Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-02-07


sign such warrants, or to pay the same
when SO drawn.
SEC. 10. A majority of the men,
bers actually at the time constituting
the Common Council, shall be neces-
sary TO pass any ordinance or resolu-
tion, or to do or perform any other act
whereby any debt is created, any
money is appropriated, or the revenue
of the city is in any way diminished.
Upon the passage of any such ordiii-
ance, resolution or motion, the ayes
and noes shall be called, and the names
of members voting for and against
such ordinance, resolution or motion,
shall be entered upon the journal OF
the proceedings of the Common Coun-
Gil.
See. 20. In any action, suit, or pro-
ceeding to which the said corporation
is a party either as plaintiff or defend
ant, the contents of any ordinance,
resolution, bylaw, rule or regulation
may be prinaa .facic proven by the in
PRODUCTION of the original. the entry
thereof on the journal Of the proceed
ings of the Common Council, u copy
of such entry certified by the Clerk of
the Common Council to be full, true
| and correct copy of such original entry
or by the introduction of a printed
copy thereof.
Sec. q. The members of the Com
mon Council shall receive no salary,
pay or other compensation for any
service rendered corporation as such
while in office.
See. "a. The official bonds and papers
of all the officers of said corporation
are city property, and must be kept
as such by said officers during their
continuance in office and then deliv-
cred to their successor respectively or
to the Common Council.
Such books and papers may ut any
time be inspected by the Mayor or by
a Committee of the Common Council
appointed for that purpose.
Sec. %. Unless otherwise provided
in this Act, the Mayor and Common
Council or either when authorized by
this Act to adopt any ordinance or
resolution, or to make any rule or re-
gulatiOn, such municipal authority so
empowered shall have the further
power, and is hereby authorized to
provide that each and every violation
of such ordinance, resolution, rule or
regulation shall he and constitute y
misdemeanor, and may prescribe as a
punishment therefor to be imposed
upon every person found guilty there
of a fine not exceeding two hundred
dollars, and Imprisonment not exceed
ing ninety days or either such fine or
imprisonment.
Sec. 26. When any act or thing Is
required by any provision Of this Act
or of any ordinance, resolution, order,
rule or regulation of said city author
tiles to be done or performed upon any
specified day, such provision Of this
Act or of such ordinance, resolution,
order, rule or regulation shall be con-
strued to be directory and not manda-
tory, and such act or thing shall be of
equal validity and force, if done at any
other time as if the same had been
performed at the time specified; pro-
vided that the provision of this section
shall not apply to the terms of any
contract made and entered into by
said corporation with any other person
when from the terms of such agree
ment it shall appear that time is of
the issue OF the contract, and pro-
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in the case of the requirements fol-
the qualifications of officers.
SEC. q. In addition to what may
be specially required by other provis-
ions of this Act to be Dublished, the
following proceedings and acts of said
municipal authorities shall be pub
lished in English and Spanish, by at
least one insertion in such languages
respectively, in some newspaper print
ed and published in said city, or by
posting for at least ten days in three
public places in said city, before such
proceeding or act shall be Of any valid
ity or binding force or effect, to wit:
LIST. All ordinances passed by the
Common Council and approved by the
Mayor, or which may be adopted in
accordance with any other provisions
of this act.
I'd. All resolutions of the Common
Council required by this Act to be in
writing.
SEC. %. All Acts of the Legisla-
ture relating to the City of Los An
geles, and all city ordinances hereto.
fore passed, and now in force when
this Act takes effect, and not incon-
sistent Herewith, shall he and remain
in full force and effect, and thereafter
until repealed by proper authority;
and all rights vested or liabilities In.
Cured under any former Act Of the
Legislature applicable to said city, OF
any city ordinance, when this takes
effect, shall not thereby be lost, inn
paired or discharged.
SEC. 30. All Acts of the Legisla-
ture heretofore passed and now in
force, in so far as the same are incon-
sistent with the provisions of this Act,
and no further, shall be and the same
are hereby repealed.
SEC. 80. This Act shall take effect
Immediately. ..