HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 4-26RESOLUTION NO. 4-26
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE JUDI-
CIAL COUNCIL AMEI~YDME~Ff TO THE CON-
STITUTION OF THE 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
KNOWN ON THE BALLOT AS CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. 27 ·
WHEREAS,. it has come to the attention of this Council
that the California State Bar Association have been instrumental
in putZing on the ballot for the ~eneral election to be held on
Tuesday, the 2rid day of November, 1926, an amendment to the State
Constitution, known as the judicial Council A~endment and known
on the ballot as Constitutional ~nendment No. 2V; and
WHEREAS, it is found that this amendment is endorsed by
the Supreme Court Judges, Appellate Court Judges, and the Superior
Court Judges, of the State of California, the Commonwealth Club of
San Francisco, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and many other
clubs and associations; and
~EREAS, the amendment known as Constitutional imendment
No. 2V provides for the appointment of a Council, headed by the
Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court. The purpose of said
Council shall be to lay down and provide rules of procedure and
practice in our Superior Courts, Appellate Courts and Supreme
Courts; the purpose being to provide a method by which the Supreme
Courts and Appellate Courts may handle the litigation that is pend-
ing before them with more expedition~ as it is known that our
State Supreme Courts and Appellate Courts are some three years
back in their work.
NOW THEREFORE, the CoUncil of the City of Bakersfield,
recommends the adoption of the Judicial Council Amendment to the
Constitution of the State of California, known as Constitutional
Amen~nent No. 2V on the ballot, and urge its passage.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that'the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the Council of~the City of Bakersfield on
the ~/~ day of October, 1926, by the following vote:
Ayes: ' nson, Carlisle. Catlock, G~iflitl~ l~ar'dn. ~onex
cio Clerk of 'the
Council of the City of Bakersfield.
AP~th~is_ ~~d_ay' of October,
MAYOR o~r~field ·
1926.