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0452 . f j ORDINANCE NO. liSoZ AN ORDINANCE REPEALING 449 OF 1977 AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEVY- ING FIVE MILLS, ONE -HALF MILL AND ONE -HALF MILL TOTALING SIX MILLS AGAINST PERSONAL AND REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS; FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEVYING A TAX SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON SEVERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF THE CITY OF JACK- SONVILLE, ARKANSAS; FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUSPENDING THREE AND ONE -HALF MILLS TAX FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS FOR THE YEAR 1978; FOR THE PURPOSE OF EFFECTING CERTIFICATION OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF PULASKI COUNTY OF THE TAX LEVIED; PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING THERETO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, it is necessary to meet current obligations and expenses of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas (called "City "), to levy upon all real and personal property within the City, a tax of Five (5) mills to be collected with the taxes collected in the year 1978; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 172, dated May 19, 1966, was pas- sed by the City Council of the City and called for a special election to determine the question of levying a tax of one -half (z) mill on all real and personal property within the City for the purpose of establishing and funding a Firemen's Relief and Pension 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 1978; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 172, dated May 19, 1966, was passed by the City Council of the City, and called for a spe- cial election to determine the question of levying a tax of one -half (1) 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 1978; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 179, dated August 25, 1966 was passed by the City Council of the City authorizing the issuance of Industrial Development Bonds, under Amendment No. 49 of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, levying a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on these Industrial Develop- ment Bonds; and finding that a levy of three and one -half (32) Page Two would be sufficient to pay these sums; and, whereas, it will not be necessary to levy and tax upon the real and personal property assessed during the year 1977 and to be collected during the year 1978 for the payment of these Industrial Deve- lopment Bonds: and WHEREAS, the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas proposes to issue bonds under Amendment No. 13 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas; and WHEREAS, it is necessary that the City levy a tax suf- ficient to pay the Bonds as they mature, with interest thereon, in time for the tax to be collected in 1978. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas: Section 1. That Ordinance No. 449 of 1977 be and hereby is repealed in its entirety. Section 2. That a tax of six (6) mills, composed of 5 mills for general revenues, mill for a Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund and 2 mill for a Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund, on each dollar of assessed valuation of all real and personal property within the City, be and hereby is levied by the City Council of the City to be collected with the taxes collected in the year 1978. Section 3. That the tax of three and one -half (31) mills on each dollar of assessed valuation of all real and personal property within the City for the purpose of paying the princi- P Y Y pal of and interest on Industrial Development Bonds under Amend- ' ment No. 49 of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, be and that tax is suspended for the year 1977 and shall not be collected in the year 1978. Section 4. That in order to pay the aforementioned Bonds as they mature, with interest thereon, there is hereby levied upon all taxable real and personal property within the City a tax of 22 mills on each dollar of assessed valuation to be collected with the taxes collected in the year 1978. • Page Three Section 5. That a certified copy of this Ordinance be delivered by the City Clerk of the City of Jacksonville, Arkan- sas, to the County Clerk of Pulaski County, Arkansas, whose duty it shall be to extend said eight and one -half (81) mills tax against all real and personal property assessments made against properties within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson- ville, Arkansas. Section 6. 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 taxa- tion 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 1978. It is, therefore, declared that an emergency exists and this Ordinance shall be in force and take effect immediately upon ® its passage. PASSED: CotdeA 0 o , 1977. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS BY <� /� ayor ATTEST: City 9Lerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Ronald C. Mills, City Attorney C E R T I F I C A T E net.- I, the undersigned, City Clerk of Jacksonville, Arkansas, hereby certify the foregoing pages are a true and compared copy of an Ordinance adopted at a (Regular, Special) session of the City Council of Jacksonville, Arkansas, held at the regular meeting place of the Council in the city at 7 :00 (a.m., p.m.) on the 20 th day of October 19 77 , and that the Ordinance is of record in Ordinance Record Book No. Two at Page 234 , now in my possession. GIVEN under my hand and seal this 24th th day of October 19 7 7 . / FLOYB. AVANTS CITY CLERK CITY OF JACKSONVILLE (SEAL) i • •