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RESOLUTION TO LEVY A .6 MILL TAX ON ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER
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WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of Amendment No.13 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, authorizing cities of the first and second class to issue by and with the consent of the majority of the qualified electors of said municipality voting on the question at an election held for the purpose of purchase of a site, development of a building for a recreation and comfort station, a municipal community center, including therein an auditorium, library and a public park and swimming pool in connection therewith; and further providing for a levy of a special tax, not to exceed 5 mills on the dollar, on real and personal taxable property within said municipality sufficient to pay the interest of such bonds as the same matures, and also sufficient to pay and discharge the principal of such bonds; and an Ordinance being No.858, was passed, adopted and approved by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, on September 29,, 1953, a date at least 30 days prior to the general Election to be held as required by law on Tuesday, November 2, 1953, stating that the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued, the sum total of the issue as $75,000.00 the dates of maturity thereof, fixing the date of election and calling for a tax levy, not to exceed three mills, for the purpose of paying off said bond issue; whereupon said ordinance was published one time on October 1, 1953, in a newspaper published in said municipality by the Mayor be advertisement weekly for four times on October 2, 9, 16, 23, 1953. The last date being not less than ten days prior to the date of election that the Craighead County Board of Election Commissioners duly certified to the Mayor and City Council of said municipality voting on the question at such election held on November 3, 1953, that a majority of the qualified electors voted in favor of the bond issue and tax, and the result of s...
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