Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 57-S7P AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED. AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, -TEXAS, ON THE lst DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1947, TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO LEVY AND COLLECT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, &,TAX UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS -THEREIN AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED $1.50 ON THE $100 VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID DISTRICT; AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE SERIAL BONDS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF --SON COUNTY -TEXAS THE AMOUNT OF $2,956,bob TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT PUBLIC FREE SCHOOL BUILDINGS OF MATERIALS OTHER THAN WOOD AND TO REPAIR EXISTING PUBLIC FREE SCHOOL BUILDINGS OF OTHER THAN WOOD MATERIAL, AND TO PURCHASE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT THEREFOR; AND TO PUR- CHASE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY GROUNDS THEREFOR, SAID BONDS TO MATURE SERIALLY IN SUCH INSTALLMENTS AS MAY BE FIXED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, NOT TO EXCEED 25 YEARS FROM THEIR DATE, BEARING IN- TEREST NOT TO -EXCEED 4 o PER ANNUM, AND TO LEVY A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AS TO THE NECESSARY OF ISSUING SAID BONDS AND MAKING TEE IMPROVEMENTS THEREIN CONTEMPLATED; NAMING THE TIME AND PLACE OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION AND APPOINTING OFFICERS THEREOF; . PROVIDING THE MANNER OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION AND. GIVING NOTICE THEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, there has-been submitted to the Board of Trustees of the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, and to.the City Commission of the City of Beaumont, Texas, a petition signed by Mrs. V. E. Karnes and 283.others, being more than twenty resident property tax -paying voters residing within the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, who own taxable property in said dis- trict and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, requesting the governing body of the City of Beaumont to order an election in said district at the earliest practicable time, for the purpose of submitting to the resident qualified property tax -paying voters of said School District who own taxable property in said district.and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, for their action thereon, the proposition of authorizing the governing body of the City of Beaumont to levy and collect for the current year and annually thereafter, for the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, a tax on all taxable property in said district for the maintenance of public schools therein, at a rate not to exceed $1.50 on the $100 valuation of all taxable property in said district; and, WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Board of.Trustees of the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, and to the.City Commission of the City of Beaumont, Texas, a petition signed by Jennie Glen and 282 others, being more than twenty (20) - 1 - F resident property taxpaying voters residing within the -City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, who own taxable property in said district, and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, requesting the City Commission to order an election in said district at the earliest date practicable, for the purpose of submitting to the resident qualified property taxpaying voters of said district, who own taxable pro- perty in -said district-,_ and who have- duly rendered the.-_ same_for--taxation,- - - --- - for their action thereon, the proposition to determine whether the City Commission of the City of Beaumont shall be authorized,to issue serial bonds of said City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, in the amount of two million nine hundred fifty-six thousand dollars ($2,956,000), to provide funds to construct public free school buildings of materials other than wood, and to repair existing public free school buildings of other than wood material, to purchase equipment therefor, and to purchase or otherwise acquire the necessary -grounds therefor; said bonds to mature serially in such installments as may be fixed by the City Commission over a period of years, not to exceed twenty-five (25) years from their date,. and bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four per cent (4%) per annum; and, WBEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Beaumont, Texas, has, examined said petitions and finds and determines that each of said petitions is signed by more than twenty qualified property taxpaying voters, residing within the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, who own taxable property in said district, and who have duly rendered the same for taxation; and further finds and determines that it is necessary for the maintenance of the public free schools in the City of Beaumont Inde- pendent School District, of Jeff�rson County, Texas, to levy a tax not to exceed $1.50 on the $100 valuation of all taxable property in said district by reason of the fact that increases in teachers' salaries and increases in prices for supplies and maintenance of the