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AN ORDINAITOE of the City of Port Tocusend providing for and fixing the time of
5 a special election for the qualified voters of the City of Pat
Townsend, to ratify or reject propositions granting to the City
6 Council of said city, authority to levy taxes on the taxable
property of said city in excess of the fifteen (15) mills now
7 authorized by law;
g WHEREAS, it now appears to the City Council of the City of Port Townsend
9 that there will be insufficient money returned to the City Treasurer of said
10 city during the year 1941, thru taxation and otherwise, to provide for and
11 carry out all the functions of city government for that year; and,
12 YMMAS, under the provisions of Chapter 2, Laws of the State of Washington
13 1939 (Initiative ;Seasure No. 129), cities and towns are granted power to levy
14 taxes in excess of fifteen (15) mills, when authorized to to do by the electors
is of such cities or towns; and,
16 WHEREAS, it appears to the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, that
17 an election for that purpose is necessary, and that the following propositions
18 should be submitted to the qualified voters of the city for ratification or
19 rejection, now, therefore,
20 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TO'„NSEFD DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWSt
21 Section 1. That a special election be held in the City of Port Townsend,
22 and in the various precincts thereof, on Tuesday, the loth day of September,
23 1940, which day and date be, and hereby is fixed, as the date upon which said
24election shall be held, and shall be voted by the qualified voters of said
25 city the following propositions and questions, to-witt
26 Proposition I. Shall the City Council of the City of Port Townsend be
= 27 authorized to collect by taxation during the year 1941, the sum of approximately
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29 Q. mills upon the dollar of assessed valuation of said city,
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30 in excess of the city levy empowered by Chapter 2, haws of the State of Washing-
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8 31 ton, 1939 (Initiative ;deasure No. 129), for the purpose of HM
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