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till ORDI1:ii:Ci, of the City of Port Townsend providing for and fixing;
tbo time of a special eloctioo for the qualified votovs of the VQ of Port
Townsend to ratify or reject propositions ;;ra::a;in, to the Cite Council of said
city authority to levy tales on tie ta_;aole property of said city in oncess of
the fifteen mills now authorized by law.
IMMRZIAS, it now appoars to the City Council of Port Townsend, that
there will be insufficient money returned to the City Treasurer of said city
during the year 1939, thru ta::ation and oti:arwrise, to provide for and carry
out all the functions of city rovernmeut for that year; and,
WIM72.4S, under the provisions of Chapter 1, laws of the State of
Washijgton, 1937, (Initiative ;easure Ko. 114), cities and towns are granted
povor to levy taxes in excess of fifteen wills when authorized so to do by
the electors of such city o: town; c.nd,
YFFMRiaS, it a -pears to the City Council that an election for that
nuroose is necessary and that the follow.iiq propositions should be stiomitted
to the qualified voters of the Citp for ratification or reloction, now, therefore,
7;T, CPi''L COLMCI1 '.'_ '":71 CI"? C? PGa^ 20OAWTV 00 WIN AS ?O1ZO;S:
Secti n 1. Vat a special election )e hold in the City of Port Tovnsend
and in the various precincts thereof on Tuesday, the 14th do; of September, 1956,
which day .nd date be, and ;,ereby .is, fixed as too date upon w:,ich said election
shill we hold and Vall be 7otod by the yvali-ied voters of said city, the follow -
ins propositionz ...:d ncost!Dno, to -writ:
Propositio_i I: :; _.__ t'no Cit; ConhOl of City K Tort ":,..send
be a::.t::oriaea to collect in tarati n dnriL. t:.e ,•eL_ 1909, t':a sow of anyroxi.ately
1w..0o, b,w a :yacial ..nit ._'.uitiona levy of not to emceed two mills, anon the
doliar of azoorzad TolqutioN of 5"Id ciu•r, in oxcasr .;; i%e City levy 0;;rIov'ored
by Caart^,r 1, Muz of tie Ut..to of Q...InAln, IM, (WitNtivo :1%suro 7e. 114),
NMI for no "ur coo ..f ovarnzinj uno . aintQni:. the Que 'u')lie liarnry of said City?
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