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RESOLUTION TO LEVY A 1 MILL TAX ON ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR THE CITY LIBRARY TAX
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WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of Amendment No.30 to the State of Arkansas Constitution, authorizing the qualified electors of Cities having a population of not less than 3000 to vote and levy a public City Library Tax, a petition signed by more than 100 tax-paying electors of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, was filed with the Honorable Herbert Bosler, May of Said City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, asking that an annual tax on all real and personal property within the City specifying a rate of taxation of one mill on the dollar, whereupon said Mayor certified to the Board of Election Commissioners of Craighead County his findings that said petition was filed with him on March 1, 1941, a date at least 30 days prior to the General City Election to be held as required by law on Tuesday, April 1, 1941, and that said petition was signed by more than 100 tax-paying electors of said City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and asked and directed said Board of Election Commissioners to submit to the electors of said City upon the ballot to be used in said City Election the question as to whether such tax should be levied, that the said board of Election Commissioners duly certified to the said Mayor that a majority of the qualified voting on the question at such election voted in favor of the specified tax, and that said results of said election was duly proclaimed by said Mayor of said City as duly adopted and as law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
(1) That there be and the same is hereby levied on all real and personal property within the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, a public City Library Tax of one mill on the dollar to be used for the maintenance of a public City Library for the year 1960 to be collecte3d in the year 1961.
(2) That the Craighead Quorum Court be and the same is hereby requested to make a levy on said Public Library Tax.
(3) That the County Clerk of Craighead County, Arkansas, be and he is hereby authorized and directed to extend said tax upon the tax books and that the same be collected in the same manner and by the same persons as other property taxes are collected.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of December, 1960.