The herald., 1894-12-04

| library, and who shall be chosen from the
citizens at large male or female. without re-
gard to their political opinions, but with rsl er-
ence to their fitness for said office, and no
member of the city council shall be a member
| OF the board.
| Sec. S6. Such board, by n ma jority OF all the
members, to be recorded in the minutes with
| the ayes and noes at length, shall have power
| to mako and enforce all such bylaws. rules
| and regulations as may be necessary or expe-
| dent for Its own guidance, and for the admin
| istration, government and protection of such
library, reading room and property; to deter
| mine the number OF officers and assist 'Snts to
| be appointed for such library and reading
| room, and to determine and define their du-
| ties; to appoint q 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-
! 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
| for the payment OF demands on the city treas
| urer contained in article 81; and to have the
| general supervision, care and custody of
! The grounds, rooms or buildings constructed,
| leased or set apart for that purpose, and gen.
| carry out the spirit aud intent Of this charter
in establishing a public library and reading
ROOM. provided that all moneys received for
| such library shall be deposited in the treasury
| OF the city to the credit OF the library fund,
and shall be kept separate and apart from
| other moneys of the city, and shall be drawn
| 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
| drawn upon the general funds of the city.
| All Libraries and readiog rooms heretofore
established by said city, and all property, real
| and personal, thereto belonging, shall be
| turned over to the charge, custody and admin
istration OF the board of directors, with like
powers and liabilities as if such library had
| been established under this charter.
They shall have power and authority to Gre
ate museum in connection with said library
and 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. Tie 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 remov ais 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. l2O There is hereby established in and
| for the city department! 20 be known as the
! board of health, to consist OF five members,
namely: The mayor. who shall be ex-ofiicio
member and president of the board, and four
their political opinion, by the mayor. Three
ofsaid citizens shall be physicians in good
standing and graduates OF some reputable
medical college.
Sec. I24. The board shall appoint and may
remove at pleasure health officer, who shall
also act as city physician, and whose duties
|
shall be graduate of a reputable med ical col
| lege, and shalf have practiced medicine at
least three years and be 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 g. state OF calif9rna regu-
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. 81. 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 10 supply the city
| and its inhabitants with water, and to dis
tribute such water either in zanjas, pipes or
| 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 ordinance :
| provided, that no such main shall hereafter be
laid in said city of less dimensions than four
Sec. 1876. General municipal elections shall
be held in said city on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in March, 1895, and on the
first Tuesday after tie first Monday in March
every two years thereafter. at which shall be
elected mayor, city attorney, city treas
urer.
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 me mber OF the city council at each sue
cedfng election the members of the board OF
education and the members of the city council
shall pa elected as in the next section hereof
Sec. 1876. The officers elected at a general l
! municipal election shall, after they have quail
| flied as provided in this charter, enter upon
the discharge OF the duties of t,,e Offices TO
which they have been elected on the first Mon
day in April succeeding their elect on; and
| the members of the council elected from the
| even-numbered wards in said city shall, after
| the fl rst election, serve for the term1ofrtwo
years, and those elected from the odd-num-
of four years and thereafter the term of office of
each OF the councilmen of said city shall be
the mempers Of the boSrd Of
shall decide by lot who shall serve for four
! years and who for two years three Of sal d
4 members to serve for two years and four of
| said members for four years) and thereafter
| the term of all members of the Doard OF educa- :
ton 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
| cation. and except in case OF an election 10
| fill q vacancy at q special election, in which
case they shall, after qualifying as herein pro-
vioed, 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 vacancy occurring In any OF the sad
| 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 q
vacancy in the council, have power to fill such
| vacancy until an election can be held
Sec 1913. The council shall have power to
submit to the electors of said city at any elec
ton any question required to be SO submitted
a., ha lou n a rta
ordinance; provided that in case such question
is required by said constitution, law, chartei
or ordinance to be submitted at special o.
other particular kind of election, 1t shall be 81
submitted, and not otherwise.
The council may at any special or genera
election submit to the vote OF the electors t
be affected by any act in question whethe
| such act shall or shall not become a law; anc
in case majority of all the votes shall be cas-
against an act so submitted then it shall b
null and void but in case majority of all th
| votes shall be cast for such an act it shall be
come law at such time as the council shal
designate.
municipal Office under this charter who,
the time of his election or appointment is no
a qualified elector of this city under the law
OF the state; and to be eligible to the offices O
member of the council, in addition to tn
above qualifications the person elected mus
also have been a resident of the ward iron
which he is elected for at least two years pre-
vious to said election, and in case any membe
of the council shall remove from the war
which he represents his Office shall lmmedl
ately become vacant, and the office shall b.
filed as directed in this charter; provldeo tna
in case redistricting or rediv1sion OF the GU
into wards be made, whereby the INES 0
boundaries OF any wards are cnangeH' e rne ias
ply to any person elected as member OF Tn
council before such change.