Resolution No. 71RESOLUTION NO. 71
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CCUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
CALIFORNIA, ORDEHING, CALLING AND 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 A CERTAIN
ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, there has been filed with the City Clerk a
petition requesting that a certain proposed ordinance, 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
an initiative 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 a proposition for the enactment of a certain
ordinance, to wit:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA,
PROHIBITING THE BURIAL OF HUMAN DEAD WITHIN SAID
CITY."
That if the proposition so submitted receives a majority of the
votes cast thereon at such election, said ordinance 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.h. 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
OR PENCIL.)
INSTTRUCTIONS '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 the ordinance, the
nature of which is stated in the title
thereof, to wit:
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YES
"An ordinance of the City of Cypress, :
California, prohibiting the burial
of human dead within said city" ?,O
be adopted?
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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
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places before the day of election a notice substantially in
the form required by Elections Code Section 9755, the synopsis
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:
Martin Olsthoo
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