The record-union., 1892-04-02
ARTICLE II.
Legislative Department.

SEC. z. The legislative power of the city of
Sacramento shall be vested in a Board of
Trustees, who shall hold office for the term of
four years. subject to the exception stated in
the next section. Each member of the Board
OF Trustees shall be a qualified elector, at least
twenty-five years OF age, and shall have teen
a citizen of this State, and inhabitant of
the city, for at least three years, and of the
ward which he represents for AT least one
year next before the day OF his election.
SEC. ). The Board OF Trustees shall consist
of nine mombers-one member from each
ward, who shall be elected by the qualified
electors of such ward OF the members OF the
Eoard OF Trustees first elected under this
charter, the members from the First Third
Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Wards shall hold
their office for four years, and the members
from the Second, Fourth, Sixth and Eighth
Wards shall hold their Office for only two
years. At each election thereafter members
OF the Board of Trustees shall be elected to
succeed those whose terms are about to eX-
SEC. 9. Any vacancy occurring in the Office
of Trustee shall be tlled by appointment by
the Mayor, and the person SO appointed by
him shall possess the qualifications hereinbe-
fore prescribed for members or said board, and
shall hold Office until the election and quail
1ication OF Trustee to ill the vacancy, which
election shall take place at the next sue
ceeding municipal election, and the Trust eeS
SO elected shall hold Office Tor the remainder
of the uneXpired term.
SIC. 10. The Board of Trustees shall meet
on the first Monday after the first day of Jan
uary next after the election of IFS mem ers
hold regular meetings on each Monday there
after. If the time OF a regular meeting falls
on holiday, such regular meeting shall be
held on the following day. Special meetings
may be called by the Mayor, the Prt sident of
the board, or three members of the Board of
Trustees. Six members OF the board shall
constitute quorum, and the affirmative vote
OF fiNe members shall he nee ssary for the
passage of an ordinance or the final transsc-
lion of any business: but a less number than
six may adjourn from day to day, and COM
pei the attendance of absent members in such
manner and under such penalties as the board
may prescribe.
SEC. II. The Board OF Trustees shall elect
one OF its members President immediately
after the organization of the board following
each election. The President SO elected stall
hold such Office for two years. The Board of
Trustees shall establish rules for its proceed
ings 1t snail have the power TO punish its
members for disorderly conduct in It's pres
ence; and may eXpel any member Tor NAL
ieasince IN Office by an affirmative vote of
seven of its members. The board shall also
have the power to compel the attendance of
witnesses, and the production OF all papers re-
1,tjnq 10 any business before that BODY and
may punish disobedience of its subpoena, or
conieTnptuous or dfsorderly conduct commit
fed in its presence, by line not exceeding fifty
dollars, or Imprisonment not exceeding ten
53avs or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
SEc IL. The President OF the board and
+l,e chairman of each committee thereof shall
iax-e line power to administer oaths and
stSfrnnalions relating to any business brought
Iefore the board or under consideration by
any committee thereof.
SIC. IS. No ordinance shall be revised or
o,Sended by reference only to its title hut
.ii,e,, any ordinance is amended the section
W. sections thereof so amended shall be re-
enacted at length as amended.
go a Every ordinance shall embrace but
-, subject. which snail be clearly indicated
~ The title In all cases where the subject is
rot -, so expressed in the title, the ordinance
sl1aII be void as TO the matter not expressed in
the title. onoso5 or,iino,,co s,,.,, ~
sdonted except by vote taken by yeas and
aaya, and the names OF the naeiiDefs Young