The herald., 1898-10-31
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER
CONTINUED

vacancy in the Office
Council shall be exercised by ordinance; ;
other action OF the Council may be by
order, upon motion or by resolution; and
the record OF its proceedings shall be o. n
for inspection during usual office hours.
Sec. GO. The Council shall, by ordinance,
provide for the manner and time of hold
Ing ali regular and special meetings Of
the Council.
Sec 81. The enactng clause of all ordi-
"The Mayor and Council of the 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 liking a tax leVy' ne
may object to one or more items separate
dnc d %nrs approving other % Porh,onls shol onpend p
to the ordinance at the time of signing Il
Q statement of the item or items to which
he objects. and the reasons therefor and
the item or items so objected to. shall not
take effect unless passed Notwithstanding
the Mayors objection. Each item SO ob,
by the Council in the same manner as or
dinances which have been disapproved ny
the Mayor.
Sec g. Six members of the Council
shall constitute a quorum for the trans.
action of business; but no ordinance snail
be passed or other act done granting any
any bill, ordering any work to be done
or supplies to be furnished, disposing OF
or leasing the city property, ordering any
public sewers. or any. other act done IN
voving the paying of money or the In
s9rrns Of dsSt By the the anc ety unless ysse six X
favor thereof. All other ordinances may
be passed by vote of majority OF the
whole Council.
Sec. GA. No Councilman or other city
officer, or employee. shall be interested
directly or indirectly, in any contract In
officer of the city on behalf of the city.
ana any such contract shall be void Any
violation of this section shall be misdc-
meanOr and, upon conviction OF any ofn-
Ger or employee thereof, be sides the PEN
atty that may be imposed by court OF
competent jurisdiction. the Council shall
declare the Office or position vacant. and
any person convicted of violation OF
this section shall be forever disqualified
from holding any office % under I nls lsvsn enarf IF
the city be a surety on any bono given
to the city. or to any person for the
Sec. 65. The meetings of the Council shall
be public, and journal Of the proceed
ings shall be kept by the Clerk, under its
taken and entered In the journal In the
final action upon the granting Of fran
chiscs making Of contracts. auditing itiags
furnished. disposing OF or leasing city
property. the passage Of any ordinance.
the ordering of assessments for street I'M
provements. or building of sewers, or up
on any other act that may involve the
payment of money or the mourning or a
debt by the city and upon the payment
of the salaries of the municipal officers.
and in all other cases upon the call or
any member.
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of the election and qualification of its
members 1t shall annually elect one OF
Its members as its pre- siding officer, who
shall be styled the President OF the Coun-
Gil and who shall, in case Of sickness of
the Mayor or his absence from the city.
act as the Mayor of'the city. The Coun-
Gil shall have power to prescribe the rules
of its proceedings. and to pre- serve order
at its meetings. and may punish contemp-
tuous or disorderly conduct committed IN
dollars and Imprisonment not exceeding
ten days. or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment.
Sec. CT. 1t shall prescribe by ordinance
the duties of all officers whose duties are
not defined by this charter, and 1t may
duties other than those herein prescribed
and not inconsistent with the provisions
OF this charter, and may fix the hours dur
ing which the public office of any city Of
ficer shall be kept OPEN If not otherwise
herein provided. The President OF the
Council and the Chairman OF each COM
mit.ee thereof shall have the power to.
administer oaths and affirmations relat-
ing to any business Brought before the
Council or under consideration by its
committees.
late the entral .ce to and exits from the
theatcrs. lecture-rooms, churches, public
halls and public buildings Of every kind,
and prohibit the placing OF chairs benches
DiS1cG
or open places therein. and may also
prohibit or regulate the wearing of hats
ances at thcaters or other public places Of
amuse ment.
Sec GO. 1t shall make such arrange
ments as 1t may deem best for tho care
and custody and feeding of all persons
imprisoned by municipal authority. or
sentenced to Imprisonment by the Police
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 ordi-
nance declare such surveys official. and
may compel all persons to conform to
hercafter lawfully S amd may dee
clared official, or otherwise dedicated
Sec. H.. It shall, by ordinance, estab-
for hire, and regulate the charges of
hacks and other vehicles carrying passen-
gers for hire, and require a schedule Of
such charges to be posted in every such
% hack or other passenger vehicle.
Sec; r.. It shall. by ordinance, cstab-
lish fire districts and determine the char
acter and height of buildings that may
be erected therein and the nature of tho
materials to be used in the construction
alteration or repair of such buildings. or
In the repair, removal or alteration of
Sec: 7S. 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,
cept that of the United States. the State
of California or the City of Los Angeles;
and 1T may, by ordinance, authorize tho
expenditure of money. not to exceed the
sum OF two thousand dollars in any one
iiscal year, for the proper celebration Of
onstrations.
Sec. Is. 1t shall, by ordinance, regulate
the. speed of railroad trains and engines
and cars. and the cars of street RAILWAYS
rrequlrc railroad companies either to sta
al such streets as It may deem proper,
and require street cars to he nrovided
with tenders or other appliances for the
better protection of the public.