public free schools in said dis- trict have made it imperative that such additional tax be levied for the maintenance of the schools.in said district. And the City Commission of the City of Beaumont further finds that the public free school buildings in said district on account. of recent increase in population are wholly inadequate to take care of the scholastics in said district, and additional buildings - 2 - �41 V1 f7 . and school facilities are imperative; and further that the existing build- ings in said district are in serious need of repair, and that said facilities should be constructed and said buildings should be repaired and completed at the earliest practicable date, and that the existing necessity for such is urgent and imperative;, now, therefore: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMUSSION OF __ __--.-- -- - ---- THE CITY-OF-_BEAUMONT, TEXAS:... - SECTION 1 That an election be held in the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, on t� 1st'-'day''of° November; 1947, which is not less than fifteen days nor more than thirty days from the date of the passage of this ordinance, at which election the following propositions shall be submitted separately to the qualified electors of the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, who own taxable property in said school district and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, and all electors shall vote in the election precinct of their res- idence. SECTION 2 The first proposition to be submitted at said election shall be the following: FIRST PROPOSITION Shall the City Commission of the City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, have the power to levy and collect for the current year and annually thereafter for the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, a tag upon all taxable property in the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, for the maintenance of public schools therein, at a rate not to exceed $1.50 on the $100 valuation -of all taxable property in said district. SECTION 3 The second proposition to be submitted at said election shall be the following: SECOND PROPOSITION Shall the City Commission of the City of Beaumont, Texas, be authorized to issue serial bonds of the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, in the amount of two million nine hundred fifty-six thousand dollars ($2,956,000), to provide funds to con- struct public free school buildings of materials other than wood, and to - 3 - repair existing public free school buildings of other than wood material, and to purchase necessary equipment therefor, and to purchase or otherwise acquire the necessary grounds therefor, said bonds to mature serially in such installments as may be fixed by the City Commission over a period of years, not to exceed twenty-five years from their date, bearing interest not to exceed four per cent (4%) per annum, and shall there be annually levied, assessed, and collected for the current year and annually thereafter while said bonds or any of them are outstanding and unpaid an annual ad valcrem tax on all taxable property in the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, sufficient to pay the interest on all of said bonds and to create a sinking fund to pay the principal thereof as same be- comes due. SECTION 4 The question as to whether or not the City Commission of the City of Beaumont shall be authorized to levy a maintenance tax of not to exceed $1:50 on the $100 valuation of all taxable property in the City of Beaumont Independent School District, and the question as to whether or not the City Commission of the City of Beaumont shall be authorized to issue said serial bonds shall be submitted separately on the ballot as to each of the above propositions. The ballot to be used for the election shall be printed and furnished by the City of Beaumont Independent School District, as provided by law, and each ballot shall have printed thereon the following: OFFICIAL BALLOT FIRST PROPOSITION FOR THE MAINTENANCE TAX AGAINST THE MAINTENANCE TAX SECOND PROPOSITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIAL BONDS OF TEE CITY OF BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING PUBLIC FREE SCHOOL BUILDINGS OF MATERIAL OTHER THAN.WOOD AND REPAIRING EXISTING PUBLIC FREE SCHOOL BUILDINGS.OF OTHER THAN WOOD MUMIAL, AND PURCHASING NECESSARY EQUIPMENT THEREFOR, AND PURCHASING OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY GROUNDS THEREFOR; AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF . . AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIAL BONDS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING PUBLIC.FREE SCHOOL BUILDINGS OF MATERIAL OTHER THAN WOOD AND REPAIRING EXISTING PUBLIC FREE SCHOOL BUILDINGS OF OTHER THAN WOOD -MATERIAL,, AND -PURCHASING NECESSARY EQUIP- MENT THEREFOR, AND PURCHASING OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRING THE' . NECESSARY GROUNDS,THEREFOR; AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX IN PAY- MENT THEREOF - 4 - 11 SECTION 5 Concerning each proposition, each voter shall mark out with black ink or black pencil one of the above expressions on the ballot, thus leaving the other as indicating his vote on such proposition. SECTION 6 Said election shall be held in each of the legal voting precincts within the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, and