HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 50-62RESOLUTION NO.
~50-62
-. A RES!OLUTION' OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
, BAKERSFIELD OPPOSING . SENATE' REAPPORTIONMENT
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT KNOWN
AS PROPOSITION NO. 23.
WHEREAS, the Co'uncil of the city Of ,Bakers field finds the
present method of apportionment of State 'Senate districts is fair,
just, and equitable for all the Citizens of the State of California,
and particularly for the citizens of the County of Kern, and
WHEREAS, said Council finds that there is no justifi-
cation for a change in the present method of apportionment of State
Senate districts, particularly in view of the fact.. that. under our
present system of legislative apportionment in.California, this
State has achieved a measure of greatness unmatched by any of our
sister states, and
WHEREAS, the Senate Reapportionment Initiative Consti-
tutional Amendment that will appear as Proposition-No. 23 on 'the
November 6, 1962, ballot' would, in its ultimate effect, completely
destroy our present method of equitable legislative apportionment,
'which is based on our sound. Federal system with its protective
m~chanism of checks and balances, and
~rHEREAS, said Proposition No. 23 would create a system
of apportionment under which the districting of-the State Senate
would be based on population,. which is the. same basis for
districting of the State Assembly, thus resulting in membership in
both houses of the Legislature being based on population, and
WHEREAS, the approval'by the voters of:said PropoSition
N0.23 would thereby deprive the.citizens of Kern 'County and all
o~her lesser populated counties of adequate representation in the
Legislature,.and.would subvert said.citizensto the will of the
voters in a few countiesof heavy population;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that. .the - Council of the
City of Bakersfield does hereby officially go on record as un-
conditionally opposing said'Proposition No. 23, the IState Senate
Reapportionment Initiative Constitutional Amendment that will be
submitt'ed to the voters of this State on November 6, 1962.
o0o,
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the Council of the' City of Bakers field at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 16th~ day of July, 1962 by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
Council of the City of Bakersfield.
APP. ROVED this 16th day of July, 1962.
' M~ORZiof t~e C~ty of Bakersf~eld. " ' ·