The County: The "Dark Continent" of American PoliticsGilbertson, Henry S.
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The County: The "Dark Continent" of American Politics
Gilbertson, Henry S.
County government -- United States
SEC. 4: The County of Los Angeles shall have a Board of Supervisors
consisting of five members, each of whom must be an elector of
the district which he represents, must reside therein during his
incumbency, must have been such an elector for at least one year
immediately preceding his election, and shall be elected by such
district. Their terms of office shall be four years, each shall hold
until his successor is elected and qualified, and they shall each
receive a salary of $5000 per year payable monthly from the County
Treasury. They shall devote all their time during business hours to the
faithful service of the public.
SEC. 5: The County is hereby divided into five supervisor
districts, the boundaries of which shall be and remain as they now are
until otherwise changed as provided in this Charter.
SEC. 6: At the general election to be held in November, 1914,
supervisors shall be elected from the First and Third Supervisor
districts, whose terms shall begin at noon on the first Monday after
the first day of January, 1915, and end at noon on the first Monday
in December, 1918; provided, that each shall hold office until his
successor is elected and qualified.
At the general election to be held in November, 1916, supervisors
shall be elected from the Second, Fourth and Fifth districts, whose
terms shall begin at noon on the first Monday after the first day of
January, 1917, and end at noon on the first Monday in December, 1920;
provided, that each shall hold office until his successor is elected
and qualified.
At each general election after November, 1916, there shall be elected,
either two or three supervisors, as the case may be, for terms of four
years, beginning at noon on the first Monday in December next after
their election, and ending at noon on the first Monday in December,
four years thereafter.
SEC. 7: The Board of Supervisors may, by a two-thirds vote
of its members, change the boundaries of any supervisor district. No
such boundaries shall ever be so changed as to affect the incumbency
in office of any supervisor. Any change in the boundaries of any
supervisor district must be made within one year after a general
election.
SEC. 8: Whenever a vacancy occurs in the Board of Supervisors
the Governor shall fill such vacancy, and the appointee shall hold
office until the election and qualification of his successor. In such
case, a Supervisor shall be elected at the next general election, to
fill the vacancy for the unexpired term, unless such term expires on
the first Monday in December succeeding said election.
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