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Chapter 1. General Provisions of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 14. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.
This part may be cited as the Street Lighting Act of 1931.
This part shall be liberally construed in order to
effectuate its purposes.
This part provides an alternative system for making the
improvements authorized by this part, and the provisions of this part
shall not apply to or affect any other provisions of this code. When
any proceedings are commenced under this part, the provisions of
this part and no others shall apply to all such proceedings.
Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise
requires, the definitions and general provisions contained in this
chapter shall govern the construction of this part.
"Street lighting system" or "system" includes any or all
appliances, poles, posts, electroliers, transformers, lighting units,
lamps, cables, wires, pipes, conduits, and other suitable or
necessary works or appliances for street lighting purposes. Any such
street lighting system may include all or any portion of a city.
"Service," and any of its variants, means the electrical
current or energy or other illuminating agent used to light a street
lighting system.
"Maintenance" means the repair, replacement, inspection,
cleaning or painting of the posts and standards and the equipment
attached to or used in connection with such posts and standards, and
includes such incidental expenses incurred in connection therewith as
may be necessary.
"Improvement," and any of its variants, includes the
maintenance or servicing, or both, of all or part of any one or more
street lighting systems.
"Contract year" means a period of 12 months.
"Installment assessment" means the amount levied by the city
council for the first or any subsequent contract year to create a
fund with which to pay for the improvement for the next contract
year.
"Clerk" or "city clerk" means any person or officer who is
or acts as clerk of the city council.
"Street" includes alleys and other public places.
"City" includes all corporations organized and existing for
municipal purposes.
"City council" includes any body which by law is the
legislative department of the government of the city.
