HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 14-CAN ORDIN- ITCE ORDER' ING :.N -`LECTIO-`'; TO BE HELD IN T -HE CITY OF
BEAUIONT, TE, -,AS TO DET�RI,IINE;'HETL�R OR NOT THE CITY COUNCIL
OF SAID CITY •S ALB BE AUTHORIZED TO LEVY 12ID ASSESS A Trx AND
IIAKE N APPROPRIATION FOR THE MAI TTEN 1VCE OF A PUBLIC LIB -RY;
N 1,1111G THE TINE _=,ND PLACE, OF HOLDING S:' -.ID ELECTION .AND APPOINT-
ING OFFICERS THEREOF; LIPROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF HOLDING
SAID ELECTION; THE GIVING OF NOTICE THEREOF; AND DECLARING AN
ETri ERGENCY.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BEAUITOITT , TE?,A S
Section 1.
That an election shall be held in the City of
Beaumont, Texas on the seventjr day of August, A. D. 1917, at
which election the following proposition shall be submitted:
"Shall the City Council of .the City of Beaumont, Texas, be ��d
authorized to levy, assess and make an appropriation of S
cents oA the one-hun(tred dollars valuation of all taxable
property in the City of Beaumont for the purpose of maintaining
a public library in the City'. of Beaumont.
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That said elect ion shall:be-held on the same
date as is now set aside for, 'an election to be held in the City
of Beaumont, Texas to determine if bomd.s of said City shall be
issued for the purpose of making ce-stain permanent public im--
prove:aents, to vdt: the acquiring of lands either within or
v;ithout the city limits of the City of Beaumont for public parks;
and said election shell be held at the same places and the same
persons shall act as presiding judges in their respective v:-ards
that are named in the ordinance ordering an election to be held
to determine whether.or not the Cityof Beaumont shall issue bonds
for the purpose of acquiring lands for public parks.
Section 3.
That said election shall be held under the provi-
sions of the st,.te lave governing elections; and only qualified
voters who are property taxi payers of the City of Beaumont shall
be allotived to mote at said election; and the pills shall be
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kept open from 8 o'clock in the morning to 7 o'clock in the
evening. At said election all voters desiring to support
the proposition to authorize the City dounciil of the City of'
Beaumont, Texas p levy, assess and make all appropriation of
one and a !dzceAtsAor the maintenance of public library.
in the City of Beaumont, shall have printed on their ballots
the words: "For the levy, assessing and appropriation bV the
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City Council of the City of Beaumont of one and a,,;;a44a:;€ cents
on the one -hundred dollarz valuation of all taxable property
in the City- of Beaumont for the purpose of maint` fining a public
library in the City of Beaumont". At said election all voters
not desiring to support the proposition to levy or assess or
make an appropriation of a tax of one- and, cents to
maintain a pu^lic library in the City of Beaumont, shall have
printed on their ballots the words: "Against the levy, assess- �
ing and appropriation by the City Council of one and o __
cents onthe one -hundred dollars valuatioai of all taxable property
in the City of Beaumont for "he -purpose of maintaining e. public
library in the City of Beaumont.
Section 4. ;
That this ordinance shall be published at least
once each vaeel?: for at least thirty drays prior to the date of
holding such election, in a ne�.-spaper of gelral circulation
which has been continuouslyand regularly published for a period
of not less than one year in Jefferson County, Texas. In
addition to such publication, copies of this ordinance, signed
by the Mayor and attested by the Secretary of the City of
Beaumont, shall be posted up at ePch of the places designated
for holding said election, at least thirty days pr1or to the
date of holding such election; and said publication of said
ordinance in said newspaper and posting up of copies of said
ordinances at each of the voting places shall serve as -proper
notice of said election.
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Section. 5.
7hereas, the fact that the City of Beaumont now
has no public library and that said City can obtain a public
library that will serve all of its citizens free of cost, pro-
vided that the City of Beaumont will provide a tax to maintain
said library, created a p-_-biic necessity and ar ir_lpe ative
public emergency,necessitating the suspension of the rule
requiring ordinances to be read at three regular meetings; sa,i.d
rule is, therefore, hereby zuspended9 and this. o-rdinance shall
be in full force and effect from and aster its passage and
lawful publication.
gassed by the City Council of the City of
Beaumont this the third day of July, A. D. 1917.
Appm ved by the Mayor this the third day of
July, A. D. 1917
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ATT {'C)I
C y BE, M_RY.
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Hon. Mayor and City Council,
Beaumont, Texas.
Gentl emen:
Beaumont, Texas,
July 3, 1917.
11e, your Ordinance Committee, to vdi.om was referred
the attached cr dinarice, beg to -report that we have carefully
examined same and recommend,. -that same be adopted under a sus-
pension of the rules requiring th�-.t ordin€ rices be read at three
sepLirate meetings of the City Coc.ncil.
Respectfully submitted.
Ordinance Committee.