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election. asking that an amendment ol anendme.-.s this Charter, to be se out Tn such petition, be submitteIt tt the people, the Board must submit tt tne vote of the electors of the City anc county the proposed amendment ol | amendments
 The signatures to the petition need not all be appended to one paper Eacf signer shall add to his signature ms piace of residence, giving the street ana number. One of the slgners o1 eacn such paper shall make oath oe- Iore an oi cer competent to adminlstel oatns that the statements made therein are true and that each signature to sucn paper appende' is the gem re signature of the person whose name purports to be thereto subscribed.
 The Board of Election Commissioners nust make ali necessary provision TOT submitting the proposed amendment or aIlenoments to the electors at spe- clai election to be called by it, and shall canvass the vote in the same manner as Tn other cas , of election.
 All the provisions of the Constitution oI the State embracing the subject III tnls section provided for are hereby ex- pressiy made applicable to such pro poseo amendment or amendments. put 1T at any time there shall be no const1-
 
 which this Charter may be amended, then the aforesaid amendment or amendments must be submitted by the boaro or Election Commissioners tc the vote or the electors of the city ana County at the election which next en- sues sues after such petition is filed with the supervisors, if any such election IS not e,, eo De held within sixty days aIter the hing of such petition.
 The tickets used at such election snail contain the words FOR THE A AMENDMENT" (stating the nature or the proposed amendmenD and AGAINST THE AMENDMENT (stating the nature of the proposed amendmen).
 IT majority of the votes cast upon sucn amendment or amendments shall De In favor of the adoption thereof. the Board of Election Commissioners snail. within thirty days from the time or such election. proclaim such fact. ana thereupon this Charter shall be amended accorf' ,gly.
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CHAPTER III.
Contracts.

SECTION l. All contracts for goods, ence or printing for the City and Coun- ty, as well as for all subsistence sup plies, drugs. and other necessary arti- cles for hospitals, prisons, puNlic insti- tutions and other departments not oth- erwise specifically provided for in this Charter. must be made blythe Supervis- ors with the lowest bidder offering ad- equate security, after publication for not less than ten days in the official newspaper; and no purchase thereof or liability therefor shall be made or ere ated except by contract.
 Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the Board must determine annually what goods, merchandise, stores, supplies, drugs, subsistence and other necessary articles will be needed by the City and County for the ensuing
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ARTICLE I.
Boundaries, Rights and Iiab;lities

3oo, hiSHtS ana Liabilities.
 SECTION l. The municipal corpora ton known as the City and County of san francisco shall remain and con- @ .iilue pooy polite and corporate, in name ana In fact, by the name of the City and County of San Francisco, and py mat name shall have perpetual suc- cesslon; may sue and defend in all courts and places and in all matters ana proceedings; may have and use a common seal and alter the same at pleasure; may purchase, receive, hold and enjoy real and personal property; receive bequests, gifts and donations of all kinds of property, Tn fee simple, or in trust for charitable and other pur- poses, and do all acts necessary to carry out the purposes of such gifts, bequests and donations, with power to manage, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the same in accordance with the terms of the gift, bequest or trust.
 Sec. ?. The boundaries of the City and County of San Francisco are here by declared to be those set forth in Section Thirty nine Hundred and Fifty of the Political Code of California.
 Sec. g. The City and County of San Francisco shall continue. under this Charter, to have, hold and enjoy all property, rights of property, rights of action of every nature and description of the existing municipality and is hereby declared to be the successor of the same.
 Sec. 4. Suits, actions and proceedings may be brought in the name of the City property, money or thinf belong ing thereto, in law or equit..-, or dedi- cated to public use therein, or for the enforcement of any rights of, or con- tracts with, the City and County, whether made or arising or accruing before or after the adoption of this Charter. All existing suits, actions and proceedings in the courts or elsewhere to'which the City and Countyis a party, shall continue to be carried on by or against the City and County.
 Sec. 5. No recours, shall be had against the City and County for dam age or loss to person or property suf- fered or sustained by reason of the de- fectfve condition of any sidewalk street, avenue. lane, alley. court or place. or by reason of the defective condition of any sewer or by reason of any defective drainage, whether any of said defects originally existed. or whether they were occasioned by con- struction, excavation or embankment. nor shall there be any recourse against the City and County for want of re- pair of any sidewalk, street, avenue, lane, alley, court or place or by want of repair of any sewer; or shall there be any recourse against the City and County for damage to person or prop erty suffered or sustained by reason of accident on any sidewalk. street, avenue lane, alley, court or place, or by falling from any embankment thereon or into any excavation therein: but in any such case the person or persons on whom the law may have imposed the obli- gation to repair such defect in the sidewalk. street or public highway, or in the sewer, and also the officer or officers through whose official negli. gence such defect remains unrepaired shall be jointly and severally liable to the party injured for the damage sus- tained.
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CONTENTS.

