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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 208 AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 5th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1'9'~, IN CER- TAIN TERRITORY IN THE COUNTY OF · KERN AND CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD; PROVIDING FOR' THE HOLDING'OF SUCH F. BECTION' AND. " SUBMITTING TO THE' ELECTORS RESID- ING IN SUCH TERRITORY' THE QUESTION WHETHER SUCH· TERRITORY SHALL BE ANNEXED TO, INCORPORATED IN AND .MADE A PART OF SAID CITY OF BAKERS- FIELD~ DESIGNATING SUCH TERRITORY BY THE NA~ OF '~OUTH BAKERSFI'ELD DISTRICT NO. 2" , ESTABLISHING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES IN SAIDTERRITORY, APPOINT- ING OFFICERS OF SUCH ELECTION AND PROVIDING FOR TI-IE PUBLICATION OF · NOTICE OF SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION. WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Bakersfiel;'~:~;.d'i~ "' · ': · . '4~::: on the 15th day of Dec'ember, 1923, receive a writt:....e~/'~ition asking that Certain new territory described ;in said 'petition be annexed to said City of 'Bakersfield; and . ~" ": ~.' _. ~EREAS, said_territory so propos:~d to be runex said City of BakerSfield is situated in the County of-..~e~n, .: "n."~' State of Califopnia and is conti~ous to 'the City o.~ersfield · .~ .~..~. and said petition contains a description.of ~aid. ~..~:tory in . words and figures as is hereinafter .in 'th'is ordinaZce described;· ..' . ...' ..~.. ~d ' '. ~' WHEREAS, said~etition is signed by'..?One-fourth (.,)' .. .... mor. e.. in number af the qualified electors. 'residing within the. ;..' ..v.'.L.. ~":~ aforesaid di'strtct as is Shown by the registration of ~. ":[~~ of the County of Kern, in which County aid ~err -.Jituated; a~.d ' '. ~"""'~ :-.' '~. ~EREAS, said new territory proposed.to be annexed tq'j' and incorporated in and made a part of such municipal'~Epora- tion does not form any part of any municipal corporation and it appears that said territory'is inhabited'ahd that the Occupants thereof are bonafide residents of said new territory; and ~'tEREAS, said petition does not contain a request that:'~ such'new. territory and the property therein. be after such annexation subject' to taxation equally with the proper.ty within % the City of Bakersfield, to pay any' Specified portion of any bonded indebtedness of the City of Bakersfield outstanding at tl~e' date of the filing of such petition theretofore authorized; SECTI'ON 1. NOW THEREFORE BEIT 0RDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIFLD, AS F~LLOWS: That a special election be and the same is hereby called to he held on Tuesday the 5th day of February, 1923, in said new territory hereinbefore mentioned andin the aforesaid pe- tition described and proposed to b~ annexed to the City of Bakersfield,-for the purpose of submit.ting to'the electors re- siding in said new wterritory the question whether said new territor~ as hereinafter described shall be annexed to, and incorporated in and made a p~rt of the City of Bakersfield. That the new territory which is ·proposed to be annexed to, incorporated in and to be made'a part of the City of Bakersfield and desiF, nated' the "SOUTH BAKERSFIELD DISTRICT N0. 2" and the territory in which such special election is hereby ·called and.shall be held is situated' i'n'the. County 0f Kern, State of 'California and is more particularly bounded · and described as follows: -2- Beginning at the sou.theast corner'of th'e inte~Se~'''~''!'~~~ of Brundage Lane with Union Avenue and running~'~hence west along the south ·line of Brundage Lane to its' intersection with a line 305,25 feet westerly from thence north on said line pa'rallel with the'west of.Chester Avenue to.the south line of 4th Street; thence east along the "south 'line of 4th Stree.t to east line of UDion Avenue; thence South along the east line of Union. Avenue to the sou.th line of Brundage Lane and the point of beginning, -- Tl~at'said new territory hereinbefore and in said petition 'describbed is hereby designated as "SOUTH BAKERSFIELD DISTRICT NO. '~!' and- said territory shall be indicated, designated and referred'to by the name of "So~uth Bakersfield District No. upon the-ballots to be used'at ·said special election at which such annexation of such territory tO the City of Bakersfield is submitted to the electors· of sa~d territory and the nsme of "South Bakersfield District No, P." whenever used in the notice of said special election hereby ca]lied in said territory and in any and all proceedings for the annexationof such territory to .~·e City of Bakersfield shall mean and and be. construed to mean the territory hereinbefore and in said petition c~scribed and so'proposed by said petition.~o be annexed to said City of' LBakersfi eld. That upon the ballot to be used'at S. aid special election and in addition to.-the other notices required by law there shall be printed ahe following proposition: "Shall South Bakersfield.