HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 308ORDINANCE NO. 33
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT,
CALIFORNIA, ORDERING, CALLING, PROVID-
ING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT ON THE 20TH DAY OF OCTOBER,
1959, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING
TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY
A PROPOSITION TO INCUR BONDED INDEBTED-
NESS BY SAID CITY FOR A CERTAIN
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont,
California, did on the I9th day of Au6'u:A , 1959,
by a vote of more than two-thirds of the members of said
City Council, adopt Resolution No. 497 , entitled
"Resolution of the City Council of the City of Beaumont,
California, determining that the public interest and
necessity demand the acquisition and construction of a
certain municipal improvement, and making findings relat-
ing thereto", which said resolution was duly signed and
approved by the Mayor of said city and attested and certi-
fied by the City Clerk of said city;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
Beaumont, California, 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 20th day of October, 1959,
for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of
said city a proposition of incurring indebtedness and
issuing bonds of said city therefor, in the amount herein-
after set forth, and for the object and purpose set forth
in said resolution and hereinafter stated.
Section 2. That the object and purpose fanwhich
said indebtedness is to be incurred and the bonds issued
therefor is as follows:
The acquisition and construction by
the City of Beaumont of a certain munici-
pal improvement, to wit: enlargement of
and additions to the sanitary sewage treat-
ment and disposal plant of said city,
including the acquisition of all easements,
pipe, pumps, machinery, equipment and
other property necessary therefor.
Section 3. That the estimated cost of said
municipal improvement is the sum of $1+0,000 and that
the amount of the principal of the indebtedness to be
incurred therefor is the sum of $140,000. The estimated
cost of said municipal improvement includes any or all
of the following: (a) legal or other fees incidental to
or connected with the authorization, issuance and sale
of the bonds, and (b) the costs of printing the bonds
and other costs and expenses incidental to or connected
with the issuance and sale of the bonds.
Section 4. That the maximum rate of interest
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to be paid on said indebtedness shall not exceed the
maximum rate permitted by law, to wit, six per cent (6%)
per annum, payable annually the first year and semi-
annually thereafter, the actual rate or rates of interest
on said bonds to be determined at or prior to the time of
the sale or sales thereof.
Section 5. That if the proposition for the
incurring of bonded indebtedness so submitted receives
the requisite number of votes, to wit: two-thirds of the
votes of the qualified electors voting on said proposi-
tion, bonds of said city, in not exceeding the principal
amount stated in such proposition, shall be issued and
sold for the object and purpose set forth in said
proposition.
Section 6. 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 5734 of the Elections Code of the State of
California.
Section 7. 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:
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MARK CROSS (+) 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 measure, stamp a cross (9
in the voting square after the word `AYES'
or after the word "NO". All marks, except
the cross (+) are forbidden. All dis-
tinguishing marks or erasures are forbidden
and make the ballot void.
If you wrongly stamp, tear or deface this
ballot, return it to the inspector of
election and obtain another.
On absent voter ballots mark a cross
with pen or pencil.
(+)
. SEWER BOND PROPOSITION: •
. • Shall the City of Beaumont .
: incur a bonded indebtedness • :
. in the principal sum of .
$140,000 for the purpose of : YES :
the acquisition and construe- : .
tion by said city of a certain .
. municipal improvement, to wit: :
enlargement of and additions •
. to the sanitary sewage treat- .
ment and disposal plant of .
said city, including the .•
. acquisition of all easements, : • NO .
. pipe, pumps, machinery, equip- : :
ment and other property •
necessary therefor? •
.
Section 8. 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 herein-
before provided shall be counted against the adoption
of the question or proposition.
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Section 9. That for the purpose of holding
said special election there shall be and are hereby
established three (3) voting precincts designated as
hereinafter stated. Each such voting precinct shall
consist of a consolidation of regular election precincts
in the City of Beaumont (of the numbers hereinafter
stated) established for the holding of state and county
elections, as said regular election precincts exist on
the date of adoption of this ordinance. That the poll-
ing places for the respective precincts shall be the
places hereinafter designated; and that the persons
hereinafter named, being competent and qualified
electors and residents of said city and of their
respective voting precincts, are hereby appointed
officers of election for their respective voting
precincts and they shall hold said election and make
return thereof in the manner provided by law.
Voting precinct 1 shall consist of regular
election precincts number , 2 and 10,
Polling Place: City Hall, 500 Grace Avenue.
Inspector essie B. Daves,
Judge: r .Ber. tha Denning,
Clerk: John W. Def fl er,
Clerk: F"r:~.Edn-a Ormstead.
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Voting precinct 2 shall consist of regular
election precincts 3, 4, 5, 9 and 13.
Polling Place
Palm Elementary School, 701 Palm Ave.
Inspector: Ray T. Samson.
Judge: Albert E Carraher.
Clerk: Mrs.Jeane L. Treece.
Clerk: Mrs.Dorothy I. ReicLel..
Voting precinct 3 shall consist of regular
election precincts 6, 7, 8, 11, and 12.
Polling Place: Don Stock Residence,11.73 ellwood Ave.
Inspector: Mr'). Rose Maxwell.
Judge: Mrs. Erlene Stock.
Clerk: Mrs. Virginia Lay.
Clerk:P��R
r;-;.3sthe_r Frost.
Section 10. That except as otherwise provided
in this ordinance, the election called hereby shall be
conducted as provided by law for other municipal elec-
tions in said city.
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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 foregoing ordinance was introduced and
read at an Adjourned regular meeting of the City
Council dTy held on the 19th day of August , 19 59,
and thereafter at a regular meeting of
said City Council dummy held on the 26th day of August
19_52., was reread, duly passed and adopted byFs id City
Council and signed and approved by the Mayor/ orf�d city,
and that said ordinance was passed and adopted by a vote of
more than two-thirds of the members of said City Council,
to wit:
(SEAL)
AYES: Councilmen Nunez, Allen, Moore and
Fi ggins
NOES:
Councilmen acne.
ABSENT: Councilmen Campbells
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City Clerk of the City o
Beaumont, California