The herald., 1898-10-25
rHz PROPOSED CITY cHAaTE1
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CONTINUED
removal OF. a Councilman, from the ward
for which he was elected shall create a
vacancy In the ONCE.
Sec. So All legislative power of the
Council shall be exercised by ordinance;
other action OF the Council may be by
order, upon motion or by resolution; and
nr inr Irc1 inspection IL during usual Office hours %
Sec. 60. The Council shall, by ordinance.
provide for the manner and time Of hold.
ing all regular and special meetings of
the Council.
Sec. 81. The enacting clause Of all ordi-
nances shall be substantially as follows:
"The Mayor and Council of tho City of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:"
Sec. 62. II any ordinance be presented
to the Mayor containing several items ap-
propriating money or fixing tax levy, no
may object to one or more items separate
ordinance. In such case he shall append
to the ordinance at the time of signing i
he objects, and M tn the ' reasons therefor. and
the item or items so objected to shall not
take effect unless passed notwithstandlng
the Mayors objection. Each item SO 90,
jected to shall be separately reconsidered
by the Council in the same manner as or
dinances which have been disapproved by
the Mayor.
Sec g. Six members of the Council
shall constitute quorum for the trans,
be passed or other act done granting any
franchise, making any contract. auditing
any bin ordering any woTk dierosnr 10 ps sons az
or leasing the city property, ordering any
assessment for street Improvement or
public sewers. or any, other act done one In IN
curing OF debt by tho city unless six
Of the members. Of the Council vote In
favor thereof. All other ordinances may
be passed by a vote Of majority Of the
whole Council.
Sec g. No Councilman or other city
officer, or employee. shall be interested.
directly or indirectly. In any contract in
which the city Is party, or made by any
and any such contract shall be void. Any
violation Of this section shall be misde-
meanor and upon CONVICTION nia OF any any sn ON,
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
from holding any office under THIS char,
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
ings shall be kept by the Clerk. under its
direction, and the ayes and noes Shall pc
taken and entered In the journal In the
final actioa upon the granting OF fran
s work G to pe aone or sSpe
furnished. disposing Of or leasing city
property. the passage of any ordinance,
provements, or building of sewers. or up
on any other act that may involve the
payment Of money or the incurrlng Ing s.,o1ni OF
of the salaries of the municipal officers.
and in all other cases upon the call of
any member
Sec. &c. The Council shall be the fudge
of the election and qualification of Its
membsrs 1t shall annually eisst tter one wba 61
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-
Gil shall have power to prescribe the rules
of its 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. 20 o, by by both such fine and i'm,
prisonmcnt.
Sec. s7. 1t shall prescribe by ordinance
not defined by this charter. and 1t may
by ordinance prescribe for any officer;
and not inconsistent with the provisions
OF this charter and may fix tho hours dur
Ing which the public office of any city Of
ticer shall be kept open. II not otherwise
herein provided. The President of the
Council and the Chairman of each COM
miitce thereof shall have the power to
administer oaths and kffirmations relat-
ing to any business brought before the
Council or under consideration by It's
committees
Sec. 6S. 1t SHALL by ordinance. regu-
late the entraice to and exits from the
thcatcrs. lecture-rooms, churches. public
halls and public buildings Of every kind.
or other distractions in the hall, aislcs
or open places therein. and may also
prohibit or re reSuate the ,s;g wearing Of hats
ances at thcaters or other public places OF
amusement.
Sec Co. 1t shall make such arrange
ments as 1t may deem best for the care
and custody. and feeding of all persons
imprisoned by municipal authority, or
Courts and may. by ordinance, require
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 he
hereafter. lawfully established and de-
clared Official or otherwise dedicated.
Sec. II. 1t shall. by ordinance, estab-
lish 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 72 1t shall. by ordinance. estab-
lish 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
for the naming of streets and numbering
of houses. and for regulating and prci
venting the exhibition of banners, flags
or placards across the streets or side
walks. and for regulating or suppressing
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,
cent that Of the United States. the State
of California or the City of Los Angeles;
and II may, by ordinance, authorize tho
expenditure Of money. not to exceed the
sum Of two thousand dollars in any one
fiscal year. fof the proper celebration of
tho Fourth OF July and other public DEM
onstrations.
Sec. rs. IT shall. by ordinance, regulate
the speed or railroad trains and engines
and cars, and the cars of street RAILWAYS.