The herald., 1894-12-11


Tho following sections to be amended 30 a tt
read as follows to wit:
SECTION .. The said corporation shall hay,
l. TO make and use a corporate sc A. and alte,
the same at pleasure.
: To sue and be sued in all actions and pro
ceedlngs whatever.
3. TO have perpetual succession
4. TO erect end maintain public buildings
and TO lay out, establish. improve and ma In
tain public parks and cemeteries
% :, B, 10 provide for the care OF the sick and
d. TO make regulations to prevent the spread
oi epidemics and contagious and loathsome
4 To provide for supplying the city and It.
Inhabitants with water and gas, or either, OF
other means OF heat and illumination.
= b. To lay out, open, extend widen improve
or vacate, pave and iepave streets and alleys
sideWaiks and crossings, and other highways
o. To construct and maintain sewers drains
eno other works necessary for the disposi ton
OF sewerage
70 TO establish and maintain public schools
IL. To levy assessments upon property to
pay for the improvement of streets and other
Puplic improvements, and TO collect the same,
ana to levy and co lect taxes upon pro. erty
Tor municipal purpo ,es; provided that the tax
levied for any one year for ali municipal pur-
poses, othe' than payment of interest on the
municipal debt and redemption OF bonds,
shall not exceed 81 on each 500 worth OF tax
able property.
12. To manage, control. sell. leise for a Pc
riod not exceeding two years. or otherwise dis
pose OF any or all the property OF the said cor
poration, and to appropriate the income or
proceeds thereof to the use OF the said corpora
ton; provided that 1t shall have no power I ,
mortgage or hypothecate its property for any
purpose.
13. To license and regulate the carrying on
OF any aud all professions, trades, callings and
occupations carried on within the limits OF
said city, and TO fix the amount of license tax
thereon to be paid by all persons engaged in
tions, and provide the manner of enforcing
the payment of the same; provided, that no
discrimination shall be made between person,
engaged IN the same business otherwise than
by prOportioning the tax upon any business to
tho amount OF business done; and to license,
regulate, 70 train, suppress or prohibit any
or all laundries. livery and sale stables, cattle
and horse corrals, slaughter-houses, butcher
shops, hawkers, peddlers, pawn brokers. dance
cellars. melodeons. shows. circuses, public bill
suppress and prontbit all faro banks, games OF
chance, gambling houses, tables or stands,
ctw cnwqy heu'es fne kee1nMS M OF bees within the
sive immoral indecent or disreputab.e places
OF business or practice.
election or appointment of officers otner tn an
those established by this charter, or by the
general law, whenever the public convenience
may require the same. and prescribe their
duties and fix their compensation. (But this
shall not be construed to authorize the crea-
ton OF now Offices and the appointment Of
Oluct OulCtTb 10 perform Lno duties DIV THIS
charter assigned to officers provided for here
in. other than the necessary deputies and as
sistants to the onicers of said city,
10; 10 s%cgniTe, % by purchase; condemnation
personal, including water and water rights,
within or without the corporate limits, neces-
for tho exercise OF the powers granted to said
l6. To tx the salaries Of municipal otacers
except those officers whose salaries are Il xed
. by this charter
II. To provide and maintain q proper and
efhcient dre department, and mako and adopt
prevention and extinguishment OF fires, and
for the preservation OF property endangered
thereby as may be deemed expedient,
ls TO protect the properly OF its inhabitants
against inundations.
10. To provide against the existence Of flth.
garbage and other injurious and inconvenient
matter within the city, and for the disposition
90 To make the violation OF its ordinances
) misdemeanor in all proper cases, and to pre-
Icribe the punishment therefor. by fine or Inn
prisonment, or by both; but such ne not 10
exceed $500, and such imprisonment not to
exceed six months.
81. To prescribe the places at which cleo.
tons shall be held, and appoint the officers Of
elections.
such local. police, sanitary and other reguia-
tions as are not in conflict with general
laws, and are deemed expedient to maintain
me me ppvh,c pubc peace p,Sect property promote
of its inhabitants.
80. To exercise all municipal powers nsce,-
sary to the complete and effcent marage-
ment and control OF the municipal properly,
and for the efficient administration Of the
municipal government. whether such powers
be ex pressly enumerated or not, except such
powers as are forbidden or are controlled by
general law.
"a: The powers conferred BY this article
ehali be exercised BY ordinance, except as
Sec. 3-The onicers Of the municipality shall
be,
One councilman for each ward,
city clerk,
4 CLERK Of the mayor.
A city treasurer,
A city auditor,
Seven members Of the board Of educstion at
Five directors Of the Los Angelo, public
library,
public librsrian,
A city engineer.
city attorney
A superintendent Of buildingA
water overseer,
street superintendent
Five police commissioners,
A chief engineer of the fre department.
Five members Of the board OF health,
health officer,
Five fire commissioners,
Five park commissioners,
Three water commissioners,
Fhree building commissioners,
Sec. 4. The following officers shall be elected
by the electors OF the city Of Los Angeles, to-
wit:
The mayer,
The city attorney,
The city treasurer,
seven members of the 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
brtween the Los Angeles river and the east
boundary OF the city, easterly by the east
boundary OF the city, between the northern
boundary Of the city and Mission street; south
erly by Mission street. from the east city bound
ary to its intersection with Mission road Mis-
sion road, from its intersection with Mi, sion
street. to its junction with Macy street; Macy
street, from Its junction with Mission road to
the Los Angeles river; westerly by the Los An
gele, river from Macy street northerly to 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; easterly by the Los Angeles river, from |
Downey avenue, from the Los Angeles river to |
san Fernando street; San Fernando street, |
from Downey avenue to Upper Main street; |
Upper Main street from San Fernando street
20 Marchessault street; Main street, from |
Marehessault street to First street, southerly |
py First street, from Main street to Canal
street; thence along Canal street to Diamond
street; thence along Diamond street westerly |
20 tne west city boundary westerly by the
west city boundary from Diamond street to
the Sh,o north city boundary.
bounded northerly by Diamond street, from
tne west city boundary TO Canal street; Canal
slreet, from Diamond sire ct to First street;
First street. from Canal street to Main street; |
easterly by Main street, from First street to /
seventh street, southerlV by Seventh street, |
from MAIN street to west city boundary; west
cry tl py ~ tne m west city boundary, from Seventh
Fourth ward-All that portion of the city