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Home My WebLink AboutCC Ord 230 1939-02-02 I ~ i I' I 1- " . ~ . . ORDINANCE NO.230 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING, PROCLAIMiNG, CALLING, GIVING NOTICE OF AND PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A SP:ECIAL MUNICIPAL ELEx:TION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ON TUESDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 1939, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ENTITLED: \I AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO ERECT, CONSTRUCT OR INSTALL ANY DERRICK, MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRILLING FOR, PUMPIIID OR PRODUCING OIL, GAS OR OTHER HYDRO- CARBON SUBSTANCES FROM ANY WELL NOT EXISTING AT THE TINE THIS ORDINANJE TAKES EFFECT, OR TO MAINTAIN, PUMP OR OPERATE SUCH NEW WELL, WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL LD4ITS AND BOUNDARIES OF SAID CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINAN- CES IN CONFLICT H.:.REWITH; ESTABLISHING A CONSOLIDATED SP:ECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION PR:ECINCT, D;!:SIGNATING THE POLLING PLACE, AND APPOINTING THE OFFICERS OF ELEx:TION. The City Council ot the City ot Seal Beach, Calitornia, do ordain; as tollows: -lZO :CO:u 1tI-l- (jl O-l- - 0 Z -I )> ..... ~ r- Dl1'o ~~f1 ;7_ ~ n ",n - VlZ)> ~,,~ !JOO 0.."'0 m--< ~ Section 1. A Special Municipal Election is hereby ordered, proclaim- ed and called to be held in the City ot Seal BeaCh, Calitornia, between the hours ot six O'OlODk A.M.,and seven o'clock P.M.,on Tuesday,the 7th day ot MarCh, 1939, under an Act ot the Legislature, General Laws of the State ot California, entitled: "City Initiative and Reterendum Law" (Stats. Ex. Sess.1911, p.131;.AIIlended Stats .1915,p.319, Stats .191'( ,p.655), being an Act to provide tor direct legislation by cities and towns, including init- iative and reterendum; tor the following purposes, to wit: (a) For the purpose ot submitting to a vote ot the registered quali- tied electors of said City said ordinance proposed and submitted by the City Council ot said City, without petition theretoI', which proposed ordi- nance is in words and tigures; as tollows: \I AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO EREx:T, CONSTRUCT OR INSTALL ANY DERRICK, MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRILLING FOR, PUIliPING OR PRODUCING OIL,(jAS OR OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTABCES FROM ANY WELL NOT EXISTING AT T__E TIME THIS ORDINANCE TAKES EFFECT, OR TO MAINTAIN, PUMP OR OPERATE SUCH NEW WELL, WITHIN THE TERRITOR- IAL LlldITS AND BOUNDARIES OF SAID CITY OF SEAL BEACH CALIFORNIA, AND PROVIDING PE:NALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HERmF, REf.EALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERElVITH;E8TABLISH- ING A CONSOLIDATED SPEx:IAL MUNICIPAL EL.:JDTION PREx:INCT, DESIGNAT- IN G THE POLLING PLACE, AND APPOINTING THE OFFICERS OF ELEx:TION." The People of the City ot Seal BeaCh, Calitornia, do ordain;as tollows: Section 1. It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a nuisance tor any person, whether as principal, agent, servant, employee or otherwise, to erect, construct, or install, or cause to be erected, constructed, or in- stalled, or to work upon or assist in any way in the erection, construct- ion, or installation ot any derrivk, machinery, or other apparatus or equipment designed or intended to be used for the purpose ot drilling for oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon substances, 01' to drill, or operate, OD to work upon or assist in any way in the drilling or operating ot a well tor oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon substances, or to pump or produce, or to work upon or assist in any way in the pumping or producing of oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon substances from any well not ac;ually being drilled or existing at the time this ordinance takes ettect, within the territoriAl limits and boundaries ot said City of Seal Beach, Calitornia. Section 2. Every person, whether as ~rincipal, agent, servant,employee or otherwise, violating any ot the provisions ot this ordi~ance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be pun- ished by a tine ot not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars($300.00j or by im- prisonment for not exceeding three(3)months, or by both such fine and tm- prisonment; and every such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense tor each day during any portion ot which the violation ot any ot the provisions ot this ordinance is committed, continued, or permitted. -1- Ordinance Number II . '.. ~\ . .. ,- , ...' ... . t' I Section 3. All ordinanoes or parts ot ordinanoes in oonflict with this ordinanoe are hereby repealed. Section 4. That the polls tor said election shall be openea at six o'clock A.M., ot the day ot said eleotion and shall be kept open until seven o'clook P.M.,of the same day, when the polls shall be olosed; pro- vided, however, that it at the hour ot closing there are any voters in the polling plaoe, or in line at the door thereof, who are qualitied to vote and have not been able to do so sinoe appearing, the ~olls thereat shall be kept open a sutticient length ot time to enable them to vote, but no one who shall arrive at the polling place atter seven o'clock P.M., ot said day shall be entitled to vote, although the polls may be open when he arrives. I Seotion 5. The City Clerk shall cause this ordinancd or proposition to be printed and shall mail a copy thereot, inclosed in an envelope with a sample ballot to each voter at least ten days prior to the electio~ and at said election the Cler' shall have printed ballots to be used tor voting upon suoh ordinance or proposition in the manner provided under the "City Initiative and Reterendum Law" ,hereinabove referred to, and it a majority of the qualified electors voting on this ordinance as proposed shall vo.te in tavO'l' thereof, such ordinance shall thereupon become a bind- ing and valid ordinanoe of the City ot Seal Beach, California. Seotion 6. For the purpose ot holding said election the entire City ot Seal Beaoh is hereby designated, fixed and established as one oonsoli- dated speoial munioipal election preoinct, oonsisting of PrecIncts One and Two in said CIty now established for the holding ot State and County Eleotions therein, and the boundaries ot said precinct shall be the pre- sent boundaries and territorial limits of said CItYi that the polling plaoe for said election shall be the City Hall Building in said City ot Seal B~ach and that the persons hereinatter named, being competent and qualitied eleotors at said City and ot su~h election precinct, are hereby appointed otticers ot election tor suoh election preoinot and they shall hold said election and make return thereof in the manner provided by law, respectivel'): ' Inspector: Mary Taylor Judge: Quida Flack Clerks: Sophronia Robli~~~~nd Inez Hardesty. Seotion 7~ That in' all particulars not reoited in this ordinanoe, said election shall be held and conduoted as provided by law tor the holding of municipal eleotions in said City. Section 8. Tnat the City Council ot said City shall meet at their usual plaoe ot meetIng in the City Hall Building on Monday, the 13th day of Maroh, 1939, at 7:30 o'clock P.M.,ot said day and proceed to oanvass the election returns and declare the results ot said eleotion. Section 9. That the City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be published once in the Seal Beaoh Post & Wave, a newspaper ot general circulation, pI' ted and published in said City and no other notioe ot ,. . ~uch ele eed be given. . ~ ( Adopted, Signed and Approved this ~ - day of February, 1939. ~. Attest: ~ Mayor U1ty ea eac, alifornia I the -2-