-District No', 2 be annexed 'to. the City of Bakersfield" ...... · ..... YES "Shall South Bakersfield Di'strict No, ~ be annexed to ............. the Cit.y~' of" Bakersfi'eld" .... ~-'~'~-~:-~-~-~-NO SECTION 3. That for the purpose of holding and condu.cting said. special election hereby called, One voting precinct ·denominated "South Bakersfield District No. 2 Annexation Election Precinct No. 1" and the place at which the polls will be opened in .the said new territory hereinbefore described and pro. posed to .be annexed to the City of Bakersfield is hereby established and designated and the following names of election officers therefore are'hereby appointed to-wit: SOUTH BAKRRSFIELD DISTRICT NO. 2 ANNEXATION ELECTION' PRECINCT NO. 1,. Comprising of the property more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of the intersection of Brundage Lane with Union Avenue and running thence west along the south line of Brundage Lane to its intersection with a line 308.25 feet westerly from and parallel with the west line of Chester Avenue; thence north on said line parallel with the west line. · . of Chester Avenue to the south line of 4th Street; thence east along the south line of 4th Street to the east line of Union Avenue; thence south along the east line of Union·Avenue to the south line of Brundage Lane and the point of beginning. SECTm Polling Place: Hick's Cabin, 111 Chester Avenue. JUDGE: Mrs. A. F. App JUDGE: Mrs. Ernestina R. EdWa~ds, INSPECTOR: Homer A. Hicks. That the bali°ots to be used at said special election, the Opening and closing of the polls and the holding and con- ducting Of such election shall be in conformity, as near as may be with the laws of the State of Csl ifornia concerning .generaI elections,-except as otherwise p.re_.scr. i._b_e_d.._b'y a_n .a. ct ..... of the legislature of 'the state of California, entitled, "An .act.' to.provide for the. alteration of the'boundaries of and for the annexation of territory to mun'icipal corporations, for _the incorporation o~.::i:such annexed territory in and as a part thereof-, -and fo~- the districting. government ~and mu:n..iQipal con- trol of such. annexed territory, ": approved 'Ju~e 'i "13 .l· .':-:' SECTION 5. and all acts amendatory thereof an'd supplementary .thereto., ..L ....... The qualified electors residing in said new territory so pror. posed to be annexed' to said City of Bakersfield are "~ereby directed to vote upon the question of the annexation of' s'~ territory to said City of Bakersfield by stamping a cross (X) in the voting square after the printed work "YES". on the ball.ots to be used at said special election· or by ~.t~ampi~g._a-~,-.-~ ...... · ." · .~..,~j.~ cross (X) in the voting square after the printed 'On such ballots. If an_~elector shall s tamp a 'cross (X) 'in the voting square after the printed word "YES" the vote · of such elector shall be counted in favo~ of the annexation of the said new territory to the City of Bailersfield; and if. an elector shall stampa cross (X).in the voting square after ...... the printed work "NO", the vote of said elector Shal'i=~·,.~e ..... '. counted against such annexation. ~:' 'The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice. of aaid . .,..~,j.~ · special election by publication of a notice thereof in The~'~ly. ~.. Midway Driller, a. newspaper of general circulation, printed and published outside of the City Of Bakersfield, am~.'~rinted · -~ and published in the County of Kern· and such ~o%~.'.shal 1 .... be publi-shed once a week for four (~) suc=eessive'weeks preceed-' · - ing-.s~ch-"~lection,. Such notice shall distinctly state· t~!:' date of such speci'a~.elect. ion, to-wit: That It is proposed to annex to, incorporate in ~4 m~e a part of th~ City·of'Bakers, -i'." " · field the aforesaid ~erritory sought to be annexed· and sh~ 1 -""~"'~b. ove provided, '-,~.' · specifically describe the boundaries thereof, ink'addition to· said description· of said new territory 'so proposed·to. .be' annexed to Said City· of Bakersfield said notide shall design ~...' ~.~a~.... an r . the election· precinct and the place at which the pol!s....."~ii!~.3ibe!.~...~ ~!'~-".'~!"... opened for such election in said new territory as established...~..~ by this ordinance. In such notice the qualified electors residing in said new territory so proposed to be anna.xed shall be directed to vote upon the question of such annexation as hereinabove provided. SECTION 6. ~,~!'~' ~ .· That the proceedings for the annexation of said new territory hereinbefore described to the City of Bakersfield have been commenced, and shall be had and taken under and in accordance with the provisions of an act of the Legislature of the State of California, entitled, "An Act to provide for the alteration of the boundaries of and for'the s~nexation .of territory to municipal corporations, for the incorporation of such annexed territory in and as a part thereof, and for the districting, government and municipal control of such annexed territory,''· approved June ll, 1913, and all acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, and no ~ther, which said act is designated and referred to as the "Annexation Act of 1913". I hereby certify that the foregoing 0rdi nance was paS_sed and. adopted ~t a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Bakersfield, on the' ay of December, 19P-3. the following ~ote.:.' Ayes-.~t~ Baer, Carlisle. Carlock, Crifiith, Haberfelde,-Simm' ~/~ ' City Cle~~rk~o Clerk of the APPRO.V~.~D.this day Council of the City of .Bakersfield, i i forni a .' '~'" · . . .~'.....' ~.~ · · ~ayor Of the City of California. "'