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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 874 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING, CALLING, PROCLAIMING, PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 19§0, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY A PROPOSITION TO INCUR B0~DED INDEBTEDNESS BY SAID CITY FOR A CERTAIN ~JNICIPAL IMPROVEMflENT, AND CONSOLIDATING SAID ELECTION WITH THE STATE PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 6, 1950. WHEP~AS, the council of the City of Bakersfield, '- California, did on the 3rd day pf April, 1950, by a vote of more than two-thirds of the members of said Council, adopt Resolution No. 90 entitled "Resolution of the Council of the City of Bakersfield, California, determining that the public interest'and necessity demand the acquisition and construction'of a certain municipal improvement and making findings relating thereto," which said resolution was duly signed and approved by the Mayor of said city and attested and certified by the Clerk of said city; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: Section 1. That a special election be held, and the same is hereby called to be held, in the City of Bakersfield, California, on the 6th day of June, 1950, for the purpose of s~bmitting to the qualified voters of said .. city a propo'sition of incurring indebtedness and issuing bonds of said City therefor, in the amount hereinafter set forth, and for bhe object and'purpose set forth in said resolution.and hereinafter stated. section 2. That the object and purpose for which said indebtedness is proposed to be incurred and bonds issued therefor is as follows: The acquisition and construction of a certain municipa.1 improvement, to wit: a sewage treatment plant, with main trunk sewers and outfall sewer · leading.thereto, together with the acquisition of all macline'fy, apparatus, appurtenances and other property necessary therefor. SectiOn 3. That the estimated cost of the municipal improvement desbrtbed in Section 2 hereof is the sum of one million three .hundred seventy-four thousand five hundred dollars ($1,374,500.00); that the amount of the principal of the indebtedness to be incurred therefor is the sum of one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000.00); and that the maximum rate of interest to be paid on said indebted- ness'shall not exceed four and one-half per cent (4-1/2%) par annum, payable semiannually.. That if the proposition for the incurring of bonded indebtedness so submitted receives the requisite number of vobes, to wit, tWo-thirds of the'votes of the qualified electors voting at said election,' bonds of said city, in not exceeding the principal amount stated in such proposition, shall be 'proPosition. Section 4. That the polls for said election shall be opened at seven o,clock A.M. of the day of said election and shall remain open continuously from said time until seven o,clock P.M. of the same day, when said polls shall be closed, except as provided in 'Section §734 of the Elections Code of 'the State Of California. That on.the ballots to be used at said special election, in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be printed substantially the following: MARK CROSSES (+) ON BALLOT ONLY WITH RUBBER STAMP; NEVER .WITH PEN OR PENCIL. (ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY BE MARKED WITH PEN AND INK OR PENCIL. ) INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS To vote on any meas'ure, stamp a cross (+) in the voting square after the word "YES" or after the word "N0."' All marks, except the cross '(+) are forbidden. All distinguishing marks or erasures are forbidden and make the ballot void. If you wrongly stamp, tear, or deface-this ballot, re- turn it to the inspector of election and obtain another. On absent voter,s ballots mark a cross (-p)with pen or pencil. BAKERSFIELD BOND PROPOSITION: : : : Shall the City of Bakersfield : : : incur a bonded indebtedness in : YES : : · the principal sum of $1,200,000 : : : for the acquisition and con- .: : : struction of a certain munici- : : : pal'improvement, to wit: a sewage : : : treatment plant, with main trunk : : : sewers and outfall sewer leading : : : thereto, together with the acquisi-: : : tion of. all machinery., apparatus, appurtenances and other property : : : Said proposition shall be designated on the ballot used at said election by a letter printed on the left margin of the square', containing the description of the measure, as provided in Section 3831 of said Elections Code. A cross (+)placed in the voting square after the word "YES" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted in favor'of the adoption of the question or proposition. A cross (+) placed in.the