Ord 0164-CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE TOWN OF LOS GATOSX- "
ORDINANCE 11\"0 . , 6
AN OR1>iIUANCE OALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION ?pT THE
TOIRT OF LOS GAtOS, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, STATE
01,11 CALIFORNIA, FOR Tur' PURPOSE' OF SUBMI 1 T T NG TO
THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID TOV.71 M-90 PRO-
POSITIONS TO INCUR A BONDED I141DRBTEIINFSS TO PAY
THE COST OF CERTAIN PUBLIC M-U1,TICIPAL ?'I+r%PROVMEEENTS
OF SAID TOMT, TV2 COST OF WHICH Y=L BE TOO GRF_kT
TO PAY OUT OF T'HE ORDINARY ANNUAL REVEL UE AND I A =
CODM- OF SAID TOV41 ,
THE BOARD OF TRUSTMS OF TME TOsY OF LOS
GA.TOS, DO OIRDAIX AS FOLLOWS2
SEC„ ONE: A special election is hereby called
fore and shall be held, in the Town of Los Gatos in the
County of Santa Clara, State of Calir"orr_ia, on Yonday,
the 25th day of May, 1314, to submit, and at which special
'.electi,on shall be sub#tted, to the ojualified voters of said
town of Los Oatos, the following propositions to incur
a bonded indebtedness of and by said town, to sit:
(1) The proposition to incur a bonded indebtedness
of Six Thousand ($6,000) Dollars in gold coin of the United
States of America for the object and purpose of paying the
cost of the acquisition of fire apparatus, to wit: An
Combiaatiion
Automobile, emical Engine and Hose wagon and necessary
equipment therefor. The estimated cost of said proposed
public improveieent is the' sum of Six Thousand (46,000) Dollars
and the amount of the principal: of the indebtedness to be
incurred therefor is Six Thousand ($5,000) Dollars, and the
rate of interest to be paid on said indebtedness is ? per centum per annun.a
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The proposition to incur a bonded indebtedness
of Hour Thousand ($4,000) Dollars in gold coin of the United
States of America for the obJect and purpose of payin7 the
cost of the acquisition, completion and construction of a
building for municipal uses, to wit: A fire house in
and for the Town of Lo& Gatos a The estimated cast of
said proposed public improvement is the sung of Four Thousand
0'4,0009 Dollars, and the amount of the principal of the
indebtedness to be incurred therefor is Four Thousand
($j:4,000) Dollars, and the rate of interest to be raid on
said indebtedness is s per centum per annum-
SEC,p TwOa And it is further ordered, ordained
and determined that the total indebtedness authorized to be
created at said election shall be represented by bones
negotiable i n form, of the character known as 4eseria.lsOt
and of such denominations as the legislative branch of the
said Town of Los ~atos may hereinafter determine, the
principal and interest of which shall be payable in gold
coin of the united States of America in the xrlanner following,
to wit: One-tenth (1/10) part of the whole amount of the
principal of said bonds shall be paid each and every year
at the Town Treasury of the said Town of Los natos on the
day and date to be hereafter fixed by the legislative branch
of said municipality, together with the interest upon all
sums unpaid at such date; provided;, that the interest on
said bonds shall be raid semi-annually so that there shall be
a payment of interest on all sums then unpaid in every half
year, one of such aemi®a.nnual payments in each year being the
date of the payment of the annual installment of the principal
o f said indebtedness,as aforesaid, and provided further that
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said interest indebtedness shall be evidenced by the proper
coupons attached to each bond for each se?ri-annua: paymem.
of interest to become due on such bond=
S- M. THTEIj.- Tt is further ordered and orddined
that for the purpose of said special election said Town of
Los Gatos is hereby regularly constituted and established as,
and divided into, two special election precincts to be known
as Municipal Special Election Precinct No. One (1) and
Yunicipal Special Election Precinct No. Two (2),respectively,
the exterior boundaries of which precincts are hereinafter
set forth. That said special election voting precints and
tre places or polling places therein at which the polls
in said precincts will be opened on said day of said
special election for said town shah be, and are hereby
established, created and designated as follows, to wito
MUNICIPAL SPECIAL ELECTION PRECINCT 1740. 1.
