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RESOLUTION TO LEVY A 1 MILL TAX ON ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY TAX
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WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of Amendment No. 33 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, 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 Sanderson, Mayor of said City of Jonesboro, Arkansas asking that an annual tax on all real and personal property within the said City specifying the rate of taxation of one mill on the dollar, whereupon said Mayor certified to the board of Election Commissioners of Craighead 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 said result 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 for the year 1957 to be collected in the year 1958.
(2) That the Craighead County Quorum Court be and the same is hereby requested also to make a levy on said public Library Tax.
(3) That the County Clerk of Craighead County, Arkansas be...
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