The herald., 1898-10-19
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER
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can't can by the Council or the Mayor, and
tue vacancy shall thereupon be filled, In
tne case Of an elective officer. by the
ospcnc G3pHnc Ia ana IN the case Of an aPp9intiiy,e
service. by the Mayor; unless otherwise
provided for In this charter.
Sec. 80. All officers subject to the pro-
Visions Of this charter shall hold office un-
III removed, suspended or until their sue
| cessors have qualified.
Sec. 81. The Council shall have power
to suspend any officer of the city pending
trial. against whom any criminal proceed
ings or civil action for the recovery of
and the Mayor shall appoint a substitute
| Tor such office during suspension. In vot-
ing upon the suspension and removal OF
pending or removing the same shall vote
by ayes and noes and the same shall be
taken and entered upon the journal.
Sec. 49, 1t shall have power. by ordi-
nance, to adopt and enforce all such
! measures and to establish all such regu-
lations. In cases for which no express
city Council may from time to time deem
necessary and expedient, for the promo
tion and protection Of the health. COM
the inhabitants SO Of said said city, the preser-
walton of peace and good order, the pro-
motion OF public morals. the suppression
ot vice and the enhancement of the pub
ilc welfare in said city
Sec. SO. The Council shall have power.
ny ORDNANCE, to regulate and provide Tor
and erection Of lamp posts, electric tow
ers and other apparatus. and to regulate
the sale and use Of gas, electric light and
Of gas. electric light and power, 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.
to provide by ordinance that all rates to
| be charged by the city for the use of
water for domestic purposes shall be
water. is supplied, and shall constitute a
lien thereon: and the Council shall have
power to establish rules for the deter
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
sale Of the land so assessed in case Of the
non-paymcnt OF such rates, In the same
manner substantially and at the same
| time as in the case of general municipal
taxes.
Sec. IS. 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. So. The Council may. by ordinance.
provide for the erection and maintenance
OF barracks and work-houses in Elysian
Park or Griffith Park, for the safe-keep-
| ing and employment In either of said
parks Of such persons as are confined In
the city prison under judgment OF con-
| viction.
Sec. 81. II at any time provision is
made by general law Of the state for
the collection of the city taxes by and
through the officers of the county. the
| 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
Sec. SS. Every ordinance which shall
have been passed by the Council shall,
before II 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
his approval and signature, II he ap-
proves it; II not. he shall indorse thereon
the date Of its presentation to him and re- e.
writing. The City Clerk shall indorse
| thereon the date Of its return to him, and
shall. at ths first meeting Of the Council
thereafter: present the same, with the OBJ
FSereupon 1rS IN M The Council Council shall proceed to
reconsider the passage OF the ordinance.
and shall within thirty days after such
ordinance or resolution shall have been
50 returned. take final action thereon.
Upon such reconsideration. in all cases
where the vote of six members Of tho
Council were required to pass the ordl-
the. votes Of seven members to pass the
ordinance over the Mayors veto. In all
other cases 1t shall require the votes of
six members to pass the ordinance over
the veto. Tho vote in all cases of recon-
sideration shall be by ayes and noes. and
the names of the members voting for or
against shall be entered upon the journal.
Sec. 80. II any ordinance shall not be
returned to the City Clerk by the Mayor
within ten days after it shall have been
presented to him. the City Clerk shall at
tach a certificate to that effect to the or
dinance, and such ordinance shall, after
publication. become effective and be as
valid as II the Mayor had approved and
signed 1t.
Sec. 80. Whenever there shall be pro-
sented to the Council a petition signed by
number OF city electors equal to fifteen
per centum of the votes cast in the city
at the last preceding State or City cleo
ton, 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 alternative
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 sec
ton.
The signatures to the petition need not
all be appended to ono paper; but eacn
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-
ments therein made are true, and that
each signature to the paper appended is
whose name purports to be thereto SUBJ
scribed.
The tickets used in such election shall
contain the words FOR THE ORDI.
NANCE" lstating the nature ,91s Of the pro,
ORDINANCE" (stating the nature Of the
proposed ordinance.)
If a majority of the votes cast upon
such ordinance shall be in favor of .he
adoption thereof. the Council shall, with
ticn, proclaim such fsct; and upon such
proclamation such ordinance shall have
the sa mo forco and effect as an ordinance,
passed by the Council and approved hy
the Mayor, and the same shall not be re-
pealed py the Council The Council may
suhvnft a nronoaftiou for tho renooI ~ suoh