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RESOLUTION NO. 3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY_ DECLARING . THE MERGER OF THE :DOWNEY . COUNTY
WATER DISTRICT WITH THE CITY CF . DO THEY
0'1 WHEREAS, the City of Downey was incorporated on December 17,
1956; and
WHEREAS, at said time there was in existence the Downey County
Water District, the limits of which district extended beyond the
city limits of the City of Downey; and
WHEREAS, by Annexation No. 1 and Annexation No. 2 of said
city, certain property was annexed to the city; and
WHEREAS, by reason of said annexations, on December 9, 1957,
the entire Downey Water District was contained within the city
limits of the City Downey;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That, by reason of the Downey County Water
District being entirely within the city limits of the City of
Downey, said Water District by operation of law, became merged with
the City of Downey, and thereby was dissolved on the 9th day of
December, 1957, and by reason of such merger and dissolution, the
city became, and now is, the owner of the properties, facilities,
and assets which prior to said dissolution were owned by said
Water District and which now are in the actual possession of said
Water District.
SECTION 2. That said City Council hereby requests and
demands that said Water District and the officers and Board of
Directors thereof forthwith release any claim or right to or exer-
cise of power over said properties, facilities and assets, and do
all things which may be necessary to effectuate the transfer of
physical possession of said properties, facilities and assets and
the exercise of power over the same to the exclusive possession of
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the City of Downey, that such action as may be required by said
Water District shall be done in a manner and within a time compa-
tible with the maintenance of services.
SECTION 3. That during the period from December 9, 1957,
the time at which said Water District became contained entirely
within the City Limits of the City of Downey, to such time as the
actual physical possession, control and operation of the properties,
facilities and assets of the Water District is transferred to the
City of Downey, said Water District has been and will be operated
by the officers and Board of Directors of said Water District as
trustees thereof for the City of Downey and on behalf of and for
the benefit of the City of Downey, and an accounting shall be
rendered the City of Downey for said period of time.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution.
APPROVED AND OPTED this 1(2 day of � �e z�, � , 1958.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at
a � - ,� meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey
held on the /2 day of � ,� , 1958, by the affirmative
vote of at least councilmen, to wit:
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