The record-union., 1893-12-07
TRUSTEES G?EIEIAg AND GREEN.
The Superior Court Asked to Declare
Their Seats Vacant.
c. E. Adams Files Against Them an
Accusation of Neglect and Re-
fusaI to Do Their Duty.

A COMPLAINT has been filed in the Su-
perior Court by G. E. Adams accusing
Mayor Steinman of dereliction OF duty,
and asking that he be removed from Oh
fee. The accusation reads as follows:
Comes now c. E. Adams, and makes
and presents this verified accusation IN
writing against B. Z. Stelnman. ana
alleges: That deponent is and at all the
times herein mentioned was citizen ana
elector of the city of Sacramento, county
of Sacramento, State of California.
That the city OF Sacramento IS num-
cipal corporation of the State OF Calltor-
MIA, situated in the County Of Sacra-
mento, and at all the times herein men,
toned has had, and now has, more than
ten thousand and less than one hundred
thousand inhabitants; and that said 81 u
Steinman is, and at all the times herein
mentioned, has been the duly elected,
qualified and acting First Trustee OF the
citv of Sacramento, and as such mem
her of the Board of Trustees, pursuant TO
the provisions of an Act Of the LeglS-
lature of the State of California, entitled
San Act to incorporate the City OF Sacra-
mento." approved April ., 1868. That
at all the times herein mentioned one y.
II. Green was and still Is the duly elected,
qualified and acting Second Trustee, ana
AIonzo Conklin was and still is the duly
elected. qualified and acting Third Irus-
tees of said city, and said Stelnman,
Conllin and Green at all the times herein
mentioned constituted, and now cOnsti-
tute the Board of Trustees of said city.
That pursuant to the provisions OF Sec
tion s of Article Y. of the Constitution OF
the State of California, said city OF Sacra-
nento has framed and adopted charter
for its own government, Whlch charter
was prepared and proposed as charter
of said city by board Of fifteen Tree
holders elected by the qualified voters OF
said city for that purpose on December Z,
1891. and within ninety days alter thelr
election, to wit, on March D, lo9z SAID
charter was signed in duplicate by ma
ioritv of said Board of Fifteen Free
holders. and returned, one copy TO the
Mayor of said city Of Sacramento, ana the
other TO the Recorder of the County OF
Sacramento.
Thereafter said charter was published
in two daily newspapers OF general CIR
culation in said city OF Sacramento Tor
twenty days, and the first publication
was made within twenty days after the
completion of said charter, and thereafter
and within not less than thirty days after
such publication, said charter was sub
mitted to the qualified electors OF sad
city at a special election, which was duly
held tor that purpose in said city on May
Il, 1892. and at said election majority OF
the qualified electors voting thereat dld
ratify said charter, and said charter was
thereafter submitted to the Legislature OF
the State of California for its approval or
rejection as a whole, without power OF
alteration or amendment; and said charter
was at the thirtieth session Of the Legls-
lature. to wit. on February Z, 1893, ap-
proved by majority vote Of the mem
bers elected to each House OF said LegIs-
lature.
Thereafter. 10 wit, on March =, 1898, a
copy OF such charter, certified by the
Mayor OF said city Of Sacramento, and
authenticated by the seal OF the city, set
ting forth the submission of such charter
to the electors, and its ratification by
them, was made in duplicate and depos-
tied, one in the office of the Secretary OF
State, and the other, after being recorded
in the Recorders office of the county OF
Sacramento, was deposited in the arch
ives of said city.
That in and by said charter it is pro-
vided that, TOR the purpose of the election
of the officers directed therein to be
elected by the people, such charter took
effect Immediately after its approval by
the Legislature; and in such charter it Is
further provided for the first election
Hereunder to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in November,
1893, and that all general and special
municipal elections shall IN all respects,
as nearly as may be, be held and con-
Quoted in accordance with the provisions
of the laws of this State for the holding OF
general elections, and that the canvass
and the declaring of the result OF all elec-
tions by the Board of Trustees shall be IN
accordance with the provisions OF the
State laws: and it is further provided
that the Board of Trustees OF the present
CITY of Sacramento shall provide for the
holding of the first election of officers
under said charter, and shall canvass the
votes and declare the result thereof. In
and by said charter it is provided that
the following officers of said city shall be
elected by the people, viz: Mayor, City
Auditor and Assessor, City Treasurer,
City Collector, City Attorney, members
OF the Board of Trustees and School Di-
riectors.
In accordance with said charter and
pursuant to provision for such election
made by the Board of Trustees of said
city, an election was duly and regularly
held in said city on Tuesday, November
z, 1893, of the said officers directed by
said charter to be elected by the peo-
with tally-lists and lists attached thereto
containing the names of persons voted
for and for what Office, and the number
of votes given for each candidate, were
made and delivered as required by law,
by the election officers of all the precincts
of said city to the Clerk of the Board Of
Trustees of said city prior to Monday
November 13, 1888, and the same were
produced by said Clerk before the Board
of Trustees OF said city, when said Board
was in session on Monday, November 13
1898, for the purpose of canvassing the
returns of said election. That thereupon
it became and was the Official duty o1
said Board of Trustees, and Of said B. L.
Steinman as a member of said board, to
then and there proceed 10 canvass the
returns of said election, and to open
the returns and estimate the vote cast for
each person voted for and to declare the
result thereof, and to declare elected the
person having the highest number ot
votes given for each office to be filled,
but, conniving and confederating in that
behalf with E. II. Green, the Second
Trustee of said city, as aforesaid, and
who has refused and neglected and still