The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-04

ment for the same is to be made, and that the
same shall be paid ont Of the moneys appro-
Wear. In no case shall iahiiitv he n creafed
or warrant drawn, against any fund beyond
the actual amount of money existing in such
Juno hn, wnerewlth 70 meet the same; provided,
| Thereon, contract or create any debt against the
city contrary 10 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
i aent snan De, heid personally responsible,
created or contracted. and shall be deemed
guilty of a malfeasance in Office, and upon
cony1etion shall be removed therefrom.
Twenty-third-Tol 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-
teries, and to sell or lease lots therein; to con-
troll and regulate interments, and prohibit
them within the city limits.
Twenty-hfth-To establish fire limits and
prevent the erection of wooden buildings
! therein; 10 regulate the construction of build
fngS, 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
lect the water rates therefor, and shall not
dub VI lC&lSc lllt IlSut Ol or Il6
collection OF water rates TO any person. firm
or corporation; but the city may contract FOR
a supply OF water, to be furnished for a term
not exceeding twenty years, with any person
nrm or corporation, or may purchase, lease OF
mold Its own water supply, either within OF
without the city limits; provided, however
no contract for furnishing the city with water
shall be made, unless approved by vote OF
two-thirds of the electors voting at any gen.
eral or special election at which the propo
sition may be submitted.
IW6ntV-SeVenth-IOn rOVi1p for liphtin0 the
| streets, alleys, public buildings and public
grounds, and TO construct, purchase, lease
own, control, maintain and operate q system
OF lighting by artificial gas, natural gas, cleo
| trlcity or other means of illumination.
Twenty-eighth-To provide and maintain a
City Prison, and to provide for the care, feed
ing and clothing of the city prisoners.
Twenty-ninth-To make real estate in said
city liable for the construction of sidewalks
crossings, and all other street improvements
adjacent thereto, and provide for the forced
| sale thereof for such purposes,
Thirtieth-To prevent or regulate the run.
ming at large of any animals; to establish q
pound, and 10 authorize the destruction. sale
or lmpounding OF any animals found running
at large.
OF steam boilers, the location of telegraph
| telephone, electric ligh: and other poles and
wires, and the construction of entrances to
ce lars and easements from sidewalks.
Thirty-seconG-To regulate the entrances to
and exits from theaters lecture-rooms, public
| halls and churches. and the number and con.
StrucllOn OF Sucn entrances ana exits, and &c
prohibit the placing of chairs, stools, benches
or other obstacles in the aisles OF such build
| ings.
Thirty-third-To regulate and control the
construction and maintenance OF, and TO grant
to 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 APP
pliances shall be so constructed and placed as
nor with the eXtinguishing of fires, nor with
the free use of the sidewalks and streets. Also
| TO require railway companies either to station
fiagmen 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
i lay and maintain tracks and to pass with
steam railroads along, upon and across OF
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 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 of the street 20 be so used. Such grants
shall be without prejudice to the rights Of
not-conSentlng owners to compensation fol
damages.
Thirty -fifth-To grant franchises for term
struction and operation of street railways or
and along the streets of the city, upon the
following terms, viz: Whenever the Board o.
Trustees shall determine that franchise tC
construct and operate street railway along
and upon any of the streets of the city should
be granted, the board shall, after such deter
| mfnation, cause notice TO be published for ten
days in a 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 10 the person
company, or corporation that shall agree &c
pay to the City of Sacramento at the expira
ton of five years after the franchises granted
and thereafter semi-annually, the largest per
centum of the gross receipts of such road
provided, that all grants Of franchises fol
street railways shall be upon condition thai
single fares on such roads shall not exceed
five cents, and that only such rails 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 al
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 tC
| 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-seventh-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 stagnant water portion of the
year, to be filled up to such level or grade q!
win prevent the same from being so covered
and to assess the cost of such filing upon suct
real estate, and provide that 1T shall be licr
thereon.
Thirty-eighth-To make all needful rules tc
govern the official conduct and duties of al
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 o
all such officers where the fees are not other
wise fixed. and to compel the payment of al
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 thi:
charter; but no penalty shall exceed the
amount of five hundred dollars, or si1
months imprisonment, or both such fine anG
imprisonment.
Fortieth-To authorize the Mayor to EN-
ploy, in addition to the City Attorney, ar
attorney at-law, at q salary not to exceed fif
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 il
which the city may be legally interested.
Forty-hrst-To make all rules and regula
lions necc ssary and proper for carrying into
execution the foregoing powers and all othel
powers vested in the board by this charter o.
by general laws.
Foity-second-To make and enforce all suct
other local, police, sanitary and other regula
lations as are not in conflict with genera
laws or Of the provisions of this charter.
ARTICLE III.