The herald., 1894-12-06

library. and who shall be chosen from the
citizens at large, male or female, without re-
gard to their political opinions, but with refer.
ence to their fitness for said office, and nc
member OF the city council shall be a member
| Sec. SO. Such board by ma ajority OF all the
| members, to be recorded in the minutes with
| the ayes and noes atlength, shall have power
| 10 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 assis'sn to
be appointed for such library anG reading
| room, and to determine and define their du-
! ties; to appoint a 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
such expenditure or liabilities as are herein
authorized subject to the general provisions
LOT 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 ch arter
In establishing 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
| IRON SAID iund upon demands authenticated
| ny 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 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
| 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 a museum in connection with said library
ana to appoint curator therefor, provided
outside of the funds provided for the main
| tenance Of said Ii brary.
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 ire com lnissioners
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. l20. 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 shall be ex-oftico
member and president OF the board, and four
citizens, to be appointed without regard to
their political opinion, by the mayor. Three
of said citizens shall be physicians in good
standing and graduates OF some reputable
medical college.
sec. lZ4. Ihe b0arQ snail appoint ana 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 o reputable med ical col
lege, and shall 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 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 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 lii limits M Of said city or elsewheTs all water
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
inches in diameter.
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 the first Monday in March
every two years thereafter. at which shall be
elected a mayor, q city attorney, city treas
urer.
At said election to be held in March, 1896,
there shall also be elected seven members CO
the board of education from the city at largo
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
provided. f4cr
Sec 1876 The officers elected at a general
municipal election SHALL after they have quail
ited as provided in this charter, enter Upon
the discharge OF the duties of the offices 10
which they have been led on the first Mon
day in April succeeding their election; and
the members OF the council elected from the
even-numbered wards in said city shall aft ter
the first election, serve for the term OF two
years, and those elected from the odd-num-
bered wards in said city shall serve for term
OF four years and thereafter the term OF Office OF
each of the councilmen of said city shall be
ton the members of the board of education
shall decide by lot who shall serve for four
and who f0s two 81 said ID
said members for four yearsl and thereafter
the term OF all mem bers of the BOARD ofeduoa-
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
councilmen and members of the board of edu-
cation. and except in case OF an election to
fill a vacancy at 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 Offce and until
their successors have been elected and quali-
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
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
bv the constitution, the law, this charter, or by
ordinance; provided that in case such question
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 a law; and
in case majority of all the votes shall be cast
against act so submitted then it shall be
null and void but in case a m ajority 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
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