The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-09
ARTICLE II.
Legislative Department..

SEC. z. The legislative power of the city OF
sacramento shall be vested in Board OF
Trustees, who shall hold office for the term oi
four years subject 10 the exception stated in
the next section. Each member of the Board
OF Trustees shall be qualified elector, at least
twenty-five years of age, and shall have teen
citizen of this State, and an inhabitant OF
the city, for at least three years. and of the
ward which he represents for at least one
year next before the day OF his election.
SEC. 5. The Board of Trustees shall consist
OF nine memoers-one 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 Tor 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. Q. Any vacancy occurring in the Office
of Trustee shall be filled by appointment by
the Mayor, and the person so appointed 10y
him shall possess the qualifications hereinbe.
fore prescribed for ms mberS of said board and
shall hold Office until the election and quail
fication of a Trustee TO nil the vacancy, which
election shall take place at the next sue
ceeding municipal election, and the Trust ees
so elected shall hold Office for the remainder
of the uneXpired term.
SIC. 10. The Board OF Trustees shall meet
on the first Monday after the first day of Jan.
nary next after the election OF its members
hold regular meetings on each Monday there
Alter If the time OF a regular meeting falls
on holiday, such regular meeting shall be
held on the following day. Special meetings
may be called by the Mayor, the Pre- s dent OF
the board, or three members of the Board OF
Trustees. six members OF the board shall
constitute quorum, and the affirmative vote
OF i've members shall be necessary for the
passage of an ordinance, or the final transac-
ton of any business; but less number than
six may adjourn from day 10 day, and COM
pei the attendance of absent members in such
manner and under such penalties as the board
may prescribe.
one of its members President Immediately
after the organization Of the board following
each election. The President so elected shall
hold such Office for two years. The Board oil
trustees shall establish rules for its proceed
iags II shall have the power to punish its
members for diSorderly conduct In Its pres
enee; and may eNpei any member Tor mai
seven OF its members. The board shall also
have the power TO compel the attendance oi
witnesses, and the production OF all papers re-
Iating to any business before that body. and
may punish disobedienee of its subpoena, OF
confeInptuous or disorderly conduct commit
ted in its presence, by fine not exceeding fifty
collars or imprisonment not exceeding Ten
daxrs or by both such fine and imprisonment
SEc H. The President OF the board anl
tile chairman Of each committee thereofk ball
800 the power TO administer oaths and
.l,itiirnoations relating to any business brought
sasare the board or under consideration by
env committee thereof
SIC. ID. No ordinance shall be revised or
aended by reference only 10 its title but
49,, snv ordinance is amended, the section
W snetions thereof so amended shall be re-
enacted at length as amended d -,
soEe...Ifect which shall be clearly indicated
one su Fla In all cases where the subject is
~ tl so expressed in the title the ordinance
s,a,i he void as TO the matter not expressed in
the e llli *. No proposed ordinance shall be
~. 49, q ..~cert by vote taken by yeas and
naop' and the names OF the members voting