HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 008-1948RESOLUTION NO. 8-48
PROPOSING AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION
FOR TIN; PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO TIM ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF BURLINGAME SAID ORDINANCE WHICH SHALL
PROVIDE FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF A TAX, NOT
EXCEEDING FIFTEER CENTS ON EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AND 14AINTAINING PARKS
t"WITHIN THE CITY; FOR MUSIC AND FOR ADVERTISING: CON-
SOLIDATING SAID SPECIAL ELECTION WITH THE; GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO 13E HELD APRIL 13, 1948; FIXING
THE DATE OF SAID SPECIAL ELECTION; THE MANNER OF
HOLDING TILE SAME, AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE T1-1VREOF.
rrHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Burlingame,
realizing the necessity of establishing a fund for the purpose
of providin€; and maintaining parks and music and for advertising
purposes, do hereby determine that the public interest requires
the development and beautification of the public parks, and to
care for the planting, care and maintenance of trees, shrubs and
grass plots upon the public streets and places, and that a fund
should be created by the electors of the City adopting an
Ordinance at a special election at which shall be submitted the
proposition of levying and collecting a tax not exceeding; fifteen
(15) cents on each one hundred (100) dollars for the purposes
herein set forth; and
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election will be held in
said City of Burlingame on April 13, 1948;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
Burlingame does hereby order as follows:
Section 1 - That a Special Municipal hlection be, and it is
hereby ordered and directed to be held in said City of Burlingame,
on Tuesday, the thirteenth day of April, 1948, at which special
election shall be submitted to the qualified electors of said
city for adoption the folloviin,,-: Ordinance:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Burlingame
may levy and collect a tax, annually, not exceeding fifteen
cents on each one hundred dollars, for the purpose of pro.
vfrding and maintaining parks and music and for advertising
purposes. The said t ax shall be in addition to all other
taxes now authorized by law to be levied and may be levied
and collected for each fiscal year.
Section 2. - The City Council may use and expend the
money realized from the tax herein provided in any manner
that may be deemed best by the Council, but particularly
and specifically for the improvement, care and maintenance
of the public parks of city, of the trees, shrubs and plants
upon the public streets thereof and for providing music for
the enjoyment of the people and for advertising.
Section 3. - All moneys dollected as herein provided
Ishall be set apart in a fund to be known as the "Dark Fund" and
shall be disbursed by the City Council of the City in the
manner provided by law.
Section 4. - The mode and :canner of levying and collect-
ing the tax herein provided shall be the same as apply to
and govern in the assessment and collection of other
municipal taxes.
Section 5. - This Ordinance shall become effective f rot;L
and after the date it is found upon a canvass of the vote
that a majority of votes are cast in favor of the Ordinance.
Section 2 - That the said City Council does hereby submit to
qualified voters of said City of Burlingame at the date of said
Special municipal election, the Ordinance above set forth and
the said electors are hereby invit6d to vote for or against the
sa,ae .
Section 3 - Said Special municipal Election shall be held
and conducted and votes thereof canvassed, and the returns there-
of made, and the result thereof ascertained and determined as
herein provided; and all persons qualified to vote at hunicipal
elections in said City of Burlingame on April 13, 19480 shall be
ivalified to vote at the Special election herein called.
section 4 The special election herein ordered and called
shall be, and the same is hereby consolid ted Nvith the General
Municipal �Uecti,on to be held in said City of ""'Urlinganc, on
T)ril 1 , 1. 48, as required by lati , and pursuant to the resolu�
Lions of the City Council of the City of `urlingaine, calling;
said election, and of consolidating- the election precincts. The
precincts, polling places and officers of -ghee election shall be -
the same as those set forth in Resolution Sao. 4--j18, Ordering
and Uallint7 a General Municipal Election to be 'Held 7n the City
of BurlIngame on April lit 1948, for the purpose of electing
three members to the City Council, a City Clerk andx-officio
Assessor and a City Treasurer and '.fax Collector and providing
for the regular election precincts for conducting the General
Municipal Election to be held in the City of Burling ame on said
date; and as set forth in. Resoliation. ITO. 6.-48, 1 xin ; polling
places and designating officers for General 'Municipal Election to
be Meld on April 1.3, 1948, now on file in the Office of the City
Clerk.* and the substance thereof is hereby herein incorporated
and made a part Ilereof and the notices therein contained are
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Section 5 .. The ballots to be used in said Special TEunicipa.l
Election shall,, in addition to all other matter required by law,
have printed thereon the following:
"Shall the ordinance providing .for the levy and collection
of a tax, not exceeding, fifteen cents (15�) on each one hundred
dollars (,'' 100, 00 ), for the purpose of ir�rovene;nt, care an d
na ntena,nce of the Public Parks of the City, of the trees, shrubs
and plants upon the public streets thereof, and for providing
music .for the enjoyment of the people and a.dvertisin.,r�;t be adopted
Opposite the statement of the ordinance to be voted on azid
to its
right the words 'CMS"
and
"NO" shall be
printed
on
separate
lines,
with voting squares,
.7f a
voter stw ps
a cross
(X)
in t2le
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 a-ainst its adoption. A majority
vote in .favor of the ordinance shall have the effect of adopting
the same.
Section 6 - This resolution shall be published once a week
for four (4) wee?;s in the Burlingame Advance, which is a
newspaper of general circulation published daily in the City
of Burlingame, and such publication shall constitute notice of
said election. No other notice of said election hereby called
need be given.
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MAYOR
I, Iierbert T. White, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame,
do hereby certify that Vie foregoing resolution was introduced
at a regular meeting of the City Council 'held on rbbruary 16,
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILLIEN: Dahl-Parris—FTiirlt—Simnnds—Vi;hits ell
NOES: COUNCITZEM: __Ieone
ABSEM COUNCILPMN: None
CITY CLERK