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sidered as lost, discontinued, or abandoned
] by reason thereon, but the same may be taken
up, continued, transacted and completed be-
! fore the proper department or officer provided
by this Charter.
+ SEC 22S. The Board of Trustees of the
present City of sacramento shall provide for
I the holding of the first election of officers un-
4 der this Charter, and shall canvass the votes
i and declare the result.
SEG. 229. For the sole purpose of the cleo
4 ton of the officers directed by this Charter to
/ be elected by the people, this Charter shall
/ take effect Immediately after its approval by
4 the Legislature; ana such election shall be
managed and conducted in accordance with
the general election laws of the State. For all
other purposes this Charter shall take effect
on the first Monday after the first day of Jan
uary, 1854.
WHEREAS, The City OF Sacramento, city
containing population of more than ten
/ thousand and less than one hundred Thousand d
inhabitants, on the eighth day of Decem ber,
1 one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one,
at a regular election, and under and in accord
ahce with the provisions Of Section Eight,
Article Eleven, of the Constitution OF the
State of California, did elect John w. Arm
! stfonS, Frederick Cox, N. Greene Car, is,
/ robert T. Devlin, CHRISTOPHER Green, Thomas
b. Hall, c. H. Hubbard, Matt f. Johnson, ".
r. Knox, Jr., Hugh NJ. LaRue, j. II. Roberts,
/ u l.. simmons, :. y. Smith, Harris Vein
aSoeh aS1 ana Clinton H. White, Board OF Fifteen
TTiEeenoiders, TO prepare and propose u
Charter Tor said city; be it known that in pur-
! Suauce OF said provision of the Constitution
and within period of ninety days after such
election, SAID Board of Fifteen Freeholders has
prepared and does propose the foregoing, as
ana Tor the Charter OF the said City of Sacr;-
hento, ana that in submitting and propO ing
such Charter the Board of Fifteen Freeholders,
pursuant TO said provision of the Coustitu-
! tloh, also presents herewith for the hoca of
! the voters, and to be voted on sepa!ately
without prejudice TO the other provisions con-
tanned IL the Charter, two alternative propo-
sltionS, hereinafter stated and designated as
Alternative Proposition Number One and
Alternative Proposition Number Two, re-
| specify ely, one only OF which shall become a
part Of such Charter.
SAID alternative pFopC stions shall be sub
mitted for the choice OF the voters at the same
election at watch the Charter shall be sub
mitted, and rfon the ballots Shall be printed:
"for retaining the Commission. Yesn and
"fOr retaining the Commission No. All
| votes cast 'tor retaining the Commission
yes sha!! be counted for Alternative I'ropo-
slllon Number One, and all votes cast For
retaining the Commission. Non shall be
counted for Alternative Proposition Number
! IWo. Voters shall be entitled to vote for one
! only OF said alternative propositions. and the
alternative proposition receiving the greatest
/ number OF votes snail be thereby adopted and
! become section OF the Charter, and shall be
! known and designated as section two hun
/ dred and thirty thereof The said alternative
propositions are as follows:
! ALTERNATE PROPOSITION NUMBER ONE
/ SEC. 23O. Nothing in this Charter shall ever
! be construed as repeating, abrogating nulIifv-
4 ing, amending or IN any way or to any extent
modifying or affecting an Act OF the IegisIa-
! tuFe of the State of California approved
Mafeh 20, 1872, entitled "AD Act to provide
! Tor the redemption of the Funded Indebted
I ness OF the City of SaCramento.n Nor shall
1 anything III this Charter ever be construed as
repeating, abrogating, nullifyino anendippO or
! IN any way or To any extent modifying or af-
! fectlng an Act of the Legislature Of the State
| Oh Calliornla, approved March 9. 1887 en-
4 tltLeG An ACT TO amend Section SIX ofaa Act
entitled An Act TO provide for the Redenl-
