ci ty ami of the several
departments, and be enabled to keep full and
accurate records of the same, and report
monthly thereon to the council.
This system of books and reccrda of report?
shell be submitted to tho council, and on ap
proval by a majority of the council Bhall at
once be put in force by tne several officers and
deoartinents. And tne said system of books,
records and reports shaU not he changed ex
cept alter the proposed changes have been
submitted hy the auditor to, and have been
approved by the council.
No warrants for snlary, in 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 system of accounts
hereinbefore provided for, shall have be -v
made.
He shall keep in his office, in a place accessi
ble and open at all times during office hours
to the public, a book containing an alphabeti
cal list of the names of all p-rsont who are
bondsmen for officers of the city, giving the
names of the officers for whom they are bonds
men aud the amount for which they became
surety.
The city auditor shall be a skilled ac
countant.
He shall report to the council at the regular
meeting of each week the condition of each
fund In the city treasury and the amount
drawn from each fund the preceding week.
Heshallmake and present a report to the
council at Ul meeting in the second week of
December of tach year showing all financial
business transactions of the city for the pre
ceding year ending the 30th day of November
last.
He shall audit and approve ail demands
ogainst the city before payment, and keep a
r cord of the same as hereinafter provided In
Article XXL
He shall on or before the first day of August
in each year make and present to the council a
report as to the revenue and expenses of the
city for the current fiscal year, in which he
shall set forth estimates of (1) the revenue
from other sources than taxation; (2j the
itemized expenditures; (3> the Itemized
amounts necessary to be raised by taxatlonfor
each fund.
He shall perform such other duties aa shall
be required of him by this charter or by ordi
nance. He shall devote his entire time to the
duties of his office.
Sec. 44. It shall be the duty of the city treas
urer to receive and keen all moneys that shall
come to the city by taxation or otherwise, and
to pay the same out on demands legally
audited in the manner herein after provUed;
upon warrants issued by the auditor, and
without such auditing and upon such war
rants, he shall disburse no publio moneys
whatever, except the principal and Interest
of the municipal bonded indebtedness when
payable.
He shall receive no money Into the olty
treasury unless accompanied by the certificate
of the city auditor provided for in section 43
hereof.
He shall issue receipts In duplicate to all
persons paying money into the treasury.
One of which receipts shall be forthwith
deposited with the city auditor.
11c shall mako a report at the close of each
business day, to the auditor, showing all
moneys 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 tho 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 reports from time to time as may be re
quired by the council.
The mayor, city attorney, city auditor, the
finance committee of the city council, or any
special committee appointed by the council,
separately or collectively, and with the aid of
an accountant selected by such officer or com
mittee, shall have the right and power to ex
amine the books of the treasurer at all times;
and tho mayor, auditor or finance committee
shall also have the right to inspect and Count
all public moneys under tho 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,
tho treasurer shall keep said moneys in said
vault, except as hereinafter provided.
He shall devote his entire time to the duties
of his office.
He shall report, at the close of each busi
ness day, to the city auditor, all receipts and
pay ments of money madj during the day, giv
ing tho number of the receipt issued or claim
paid, the name of the party paying or who
was paid, and the name of the fund charged or
credited with such receipt or payment, aa the
case may be.
Sec. 48. In addition to other duties imposed
upon him by this charter or by ordinance of
the council, the city engineer shall;
1. Make or cause to be made all Burveyt, In
spections and estimates required by the
council.
% He shall have the exclusive oontrol and
supervision of all publio workt of whatever
nature, done by the city.
3. He snail have the final decision, (unless
otherwise provided by ordinance) at to the
proper location of telegraph, telephone, elec
tric Light aud other poles, as well as the proper
a'lgnment and doplli below the surface of tel
ephone, telegraph and electric wires, gat 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 is to be performed to his eutire satisfac
tion.
4. 'He shall appoint all assistants In field and
office which be may from time to time con
sider necessaty to the proper and efficient
working of his department.
5. He shall have power to suspend, dismiss
and reinstate any and all of the officers or em
ployees of his department. He shall, with the
approval of the olty council, establish the
salaries or wages to be paid such officers or
employet-s.
