CHAPTER 2. Formation of District [70020. - 70055.]

Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.

§§ 70020–70055 · 21 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 70020–70022 · 3 sections

   • § 70020 The County of Marin may organize and incorporate as the Marin County Transit District.
   • § 70021 The request for the formation of the Marin County Transit District may be made by resolution or by petition as set out in this chapter.
   • § 70022 The district may include incorporated or unincorporated territory within the County of Marin.
2. ARTICLE 2. Request by Resolution §§ 70025–70026 · 2 sections

   • § 70025 The Board of Supervisors of the County of Marin may pass a resolution declaring that in its opinion public interest or necessity demands the creation and…
   • § 70026 The resolution may state the transit facilities proposed to be first acquired, but failure to acquire such transit facilities shall not affect the validity of…
3. ARTICLE 3. Request by Petition §§ 70030–70033 · 4 sections

   • § 70030 Instead of a resolution, a petition may be presented to the board of supervisors signed by voters within Marin County equal in number to at least 25 percent of…
   • § 70031 The petition shall contain substantially the same declarations and statements required to be contained in the resolution adopted by the board of supervisors…
   • § 70032 The petition may be on separate papers, but each paper shall contain the affidavit of the person who circulated it certifying that each name signed thereto is…
   • § 70033 The County Elections Official of the County of Marin shall compare the signatures to the petition with the affidavits of registration and certify to their…
4. ARTICLE 4. Election §§ 70035–70044 · 10 sections

   • § 70035 Upon adoption of the resolution or of a sufficient petition, the board of supervisors shall hold a hearing on the question of forming a Marin County Transit…
   • § 70036 The board of supervisors shall have the power to exclude areas which in the board’s determination would not receive reasonable benefit from inclusion in the…
   • § 70037 After the conclusion of the hearing, the board of supervisors shall in case of initiation by petition and may in case of initiation by resolution call an…
   • § 70038 The board of supervisors shall publish notice of the election within the proposed district.
   • § 70039 The notice shall state the name of the proposed district, and describe the boundaries thereof.
   • § 70040 The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto the following: Shall the…
   • § 70041 No person shall be entitled to vote at the election unless he is a voter of the territory included in the proposed district.
   • § 70042 The election may be held on the same day as any other state, county, or city election, and be consolidated therewith.
   • § 70043 The board of supervisors shall meet on the Tuesday next succeeding the day of the election and canvass the returns.
   • § 70044 The board of supervisors shall make all provisions for the holding of the election throughout the district as proposed, and the cost of said election shall be…
5. ARTICLE 5. Establishment of the District § 70050 · 1 section

   • § 70050 If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in favor of the creation and establishment of the district, the board of supervisors shall cause a…
6. ARTICLE 6. Contest of Incorporation § 70055 · 1 section

   • § 70055 No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of the election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to…