Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18
THE FREEHOLDERS.
The Ohicers of the Munich
pality.
NEW CHARTER PROGRESSING.
Reduction of the Number of COun-
cilmen-Rules Relative
Thereto.

the City Council Chambers yesterday
at 2 P. NJ, President Workman and
Messrs. Chapman, DeValle, Hazard,
Mesmer, Moran, Robinson, Sinsa-
baugh, Vickery and Toberman being
present.
After roll call the following busi-
ness was transacted;
A petition was received from ]. w.
Potts protesting against the qualiti-
cation of member Vickery, and ask
ing an investigation. Petition
ordered fled.
A petition from G. G. Case calling
attention to the defects in the present
charter regulating the duties of the
officer, making assessments for street
grades, sidewalks, etc. Upon motion
was referred to Committee No. 6.
The Committee on incorporation,
etc., presented the following report
which was ordered filed and printed !:
ARTICLE III.
OFFICERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY.
SECTION /. The officers of the NUM-
cipality shall be Mayor, a Clerk, an
Assistant Clerk, City Treasurer, an
Auditor, City Tax Collector, a
School Superintendent, five members
of the Board of Education, two Police
Judges and a City Assessor, who shall
be elected by the electors of said city
rs hereinafter provided: Five Coun-
cilmen to be elected, one from each
ward Of the city, and by the electors
of such ward. The Council shall
have the power to divide the city into
five wards, and may change the
boundaries thereof whenever they
may deem it expedient, but until
changed by the Council the five wards
of the city, as now established, shall
continue to be the wards OF the city.
There shall also be a City Surveyor,
City Architect, a City Attorney, a
Water Overseer, a Street Superin-
tendent, Chief of Police, Captain
of the Detective Force, Health
Officer, who shall be appointed by the
Council, and shall hold Office during
their pleasure. There shall also be a
Clerk for each of the police courts,
who shall be appointed by the Police
Judges. and hold office during the
judges. Each Police Judge shall
have power to appoint the Clerk of
his own court.
SEC. 2. II any elective officer shall
remove from the city or absent him
self for more than thirty days, or
shall fail to qualify by taking the oath
of office, or filing his official bond as
required, within ten days from the
time he receives his certificate OF
election or appointment, or if he shall
resign or be convicted of felony, or
adjudged insane, or shall absent him
self from his office for more than five
days without the consent OF the Coun-
Gil, his office shall thereby become
vacant and the Council shall there
upon fill the vacancy for the unexpired
term.
Sec. 8. Every officer provided for
in this charter shall before entering
upon the discharge of the duties Of
his Office take and subscribe to the
following oath or affirmation:
81 do solemnly swear (or affirm as
the case may be) that l will support
the Constitution of the United States
and the State of California and that l
will faithfully discharge the duties OF
the office of according
to the best of my ability"
SEC. 4. No member of the Council
shall, during the term for which he
shall have been elected, be eligible to
any Office to be filed by the Council
nor shall any member of the Counci
be selected to fill any vacancy tha
may occur in any other office wher,
such vacancy is to be filed by thu
Council.
ARTICLE ~.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL
SECTION 1. All legislative power o
the city is vested in the Council, sub
ject to the power of veto and approva
by the Mayor as hereinafter given.
SEC. 2. The Council, consisting o
five Councilmen, elected as herein
after provided, is the governing body
of the city.
Sec. 3. The members of the Coun
Gil shall take their office on the frs
Monday in the month of March after
their election, and shall meet at II
O'Clock every day except legal holi
days, and shall donate their time tC
, the business of the city, and each
member of the Council shall receive
salary of $3.50 per month, payable
monthly, which salary shall be his
compensation for all services per
formed by him as member of the
Council.
SEC. 4. The Council shall have al
office in the City Hall of the city
Said Office shall be kept open from 1C
A. NJ. to 4P. NJ.
SEC. 5. -Four members of the Coun
Gil shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business, but no ordin
ance shall be passed awarding any fran
chise, making any contract, auditing
any bill, ordering any work done o.
supplies to be furnished, disposing O
or leasing the city property, orderip:
any assessment for street improve
ments, or building any sewers, no
any other act to be done involvin,
the paying of money, nor incurring o
debt by the city unless four member,
of the Council vote in favor thereof.
SEC. 6. The clerk shall be con
stantly present at the meeting of tn,
Council during the Office hours.
SEC. z. The meetings of the Coun
Gil shall be public, and a journal o
their proceedings shall be kept by th,
clerk under their direction, and tn,
ayes and noes shall be taken and en-
tered in the journal in all matters
concerning the granting of franchises
making contracts, auditing bills, or
dering work to be done or supplies Il
be furnished, disposing or leasing
city property, or the passage of any
ordinance or the ordering OF assess
ments for street improvements o.
building of sewers, or any other ac
that may involve the payment o
money or incurring of debt by the
city, or the payment of the salaries