also in each of the fractional legal voting precincts in said school district where only a portion of such precinct is within said school district; and the following places therein, respectively, are hereby designated polling places in the voting precincts in the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, and the follow- ing named persons are hereby appointed officers of said election: (1) In Voting Precinct No. 2, said election shall be held at the Junker School Building, and Mrs. James E. Ray is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assist- ants and clerks. (2) In Voting Precinct No. 3, said election shall be held at the Gladys Street Fire Station, and Mrs. L. E. Downs is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assist- ants and clerks. (3) In Voting Precinct No. 4, said election shall be held at the Averill School Building, and C. L. Rutt is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (4) In Voting Precinct No. 5, said election shall be held at the Beaumont High School Building, and Spencre-r-=Bla-i-n is%ereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint assistants and clerks. (5) In Voting Precinct No. 6, said election shall beheld at the Dick Dowling Junior High School Building, and Mrs. Elmon W. Doty is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. (6) In Voting Precinct No. 7, said election shall be held at the Central Fire Station, and Mrs. Geo. Rafferty is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election, with authority to appoint her assist - arts and clerks. - 5 - (7) In Voting Precinct No. 8 said election shall be held at the City Hall, and Morzis=-Smith is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election with authority to.appoint hirs assistants and clerks. (8). In fractional part of Voting Precinct No. 9 lying within the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, said election shall be held at the Fletcher School Building, and R. L. - zs--hereb _�appointed-Presi ing Judge to hold"said election -with - authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (9)- In Voting Precinct No.' 10 said election shall be held at the Jefferson County Court House, and Y. E. Carroll is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (10) In fractional part of Voting Precinct No. 11 lying within - the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, said election shall be held at the David Crocket Junior High School Building, and F. L. Fisher is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (11) In fractional part of Voting Precinct No.,12 lying within the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, said election shall be held at the Ogden School -Building, and Pairs. C. E. Drake is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election with authority to appoint her assistants and clerks. (12) In Voting Precinct No. 13 said election shall be held -at the Sabine Pass Avenue Fire Station, and Mrs. B. P. Derr is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election with:. -authority to appoint her assist- ants and clerks. (13) In fractional part of Voting. -Precinct No. 14 lying within the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, said election shall be held at the Magnolia School Building, and Mrs. -Fred Driehs is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election with author- ity to appoint her assistants and clerks. (14) In fractional part of Voting Precinct No. 15 lying within the}City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County,,Texas, said election shall be held at 619 Washington Boulevard, and Geo. C. Debney is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks: - 6 - (15) In fractional part of Voting Precinct No. 16 lying within the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, said election shall be held at 1203 Washington Boulevard, and W. C. Books is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election with authority to appoint his assistants and clerks. (16) In fractional part of Voting Precinct No. 47 lying within - - -the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, said election shall be held at St. Anne's School Building, and Mrs. Eugene Seale is hereby appointed presiding judge to hold said election with author- ity to appoint her assistants and clerks. SECTION 7 Said election shall be held under the provisions of and in ac- cordance with the laws governing the issuance of municipal bonds of cities, as provided in the Constitution and General Laws of the State of Texas, and under the laws governing the levying of a maintenance tax for public free school buildings, and the manner of holding said election and:making returns thereof shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas governing general elections, and only qualified electors of the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, who own taxable property in said district and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, shall be qualified to vote at said election, and all electors shall vote in the election precincts of their residence. SECTION 8 A copy of this ordinance, signed by the Mayor of the City of Beaumont and attested by the City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, shall serve as proper and sufficient notice of said election; and the Mayor is hereby directed to cause one each of said notices to be