! ton of the Funded Indebtedness OF the City of
sacramento, approved March IS, 1872"
/ Nor shall anything in this Charter ever
be construed as repeating, abrogating
/ nuIlltying, amending or in any way
! or 10 any extent modifying or afiect-
/ ing an Act of the Legislature of the State
OF california, approved Marcl 10, 1889 en-
titled AN Act TO amend Sections one i've
| seven, eight, ten and eleven of an Act entitled
/ An Act to provide for the REDEEM pton Of the
Funded Indebtedness of tie CIty of Sacra-
mento,' approved March 20, 1874" Anyand
all provisions OF this Charter in conflict with
SAID Acts, or either OF them, are and shall 3 e
null and void so far as the same are IN CON
/ flict with said Acts, or either of them Said
! Acts, and each of them, shall remain in fun
| force and effect, and the Board of CommiS-
| sioners of the Funded Debt Sinking Fund OF
! the City of sacramento as created and pro-
! Vided for IN said Acts shall continue in exist
ence and have, possess, retain and use all the
! powers and duties conferred upon said board
I by said Acts, or either of them ana Tn s Char
4 Ter shall, Notwithstanding any provision in
consistent herewith or contrary thereto con
tatned in ii, always be taken and construed
/ as subordinate to said Acts, and as ratifying
/ ana conitlming said Acts as valid and as con-
! ttnuing them in full force and effect
/ ALTERNATIVE Proposition NUMBER TWO
! SEC. $50 Nothing in this Charter shall ever
/ be taken or construed rs continuing in force
/ an Act OF the Legislature OF the state of Cali
ioiInla' isi approved March 20, 1872, entitled
! An Act to provide for In Redemption of the
Funded Indebtedness OF Tie City OF Sacra-
mento." Nor shall anything in this Charter.
/ ever be taken or construed as continuin,r in
! force an a ct of the lcrISI. of no ,P
/ California, approved March 9, 1857 entitled
/ AN Act to amend Section six OF an Act en-
/ titled An Act to provide for the RedemDtion
OF the Funded Indebtedness of the CITY of
! Sacramento approved March 25, 1872
Nor snail anything in this Charter ever be
/ taken or construed as continuing in force an
/ Act of the Legislature of the state of n Nor
/ mia, approved March 10, 1889 entitled ''An
/ Act 10 amend Sections one. five. seven eight
i ten and eleven OF an Act entitled AN Act to
/ provide Tor the Redemption OF the Funded In
! debtedneSS Of. the Citv of SacrameptD' an
| proved March 20, 1S72." On the contrary
/ TINS Charter hereby repeats said Acts and each
of fthem, and shall be taken and con strued as be-
! ing in conflict with, and as annullng and MAX
! ing void SAID Acts and each Of them, and said
! AcCS snail not, nor shall either of them con-
/ tInue in force, nor shall the Board of Com
missioners Of the Funded Debt Sinking Fund
OF the CITY OF sacramento" as created and
! provided for in said Acts continue in exist
/ ence, or have any powers or rights after this
| Charter goes into effect, but on the first Mon
day after the first day OF January, 1894, said
/ II
Sinking Fund of the City of Sacramentor
! Shall surrender and transfer TO the Citv of
Sacramento and deliver to the City Treasurer
all moneys, bonds, coupons securities, books
accounts, claims and other property held by
sald board, pursuant to said Acts, or either Of
| them, and thereupon the functions of said
board shall terminate, and said board shall
! cease to exist.
IN witness whereof, we have hereunto set
| our hands, at the City of Sacramento, State of
california, this NTH day of March, one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-two.
Done in duplicate.
JOHN w. ARMSTRONG.
FREDERICK cox
n. GREENE CURTIS,
CHRISTOPHER GREEN,
! Q. II. HUBBARD,
THOMAS b. HALL,
MATT f, JOHNSON,
w. F. KNOX, JR.,
II. M. LARUE.
j. ii. ROBERTS,
S. b. SMITH,
HARRIS WEINSTOCK
CLINTON i. WHITE,
Attest; LINCOLN WHITE, Secretary.
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5ntlrnnn 0Ctttte Gntle.