The herald., 1894-12-04

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skcrIoS 2. The said corporation shall have
L 70 make and use a corporate seal and alter
!. TO sue and be sued in all actions and pro-
cecdings whatever.
q To have perpetual succession.
-i a. TO erect End maintain public buildings,
and to lay out establish. improve and main
tain public parks and cemeteries.
8. 10 provide for the care of the sick and
helpless.
q. 10 make regulations to prevent the spread
OF epldemics and contagious and loathsome
z. To provide for supplying the city and its
Inhabitants with water and gas, or either, or
other means OF heat and animation.
=. TO lay out, open, extend widen, improve,
or vacate, pave and iepave streets and alleys,
sidewalks and crossings. and other highways,
D. 10 construct and maintain sewers, drains
and other works nece sary for the disposition
Of sewerage.
10 To establish and maintain public schools
ana public libraries. -r
IL. To levy a sessments upon property to
pay Tor the improvement OF streets and other
public improvements, and 10 collect the same,
and to levy and co lect taxes upon pro erty
Tor municipal purpose; provided that the tax
levied for any one year for ail municipal pur-
poses, othet than payment OF interest on the
municipal debt and redemption OF bonds,
nhall not exceed 81 on each 800 worth OF tax
able property.
IL. To manage, control. sell. re SO for pc
riod not exceeding two years, or otherwise dis
pose of any or all the property of the said cor
aad e lh q M me OF
ton; provided that il shall have no power /.
mortgage or hypothecate its property for any
Is. TO license and regulate the carrying on
OF any AID all professions trades, callings and
occupations car led on within tho limits OF
said city, and to fix the amount of license tax
thereon to be paid by all persons engaged in
such professions, trades, callings or occupa-
tions, and provide the manner Of enforcing
the payment of the same; provided, that no
discrimination shall be made between per on,
engaged in the same business otherwise than
by proportoning the tax upon any business to
the amount OF business done; and to license,
regulate, re train, suppress or prohibit any
or all laundries livery and sale stables, cattle
and hose corrals, slaughter-houses, butcher
shops, hawkers. peddlers, pawn brokers, dance
cellars, meloieons, shows, circuses, public bill
lard tables. bowling and tenpin alleys, and to
suppress and proaibit all faro banks, games of
chance. gambling houses tables or stands
bawdy houses, the keeping of bees within the
city limits, and any and all obnox ious, often
sive. immoral, indecent or disreputab.e places
OF business or practice.
IA. TO create Offices and provide for the
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-
tion OF new Offices and the appointment Of
other officers to perform The duties. by this
charter assigned to officers provided for here
in. other than the necessary deputies and as
sistants to the officers OF said city,
or other lawful means, property, both real and
personal, including water and water rights.
within or without the corporate limits, neces-
sary or convenient for municipal purposes. or
for the exercise OF the powers granted to said
'16. TO fix the salaries Of municipal officers,
except those officers whose salaries are fixed
by this charter.
IL. To provide and maintain a proper and
efficient Ere department, and make and adopt
such measures, rules aud regulations for the
prevention and extinguishment OF fires, and
Tor the preservation OF property endangered
thereby as may be deemed expedient
lS. To protect the properly OF its inhabitants
". TO provide against the existence of Nth,
garbage and other Injurious and incon nvenient
matter within the city, and for the disposi ton
OF the same.
. misdemeanor in all proper cases, and to pre-
scribe the punishment therefor. by fine or i'm
prsonment, or by both: but such fine not TO
exceed $500. and such imprisonment not -
II. To prescribe tho places at which elcc.
tions shall be held, and appoint the officers Of
~ TO make and enforce within its limits
such local. police. sanitary and other regula-
laws, and are deemed expedient to maintain
the public peace, protect property. promote
the public morals and to preserve the health
23 To exercise all municipal powers neces-
sary to the complete and efficient marage-
and for the eficient administration Of the
municipal government. whether such powers
be exp xpressly enumerated or not except such
general law.
"a. The powers conferred by this article
shall be exercised by ordinance, except as
a Sec. 3-The ofhcers OF the municipality shall
be-
81 One councilman for each ward.
U A city clerk,
a A clerk OF the mayor,
"A A city treasurer, sf ~
II A city auditor,
Seven members Of the board Of education at
Five directors OF the Los Angeles public
Al public librarian.
IA city engineer.
IA city attorney,
superintendent OF buildtugh
water overseer,
4 street superintendent,
Five police commissioners,
"A chief OF police,
4 a chief engineer Of the nre 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-
the mayor,
The city attorney,
Seven members OF the board OF education,
And by the electors of each ward respect
lively one member of the council.
The city shall be divided into nine wards, a.
follows;
First ward-All that portion Of the city
bounded northerly by the north city boundary
b tween 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 It's Intersection with Mission rad; 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; est'rly by the Los An
geles river from Macy street northerly to the
north boundary of the city
a Second ward-AH that portion Of the city
bounded northerly by the north city boundary,
from its west boundary to the Los Angeles
river: casterly by the Los Angeles river, from
the north city boundary TO Downey avenue
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
10 Marchessault street; Main street, from
4 Marchessault street to First street; southerly
by First street, from Main street to Canal
street; thence along Canal street TO Diamond
street; thence along Diamond street westerly
\ 70 the ives. city boundary; westerly By the
west city boundary f.om Diamond street to
the north city boundary.
Third ward-All that portion OF the city
bounded n0rtherly by Diamond street. from
the west city boundary TO Canal street, Canal
street. from Diamond str; ct to First street;
First street, from Canal street to Main street ;
easterly by Main street, from First street TO
Seventh street, southern by Seveuth street,
from Main street to west city houndsry; west
erly by the west city boundary, from seventh
street to Diamond street. ~
Fourth ward-All that portion of the city
bounded northerly by Seventh street. from
west city boundary to Main street; easterly by