The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-09

ment for the same Is to be made, and that the
same shall be paid out of the moneys appro-
prlated 10 such fund or funds for the fiscal
year. In no case shall a liability be created,
or n warrant drawn against any fund beyond
the actual amount of money existing in such
1und Wherewith to meet the same; provided,
however, should the board, or majority
tnereo1, contract or create any debt against the
city contrary 10 the provisions of this Charter,
such debt, claim or obligation shall be null
ana a,,s VOID as against the city or any of its
lunas; Dnt every Trust ee voting in favor of the
contracting or creation OF any such illegal
debt shall be held personally responsible
Jointly and seyerally, for the entire debt SO
created or contracted. and shall be deemed
guilty OF malfeasance In Office and upon
convietion shall be removed therefrom,
overwhelmingly license ferries and bridges
under the law regulating the granting of such
license.
Twenty-fourth-To control enlarge and i'm.
prove or abolish the cemeteries heretofore be-
longing TO the city, and to create other GENE
teries, and to sell or lease lots therein; to con-
troll ana regulate interments, and prohibit
them within the city limits
Twenty -lifth--To establish fire limits and
prevent the erection of wooden buildings
therein; TO regulate the construction of build
ings, sheds, awnings and signs.
Twenty-siXth--To provide for supplying the
city with water and to regulate the sale and
distribution thereof; provided, however, the
city shall always have and control the distri.
button OF water within the city limits and col.
lect the water rates therefor, and shall not
grant or lease the right of distribution, or the
collection OF water rates 10 any person, firm
or corporation; but the city NAV contract soI
a supply OF water, to be furnished for a term
NOT exceeding twenty years with any person
lrm or corporation, or may purchase, lease OF
hold It's own water supply, either within OF
Without the city limits; provided, however
no contract for furnishing the city with water
snail De mace, unless approved by vote OF
tWo-th1rds OF he electors voting at any gen
eral or special election at which the propo
sition may be submitted.
twenty -ScN enth-To provide for lighting the
streets, alleys, public buildings and public
grounds, and to construct, purchase, lease
own, control, maintain and operate system
of lighting by artificial gas natural gas, cleo
tricity or other means of illumination.
Twenty-eighth-To provide and maintain a
City Prison, and to provide for the care, feed
ing and clothing of the city prisoners.
| Twenty -ninth-IO make real estate in said
city liable for the construction of sidewalks
crossings, and all other street improvements
adjacent thereto, and provide for the forced
sale thereof for such purposes,
Ihlrteth-To prevent or regulate the run
ming at large of any animals; to establish a
pound, and 10 authorize The destruction, sale
or lmpounding OF any animals found running
at large.
Thirty -first-To regulate or prohibit the use
of steam boilers, the location of telegraph
telephone, electric light and other poles and
wires, and the construction of entrances to
cellars and easements from sidewalks.
Ihirty-second-To regulate the entrances to
and exits from theateTS, lecture rooms, public
nails and churches, and the number and con-
structlon of such entrances and exits and &c
prohibit the placing of chairs, stools benches
Or other obstacles in the aisles OF such build
ingS.
Thirty-thrd-'To regulate and control the
construction and maintenance of, and to grant
to railroad corporations the right to construct
and maintain, subject TO control by the board
| pipes tubes, conduttS, signal bells, warning
signs, wires and other electric telegraph and
mechanical appliances, in, along, over, under
and across the streets; provided that said APP
planceS shall be SO constructed and placed as
not TO interfere with the fire alarm system
nor with the eXtingushing of fires, nor with
the free use OF the sidewalks and streets Also
10 require railway companies either to station
fiagmen or to place sufficient warning signals
or signal bells on such street CROSSINGS as NAV
in the Judgment of the board be necessary.
Thirty.fourth-To grant franchises permit
| ting any person, company or corporation to
lay and maintain tracks and to pass with
sIea falihoaas along, upon and across OF
: the city; provided, that the free use OF such
street shall not be unnecessarily obstructed
thereby; and, provided further that any such
franchise shall be granted only after notice
published for thirty days in daily newspaper
published in the city, and by ordinance passed
by the Affirmative votes of not less than SIX
members of the board, and upon previous
petition, in writing, of the owners OF two
thirds of the front feet of lands upon that
part OF the street 10 be so used. Such grants
shall be without prejudice to the rights OF
not-consenting owners to compensation for
} damages
Thrty-fifth-To grant franchises for a term
not exceeding twenty-five years for the con-
struction and operation of street railways on
and along the streets of the city, upon the
following terms, viz: Whenever the Board OF
Trustees shall determine that a franchise to
construct and operate street railway along
and upon any of the streets of the city should
be granted, the board shall, after such deter
mtnatlon, cause notice 10 be published for ten
days in daily newspaper published in the
city, specifying the route over and along
which IT is determined togrant such franchise
and shall offer to grant the same 10 the person,
company, or corporation that shall agree to
pay to the City of Sacramento at the expira.
If af1aI1i tod
and thereafter semi-annually, the largest per
eentum OF the gross receipts OF such road
provided, that all grants Of franchises for
street railways shall be upon condition that
single fares on such roads shall not exceed
five cents and that only such rails as are of the
most approved pattern shall be made use of in
the construction OF the road. The board NAV
in the granting OF such franchise impose sdch
further regulations and restrictions IN the use
thereof as TO the board may appear expedient
and TIE board may also reject any and all
bids, and refuse TO grant any franchise for the
proposed route; provided, further, that the
board shall not grant any franchise for the
construction of street railway except upon
| condition that at least one per cent. of the
gross receipts of such railway shall be paid to
the city each year after the expiration of five
years from the granting of the franchise
Thirty -sixth-To require every railroad
company To keep the streets in repair between
the tracks. and along and within the distance
of two feet upon each side of the tracks oecu-
pied by the company.
Thirty-seyenth-To require upon such no
tions of lots within the city which may be
covered with stagnant water portion of the
year, TO be filled up to such level or grade as
will prevent the same from being SO covered
and To assess the cost of such filling upon such
real estate, and provide that it shall be q lien
thereon.
, Thirty-eighth-To make all needful rules to
govern the official conduct and duties of all
othcerS OF the city whose duties are not de
lined by this charter and to impose additional
duties upon those whose duties are stated
and TO fix and regulate the charges and fees oi
ali such offlCer where the fees are not other.
wise liked, ana 10 compel the payment of all
such charges and fees into the City Treasury
| Thirty-ninth-To prescribe fines, forfeitures.
and penalties for the breach of any ordinance
and for the violation Of any provision OF this
amount of five hundred dollars or six
months imprisonment, or both such fine and
Imprisonment.
Forteth-To authorize the Mayor to en-
ploy, in addition TO the City Attorney an
attorney at-law, at O salary not to exceed fif
teen hundred dollars a year, and whose duty
IL snail be TO advise the city officials, and at
tend to all civil suits and other matters in
which the city may be legally interested
Forty-hrst-To make all rules and regula.
lions nee ssary and proper for carrying into
execution the foregoing powers and all other
powers vested in the board by this charter OF
by general laws.
Fofty-second-To make and enforce all such
other local, police sanitary and other reguIa-
latons as are not in conflict with general
laws or Of the provisions OF this charter
ARTICLE III.