Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-07
ORDINANCE NO. 20.

fn Orotnance CaUind Speciai Eiection
 In the City of EI centro for the Pur-
 pose Of Determining Whether or Not
 the City of EI centro Shall Come With
 In and Be Governed by the Provisions
 of An Act of the Legislature of the
 state of California, Approved March fl,
 1898, Entitled "An Act to Provide for
 the Planting, Maintenance and Care Of
 Shade Trees Upon Streets, Lanes, AL
 leys, Courts and Places Within Munl-
 cipallties and All Hedges Upon the
 Lines Thereof; Also For the Eradication
 of Certain Weeds Within City Limlts."
 The Board of Trustees of the City of HI Centro do ordain as follows
 Section l. A Special election is here by called to be held in the City of El CentrO on the 11th day of November 1908, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said city the proposition of whether or not the said City of El Centro shall come within and be governed by the provisions of an Act of the Legislature of the State of Cali fornia, approved March II, 1893, entitled ''An Act to provide for the planting maintenance and care of shade trees upon streets, lanes, alleys, courts and places within municipalities and all hedges upon the lines thereof; also for the eradica- tion of certain weeds within city limits"
 Said election shall be held in the said city of El Centro on the 11th day of No vember, 1908, in all particulars not re- cited in this ordinance in the manner provided for by the laws of the State of California, for such election in said city.
 Section g. The polls for said election shall be open at six o'clock in the morn ing of the day of election and shall be kept open until six o'clock of the after noon of the same day, when the polls shall be closed, and the ballots to be used for the said election shall be printed in the following form:
 Instructions to Voters.
 To vote on the proposition stamp a cross (X) in the voting square to the right of and opposite the answer you desire to give. All marks except the cross (X) are forbidden. All distinguish ing marks or ensures are forbidden and make the ballot void. If you wrongfully stamp, tear or deface this ballot, return it to the inspector of the election and obtain another.
 * Shall the City Of El Centro come within and be gov erned by the provisions of an Act of the Legislature of *Yes* the State of California, ap- proved March II, 1893, en- * titled An Act to provide for the planting, mainten- *********** ance and care of shade trees upon streets, lanes, alleys, courts and places within municipalities and all hedges Y No upon the lines thereof; also # for the eradication of certain weeds within city limits." *
 Section 8. For the holding of such election, said City of Fl Centro shall con sist of one municipal election precinct the boundaries of which said precinct shall be and hereby are fixed as the ex- terior boundaries of the City of Fl Cen tro, and the polling place shall be and hereby is located at the City Hall, south side of Main Street, between Fifth and Sixth Streets, in said City and the Board of Election for such special election is hereby appointed as follows:
 mspectors-Albert Durham and Chester Bryan.
 Judges-W B. Gibson and w. s. Bal lard
 Clerks-John F. Monroe and Sam Rott- man.
 Ballot Clerks-J. A. Mixer and A. P. Nuffer.
 The above persons are hereby appointed to such offices respectively and their com .----------------