Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-01

Gil involving an expenditure Of more
than $500.
Amendment No. 6
Sec. 641a-Provides the city shall pay
premiums on bonds given by city
employees and officials. Under the
present system the officials and en-
ployes must furnish their own bonds.
Amendment No. 7
Sec. 257-Gives power to Los Angeles
to annex any contiguous city or town,
incorporated or under a freeholders'
| charter, and also makes 1t lawful to
consolidate city and county govern
| ments whenever the laws of the state
authorize such consolidation.
| Sec. 258-Provides for the establish
ment of the borough system in any
territory hereafter annexed to the city
containing a population Of more than
| 500 inhabitants.
Sec. 25Sa-Provides for the govern
ment of borough by a board of trus-
tees of five members, elected by the
voters of the borough. Other borough
officials are to be appointed by this
board.
Sec. 25Sb-Makes it compulsory on
the city council to call an election in
any, territory to provide for the bor-
ough system when so per cent Of the
voters petition for such election.
Sec. 25Sc-Gives borough boards of
trustees power to levy general tax on
borough for borough uses, such tax
not to exceed one dollar on the hun
dred. Also gives borough trustees
power to appoint attorney, clerk,
treasurer, auditor, recorder, marshal
and necessary police officers. Also
the general city government shall ex-
ercise the same duties over the bor-
oughs.
Sec. 528d-Gives voters of boroughs
power to vote at all elections for Of
ficers of city of Los Angeles and at all
other elections affecting property in
boroughs.
Sec. 258e-Provides all general taxes
collected for boroughs shall be paid
over to borough treasurer. General
specifications of taxes are included in
this amendment
Sec. 258f-Giving city of Los Angeles
jurisdiction over two streets or high
ways in each borough which are
necessary to pass through in order to
reach the water front, and of two cross
streets in such borough which lead to
docks and giving the city Jurisdiction
over franchises on such streets This
section also gives the city power to
own and operate wharves and seawalls
and own and control all tidelands be-
low the line Of mean high tide and all
water front within the limits Of said
city, provided that not exceeding 1000
feet of water frontage continuous with
IN such borough is reserved for the use
Of the borough. Such frontage is sub
ject to easement for the general city
for streets and railways.
Sec. 259-Gives the city council power
to act as a board Of supervisors in the
event Of the consolidation of city and
county governments.
Sec. 260-Gives the city attorney au-
thority under the council to bring le-
gal action to recover tidelands or other
public property.
Sec. 261-Prohibits selling or leasing
city water frontage to private persons
or corporations except 20o0 feet in par
cells of 1000 feet each, which shall not
be adjoining. This may only be done
when the city has acquired title to not
less than 10000 feet. Any corporation
securing more than the two parcels
Of frontage will invalidate the title
to the land 1t has legally acquired
Sec. 262-Authorizes the city to incur
bonded Indebtedness for building
wharves, highways, warehouses and
means Of transportation between the
city and the water front
Amendment No. 8
Sec. 1931za-Makes the rates charged