ARTICLE VII-Continued. Chapter V-School Tax Levy. Chapter NI-Schoolhouses and Lots. Chapter VII-Public Library and Read 1ng-roomS. ARTICLE VIII - POLICE DEPART
 MENT Chapter Reorganization. Chapter II-Police Commissioners. Chapter IlI-Powers of the Board. Chapter IV-Chief of Police. Chapter V-Subordinate Officers. Chapter VI-Police Officers. Chapter. V!I-Promotions. Suspensions and Dismissals. Chapter VlII-Unclaimed and Stolen Property.
 Chapter IX-Present Police Force. Chapter X-Police Relief and Pension Fund.
 ARTICLE IX-FIRE DEPARTMENT. Chapter Reorganization and Powers. Chapter II-DuueS of Commissioners. Chapter 1II-The Chief Engineer. Chapter IV-Fire Companies. Chapter Wire Marshal. Chapter VI-Fire Wardens. Chapter VII-Firemen'S Relief Fund. Chapter NI1I-Salaries. Chapter IX-Department of Electricity. ARTICLE X-DEPARTMENT OF PUB
 LIC HEALTH. TT c L D XI - DEPARTMENT OF
 ELECTIONS. Chapter I-Board of Election Commis- sioners.
 Chapter II-Municipal Elections. ARTICLE IMPROVISATION OF PUB
 LIC UTILITIES. ARTICLE XIII-CIVIL SERVICE. ARTICLE XIv-PARK COMMISSION
 FRS. ARTICLE XV-BONDS OF OFFICIALS. ARTICLE XVI-MISCELLANE
 SCHEDULE.
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ARTICLE BOUNDARIES. RIGHTS
 AND LIABILITIES. ARTICL7 II-LEGISLATIVE DEPAh T.
 MENT. Chapter I-The Board of Supervisors. Chapter II-Powers of the Supervisors. Chapter III-Contracts. ARTICLE III-FINANCE AND TAXA
 TON. Chapter I-Levying of Taxes. Chapter 1.-The Several Funds. Chapter III-The Custody of Public Moneys.
 Chapter IV-Payment of Claims. ARTICLE Iv-EXECUTIvE DEPART
 MENT. Chapter I-Mayor. Chapter II-Auditor. Chapter III-Treasurer. Chapter IV-Assessor. Chapter Wax Collector. Chapter VI-Coroner. Chapter V1I-Recorder. ARTICLE v-LEGAL DEPARTMENT. Chapter I-Superior Court Judges. Chapter II-City Attorney Chapter III-District Attorney. Chapter IV-Public Administration, Chapter VI-Sheriff Chapter Nu-Justices' Court Chapter NIII-Polce Court. Chapter IH-San Francisco Law Library. ARTICLE VI-DEPARTMENT OF PUB
 LIC WORKS. Chapter I-Board of Public Works. Shapter lI-Improvement of Streets Shapter III-Opening of Streets, Shapter lV--Sewers and Drainage. Shapler V-Harbors and Wharves. ARTICLE VII - PUBLIC sCHoo1 c
 AND LIBRARIES Shapter I-Board of Education. Chapter II-Schools. Chapter I1I-Powers of the Ro.rd of Education. Dodio ol Chapter IV-Superintendent of Schools
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ARTICLE IT. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
CHAPTER I.
The Board of Supervisors,

