The herald., 1898-10-21
Proposed Charter
FOR THE
City Of Los Angeles

heat and light, and electricity for tele-
phonic. telegraphic and other service.
(9 To lay out, open, extend, widen, i'm
4 prove or vacate, pave and repave streets
and alleys, sidewalks and crossings, and
otner highways; to repair, clean, sprinkle
ana sweep the same and to provide the
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.
90 To construct and maintain sewers
Grams and other works necessary for tho
| disposition of sewage.
(lV To establish and maintain public
schools, Libraries, baths, hospitals foun-
| talnS, prisons. work-houses, barracks
stockades, morgues and almshouses.
w 10 levy assessments upon property
10 pay for the Improvement Of streets and
otneI public improvements, and to collect
the same, and to levy and collect taxes
upon property for municipal purposes;
provided that 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 one dollar on each ono hundred
collars worth of taxable property, except
IN, IN cases Of emergency, as provided In Sec.
1873 Of this charter.
az To manage control, sell, leasc or
otherwise dispose Of any or all OF the
property of the said corporation, except
ing public parks, water. water rights and
come OF proceeds thereof to the use Of the
said corporation; provided that it shall
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 puI-
pose.
Q0 To license and regulate the carrying
On ono OF any and all professions. trades, CALI
carried on within the limits OF said city,
and to fix the amount of license tax
thereon to be paid by all persons engaged
In such professions, trades callings, oc-
vided the manner of enforcing the pay
ment of the same; provided that no dis
elimination shall be made between per
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, regulate,
restrain. suppress or prohibit any or ali
iaundries. M livery and sale stables, cattle
mills; OIL wells, tanks and refineIies,
foundries. brick yards, grave-pits,
slaughter-houses. butcher shops. hawkers,
ped1oisrs, s1odsan. pawn,orokers dance-cellars,
shows circuses. public billiard-tabes,
/ bowling and ten-pn 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 all obnoxious
offensive, immoral, indecent or disrep-
utable places of business or practice, ana
to regulate the height of partition fences
QD To create offices. and provide for the
elecfion or appointment of officers other
by the 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 or
ficers 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-
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-
venient for municipal purposes, or for the
exercise of the powers granted to said
corporation
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
al acts necessary ecfs to- carry out tho pur
with power to manage, sell, lease or
otherwise dispose of the same in accord
ance with the terms Of the bcquest. 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.
QS) 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.
C9) 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.
filth. garbage, and other injurious and in
convenient matter within the CITY. ann
for the disposition Of the same, and pro-
vide for the abatement or summary re-
(2D To make the violation of lis ordi-
nanceS misdemeanor in all proper ca
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.
(2S) To make and enforce within its lin.
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 nre-
serve the health Of its Inhabitants.
(2D To exercise all municipal and nol,cs
powers necessary to the complete and Of
ficient management and control of the
municipal property, and for the efIieient
administration OF the municipal rovern.
ment. whether such powers be expressly
enumerated or not.
(25) The powers conferred by this article
shall be exercised by ordinance exccpt az
hereinafter provided. 90
ARTICLE II.
OFFICERS OF THE CITY.
Sec. s. Tho officers Of the City Of Los