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ment for the same Is to be made, and that the
same shall be paid out Of the MONEYS appro-
pfiated TO such fund or funds for the fiscal
year. In no case shall a liability be created.
OF warrant drawn, against any fund beyond
the actual amount of money existing in such
1und WnereWlth to meet the same: provided,
however, should the board, or a majority
Thereon, contract or create any debt against the
city 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
lunos, Dut every trustee voting in favor OF the
contracting or creation of any such illegal
debt shall be held personally responsible,
Jointly and severally, for the entire debt so
created or contracted, and shall be deemed
guilty of a malfeasance In Office and upon
conyiesion shall be removed therefrom.
Twenty-third-To license ferries and bridges
under the law regulating the granting Of such
Twenty-fourth- control, enlarge and i'm
prove or abolish the cemeteries heretofore be-
longing to the city, and to create other GENE
terles, and to sell or lease lots therein; to con-
troll and regulate interments and prohibit
them within the city limits.
.TWenty-fifth--To establish fire limits and
prevent the erection of wooden buildings
therein; TO regulate the construction of build
ings, sheds, awnings and signs.
Twenty-sixth-To provide for supplying the
city with water, and TO regulate the sale and
distribution thereof; provided however the
city Shall always have and control the distri-
button OF water within the city limits and col
Iect 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 may contract :or
supply OF water, TO be furnished for term
not exceeding twenty years, with any person,
firm or corporation, or may purchase lease or
holq 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 a vote of
two-thirds OF The electors voting at any gem
eral or special election at which the propo-
sitlon may be submitted.
Twenty-seyenth- provide for lighting the
streets, alleys, public buildings and public
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.
Twenty-eighth-To provide and maintain a
City Prison, ana 10 provide for the care, iced
ing and clothing Of the city prisoners.
Iwenty-ninth-To make real estate in said
city liable Tor the construction of sidewalks,
crossings, and all other street implo Tements
adjacent thereto, and provide for the forced
Sale thereof for such purposes.
1nlfueth-Io prevent or regulate the run
ming at laree OF any animals; to establish a
pound, ana 10 authorize he destruction, sale
or Itnpounding OF any animals found running
at large.
Thirty hrst-ro regulate or prohibit the use
OF steam boilers, the location of telegraph
telephone, electric light and other poles and
wires, anu 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
halls and churches, and the number and con-
structlon OF such entrances and exits, and to
prohlbit the placing of chairs, stools, benches
or other obstacles in the aisles OF such build
ingS.
Ihirty-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 ana
mechanical appliances, in, along, over, under
and across the streets; provided, that said an
pHances shall be so constructed and placed as
not TO interfere with the fire alarm system
nor with the eXtingJshing of fires, nor with
the free use of the sidewalks and streets. Also,
TO require railway companies either to station
haginon or to place suficient warning signals
or signal bells on such street crossings as may
in the Judgment OF the board be necessary.
Thirty fOurJh--To grant franchises permit
ting any person, company or corporation to
lay and maintain tracks and 10 pass with
steam railroads along, upon and across or
elevated above or placed below any street of
the city; 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 81 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 feet of lands upon that
part or the street 10 be SO used. S5ucl grants
shall be without prejudice to the rights of
not consenting owners TO compensation for
damages.
Thirty-fifth-To grant franchises for a term
not exceeding twenty-five years Tor the con-
structton and operation of street railways on
and along the streets of the city IIDol 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
minatlon, cause notice 10 be published for ten
days in Il daily newspaper published in the
city, specifying the route over and along
which it is determined to grant such franchise
and shall offer TO grant the same o the person,
company, or corporation that shall agree 10
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 in 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 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 alter the expiration of five
years from the granting of the franchise.
Enthusiastically require every railroad
company t. keep the streets in repair between
the tracks, and along and within the distance
OF TWO 1e6J upon Otlcn SIDE OF the tracks OCCu-
pied by the company.
Thirty-seventh-To require upon such no.
tice as the board may direct any lots or por-
tons of lots within the city which may be
covered with staglant water q portion of the
year, TO be filled up to such level or grade IS
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 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 of
all such offic 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 the breach of any ordinance
and for the violation of any provision of this
amount OF five hundred dollars, or six
months imprisonment, or both such fine and
i'm prisonment.
Fortieth-To authorize the Mayor to en-
ploy, in addition TO the City Attorney, an
attorney at-law, at a salary not to exceed IF
teen hundred dollars year, and whose duty
IL 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 reguia-
tons nee ssary and proper for carrying into
execution the foregoing powers and all other
powers vested in the board by this charter or
by general laws.
Folty-second-To make and enforce all such
other local, police. sanitary and other regula-
lations as are not in conflict with general
laws or Of the provisions OF this charter.
ARTICLE III