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<br />Section 87. 00NTINUANC7
<br />OF CONTRACTS: All vested
<br />rights of the city shall continue
<br />and shall not in any. manner bre
<br />affected by the adoption of this
<br />charter, nor shall any right, Ila-
<br />n hility, pending suit or prosecu.
<br />tion, either in behalf of or against
<br />1 the city, be affected by the adop•
<br />{ tion of this charter, unless other-
<br />wise • herein expressly provided.
<br />All contracts entered into by the
<br />city or for its benefits prior to
<br />the taking effect of this charter
<br />shall continue in full force and
<br />effect. All public wort: began
<br />i prior to the taking effect of this
<br />charter shall be continued and
<br />perfected hereunder. Public im-
<br />provements for which legislative
<br />steps shall have been taken under
<br />laws in force at the time this
<br />I charter takes effect, may be .car.
<br />ried to completion in accordance
<br />with the provisions of such laws.
<br />Section 58. CLAIMS FOR DAM.
<br />AGES: All claims for damages
<br />hh against tine City must be fn writ.
<br />g� ring and filed with the City Clerk
<br />within six months after the oc•
<br />curreuee from which the damages
<br />arose; all such claims shell be
<br />verified by at least one of the
<br />claimants, or by sonic one for
<br />and on behalf of such claimant or
<br />claimants. All claims so filed with
<br />the Clerk shall be presented by
<br />him to the Council for allowance
<br />at their next regular meeting, and
<br />unless said Board shall act there.
<br />on within four weeks thereafter,
<br />such claim shall be deemed to be
<br />disallowed and rejected by said
<br />Board. No legal action shall be
<br />Instituted against the City based
<br />on any claim for damages, unless
<br />it claim for such damages Inas been
<br />first filed as herein provided and
<br />the same disallowed or rejected In
<br />whole or in part by theCouncil.
<br />Section 89. OFFICIAL SEAL:
<br />The official seal of the City pre-
<br />scribed therefor under the form of
<br />government preceding this Charter
<br />shall continue to be the official
<br />seal of the City hereunder; pro-
<br />vided that the word "Town" in said
<br />seal shall be .changed to "City".
<br />Section 90. OFFICIAL ADVER-
<br />TISING: The Council shall adver.
<br />tise annually for the submission of
<br />sealed proposals or bids from all
<br />newspapers of general circulation
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<br />in the City, for the publication of
<br />sit ordinances and other legal
<br />notices and matters required to be
<br />published. The newspaper to
<br />which such contract is awarded
<br />shall be known and designated.
<br />as the "official newspaper". The
<br />rates for publishing public notices
<br />shall not exceed the customary
<br />rates charged for publishing legal
<br />notices of it private character.
<br />Contracts for advertising shall
<br />be awarded to the lowest respon-
<br />sible bidder. If there are two, or
<br />more lowest bids for advertising,
<br />the Council shall award the con.
<br />tract to the newspaper having the
<br />largest paid circulation.
<br />Section 91. PV ICTAL PUBLIC-
<br />ITY ON ELECTION MATTERS:
<br />The City Clerk, at least fifteen
<br />(15) days before any election shalt
<br />cause to be printed' and mailed
<br />to each elector qualified to vote
<br />thereon, a sample ballot, together
<br />with an official publicity pamphlet
<br />containing the full text of ,every
<br />ordinance or charter amendment
<br />submitted, with their respective
<br />ballot titles, together with arGu-
<br />meats for or against such ordln.
<br />,ince, or charter amendment which
<br />may have been filed with the City
<br />Clerk not less than twenty (20)
<br />days before such election. Such
<br />arguments shall be signed by the
<br />person, persons, or officers, or or.
<br />ganizatfons authorized to submit
<br />and sign the same, who shall de.
<br />posit with the City Cleric at the
<br />time of filing a sum of money
<br />sufficient to cover the proportion.
<br />ate cost of the printing and paper
<br />for the space taken, but no more.
<br />The text -of every ordinance or
<br />charter amendment shall also be
<br />displayed at the polling hoolhs
<br />in such elections; PROVIDED,
<br />ftnther, that the validity of an
<br />ordinance or charter amendment
<br />approved by the electors shall not
<br />be questioned because of errors or
<br />Irregularities in such mailing, dis-
<br />tribution, or display.
<br />Section 92. AMENDMENT OF
<br />CHARTER: This charter may be
<br />amended In accordance*withthe
<br />provisions of Section 8, Article XI,
<br />of the Constitution of the State
<br />of California, or any amendment
<br />thereof or provision substituted
<br />therefor.
<br />Section 93. FIRST ELECTION:
<br />The present council shall pro-
<br />vide for the holding of the first
<br />election of officers under this
<br />charter and shaft canvass the
<br />votes and declare the results
<br />thereof.
