CHAPTER 17. Census
Chapter 17 added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.
§§ 40200–40236 · 13 sections
ARTICLE 1. General §§ 40200–40205 · 6 sections
- § 40200 Pursuant to this article, the legislative body may take a census of the city between the years of taking the federal census. That census shall be validated by…
- § 40201 By resolution, the legislative body may declare its intention to cause a census to be taken by suitable persons appointed by it and at the city’s expense.
- § 40202 The census of all the inhabitants shall be taken by the appointed persons.
- § 40203 The persons taking the census shall enumerate all the inhabitants of the city.
- § 40204 When completed, the census shall be verified before any officer authorized to administer oaths, and filed with the city clerk.
- § 40205 Upon receipt of the verified census, the clerk shall make a certified copy. Thereafter it is the official census of the city.
ARTICLE 2. Special Census §§ 40230–40236 · 7 sections
- § 40230 For the purpose of determining where county offices shall be established, a city legislative body may establish the population of the city pursuant to this…
- § 40231 The Legislative body may adopt a resolution providing that a census be taken in the city to establish the population in years other than those in which a…
- § 40232 The ordinance shall prescribe the rules and regulations for taking the census to insure an accurate count of the inhabitants of the city.
- § 40233 Census takers shall be appointed by the legislative body and sworn to faithfully perform their duties. All reports of the census takers shall be sworn to…
- § 40234 The city clerk shall prepare a certified copy of the final census report. Thereafter it is the official census of the city for the purposes of this article.
- § 40235 The expense of taking the census is a city charge.
- § 40236 For the purposes of this article, any enumeration of population made by the United States Bureau of Census in any year other than that in which a decennial…