CHAPTER 2. Formation of District [50020. - 50055.]

Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 839.

§§ 50020–50055 · 22 sections

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 50020–50021 · 2 sections
- § 50020 The City of Stockton, together with unincorporated territory, may organize and incorporate as the Stockton Metropolitan Transit District.
- § 50021 The request for the formation of the Stockton Metropolitan Transit District may be made by resolution or by petition as set out in this chapter.
ARTICLE 2. Request by Resolution §§ 50025–50027 · 3 sections
- § 50025 The legislative body of the City of Stockton may pass a resolution declaring that in its opinion public interest or necessity demands the creation and…
- § 50026 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…
- § 50027 Certified copies of the resolution shall be presented to the Board of Supervisors of San Joaquin County requesting the board of supervisors to call an election…
ARTICLE 3. Request by Petition §§ 50030–50033 · 4 sections
- § 50030 Instead of a resolution, a petition may be presented to the board of supervisors signed by voters within the proposed district equal in number to at least 25…
- § 50031 The petition shall contain substantially the same declarations and statements required to be contained in the resolution presented to the board of supervisors…
- § 50032 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…
- § 50033 The County Elections Official of the County of San Joaquin shall compare the signatures to the petition with the affidavits of registration and certify to…
ARTICLE 4. Election §§ 50035–50045 · 11 sections
- § 50035 Upon receipt of certified copies of the resolution or of a sufficient petition, the board of supervisors shall hold a hearing on the question of forming a…
- § 50036 The board of supervisors shall have the power to exclude unincorporated areas which, in the board’s determination, would not receive reasonable benefit from…
- § 50037 At the conclusion of the hearing, if the board of supervisors approves the resolution or petition as originally presented or in modified form, it shall by…
- § 50038 The election shall be held not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days from the date of the adoption of the resolution prescribed by Section 50037.
- § 50039 The election shall be called by publishing notice calling the election pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code not less than 20 days before the…
- § 50040 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…
- § 50041 No person shall be entitled to vote at the election unless he is a voter of the territory included in the proposed district.
- § 50042 The election may be held on the same day as any other state, county, or city election, and be consolidated therewith.
- § 50043 The board of supervisors shall meet on the Tuesday next succeeding the day of the election and canvass the returns.
- § 50044 The board of supervisors shall make all provisions for the holding of the election throughout the entire district as proposed, and shall pay the cost thereof.
- § 50045 If a special election is held exclusively on the proposition of organizing the district, the expenditure therefor shall be reimbursed to the county by means of…
ARTICLE 5. Establishment of the District § 50050 · 1 section
- § 50050 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…
ARTICLE 6. Contest of Incorporation § 50055 · 1 section
- § 50055 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…