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lngs commenced and diligently prosecuted,
shall be deemed the exercise of the franchise.
whenever any franchise shall have been in
disuse, in whole or in part. for the period of
one year, there being no legal impeachment to
the use thereof, it shall be deemed abandoned
ana forfeited to the extent of such disuse and
SAID franchise, or the part thereof so in disuse
shall no longer be exercised or enioyed. When
IN the exercise of any franchise use has been
made in any way of any street or alley of the
city, such street or alley shall be put in good
repair, and all the materials and distractions
which have been placed therein in the exer-
else of such franchise, shall be removed there
from at the expense of the person or company
who has held such franchise, whenever the
franchise is abandoned or falls into disuse.
SEC. 21O. Any person holding Salaried
Office. under this. city, whether by election or
appointment, who shall during his term of
Office hold or retain any other office of profit
or emolument under the Government of the
United States or of this State, or who shall
hold any other Office connected with the gov
eminent of the city or the county of Sacra-
mento, shall be deemed thereby to have va
Gated the Office held by him under the city
government
SEC. 211. No member of the Board of Trus-
ices ana no ofhcer OF or employe of the city,
snail be or become directly or indirectly in
terested in or with the performance of any
contract, work or business, or in the sale of an
article the expense, price or consideration of
which is payable from the City Treasury or in
the purchase or lease of any real estate or
property belonging to or taken by the city or
which shall be sold for taxes or assessments
or by virtue of legal process at the suit OF the
city. Any member of the board or any Off
Ger or employe of this city violating the pro.
visions of this section, who shall be directly
or indirectly interested in any franchise, right
OF Privliese granted by the city, while he is
such member, officer or employee, unless the
same shall devolve upon him by law shall for
felt his Office, and be forever disqualified from
holding any position in the service of the
city; and all contracts made, or rights. or
franchises granted dn violation of this section.
Shall be absolutely void.
| SEC 212. No officer or enploye of the city
| snail Slve or promise 10 give. any other pei
son any portion of his compensation, or any
| money or thing OF value. or any position in
consideration OF having been or ofbeing nomi-
| mated, appointed, voted for or elected TO any
] Office or employment under the city. No Off
Ger OF the city shall while in office ACCEPT any
donation or gratuIty in money or anything OF
| value either directly or indirectly, from any
subordinate or empioye, or from any candi-
date or applicant Tor any position under him.
| Any person Violating the provisions of this
| section shall forfeit his office ana employment
under the city, and be forever disqualified
| the city.
| SEC 213. All books and records of every
Office and department shall be open to the in
| spection OF any citizens ut any time during
business hours. Copies or extracts from such
DooAs ana records, duly certified. shall be
| given by the officer having the same in Gus
toby 20 any person demanding the same
| upon paying or rendering ten cents per folio of
one hundred words.
SEC. Fl /. Except as otherwise provided for
| by law or this Charter, all public Offices shall
| BE Kept open for business every day teXce
legal holidays), from half-rast eight o'clock in
/ the forenoon until five O'Clock in the after
noon; and in addition thereto, tor two weeks
| before taxes become delinquent in each year.
the Office of the City Collector shall be kept
| open until nine O'Clock In the evening
SEC. 210. No Office shall be created in adj
| dition to those provided by this Charter, un-
less by ordinance regularly adopted by the
Board of Trustees by not less than sey en- affirm
alive votes Whenever, in the Judgment of
| the Board of Trustees no necessity exists for
| the continuation of any Office created or pro-
! Vlqcd Tor by this Charter, said Board by an
| ordinance for that purpose adopted bv not
| less IMAM seven affirmative votes, may discon-
| tinue such Office.
| SEC. 216. All officers, deputies. clerks. as
/ siStants and other employees OF the cfty and
/ of the several departments thereof, must be
| cItlzenS OF the United States, and during their
! respective terms of office or emplo 5lnent
must, with the exception of the Superintend-
ent of Common Schools ana teachers in the
public schools resideisin the city, and have
| been residents of the city one wear next nre.
