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sfdered as lost, discontinued, or abandoned
by reason thereof, but the same may be takeI
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 fol
the holding of the hrst election of officers I'M
der this Charter, and shall canvass the votes
and declare the result.
SEC. 229. For the sole purpose of the elec
ton of the officers directed by this Charter &c
be elected by the people, this Charter shall
take effect Immediately after its approval BY
the Legislature; and such election shall be
managed and conducted in accordance with
the general election laws OF the State. For al
other purposes this Charter shall take effect
on the first Monday after the first day of Jan
uary, 1894.
WHEREAS. The City of Sacramento, a city
containing population of more than ten
Thousand and less than one hundred thousand
inhabitants, on the eighth day of December
one thou saudi eight hundred and ninety-one,
at a regular election, and under and in accord
Artlcle Eleven, of the Constitution of the
State OF California, did elect John w. Arm
strong, Frederick Cox, n. Greene Curtis
6o9ert l. Devlin, Christopher Green, Thomas
=. Hall, c. IL. Hubbard Matt f. Johnson, W
+. Knox, Jr., Hugh NJ. LaRue, j. II. Roberts
u L. simmons, ;. b. Smith, Harris Vein
STOCK aud Clinton l.. White, Board of Fifteen
Freenoiders, to prepare and propose a
Charter for said city; it known that in pur-
suunce o. said provision of the Constitution
anu Wlth1n a period OF ninety Gays after such
erection, SAID Board of Fifteen freeholdei has
prepared, and does propose the foregoing, as
ana Tor tue Charter of the said City of Sacra-
Hlento, ana that IN submitting and propo ing
Sucn Charter the Board of Fifteen FrleuOlGerS
pursuant to said provision of the Constitu.
llon, also presents Herewith Tor the hoice OF
tne voters, and to be voted ON sepal a. civ
t1t prejudice to the other prov sions con
tanned In tie Charter, two alternative propo-
sltlons, hereinafter stated, and designated as
Alternative Proposition Number One and
Alternative Proposition Number Two re.
spectiNely, one only of which shall become a
par0 of such Charter
SAID alternative propCs tons shall be sub
I mltted for the choice OF the voters at the same
election at which the Charter Shall be sub.
mltted and upon the ballots shall be printed:
| For retaining The Commission Yes.n and
! FOR retaining the Commission. No" All
votes cast For retaining the Commission
Yes, snail be counted for Alternative Propo-
Sltlon Number One, and all votes cast For
retaining the Commission. No" shall be
counted for Alternative Proposition Number
Two. 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 aftermath We
propositions are as follow S:
ALTERNATE PROPOSITION NUMBER ONE.
SEC. $50. Nothing in this Charter shall ever
De construed as repeating, abrogaIing nuliifv-
ing, amending or III any way or to any extent
modifying or affecting an Act OF the Te"isIa-
t4re OF the State OF California approved
March 20, 1872, entitled IAN Act to provide
Tor the redemption of the Funded Indebted
ness Of the City of Sacramento" Nor She y
anything IN this Charter ever be construed as
repeating, abrogating, multiplying, amending or
IN any way Or to any extent modifying or af-
fecting an Act of the Legislature Of the Stale
Oh California, approved March 8, 1887, en-
titled IAN Act to amend Section Six of an Act
! A
ton of the Funded Indebtedness of the CITY Of
sacramento, approved March 20 1872 y
/ nor shall anything in this Charter ever
be construed as repeating, ADVOCATING.
MULTIPLYING, amending or in any way
or 10 any extent modifying or afiecf-
ing an Act of the Legislature of the State
OF California, approved Marcl 10, 1889. en-
| titled An Act 10 amend Sections one. five.
seven, eight, ten and eleven of an Act entitled
AN Act to provide for the Redemption Of the
unded Indebtedness of tie City of Sacra.
mento,' approved March 20, 1874" Anyand
al! provisions or this Charter in conflict v ith
SAID Acts, or either OF them, are and shall he
ntili ana void 50 far as the same are n con.
fict with Ga d Acts, or either of them Sal !
Acts, and each OF them, shall remain in fun
force and eiftc, and the Board of Commits.
SiOncrS OF the FttEdeI Debt Sinking Eund nj
the GUY OF sacramento as cIeI tel and nro.
Vlded for n Said Ac,s Shalt continue in exist
ehce and ma e, possess retain and use all the
powers ana duties conferred upon said board
by Sale Acts, or either of them, ana Tn Char.
ter Sllall, notWi hstandng any provision in
conSiS ent herewith or contrary thereto CON
tanned in it. a, way s be taken and conStru a
as subordinate To SUD AcS and as rttif, iu1
ana tonitim ng said Acis as Valid and AS CON
tnuing thciu in full force ma effect.
ALTEkNATiVE PROPOSITION NUMBER TWO
SEC 80. Nothing in this Charter shall ever
DE taken or construed as continuing in TO -ce
an act OF the Legislature OF the state OF AL.
lofnia, approved March 25, 1872, entitled
( :" IN Act to provids Tor / h Redemption of the
Funded Indebtedness o. tie CITY Of 60 nrS
mento." Nor shall anythi 10 in This Cugrtar
ever he taken or construed as continuin in
iorce an Act Of tie Lcgis allure of the State OF
california, approved March 8, 1857 entitled
IAN Act to amend Section six OF an Act en-
titled An Act to provide for the Rauemntion
OF the Funded Indebtedness OF the CITY OF
| SacTamento,' approved March 25 1870 :;
taken or construed as continuing in force an
Act ol the l. 6 Slaiu e of the state of CaIifOr-
ma proved March 19, 1889, entitled "An
Act 10 amend Sections one, five, seven eight
ten and eleven OF an A It entitled 'An Act 10
provide o. the Re;iC nptiOn OF the Funded m
uebtedneS' Ct the City of sacramento APP
proved March %, 1879" On the contrary
thus Chactlr herebyrepeals said Acts and each
ofthem, and shall be taken and construed as Ne
ing IN conflict with, and as annulling and maxi
ing VOID SAID Acts, and each of them and said
Acts shall not. nor shall either of them, con-
tlnue IN force, nor shall the Board of Com
missiontrs of the Funded Debt Sinking Fund
OF the City OF Sacramento" as created and
provided ior in said Acts continue in EXIST
ence, or nave any powers or rights after this
Charter goes INTO effect, but on the first Mon
day after the first day of January 1894 said
Board OF Commissioners of the Funded Debt
Sinking Fund of the City of Sacramento'
snail surrender and transfer to the CITY of
Sacramento, and deliver TO the City Treasurer
all moneys, bonds, coupons securities books
accounts, claims and other property held bv
sttld board pursuant to said Acts or either of
them, and thereupon the functions of said
board shall terminate, ana said board shall
cease to exist.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto SGT
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,
G. II. HUBBARD,
THOMAS B. HALL,
MATT +. JOHNSON,
w. F. KNOX, JR.,
III. NJ. LARUE.
j. II. ROBERTS,
S. b. SMITH
HARRIS WEINSTOCK.
CLINTON l.. WHITE
Attest: LINCOLN WHITE, Secretary.
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