The herald., 1898-10-27
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER
CONTINUED

vacancy In the ONCE.
Sec. 30. All legislative power of the
Council shall be exercised by ordinance;
other action of the Council may be by
the record Of Its proceedings shall be open
for inspection during usual office hours
Sec, GO. The Council shall, by ordinance,
provide for the manner and time of hold
tHe Council. ~
Sec. g.. The enactng clause of all ordi-
.'The Mayor and Council Of the City Of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:"
Sec. 62. II any. ordinance be presented
propriating money or fixing tax levy, no
ly,, while approving other portions OF the
ordinance: In such case he shall append
of the e tem ,ne or Items 70 Which
ne objects. and the reasons therefor;, ana
the item or items so objected to shall not
the Mayors objection. Each item SO OBJ,
jected to shall be separately reconsloered
by the Council in the same manner p,aS as or pr,
dinances which have been disapproVed py
the Mayor
Sec. Co. Six members of the Council
shall constitute quorum for the trans,
action of business; but no ordinance shall
be passed or other act done granting any
franchise, making any contract, auditing
or supplies to be furnished. disposing of
or leasing the city property, ordering any
assessment for street Improvement or
public sewers. or any other act done In
curing Of debt by the eity: unless six
s the All Of other ssn
be passed by vote of majority of tho
whole Council.
O.. 9, 'N. co,,, ~ o.,or o,tv
officer, or employee. shall be interested,
directly or indirectly. in any contract in
oesr he n hey dy cy Il pn paSy of o hS
and any such contract shall be void. Any
violation Of this section shall be misde-
Ger or employee thereof, besides the PEN
atty that may be imposed by court OF
competent jurisdiction, the Council shall
any person convicted Of a violation of
this section shall be forever disqualified
any ose er rnaef or nls Of
the city be a surety on any bond given
to the city: or to any person for the
Sec. 65. The meetings of the Council shall
be public, and a journal Oft Of the @ proceed a.
ings shall be kept by the Gierk; under hli Its Its
taken and entered In the journal in the
final action upon the granting Of fran
Bills. ordering work to be done or supplies
furnished, disposing of or leasing city
property. the passage OF any ordinance,
the ordering Of assessments for street i'm
provements. or building of sewers. or up
on any other act that may involve the
of Of or the nfurrng Of
OF the salaries Of the municipal officers.
and In all other cases upon the call OF
any member.
Sec. 66. The Council shall be the Judge
of the election and qualification Of Its
shall annday arasaGyr elss. ter onS wbd o5
shall be styled the President of the Coun-
Gil and who shall, In case Of sickness of
act as the Mayor Of the city. The Coun-
ell shall have power to. prescribe the rules
Of It's proceedings. and to preserve order
at its meetings, and may punish contemp-
tuous or disorderly conduct committed in
its presence by fine not exceeding nifty
'' ten days ano or ' BY both such mr. fne s and im
prisonment.
Sec. 81. It shall prescribe by ordinance
the duties of all officers whose duties are
not defined by this charter, and It may
by ordinance prescribe for any officer,
and not inconsistent with the provisions
OF this charter, and may fix the hours dur
ing which the public office of any city Of
ficer shall be kept open, II not otherwise
herein provided. The President OF the
Council and the Chairman of each COM
mittee thereof shall have the power to
ADMINISTER OatnS ana ann matlOnS feIat-
ing to any business brought before the
Council or under consideration by its
committees.
Sec. 6s. 1t SHALL by ordinance. regu-
late the entra.ce to and exits from the
theaters, lecture-rooms. churches. public
halls and public buildings Of every kind.
and prohibt, the placing of chairs benches
or open places therein, and may also
prohibit or regulate the wearing Of. hats
or other head-covering during perform
ances at thcaters or other public places Of
amusement.
See. SO. 1t shall make such arrange
and custody. and feeding of all persons
imprisoned by municipal authority. or
SIms sentenced to imprisonment ,i by the Police
all persons held under such sentence to
perform any public work.
of streets and blocks of land within
the limits of the city, and may by ordl-
nance, declare such surveys official. and
may compel all persons to conform to
the streets as they are now, or may be
hereafter lawfully established and de-
clared official, or otherwise dedicated.
Sec. II. It shall. by ordinance, estab-
.Hsh stands for hacks and other vehicles
for hire, and regulate the charges of
hacks and other vehicles carrying passen-
gers for hire. and require n schedule OF
such charges to be posted in every such
hack or other passenger vehicle.
Sec. r.. 1t shall, by ordinance, estab-
hsh fire districts and determine the char
acter and height of buildings that NAV
be erected therein and the nature of the
materials to be used in the construction
alteration or repair of such buildings. or
IN the repair, removal or alteration Of
existing buildings within such limits.
Sec. 73. 1t shall. by ordinance, provide
Tor the naming of streets and numbering
of houses, and for regulating and pre-
venting the exhibition of banners, flags
or ,placards across the streets. or side
public criers. advertising, ringing OF
bells, and other noises.
Sec. "a. 1t shall, by ordinance, forbid
the erection or display on any building
or property of the city, of any banner
device or flag of any state or nation ex-
cept that of the United States the State
or California or the City of Los Angeles;
and It may, by ordinance. authorize the
sum of two thousand dollars in any one
fiscal year. for the proper celebrat tion OF
the Fourth Of July and other public DEM
onstrations.
Sec. 75. 1t shall. by ordinance, regulate
the speed OF railroad trains and engines
ana cars, and the cars of street RAILWAYS.
tion flagmen. place gates or viaducts at
an such streets as It may deem proper.
and require street cars to be provided
WIN tenders or other appliances for the
better protection Of the public.