voting square after the word "NO" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted against the adoption of the question or proposition. Section 5. That the special election hereby called shall be and is hereby ordered consolidated with the state direct primary election to be held within the City of Bakers- field on Tuesday, June 6, 1950, and within said city said· elections shall be held 'in all respects as if there were only one election and only one form of ballot shall be used. Within the City of Bakersfield the precincts, polling places, voting booths, and officers of election for the special municipal election hereby called shall be the same as those provided for.said s~ate direct primary election within said city. The said precincts, p~lling places, 'and names of the 'elections officers will be 'set forth in a notice entitled !'Notice by Count.y Clerk of time and place of primary election, political parties entitled to participate therein, offices for which candidates are to be nominated or elected~ and names and addresses of candidates," which notice is.to be publi~.he.~ '-~-~'~U~ Cierk of Kern County in THE BAEERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN on May 20, 1950 and May 27, 1980, and reference is hereby made .............. to s.aid-.notice f°r-.~ai~d.precincts,~-.polling-pta~es~ and names"~ of election ·officers. The Board of Supervisors of Kern County is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of the special municipal election hereby called. Said Board of Supervisors shall certify the result of the canvass of the returns of said election to the Council of the City of Bakersfield who shall thereupon declare the results thereof. Section 6. That, except as otherwise provided in this ordinance, said special municipal election shall be conducted as 'provided by law for holding the state direct primary election in said city. Section ?. That the Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance by a vote of more than two-thirds of all of the members of the Council of said city, and shall cause said ordinance to be published once a week for two successive weeks in THE B~KERSFIELD PRESS, a newspaper of general circulation in said city, printed and published less than six (6) days a week in said city. No other notice of such election need be given. Section 8. This ordinance shall constitute the proclamation of the election hereby called and no other proclamation of said election need be made. Section 9. The Clerk shall cause a copy of this ordinance to .be Posted as provided in Section I of Ordinance No. 527 N.S. of said city. .... ~.~.'~-~ ...... s~c~i°-n..l~.---This..o~dinance~.s~.~l,~k~.~f~ec~.~ ....................... upo~ the expiration of thirty (30) days from the time of its passage. ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 17th day of April, 1950. ~6~'oi'~the City of Bakers~field, ~lifornia, and President of the ' ' ~C~uncil thereof. ATTEST: Clerk of the Oity of Bakersfield, California. STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF KERN ) ss. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD ) I, MARIAN S. IRVIN, Clerk of the City of Bakersfield, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly passed and adopted by the Council of said city and signed and approved by the Mayor of said city. at a regular meeting of said Council held April 17, 1950, and that said ordinance was passed and adopted by a vote of more than two-thirds of the members of said Council, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Carnakis,Cross, Kuehn, Morelock, Sburley: Siemo~, ,Vanderlei ~ j. ~ NOES: Councilmen None '~' ' , -~ - ~ ~..'BBENT. C ounc ilmen None .~ .., , .~. -,.~ ;~ ' ~-~. ~ .~ Clerk of the City of '(SEAL)~ ,. ..... .~... Bakersfield, California. A avi! of osting r inau es STATE OF CALImRNIA } ~. Coun~ of Kern ss. i.' MARIAN S. IRVIN, belng duly sworn, deposes ~nd s~: That she is the duly ~ppolnted, ~ing end qualified Ci~ Clerk of the Ci~ of B~ke~eld; end that on .............. A~..~ ......................................................... 19.-50 she posted on the Bulletin Board at the City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said Ci~ at a meeting thereof duly held on ........ ~&~--l~- ................................................................ 19..~Q., which ordinance was . numbered..~.~.~ .................. New Series, and enticed: : SPECIAL ELECTION TO ~ ~LD IN SAID CI~ ON ~SDAY, ~ 6, 1950, FOil T~ PURPLE OF SUBM~TING TO T~ QUALIF~D VO~RS O~ SAID CITY A PROPOSITION T0 INCU~ BON~D I~EB~DESS BY SA~ CITY FOR A CERTAIN ~ICIPAL I~ROEENT, A~ CONSOLIDATING SAID ELECTION ~TH T~ STA~ PRIORY , ELECT 0N ~ ~ ~LD 0N ~ 6, 1950 ~'.~ ~ - ~- ~ "' .~ Subscrlbed and sworn ~ b~ore me t ---- State of California.