The herald., 1894-12-05

SsCrloN 2. The said corporation shall have
/. 10 make and use corporate seal and alter
Z. TO sue and be sued in all actions and pro-
$. 10 have perpetual succession.
4 TO erect ind maintain public buildings,
and to lay out establish. improve and main.
tain public parks and cemeteries.
8. 10 provide for the care of the sick and
0. 10 make regulationst to prevent the spread
Of epidemics and contagious and loathsome
diseases.
z. TO provide for IMPLYING the city and its
inhabi ants WIN water and gas, or either. or
3. To lay out, open, extend widen improve.
Scr vacate, pave and lepave streets and alleys,
sdeTslSs "a ,sts ana crossings and other hishways
md other works ncce .sary for the disposition
10. TO establish and maintain public schools
and public litraries.
IL. To levy asessments upon property to
pay for the Improvement OF streets aud other
public Improvements, and to collect the same
and to levy and CO lect taxes upon pro erty
evied ior any one year FOR ali municipal '' pur-
poses, othe than payment Of interest on the
municipal debt and redemption Of bonds,
vhall not exceed 81 on each 500 worth OF tax
able property.
IL. To manage, control. sell. lie Sc for q pc
Rod not exceeding two years, or otherwise dis
pose Of any or all the property Of he said cor
poration. and to appropriate the income or
ton; provided that 1t shall have no power g.,
mortgage or hypothecate its property for any
is. TO license and regulate the carrying on
OF anya d ell professions trades, callings and
occupations car led on within tho limits OF
said city, and to fix the amount of license tax
such professions, trades, csiiings or occmpa-
tiOns, and provide the manner of enforcing
the payment of the same. provided that no
discrimination shall be made between per ons
engaged in the same business otherwise than
~ proportionirg the tax upon any business to
the amount OF business done; and to license,
regulate, re train, suppress or prohibit any
or all laundries. live.y and sale stables. cattle
and no Sc corrals, slaughter-houses, butcher
shops, hawkers. peddlers, pawn brokers. dance
cellars. meloieons, shows, circusos, public bill
lard tables, bowling and tenpin alleys, and to
suppress and proaibit all faro banks, games OF
chance; gambling houses. tables or stands
bawdy houses, the keeping Of bees within the
city limits and any and all obnoxious, often
sive, immoral, indecent or disreputab.e places
Of business or practice
election or appointment OF officers olner than
those established by this charter, or by the
general law, whenever the public convenience
duties and fix their compensation. tBut this
shall not be construed to authorize the crea-
cher @ osr psror% .hs 9pss Sy ths
charter assigned to officers provided for here
In. other than the necessary deputies and as
eistants TO the Odicers Of said ctty.)
Is. To acquire, by purchase, condemnation.
or other lawful means, property, both real and
personal, including water and water rights.
sary or convenient for municipal purposes. or
for tho exercise Of the powers granted to said
16. To Ak the salaries Of municipal onicers,
except those oficers whose salaries are fixed
II: To provide and maintain a proper and
bmcient fire department, and make and adopt
mch measures. rules aud regulations for the
prevention ana extinguishment OF fires. and
Tor the preservation OF property endangered
IL. To protect tho properly of Its Inhabitants
against foundations.
IL. To provide against the existence Of filth,
garbage and other Injurious and inconvenirnt
matter within the city, and for the disposition
20. 10 make the violation Of its ordinances
. misdemeanor in all proper cases, and to pre-
scribe the punishment therefor. by fine or i'm
prisonment, or by both: but such ne not to
exceed $500. and such imprisonment not t,
II. TO prescribe the places at which cleo.
tions shall be held, and appoint the oficers Of
- TO make and enforce within its limits
such local. police, sanitary and other regula-
tions as are not in conflict with general
the public peace. project property. promote
the public morals and to prcserve the health
Of its inhabitants.
sary to the complete and eflcient marage-
ment and control of the municipal properly.
aud for the efficient administration Of the
municipal government whether such powers
be expressly enumerated or not, except such
powers as are forbidden or are controlled by
general law.
". The powers conferred BY this article
shall be exercised BY ordinance, except as
hereinafter provided
Sec. 3-The onicors OF the munici pality shall
x mayor,
one councilman for each ward.
A clerk Of the mayor,
A city treasurer,
A city auditor,
Seven members Of the board Of education at
Five directors Of the Los Angeles public
A public librarian,
A city engineer.
A city attorney,
superintendent Of buildinRa
water overseer,
street superintendent,
Five police commissioners,
chief OF police,
A chief engineer OF the hre department
FIVE members cf the board Of health.
A health officer,
Five f,e commissioners,
Five park commissioners,
Three water commissioners,
Fhree building commissioner
Sec. 4. The following officers shall be elected
by the electors OF the city OF Los Angeles, to-
TIE mayor,
The city attorney,
seven members ofthe board OF education.
And by the electors of each ward respect
ively one member OF the council.
The city shall be divided into nine wards, as
follows;
First ward--All that portion of the city
bounded northerly by the north city boundary
between the. Los Angeles river and the east
boundary of the city; ea5terly by the east
boundary OF the city, between the northern
boundary Of the city and Mission street.; south
srly by Mission street, from the east city bound
ary to It's intersection with Mission read; Mis-
sion road, from Its intersection with Mission
street, from its junction with Mission road TO
the Los Angeles river; west -rly by the Los An
Hclc> river, from Macy street northerly tc the
north boundary OF the city.
Second ward-All that portion OF the city
bounded northerly by the north city boundary.
from ITS west boundary to the Los Angeles
river; casterly by the los Angeles river, from
the north city boundary to Downcy avenue;
san Fernando street; san Fernando street.
from Downey avenue to Upper Main street;
Upper Main street from San Fernando street
e Marchesssuit St ect;. Main street. from
py FIRST street, from Main street TO Cana
street; thence along anal street to Diamond
street; tnence along Diamond street westerly
90 the west city boundary; westerly by the
vest city boundary ON Diamond street to
the north city boundary.
Inisd a. wardEAll that portion Of the city
nounaeq .ss i northerly by Diamond street, from
street. from Diamond str, ct to First street;
First street, from Canal street to Main street.
sasterly Dy Main street, from First street to
nsevcnth 81 eel, southern by Seventh street.
from Main street to west city boundary; west
erly by the west city boundary, from Seventh
street to Diamond street.
Fourth ward Al that portion OF the city
west city boundary to Main street: easterlv by
Main street. from seventh street 10 VI ashinpton