The Board of Supervisors.
 SECTION l. The legislative power of the City and County of San Francis co shall be vested in a legislative body. which shall be designated the Board of
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 made are true. and that each signature to the paper appended is the genuine 1 signature of the person whose name purports to be thereto subscribed
 The tickets used in such election shall contain the words FOR THE ORDINANCE" (stating the nature of AGAINST TIE ORDINANCE" (stat- | ing the nature of the proposed ordi- nance).
 1 If a majority of the votes cast ,on such ordinance slall be in ia TOT of the adoption theret ., the Board of Election 1 Commissioners shall within thirty days from the time of such election, pro- calm such fac: nd upon such procla- nation such ordinance shall have the same force and effect as an ordinano, passed by the Supervisors and ap- proved by the Mayor, and the same l shall not be repealed by the Superyi- sors. But the Supervisors may sub nit a proposition for the repeal of such ordinance,' or for amendments thereto l for vote at any succeeding election; and should such proposition, so submitted receive a majority of the votes cast | thereon at such election, such ordi- nance shall Oe repealed or amended accordingly.
 Sec. q. Except as otherwise pro- vided in the Constitution of the State | or as otherwise provided in this Char ter, every ordinance involving the 1 granting by the City and County of any franchise for the supply of light or water. or for the lease r sale of any public utility, or for the purchase of land of more than fifty thousand dollars in value must be submitted to the vt te of the elect--s of tn City and County at the election next ensuing after the | adoDtion of such ordinance.
 The tickets used at such election l teI rfoi rdc rY0 ORDINANCE" (stating t--e nature of the proposed ordi .nce) and "AGAINST ThE ORDINANCE" (stat- ing the nature O. the proposed ordi- nance).
 If majority of the votes cast upon such ordinance shall be in favor of the l adoption thereof, the Board of Ele ion l Commissioners shall, within thir.v " days from tl time of such election. proclaim such fact: and upon such proclamation such ordinance shall have l tho same force and effect as an ordi- nance passed by the Supervisors and approved by the Mayor.
 No such franchise or lease or sale | of any public utility or purchase of land shall be of any force or effect ex- cept it be mado by ordinance, and such ordinance be adopted by the people as in this section provided.
 Sec. p. Whenever there shall be presented to the Supervisors petition sign d by i. number of voters equal fifteen per oentum of the votes cast at tha last nreceding State or municipal
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Sec. 5. No exclusive franchise or privilege shall be granted for laying pipes, wires or conduits.
 Sec. 6. The Board of Supervisors shall have power to grant authority for a term not exceeding twenty-fi five years to construct and operate street railways upon, or over, or under, the streets or parts of streets of the City and County not reserved for boulevards or carriage driveways, upon the follow ing conditions and in the following manner and none other:
 Upon application being made to the Board for any such franchise, it shall by resolution determine whether such franchise or any part thereof should be granted, and at said time shall de- termine on what conditions the same shall be granted additional to those conditions provided in this Chapter. After such determination, 1t shall cause notice of such application and resolution to be advertised in the off, cial newspaper of the City and Coun- ty for ten consecutive days. Such ad- vertisement must be completed not less than twenty nor more than thirty days before any further action is taken by the Board on such application. The ad- vertisement must state the character of the franchise sought, the term of it's proposed continuance, and the route to be traversed: that sealed bids will be received up to a certain hour on a day to be named in the advertise ment: and a further statement that no bids will be received of a stated amount, but that all bids must be fo1 the payment to the City and County in lawful money of the United States of stated percentage of the gross annual receipts of the person. com pany or corporation to whom the fran chise may be awarded, arising from its use, operation. enjoyment or posses sion.
 Every bidder shall file with his bid g
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-29
The Boston Stars.

