The herald., 1898-10-17

THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER
cant by the Council or the Mayor, and
me vacancy shall thereupon be filled, in
tne case of an elective officer. by the
Council. and in the case of an appolntive
omcer not included in the classified civil
service, by the Mayor; unless otherwise
Sec. 80. All officers subject to the pro-
VISIONS OF this charter shall hold Office un-
til removed. suspended or until their sue
| cesSors have qualified.
Sec. 81. The Council shall have power
| 70 suspend any officer of the city pending
trial. against whom any criminal proceed
| ings or civil action for the recovery of
money due the city has been commenced.
ana the Mayor shall appoint substitute
for such office during suspension. In vot-
| ing upon the suspension and removal of
oncers. the members of the Council, sus-
by ayes and noes and the same shall be
taken and entered upon the journal.
Sec. S2 It shall have power. by ordi-
measures and to establish all such regu-
lations. In cases for which no express
provision Is in this charter made. as the
necessary and expedient.. for the promo
tion and projection Of the health. CON-
fe ha,S ana tSs Of
l
vation OF peace and good order, the pro-
motion OF public morals, the suppression
0oI vice and the enhancement of the pub
| Tic welfare in said city.
Sec. .s3. The Council shall have power.
Dy ordnance, to regulate and provide Tor
f srs f LAYING aowa fas Ppss
ers and other apparatus, and to regulate
the sale and use of gas, electric light and
Of gas, @ electric M light ign if and power, az and the
rent of gas meters within the city,. and
regulate the inspection thereof; and to
telephones within the city. and fix and
determine the charges for telephones and
| telephone service and connections.
Sec. a. The Council shall have power
| to provide by ordinance that all rates to
| be charged by the city for the use Of
cbarre Taer for shall be
water is supplied. and shall constitute
lien thereon; and the Council shall have
power to establish rules for the - deter, ta,,
case to be subject to such lien, and to
provide for the assessment of the land on
which water Is so supplied. for, the col
lection OF such water rates and for the
| sale Of the land so assessed in case OF the
non-paymcnt OF such rates, in tho same
manner substantially and at the same
time as In the case Of general municipal
| taxes.
Sec. S5 The Council shall also have
power to pass ordinances upon any other
subject of municipal control, or to carry
into effect any other powers of the NUM-
cipality
Sec. Sc. The Council may. by ordinance.
provide for the erection and maintenance
OF barracks and warehouses in Elysian
Park or Griffith Park. for the safe-keep-
| Ing and employment In either of sa1d
parks Of such persons as are confined in
| cffv nrisnp un6er tIl6pmpnf Of
viction.
Sec. 81. II at any time provision is
made by general law OF the state for
through the officers of the county. the
Council may. by ordinance, adopt such
method Of collection and provide that the
assessment and amount of the levy and
rate of taxation for city purposes, be GER
titled in detail 10 the proper county Of
ficer or officers.
Sec. So. Every ordinance which shall
have been passed by the Council shall,
before it becomes effective, be signed by
the City Clerk or other person authorized
| by the Council to sign the same on its be-
half, and be presented to the Mayor for
proves it; il not. he shall indorse theIeo
the date Of its presentation to him and re-
writing. The City Clerk shall indorse
/ tHeTeOu tUe Qdte OI IT'S IdtuLu u uilu, anu
shall. OF tho first meeting OF the Council
thereafter. present the same. with the OBJ
jections of the Mayor. to that body.
Thereupon the Council shall proceed to
and shall within thirty days after such
| ordinance or resolution shall have been
so returned. take final action thereon.
Upon such reconsideration, in all cases
where the vote Of six members of the
Council were required to pass the ordi-
nance in the first instance. 1t shall require
the votes of seven members to pass the
ordinance over the Mayors veto. In all
six members to pass the ordinance over
the veto. Tho vote in all cases Of recon-
hideration shall be by, ayes and noes. and
the names of the members voting for or
Sec. SO. If any ordinance shall not be
returned to the City Clerk by the Mayor
within ten days after It shall have been
tach certificate to that effect to the or
dinance, and such ordinance shall, after
publication, become effective and be as
valid as If the Mayor had approved and
signed 1t.
Sec. 90. Whenever there shall be pro-
sented to the Council a petition signed by
q number Of city electors equal to fifteen
per eentum Of the votes cast in the city
tion, asking that an ordinance, to be set
forth in such petition. be submitted to
vote OF the electors of the city. such pro-
posed ordinance must be submitted to the
vote of the electors at the next general
city election, unless the said ordinance
shall have been adopted more than thirty
days prior to such election.
The Council may submit an alterna tive
ordinance for the choice Of the voters, and
any number of proposed ordinances may
be voted on at the same election, in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of this see
ton.
The signatures to the petition need not
all be appended to ono paper; but each
signer shall add 10 his signature his place
of residence, giving the street and num-
ber. One of the signers of each paper
shall make oath before an officer COM
petent to administer oaths. that the s-ate-
each signature to the paper appended Is
the genuine signature Of the person
whose name purports to be thereto SUBJ
scribed.
The tickets used in such election shall
contain the words FOR THE ORpI.
NANCE" (stating the nature Of the pro-
ORDINANCE" (stating the nature of the
proposed ordinance.)
II q majority of the votes cast upon
such ordinance shall be in favor Of The
adoption thereof. the Council shall, wlsh-
in thirty days from the time of such cleo
tiCn, proclaim such fect; and upon sucn
proclamation such ordinance shall have
the samo forco and effect as an ordinance.
passed by the Council and approved hS
| the Mayor. and the same shall not be re-
pealcd Dy the Council. The Council may