...* * Any city containing a population of twenty thousand inhabitants, or more, shall be permitted to frame a charter for its own government, consistent...with and subject to the Constitution and laws of this state, and for such purpose the legislative authority of such city may cause an election to be had,...

...authorizing cities containing a population of more than 2000 inhabitants to frame charters for their own government, consistent with and subject to the constitution and laws of the state, provides by certain of its sections that the elective officers of the city under the charter...

...definite and specific. So far as applicable to this proceeding, it provides as follows: "Any county may frame a charter for its own government consistent with and subject to the Constitution . . . and relating to matters authorized by provisions of the Constitution. ... If a majority of said qualified...

...article XI provides that a municipality "containing a population of more than throe thousand five hundred inhabitants . . . may frame a charter for its own government, consistent with and subject to this constitution." This restriction applies to and qualifies every power conferred upon the chartered...

...laws. Any city containing a population of twenty thousand inhabitants, or more, shall be permitted to frame a charter for its own government, consistent with and subject to tht constitution and laws of this state, and for such purpose the legislative authority of such city...

...taken under the authority of the Congress of the United States or of the Legislature of California, may frame a charter for its own government, consistent with and subject to this Constitution ; and any city or city and county having adopted a charter may adopt a new one. Any...

...legislate except as such i>ower is restricted by the Constitution. The Constitution provides that a city may frame a charter for its own government, "consistent with and subject to the laws of this state," and further provides that such charter "shall always be in harmony with and subject...

...giving to any city containing a population of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants authority to frame a charter for its own government, consistent...Constitution and laws of this State, by causing a Board of fifteen freeholders to be elected to prepare and propose a charter, etc. With respect to the...

...constitution as amended, provides: "A city, or consolidated city and county, containing a population of, etc., may frame a charter for its own government, consistent with and subject to the laws of this state, by causing a board of fifteen freeholders, who shall have been, for at least five...

...their respective election precincts on said day at said special election, for the purpose of electing fifteen freeholders, who shall have been for at least five years qualified electors of said city and county, to prepare and propose a charter for said city and county as provided for...