The herald., 1894-12-08

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
istration, 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 determin. aud define their du-
| ties; to appoint librarian and necessary es-
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
hprarlan ana 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 gen.
esary @ to -. 90 all that may be necessary to
In establishing a public library and reading
ROOM. provided that all moneys received for
Of the city to the credit OF the library fund.
and shall be kept separate aud apart from
other moneys of the city, and shall be drawn
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 reading rooms heretofore
established by said city, and all property, real
and personal, thereto belonging, shall be
istratiol Of the board OF directors, with like
| powers and liabilities If such library had
been established under this charter.
They shall have power and authority to Gre
ate a museum in connection with said library
and to appoint curator therefor. provid I'd
that no expense shall be incurred therefor
tenance Of said library.
Sec. 95. The police commissioners shall pre-
scribe the rules and regulations for the gov
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the penalties for their violation; provided
| that removals shall be for cause only.
BEG. III. The board OF fire commissioners
The government OF the department. and fix and
enforce the penalties for their violation, and
PC sH. in
for the city department 70 be known as the
board of health, to consist OF five members,
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
medical college.
Sec. I24 The board shall appoint and MAJ,
also act as city physician, and whose duties
as such shall be defined by ordinance. He
shall be graduate of a reputable medical col
lcge, and shall have practiced medicine at
least three years, and be q citizen and resident
I for two years in the city and have his license
to practice medicine recorded with the county
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-
| shall also, when authorized by ordinance,
have .he 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 10 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
ey W. % such n
pacity as shall be prescribed BY ordinance
provided, that no such main shall hereafter bs
laid in said city of less dimensions than four
Sec. 1875. General municipal elections shall
be held in said city on the first Tuesday after
rst @ Tue Tuesday ts after 4 the frss Mondsy 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,
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 be elected as in the next section hereof
Sec. 1876 The officers elected at . genera
municipal election shall. after they have quail
ifed as provided in this charter, enter upon
which they have been elected on the first Mon
day in April succeeding their election; ). and
the members Of the council elected from tn .
even-numbered wards in said city shall, after
the first election, serve for the term OF two
years, and those elected from the odd-num-
Of four years and thereafter the term Of ofice Of
each of the councilmen of said city shall be
for term Of four years. After the first cleo
ton the members of the board of education
shall decide by lot who shall serve for four
years and who for two years tthree OF sal d
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 a special election, in which
case they shall, after qualifying as herein pro-
vided, enter at once on the discharge OF the
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
th6 purpose OF electtng 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
cancy, such election shall be ordered and held
without delay; provided that the council shall
in all such cases, except in the event OF .
vacancy 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
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 a 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
in case majority of all the votes shall be cast
| against act SO submitted then 1t shall DC
| null and void; but in case majority OF all the
votes shall be cast for such an act 1t shall be.
| come law at such time as the council shall
designate.
Sec. 203. No person sb all be eligible to any
municipal office under this charter who. al
| the time of his election or appointment is moi
Of the state; and to be eligible to the offices ol
| member of the council, in addition to the
above qualifications the person elected must
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 waro
| which he represents his office shall immedi'
| ately become vacant, and the Office shall be
filed as directed in this charter; provided th al
| In case redistricting or redivision Of the city
| into wards be made whereby the lines OF
provision in regard to residence s6all' not ap
ply to any person elected as . member OF the
council before such change.
| Sec FOG. The officers of said city, including
| the city assessor and city tax and license col.
lector, in office at the time of the taking effect
| of these amendments shall continue to hold
| their respective offices, receiving the same
compens nsatiou provided for in the charter un-
/ do yvh Wa aIQGfad Lection