The great popular concert company
will appear in Martinsburg Monday
February Ia, at the Central Opera
House. People everywhere are en-
thusiastic in their expressions of
praise Every artist is a star. Miss
Rose Garritz is Boston star violinist,
Miss Mabelle Hill is Boston's star
singer, Miss Bertha Brewer is Boston S
star reader, Mr. Frank Reynolds is
Boston's star humorist singer. Our
community will be given an oppor-
tunity of hearing some of the finest
and most popular talent of the land
The Brooklyn, Hartford, Boston and
other papers give them the highest
compliments as entertainers. 1t will
be an evening of great literary and
musical enjoyment in our city. Re-
member the date. You want to hear
them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-29
Something to Know.

that the very best medicine for restor-
ing the tired out nervous system to a
healthy vigor Is Electric Bitters. This
medicine is purely vegetable, acts by
giving tone to the nerve centres in the
stomach, gently stimulates the Liver
and Kidneys and aids these organs in
throwing off impurities in the blood.
Electric Bitters improve the appetite,
aids digestion, and is pronounced by
those who have tried il as the very best
blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try it.
Sold for 50c or S1.00 per bottle at l.. G.
Matthsei's drug store.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-29
catarrh Cannot be Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat of the dis
ease. Catarrh is blood or constitu-
tional disease, and in order to cure it
you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure is not quack medicine. 1t was
prescribed by one of the best physi-
clans in this country for years, and is
regular prescription. 1t is COM
posed of the best tonics known, COM
bined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfa-
ces. The perfect combination of the
two ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free.
+. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props, To-
ledo, o. Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-29
Sugar Consumed.

The very considerable increase in
the consumption of sugar in the Uni
ted States during the past twelve
months points to the field which the
beet-sugar enterprise in this country
has to fill. The sugar consumed dur
ing the year 1897 was 2,o96, zoo tons
against I goo, go tons in 1896, an In
crease OF 1917 tons. There were
last year only 41,347 tors OF beet sug-
ar produced in the United States,
ESQ, 600 tons of cane sugar, 5000 tons
Of maple sugar, and 800 tons of sor.
ghum sugar, making total of $780,
go tons of various kinds of sugar
produced in the country, and leaving
I 100, COZ tons to be imported, most OF
which comes from Europe. 1t is
claimed by the friends of beet sugar,
however, that from this time forward,
the annual increase in the beetsugar
product will be very large and that
there is no reason why it should not
finally include the entire amount now
imported from Europe and elsewhere.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-29
PUBLIC SALES.

Below is a complete list of sales so far
as we have been able TO ascertain, Any
persons intending to have sale will
confer favor by informing US, no mat
ter where you may get your printing
done. We are not in any combine, have
no one drumming up work for us, but
do print better bills and secure better
results than can be had elsewhere and at
as low or lower prices than any other
office in this section. Give us a call, at
least
January 81, Monday, M. V. Small will
sell his stock and farming implements
at his home near Noll's shop
February 3, Thursday, r. w. Vanmetre
will sell his stock and farming imple-
ments, without reserve,at his residence
81 miles east of Martinsburg.
February 10, Thursday, George w Ben
der will sell his large lot of stock and
farming implements at his home near
Bedington.
February Is, Tuesday, w. A. Lemen will
sell stock and valuable personal prop
erty at his home on the Herman Lemen
farm one mile west of Billmyer's Mill
and two miles southeast of Swan
Pond.
February II Thursday, John w. Mer-
chant will sell stock and farming i'm
plements at his home on Tuscarora, 2
miles from town.
February 81 Monday, J. w. Dodd, as
administrator of the estate Of the late
BENZ. NJ Shepherd, will sell the per-
sonal property of that estate at the
home of the widow on the Hedges
vile road, p miles from this city.
February %, Tuesday, David O. Bartles
will sell all his stock and farming inn
plements at his home at the Big Spring
on the Winchester turnpike.
February %, Monday, Geo. ID. Atkins
will sell stock and farming implements
at his residence on the Arden road, two
miles from Martinsburg.
March /, Tuesday, John w. Sperow will
sell his stock and farming implements
at his home near Hainesville, on the
Williamsport turnpike.
March 2, Wednesday, +. d. Lochbaum
will sell his personal property, one
mile northeast of North Mountain.
March 8, Thursday, E. s. Tabler will
sell his personal property at his resi-
dence near Greensburg.
March 8, Tuesday, Josiah Shambaugh
will sell lot of horses, cattle, sheep
hogs and farming implements at bis
home near Tomahawk.
March IL, Tuesday, Geo. l. Pitzer will
sell his personal property at his home
in Bunker Hill.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-29
Farmers Institute An Invitation to
Attend.
MARrINsBuRc, Jan. "a.

