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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
ENDORSING A PROPOSED INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND-
MENT REAPPORTIONING THE STATE SENATE
WHEREAS, the present system of senatorial apportionment for the
State Legislature in California works a serious disadvantage to the
Southern counties of this state; and
WHEREAS, this system of allowing only one senator from each
county gives one -third of the state's population living in Northern
California three-fourths of the State Senate majority while the remain-
ing one.. fourth of the Senate represents nearly two - thirds of the people;
and
WHEREAS, in addition to an unjust ratio of representation in the
State Senate, Southern California has suffered from the growing indif-
ference of the Senate to the legislative needs of this important region;
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WHEREAS, the mounting indifference toward Southern California
counties was glaringly apparent during the 1959 session of the State
Legislature when proposals of vital importance to the people of this
region were either defeated by the Senate or passed in a form which did
not meet the needs of this area; and
WHEREAS, among those measures were bills concerned with securing an
assured water supply for Southern California, equitable gas tax dollar
distribution, permissive possessory interest tax, and air pollution control,
all of which were decided adversely to the interests of the people of
Southern California;
NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE:
Section 1. That the present plan of Senate representation is unfair,
unjust, and discriminatory to the people of Southern California; and
Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Downey gives full
support to securing an initiative petition which would cause submission to
the voters of California on the November 8, 1960 ballot a proposed Constitu»
tional Amendment to reapportion the State Senate thus giving Southern
California a fairer representation in the composition of the State Senate.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this, day of .7 , 1959.
Mayor
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City C1 /k
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I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of th City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held on the
,249 day of , 19131, by the following vote of the
Council:
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AYES: Counci
t0 NOES: Councilmen:
ABSENT: Councilmen, Al
Cit Clerk