U. He-hall appoint all Inspectors and fore
men aud employ all laborers necessary in his
opinion to carry out effectually any work
under his control, All such inspectors and
foremen and laborers shall be paid such wages
as may be deteimined by him, with the ap
proval of the city council. They shall be sub
ject to suspension or dismissal by him with*
out notice, as the interests of the city may teem
to require.
7. He shall cause a weekly return to be made
to him of all workmen employed and material
used during the week, aud of the amount, de
io<lption and cost of the work done, and he
shall oxamine and certify all bil's against the
city for material and labor aud contract work
under his control.
8. Ho shall be the custodian of, and respon
sible for, all maps, plats, profiles, field notes,
plans of structure and other records and mem
oranda belonging to the city pertaining to his
office end the work thereof; all ot which he
shall keep in proper order and condition, with
full Index theraif; and ahall turn over the
same to his successor. All maps, plans, pro
filet, fUW Antes, and other memo
LOS ANGEEES TTEHATJTT.
randa of all work done by the city engineer, o
under his direction and control, during hi
term of Office, shall be the property of the el ty
Boa 40. It shall he the duty of tha city atlor
ncy to prosecute in behalfth'o people all crltn
lnal cases arising upon violations of tho pro
visions of this charter and city ordinances, ant
to attend to all suits, matters and things li
which thocitymay be legally interested; pro
vided, the council shall have control of all lit
igation of the city and may employ other attor
neys to take charge of any such litigation, o
to assist tho city attorney therein.
lie shall give his advice or opinion in writ
ing whenever required by the mayor or conn
cil. and shall do and perform all such thing:
touching his office as by the council may he re
quired of him.
He shall approve, by Indorsement In writing
the form and validity of all oflieial or othe
bonds required by tills charter, or by ordinance
of the council, beioro the same are submittec
to the council or mayor for final approval.
lie shall apsrovo In writing the drafts of al:
contracts before the same are entered into on
behalf of the city.
lloth ho aud his deputies shall devote theit
entire time to tho duties of tlieir office, and iI
shall be unlawful for them to accept any fees,
payment, emolument or thing of value other
than that received from the city for the per
formance of any legal practice.
Bee. 50. The mayor shall appoint three citi
zens, two of whom shall be architects in good
standing and who shall have practiced their
profession not less than three years In this city,
all of whom shall serve without compensation,
to constitute the bdard of bui ding commission
ers of the city, Tho budding commissioner!
shall meet at least once a month.
The building department shall consist of a
building superintendent and an assistant su
perintendent (and the latter must be aplumbei
of approved character and experience), bo h ol
whom shall be appointed by said building
commission; and of as many other officers and
employees as the council may by ordinance
from time lo time determine to be necessary.
The salaries of all officers and employees ol
the building department (excopt that'of the
superintendent of buildings) shall Do fixed by
ordinance 'The board of building commission
ers shall prescribe the rules and regulations for
the government of the department, and fix and
enforce the penalties for their violation. The
board ol building commissioners shall have
such other powers and perform such other du
ties as may be granted or Imposed by ordi
nance.
The superintendent of buildings shall be an
architect, builder, or master mechanic of ap
proved char&ctei and experience, ne shah
superintend the erection of all buildings
erected hy 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
heHttng, plumbing and ventilating appli
ances.
Sec. 51. The water overseer shall have the
general charge, care and supervision of all
waters and water works belonging to the city,
and the distribution of Baid waters, so fares
the same shall be entrusted to himbyordi
nence. and shall perform such other and fur
ther duties as may be prescribed by ordi
nance. He shall dovote his entire time to the
duties of the office.
All the waters and water works of the city,
both for irrigation purposes as well as for do
mestic and manufacturing purpo.es, shall be
under tho control of a water commission of
three (8) citizens to be appointed by the mayor
by and with the approval of the Common
Council, not more lhan two of whom shall be
long to the same political party, and all pow
ers vested in the water overseer, as to tho man
agement, sale and distribution of such water
and general charge thereof shall be vested in
aaid water commission.
Baid water commission, when appointed,
shall 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 tributlon and sale or
rental oi water and of the collection of rates
for the same.
Said water commission shell annually flx
the rates to be charged for water, which rate
shall not be enforced until its approval by the
council.
