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In Re Opinion of Attorney O. A. Jacobs. for the purpose of music and advertising purposes is hereby repealed. SECTION 2. That this Ordinance shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Santa Aha at a special election to be held for that purpose on the day of , 1934, and the form of the ballot sha-~e as follows: "SHALL THE ORDINANCE Number 794 for music and advertising be repealed?" ( ) YES ) NO A majority of the voters at such election will vote on said Ordinance and make it effective if the vote is yes, other~ise not. Said election shall be held as other elections are pro- vided to be held in the said State and City. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall publish a notice of such election at least once a week for a period of four weeks prior to said election, in the San~a Ana Daily Register, a newspa- per of general circulation in said City and decided by the Board of Trustees of said City for that purpose. Notice shall contain the names of the officers of said election and the polling places within said municipal cincts. SECTION 4. That the 'said special election of the City of Santa Aha shall be held upon the same date and at the same polling places as provided for at election to be held on the day of" , ~934. The City C~all cause the ordinance to be three times in the Santa Ana Daily Register, a newspaper published and generally circulated in the said ~ity and it shall become effective if a majority of the electors voting approve said ordinance at the time set for sa~ special election, to-wit, the day of , 1934. The above Ordinance was passe--~-and adopted b~ the mative vote of at least three trustees of the City of Santa Ana, this day of , 1934, as follows: and was upon the same day approved by me, On motion of Trustee Penn, seconded by Bruns and carried, the communication of Attorney 0. A. Jacobs giving an opinion on the election law regarding vacancies and appointments to the City Council, was received with thanks and ordered made a part of the minutes. July 9th, 1934. Hon. E. G. Warner Mayor of the City of Santa Aha Santa Aha, California. Dear Sir: In accordance with your request for a written opinion on the election law regarding vacancies and .appointments to the City Council, after the oral opinion given by Charles D. Swanner and 0. A. Jacobs to the City Council at its informal meeting Thursday, July 5th, 1934, which was given upon the request of the group of gentlemen at said meeting who were representing the Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants Division of Santa Ana, I am pleased to render such opinion in accord- ance with my views previously expressed. Section 754 of Act ~233, of the General Laws, provides as fol- lows: "Any vancancy occurring in any of the offices provided for in t~is act shall be filled by appointment by the board of trustees; but i~ such office be elective, such appointee shall hold office only until the next regular election, at which time a person shall be elected to serve for the remainder of such unexpired term. In case a member of the board of trustees is absent from the city for the period of ninety days, unless by permission of the board of trustees, his off~ e shall by the board be declared vacant, and the same filled as in case of other vacancies." The question then pres®nted under this Act is what the Legis- lature meant by "~he next regular election". In accordance w~ h the law, it appears that there are only two kinds of elections, "general