The herald., 1898-10-25
City Of Los Angeles

heat ana light. and electricity for tele-
pnonic, topographic and other service.
~ To lay out, open. extend. widen. i'm
prove or vacate, pave and repave streets
ana alleys, sidewalks and crossings, and
otner nighways; to repair. clean, sprinkle
necessary appliances therefor; and. so far
as Is consistent with the constitution and
laws, to have the absolute control Of the
same and the exclusive right to regulate
their use.
~ TO construct and maintain sewers
Grains and other works necessary for the
disposition of sewage
Q0 To establish and maintain public
foins finvois, Mprarles' baths. hospitals. foun-
stockades, moTgues and almshouses.
QD To levy assessments upon property
20 pay TOR the improvement OF streets and
osne. puohc improvements. and to collect
.ne same. ana 10 levy and collect taxes
upon property for municipal purposes;
provided that the tax levied for any one
year, for all municipal purposes, other
tnan s payment OF interest on the municipal
exceed one dollar on each one hundred
collars worth of taxable property, except
IN IN cases or emergency, as provided In Sec.
133 OF this charter,
QD To manage. control, sell, lea.s or
otherwise dispose Of any or all Of the
property OF the said corporation, except
ing public parks. wa ter water rights, and
water-works and to appropriate the in
come OF proceeds thereof to the use of the
lol ~
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
pose.
dS To license and regulate the carrying
on OF any and all professions, trades, cali
ings.. occupations and kinds of business
carried on within the limits OF said city,
ana 70 iix the amount of license tax
thereon TO De paid by all persons engaged
In such professions. trades. callings, oc-
cupatons and kinds Of business, and pro
vided the manner of enforcing the pay-
ment OF the same: provided. thot no dis
sons engaged in the same business or oc-
cupatlon otherwise than by proportioning
the tax upon any business to the amount
Of business done; and to license, regula te,
laundries. livery and sale stables, cattle
and horse coIrals. planning mills rolling
mills. oil wells. tanks and refineIies,
foundries. brick yards, gravel-pits,
slaughtsr-houscs, s..I;ht butcher shops, hawkers'
shows, circuses. public piliard-ta bies,
bowling and ten-pin alleys, and to sup
press or prohibit all faro banks. games
stands. bawdy-houses. the keeping of bees
within the city limits, the erection OF
barbed wire fences. the keeping of cattle
and poultry. and any and oil obnoxious,
offensive. immoral indecent or disrep-
utable places of business or practice, nrio
to regulate the height of partition fences.
90 To create Offices and provide for the
election or appointment Of officers other
by tho general law, whenever the public
convenience may require the same, and
prescribe their duties and fix their com
pensation. But this shall not be con-
strued to authorize the creation OF new
offices and the appointment of other OF
hcers to perform the duties by this char
ter assigned 10 officers provided for here
IN. other than the necessary deputies and
assistants to the officers of said city.
QO To acquire. by purchase, condemna-
ton or other lawful means property, both
real and personal, including water. water :
works and water rights. within or without
the corporate limits. necessary or con-
exercise OF the powers granted to said
corpoI alton.
(16) To receive bequests, gifts and dona-
tions Of all kinds Of property within or
without tho city. In fee simple or in trust
all acts necessary to carry out tho pul-
poses Of said bequest. gift or dona lion.
with power to manage, sell, lease or
otherwise dispose of the same in accord
n n Of kI~
or trust.
QD To fix the salaries OF municipal Of
ncers and employees. except those officers
whose salaries are fixed or otherwise pro-
vided for by this charter.
CS) To acquire, provide and maintain
street railways. with the necessary rolling
stock and appliances for the operation
thereof; to provide for and maintain any
other public utility which may be DEEM
ed necessary for the public good, and to
establish tho necessary rules and regula- :
tions therefor.
(1S) To mako, adopt and enforce all
necessary rules and regulations for the
for the protection of Its inha abitants and
their property against the same.
(2O) To provide against the existence of
n.
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.
(2) 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 appont the
officers OF elections.
(23) To make and enforce within its linn.
its, such local, police, sanitary and other
regulations as are deemed expedient to
maintain the public peace, protect prom
erty. promote the public morals, and pre-
serve the health of its inhabitants.
powers necessary to the complete and Of
fclent management and control OF tina
municipal property, and for the efficient
administration of the municipal govern
ment. whether such powers be expressly
enumerated or not.
(25) The powers conferred by this article
shall be exercised by ordinance. oxcent a a
hereinafter provided.
ARTICLE II.
OFFICERS OF THE CITY.
Sec. s. The officers Of the City Of Tn.
Angeles shall be:
Nine members Of the council;
City Treasurer:
City Tax Collector;
City Auditor;