Sec. 52. The street superintendent shall have
the general care of, and frequently inspect the
streets of, the city. He shall receive and mv
v stigate all complaints as to their condition,
and shall have charge of the enforcement of
all ordinances pertaining to street obstruc
tions.
He shall frequently Inspect all public worYs
pertaining to street Improvements while the
same are in course of construction, inspect and
approve or reject all material used in such
construction, whether done by contract or oth
erwise; and shall at once report to the council
all deviations from contracts and use of Im
proper material and bad workmanship in suon
works; and shall have the power, pending in
vestigation, to stop all work thereon.
He shall make a report to the city council at
each regular meeting of the same upon all
such works as may have been petitioned for as
local improvements, and also upon such other
works or improvement! and repairs—whether
petitioned for or not—as he may from time to
time consider desirable in order to Improve
the appearance of tho city and to promote the
health safety and convenience of the inhabl
tants thereof.
He shall make a report to the city council aa
soon alter the close of the official year aa pos
sible stating
(a) The various works of construction car
ried out or in progress under hia supervision
during the past year, together with tho
amount expended upon each such work.
(b) The cost in detail of the maintenance
and repair of the city works and struc
tures under his control, and of the atreeta,
sewera and water works.
to) The cost of office expenses and th* man
agement of his department.
d) The Improvements and repair* whioh,
In his opinion, shonld he undertaken by th*
3ity during the next succeeding year.
te) Buch other matters connected with hia
department as he may consider of Interest or
Importance.
He shall give his undivided time and atten
tion to the duties of his office. He shall do no
work for. nor take any fea or professional re
ward from any Individual or corporation other
than the city during his term of office ulless
ordered or permitted to the contrary by th*
council.
Bee. 57. The health officer ahall hare power*
md perform such duties as are herein or may
37 ordinance be granted toor be imposed upon
lira. Both he and his deputies shall devote
their entire time to the duties of their office.
Bee. 58. It shall be the duty of the mayor,
:lty attorney, city treasurer, ohief of police,
liiy auditor, health officer, water overseer, city
jlerk, city engineer, superintendent of butld
.ngs, chief engineer of the fire department,
3ity school superintendent, board of directors
if the Los Angeles public library, board of park
:ommlssioners and the board of water com
ni-sloners, each to present to the council at
ts meeting in the second week in December of
iach year, a report for the preceding year en*,
ne 30th of November last, which shall show
is follows:
(1) The city attorney shall, In his report,
present an abstract of ail actions and proceed
ngs in tho supreme and superior courts.where
he city is an interested party: and shall show
what cases have been disposed of during the
rear, and in what manner, and the condition
jf those remaining on the calendar.
(2) The city treasurer shall show, in his re
port, specifically, the amount of all indebted
less of the city; of money received by him
luring the year, the dato of receipt thereof
md from whom; the amount paid out, when,
md to whom; and the date and number of the
iemands on which the respective amounts are
paid,
(3) The titty auditor shall make a proper
itatement of the transactions of his office, at
provided in section 43.
(4) The chief of police shall report the num.
per of arrests made by him, the offenses
■barged and how disposed of, the number and
names of the policemen employed, when ap
pointed and when discharged, and all money
md other property received from prisoners
md the disposition ot the same.
5. The health officer shall show the oondi
tion of the health of thee ty during the year,
md the number of cases of diseases which he
has treated; and other matters of interest per
taining to his office.
6. The water overseer shall, in hia report,
thow the amount of water rates or charges
•olloeti'd by him; and shall make a detailed
itatement of the condition of the water systems
>t the city, so far as the same ar* entrusted to
pis charge.
7. The report of the city clerk shall show
;he number of license! issued, and for what
imount.
8. The report of the city engineer shall show
he character, cost and condition of all publio
ivorka and improvements in course of con
duction during the year.
9. The report of the superintendent of build
ngs shall show the oost of erection, alteration
md repair of all buildings during the year;
md shall show also the general result of hia in
ipection of buildings during the year. He shall
eport also the number of building permits ie
iued by him
10. The street superintendent shall report
ipoa the condition of the streets of the city
md the improvements of the same during the
rear; and shall show what action waa taken
jy him in the enforcement of ordinances per
taining to street obstructions and in regard to
ieviationt from contract in th* construction
>f public works.
