The herald., 1894-12-02

made In writing by order OF the counciI III.
GRAFT thereof approved by the council md the
same same ordered to be, and be, signed by the
mayor, or some other person authorized there.
to, in behalf of the city; provided that tha
city attorney shall indoise the same as to form
aa1 anu vaildity But the council, by an ordi-
nance, may authorize any officer committee
or agent of the city to bind the city withont =
contract in writing for the payment OF anv
dollars. ~~fee
Sec. 200. Said demands, except demands
payable out OF the school fund, Shall be pre-
sented TO the council in duplicate ON forms
and blanks to be provided by the city oierk
ana shall be referred to its Committed on
hnance. The said committee shall, by in
uorsement thereon, approve reject the same
IN Whole or IN part. The council shall then
CONSIDER the said demands and the action Of
salo committee thereon, and shall, if the same
be Just and legal, approve the same: or NAV IL
~ so determine, approve in part or reject the
whole The action Of the council shall be in
uorseu tnereon, with the date of such action
and certified by the signatures of the president
and city clerk; provided that it shall require
the votes of two-thirds of the mem bers OF the
whoie council, under call of the ayes and
noes, and the vote spread upon the mi n utes
to approve any such demand in whole or in
part.
Sec. 213, All demands payable out OF the H.
Drary fund must, before they can be approved
py the city aualtor, or paid, be previously ap-
proved by the board of directors of the Los An.
geles public library, by a vote of three mem
bers thereof taken with the ayes and noes and
spread on the minutes, and the action of said
board indorsed on said demand and signed nv
the presiding officer and the clerk the ereof After
the approval OF said demands they shall be de-
lvered to the council and shall be referred ka
its finance committee and thereafter shall take
the same course and be acted upon in the same
manner as provided for in sections 209, 2lO
and I'll hereof
Sec. 2l4. Any demand returned to the city
clerk, with the objections of either the mayor
or city auditor, shall again be considers d by
the council, and il it shall again be approved
by the council by the same vote, and taken
recorded ana endorsed in the same manner as
required in section 200 hereof the SAID objeo-
tion shall be thereby overruled. Any demand
returned to the board of education with the
objection OF the city auditor, shall again be
considered by such board, and If such demand
be again approved, as required IN the first in
stance such objection OF the city auditor shall
be thereby oYerruied. ANY demand, the OBJ
Jectlons TO which of the mayor have been
overruled, shall be delivered to the city
auditor, who shall have the same power and
perform the same duties in reference thereto
as ii the same had been approved by the
mayor; and any demand the objection to
which of the city auditor has been overruled
by the council or board OF education. as the case
may be, shall be delivered TO the city auditor
who shall number and made q record of such
demand, as in the case of demands approved
by him.
Sec. 221. All public moneys collected BY
any. officer or employee OF the city shall be
paid into the city treasury without any deduc.
ton on account of any claim for fees, commis s.
sions or any other cause or pretense; and the
compensation OF any officer, employee or other
person SO collecting money, shall be paid by
warrants on the treasury duly issued by the
city auditor.
That the following sections of said chacter bs
repealed, to-wit:
sections Nos. Is, 4e. 70. 80. 81, ss. 90, 100.
101, 1O2, 103, l04, 105, 106. l43, Ia, 145, l46
lat, 14s, 14Y, $50, ISL, 152, 153 l54 1h5
1856, l57, 155, 159, 100, 161, l62 l63 l6I,
165, 166, 167. 1913, l69, 10 I'll, 172, l73, ia,
175, 17G, 177, 17s, 179, $50, 1s1, 1872. 183, 184,
1856, 1856, 1877, 1873, 1S9. -
That new section be added to said charter
and numbered 229, which section shall be az
follows:
Sec. 229 This charter as amended shall
take effect from and after its approval by the
legislature.
The foregoing proposed amendments to the
charter of the city of Los Angeles was adopted
by the council of said city at its meeting Of
to publish the same in the manner provided
by law. c. A. LUCKENBACH, City Clerk