SECTIONS 34500-34504 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 34500-34504

34500. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to chartered
cities.

34501. Every city organized pursuant to this part shall have a
name, and by such name has perpetual succession, and may sue and be
sued. It shall have a common seal, alterable at the pleasure of the
legislative body.

34501.5. (a) Any person who uses or allows to be used any
reproduction or facsimile of the seal of the city in any campaign
literature or mass mailing, as defined in Section 82041.5, with
intent to deceive the voters, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) For purposes of this section, the use of a reproduction or
facsimile of a seal in a manner that creates a misleading, erroneous,
or false impression that the document is authorized by a public
official is evidence of intent to deceive.

34502. The legislative body may, by ordinance adopted by a
four-fifths vote of its members, change the name of the city. In the
same manner, the legislative body may eliminate the word "city" from
the corporate name and substitute the word "town" or eliminate the
word "town" and substitute the word "city."

34503. Within 10 days of the effective date of an ordinance adopted
pursuant to Section 34502, or within 10 days of the date the
legislative body declares the vote on an ordinance passed by
initiative or referendum, the city clerk shall file a copy of the
ordinance with the Secretary of State, the board of supervisors of
the county in which the city is located, and the local agency
formation commission of the county in which the city is located.

34504. If an ordinance proposed pursuant to Section 34502 fails
passage by the legislative body or if the voters fail to confirm the
ordinance, no ordinance changing the name of the city shall be
considered for two years from the date of the vote of the legislative
body or from the date of the election.