posted in each of the election precincts and fractional parts of election precincts within the City of Beaumont Independent School District, and at the City Hall, such posting to be not less than fifteen (15) full days prior to the date set for said election, and he shall further cause said notice to be published on the same days in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published within the said City of Beaumont Independent School District, the date of the first publication to be not less than fourteen (14)_L£ull days prior to the date set for said election. The person posting said notices shall make a return on the copy thereof showing the times and places of - 7 - posting, and the returns shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and shall be conclusive evidence of the posting of said notices. And the affidavit of the publisher of the newspaper stating the days on which the same was published shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and shall be conclusive evidence of the publication of said notice. SECTION 9 The fact that the City of Beaumont Independent School District has within recent years had a considerable increase in population and a con- siderable increase in the number of scholastics; and the fact that the teachers' salaries have been raised, and the prices of supplies and main- tenance and materials have greatly increased; and the fact that the ex- isting public free school buildings in said district are wholly inadequate to care for the increased number of scholastics in said district; and the fact that no bond issue has been voted in:, said district within recent years for the repair of the school buildings in said district, and said school buildings are in urgent need of repair, create an imperative public emergency necessitating the suspension of the rule requiring ordinances to be read on three separate days before their passage, and said rule is hereby suspended and this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of its passage. PASSED this, the loth day of October, 1947, by the affirmative vote of all members of the City Commission of the City of Beaumont, Texas. APPROVED this loth day of October, 47. Mayor of the City of Beaumont, Texas Attest: "theCi4b"� City Clerkof Beaumont, Texas -8- FRED W. HUNTER, Assistant Superintendent BEAUMONT CITY SCHOOLS R. L. WILLIAMS, Superintendent School Administrative Offices College and Neches Streets BEAUMONT, TEXAS September 9, 1947 To the Honorable City Commission, City of Beaumont, Beaumont, Texas. The Board of Trustees of the City of Beaumont Independent School District herewith transmits a petition signed by Mrs. V. E. Karnes and,283 other persons requesting that an election be held in the City of Beaumont Independent School District at the earliest practical time to determine whether or not the tax rate not to exceed $1.50 on $100 valuation of property shall be levied on all property in the City of Beaumont Independent School District for the maintenance of schools therein. The Board of Trustees requests the City Commission to call said election as prayed for in the said petition on the first day of November., 1947. Respectfully, President, Board of Trustees of the Attest: Beaumont Independent School 16���� j District, Beaumont, Texas Secretary CECIL COLLINS, Business Manager No Text TIM STATE 01 TEXAS COUNTY OF JErYMSON I, the undercitned authority, Tax.As' sensor and. Collector of the City of Beaumont, Texas, respectfully certify: Z• That I have exs1ined the petition filed with the Board of Trustees -of the City of Beaumont Independent School District and with the City Com aission of the 'City of Beaumont, Texas, for the increas® in the maintenance tax of the City of Beawznt Independent School. District, of Jefferson County, Texas, said petition being the same filed with the City Commission of the City of Beaumont, Texas, on the loth day of September, 1947, which petition is signed by Mrs., V.. E. ,Karnes and 283 other persona. That I have examined the signatures appearing thereon and from such examination hereby certify that said petition is signed by more than t�ra`st� (20). of -file. resident qualified electors of the City of Beauxont Independent School-District,.of Jefferson County, Texas,,who own taxable property in said independent school district and.who have duly rendered the.same for taxation. Witness my hand and seal of office this, the 7th day of October' �947, Don Terri*, `i'a,x Assessor and. Collector ®f the City of Beaumont; 'texas. CA Ci g ~-S PETITION FOR BOND ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS I COUNTY OF JEFFERSON CITY OF BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SAID DISTRICT; and TO THE HONORABLE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY.OF BEAUMONT: We, the undersigned resident property tax -paying voters residing within the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of. Jefferson County, Texas, who own taxable property in said district, and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, respectfully pray your honorable body to order an election in said district at -the earliest date practicable, for the purpose of submitting the following proposition to the resident qualified property tax -paying voters of said district, who own taxable property in said district and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, for