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CA Pub Util Code § 95131 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 2 - Request by Resolution|Section 95131.

95131.  The resolution may state the transit facilities proposed to be first acquired, but failure to acquire such transit facilities shall not affect the validity of the district. The resolution shall set forth and describe the boundaries of the proposed district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95132 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 2 - Request by Resolution|Section 95132.

95132.  Certified copies of the resolution shall be presented to the Board of Supervisors of Santa Barbara County requesting the board of supervisors to call an election without delay for determining whether the district will be created.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95160 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 3 - Request by Petition|Section 95160.

95160.  Instead of a resolution, a petition may be presented to the board of supervisors signed by voters within the proposed district equal in number to at least 25 percent of the total vote cast at the last general election.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95161 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 3 - Request by Petition|Section 95161.

95161.  The petition shall contain substantially the same declarations and statements required to be contained in the resolution presented to the board of supervisors under this chapter, including the description of the boundaries, and declare that, in the opinion of the petitioners, public interest or necessity demands the creation and maintenance of the metropolitan transit district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95162 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 3 - Request by Petition|Section 95162.

95162.  The petition may be on separate papers, but each paper shall contain the affidavit of the person who circulated it certifying that each name signed thereto is a true signature of the person whose name it purports to be.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95163 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 3 - Request by Petition|Section 95163.

95163.  The County Elections Official of the County of Santa Barbara shall compare the signatures to the petition with the affidavits of registration and certify to their sufficiency or insufficiency.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 112. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95190 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 95190.

95190.  Upon receipt of certified copies of the resolution or of a sufficient petition, the board of supervisors shall hold a hearing on the question of forming a Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District. The hearing shall be held not less than 20 days nor more than 60 days following the filing of such resolution or petition. A notice of such hearing shall be published at least twice in newspapers of general circulation in the proposed district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95191 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 95191.

95191.  The board of supervisors shall have the power to exclude unincorporated areas which, in the board’s determination, would not receive reasonable benefit from inclusion in the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95192 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 95192.

95192.  At the conclusion of the hearing, if the board of supervisors approves the resolution or petition as originally presented or in modified form, it shall by resolution entered upon its minutes:(a) Fix and describe the exterior boundaries of the proposed district as determined by the board of supervisors.(b) Fix the date on which an election will be held in the proposed district and the hours during which the polls will be open.(c) State the purpose for which the election is held.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95193 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 95193.

95193.  The election shall be held not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days from the date of the adoption of the resolution prescribed by Section 95192.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95194 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 95194.

95194.  The election shall be called by publishing notice calling the election pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code not less than 20 days before the election. The notice need only specify the time and place of the election, the hours during which the polls will be open, the purpose of the election, and the description of the exterior boundaries of the proposed district as determined by the board of supervisors.No notice of the election other than the notice prescribed by this section need be given except that the county elections official shall mail notice of the polling place and the purpose of the election to each qualified elector of the proposed district.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 113. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95195 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 95195.

95195.  The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto the following: Shall the “Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District” be created and established?YESNO(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95196 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 95196.

95196.  No person shall be entitled to vote at the election unless he is a voter of the territory included in the proposed district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95197 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 95197.

95197.  The election may be held on the same day as any other state, county, or city election and be consolidated therewith.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95198 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 95198.

95198.  The board of supervisors shall meet on the Tuesday next succeeding the day of the election and canvass the returns.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95199 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 95199.

95199.  The board of supervisors shall make all provisions for the holding of the election throughout the entire district as proposed, and shall pay the cost thereof.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 95200.

95200.  If a special election is held exclusively on the proposition of organizing the district, the expenditure therefor shall be reimbursed to the county by means of a tax on all the taxable property within the district, and this tax shall be added to the next county tax bills by the proper official of the county.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95230 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of the District|Section 95230.

95230.  If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in favor of the creation and establishment of the district, the board of supervisors shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the result of the election to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, from and after which the establishment of the district shall be deemed complete.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95250 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|ARTICLE 6 - Contest of Incorporation|Section 95250.

95250.  No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of the election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to invalidate the incorporation of the district. Any proceedings wherein the validity of incorporation is denied shall be commenced within three months from the date of filing the order declaring the result of the election with the Secretary of State, otherwise the incorporation and the legal existence of the district shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 1 - Government|Section 95400.

95400.  The government of the district shall be vested in a board of seven members. Two of the directors shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara. Two of the directors shall be appointed by the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara. One of the directors shall be appointed by the City Council of the City of Carpinteria. One of the directors shall be appointed by the City Council of the City of Goleta. The six directors so appointed shall choose and appoint the seventh director. The board shall elect its chairman, and a majority vote is necessary for the election of the chairman of the board.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 103, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 1 - Government|Section 95401.

95401.  These appointments shall be made within 30 days after the formation of the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 1 - Government|Section 95402.

