Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-02
ELECTED OR NOpg
The Dispute arising Through the
new Charter.

The Dispute Arising Through the
| new Charter.
The announcement that Mayor Bryson
and several of the members of the pres-
ent City Council would refuse to give up
their Offices on the grounds that the elec-
ton under the new Charter was illegal,
created good deal of comment on the
Streets yesterday. During She afternoon
Mayor-elect Hazard happened to drop
into Mr.. Bryson's Office and the topic
came up between them for discussion.
"l'll tell you what, Henry, /" said Mr..
Bryson, "Let us put the matter before
good legal authority in the city and
abide by their decision, or otherwise
there may be good deal of trouble
ahead of u.s."
'4No, sir" was Mr. Hazards reply.
II have been elected and am g5ihg to
take my seat"
A. HEHALD man SET about the task of
seeing VIII t there was in the OBJ
lection, and having recked his Brains
in vain over constitutions, charters
amendments and whole pile of legal
parapherDalia he gave dp the task as
hopeless, and betook ExMself to Judge
Hutton's chambers, for there was- q
rumor ahoat that that gentleman had
expressed it 2s his opinicr, that the OBJ
lection was well taken.
"WEo said SOP" remarked the legal
luminary, when the scribe told him Of
the report, II don't wish you to EXPIRE IS
as my unqualified opinion anything that
may say, for have not yet had time to )
look into the subject, but it is NY
impression that the election was con-
stitutional, and that there is nothing to
prevent the new officers from taking
their seats. What is the nature of the
objections that are raised?"
The HrSAbD man explained that the
principal point was that the new Charter
had been passed on simply resolution
of the Senate, whereas the other Charter
went through as an act, and had, there
fore, not been revoked.
81 do not think that the resolution
part of it makes any difference" said
Judge Hutton; let rs see what the Con-
stitution says on the subject"
He took down one of his legal tones
and then another volume, labeled can
Amendment" and read what they con-
tanned. His researches were to the effect
that if the people OF a city ratified a
CuhIt0T dHu 56uI ~ TO tU0 l6RlblatlVo DOuV
of the State, and if that body passed it
without amendment, it became the charter
of that city" lido not think therefore,
said the Judge, "that its being passed as
a resolution matters, for it was certainly
the sense of the Legislature to put it
through. On the point of the election L
am therefore personally satisfied, but
had you asked me as to its clashing in
some of its clauses with the Vrooman
Act and the bond question, why they
would be other propositions, for have
already expressed myself as in favor of
objections on those scores"
The scribe next visited Mayer Bryson's
Office to see what the city's chieftain in
tended to do in the matter.
II intend to take legal opinion" said
the executive, land will abide by their
opinions. Till then Lcannot tell whether
l will contest the question or not"
A secret meeting on the matter was
held last night by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen, but what transpired is not for
publication. A stand one way or the
other will De taken within the next
twenty.four hours.