The herald., 1898-10-19
Proposed Charter
FOR THE
Cityof Los Angeles

heat snd light. and electricity for tels-
phonic, telegraphic and other service.
O To lay out, open, extend, widen, i'm
prove or vacate. pave and repave streets
ond alleys, sidewalks and crossings, and
other highways; to repair. clean, sprinkle
and sweep the same and to provide the
necessary appliances therefor; and, 80 tar
az IS consistent with the constitution and
iaws, TO have the absolute control Of the
same ~ and the exclusive right to regulate
~ TO construct and maintain sewers,
grams and other works necessary for tho
disposition Of sewage.
u9S TO establish and maintain public
talns prisons. warehouses;, barracks,
stockades. morgues and almshouses.
(lD To levy assessments upon property
70 pay TOT the Improvement Of streets and
Vsne. Pubic improvements. and to collect
.ne same, and to levy and collect taxes
upon property for municipal purposes;
proNoed that the tax levied for any one
year for all municipal purposes, other
tnan u payment OF Interest on the municipal
exceed one dollar on each one hundred
dollars worth Of taxable property, except
IN cases OF emergency, as provided In Sec,
LIZ OF this charter.
aD 70 m.nase. control. sell. lease or
otnerwise dispose Of any or all OF the
property Of the said corporation. except-
Ing public parks, water. water rights. and
water-wofks. and to appropriate the in
coia o. thereof to the Of
have no power to sell, lease, or otherwise
dispose Of public parks, water water
rights or water-works. or to mortgage or
hypothecate Its property for any pun
on Of any and all professions, trades. cali.
ings.. occupations and kinds Of business
carried on within the limits Of said city.
ana to fix the amount OF license tax
tnsreon to be paid by all persons engaged
euPations and kinds Of business, and pro-
vioed the manner Of enforcing the pay
ment OF the same; provided. that no dis
elimination shall be made between pei
sons engaged In the same business or oc-
cupation otherwise than by proportioning
the tax upon any business to the amount
Of business done; and to license, regulate,
restrain. suppress or prohibit any or ali
laundries. livery and sale stables. cattle
mills. oil wells. tanks and refineIies,
foundries. brick yards, gravcl-pits,
auEhter-houses. butcher shops. hawkers,
peddlers, pa awn-brokers. dance-ceilars
shows. cifcus.s, public DIiiafd.tables. IslUi'aess
bowling and ten-pin alleys, and to sup
press or prohibit all faro banks, games
OF chsnce. gambling houses. tables OF
stands, 6awdy-honses the keeping Of bee,
within the city limits, the erection oi
barbed wire fences. the keeping Of cattle
and poultry, and any and all obnoxious
offensive, immoral. indecent or disrep-
utable places of business or practice, ano
to regulate the height Of partition fences.
40 To create ofnces. and provide for the
election or appointment OF. officers otheS
than those established by this charter or
by the general law. whenever the public
prescribe their duties and fix their com
pensation. But this shall not be con-
strued to authorize the creation OF new
omces and the appointment OF other OF
fcers to perform the duties by this char
ter assigned TO officers provided for here
In. other than the necessary deputies and
assistants to the officers of said city.
as To acquire. by purchase, condemna-
tion or other lawful means property, bot tn
real and personal. including water. water
the corporate limits, necessary or con-
vsnient for municipal purposes or for the
exercise Of the powers granted to said
corpoI alton.
tions Of all kinds Of property within or
without the city. In fee simple or in trust
for charitable or other purposes, and do
all acts necessary to carry out tho put i
poses Of said bequest. gift or dona ton,
with power to manage. sell. lease or
otherwise dispose of the same In accord
ance with the terms of the bequest, gift
or trust.
az To hx tho salaries OF municipal Of
whose salaries are fixed or otherwise pro-
vided for by this charter.
uO To acquire. provide and maintain
street railways, with the necessary rolling
stock. and appliances for the operation
other public utility which may be deem
ed necessary for the public good, and to
establish the necessary rules and regula- i
tions therefor.
QN To moke. adopt and enforce all
prevention OF fires. floods and riots. and
for the protection OF its habitants and
their property against the same.
eXlStenC&
Nth. garbage, and other injurious and In
convenient matter within the city. ana
for the disposition Of the same, ana pro-
vide for the abatement or summary re-
moval of any nuisance.
(2D TO make the violation OF tis ordi-
nances o misdemeanor in all proper cases.
and TO prescribe the punishment therefor.
by hne or imprisonment, or by both; but
such hne snall NOT exceed $500; and such
q NJ
(s0 TO prescribe the places at which
elections shall be held, and appoint the
on1cers Of elections.
(2S To make and enforce within its linn.
Its, such local. police. sanitary and other
regulations as are deemed expedient fo
maintain the public peace. protect prom
erty. promote the public morals. and pre-
ca To exercise oil municipal ana police
powers necessary to the complete ana ef-
fcient management and control OF the
municipal property, and for the efficient
ment whether suchs powers be expressiv
enumerated or not.
t25) The powers conferred by this article
shall be exercised by ordinance. except a.
ARTICLE II.
OFFICERS OF THE CITY.
Bee. s. The officers Of the City Of Los
Angeles shall be:
Nine members Of the council;
City Treasurer:
City Tax Collector;
citS Auditor;