The record-union., 1892-03-31
ARTICLE II.
Legislative Department.

SEC. =. 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 qualified eiector, at least
twenty-five years OF age, and shall have been
a citizen of this state, and an inhabitant of
the city, Tor at least three years, and OF the
ward which lie represents for at least one
year next before the day OF his election
SEC. :. Tne Board OF Trustees shall consist
OF nine mCmberS-0ne member from each
ward who shall be elected by the qualified
electors of such ward. Ofthe members OF the
Board 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-
pire.
SEC. 9. Any vacancy occurring in the office
OF Trustee shall be filed by appointment by
the Mayor, and the person so appointed by
him shall possess the qualifications hereinbe-
fore prescribed for mt mbers Of said board, aud
shall hold Office until the election and quail
dcation of Trustee TO I'LL the vacancy, which
election shall take place at the next sue
Ceedlng municipal election, and the Trustees
so elected shall hold Office Tor the remainder
of tie uneX pircd term.
SEC. 10. The Board Of Trustees shall meet
on the first Monday after the first day of Jan
uary next after the election of its members
shall have been officially declared. and shall
hold regular meetings on each Monday there
after. II the time OF a regular meeting falls
ON a holiday, such regular meeting shall be
held on the following day Special meetings
may be called 10y the Mayor, the President OF
the board, or three members OF the Board OF
trustees Six members of the board shall
constitute q quorum. and the affirmative vote
81 nNe members shall be nee aSsary for the
passage OF an ordinance, or the final transac-
ton OF any business: but less mum Der than
si1 nay aUoarn nom day TO day, and com
lei the attendance of absent members in such
manner anu 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 81 the board following
each election The President so elected shall
dold sach Office for two years. The Board OF
IrusleSs shali establish rules forts proceed
1hss. ~ silaIA nave the power TO punish its
members for diSorderly conduct In It's pres
ellcei anu may eNpel any member Tor mai
5eaSance IN Office by an Affirmative vote OF
seven OF lis members. The board shall also
llate the power 70 compel the attendance OF
witnesses, and the production OF ali lapers re-
l3fing TO any business before that bodv and
MAY punish dsobedience OF ffs s,1tlresns or
ctsn Gemptuous or GiSorderly conduct commit
9ed ID its presence, By line not exceeding fffv
ooiiars, or ~, ~. pflsonnent not exceeding ten
Gays, or by hoth such fine and irn4rison INC
5EC. IL. The President of the board nm I
tie Chairman OF each committee thereof shall
have TIE power 10 administer oaths and
aflirTnations relating 10 any business brought
Eefore the board or under eonsideratic,1 by
any committee thereof
SIC IS. No ordinance shall be revised or
amended by reference only 10 its title. but
when any ordinance is amended the sa,t1ors
or sections thereof SO amended shall be re-
enacted at length as amended.
SEC Il. Every ordinance shall embrace but
o.. . subject which shall be clearly if, cared
ip me title In all cases where the subieef is
not so expressed in the title, the ordinance
snail be void as 10 the matter not ex presseg IN
the title.
SEC. 10. No proposed ordinance snail be
sSsogteti except by vote taken by yeas and
Bays xnd the names OF the members voting