All that portion of the Town of .iris Gatos situate..
:Lying and being on the easterly side of the center line of
Santa Cruz Avenue (Which said avenue runs entirely through
said town,) shall constitute and XxU be, and is hereby
designated, established and constituted as, and named
Municipal Special Election Precinct Nom 1 for said special
election. The place of voting in said Precinct Yo. 1 and
for the voters for said election shah be at the Town Fall
in the Torn of Los Gatos, which is situate on the Southerly
side of East j,rcain Street in said town..
The officers of election to conduct said special
election in said Municipal Special Ele ction Precinct No. 1,
and who are hereby designated for that purpose are as foilot7?s,
to edit:
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MUNICIPAL SPECIAL ELECTION ERECINCT NO, 2.
All that portion of the gown of Los Gatos lying and
being or, the fi'uesterly side of -he center line of Santa. Graz
Avenue (which said avenue runs ent itely through said tovm) ,
shall constitute and be, and is hereby designated, established
and constituted as, and named 16unicipal SpecialeElection
fteeinct No. 2 for said special election. The x.lace or voting
in ° said Precinct No. 2 and for the voters thereof for said
special election' shall be at the Court Room in the Justice's
hurt of edvrood Township, that is to say, the Burt Room,
of the Honorable B. W. Pearce, Justice of the Peace in and
for Redwood Township, County of Santa Clara3 State of
California, whic-h said Court Roorr is situate on the Westerly
side of Santa Grua avenue between Main Otreet and Fe r_ Avenue
in said town.
The off ce5s of election in said Municipal Special
Election Precinct No. 28 and who are hereby appointed for
that purpose are as follows:
INSPECTOR: l,,f . J d . 63 . J_ ~o a
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That each of said polling places has been found to
beg and is hereby determined to be, a suitz&'ole and proper
the
place for holding; said lmznic'pal. Special Election in.said
election precinct in which it is situated, and said several
p,erser;;s. ; ~a.ve been found to be$ and they are hereby
detemine to be qualifie d for their said respective
positionsg as required by law and are hereby ap7ointed such
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officers +.a conduct said special election and constitute
respectively the Boards of Elections and said Boards of
election and said officers shall conducts and are hereby
directed to conduct said election as by law and this
ordinance provided in each of their said respective
Runicipal Special Election Precincts hereinbefore sndicatedt
and for which they have been specially appointed, and to
canvass the votes given and cast at said special election
and to make and deliver returns thereof to said card of
Trustees; acid it is further ordered that said. Board of
Trustees shall meet and canvass said returns upon the Mlonday
following said special election and declare the result of
said special election.
Sy1C,__FQUR-- The manner of voting for or against
said indebtedness shall be as follows, to Wit:
A sufficient- number of ballots shall be, and are
hereby directed to be prepared and caused to be printed upon
the proper ki nd of paper used at general elections in said
Mate of Califoreia, by the Clerk of said tlui-ns and to be
furnished and provided for the use of the voters of said
special election at the expense of the said town, said
ballots to have the followi?^,g matter printed thereon in
addition to any other.ma.tter which re-y be required by
lawsto wit:
"IFISTRUCTlONS TO VOT?:ESo
°''o vote on any propositions stamp, a cross
"in the voting: square after the word tYesy or after the
"word- 'No a 1 All mi-%rks except a cross (X) are forbidcen,
"All distinguishing marks or erasures are forbidden and
I'make the ballet -,aid. 1F YOU WRONGLY STAMP, TEAR OR
I'D=FACE THIS BALLOT, FE`i"tFM, IT 1'O TY-MP 111,TSFECTOR OF 'r'; :10.Ci=rI,T
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oa,9M OBTAIN AITOTHER a
eeUMeTICIWA°. TICIMT.
