The herald., 1898-10-14
Proposed Charter
FOR THE
City Of Los Angeles

neat and light. and electricity for tele-
phonic, telegraphic and other service.
lS To lay out. open. extend. widen. i'm
pre- pr6Ve .,Sa or vacate. pave and repaye streets
o.ner highways; to repair, clean. sprinkle
ond sweep the same and to provide the
necessary nc appliances therefor; and, so far
in 10 consistent with the constitution and
,aws, 10 have the absolute control Of the
same "a and the exclusive right to regulate
theiI use.
~ TO construct and maintain sewers.
aialns d,a ana other works necessary for the
w 10 establish and maintain public
scnools, Libraries, baths, hospitals foun-
talns, prisons, work-houses, barracks,
stockades, morgues and almshouses.
QD To levy assessments upon propertv
70 pay for the Improvement Of streets and
otheI pubic improvements and to collect
tne same, and to levy and collect taxes
upon property for municipal purposes;
provided tnat the tax levied for any one
year, for all municipal purposes, other
man payment of interest on the municipal
debt and redemption of bonds, shall not
exceed exceed one dollar on each one hundred
uo,oass N ass wSrtn OF taxable property, except
~, IN cases OF emergency, as provided In Sec.
l33 of this charter.
uD TO manage. control, sell, lease or
otherwise dispose of any or all of the
properly or the said corporation, except
ing pubic parks. water. water rights, and
Water-works. and to appropriate the in
come OF proceeds thereof to the use of the
said corporations: provided that 1t shall
iasS nave no power to sell, lease, or otherwise
uispose OF Pubic parks, water, water
rights or water-works or to mortgage or
nypothecate Its property for any puI-
pose.
Q3) To license and regulate the carving
on OF any and all professions, trados, CALI
carried on within the limits of said city.
ana to fix the amount of license tax
tnereon to be paid by all persons engaged
M such PROFESSIONS. trades, callings. oc-
cupations and kinds of business, and pro-
vided 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-
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
ain Hoipc cOITdIS, pldNlnR mills, rolling
mills, oil wells, tanks and refineIies.
slaughter-houses, butcher chops, hawkers,
peddlers, pawn-brokers. dance-cellars.
sno~s paSa
bowling and ten-pin alleys. and to sup
press or prohibit all faro banks, games
OF chance. gambling houses tables or
stands, bawdy-houses. the-keeptng Of bees
within the city limits. the erection of
barbed wire fences, the keeping Of cattle
and poultry. and any and all obnoxious,
onensive, immoral. indecent or disrep-
utabie places of business or practice, ana
to regulate the heirht of partition fences.
QD To create offices. and provide for the
election or appointment Of officers other
than those established by this charter or
by the general law, whenever tho 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 or
hcers 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.
Q5) To acquire. by purchase, condemna-
non non or other lawful means property, both
works and water rights. within or without
the corporate limits. necessary or con.
venient for municipal purposes or for the
exercise of the powers granted to said
corpoI alton.
Q6) To receive bequests, gifts and dona-
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-
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.
90 To fix the salaries of municipal Of
ficers and employees. except those officers
whose salaries are fixed or otherwise pro-
vided for by this charter.
q9 To acquire, provide and maintain
street railways, with the necessary rolling
stock and appliances for the operation
thereof: to provide for and maintain anv
other public utility which may be Deem
ed necessary for the public good, and to
tions therefor.
Q9) To make. adopt and enforce ali
necessary rules and regulations for the
prevention Of fires, floods and riots, and
for the protection of its Inhabitants and
their property against the same
(20) To provide against the existence Of
filth. garbage. and other injurious and In.
convenient matter within the city. ana
for the disposition Of the same. and pro-
vide for the abatement or summary re-
moval OF any nuisance.
(2D To make the violation of lis ordi-
nances misdemeanor in all proper ca ses.
and to prescribe the punishment therefor
by fine or Imprisonment, or by both. bur
such fine shall not exceed $500; and such
imprisonment shall not exceed six months.
(22) To prescribe the places at which
elections shall be held, and appoint The
officers of elections.
(23) To make and enforce within its linn
its. such local. police, sanitary and other
regulations as are deemed expedient ia
maintain the public peace. protect prom
erty promote the public morals. and pre-
serve the health of its habitants.
(2N To exercise all municipal and police
powers necessary to the complete and ef-
ficient management and control of the
municipal property: and for the efficient
administration of the municipal govern.
or not.
(25) The powers conferred by this nrtic,e
shall be exercised by ordinance, except as
provided.
ARTICLE II.
OFFICERS OF THE CITY.
Sec; 5. The officers of the City of Los
Angeles shall be:
Mayor
Nine members Of the council:
City Treasurer;
City Tax Collector, -.
City Auditor;