11. Tbe report of the chief engineer of the
Ire department shall show the condition of
.be fire department a d its apparatus, giving
i detailed statement t hereof; alio the work of
thtfjtepartnient during the year.
li; The report ot the city aohool superin
tendent shall show the number and condition
jf tha public schools, the number of teachers
md t.l»eir salaries and tho number of pupila in
ittendance.
13. The report of tho board of directors of
the Los Augelea public library shall show the
tondition ol their trust for the year ending the
10th day of November of that year; the vari
ous sums of money received from the library
fund and from other sources; for what pur
pose such money has been expended, and the
imount so expended and the balance on '.-nd;
the ;«ia.u»ui si books and aariodicali o»»™Ndi
th* number added by purchase, gift or other
wise during the year; the number lost or
missing; the number ot visitors attending
the number of books loaned out, and tne gen
eral eharaeter and kind of such books, wtth
such information and suggestions as it may
deem of general interest.
14. The report of Iho park commissioners
shall show the condition of the parks, with
tho kind, cost and the expense ol the improve
ments, including the entire cost and expense
of the department for tho year ending Novem
ber ;iOth last preceding.
Sec. ul. The following named officers of said
city shall respectively execute to said munici
pal corporation bonds In tho following sums
respectively, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge by litem of the duties of their respective
offices, to wit:
The bond of the olty auditor ts fixed at is 10
000.
The bond of th* city treasurer Is fixed at
$160,000.
The bond of the city engineer Is fixed at
9 lp, 000.
The bond of the city attorney la fixed at 53,
--000.
The bond of the watar overseer la fixed at
$'2,000.
Ihe bond of th* street superintendent la
fixed at $10,000.
The bond of the ehlef of police ft fixed at
85,000.
The bond of tbe health officer la fixed at
82,000.
The bond of the city clerk la fixed at 83,000.
Bee. 65. The officers of ihe city shall receive
In full compensation for all services of every
kind whatever rendered by them, the follow
ing salaries, payable In monthly Installments,
at the end of each calendar montb:
The mayor shall receive $.1000 per annnm.
Esch councilman shall recelv* $1200 per
annum.
The city olerk ahall recelv* $2400 per an
num.
The city auditor ahall recelv* $2400 per
annum.
The city treasurer iball receive $2400 per
annum.
The city engineer shall recelv* $3000 per
annum.
The city attorney shall receive $3000 per
annum.
The auperlntendent of bulldlnga ahall re
ceive $1800 per annum.
The chief of police shall receive $3000 per
annum.
The health officer shall receive $2000 per
annum.
Lite street superintendent shall receive
$2000 pet annum.
Bee 69. The government of the school de
partment of the city shall be vested In a board
of education, to consist of spven persons to be
elected as herein provided, to he called mem
bers of the hoard ol education, who shall serve
without salary.
Bee. 70. The board of education shall elect
ono of its number president, and shall hold
regular meeting at least oncoln each month,
and special meetings at such times as shall be
determined by a rule of aaid board. A majority
of all the members shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business, hut 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
cords shall he open to public inspection.
Bee. 71. The board of education succeeds to
all the property rights and to the obligations
of the board of education of the city of Los
Angeles heretofore existing, and it shall have
sole power;
1. To establish and maintain public schools,
Including nigh schools, to change, consolidate
and discontinue the same, and to establish
school districts, and to fix and alter the
boundaries thereof.
2. To appoint or employ and dismiss the city
school superintendent,-a deputy superintend
ent, a clerk and such teachers, janitors, school
census marshals, mechanics, laborers and
other emp oyees as may be necessary to carry
into effect the powers antl duties of the board";
to rix, alter and allow tlieir stlaries or wages,
and to withhold for good and sufnrtient cause,
tne 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 regulations for the
government of public schools, the teachers
thereof, pupils therein, and for carrying Into
eftect tho laws relating to education; also to
establish and regulate the grade of schools,
and determine what text-books, course of
study and mode of Instruction shall be used in
said schools.
4. To provide for the school department fuel
and lights, water, blanks blank books, print
ing and stationery; and to incur such other
incidental expenses as may be deemed neces
sary by said board.
5. To build, alter, repair, rent and provide
school houses, and to furnish them with
proper school furniture, apparatus and ap
pliances.