"LOS 4ATOw BMIICTP.FwL SPECIAL E3bECTION
"Special election submitting to the qualified
Ifvoters of the Town of Los Gatos, County of Santa Clara,
4$State of CG73fC?Zi;a9 the following propositions, t 'bGitm
"Broposition No. Is
"Shall the Tovrn of Los Gatos incur a bonded in-
°'debtedness of Six Thousand ($6,000) Dollars in gold coin
$sof the united Stater of America, for the object and purpose
caof payiro- the cost of the acquisition of fire apparatus,
"to wit.- An AutomoNile Combination Chemical. Engine and Hose
°'Vagon and necessary equipment therefor.
YES m
NO z
"Proposition ITO. 2.
19Shall the Torn of Los Gatos incur a bonded in-
Odebtedness of lour Thousand ($4,000) Dollars in gold ciDin
dvof the United States of America., for the purpose of paying
Bathe cost of the acquisition, construction and complKetion
9eof a building for municipal uses, to wit., A fire house
Rin and for the Town of Los Ratos
YES y
ITO A
t@.A.iy doter may 'Dote for or against aW57' One Or
I'more than one, or all, of s'uii(: propositions.
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SEC ,'ITEa .bbd it is further ordered and ordained
that any voter who desires to vote for zX ahd in
favor of a proposition to incur a bonded indebtedness as
aforesaid and to accept such proposition, may do so at said
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election by etamping a cross in the voting square
the right hand margin of his ballot and after and opposi to
the word "yes54 and aster the proposition which he accepts,
and after said ballot shall have been so stamped and shall be
deposited in the ballot box i t shall be can-Tassed and
counted as reg;aired by lava as a vote in favor of said
proposition and accepting the same; and that any voter
who desires to vote against a pmspb ition -11-c incur a
bonded indebtedness as aforesaid and to reject such pro-
position may do so at said special election by stairping
a cross (X) in the vo in.o~ square in the right farad marC-_J
o his ballot after and opposite the word 11)abla after and
op-pos to the proposition which. he rejects, and after said
ballot shall be so btE.,~ped and shall be deposited in the
_ .ot box it small be canvassed and coun-ed as p-oaided
by law as a vote against such. proposition and rejecting
the sam. e e and that any voter may vote fo MWre or a-,ains t
any one, or more than one, or all, of said propositions.
S-C:, x; This ordinance shall bee and i-- F3.ereby
ordered published onee a -,!,7e- -k t'vio weeps in the Los La os
atiL8i3 , a ne is per of general circulation puTblished less than
six days a week in such manicipality, e to gait. publis"fled
once a weer in said town, these being no newspaper in said
tm-n published oftener tsan once a aaeekr
me first p,a~blication of said ordinance shall appear
on Thursday, the th day of svay, 1914e.and Uthe second
publication of said ordinance shad appear on Thursday, the
nth day of May, 1914, and the third publication of said
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ordinance shall appear on Thursday the end day ofM s 1 '4,
in said :cos Sato-3 hail.
2bo other not i a; of said election need be given. 7
SEOI.L S `f EN: This and rdinance Steal talre. La--: :.efjt
and be in ifull force from and aster its passa - e an
ar:~iiro ;ra
Tntraduced and read in full the 20th day of
.puril 1914$ at a regul=ar meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Town OIL LO Gatos held at the TOvun H.011
in said town on said day
ssed and ado 1,-)led as an Ordimance of the Town.
o Los ;,-,atos at a regular meeting of the BOaTCI o Trustees
of F3c'.3d town held in the Ow31 Hall of said a town on. the
4th day of May,, 1914, by the roll-owin- 'Von
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AYES: Trustees
NOBS': TRUSTa +S
AiSEIIT'o Trustees
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PP ESIDMIT OF T, J. t OF TRUSTEES
OF THE' TO IT OF LOS TA".70So
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