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RESOLUTION LEVYING A 1 MILL TAX ON ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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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 library tax, a petition signed by more than 100 tax-paying electors of the City of Jonesboro was filed with the Honorable Herbert Bosler, Mayor of said City, asking that an annual tax on all real and personal property within the City, specifying a rate of taxation of 1 mill on the dollar; whereupon said Mayor certified to the Board of Election Commissioners his findings that said petition was filed with him on March 1, 1941, a date at least 30 days prior to the General 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, 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 duly certified to the said Mayor that a majority of the qualified voting on the question of such election voted in favor of the specified tax and that said result of said election was duly proclaimed by said Mayor as duly adopted by 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, a public library tax of 1 mill on the dollar to be used for the maintenance of a public library for the year 1971 to be collected in the year 1972.
2. That the Craighead Quorum Court be and the same is hereby requested to make a levy on said tax.
3. That the County Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to extend said tax upon the tax books and that the same be collec...
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