6. To take and hold in 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, fnr the
use and benefit of tho public schools of the
city; and to sell or exchange and toleaseany
of Btich p.-ope.ty; provided that the proceeds
of any such sale or exchange shall be exclu
sively applied to the purchase of other lots, or
the erection of school houses.
7. To grade, fence and improve all echool
lots, and in front thereof to grade, sewer or
pave and repair the streets, and to construct
and repair sidewalks.
8. To sue for any and all property belonging
to or claimetl 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 said
property, and to require the services of the
city attorney, free of charge, In all such cases.
9. To determine annually the amount of
money required for the support of the publio
schools and for carrying into effect all the pro
visions of law in reference thereto; and, In
pursuance of this provision, the board shall,
on or before the 15th day of July of each year,
submit in writing to tbe oity council a careful
estimate of the whole amount ot money to be
received from the atate and county and the
amount required from the city for the above
purposes, and the city council shall, in each
year, fix tho percentage of taxes to be levied
and colleo.ed for achool purposes; provided,
that the amount to be thus levied for school
purposes shall not exceed twenty cents on
each one hundred dollars' valuation upon the
assessment rod, and tnat when collected it
•hall be paid Into the school fund.
10. To establish rcgulatlona for the Just and
equitable disbursement of all moneys belong
ing to the school fund.
11. To examine and approve, In whole orln
part, in the manner provided in Section 212,
every demand payable out of the achool fund,
or to reject any such demand for good oause.
12. To discharge all legal incumbrances now
existing or which may hereafter exist upon any
sobool property.
13. To prohibit any ohild under six yeara of
age from attending the public schools.
14. In its discretion to establish kindergar
ten schools for the Instruction of ohildren be
tween the ages of five and six years, and indus
trial and manual training schools or depart
ments.
15. To receive and manage property or money
acquired by bequest or donation In trust for
the benefit ot any school, educational purpose,
or school property.
16. And generally to do and perform such
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 ol
the public schools in said city.
17. No member of the board of education
ahall, during the term for which he shall have
been elected, be eligible to any office to be
filled or confirmed by tbe board of education,
nor shall auy member of the board of educa
tion be selected to fill any vacancy that may
occur In any office when such vacancy is to b*
tilled or confirmed by the board of education.
Sec. 72. All oontracts for building shall 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, goods, material, merchandise, re
pairing and every other article and thing sup
plied to or done for the publio 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 biddor after like pub
lic advertisement; provided, that the board of
education may reject any and all bids under
this section.
Provided, that the board ol education may
by requisition authorize any appointee, com
mittee or agent of said board to bind the said
board for the payment of any snra 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.
Sec. 77. Tho said school fund ahall be used
and applied by said board of education for tno
following purposes, to wit:
1. For the payment of the salaries or wages
of the superintendent, deputy superintendent,
clerk, teachers, janitors, school census mar
shals, and other persons who may be employed
by said board.
2. For tbe erection, alteration, repairs, rent
and furnishing of school houses.
3. For the purchase money or rent of any
real or personal property purchased or leased
by said board.
4. For the discharge of all legal Incum
brances on any achool property.
5. For lighting the school rooms and the
offices and rooms of the superintendent and
board of education.
6. For supplying the schools with fuel, water,
apparatus, blanks, blank books, and necessary
achool appliances, together with booka for in
digent children.
7. For supplying books, printing and sta
tionery for the use of tbe superintendent and
board ot education, and for the incidental ex
penses of tbe department.
8. For grading and improving all school lots,
and for gradlug, Bewaring, planking,or paving
and repairing streets, ana constructing ana
repairing sidewalks in front thereof.
Sec. 83. The mayor shall appoint a board of
five directors for aaid library, who shall serve
without compensation and be known as the
board of directors of tb* Loa Angelea public
library, and who shall be chosen from the
citizens at large, male or female, without re
gard to their political opinions, but with nler
enco to their fitness lor said office, and no
member of the city council shall be a member
of the board.
