The ballots to be used at any general municipal election or at any special election, at which is submitted the question whether a municipal corporation shall retain its powers of control respecting public utilities shall have printed thereon, in addition to the other matters required by law, such of the following propositions as are specified in the ordinance of intention or the petition:
“Proposition No. 1.Shall ______ (name of municipal corporation) retain its powers of control over railroad corporations?”
“Proposition No. 2.Shall ______ (name of municipal corporation) retain its powers of control over street railroad corporations?”
“Proposition No. 3.Shall ______ (name of municipal corporation) retain its powers of control over common carriers other than railroad and street railroad corporations?”
“Proposition No. 4.Shall ______ (name of municipal corporation) retain its powers of control over gas corporations?”
“Proposition No. 5.Shall ______ (name of municipal corporation) retain its powers of control over electrical corporations?”
“Proposition No. 6.Shall ______ (name of municipal corporation) retain its powers of control over telephone corporations?”
“Proposition No. 7.Shall ______ (name of municipal corporation) retain its powers of control over telegraph corporations?”
“Proposition No. 8.Shall ______ (name of municipal corporation) retain its powers of control over water corporations?”
“Proposition No. 9.Shall ______ (name of municipal corporation) retain its powers of control over wharfingers?”
“Proposition No. 10.Shall ______ (name of municipal corporation) retain its powers of control over warehousemen?”
Opposite each such proposition to be voted upon, and to the right thereof, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed on separate lines, with voting squares. Any voter desiring to vote in favor of the retention of the powers of control of the municipal corporation respecting any particular class of public utility, shall stamp a cross (×) in the voting square after the printed word “Yes” opposite the proposition as to such class, and any voter desiring to vote against the retention of such powers of the municipal corporation respecting any particular class of public utility, shall stamp a cross (×) in the voting square after the printed word “No” opposite such proposition.
(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)