The herald., 1894-12-05

library, and who shall be chosen from the
gard to their political opinions, but with refer.
ence to their fitness for said office, and no
mem Der of the city council shall be member
Of the board.
Sec: SO. Such board, by a majority of all the
members, to be recorded in the minutes with
| the ayes and noes at length, shall have power
to make and enforce all such bylaws. rules
| and regulations as may be necessary or expe-
| dent for its own guidance, and for the admin
1stration, government and protection OF such
| library, reading room and property: to deter
| mine the number OF officers and assistants to
be appointed for such library and reading
room, and to determin4 and define their du-
| ties; to appoint librarian and necessary as
sistants, and such other employees as may be
necessary, and, for good cause. to remove them; |;
except the payment of the salaries of the city
Librarian and assistants and other employees,
which salaries shall be fixed by the city coun-
payment OF ali moneys one s. out out Of Of said fund for
such expenditure or liabilities as are herein
authorized. subject to the general provisions
for the payment of demands on the city treas
urer contained in article 21 and to have the
general supervision, care and custody OF
the grounds. rooms or buildings constructed
orally to do all that may be necessary to
carry out the spirit and intent Of this charter
IN NEST establishing a punlic library and reading
such library shall be deposited in the treasury
OF the city to the credit OF the library iund,
ana a1Sar snail % Kept separate and apart from
from said fund upon demands authenticated
| BY the signatures OF the president and clerk Of
the BOARD, and approved by the mayor and
council in the same manner as other demands
All libraries and Tesdiag rooms heretofore
and personal. thereto belonging. shall be
| turned aver to the charge, custody and admin
istratioa Of the board Of directors, with like
powers and liabilities IL such library had
| been established under this charter.
They shall have power and authority to ere
ate museum in connection with said library
and to appoint curator therefor, .provid4d
| that no expense shall be incurred therefor
outside of the funds provided for the main
| tenance of said library.
| Sec. 95. The police commissioners shall pre-
| scribe the rules and regulations for the gov
| eminent OF the police force. fix and enforce
! the penalties for their violation; provided
| that removals shall be for cause only.
| rec. Ill. The board of fire commissioners
shall prescribe the rules and regulations for
| The government OF the department. and fix and
| enforce the penalties for their violation, and
| removals shall be made only for cause.
Sec. 120. There is hereby established in and
| board OF health, to consist OF five members,
namely: The mayor. who shall be ex-oficio
member and president of the board, and four
citizens, to be appointed without regard to
their political opinion, by the mayor. Three
ofsaid citizens shall be physicians in good
standing and graduates OF some reputable
Sec. ia. The board shall appoint and may
| remove at pleasure health officer, who shall
also act as city physician, and whose duties
as such shall be defined by ordinance. He
shall be q graduate of a reputable medical col
lcge, and shall have practiced medicine at
least three years. and be q citizen and resident
| for two years in the city and have his license
| to practice medicine recorded with the county
clerk of Los Angeles county, in accordance
lating the practice of medicine. He must re-
| side within the city limits. and devote his en-
tire time to the duties of his office. The board
shall also, when authorized by ordinance,
have the power to appoint an assistant health
| oficer and such other officers and assistants as
the sanitary SondlSn OF sns city may y reqpaIe @
the right and power to construct maintain
and operate waterworks, dams. reservoirs.
% the said a waters from the the said river or or other
sources or elsewhere, and 10 supply the city
and its Inhabitants with water, and to dis
otherwise into, upon and over the lands within
the limits OF said city, or elsewhere; all water
mains by whomsoever hereafter laid in: said
pacity ~ shall be prescribed by. ordinance:
provided, that no such main shall hereafter be
laid in said city Of less dimensions than four
Sec. 1855 General municipal elections shall
Pc held in said city on the rst oa tuesday - atter
every two years thereafter. at which shall be
elected = mayor, city attorney, city treas.
urer.
Al said election to be held in March, 1895,
| there shall also be elected seven members OF
| the board of education from the city at large
| and by the electors Of each ward OF the city
! one member of the city council at each sue
ceding election the members of the board of
| education and the members of the city council
shall ne elected as in the next section hereof
Sec. 1876 The officers elected at general
municipal election shall, after they have quail
as provided 1, tha In ths atss chaT
which they have been elected on the first Mon
day in April succeeding their. elect on; and
even-numbered wards in said city shall, after
the first election, serve for the Term Of two
years, and those elected from the oid-num-
Of four years and thereafter the term OF ONCE Of
each OF the councilmen OF said city shall be
for a term Of four years After the first elec-
shall decide by lot who shall serve for four
members to serve for two years and four of
the term of all members of the BOARD OF educa-
tion shall be for four years.
The other officers of said city elected at said
general municipal election shall serve for two
years, and until their successors are elected
and qualified, except as herein provided as to
councilmen and members OF the board OF edu,
fill vacancy at special election, in which
case they shall, after qualifying as herein pro-
vi0ed, enter at once on the discharge of the
duties OF the Office and shall serve for the re-
mainder OF the term of such Office and until
their successors have been elected and quail
fed.
Sec 1877 Special elections shall be held for
the purpose OF electing mayor or any other
officer herein made elective by the people, in
case of a vacancy occurring in any OF the said
offices, or for other purposes not especially
provided for. In the event OF any such va
cancy, such election shall be ordered and held
without delay; provided that the council shall
in all such cases, except in the event OF u
vacancy in the council. have power to fill such
vacancy until an election can be Id.
Sec 196 The cotncil shall have power to
submit to the electors of said city at any cleo
ton any question required to be SO submitted
by the constitution, the law, this charter, or by
ordinance; provided that in case such question
is required by said constitution, law, charter
or ordinance to be submitted at special or
other particular kind of election, it shall be SO
submitted, and not otherwise.
The council may at any special or general
election submit to the vote of the electors to
be affected by any act in question whether
such act shall or shall not become law; and
in case majority Of all the votes shall be cast
against an act so submitted then 1t shall De
null and void but in case = majority Of all the
votes shall be cast for such an act it shall be-
come q law at such time as the council shall
designate.
Sec. 2O3. No person sb all be eligible to any
municipal office under this charter who, at
| the time OF his election or appointment is not
| qualified elector of this city under the laws
of the state; and to be eligible to the offices OF
| member of the council, in addition to the
| above qualifications the person elected must
| also have been resident of the ward from
| which he is elected for at least two years pre-
| vious to said election, and in case any member
| of the council shall remove from the ward