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

for and against the same shall be entered in
SEC. 16 No ordinance shall be passed ex-
cept by bill. Every bill, after 10 has passed
the board shall be signed by the President
thereof, and every bill which Shall have passed
The board, and have been thus authenticated,
Shall be presented 10 the Mayor for his APP
provai. The Mayor shall return such bill to
the board or Tile the same with the City Clerk
within ten days after receiving it, If he
shall sign the same IL shall then become an
| ordinance, but il he shall disapproye the bill,
he Shall state his objections thereto in writ
ing. Ii the bill is not returned with such APP
| prevail or disapprovai within the time speci-
| fed it shall take effect as If he had approved
SEC. II. When bill is returned without the
| approval of the Man or the board shall. within
| fifteen days thereafter, proceed to considers and
vote on the same. Ii the bin is again passed
| by an affirmative vote OF not less than six
| members II shall take effect as If the Mayor
had approved the same. II the bill shall fail,
on being so considered, to receive six affiTma-
tive votes, it shall then be finally lost. The
vote shall be taken by yeas and nays, and the
result shall be entered in the minutes of the
board.
SEC. is. No ordinance passed by the board
shall take effect until ten days alter its passage
and approval, unless otherwise provided in
the enactment
SEC. 10. The Board of Trustees shall in the
year 1900, and every tenth year thereafter,
redistrct the city into nine wards making the
/ same nearly equal in population, and as
49,
city shall not be so redistricted within ninety
days previous 10 any municipal election.
SEC. 20. The Board OF trustees shall, during
the first year after its organization under this
Charter, cause all ordinances then in force To
be classified under appropriate heads, and
Shall provide Tor the publication OF the same
IN BOOK form. Every ofilcer OF the city shall
be entitled to one copy OF such ordinances
without charge, and every citizen applying
for copy shall be entitled to the same al The
cost OF publication. The board shall every
i've years after the publication, as herein pro-
yided, cause all the o. dinances mt that time in
force TO be complied, and shall publish the
herein ex pressed. The board shall also at the
end OF each year, except the years above pro-
| vided for, cause to be published in pamphlet
| form all ordinances passed dur ing said year
/ nanceS shall be in these words: THE Board OF
Trustees OF the City OF Sacramento ordain as
| SEC. %. No contract for supplies, printing
advertising, stationery. maintenance OF prison
ers, fuel, street sprinllling, street repairs or
! lighting streets, public buildings places or
Offices, shall be made for longer period than
one year; nor shall any contract be mace TO
pay for fuel, gas, electric lights, or any other
Illuminating material at higher rate than is
charged to any other consumer.
SEC. %. No contract calling for the pay
ment OF more than one hundred dollars shall
be effective unless authorized by vote OF the
Board OF Trustees; when any contract shall be
SO authorized 1t shall, before it becomes effect.
| i've, be presented to the Mayor for his aD-
prevail and the Mayor shall return the same
| 10 the board, or TO the clerk thereof within
| five days alter receiving il. II he shall sign
! the same it shall then become contract but
if he shall dlsapprove it he shall state has OBJ
| Jectlons thereto in writing. If the proposed
contract is not returned with such approval
or disapproVal within said five days it shall
become valid as If he hau approved the same.
| when a proposed contract is returned with
out the approval of the Mayor, the Board oil
| Trustees shall, within ten days thereafter
proceed to consider and vote on the same II
1 in. ma k4rNpi md Ir~s,
OF not less than six members, it shall become
a valid contract of the city the same as if the
Mayor had signed 1t, and not otherwise. The
votes shall be taken by yeas an IA nays and the
result shall be entered in the minutes OF the
board.
SEC. 81. Every officer of the city shall, at
| the end OF each month, make, in writing and
furnish to the Board OF Trustees, a full and de-
| tailed statement upon oath of all moneys re-
| ceived or disbursed by him, and of his other
Official transactions during said month lie
shall also make like statements at sucn other
! times as the Board of Trustees may require.
