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ORDINANCE NO. 21t0
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEVYING FIVE MISS, ONE -HATE.
HILL,
ONE-TOTE NTLL.L, AND FIE ML1'.I% TOTALtNNG AS,EVFN 1+7T.LIS' TAX
AGAINST PERSONAL AND REAL PROPERTY WITHIN 'TUE CORPORATE LIMITS
OF' THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS: FOR TEE PURPOSE OF SUS -
PENDING :ram AND ONE-HALF NUMB TAX FOR 'INDUSTRIAL DEVETAPNLET
BONDS FOR THE YEAR 1971: FOR THE PURPOSE OF FYFECTING CERTTFICA+s
TSON TO TSE CODNTP CLERK OF PULASKI COUNTY OF THE TAX ,'VIED;
PRESCRI]31NG OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING MEMO; CO; AND DECIAR3NG AN
111ERGFACY.
WHEREAS, it is necessary to meet current obligations and
expenses of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas (called nCity),
to levy upon ail. real and personal property within tho City, a
tax of five (5) mills to be collected with the taxes collected in
the year 1972; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 172, dated May 19, 1966, was passed
by the City Council of the City and called for a special election
to determine the question of levying a tax of one-half (1/2) mill
on all real and personal property within the City for the purpose
of establishing and funding a Firemen's Relief and Pension Find;
and an election was subsequently held at which the qualified elec-
tors of the City voted in favor of that tax to be collected with
the taxes collected in the year 1972; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 172, dated May 19, 1966, was passed
by the City Council of the City, and called for a special election
to determine the question of levying a tax of one -half (1/2)mill
on all real and personal property within the City for the purpose of
establishing and funding a Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund;
and an election was subsequently held at which the qualified electors
of the City voted in favor of that tax to be collected with
the taxes collected in the year 1972; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 179, dated August 18, 1965, was passed
by the City Council. Of the City authorizing the issuance of Indus-
trial Development Bonds, under Amendment No. 49 of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Arkansas, levying a tax sufficient to pay the
principal of and interest on these Industrial. Development Ponds;
and finding that a levy of three and one -half (3 -1/2) mills would
be sufficient to pay those sums; and, whereas, it will not be nec-
essary to levy any tax upon the real and personal property assessed
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during the year 1971 and to be collected during the year 1972 for the
payment of these Industrial Development Bonds; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 196, dated November 2, 1967, was passed
by the City Council of the City and called for a special election
to determine the question of issuing bonds (called "Combined Dondsee)
for the purpose of the acquisition of a site for and thaconstxuc-
tion and equipment of a city :Library, for the acquisition of a site
for and the construction and equipment of buildings for the hous-
ing of fire fighting apparatus, for the purchase of fire fighting
apparatus, for purchasing and improving a city park (including the
construction and equipment of a community recreational center and
mimingpea with appropriate fixtures and appurtenances), and
for the refunding o.f the hospital bonds; and an election was sub -
sequently held at which the qualified electors of the City voted
in favor of that tax to be collected with the taxes collected in
the year 1972; and
WBAS, it is necessary, in order to pay the Combined Bonds,
with interest t to levy, upon all real and personal proper-
ty within the City, a special tax of five (5) mills, in lieu of
the tax to pay the hospital bonds.
NOW, TRERFORE, BE TT ORDAINED BY Trm C1,fX COUNCIL OF 113E
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That a tax of eleven (11) mills on each dollar
of assessed valuation of all real and personal property within
the City, be and hereby is leaned by the City Council of the City
to be collected with the taxes collected in the year 1972 for the
purpose of general revenues, the Combined Bonds, establishing and
funding Y3romon's Relief and Pension Auld, and establishing and
funding Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund.
Section 2. That the tax of three and one-half (3.1/2) mins
on each dollar of assessed valuation of all real and personal pro-
perty within the City for the purpose of paying the principal of
and interest on Industrial Development Bonds under Amendment No.
49 of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, be and that t.'x
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is suspended for the year 1971 and shall not be collected in the-year
1972.
Section 3. That e. certified copy of thin Ordinance be delivered
by the City Clerk of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, to the
County Clerk of Pulaski County, Arkansas, whose duty it shall be
to extend said eleven (11) mills tax against all real and personal
property assessments made against properties within the corporate
limits of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas.
Section ! That it is hereby ascertained and declared to be
essential to the operation of the City, and to the health, safety
and welfare of its inhabitants, that the rate of taxation set out
above in this Ordinance be levied and certified to the County Clerk
of Pulaski County immediately, in order that it may be extended on
the tax books of Pulaski County for collection in the year ].972.
It is, therefore, declared that an emergency exists and this Ordi-
nance shall be in force and take effect immediately upon it pass-
age.
PASSED: s 1971.
AYTTOVED:
Mayo
r
ATTEST: '.
City lark
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STATE OF ARKANSAS )
Certificate •
ConNTY OF PULASKC )
1, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Jacksonville,
Arkansas, i%, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true, correct
and compared copy of Ordinance No. , passed by the City
Council and approved by the Mayor of the City of Jacksonville,
Arkansas, on the day of -, 1971, and
that the same now appears of record in my office in Ordinance Nook
No. page
7N TEST7SONY WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, this day of
-, 1971.
City Clerk
(SEAL)
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