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Afi O-1DIIT,''CZ of the City of Port 'ioe:,haoud providing for a,d i'ixil: tiro thno
of a special election for 41,110 cgtalifiai voters of tihe City of
Port Tot'nsond to ratify or reject propositions granting to the
City Council of said city authority to levy taxes on tiie tax-
able property of said city in excess of the fifteen mills r.ow
authorized by law.
it now; anponas to the Cit:, Council of tilc City of wort
Toansond, t:,at t„ere hill be in ou. ficlgnt ..lone retur;:od to the Cit t treasury
of sai'.d City durint; the year 1937, thru taxation and oti;omise, to provide
for a%d carry out all the functions of city governM021t for ti,at ,year; and,
I'IIL.t EAS, under tile provisions of Chapter 2, Laws of the Stato-of
Was,iington, 1935, (Initiative Lieasure I:o. 94), cities and towns are granted
power to levy taxes in excess of fifteen �.Ulls, w'non authorized so to do by the
electors of such city or tovah; and,
lfFI RHIUIS, it appears to the City Council tiiat an election for that
purpose is necessary, and that the following propositions should be submitted
tothe qualified voters of the City for ratification or rejection, novr therefore,
TM2 CITY COLMOIL OF ''21!.: CI4Y 0? PO:IT DO ORDAIN AS POL.M';St
Section 1. 127iat a special election be held in the City of Port
Tovaisend and In the various precincts t;.ereof on Tuesda7, the 8th day of
September, 1956, which day and date be, a..0 Thereby is, fired as tine date unon
which said election shall be hela and shall oe voted oy the qualified voters
of said city, t:ie followiuo propositions anu questi-ms, to -wit:
Proposition It Shall tao City Council of the City of Port `-''ovmmnd
be authorized to collect duri); the year 1937, the sum of approximately
;t ao' 00 by a speei%1 anu additional levy of _ LZL chills,
unon tho dollar of assessed valuati.,n of said city, in excess of tno city levy
empowered by Chapter 2, Lags of the State of 'lasitialton, 1935, (Initiative
Imasnre Yo. 94), io:• tine 711r.)osc of operatt:;- and ciaintai: h:,„ t..e froo puolie
library of said City?
Yes.......... ( )
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