95402.  Any vacancy on the board, including any caused by the death or resignation of a member, shall be filled by the body which appointed the director whose office is vacated and the new appointee shall hold his office for the unexpired term.Any vacancy created by the expiration of a term shall likewise be filled by the body which appointed the director whose term has expired.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 595.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 1 - Government|Section 95403.

95403.  Each director shall, within 10 days after his appointment, and before entering upon the discharge of his duties of his office, take and subscribe to an oath in the form set forth in Section 3 of Article XX of the Constitution of California before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. The oaths shall be filed in the office of the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95404 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 1 - Government|Section 95404.

95404.  A person shall not be appointed to or be a member of the board unless he is a resident of the district and has resided within the district at least one year immediately prior to his appointment to the board.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95430 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 2 - Terms of Office|Section 95430.

95430.  The term of office of each director is four years from the time of his appointment, except that for the board first appointed, the director appointed by the board as herein provided shall hold office for two years, and the remaining directors first appointed to the board shall classify themselves by lot, so that the two appointed by the board of supervisors shall hold office for one and three years and the two appointed by the city council shall hold office for two and four years.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95450 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors|Section 95450.

95450.  The chairman is the presiding officer of the board and he shall vote on the propositions passed upon by the board.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95451 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors|Section 95451.

95451.  The first meeting of the board shall be held within 10 days of the appointment of its chairman. The board may make its own rules of procedure and determine the place and time of its meeting.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95452 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors|Section 95452.

95452.  The board shall select one of its members vice chairman, who shall preside in the absence of its chairman. The board shall provide for and select such officers as it deems necessary to conduct the affairs of the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95453 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors|Section 95453.

95453.  All matters and things necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of the district which are not provided for in this act shall be provided for by the board.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95454 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors|Section 95454.

95454.  The board shall supervise and regulate every transit facility owned and operated by the district, including the fixing of rates, rentals, charges and classifications, and the making and enforcement of rules, regulations, contracts, practices, and schedules, for or in connection with any transit facility owned or controlled by the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95455 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors|Section 95455.

95455.  The board may either operate the transit system itself or a part thereof or it may contract with any other public or private agency or corporation to operate all or part of the transit system for the district or it may contract with any other public or private agency or corporation for the improvement in transit services, facilities, equipment or operations being operated and conducted by said agency or corporation in, and, or, out of, the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95456 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors|Section 95456.

95456.  The board may adopt a personnel system for the purpose of recruiting and maintaining an effective working force with good morale. The board shall by resolution determine and create such number and character of positions as are necessary properly to carry on the functions of the district and shall establish an appropriate salary, salary range, or wage for each position so created. The board may by resolution abolish any such position. Except as otherwise provided, appointments to such positions shall be made by the general manager.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95457 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors|Section 95457.

95457.  The board may from time to time contract for or employ any professional service required by the district or for the performance of work or services which cannot satisfactorily be performed by the regular employees of the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95458 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors|Section 95458.

95458.  The board shall have an annual audit made of all books and accounts of the district by a certified public accountant or public accountant. The general manager shall cause copies of such audit to be made available to the public at the cost of printing only.(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 363.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95459 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors|Section 95459.

95459.  The board may provide by resolution, under such terms and conditions as it sees fit, for the payment of demands against the district without prior specific approval thereof by the board if the demand is for a purpose for which an expenditure has been previously approved by the board and in an amount no greater than the amount so authorized, and if the demand is approved by the general manager.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95460 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties of Directors|Section 95460.

95460.  To facilitate the business of the district, the board may provide for the creation and administration of such funds as the needs of the district may require. The funds shall be disbursed in accordance with rules established by the board and all payments from any fund shall be reported to the board.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95490 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 4 - Meetings and Legislation|Section 95490.

95490.  All meetings of the board shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95491 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 4 - Meetings and Legislation|Section 95491.

95491.  A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95492 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 4 - Meetings and Legislation|Section 95492.

95492.  The board shall establish rules for its proceedings and may provide by ordinance or resolution that each member shall receive for each attendance at the meetings of the board the sum of sixty dollars ($60) but not to exceed one hundred eighty dollars ($180) in any calendar month and shall be allowed such necessary traveling and personal expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties as authorized by the board.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 452, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95493 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 4 - Meetings and Legislation|Section 95493.

95493.  The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance. No ordinance shall be passed by the board on the day of its introduction, nor within three days thereafter, nor at any time other than a regular or adjourned regular meeting. No ordinance, resolution, or motion shall have any validity or effect unless passed by the affirmative votes of a majority of the directors.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)
CA Pub Util Code § 95494 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 9 - THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District|ARTICLE 4 - Meetings and Legislation|Section 95494.

95494.  All ordinances shall be published after passage.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)