SEC. 20. The Board of Trustees shall have
power:
First--To try, and by majority vote of all
| the members of the board, to remove from
! Office appointeeS against whom charges have
been preferred; and by not less than seven
| Affirmative votes to remove any appointee al
any time when in the judgment OF the board
the puolic service will be improved thereby
Second-To make bylaws and ordinances
not repugnant TO the Constitution of the
! United States or of the State of California, or
any of the provisions of this charter.
1hird-To levy and collect taxes and assess
ments on all property within the city, both
real and personal, made taxable by law for
state or county purposes, which taxes shall
/ not exceed per cent. per annum upon the
assessed value for all property, Tor a general
! fund.
! Fourth-To sell, use, lease, control, improve
and take care OF the real estate and personal
| property OF the city; provided, however, that
said board shall have no power to mortgage
or hypothecate any property of said city Tor
! any purpose.
! Fifth--To lay out, extend, alter or close
! streets and alleys, provide for the grading
| draining, cleaning, repairing, widening. light
| ing, or otherwise permanently improving the
same, and Tor The construction, repair, regula-
| ton and preservation of sidewalks bridges,
drains, curbs cutters and sewers, and 10 pre-.
vent or remove distractions thereto or to any
part thereof and 10 provide for the number.
ing of houses.
Sixth-To organize, regulate and maintain
| Fire Department; also, to organize, regulate
and maintain a olice Department
| Seventh-To regulate or exclude the landing
and storage of gunpowder and other combust-
| IDLE materials.
Eighth-To determine what are nuisances
and prevent and remove the same.
Nlnth-IO regulate the maintenance of acid
| works, slaughter-hOuSeS, WaSh-houSes, laun-
dries tanneries, offensive trades, and all other
manufactures, works and business of every
description that may endanger the public
safety, health or comfort, and to restrict the
prosecution thereof to such hxed limits as
business from the city.
Tenth-,ro fix ana collect license tax on, and
TO regulate, theaters, melodeons, balls, con
| certs daHces and all theatrical or melodeUn
| performances. and performances of any kind
/ Tor which an admission fee is charged OF
which may be held in any house where wines
| or liquors are sold, circuses, shows. billiard
tables, bowling alleys and all exhibitions and
amusements. To fix and collect q license tax
| on all tayerns, hotes, restaurants, saloons
| bar-roomS, bankers, brokers, gold-dust buyers
manufacturers, livery stable keepers. express
/ companies and persons engaged in transmit
! ting letters or packages, railroad aud stage
! ana steamboat companies or owners. whose
principal place OF business is in said city OF
/ VINO snail have an agency therein; to license
and regulate auctloneers; to license, tax. reg
uIate, prohlblt or SUPP Tess ali tipIl ing-ho lses
/ dram-ShopS, sa cons, bars. barroons rallies
/ hawkers, peddlers, pawnbrokers, refreshment
or coffee stands, booths and sheds; To prohibit
/ ana suppress all dog -tghtS, priZe-fights, cock
1 nights, bear or bull or badger bats; also to
prohibit or suppress all gaming and all gam
bling or disorderly houses; also, to regulate
! pronlblt or suppress all houses of ili-iame,
| also, TO fix and collect license tax upon ali
! lawful professions trades or business not
! heretofore specified having regard ia such
case TO the amount of business done by each
person, firm or association thus licensed
Eleventh-To provide and maintain all pub
! liz buildings, parks or squares necessary or
! proper for the use of the city.
Twelfth-To provide and maintain a labor
/ bureau, ana to thereby assist worthy persons
| In obtaining employment.
Thirteenth-To provide and maintain a
Morgue
! Fourteenth-To prevent and restrain any
] TO- or riotous assembage or disorderiy con
/ duo within said city.
| tItteenth-To provide for the formation of a
chain-gang for persons convicted of crimes
vagraney or other misdemeanors, and for
| the city
sixteenth-To establish and regulate mar.
kets.
Seventeeath-To provide for conducting
! pgptionS establishing