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ORDINANCE NO. 1081
AN ORDINANOE of the City of Port Townsend providing for and fixing
the, time of a special election for the qualified voters of the City of Port
Townsend to ratify or reject propositions granting to the City Council of said
city authority to levy taxes on the taxable property of said city in excess of
the fifteen mills now authorized by law.
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WHEREAS, it now appears to the City Council o�or� Townsond, that
there will be insufficient money returned to the City Treasurer of said city
during the year 1938, thru taxation and otherwise, to provide for and carry
out all the functions of city government for that year; and,
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Chapter 1, Laws of the State of
Washington, 1937, (Initiative Measure No. 114), cities and towns are granted
power to levy taxes in excess of fifteen mills when authorized so to do by
the electors of such city or town; and,
WHEREAS, it appears to the City Council that an election for that
purpose is necessary and that the following propositions ehould be submitted
to the qualified voters of the City for ratification. or rejection, now
therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOI'1NSED?D DO ORDAIN AS FOLLMISs
Section 1. That a special election be held in the City of Port
Townsend and in the various precincts thereof on Tuesday the 14 th
day of September, 1937, which day and date us, and hereby is, fixed as the
date upon which said election shall be held and shall be voted by the qualified
voters of said city, the following propositions and questions, to -wits
Proposition Is Shall the City Council of the City of Part To nisend
<<; be authorized to collect by taxation during the year 1938, the sum of approximately
by a special and additional levy of two (2)
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mills, upon the dollar of assessed valuation of said city, in excess of the
city levy empowered by Chapter 1, Laws of the State of Washington, 1937,