The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-03-30

| by reason thereof, but the same may be taken
up, continued, transacted and com leted be-
! fore the proper department or officer provided
4 by this Charter.
! SEC. 22S. The Board of Trustees of the
present City of Sacramento shall provide for
the holding of the first election of officers I'M
4 der this Charter, and shall canvass the votes
and declare the result.
SEC. 229. For the sole purpose of the cleo
/ uon OF the officers directed by this Charter to
/ 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 all
other purposes this Charter shall take effect
On the nrSt Monday after the first day of jan
uary, 1894.
WHEREAS, The City of Sacramento city
containing population of more than ten
/ thousand and less than one hundred thousand
lnhabltants, on the eighth day of December,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one,
at a regular election, and under and in accord
alce with the provisions of Section Eight,
! Artlcie Eleven, of the Constitution of the
state OF California, did elect John w. Arm
StronS, FREDERICK Cox, N. Greene Curtis,
tonert L. Devlin, Christopher Green, Thomas
Is. Hall, Q. ID. Hubbard Matt +. Johnson, w d.
+. Knox, Jr., Hugh NJ. LaRue, j. II. Roberts,
! q. Il simmons, >. b. Smith, Harris Vein
Stock ana Clinton l.. White, a Board of Fifteen
FTeehoiders, to prepare and propose a
Charter for said city; be it known that in pur-
suahce or said provision of the Constitution
ana within period of ninety GAYS after such
election, SAID Board OF Fifteen Freeholders has
prepared, and does propose the foregoing, as
| anu tor the Charter of the said City of Sacra-
/ mento, and that in submitting and propo ing
4 such Charter the Board OF Fifteen Freeholders
pursuant to said provision of the Cons;itu-
! lioh, also presents Herewith for the choice OF
the voters, and to be voted on separately
without prejudice to the other prov isions con-
tanned in the Charter, two alternative propo-
! Is DIES i(rI11 ted DC
/ Alternative Proposition Number One and
Alternative Proposition Number Two, re-
SpeetlNely, one only OF which shall become a
part of such Charter.
said alternative propositions shall be sub
lnitted Tor the choice OF the voters at the same
election at which the Charter shall be su b.
mitted, and upon the ballots Shall be pripted:
"for retaining the Commission. Yes" and
"for retaining the Commission. No" All
votes cast For retaining the Commission
1eS," shall 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 oil 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 alternative
/ propositions are as follows:
! ALTERNATE PROPOSITION NUMBER ONE
SEC. $50. Nothing in this Charter shall ever
/ pc construed as repeating, abrogating, nullify-
! ing. amending or in any way or 10 a3v extent
modifying or affecting an Act OF the LegisIa-
/ March 20, 1872, entitled AN Act to provide
/ Tor the Redemption OF the Funded Indebted
ness of the City of Sacramento" Nor shall
/ anything III this Charter ever be construed as
repeating, abro9ating, multiplying, amending or
! IN any way or 10 any extent modifying or af-
/ fecung an Act of the Legislature of the state
OF California, approved March @ 1857 en-
Titled An Act TO amend Section Six of an Act
tntitled An Act TO provide for the Redemp-
! ton of the Funded Indebtedness of the City of
( sacramento, approved March 70, 1872"
Nor snail anything in this Charter ever
! oe construed as repeating, abroIating
hultlIylng, amending or in any way
| or TO any extent modifying or Affect
| ing an Act OF the Legislature of the State
( Of California, approved Marc 10. 1889 en-
titled AN Act TO amend Sections one, i've,
seven, eight, ten and eleven of an Act entitled
/ An Act to provide for the Redemption of the
| Funded Indebtedness of the City of Sacra-
| mento, appro Ted March %, 1927 Anyand
all provisions OF this Charter in conflict with
| said Acts, or either of them, are and shall he
null ana void so far as the same are IN con-
met win sald Acts, or either OF them. Said
| Acts, and each OF them, shall remain iii full
! force and effect, and the Board of Commits
sioners of the Funded Debt Sinking Fund of
| the City of sacramento as created and pro-
vided for N said Acts shall continue in exist
ence and nave possess, retain and use all the
! powers and duties conferred upon said board
! by said Acts, or either of them, and this Char
! Ter SAall, Notwithstanding any provision in
consistent herewith or contrary thereto con
tanned in 1t, always be taken and construed
/ as subordinate To said Acts and as ratifyino
and confirming said Acts as valid and as con-
/ tlnuing them in full force and effect
ALTERNATIVES PROPOSITION NUMBER TWO
SEC. $50. Nothing in this Charter shall ever
/ De taken or construed as continuing in force
an Act OF the Legislature Of the State OF cali
fornia, approved March 25 1872 entitled
{" An Act to provide for III Redemption of the
Funded Indebtedness OF the CITY of Sacra-
mento." Nor shall anything in This Charter
! ever be taken or construed as continuing in
! force an Act of the Legislature of the State of
! California, approved March g. 1857 entitled
! can Act to amend Section six of an Act en-
/ titled AN Act to provide for the Redemption
| OF the Funded Indebtedness of the City of
! Sacramento approved March 20, 1S72"
Nor snail anything in this Charter ever be
| taken or construed as continuing in force an
! ACT OF the Legislature of the state of Caifor-
MIA, approved March 10, 1889 entitled "An
! Act to amend Sections one five seven eieht
! ten and eleven of an Act entitled 'An Act to
/ provide Tor the Redemption of the Funded In
proved March %, 1S72." On the contrary
] this Charter hereby repeats said Acts and each
OF them, ana shall be taken and construed as be-
Ing III conflict with, and as annulling and max
/ ing void said Acts, and each of them and said
! Acts shall not, nor shall either of them con-
! tinUe in force, nor shall the Board of Com
missoners of the Funded Debt Sinking Fund
! OF the City of Sacramento" as created and
provided for in said Acts continue i'm exist
ence, or nave any powers or rights after this
| Charter goes into effect, but on the first Nom
/ day after the first day of January, 1894 said
Board of Commissioners of the Funded Debt
| Sinking Fund of the City of Sacramento"
| Shall 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
! SAID board, pursuant to said Acts, or either of
them, and thereupon the functions of said
| board shall terminate, and said board shall
| cease to exist.
| In witness whereof, we have hereunto set
| our hands, at the City of Sacramento State of
California, this fifth day of March, one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-two.
| Done in duplicate.
JOHN w. ARMSTRONG,
FREDERICK COX,
n. GREENE CURTIS,
CHRISTOPHER GREEN,
Q. H. HUBBARD,
THOMAS b. HALL.
MATT +. JOHNSON,
". +. KNOX, JR.,
III. NJ. LARUE,
J. ii. ROBERTS,
S. 3. SMITH
HARRIS WEINSTOCK
CLINTON l.. WHITE.
Attesti LINCOLN WHITE, Secretary
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