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Show -25- apportioned to each owner or representative claiming the right to vote, according to the proportionate ownership or representation shown on the assessment roll, if such proportion is shown, but if not so shown, it shall be presumed that such ownership or right of representation is equal, and the voting right determined accordingly. Where property is assessed in the name of a trustee or trustees, such trustee or trustees shall be deemed to be the person entitled to vote the same, and if assessed in the name of more than one trustee the voting right shall be determined in like manner as above provided with respect to co-owners. The vote of any public or quasi public corporation, private corporation or unincorporated association, may be cast by any person authorized by the board of directors or trustees or other managing body thereof, which authorization shall be in writing, and a proxy executed by an officer or officers thereof, attested by its seal and duly acknowledged, shall constitute sufficient evidence of such authority, and shall be filed with the board of election. Any member of any partnership firm may vote in behalf of such firm. All parties entitled to vote may have their votes cast by proxy, but no person shall vote by proxy unless authority to cast such vote shall be evidenced by an instrument in writing, duly acknowledged and certified in the same manner |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |