10/19/1922-011RES
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WHEREAS, there will be presented to the voters of
the State of California on November 7th, 1922, three proposed
Constitutional amendments, to -wit: Propositions Nos. 10, 11
and 30 on the ballot, as follows:
Proposition No 10, designed to place a tax
upon all property owned by municipalities and used
in connection with public utilities operated by
such munioipalities;
Proposition No. 11, which proposes to take
away from cities the power to determine rates and
regulate their own municipal' owned public utili-
ties, and -to place them under the cor±glete control -
both as to rates and regulation - of the State Rail-
road Commission;
Proposition No. 30, which proposes to take
away from the cities the power to control their own
streets, and'to give to the State Railroad Commission
exclusive power to grant franchises, unlimited as to
time, for interurban or locp.l street railways or bus
lines over any and all of the streets of the cities,
depriving' cities of a'.1 voice in the determination
of such matters;
and,
WHEREAS, the adoption of any of these proposed
amendments would be disastrous to the municipalities and to
the best interests of the people therein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council
(or $oard of 'True es) of the City of
is upalterably opposed to each and every one of the said pro-
posed Constitutional Amendments,'to -wit, Propositions Nos. 10,
11 and 30, and urges the citizens of this municipality to vote NO
on each of said propositions, and to do all in their power to
defeat them, and thus protect the public interests.