The herald., 1894-12-11

enGe to their fitness for said office, and nc
member OF the city council shall be a 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. rulei
and regulations as may be necessary or expe
dent for its own guidance, and for tho admin
istration, government and protection of such
library, reading room and property; to deter
mlne the number OF officers and assistants tc
be appointed for such library anc reading
room, and to determine and define their du.
yes; 10 appoint librarian and necessary as
slstants, and such other employees as may be
necessary and, for good cause, to remove them
except the payment of the salaries OF the city
nprarlan and assistants and other employees
which salaries shall be fixed by the city coun'
Gil by ordinance; and order the drawing and
payment OF all moneys out of said fund for
such expenditure or liabilities as are herein
authorized, subject to the general provisions
Tor 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,
leased or set apart for that purpose, and gem
erally TO do all that may be necessary 10
carry out the spirit aud intent of this cha rter r
in establishing d public library and reaIipe
ROOM provided that all moneys received for
such library shall be deposited in the treasury
OF the clty 10 the credit OF the library fund,
ana snail be kept separate and apart from
other moneys of the city, and shall be drawn
from sald lund upon demands authenticated
by the signatures of the president nd clark of
the board, and approved by the mayor and
council IN the same manner as other demands
Drawn upon the general funds OF the city.
Al nnrarles and reading rooms heretofore
established by said city and all property, real
and personal, thereto belonging, shall be
turned over to the charge, custody and admin
lstration OF the board OF directors, with like
powers and liabilities as ii such library HAD
been established under this charter.
They shall have power and authority to Gre
ate museum in connection with said library
ana to appoint curator therefor. provided
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
ernment of the police force fix and enforce
the penalties for their violation; provided
that removals shall be for cause only
sec. 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
for the city department TO be known as the
board of health to consist OF five members
namely: The mayor who snail be ex-officio
member and president of the board, and four
citizens, to be appointed without regard to
OF said citizens shall be physicians in good
standing and graduates OF some reputable
me edical college.
Sec l24 The board shall appoint and may
remove at pleasure a health officer, who shall
also act as city physician, and whose duties
as such shall be defined by ordinance. He
shall be graduate of reputable med ical col
lege, and shall have practiced medicine at
least three years, and be a 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
with the laws OF the state of California regu-
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
officer and such other officers and assistants as
the sanitary condition of the city may require.
Sec. 1872. The said corporation shall have
the right and power to construct, maintain
and operate waterworks, dams, reservoirs,
bitches, canals and other means to conduct
the said waters from the said river or other
sources, or elsewhere, and TO supply the city
and its inhabitants with water, and to dis
tribute such water either in zanjas, pipes or
otherwise into, upon and over the lands within
the limits of said city, or elsewhere; all water
mains by whomsoever hereafter laid in said
city shall be OF such material and of such ca
pacity as shall be prescribed by ordinances
provided, that no such main shall hereafter be
laid in said city OF less dimensions than four
inches in diameter
Sec. 1876. General municipal elections shall
be held in said city on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in March, 1896, and on thu
first Tuesday after tie first Monday in March
every two years thereafter. at which shall be
elected mayor, city attorney, city treas
urer.
At said election to be held in March, 1895,
here all also be elected seven mem hers oi
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
and the members of the city council
shall be elected as in the next section hereof
provided.
Sec. 1876. The officers elected at general
municipal election shall. after they have quail
fled as provided in this charter, enter upon
he discharge OF the duties of the offices TO
which they have been elected on the first Mon
lay in April succeeding their election; and
he members OF the council elected from the
wards in said city shall, after
he first election, serve for the term OF two
vears, and those elected from the odd-num-
)ered wards in said city shall serve for term
II four years and thereafter the term of Office Of
zach of the councilmen of said city shall be
or term OF four years. After the first elec-
ion the mem bers of the board of education
hall decide by lot who shall serve for four
1ears and who for two years three of said
aid members for four years., and thereafter
he term of all members OF the poard of educa-
ion shall be for four years.
The other officers of said city elected at said
,eneral municipal election shall serve for two
ears, and until their successors are elected
md qualified, except as herein provided as to
and members OF the board OF edu-
,ation, and except in case OF an election to
i'll a vacancy at special election, in which
,ase they shall, after qualifying as herein pro-
TiQed enter at once on the discharge of the
luties of the office and shall serve for the re-
nainder of the term of such office and until
heir successors have been elected and quail
led.
Sec 1877 Special elections shall be held for
he purpose of electing mayor or any other
,fficer herein made elective by the people, in
case of a vacancy occurring in any of the said
provided for. In the event OF any such va
fancy, such election shall be ordered and held
without delay; provided that the council shall
in all such cases, except in the event Of
vacancy in the council, have power to I'LL such
until an election can be held.
Sec 1913. The council shall have power to
submit to the electors of said city at any cleo
ton any question required to be so submitted
Dy the constitution, the law, this charter, or by
provided that in case such question
Is required by said constitution, law, charter
Dr. ordinance to be su omitted at q special or
)ther 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 a law; and
n case majority of all the votes shall be cast
against an act so submitted then it shall be
null and void but iu case q majority of all the
votes sha all be cast for such an act 1T shall be-
come 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
,he time of his election or appointment is not
\ qualified elector of this city under the laws
)f the state; and to be eligible to the offices OF
member of the council, in addition to the
4 bove 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
which he represents his Office shall immedi-
ately become vacant, and the Office shall be
flled as directed in this charter provided that
in case redstricting or redivision OF the city
into wards be made whereby the lines or
OF any wards are changed' lne last
provision in regard to residence shall not ap-
ply to any person elected as q member OF the
council before such change.
Sec. 2O6. The officers of said city, including
the city assessor and city tag and license col
lector in office at the time of the taking effect
of these amendments shall continue to hold
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