ceding their appointment. They and each of
! them shall perform such duties as may be re-
| CURED OF them respectively by law ordinance
or TINS charter, and shall only receive such
| compensation as may have been previously
| provided, and such compensation shall not be
| increased during the term of their resnecti We
offices or employment except as in this Char
| ter provided.
| SEC. 217. II any officer of the city shall re-
move from the CITY. or absent himself tutr
| lIolu more imam thirty days cOnSecUtiV..tV
| without the permission Of the Board of TINS.
tees, or shall tati To qualify by taking the oath
OF Office and fling his official bond whenever
such ofticlal bona is required, within twenty
| days rom the time his certificate OF e.e ction
! or appointment is mailed or deli ere To him,
| or shall resign or be convicted of felony or
OF malfeasance IN once or be adjud yed in
sane, his Office shall be vacant and the vacancy
| filled, as herein provided. The Mayor by and
! with the consent of tie Board Of Trustees,
shall have the power TO appoint suitable per-
|
| the Charter provided. The appointee shall
hold until the election and qualification OF his
| successor.
SEC. 21S. All books, papers, pats, charts,
| records. files, stationery, furniture, tools and
appliances made or made use OF by any O EC er
or employe o. the city IN the performance OF
| ms otnclaI duties shallbe deemed ana cons d.
| cred as belonging TO the city, and shall be de.
| ligered to his suCc essor in Office, who shall
| give duplicate receipts in writing therefor one
of which receipts shall be filed with the City
Auditor.
| SEC. 219. No officer or employee in any de-
partment OF the city government shall be re-
moved on account of his political opinions or
affiliations.
SEC. 22o. Eight hours shall constitute a
| days work in all labor performed by or under
| direction of the city or any officer thereof and
under any and all contracts and sub-contracts
| between the city or its officials and any per-
| son, company or corporation; and it shall be
a covenant in every contract made by or on
behalf OF the city for the performance of any
work, whether such covenant is inserted
therein or not, that eight hours shall consti-
tute days work in the performance of such
contract. This section shall not apply to the
number of hours service to be rendered each
day by any Officer or employe of the city in
any Office provided for by this Charter
SEC. gel. No Chinese shall ever he EN- Moved
either directly or indirectly, on any work of
the city or in the performance of any contract
OF sub-eontract OF the city; except in punish
ment for crime. Nor shall any provisions.
supplies, materials, articles of Chinese
manufacture or production ever be used or
purchased by or furnished to the city.
SEC. 222. All fees and other moneys re-
ceiyed or collected by any officer, agent or
employe of the city except only such fees as
the City Surveyor may be authorized by ordi-
nance to collect) shall be paid by such officer
agent or employe each month Tor oftener if re-
CURED by this Charter, or by order of the
Board of Trustees), into the City Treasury for
the use of the city, and no payment of salary
shall be made to any officer, agent or en-
ploye who shall be in receipt OF money paya-
BILE to the city, until he shall have taken and
has paid into the City Treasury all fees or
other moneys heretofore received or collected
by him.
SEC. 223. Whenever special meetings are
called OF the Board of Trustees, Board of Edu-
cation or any other board of the municipality
notice thereof shall be served ON each mem
Der personally or by mail addressed to his
place of residence; If by mail, the notice, post
paid, shall be deposited in the postoffice of the
city at least twenty-four hours before the time
Of meeting. At such special meeting no sub
ject shall be considered except that specified
in the notice.
SEC. 224. In all resolutions for violation
Of any of the provisions of this Charter, or for
violation of any city ordinance, rule, resolu-
ton, or other regulation of the Board of Trus-
tees, whether in the court of original jurisdic-
ton or in any appellate court, it shall not be
necessary to plead the contents of the same,
but the court before which the proceedings
shall be pending shall take judicial notice of
this Charter, and of such ordinance, rule, reso-
luton or other regulation, and of the contents
thereof; and in all civil actions to which the
city, or any officer of the city, is party,
contents of any ordinance, rule, resolution or