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for and against the same shall be entered in

for and against the same shall be entered in
the minutes
SEC. 1G. No ordinance shall be passed ex-
ceept by bill; Every bill, after it 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
proyal. The Mayor shall return such bill to
the board, or nle the same with the CITY Clerk
within ten days after receiving it. If lie
shall sign the same IL shall then become an
ordinance, but If he shall disapprove the bin,
he Shall state his objections thereto in writ
ing. II the bill is not returned with such ap-
prevail or disapproyal within the time speci-
fed, it shall take effect as If he had approved
the same.
SEc. II. When a bill is returned without the
approval OF the Mayor the board shall, within
fifteen days thereafter, proceed to consider and
vote on the same. Ii the bill Is again passed
by an affirmative vote OF not less than six
members it shall take ELECT as if the Mayor
had approved the same. If the bill shall fail,
on being so considered, to receive six affirma-
tive votes, il 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 after 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,
Tedistrlct the city into nine wards, making the
same as nearly equal in population, ana as
Geographically compact as possible; but the
city shall not be so redistricted within ninety
days previous to 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 for the publication OF the same
in book form. Every officer of the city shall
be entitled 10 one copy OF such ordinances
without charge, and every citizen applying
for a copy snail be entitled TO the same at the
cost of publication. The board shall every
i've yeal after the publication, as herein pro-
yided, cause all the o. dinances AT that time in
force 10 be compiled, and snail publish the
siIne, subject to the terms and conditions
herein expressed. 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 pass, our ng said year.
SEC. 81. The enacting clause OF all ordi-
nances shall be in these words: ''The Board Of
Trustees OF the City OF Sacramento ordain as
follows"
SEC. %. No contract for supplies, printing,
advertising, stationery. maintenance of prison
erS. fuel, street spIin King, street repairs or
lighting streets, punlic buildings, places or
offices, shall be made for longer period than
one year; nor shall any contract be maze to
pay for fuel, gas, electric lights, or any other
Illuminating material at higher rate than is
charged to any other consumer.
SIC. %. No contract calling for the paw
ment OF more than one hundred dollars stall
be effective unless authorized by vote OF the
Board OF trustees; when any contract shall be
SO authorized II shall before IL becomes eff Ct
i've, be presented to the Mayor for his aD-
proyal; and the Mayor shall return the same
10 the board or TO the clerk thereof, within
I'VE days after receiving ii. If he Shall sign
the same 1t shall then become a contract but
if he shall dlsapprove it he shall state his 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 ii he hal approved the sa me-
" hen proposed contract is returned with
out the approval OF the Mayor the Board OF
Trustees shall, within ten days thereafter
proceed to consider and vote on the same. If
IL IS again authorized by an affirmative vote
OF not less than six members, II shall become
valid contract of the city the same as if the
Mayor had signed it. and not otherwise. The
votes shall be taken by yeas an nays and the
result shall be entered in the minutes OF the
board.
SEC. 24. 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
omclal transactions during said month. He
snail 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 a 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 at
any TIME when IN the Judgment OF the board
the puOIic service viii DE improved thereby
Second-To make bylaws and ordinances
not repugnant 10 the Constitution of the
any of the provisions of this charter.
Jhird-To levy and collect faxes 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 l 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 hypcthecate any property of said city for
any purpose.
Fiith-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 fer the construction, repair, regula-
ton and preservation of sidewalks, bridges,
drains, curbs, cutters and sewers and to pre-
vent or remove instructions thereto or to any
part thereof and 10 provide for the number
ing OF houses.
Si1th-TO organize, regulate and maintain
Fire department; also, to organize, regulate,
and maintain Police Department.
SeYenth-To regulate or exclude the landing
ana storage OF gunpowder and other combust-
Idle materials.
Eighth-To determine what are nuisances,
and prevent and remove the same
Ninth-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 slch fixed limits as
may seem proper, or exclude such works and
business from the city.
Tenth-1o fix and collect license tax on, and
to regulate, theatcrs, melodeons, balls, con-
certs, dances and all theatrical or melodeon
performances, and performances of any kind
for which an admission fee is charged or
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 taverns, o.els, restaurants, saloons,
barrOOms bankers. brokers gOid-(iUSt BUYERS
man ufactuferS, livery stable keepers exrreSS
companies ana persons engaged in transmit
ting letters or packages. railroad and stage
and steamboat companies, or owners, whose
principal place OF business Is in said city or
who shall have an agency therein: to license
and regulate auctioneerS; to license, tax reg
ulate, prohibit or suppress all tippllng-houseS
dranl-shopS, saloons, bars, bar rooms, rallies
haWkerS, peddleTS, paEnOroktrS, refreshment
or coffee stands booths and sheds; to prohibit
and suppress all oog-tights, pTiZe-fightS, cock
lights, bear or bali or badger bats: also, to
prohibit or suppress all gaming and all gam
bling or disorderIy houses; also, to regulate
prohibit or suppress all houses of ill-lame:
also, TO fix and collect a. license tax upon ali
lawful professions trades or business, not
heretofore specific d having regard in such
case 10 the amount of business done by each
person, firm or as ISOLATION thus licensed
EieYenth-Io provide and maintain all pub
lie buildings, parks or squares necessary or
proper Tor the use of the city.
IWeltth-Io provide and maintain a labor
bureau, and TO thereby assist worthy persons
III obtaining employment.
Ihirteenth-To provide and maintain a
Morgue
Fourteenth-To prevent and restrain any
rot or riotOus aSsemblage or disorderIy con
due within said city.
kifteenth-To provide FOR the formation of a
chaIn-gang for persons convicted of crimes
Vagrancy or other miSdemeanors and for
the city.
slxteenth-To establish and regulate mar
kets.
Seyenteeath-To provide for candncting