The record-union., 1892-04-06

ment for the same is to be made. and that the
same shall be paid out of the moneys appro-
priated TO such fund funds for the fiscal
year. IN no case shall a liability be created.
or a warrant drawn, against any fund beyond
the actual amount of money existing in such
Iund wherewith to meet the same; provided,
however, should the board, or majority
thereof, contract or create any debt against the
city contrary 10 the provisions of this Charter.
such debt, claim or obligation shall be null
ana 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 ana seyerally, for the entire debt SO
I created or contracted and shall be deemed
guilty OF malfeaSance in Office and upon
convistion shall be removed therefrom
Twenty-third- 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-
teres, and TO sell or lease lots therein; to con-
troll and regulate interments and prohibit
them within the city limits.
| Twenty-fiith--To establish fire limits and
! prevent the erection of wooden buildings
therein; to regulate the construction of build
lngs, sheds, awnings and signs.
/ TWenty-SIXth-To provide for supplying the
! city with water, and to regulate the sale and
distribution there OF; provided, however the
city snail always nave and control the distri-
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 to any person firm
/ or corporation; but the city NAV contract for
1 a supply OF water, to be furnished for a term
not exceeding twenty years with any pel son,
tlrin or corporation, or may purchase, lease or
hold its 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 Il vote OF
two-thirds of The electors voting al any gen.
/ eIal or special election at which the pfopo-
sltion may be submitted.
Iwenty-seY enth-To provide for lighting the
streets, alleys, public buildings and public
! grounds, and 10 construct, purchase lease
own, control, maintain and operate a system
OF lighting by artificial gas, natural gas, elec
trlcity or other means OF illumination.
/ Twcnty-eighth-To provide and maintain n
! City Prison, and To provide for the care feed
ing and clothing of the city prisoners
Iwenty-ninuh-Io make real estate in said
city Liable for the construction OF sidewalks
| crossings, and all other street Improvements
adjacent thereto, ana provide for the forced
sale thereof for such purposes,
| Ihirtleth-TO prevent or regulate tile run.
nlng at large OF any animals; to establish q
pound, and 10 authorize the destruction, sale
or lmpounding OF any animals found running
at large.
! Thirtytirst-To regulate or prohibit the use
of steam boilers, the location of telegraph
! telephone. electric light and other poles and
wires, and the construction of entrances to
ce lars and easements from sidewalks.
/ Ihirty-second-To regulate the entrances to
and exits from theaters, lecture rooms, public
| nails and churches, and the number and con
struction of such entrances and exits and tC
| prohibit the placing of chairs, stools, benches
or other obstacles in the aises OF such build
ings.
Thrty-third-To regulate and control the
| construction and maintenance OF. and to grant
to railroad corporations the right TO construct
and maintain, subject 10 control by the board
pipes tubes, conduts signal bells warning
| signs, wires and other electric, telegraph and
mechanical appliances, in, along, over, under
and across the streets; provided, that said aD-
| pliances shall be SO constructed and placed as
! NOT 10 interfere with the fire alarm SYSTEM
nor with the eXtinguishing of fires. nor with
the free use OF the sidewalks and streets. Also
to require railway companies either to station
| nagmen or to place sufficient warning signals
or signal bells on such street crossings as may
in the judgment of the board be necessary.
Thirty fourth-To 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 ot
! the city; provided, that the free use OF such
street shall not be unnecessarily obstructed
| thereby; and, provided further, that any such
! franchlse shall be granted only after notice
published for thirty days in daily newspaper
! published IN the city, and by ordinance passed
| by the affirmative votes of not less than 81 Y
members of the board, and upon previous
| petition, in writing, of the owners of two
| thirds of the front feet of lands upon that
part of the street TO be so used. SUCH grants
shall be without prejudice to the rights OF
| notconsenting owners TO compensation for
| damages.
Thrty-fifth-To grant franchises for a term
not exceeding twenty-five years for the con
| Structi0n and operation of street railways on
and along the streets of the city, upon the
! following terms, viz: Whenever the Board OF
Trustees shall determine that a franchise to
! construct and operate 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 ii is determined to grant such franchise
and Shall offer to grant the same 10 the person,
| company, or corporation that shall agree to
pay to the City OF Sacramento at the eXpira-
tion 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 s lch
further regulations and restrictions iii the use
thereof as to the board may appear eXpedient,
and the board may also reject any and ali
BIDS, and refuse to grant any franchise for the
| proposed route; provided, further, that the
! board shall not grant any franchise for the
construction of 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-siXth--To require every railroad
| company to keep the streets in repair between
| the tracks, and along and within the distance
of two feet upon each side of the tracks occu-
/
! Thirty-Se eventh-To require upon such no
tice as the board may direct any lots or por-
tions of lots within the city which may be
| covered with Staglant water portion of the
| year, to be filled up to such level or grade as
| will 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 a 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-
| fined by this charter and to impose additional
| duties upon those whose duties are stated
and to Fix and regulate the charges and fees oi
all such officers where the fees are not other
wise fixed. and to compel the payment of all
such charges and fees into the City Treasury
| Ih1rty-n1nth-To prescribe fines, fOrfeitures,
and penalties for the 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 10 the City Attorney. an
| attorney -at-iaw, at a salary not to exceed 1if
| teen hundred dollars year. and whose duty
| 1t 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.
/ Forty-firSt-To make all rules and regula-
| t1ons nee ssary and proper for carrying into
| execution the foregoing powers ana all other
| powers vested in the board by this charter OF
| by general laws.
/ Fo1ty-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.