Bee. 80. Buch board, by a majority of all the
members, to he recorded in tho minutes with
the ayes and noes at length, Bhall have power
to make and enforce all such by-laws, rules
and regulations as may be necessary or expe
dient for its own guidance, and for the admin
istration, government and protection ot such
library, reading room and property; to deter
mine the number of officers and assistants to
bo appointed for such library ami reading
room, and to determine and define tlieir du
ties: to appoint a librarian antl necessary as
sistants, and such other employees as may be
necessary, and. for good cause, to remove them;
except the payment of the salaries of the city
librarian and assistants and other employees,
which salaries shall lie fixed by the city coun
cil by ordinance: ami order the drawing and
payment of all moneys out of said fund for
such expenditure or liabilities as are herein
authorized, subject to the geneial provisions
for the payment n( demands on tho city treas
urer contained in article 21; and to have tho
general supervision, care and custody of
the grounds, rooms or buildings constructed,
leased or set apart for that purpose, and gen
erally to do all that may bo necessary re
carry out the spirit aud intentof this chsrtor
in establishing v publio library and reading
room: provided that all moneys received for
such library shall be deposited in the treasury
of the city to the crodit of the library fund,
and shall be kept separate aud apart from
other moneys of tho city. and shall be drawn
from laid fund upon demands authenticated
by the signatures of the president and clerk of
the hoard, ond approved by the mayor and
council in the same manner as other demands
drawn upon the general funds of the city.
All libraries and reading rooms heretofore
established by said city, and all property, real
ami personal, thereto beloiiKmir, shall be
turned over to the charge, custod .• and admin
istration of tho board of directors, with like
powers and liabilities as If such library haa
been established under this charter.
They shall havo power and autho-lty to cre
ate a museum In connection Willi said library
and to appoint a curator therefor, provided
that no expense shall be Incurred therefor
outside of the funds provided for the main
tenance of said library.
Bee. 05. Tne polico commissioners shall pre
scribe the rules and regulations for the gov
ernment of the police force tlx and enforce
the penalties for their violation, provided
that removals shall be for cause only.
tec. 111. The board of fire commissioners
shall prescribe the rules and regulations for
ihe government ol the department and rix antl
eniorce the penalties for thc.r violation, and
removals shall bo made only ior cause.
Bee. 120. 'There is hereby established In and
for tiie oity a department to be known as tho
board of health, to consist of flvo members,
namely: The mayor, who snail be ex-offlcto
member and president of the board, and four
citizens, to be appointed without regard to
their political opinion, by the mayor. 'Three
otsuid citizens shall be physicians In good
standing and graduates of some reputable
medical college.
Bee. 124. The hoard shall appoint and may
remove at pleasure a health otlicer, who snail
also act as city physician, and whose dutie.i
as such shall bo delined by ordinance. He
shall he a graduate of a reputable mod ical col
lege, and shall have practiced medicine at
least three years, and be a citizen and resident
for two years in the city and havo his license
to practice medicine recorded with the county
clerk of Los Angeles county, in accordance
with the laws of the state of California regu
lating the practice of medicine. He must re
side within tho city limits, and devote his en
tire lime to the duties of his office. The board
shall also, when authorized by ordinance,
have the power to appoint an assistant health
oflicerand such other oriieers and assistants as
the sanitary condition of the city may require.
Sec. 102. The said corporation shall have
the right and power to construct, maintain
and operate waterworks, dams, reservoirs,
ditches, canals and other means to conduct
the said waters from the said river or other
sources, or elsewhere, ami to supply the city
and its inhabitants with water, and to dis
tribute such water either in zanjas, pipes or
otherwise Into, upon aud over the lands within
the limits of said city, or elsewhere; all water
mains by whomsoever hereafter laid In said
city shall bo of such material and of such ca
pacity as shall be prescribed by ordinance:
provided, that no inch main shall hereafter be
laid in said city of less dimensions than four
inches in diameter.
Bee. 105. General municipal elections shall
bo held in said city on the first Tuesday after
tho iirst Monday in March, 1806, and on the
first Tuesday after the tirst Monday in March
every two years thereafter, at which shall be
elected a mayor, a city attorney, a city treas
urer.
At Bald election to be held in March, 1896,
there shall also lie elected Koye-n members of
the hoard of education from the city at large
and by the electors of each ward ol tho city
one member ot the city council at each suc
ceding election the members of the board of
education and the members of the city council
shall ba elected as in the noxt section hereof
provided.
