The herald., 1897-05-19
The League for Better City
Government
NECESSARY STEPS ARE TAKEN
BYLAWS AS AGREED UPON ARE
ADOPTED
Twsnty-three Directors Chosen-The
Annual Meeting to Be Held the
Third Tuesday in June


music hall, Bradbury block, on Thir'
street, last evening, for the purpose o
considering the questions of incorporat
ing under the laws of the state. Their
were only about thirty members of thu
eighty who have paid their dues in at
tendance, but large number was rep
resented by proxy, bringing the real rep
resentation up to sixty-five. The meet
ing was called to order at S:15 o'clock BY
s. b. Lewis, chairman of the league, will
Charles S. Walton acting as secretary
After calling on those who had not paid
their dues to do The announced that the
first order of business would be the cleo
ton of a chairman and secretary OF the
meeting, and on motion Of Major H. I.
Lee, the officers of the league were elect
ed as such officers of the meeting.
Secretary Walton then read the call
for the meeting, after which the chair
man announced that the next order OF
business would be the consideration OF
the question of Incorporating under the
laws of the state.
On the call of the chair, Major Lee, as
chairman of the committee on incorpor-
alton, briefly explained what had been
done by the committee on that line.
Among the benefits that would result
from Incorporation, Major Lee said that
while they were not an Incorporated
body, each member was individually la
BILE for the debts of the association. AS
an incorporation, the members would
only be liable for their pro rata, in pro-
Of hold
rather, his membership. This feature.
however had only been lightly touched
upon. The real motive for the incorpor-
alton was to impress upon the commun-
ity the fact that the league still lives
and intends to live. He therefore moved
as the sense of the meeting that the
league incorporate, and that they do
proceed to incorporate under the civil
code of the state of California. The mo-
ton prevailed by a unanimous vote.
Major Lee then read the articles of
Incorporation, printed copies of which
had been sent out to the members, and
they were adopted by unanimous vote.
The name of the incorporation is The
League for Better City Government in
Los Angeles, and the purposes and or
garization are set forth as follows:
That the purposes for which it is form
ed are to cultivate and foster spirit OF
cSvic patriotism among the citizens of
Los Angeles, and to do all things lawful
to bring about and maintain efficient
and economical administration OF num-
cipal affairs in the city.
That the place where the principal
business of said corporation is to be
transacted is the city of Los Angeles,
county of Los Angeles, state of Califor-
mia.
That the term for which said corpora
tion is to exist is fifty years. from and
after the date of it's Incorporation.
That the number of directors of said
corporation shall be twice the number Of
wards from time to time existing in the
city of Los Angeles, plus five; two OF
which directors shall reside in and be
elected from each ward, and five Of
whom shall be elected from the city at
large, as shall be more specifically set
out in the bylaws to be hereafter adopt
ed That the number of the directors
appointed to serve until the first annual
meeting, and until the election and quail
ification Of their successors, is twenty
three.
The election of directors being the
next order of business, ]. r. Newberry
moved that a nominating committee of
three be appointed by the chair to pre-
sent the names of such directors. The
motion prevailed, and Messrs. ]. r.
Newberry. ]. V. Wachtel and Gregory
Perkins, jr., were appointed as such
committee.
On motion of Walter Rose the COM
mittee was Instructed to report the
names forthwith, and they retired to de-
liberate.
On motion of Major Lee the date for
the annual meeting was fixed for the
third Tuesday in June. Major Lee stated
that the date for this meeting was an
important matter, and had been decided
upon after mature deliberation. The OBJ
ject was to give the officers who would
have charge of the coming campaign
ample time to arrange their plans, as
in the last election the league had not
been able to do their best work.
Major Lee then proceeded to read the
bw-laws, commenting on them as he
proceeded, and explained that while
they could not be adopted at
this meeting, the league not yet
being Incorporated, they could be
discussed land the members could sign
the same. No change was suggested,
and when the clause in regard to
corporate seal was reached it was stated
that the committee had not felt compe-
tent to suggest device, and on motion
the design of ballot box, over which is
an open eye, was adopted as the official
seal Of the league.
Ex-Mayor Hazard raised the point
that, as a club, they should not counten-
Ance writing names on the ballots as
that was the great niquity of the Aus
tralian ballot system, as it permitted
man to buy votes and see that the goods
are delivered.
Major Lee explained that under the
law the rights of the voter could not
De abridged and he could not be
shut out from voting for any one he saw
III. 1t had only been ireerted in the in
terest of liberty of action,
c. D. Willard agreed with Major Lee.
put Mr.. Hazard insisted that when
ballot is printed no names should be
written on it, not even a scratch made.
AND he moved that this provision be
struck out, but he almost immedi-
ately withdrew it, after remarks by
Messrs T. e. iGbbon, Udell and others.
After some talk a motion was made
and seconded that the bylaws as read
be accepted, but, at the suggestion of
Major Lee, Charles Udell, who stated
hat he had some objections to the by