The herald., 1894-12-07

library. and who shall be chosen from the
| citizens at large, male or female. without re-
gard to their political opinions, but with rsier-
ence to their fitness for said Office, and no
member OF the city council Ahall be member
| of the board.
Sec. ST. Such board, by 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 rules
and regulations as may be necessary or expe-
| dient for its own guidance, and for the admin
lstration, 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 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 ordinances and order the drawing and
payment yI OF Al moneys out Of said fund 10 for
| authorized, subject to the general provisions
for 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.
| orally to do all that may be necessary to
carry out the spirit aud intent of this ch arter
In establishing public library and reading
room; provided that all moneys received for
sucn 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
| 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
drawn upon the general funds OF the city.
All libraries and readiug rooms heretofore
established by said city and all property, real
and personal, thereto belonging, shall bs
turned aver to the charge custody and admin
istratiol OF the board OF directors, with like
powers and liabilities as If such library had
| been established under this charter.
| authority
ate museum in connection with said library
and to appoint curator therefor. provide
| that no expense shall be incurred therefor
| outside Of the funds provided for the main
| tenance of said library
Sec. 80. 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 com missioners
shall prescribe the rules and regulations for
| the government of the department and Y and
enforce the penalties for their violation, and
removals shall be made only for cause,
| Sec. 100 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-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
Sec. 1874. The board shall appoint and 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 graduate of a reputable medical col
| lege, and shall have practiced medicine at
| least three years. and be q citizen and resident
for two year, in the city and hsys his License
with the laws law Of the state of California regu-
| lnting 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
and operate waterworks, dams. reservoirs.
| ditches 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
mains by whomsoever hereafter laid in said
| city shall be of such material and of such ca
pacity as M shall be prescribed py ordinance S
laid in said city Of less dimensions than four
| inches in diameter.
be held in said city on the first Tuesday after
| the first Monday in March, 1896, and on tn Q
first Tuesday after the first Monday in March
every two years thereafter. at which shall be
| urer.
At said election to be held in March, 1896,
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
pis6 Sec. 1876 The officers elected at a genera |
! municipal election shall, after they have quail
| flied as provided in this charter, enter upon
| the discharge OF the duties of the offices to
| which they have been elected on the first Mon
day in April succeeding their election; and
the members OF the council elected from tn 9
even-numbered wards in said city shall, after
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
for a 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 three OF sal
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
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 q special election, in which
case they shall, after qualifying as herein pro-
| vided, 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
| oficer herein made elective by the people, in
case OF 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 a
| 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 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 q special or
other particular kind of election, it shall be so
| submitted, and not otherwise.
election submit to the vote of the electors to
| be affected by any act in question whether
| such act shall or shall not become law; and
in case majority of all the votes shall be cast
| against an act SO submitted then 1T shall be
null and void; but in case majority Of all the
votes shall be cast for such an act it 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
| the time OF his election or appointment is not
aqualifed 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-
Of the council shall remove from the ward
| which he represents his office shall immedi-
| ately become vacant, and the office shall be
| filed as directed in this charter provided that
| in case redistricting or redivision OF the city
| into wards be made, whereby the lines or
/ bOundariea of auv wards are changed the last