Sec. 100. The officers elected at a general
municipal election shall, after they havo qual-
Ilied as provided in this charter, enter upon
the discharge ot the duties of the offices to
which they have been elected on the tirst Mon
day in April succeeding their eleet'on; and
the members of the council elected from the
even-numbered wards in said city bhall, after
the first election, servo ior the ferm of two
years, and those elected from the odd-num
bered wards In said city shall serve for a term
of four years and thereafter the term of office of
each of the councilmen of Bald city shall be
for a term of four years. After the first elec
tion the members of the board of education
shall decide by lot who shall serve for four
years and who for two years ithree of said
membets to serve for two years and four of
said members for four years), and thereafter
the term of all members of the Doard ot educa
tion Bhall 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 in case ot an election to
fill a vacancy at a special election, in which
case they sliull, after qualifying as herein pro
vided, enter at once ou the discharge of the
duties of the office and shall servo lor the re
mainder of the term of such office and until
their successors have been elected and quali
fied.
Sec. 197. Special elections shall be held for
the purpose of electing a mayor or any other
officer herein made elective by the people, in
case of a vacancy occurring tn any of the said
offices, or for other purposes not especially
providod for. lv the event ot any such va
cancy, such election shall be ordered and held
without delay; provided that tho council shall
in all such cases, except in the event of a
vacancy in the council, havo power to nil such
vacancy until an election can bo held.
Sec 108, The council shall have power to
submit to the electors of said city at any elec
tion any question required to be so submitted
by the constitution, tho law, this charter, or by
ordinance; provided that in case such question
is required by said constitution, law, charter
or ordinance to he submitted at a special or
other particular kind of election, it Bhall be so
submitted, and not otherwise.
The council may at auy special or general
election submit to tho vote of the electors to
be affected by any act In question whether
such act shall or shall not become a law; and
in case a majority of all the votes shall be cast
against an act so submit tod then it shall he
null and void; but in case a majority of all the
votes shall bo cast for such an act it shall be
come a law at such time as the council shall
designate.
Bee. 203. No person shall be eligible to any
municipal oflice under this charter who, at
the time of his election or appointment Is not
a qualified elector of this city under the laws
ot the state; and to bo eligible to the offices of
member of the council, in addition to the
above qualifications the person elected must
also have been a resident of the ward from
which he is elected for at least two years pro
vious to said election, and in case any member
of tho council shall remove from the ward
which he represents his office Bhall immedi
ately become vacant, and tho office shall be
filled as directed in thiseharter; provided that
lv oase a redisricting or redivision of the city
into wards be made, whereby the linos or
boundaries of any wards are changed, tho last
provision iv regard to residence shall not ap
ply to any person eleoted aa a member of the
oouncil before such change.
Bee. 200. 'l ho officers of said city, including
the city assessor and city tax and license col
lector, in office at tbe time of the taking effect
of these amendments shall continue to hold
their respective offices, receiving the same
compensation provided for in the charter un
der which they were elected until the election
or appointment, and qualification of tho first
officers to be elected or appointed In theirstead
under the provis one of these amendments;
the assessor and tax aud license collector to
serve until the time when the officers elected
at such election go into office, with the powers
and duties vested in and imposed upon them
by the charter under which they wero elected,
together with these amendments, and all ordi
nances of the city; upou tho taking effect ot
these amendments the mayor shall appoint tbo
board of building commissioners and tho
board of water commissioners provided for
herein. All other boards which have been ap
pointed and are serving at tho time oi tko
taking effect of these amendments shall, unless
sooner removed by the appointing power, con
tinue in office until their successors are ap
pointed by the officers to be elected at the first
general municipal election to be held after tho
taking effect of these amendments. In oase tho
city council shall decide to havo the city taxea
assessed and collocted by the county officers,
then and in that case the council may provide
by ordinance what duties shall be performed
by the assessor and tax collector who are in
otlice at the time of the taxing effect of these
amendments.