their action thereon: PROPOSITION Shall the City Commission of the City of Beaumont, Texas, be authorized to issue serial bonds of the--City-ci Beaumont Independent School District of Jefferson County, Texas, in the amount of two million nine hundred fifty-six thousand dollars ($2,956,000) to provide funds to construct public free school buildings of materials other than wood, and repair existing public . free school buildings of other than wood material, and purchase necessary equipment therefor, and purchase or otherwise acquire the necessary grounds therefor, said bonds to mature serially in.such installments as may be fixed by the City Commission, over a period of years not to exceed twenty-five (25) years from their date, bearing interest not to exceed four per cent (4%) per annum; and shall there be annually levied, assessed and collected for the current year and annually thereafter while said bonds or any of them are out=' standing and unpaid an annual ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the City of Beaumont Independent School District of Jefferson County, Texas, sufficient to pay the interest on all of said bonds and create a sinking fund to pay the principal thereof as same becomes due. Dated this, the 28th day of August, 1947. N y _ e- (�� alll',LIJ �.ur.._'%o:�Yvwr. .�,A. •.A' �}�.kf•4l'-0IY.Vf�� t I t / �- � ct 1.6 - 1q.- - /5 q--7 . . . . . . . . . . . . it .--I QArl J5'4 P, d . . . . . . . . . ..... MOM movE - �mr�i .4 .. - - - �- - (oho ":; : -V 4— � --PA-. M a � W 4M.M , "I",", .......... r_,'�-' � � - �� r ,� i` i I�'�. C �. A 11 0 01�1-hl FT m m L pl- *lM m-0 Xm I/),�,�, � r, (i, 1 {- I W- ON �WE 0- 7,ru - "WWMmWmW "-Mm ac- trl4t4Qtl\ ice/ • �' YYUr�M �Y iM1�4 AuyA II f1 i i i f =MANWORMIC59MM MMM�W --- F •�ti=�sf��,.,�o..-v;e�r_nw�'s �as�r�aa�ma�..�a::a�.,.sw�,�.:, a ed—this, the 28th day of August, 1947. ---------- C;P. .17L A Y14 WROW" ,PAF' 'o ,01�ffii P- �-Ylli 4 kl� No Text PETITION FOR MAINTENANCE TAX ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS 0 COUNTY OF JEFFERSON CITY OF BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SAID DISTRICT; and TO THE HONORABLE CITY C01811ISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT We, the undersigned resident property tax -paying voters residing within the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, who own taxable property in said district, and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, respectfully pray your honorable body to order an elect- ion in said district at the earliest date practicable for the purpose of sub- mitting the following proposition to the resident qualified property tax- paying voters of said school district, who own taxable property in said dis- trict, and Who have duly rendered the same for taxation, for their action thereon: PROPOSITION Shall the City Commission of the City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, have the power to levy and collect for-thecurrent year and annually thereafter for the City of Beaumont Independent School District of Jefferson County, Texas, a tax upon all taxable property in the City of Beaumont Indep- endent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, for the maintenance of public schools therein, at a rate not to exceed $1.50 on the $100.00 valuation of all taxable property in said district. Dated this, the 22nd day of August, 1947. I � Mw_ 0'. NW., In WIA r Wl f� . . . . . . . . . . . r Wl f� . . . . . . . . . . . , N't rtj 0 WO rm�M.'�X dam., i ���_ c� � �� `� � ��-� `�`11��-'�l �� .� , �.. � �� S - i i _. �, � � � _ � �R' I �' � / �! �,.. �! c i/ �� ...' � ,.. /' i, i .. _ _/_ ! �... f X7' - "--ram "31 ........... ....... ... ............... ............. . . . . . . . . . . -- M N � MOM owe -A-cm L - 2 O-z n I—. -IN, le -lie 04 `ice��,I= 0 �— "�A, .a,v,k �lw� a- CAL.� MOROW01 d I I 16� - /v Y-v - WMA 7-2 tads za & vi, . ......... 1- Ls, the 2ad day of August, 1947. 111111111,11 Illp t m FRED W. HUNTER, Assistant Superintendent BEAUMONT CITY. SCHOOLS R. L. WILLIAMS, Superintendent School Administrative Offices College and Neches' Streets BEAUMONT, TEXAS September 9, 1947 To the Honorable City Commission, City of Beaumont, Beaumont, Texas. The Board of Trustees of the City of Beaumont Independent School District herewith transmits a -petition signed by Jennie Glen and 282 other persons requesting that an election be held in the City of Beaumont Independent School District at the earliest practical time to determine whether or not bonds of the School District in the amount of $2,956,000.00 be issued for the purpose of purchasing sites, constructing school buildings and purchasing equipment therefor and making the necessary repairs to the existing buildings. The Board of Trustees requests the City Commission to call said election as prayed for in said petition on the first day of November, 1947. Respectfully, President, Board of Trustees of the Beaumont Independent School District, Beaumont, Texas Attests Secretary CECIL COLLINS, Business Manager doer /1' S1 -S 1,6 - / ill 4-9 THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY, OF JEFFERSON IP the undersigned authority, Tax Assessor and Collector of the City of Beaumont., Texas, respectfully certify: That I have examined the petition filed with the Board of Trustees of the City of Beaumont In4epend6nt'Scho'ol District and with the City Commission of the City of Beaumont, Texas for, the increase in the maintenance'tax of the City of Beaumont Independent. School District of Jefferson County., Texas; said petition being the.