Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-30

and the City Clerk is hereby directed
and required to publish this ordinance
for five (5) successive days at least
one week prior to the date on which
said election is to be held, by pub
lication in the Imperial Valley Press"
daily newspaper of general circula-
! tion, printed, published and circulat-
ed in said City of Ell Centro, and
which publication shall constitute pub
lication of the names of the aforesaid
election officers and also the notice of
said election.
SEC. S.-That at the time for hold
/ ing said election, the City Clerk shall
cause to be published in the "Impe-
rial Valley Press" a newspaper of
general circulation published and cir
culated in said city, list of the
names of the candidates, or nominees
for office, which have been filed with
him according to law, such publica-
! tions to be made at least once and on
the last day of which said newspaper
is issued before the day of said elec-
| tion. The said list of names of can
didates or nominees SO published by
said clerk shall be arranged in the
order and form in which they would
be printed upon the ballots to be
used at said election.
SEC. 9.-That the City Clerk shall
cause to be printed on plain white
paper, without water mark, at least
as many copies of the form of the bal
lot provided for use in each voting
precinct, as there are registered vot-
ers in such precinct. Such copy shall
be designated sample ballot" upon
the face thereof. Said Clerk. shall
commence to mail the same, postage
prepaid, to registered voters in said
city ten days before the day fixed by
law for such election, and shall have
mailed one of such copies to each of
the registered voters in said city at
least five days before the said day
of election: That not more than one
sample ballot shall be furnished to
any one voter; provided further, that
the number of sample ballots printed
shall not exceed the total registration
in said city by more than fifteen per
cent of such registration.
Said Clerk shall cause to be print
ed in large. clear type on cards in
structions for the guidance OF elect
ors in obtaining and marking their
ballots and he shall furnish twelve
02) of such cards to each OF the
v,
the same time and in the same man.
ner as the printed ballots are fur
nished to said board.
The Board of Election shall post at
least one of such cards in each booth
or compartment provided for the prep
aratiop Of ballots, and not less than
three CT such cards at other places
in anG about the polling place on. the
Nf
1915 of the Political Code. and Sec
ton CT Of the Penal Code of the State
of California, shall also be printed
on each of said cards.
SEC. 10.-That the City CISrk shalt
prepare and have printed, according
TO law. for use at said election the
required number Of ballots and other
election supplies required by law, and
the cost Of the same shall be charge
against The city. Not less than twelve
ballots for every ten G0) registered
voters in each precinct shall be so
prepared for each precinct.
SEC. 11.-That the City Clerk shall
cause to be printed upon the ballots
to be used at said election the sub
stance Of Ordinance No 76, providing
for Commission form" Of government
ipt ostiu tlly, III lI4S W W Us yes
and no so printed in connection
Herewith, that the voters may ex-
press their choice as to the adoption
or rejection of said ordinance. He
shall also cauge to be printed upon
said ballot the question Shall the
elective officers Of the City of El Cen
trO, other than the Trustees, be here
after appointed by the Board of Trus-
tees?" with the words yes" and mo"
SO printed in connection Herewith in
such manner that the. voters may eX-
press their choice upon said question.
The CITY Clerk shall also cause to
be printed upon said ballot, with the
words yes and no so printed in
connection herewith in such man
ner that the voters may express their
choice in regard TO the matter, the
following propositions, to wit
Proposition Ne. |: Shall the City
of ri Centro retain its powers of con-
troll over Railroad Corportions?
Proposition No. 2: Shall the City
of Ell Centre retain its powers of con-
trcl over Gas Corporations?
Proposition No 8: Shall the City
of El CentrO retain its powers of con-
troll over Electrical Corporations?
Proposition No. 4 Shall the City
of Ell Centro retain it's powers of con-
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