Sec. 207. The city ol Loi Angeles shall not
be and is not bound by any contract, or in
any way liable thereon, unless the same v
RS » writing by ord.r of th, eeunelL the
draft thereof approved by the coonoll and the
sameoraered to be, and be, signed by the
mayor, or some other person authorized there
to in behalf of the city; provided that the
city attorney ahall lndoise the aame aa to form
and validity. Jtut tho council, by an ordi
nance, may authorize any offloer, committee
or agent of the city to bind the city without a
contract tn writing for the payment of any
dolhr' moa ° 7 uot eic eeding three hundred
Beo.'ioO. Bald demandi, except demands
payable out ot tho achool fund, Shall be pre
sented to the council In duplicate on forma
J^n', 10 b9 . Proved by the city clerk,
a id shall be referred to Its committee on
finance. The said committee ahall, by In
dorsement thereon, approve or reject the same.
In whole or In part. The council shall then
consider tne said demands and the action ol
said committee thereon, and shall, il the same
be just and legal, approve the same: or may. 11
It ao_determine, approve In part or relent tb*
whole- lho action of the council ahall b» In
dorsed ther.-on, with the date of such action
anil certified by the signatures of the presidein
andcity clerk; provided that it shall require
the votes of two thirds of the members of th*
whole council, under a call of the ayes and
noes, and the voto spiead upon the minutes
to approve any such demand in whole o in
part.
Bee. 213. All demands payable out of th* ll
t.»ry fund must, before they can be approved
by the city auditor, or paid, be previously ap
proved by tho board of directors of the Loa An
geles public library, by a vote of three mem
bers thereof taken with tha ayes and noes and
spread ou the minutes, and the action of aaid
board indorsed on said demand and signed by
the presiding oflicer and the clerk thereof. After
the approval of said demands they shall be de
livered to theconnc.il and shall be referred to
its finance committee and thereafter ahall take
the same course and be acted upon in the sam*
manner as provided for in sections 209, 210
and 211 hereof.
sec. 214. Any demand returned to tb* elty
Olerk, with tho objections of either the mayor
or city auditor, shall again be considered by
the council, and if it shall again be approved
by the council by the same vote, and taken,
recorded and endorsed In the same manner as
required in section 209 hereof, the said objoo
tlon shall be thereby overruled. Any demand
returned to tho board of education with th*
objection of the city auditor, shall again b*
considered by such board, and If such demand
be again approved, as required in the first in
stance sucb objection oi the city auditor shall
bu thereby overruled. Any demand, the ob
ins to which of the mayor have been
overruled, shall bo delivered to the city
auditor, who shall have tho same power anal
perform the same duties In reference thereto
as If the same had been approved by th*
mayor; and any demand, the objection to
which of the city auditor has been overruled
by the i ounOil or boar d of education, as the caae
may by, shall he delivered to the city auditor,
who shall number and made a record of such
demand, as in the case of demands approved
by him.
Sec. 221. All publio moneys oollected by
any oflicer or employee of the city shall be
paid into the city treasury, without anydedua
tion on account of any claim for fees, commis
sions or any other cause or pretense; and th*
compensation oi any officer, employe* or othor
person so collecting money, shall be paid by
warrants on the treasury duly issued by th*
city auditor.
That tho following sections of said cbaoter be
repealed, to wit:
Sections N'os. 45,4(1. 79,80, 97, 98, 99,100,
101,102, 103, 104, 105,108, 143,144,145,140
147, Its, 14!), 130, 131, 152, 153, 134,135
156, 157, 15*, 159, 100, 161, 162,163, 16t,
166,166, 167. Kit, IB!), 170, 171,172,173,175 L
17.1, 170,177, 178,170,180,181, 182, 183, 184.
185, 186, 187, 188, IBit.
That a new section be added to said charter
and numbered '229, which aection shall boas
follows:
Bee. 229. This charter as amended shall
take effect from and after its approval by tb*
legislature.
The foregoing proposed amendments to th*
charter of the city of Los Angeles was adopted
by the council of said city at its meeting *f
November 10, 1804, and tb* cl*rk was ordered
to publish tho same In the manner provided
by law. C. A. LUCKKNBACH, City Clerk.
DM. WON 3 HIM, who flu tmUHI ■ •Ct
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HERB DOCTOR
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Los Akoilbs, Car., Job* 17,1889.
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TO THE PUBLIC.
Los A.h'.eles, Cal., Ju.y 21,1884,
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Attorney and Notary Public,
Garvauza. Cal.
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