<br />Section 94. 'PARTIAL INVA-
<br />LIDITY EFFECT: If any section
<br />or part of a section of this char•
<br />. ter proves to be invalid, it shall
<br />no, be hold to invalidate or im-
<br />pair the validity of any other see -
<br />tion" or part of a section, unless it
<br />clearly appears that such other
<br />section or part of a section is de-
<br />pendent for its operation upon the
<br />,section or part of a section so
<br />held invalid.
<br />Section 95. CITY MANAGER
<br />OUT OF POLITICS: Neither the
<br />city manager, nor any person" in.
<br />the employ of the city shall take
<br />1 any active part in securing, or
<br />shall contribute money toward the
<br />nomination or election of, any
<br />candidate for a municipal office.
<br />Section 90. CHARTER EFFEC-
<br />TIVE: For the purpose of electing
<br />two (2) additional Councilmen, as
<br />herein provided, this Charter shall
<br />go Into effect upon its approval
<br />by the Legislature. For all other
<br />purposes it shall "go Into full
<br />force and effect from and after
<br />the seating of the Council of
<br />seven (7) heroin provided for.
<br />Within ninety (90) days after the
<br />qualification of .such two addi-
<br />tfonal Councilmen, the C.,nnc£i
<br />shall appoint a City Manager, as
<br />herein provided.
<br />*Sections purposely omitted for
<br />future amendments to charter.
<br />WHEREAS, the City of Red-
<br />wood City is a city containing a
<br />population of more than three
<br />thousand five hundred inhabitants
<br />as ascertained by the last pre-
<br />ceding census taken under au-
<br />thority of the Congress of the
<br />United States; and
<br />t WHEREAS, on the 15th day
<br />i of November, 1928, at a special
<br />election duly held on that day
<br />under and fn accordance with the
<br />provisions of Section 8 of,Articte
<br />XI of the Constitution of the
<br />State of California, the electors of
<br />said City did choose and elect
<br />Philip Edmond Brand, C. E.
<br />Choate, Walter T. Kellogg, C. G.
<br />Lambert, A. S. Liguori, Percy E.
<br />Long, Nellie L. Miramontes,
<br />George W. McNulty, Edw. H.
<br />Sampson, Thomas Tulte, C. AL
<br />Doxsee, Henry Witte, M. E. Ryan,
<br />Mrs. A. S. Kalenborn and Paul A.
<br />McCarthy, who are all electors of
<br />said City and eligible as candl-
<br />dates under such election as a
<br />))card of fifteen free-bolders to
<br />prepare and propose a charter for
<br />the government of said City; and
<br />WHEREAS, the result of said
<br />election 'vas duly declared by the
<br />legislativebody, to wit, the Board
<br />of Trustees of said city, on the
<br />19th day of November, 1928, and
<br />the said electors thereafter duly
<br />. qualltied as such free -holders in
<br />}accordance with law; and
<br />I WHEREAS, the period of 12a
<br />days since the result of said elec-
<br />tion was declared, has not ex-
<br />pired:
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, In pursu-
<br />ance of the said provisions of the
<br />Constitution of the State of Cali-
<br />fornia, after the result of said
<br />election was so declared, the said
<br />Board of Free -holders has pre-
<br />pared and does now propose the
<br />foregoing charter as and for the.
<br />charter of the City of Redwood
<br />City.
<br />And the said Board of Free-
<br />holders does hereby fix and desig-
<br />nate Tuesday, the 9th day of
<br />April, 1929, as the crate for hold -
<br />Ing a special municipal election in
<br />said City, at which the said pro-
<br />posed charter shall be submitted
<br />to the electors of said City for
<br />their ratification and adoption.
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF) the
<br />undersigned free -holders hereuuto
<br />set our hands at tike City of Red-
<br />wood City, in the State of Cali-
<br />fornia, this sixth (0th) day of
<br />February, 1929.
<br />M. E. RYAN',
<br />President of the Board of Free-
<br />holders.
<br />AIRS, A. S. KALENBORN,
<br />Secretary of said Board.
<br />PHILIP EDMOND BRAND,
<br />C. E. CHOATE,
<br />WALTER T. KELLOGG,
<br />C. G. LAMBERT,
<br />M. E. RYAN,
<br />MRS. A. S. KALENBORN,
<br />A. $, LIGUORI,
<br />PERCY M LONG,
<br />NELLE L. MIRAMONTES,
<br />GEORGE W. McNULTY,
<br />EDW. H. SAMPSON,
<br />THOMAS TUITE,
<br />HENRY WITTE,
<br />PAUL A. McCARTHY,
<br />G. AI. DOXSEE.
<br />that :70 C'O 20^.
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<br />"C. A.
<br />Price.
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