The herald., 1898-10-21
rxr paoros1p CITY cHAnrnR
CONTINUED

CONTINUED
for which he was elected shall create a
vacancy In the ONCE.
Sec. 60. 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
s drnS oe 0f
Sec. co. The Council shall. by ordinance,
provide for the manner and time OF hold.
thso iRs Council. Coz '' anu 'pe''A' 'e "
Sec. 81. The enacting clause of all ordi-
1.-THE Mayor and Council of the City Of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:"
Sec. g. II any ordinance be presented
pfopriating money or fixing tax levy. ne
may object to one or more Items separate
n sueE esser Sase he shal append
to the ordinance at the time Of signing 4
q statement Of the item or items to which
he objects. and the reasons there1Or, ana
the item or items SO objected to shall not
take effect unless passed notwithstanding
ected y sSa Se
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 a quorum for the trans;
action of business but no ORDINANCE shall
franchise. making any contract. auditing
any bill, ordering any work TO De oone
or supplies to be furnished, disposing OF
or leasing the city property, ordering any
assessment for street Improvement or
public sewers. or any. other act done In
SSyns cSrTns ae n deS RaSyrSs Sy the ey ness
Of the members OF the Council vote In
favor thereof. All other ordinances may
whole Council.
Sec. 64. No Councilman or other city
Or or IN any IN
which the city is party. or made by any
ofiicer OF the city on behalf Of the city.
violation Of this section shall be misde-
meanor and, upon conviction of any off,
Ger or employee thereof. besides the pen:
competent jurisdiction, the Council shall
declare the office or position vacant vacant, and i
shis ssction ssi 1aH' snail be forever disqusihed
from holding any office under this sNchar-
ter. Nor shall any officer or employee OF
benefit Of the city.
Sec. e5. The meetings OF the Council shall
iags shall be kept BY the Clerk. under its
direction, and the ayes and noes shall be
final action upon the granting Of fran
chises, making Of contracts, auditing
bills, ordering work to be done or supplies
property. the passage of any ordinance.
the ordering of assessments for street i'm
provements. or building Of sewers or up up
payment Of money or the incurrng of
deb. by the city. and upon the payment
ana in ali other cases upon the call Of
any member.
Sec es. The Council shall be the judge
Of the election and qualification OF Its
members. 1t shall annually elect one OF
its members as Its presiding officer, who
eli and who Shall. in case Of sickness Of
act as the Mayor Of the city. The Coun-
Of its proceedings. and to preserve order
at Its meetings, and may punish contemp-
tuous or disorderly conduct a committed IN
dollars. and Imprisonment. not exceeding
ten days. or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment.
Sec 81. It shall prescribe by ordinance
the duties of all officers whose duties are
not defined by this charter and u 6,nsl may
duties other than those herein prescribed
and not inconsistent with the provisions
ing which the public Office Of any city Of
ficer shall be kept open, II not otherwise
herein provided. The President OF the
Council and the Chairman of each COM
mittee thereof shall have the power to
administer oaths and aflrmations relat-
ing to any business brought before the
Council or under consideration by its
committees.
Sec. 6S. 1t shall. by ordinance. regu-
late the entra:-ce to and exits from the
theaters. lecture-rooms. churches. public
and prohibit the placing Of chairs, benches
or other distractions in the hall. aislcs
Or open places therein. and may. also
or other head-covering during perform
ances at theaters or other public places Of
amusement.
Sec. 50. It shall make such arrange
ments as 1t may deem best for the care
and custody and feeding Of all persons
to Sy Yooe
Courts. and may, by ordinance, require
all persons held under such sentence to
perform any public work.
Sec.7O. 1t shall provide for the survey
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 be
hereafter lawfully established and de-
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 passcn-
gers for hire, and require a schedule of
such charges to be posted in every such
hack or other passenger vehicle.
Sec. 70. 1t shall, by ordinance. estab-
Hsh fire districts and determine the char
acter and height of buildings that NAV
be erected therein and the nature ~ tho
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. 70. 1t shall. by ordinance, provide
for the naming Of streets and numbering
OF houses, and for regulating and pre-
venting the exhibition of banners, flags
or ,placards across the streets, or side
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.
device or nag OF any state or nation ex-
cept that of the United States, the State
OF California or the City of Los Angeles;
and It may. BY ordinance, authorize the
sum of two thousand dollars in any one
nscal year, for the proper celebration Of
the Fourth of July and other public DEM
onstratfons.
Sec. 70. 1t shall, by ordinance regulate
the speed OF railroad trains and engines
ana cars. and the cars Of street railways,