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ment for the same is TO be made, and that the
same snail be paid out of the moneys appro-
prlated TO such fund or funds for the fiscal
year. In no case shall liability be created
or warrant drawn, against any fund beyond
the actual amount of money existing in such
1und wherewith to meet the same; provided
however, should the board, or a majority
tnereof, contract or create any debt against the
Guy contrary TO the provisions of this Charter,
such DEBT, claim or obligation shall be null
and void as against the city or any of its
funds; but every Trustee voting in favor of the
contracting or creation of any such illegal
debt shall be held personally responsible
jointly and seyerally, Tor the entire debt so
created or contracted, and shall be deemed
guilty OF malieaSance In Office. and upon
convection shall be removed therefrom.
Twenty-third-To license ferries and bridges
under the law regulating the granting of such
license.
Twenty-fourth-To control, enlarge and i'm
prove or abolish the cemeteries heretofore be-
longing to the city. and to create other ceme-
terts, and to sell or lease lots therein; to con-
troll and regulate interments, and prohibit
them within the city limits.
twenty 1fth-To establish fire limits and
prevent the erection of wooden buildings
therein; TO regulate the construction of build
lngs, sheds, awnings and signs.
Iwenty-slXth-To provide for supplying the
city with water, and to regulate the sale and
distribution thereof; provided, however, the
clty snail always have and control the dstri-
button OF water within the city limits and col
lect the water Rates therefor and shall not
grant or lease the right of distribution or the
collection OF water rates 10 any person. firm
or corporation; but the city may contract for
supply OF water, to be furnished for term
not exceeding twenty years, with any person,
nrn or corporation, or may purchase, lease or
nold It's own water supply, either within or
without the city limits; provided however
no contract for furnishing the city with water
shall be made, unless approved by vote of
t"o-thlrds of the electors voting at any gen.
eral or special election at which the propo-
sition may be submitted.
Iwenty-seN enth-To provide for lighting the
streets, alleys, public buildings and publ. C
grounds, and to construct, purchase, lease,
own, control, maintain and operate system
OF lighting by artificial gas, natural gas cleo
tricity or other means of illumination
l Wenty-eighth--To provide and maintain a
CITY Prison, and to provide for the care, feed
ing and clothing of the city prisoners.
IWenty-ninth-To make real estate III said
city Liable for the construction of sidewalks,
crossings. and all other street impIo Fements
adjacent thereto, and provide for the forced
sale thereof for such purposes,
Thrift eth-To prevent or regulate the run
ming at large OF any animals; to establish q
pound, and TO authorize The destruction sale.
or impounding OF any animals found running
at large.
OF steam boilers, the location of telegraph,
telephone, electric lighs and other poles and
wires, and the construction of entrances to
&c lars and Easements from sidewalks
IhiPtv-Second-To regulate the entrances to
and exits from theateTss lecture rooms, public
nails ana churches, and the number and con-
SlIuctlDli Oh Sucn entrances ana exits, and TO
prohibit the placing of chairs, stools benches
or other obstacles IN the aisles OF such build
ings.
1hirty-third-To regulate and control the
construction and maintenance OF, and to grant
10 railroad corporations the right to construct
and maintain, subject to control by the board
pipes, tubes, cOnduitS, signal bells, warning
signs, wires and other electric telegraph and
mechanical appliances, in, along over under
and across the streets; provided that said ap-
piiances shall be SO constructed and placed as
Interfere IN nj
nor with the eXtinguishing of fires nor with
the free use OF the sidewalks and streets Also
to require railway companies either to station
naGnen or 10 place sufficient warning signals
or signal bells on such street crossings as may
in the Judgment of the board be necessary.
Thirty fourth-Io grant franchises permit
ting any person, company or corporation to
lay and maintain tracks and to pass with
steam railroads along, upon and across or
elevated above or placed below any street of
the clty; provided, that the free use OF such
street Shall not be unnecessarily obStructed
thereby; and, provided further, that any such
franchise shall be granted only after notice
published for thirty days in a daily newspaper
published in the city, and by ordinance passed
by the Affirmative votes of not less than six
members of the board and upon previous
petition, in writing, of the owners of two
thirds of the front Ieet of lands upon that
part of the street TO be so used. Suca grants
shall be without prejudice to the rights of
not-consentlng owners to compensation for
damages.
Thirty-fifth-To grant franchises for n term
not exceeding twenty-five years for the con-
StructiOn and operation of street railways on
following terms. viz: Whenever the Board of
Trustees shall determine that franchise to
construct and operate q street railway along
and upon any of the streets of the city should
be granted, the board shall, after such deter
mination, cause notice 10 be published for ten
days in daily newspaper published in the
city, specifying the route over and along
which it is determined to grant such franchise
ana snail otter 10 grant the same 10 the person,
company, or corporation that shall agree to
pay to the City OF Sacramento at the eXpira-
ton of five years after the franchise is granted
and thereafter semi-annually, the largest per-
centum of the gross receipts OF such road:
provided, that all grants Of franchises for
street railways shall be upon condition that
single fares on such roads shall not exceed
five cents, and that only such rails as are Of the
most approved pattern shall be made use of in
the construction OF the road. The board may
in the granting Of such franchise impose such
further regulations and restrictions III the use
thereof as to the beard may appear eXpedient,
and tie board may also reject any and ali
oldS, ana refuse TO grant any franchise for the
proposed route; provided, further, that the
board shall not grant any franchise for the
construction of a street railway, except upon
condition that at least one per cent. of the
gross receipts of such railway shall be paid to
the city each year after the expiration of five
years from the granting of the franchise.
Thirty-si Xth-To require every railroad
company t. keep the streets in repair between
the tracks, and along and within the distance
of two feet upon each side of the tracks occu-
ped by the company
Thirty-seyenth-To require upon such no.
tice as the board may direct any lots or por-
lions of lots within the city which may be
covered with stagaant water portion of the
year to be filled up TO such level or grade as
viii prevent the same from being so covered.
and to assess the cost of such filing upon such
real estate, and provide that it shall be lien
thereon.
Thirty-eighth-To make all needful rules to
govern the official conduct and duties OF all
officers OF the city whose duties are not de-
nned by this charter and to impose additional
duties upon those whose duties are stated /;
and to fix and regulate the charges and fees OF
all such ofht ers where the fees are not other
wise fixed. and to compel the payment Of all
such charges and fees into the City Treasury
Thirty -ninth-To prescribe fines, forfeitureS
and penalties for tn breach of any ordinance.
and Tor the violation of any provision OF this
charter; but no penalty shall exceed the
amount OF five hundred dollars or six
months imprisonment, or both such fine and
Imprisonment.
Fortieth-To authorize the Mayor to en-
ploy, IN addition to the City Attorney an
attorney at-laW, at q salary not to exceed fif-
teen hundred dollars a year, and whose duty
II shall be TO advise the city officials, and at
tend TO all civil suits and other matters in
which the city may be legally interested.
torty-iirst-To make all rules and regula-
| tons nee, sSary and proper for CARRYING into
execution the foregoing powers and all other
powers vested in the board by this charter or
ny general laws.
Foity-second-To make and enforce all such
other local, police, sanitary and other regula-
latonS as are not in conflict with general
laws or of the provisions of this charter
ARTICLE III.
Executive DeOaptmant