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ORDINAOCE r1O. 11179
AN ORDIi,IANCE P!{OVIDING FOR T1111 SUMiISSIOI9 TO THEI
VOTERS OF 'Pill; CITY IN TriI: GliHLWtL r.LECTION OF
NOVEUD!;,R 2, 1965 OFA PROPOSITION TO CONTINUE THE
RLGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY LT A 2, TN E OF 15 riILLS, Old
THE BASIS Or VhLUATION OF TAXABLL: PROPERTY,
AUTHORIZIAG THE CITY C LERK TO CERTIFY TILE PROPOSITION
TO THE SUR';'RVISOR OF ELECTIONS, DL•CLARING hid P:i+iF,' GFNCY,
AND 1"u1KIr4G h-A APP01OPAIATIO?i FOR ELECTION EXPENSE NOT
TO EXCliliD $2,000.00.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF 'Piii; CITY OF PORT 'PUS;tdSi ^ill, IN PEGULAR
SESSION ASSEUBLLD, DO Oi2DA'L,1 AS FOLLO::S:
Section 1. For the purpose at providing sufficient funds for
Hie oj3dratioii of the _.-neral city government in the year 1967, and
the years following, a levy not to e::ceed 15 mills permissable by
law within the constitutional 40 mill limit of taxation should
continue to be made on the oropert-y within the corporate limits of
the City of Port Townsend, based upon the equalized valuation of
of said property as now provided by statute, for collection in the
year 1967 and in the years thereafter, notwithstandina the I.iniitat-
ions contained in Chapter. 174, Laces of 1965, Extraordinary Session.
Section2. The City Cleric is here and hereby authorized and
directed to_ certify and submit to the Jefferson County Suz?ervisor
of Elections, for submission on the ballot of the general election
of the November 2, 1965, in the manner provided by lap:, a proposition
in the following form:
"CITY OF PORT TOIV;�IS13i,1D PROPOSITION
CONTINUATION OF 15 NILL CURRENT BXPENSE LEVY
May the regular tax .levy of not to exceed 15 mills, permissable
by law within the constitutional 40 mill ta:c limitation,
continue to be made by the City of Port Townsend on the basis
of equalized valuation of the taxable property within said
City, notwithstandinq the limitations contained. in Chapter
174, Laws of 196.5, E.xtraordinary Session. This shall not
be construed to be an e,:CYcess levy."
"YES L7
NO L7
Section 3. There is here anCl herebv found and declared to be an
emergency reclu`iring the expenditure of funds from the Current E::pense
Fund for election expense incident to the submission of the proposition
hereinabove set forth to. the voters of the City, and the appropriation
hereinafter made is reultant of sail; emergency.
Section 4. The City Clerk and Mayor are here and hereby authorized
to draw and sign warrants for the purpose of paying to the Jefferson
County supervisor of :lections the costs of election incident to the
aforesaid ballot proposition, and a sum not to e::ceec $2,000.00 is here
and hereby appropriated to the 1966 budget of the Current Expense Fund
of said City for that purpose.
S(ctlon/ 5. `his ordinance shall take effect upon its passage,
anproval and publication in the form and manner recuired by law.
Passed by the Council and Approvec: by the Mayor on the 12th day
October, 1965.