Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-26

to vote of the qualified electors of
said City, the question, or questions,
as to whether said City of Ell Centre
shall surrender it's powers of control
as to the public utilities hereinafter
to the Railroad Commits
sion.
Section 2. That the City Clerk
shall certify to the passage, adoption
and approval of this Ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published
of general circulation
printed and published in said City,
five times, prior to the 18th day OF
April, 1914, and shall cause the fol-
lowing propositions in the form OF
questions to be printed upon the bal
lots to be used at the general mu-
nicipal election to be held on the
18th day of April, 1914; the propo
sition to be so submitted shall be
as follows, to-wit:
Proposition No. 1. Shall the City
of Ell Centre surrender it's powers
of control over Railroad Corpora
tions. to the Railroad Corporations, to
the Railroad Commission?
Proposition No. 2. Shall the City
of Ell Centre surrender its powers
of control over Gas Corporations,
to the Railroad Commission?
Proposition No. g. Shall the City
of Ell Centre surrender its powers
of control over Electrical Corpora
tions, to the Railroad Commission?
Proposition No. A. Shall the City
of Ell Centre surrender it's powers of
control over Telegraph Corporations,
to the Railroad Commission?
Proposition No. 5. Shall the City
of Ell Centre surrender it's powers of
control over Telephone Corporations,
to the Railroad Commission?
Proposition No. 6. Shall the City
of Ell Centro surrender it's powers
of control over Water Corporations,
to the Railroad Commission?
Section 8. That the Board OF
Trustees of said City shall meet at
its usual place of meeting, and at
the same time it meets to canvass the
returns of the general municipal elcc-
tion, to be held on the 18th day of
April, 1914, and upon the completion
of the canvass of the returns of said
general municipal election, at which
said propositions shall have beer
submitted, said Board of Trustees
shall make an order declaring the
result of the election upon such prop
ositions and shall cause the same to
be entered upon it's minutes, which
order shall show the total number OF
votes cast upon each such PROPOSE
tion and the number of votes cast,
in favor of and against
each such proposition, and shall do
any and all other acts and things re-
puired to be done by said Board of
Trustees in regard to the matters re-
ferred to in this Ordinance, as re-
quired by said Act of the Legisla-
ture.
Section A. This Ordinance shall
be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and approval.
Passed and adopted this 23rd day
of March, 1914.
JOHN NORTON.
President of the Board ofTrustees
of the City of Ell Centre, Cali
fornia.
Attest: LAvINIA NoRTHCoTT,
(SeaD City Clerk.
By CHAS. MCCORMICK.
Deputy.
hereby approve the foregoing Or
dinance No. lit this 23rd day Of
March, 1914.
JOHN NORTON,
President of the Board of Trustees
of the City of Ell Centre, Cali
fornia.
State of California, County of Inn
oerial, City of Ell Centro-ss.
/, Lavinia Northcott, City Clerk Of
he City of Ell Centre, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Or
finance No. lit was passed and
adopted at an adjourned regular
meeting of said Board Of Trustees
,eld on the 23rd day Of March, 1914,
~ the following vote:
Ayes: Travers, Egerer, Swanson,
Burger, Norton.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
md that thereafter, on said day, SAID
Ordinance was approved and signed
~ the President of said Board ~
Trustees.
Witness my hand and the seat ~
aid City Of III Centre this 23rd day
# March. 1914.
LAVINIA NORTHCOTT,
Jity Clerk Of the City Of ri Centro
SeaD BY CHAS. MCCORMICK,
Deputy,