Resolution No. 70RESOLUTION NO. 70
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
CALIFORNIA, ORDERING, CALLING AUTD PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH,
1959, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS
OF SAID CITY A PROPOSITION FOR THE ENACTMENT OF SECTION 17
OF A CERTAIN ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, there has been filed with the City Clerk a
petition requesting that a certain proposition, the title of
which is set forth in Section 1 hereof, be submitted to the
vote of the people of the City of Cypress at a special election;
and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has this date certified to the
City Council that said petition is sufficient and appears to
be signed by the requisite number of voters and qualifies as
a referendum petition as described by law; and
WHEREAS, by law the first available date for a special
election is after March 16, 1959;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cypress
does hereby resolve, determine and order as follows:
Section 1. That a special election be held and the same
is hereby called to be held in the City of Cypress on March 24th,
1959, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of
said City the following proposition:
"PROPOSITION: Shall Section 17 of Ordinance No. 41,
adopted by the City Council of Cypress,
providing CEM 'Cemetery' District
Regulations, be adopted?"
That if the proposition so submitted receives a majority of the
votes cast thereon. at such election, said section of said ordi-
nance shall be enacted accordingly.
Section 2. That the polls for said election shall be
opened at seven o'clock A.M. of the day of said election, and
shall remain open continuously from said time until seven
o'clock P.M. of the same day, when said polls shall be closed,
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except as provided in Section 5734 of the Elections Code of
the State of California.
Section 3. That on the ballots to be used at said special
election, in addition to any other matters required by law, there
shall be printed substantially the following:
MARK CROSS (x) ON BALLOT ONLY WITH RUBBER STAMP;
NEVER WITH PEN OR PENCIL.
(ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY BE MARKED WITH PEN AND INK
OH PEi`•CIL . )
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS
To vote on any measure, stamp a cross (x) in the
voting square after the word "YES" or after the
word "NO". All marks except the cross (x) are
forbidden. All distinguishing marks or erasures
are forbidden and make the ballot void.
If you wrongly stamp, tear or deface this ballot,
return it to the inspector of election and obtain
another.
On absent voter ballots mark a. cross (x) with pen
or pencil.
PROPOSITION: Shall Section 17 of Ordinance : .
No. 41, adopted by the City :YES : .•
Council of Cypress, providing .
CEM "Cemetery" District .•
Regulations, be adopted? :
: NO : •.
•
Section 4. If a voter stamps a cross (x) in the voting
square after the printed word "YES", his vote shall be counted
in favor of the adoption of the ordinance. If he stamps a
cross(x) in the voting square after the printed word "NO",
his vote shall be counted against its adoption.
Section 5. That the City Clerk shall post in three public
places notice of this election substantially in the form set
forth in Elections Code Section 9751, not later than the fifty-
fourth (54th) day before said election.
Section 6. Said City Clerk shall post in three public
places before the day of election a notice substantially in
the form required by Elections Code Section 9755, the synopsis
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to be the ballot proposition herein set forth.
Section 7. This resolution shall take effect upon its
adoption.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 8th day of September,
1958.
ATTEST:
Jack Van Dyke, Mayo
Priartin Olstho
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