HARRISBURG, Jan. "a.
EDITOR HERA1D:--P ermit me
through your much read columns to
call the attention Of our farmers to
the Annual Farmers Institute, to be
held at Cherry Grove Grange Hall,
on Thursday and Friday, Feb. ! and 4.
Five questions will be discussed and
the Experiment Station people will
give US their assistance. The State
Board OF Agriculture will also be rep
resented.
AS there ale no charges to anyone.
these meetings ought to be we'll at
tended Good music and singing
will enliven this meeting. Come
early, that you may not miss any of
the features. The ladies' are always
invited and urged to take part in the
ALEX CLoHAN,
Ofthe State Board of Ayr.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-29
A NEW INVENTION!
Merrick's "HdeaA'' RivefOr

A very useful machine for farmers
llyerymen and factories for mending
harness and betting, also for making
new work. 1t will do the work equal t.
machines costing $65: yet this little won.
der is sold for one dollar and fifty cents
and the rivets are about one dollar per
thousand. Every farmer, liyeryman and
factory should have one. After using ii
you would not be without one for ten
times its cost. For mending belts In
factories it is simply immense. An eight
inch belt can be spliced at cost of ONE
CENT and do It In a few minutes No
factory can be without it, Agents want
ed. Secure territory at once by address,
ing #. II. MERRICK.
81 Huntington, W. Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-29
FIFTY YEARS
IMPROVE MENTS
IN FARMING"
Published by the New York Tribune.
SECOND EDITION.
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A vast amount of practical informa-
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A valuable aid to farmers who desire
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Extremely interesting and instructive.
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-29
Birth Of the "Greater'' New York.

With the dawn of the new year the
"Greater New York is ushered into the
world full grown giant The prob
lem of municipal government in this
country is to be put to the supremest
test on the grandest scale. Within it's
limits is contained population equal
10 that of thirteen of our sovereign
States at the last census, and as large
as that of the original thirteen States
when the union was organized. Pro-
visions for the life and health of this
vast multitude of all nations and chimes
is an unsolved enigma, but profitine by
the experienced of half a century S sue
cess. thousands of sufferers in New
York and elsewhere can be wrested
from the grasp of that agonizing com
plant, rheumatism, by the timely and
systematic use of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which is. moreover, a proven
tive of malaria and kidney trouble, and
a sovereign curative of liver complaint,
constipation, dyspepsia, debility, sick
headache and nervousness. 1t is an ad
mirable appetizer and promoter of sleep,
hastens convalescence, and counteracts
the infirmities of age.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-29
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENT.

During my absence Mr.. A, M. STAuB-
Lr, local editor, is authorized TO make
contracts and receive and receipt for
money and transact any and all other
business in connection with the Herald.
Hereafter the forms will close on
Thursday afternoon. Advertisers will
govern themselves accordingly.
Communications intended for publ
cation or business letters should be ad
dressed to "THE HERALD" personal
letters to a. B. SMITH.
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