The herald., 1898-10-27
THE PROPOSED CITY cHAarzA

ment, and uniform OF the department..
ana or the officers, clerks and employees
snssrsof; and where the same Is not s
otherwise prescribed by the charter nx
tneir powers and duties, and from tlnls
20 time 10 alter or repeal the same; ans
to prescribe penalties for the violations
OF any such rules and regulations.
90 To grant permits to any person de-
sizing to engage in the sale of liquors IN
.rss @ quan,lty than one quart, ana 70
sraht permits TO any person engaged IN
the business OF selling liquor to be con-
sumed on the premises, and to revoke
any such permit when 1t shall appear to
the board that the business of the per-
son to whom such permit was given is
conducted In an illegal. disorderly or i'm
proper manner. Without such permit
none OF such persons shall engage In the
business of selling liquor. II the board
refuse to grant such permit, or propose to
revoke any permit that has been granted,
the person who Is refused such permit or
whose permit II is proposed to revoke.
shall be entitled to be heard before the
board under such general regulations
governing such proceedings as tho board
may. from time to time, by resolution en-
tered upon It's minutes. adopt. Such per-
mits shall distinctly state tho name OF
the person to whom the same Is given,
and the description of the premises
where such business is to be carried on,
Such permits shall at all times be sub
tect to inspection by any member of the
department.. Complaints to revoke per-
mits granted by the board must bo In
writing, signed by the person making the
same. and filed with the Secretary OF the
board; and copy thereof certified by
the Secretary must be served upon the
party complained against, at least five
days before the time set for the hearing
of the complaint; provided, that II such
complaint be accompanied with certi-
fed copy OF a judgment of court OF
competent jurisdiction, showing that the
holder OF such permit has been convicted
of violation OF the law. or of an ordi-
nance of the city in the course Of tho
conduct or running of his saloon business
therein, then upon tho filing of same the
board shall forthwith revoke such per-
nit without such notice or hearing. No
permits shall be granted without the con-
sent Of q majority of the members of the
board, voting in favor of the same, evil
denced by vote taken in open meeting,
and recorded In its proceedings, and no
new permits, above the number OF two
hundred. shall ever be granted In tho
City of Los Angeles until the population
OF said city shall have reached two hume
drcd thousand; such population to be
ascertained from the last preceding CEN
sus taken under either national. state or
municipal law. and no such new permits
shall be granted In excess of such two
hundred In number. except that the COM
mission may grant, subject to the condl-
tions here!nbefore provided, a new per-
NIT for each one thousand In number OF
the population of said city above such
number of two hundred thousand, to be
ascertained as last hereinbefore stated.
a. At Its discretion. upon the petition
or any person, hrm or corporation, to ap-
point, and at pleasure to remove, under
such rules as the board may adopt spe.
cial police officers without compensation
from the city. Such officers shall be sub
ject to all the rules and regulations OF
the board.
(0 To provide for the care. restitution
unclaimed property that may come into
the possession of the Property Clerk, and
TO direct the destruction or such OF said
property as shall consist of implements.
matter or thing used in the commission
OF crime. as in their judgment shall be
for the public good.
60 To appoint with the approval Of
the Council expressed by ordinance, a
Police Matron and necessary assistants
for the care of female prisoners, and to
provide rules and regulations for the
of the same.
Sec. 202. The President may convene
the board for special meetings. The Sec
retary OF the board shall be the official
custodian of all records and official doc.
uments OF the board.
Sec. 203 The Chief of Police shall be
appointed by the Board of Police Conn
four years. He shall have control. man.
agement and direction OF all members Of
the department in the lawful exercise oe
his functions. with fun power to detail
any OF them to such public service as he
may direct and with like power to sus-
pend temporarily, any member of the de-
partment. In all such suspensions he
shall Immediately report the same to the
board with the reasons therefor in writ.
ing. He shall maintain and enforce the
law and rigid discipline so as to secure
efficiency of the department.
He shall, subject to tho directions and
of the prisons of the city as are not by
the general law under the control Of the
sheriff.
Sec 2Oi. In the suppre sson Of any
riot. public tumult, disturbance of tho
public peace, or organized resistance
against the laws or public authority. the
Chief of Police shall. in the lawful ex.
ercise of his functions, have all the pow.
ers that are now or may be conferred on
sheriffs by the laws of the state.
Sec. 205. The Chief of Police shall be
the chief executive officer of the DEPART
partment. He shall be chargeable with
and responsible for the execution OF all
laws and ordinances and the rules and
regulations of the department He sha.
see that the orders and process issued
by the Police Court and such other orders
and process as may be placed in his
hands are promptly executed, and snal!
exercise such other powers connected
With his Office as may be provided ZOE
in the general rules and regulations Oh
the board.
Sec. 2OG. The Chief of Police shall keep
a public Office to be provided by the Counr
Gil. In case of his temporary absence
some competent member of the DEPART
ment by him designated for that pur-
pose. shall be in attendance at all hours
of the day and night; and in sucn caSo
he shall make known to Sucn mcmper
of the department where he can Do
found.
Sec 2O7 The Chief Of Police shall de-
tail one or more of the members or ths
to attend constantly on the
Police Court and to execute Its orders
and process.
Subject to ordinance Of the Council al
lowing same, and fixing the salaries
thereof and the regulations of the board
prescribing their duties, he shall detail
such members of the department to act
as clerks bailiffs, jailors. property cIerk
and mounted police as the puDllc serVlco
may require. He may also appoint spe-
cal officer to act as his private secre-
tary.
Sec. 2Os. The Chief of Police may from
time to time disburse such sums for con.
tingent expenses of the department, as
in his Judgment shall be for the best In
terest of the city, to be paid out of the
contingent fund allowed the DEPART
shall not in any one fiscal year exceed
the sum of three thousand dollars. Pro-
vision shall be made by the Council for
such contingent fund in the annual tax