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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 193ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING, CALLING, PROVID- ING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON MAY 14, 1940, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUB- MITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY THE PROPOSITION TO INCUR A BONDED INDEBTEDNESS IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,000.00, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUND- ING OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS OF SAID CITY EVIDENCED BY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS THEREOF IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $13,000.00. WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont, California, has outstanding indebtedness represented by general obligation bonds and interest coupons, and said indebtedness is to be readjusted; and WHEREAS, a part of said indebtedness is evidenced by general obligation bonds of the City of Beaumont in the principal sum of $13,000.00 which it is proposed to refund under and pursuant to the provisions of an Act of the Legis- lature of the State of California adopted in 1897 (Statutes 1897, page 75), as amended in 1935, Chapter 730, page 2017, Statutes 1935, and the election hereby called is called and to be held pursuant to the provisions of said Act; THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, CALI- FORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That a special election be held, and the same is hereby called to be held, in the City of Beaumont, California, on the 14th day of May, 1940, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said city the proposi- tion of incurring indebtedness and issuing refunding bonds of said city therefor, in the amount hereinafter set forth, and for the objects and purposes hereinafter stated. Section 2. That the objects and purposes for which said indebtedness is proposed to be incurred and bonds issued therefor are as follows; The refunding of outstanding indebtedness evidenced by general obligation bonds of said city in the principal amount of •:x;13,000000. Said bonds to be refunded are dated April 1, 1923, bear interest at the rate of 5-1/2% per annum, payable semiannually, are of the denomination of ;500.00 each, and are numbered and mature as follows: Nos. 75 to 81, inclusive, aue April 1, 1941; Nos. 82 to 87, inclusive, due April 1, 1942; No. 92, due April 1, 1942; and Nos. 93 to 104, due April 1, 1943. In- terest payable on April 1, 1940 or accruing on said bonds after April 1, 1940, is to be paid from noneys in the inter- est and redemption fund. Section 3. That the amount estimated to be neces- sary to refund such outstanding bonded indebtedness (exclusive of interest payable on April 1, 1940, or accruing after April 1, 1940, which is to be paid from noneys in the interest and redemption fund) is the sum of : 13,000,00. shat the amount of the principal of the indebtedness to be incurred for the refunding of such outstanding indebtedness is the sum of $13,000.00, to be represented by refunding bonds in the total principal amount of 13,00:).00. Said refunding bonds are to be seventeen (17) in number, numbered 1 to 17, inclusive, are to be dated June 30, 1940, are to mature in consecutive muer- ical order, one bond annually beginning June 30, 1941, are to bear interest at the rate of 4'/0 per annum, payable semiannually, and bonds numbered 1 to 8, inclusive, are to be of the denomin- 2. : PROPOSITION NO. 1: Shall the : City of Beaumont, incur a bonded : indebtedness in the principal : sum of 413,000.00 for the : purpose of refunding certain : outstanding indebtedness of : said city evidenced by general : obligation bonds thereof in the : total principal amount of : 413,000.00? • . • . • • •• • • • • YES • • . . • • .• • . . . • NO • . . •• . • • : • • • A cross (X) stamped in the voting square after the word "YES" shall be counted in favor of the adoption of the question or proposition. A cross (X) stamped in the voting square after the word "NO" shall be counted against the adoption of the question or proposition. That if said proposition receives the requisite number of votes, to wit, two-thirds of the votes of the qualified voters voting thereon, bonds of said city not exceeding the principal amount stated in said proposition shall be issued and sold for the objects and purposes set forth in this ordinance. Section 5. That for the purpose of holding said election all of the general election precincts in the City of Beaumont as now established for the holding of state and county elections shall be consolidated into one voting precinct designated as Consolidated Precinct A, and the polling place and officers of election shall be as follows, to wit: Polling place: Inspector: Judge: Clerks: City Hall Building. and said election officers shall hold and conduct said elec- 4. tion and make return thereof in the manner provided by law. Section 6. That in all particulars not recited in this ordinance, said election shall be held and con- ducted in accordance with the law for holding municipal elections in said city. Section 7. That the City Council of said city shall meet at its usual place of meeting in the City Hall on Monday, May 20, 1940, at 7:30 o'clock, P. M., of said day, and proceed to canvass the election returns and de- clare the result of said election. Section 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance by a vote of more than two-thirds of all the members of the City Council of said city at a regular meeting of said Coun- cil, and its approval by the Mayor of said city, and shall cause said ordinance to be published once a for two successive weeks in the BEAUMONT GAZETTE, weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed, week a pub- lished, and circulated in said city. No other notice of said election need be given. Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this , , day of44:,6A, 1940. ATTE,1 1 Clerk of the Beaumont, Cal bCity of i f ornia . (SEAL) Mayor of the City of Beaumont, California. 5. STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS. CITY OF BEAUMONT I, BERNICE CONINE, City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held AA..,el b , 1940, and adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held , 1940, by a vote of more than two-thirds of the members of said Council, and thereafter approved by the Mayor of said City of Beaumont, and that the same was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmen NOES: Councilmen l+ 4 VAC, c aJ e ABSENT: Councilmen City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, California. (SEAL)