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f<.ESOLUTION NoQ:!3y1:;,1 I
A ~ES0LUTION OF 'TIlE ~~YOR A~TI CO~WON COUNCIL OF TI{E CITY
OF SAN BERNAl{DINO PROPOSING CERTAIN ^,/viENDMENTS TO TI-IE CITY CHART-
ER OF ruE CITY OF SAN BEH.NPJtfJINO ltELATING TO THE MAXIMUM RATE OF
TAXATION, THE AUTHORIZATION i\NTJ ISSW\NCE OF G':NERAL OBLIGATION
BONT)S AND THE LIMITS THEE<..EOF ANT'THE AUTHORI?ATION AND ISSTLAN~E
OF REVENUE BONDS.
6 WHEREAS, in accordance with the Constitution of the State
7 of California, the City of San Bernardino, a municipal corpora-
8 tion, has heretofore framed and adopted a Charter for said City,
9 which said Char ter was duly and regular ly approved by the Legis-
10 lature of the State of California; and
11 "l1FREAS, the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
12 Bernardino deem it advisable that said Charter be amended in cer-
13 tain particulars, as hereinafter set forth;
14 HOI'!, THEZEFOllE, BI! IT ftESCLVED that the following pro-
15 posal for amendment to the Charter of the City of San Bernardino
16 be submitted to the qualified electors of said City for their
17 approval or rejection at the special municipal election to he
18 held in said City on June 5, 1956:
19 PROPOSED CHA.RTfn Pl~ENDMENT NOo 1
20 It is hereby proposed that Article III, Section 41 and
21 Article VIII, Section 133, of the Charter of the City of San
22 Bernardino be amended respectively to reaG as follows:
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Section 410 The Mayor and Common Council shall have
24 rower, and it shall be their duty, to provide by Ordinance a
25 system for the assessment, levy and collection of all city taxes,
26 which system shall conform, as nearly as the circumstances of
27 the case may permit, to the provisions of the laws of this state
28 in reference to assessment, levy and collection of state and
29 county taxes, except as to the times for such assessment, levy
30 and collection, and except as to the officers by whom such duties
31 are to be performed~ All taxes assessed, together with any per-
32 centage imposed for delinquency, and the cost of collection
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shall constitute liens on the property assessed, from and after
the First Monoay in March in each year, which liens may be en-
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forced by a summary sale of such property and the execution ann
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delivery of all necessary certificates and deeds therefor, and
such regulations as may be prescribed by Ordinance, or by action
in any rourt of competent jurisdiction to foreclose such lien;
provided that any property sold for such taxes shall be subject
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to redemption within the time and in the manner provided, or
that may hereafter be provided by law for the rede:nption of pro-
10 perty sold for state or county taxes. All deeds made upon any
11 sale of property for taxes, or special assessment under the pro-
Ia visions of this Charter, shall have the same force and effect
13 in evidence as is, or may hereafter be provided by law for deeds
14 for property sold for non-payment of state, or county taxes.
15 The maximum rate of taxation shall not exceed in anyone year
16 $1.35 upon each one hundred dollars of valuation of property
17 assessed exclusive of the amount necessary to pay the principal
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18 of and interest on the bonded indebtedness of the city.
Section 133. General obli~ation bonded indebtedness of
ao the city for any purpose for which the city is authorized to
21 provide or for carrying ant any of the powers possessed by the
22 city may be incurred in the manner provided by the general laws
23 of the State of California at the time such proceedings are takeno
24 The city shall not incur any indebtedness evidenced by gener al
25 obli?ation bonds \~ich shall in the aggregate exceed 15% of the
26 total assessed value for purposes of city taxation of all the
27 taxable real and personal property in the city. The city shall
28 not incur any bonded indebtedness constituting a ~eneral obliga-
29 tion of the city unless such indebtedness is authorized by the
30 affirmative votes of not less than two-thirds of those electors
31 voting on the Question of incurring such indebtedness at any
32 election at which such question is submitted to the electors of
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1 the city. Notwithstanding any other provision or limit in this
2 Char ter, bonds of the city payable solely from the revenues of
3 any revenue rroclucing improvement, huilding, system, plant, works,
4 facilities or undertaking used for or useful in (a) the nroducing,
5 obtaining, conserving, treating, storing, transmitting, distri-
6 outing and supplying of water for domestic use, irrigation, san-
'1 itation, industrial 11se, fire protection, recreation or any other
8 public or private use, 2nd (b) the collection, treatment or dis-
9 posal of sewa"e, garbage, refuse, waste or storm water, includ-
10 inp drainage, m~y be authorized and issued in the manner pro-
11 vided by the general laws of the State of California at the time
12 such proceedings are taken. The issuance of such revenue bonds
13 must be authorized by the affirmative votes of a majority of all
14 the electors voting upon the proposition of their issuance at
15 any election at which such question is submitted to the electors
16 of the city.
17 When two or more Questions or propositions for the in-
18 curring of general obligation bonded debt or for the issuance
19 of revenue bonds are submitted at the same election the votes
20 cast for and against each Question or proposition shall be
21 counted separately.
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I HER:Z;.BY CE.nIFY that the foregoing resolution was rluly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Ber-
nardino at a I- ?/2li{LI/ meeting thereof, held on the .;2 7-t.f/ day
of J_p956': the ~~o~n~)vote~?t~04V.d~~'''/
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The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this3/I/f
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