Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-19


The Board of Trustees of the City of
FL Centre do ordain as follows
SEC. 1.-That the public interest
quires the submission of. and that it is
the intention of the Board of Trustees
Of said city to submit TO a vote of the
, ton or questions as to whether said
city shall retain its powers of control
respecting the public utilities hereinafter
SEC. THAT the City Clerk of said
city shall certify to the passage, adop
tiOn and approval of this ordinance and
shall cause the same be published in
the Imperial Valley. Press" a daily
newspaper printed. published and cirCu-
lated in said city, at least twenty t2o)
days prior to Monday, the Hth day of
+ ing propositions in the form of Ques-
tiOns t. be printed upon the ballots to he
used at the general municipal election,
to he held on said Sth day Of April, 1872;
/ the propositions to he so submitted shall
be as follows, to wit:
Proposition No. l: Shall the CITY or
Ell Centre retain its powers of control
! over Railroad Corporations
/ Proposition No. >: Shall the CITY OF
FL Centre retain its powers of control
over Gas Corporations? 81.
( Proposition No. 8: Shall the City of
/ III Centre retain its power Of control
over Electrical Corporations?
+ EI Centre retain its powers of control
over Telegraph Corporations?
Proposition No, 5: Shall the City Of
over Telephone Corporations?
Proposition No. 6: Shall the. City of
FL Centre retain its. powers of control
over Water Corporations?
/ SEC. 3.-That the Board of Trustees
of said city shall meet at their usual
places of meeting and at the same time
general Municipal Election. to be held on
the Sth day of April. 1912. and upon the
completion of the canvass of the returns
~ Il lt
which said propositions shall have been
submitted. such legislative body. or Board
of Trustees. shall make an order declar-
ing the result of the election upon such
propositions and shall cause the same
! to he entered upon its minutes. which
order shall show the total number of
the number of votes cast respectively IN
favor of and against such proposition
and shall do any and all other things
and acts required to De done by SAID
Board Of Trustees in regard to matters
referred to in this ordinance, as required
by an act OF the Legislature. entitled:
IAN act to provide for submitting to
the qualified electors of every city ana
Icounty or incorporated city or town. in
this state the question whether such city
tand county. or incorporated city or town
shall retain the powers of control vested
therein respecting all or any public utill-
ties. and providing further for elections
Thereafter to surrender such powers in
case the qualified electors of any such
city and county or incorporated city or
town. shall have voted to retain such
powers or to reinvest such city and coun-
ty. or incorporated city or town. with
such powers. in case the qualified elect
ors thereof have voted to surrender such
powers. Approved January ?, 1872
SEC. THAT the City Clerk of said
city shall certify the passage, adoption
and approval of this ordinance and cause
the same to be published, as provided in
| Section > hereof. .and thereafter said
ordinance shall be in full force and el-
feet.
Passed. adopted and approved this 18th
day of March, 1912.
fSEAI1 JOHN NORTON.
President of the Board of Trustees of
Attest: ". H. SPRAGTrE.
City Clerk.