-s m ame filed with the City C6mmission of the City of'Beaumont' Texas on the 10th day ofSeptember, 1947, which petition is signed by Mrs:'V. E. Karnes and 283 other'persons. 2. That I have examined the signatures appearing thereon and from such examination hereby certify that said petition is signed by more than twenty (20).-of the.. -resident -qualified 'electors of the-City"of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, who.own taxable property in said independent,Behool'district and who have duly -rendered the same for taxation. Witness ,my.hand and seal of office this., the 7th day of October.. 1947. ciZ D013. Terry Tax Assessor and Collector of the City of Beaumont,, Texas THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF JEFF'ERSON Q I. the undersigned authority, Tax Assessor and Collector of the City of Beaumont, Texas, respectfully certify: That I have examined the petition filed with the Board of Trustees of the City of Beaumont Independent School District and with the City Commission of the City of Beaumont, Texas, for the issuance of bonds of the City of Beaumont Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, said petition being the same filed with the City Commission of the City of Beaumont, Texas, on the loth day of September, 1947, which petition is signed by Jennie Glen and 282 other persons. 2. That I have examined the signatures appearing thereon and from such examination hereby certify that said petition is signed by more than twenty (20) of the resident qualified electors -of -the City of Beaumont — Independent Independent School District, of Jefferson County, Texas, who own taxable property in said independent school district and who have duly rendered the same for taxation. Witness my hand and seal of office this, the 7th day of October, 1947. _ a7 Don Terry, Tax Assessor an Collector of the City of - - _ Beaumont, Texas tn Presses Chile tts Campaign gainst Reds I SANTIAGO, Oct. 23 (INS) —Chile declared a state of emergency in Four or e-rich.provinces and pressed a, hunt for communists today in a ® PUBLISHER'S ^ F F I D®V I T move linked to the rupture diplo- matic relations with. Russia and Czechoslovakia. I Troops took over control of carts O'Hig- Jf Tarapaca, Antofagasta, ;ins and Atacama. They are , heavy producers of nitrates, coppers and ether minerals. ' (Brazil, which also broke with THE STATE OF TEXAS Russia, moved more cautiously igainst the communists. COUNTY OF JEFFERSON (Rio de Janeiro dispatches said Russian embassy and Soviet news agency dispatches in Russian were ordered halted, an exception was made for dispatches in English or a `romance' language."_ authority, personally appeared ' (Communist Deputy Mautilho yll Taro was being sought by Brazil - to Before me, the undersigned an police who said they wanted disappear- luestion him concerning disappear- tnce of communist party funds.) R. A® Bean - ' Chile's anti -communist drive was timed - at prevention of threatened general strikes. who, being by me duly sworn, says that the foregoing and The Lota mine region, where com- nunist-led strikers mutinied Tues- lay, was reported quiet with troops a firm control of the area! Legal N o t i e e Hundreds of warrants for the ar- lest of communist strike leaders attached were issued by government authori- ies. And many already are in cus- body, including several members of was published on the following dates: Ontobnr l Fig 23 prty's central committee. �0;legeI Granted A. D., 19 47 Epilepsy Fund DENTON, (INS) —The. Eli Lilly a daily newspaper Company of Indianapolis, Ind., has °'ranted $I1000oto North Texas Sta -in the BEAUMONT JeiAxxi. al , printed and published at Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. �Cg SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me, this the � .day ,Of A. A. D. 19 PTOTARY,!i C in and for Jefferson County Texas City Commission of the City .oi Texas, a petition signed by M Karnes and 283 others, being r twenty resident property tax -pay residing within the City of Independent School District, of in County, d strict and who own who thave s tiered the same for taxation, regr governing body of the City of ,o order an election in said disti earliest practicable time, for th of submitting to the resident property tax -paving voters of s� District who own taxableproper district and who have duly rer same for taxation, for their act on, the proposition of authorizin erning• body of the City of 'Be levy and collect for the current annually thereafter, for the Cit; inont Independent School Distri farc�n..-C Tex tax on hF ,ice+ 1 7 ' 4 tit cly i cif - f z` b• wF ol5 t circa mo fer hel. Mr` Pro i all l 1 �31ra qy pagnlc` pua I -oaIa F _ -sa . -oala -d8 6 -n7S -oala pue -na i B EA. 82—AUTO—CHATTEL iIERY IITIES tr TOOLS 64n-� ' rewinding 6C0 `• LOANS`-' , hx 347.CTRICor O.•MAT�RIALS�� ySM'- aoz PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT TU $1500 $50 4 iborne, La. dmi c p DO YOU NEEL HOW- MUCH L01 L•Ol MONEY LAN BE OBTAIN' 0 N LY for anY worthY n STl per' THE STATE OF TEXAS quickly Our low convenient ont Payments are a=raIIged your income C't. 20, CAI per; oN: YOU BORROW; Mai COUNTY OF JEFFERSON BEFORE t(l be sure YOU get 1' N GS• W e ' see us. to the lowest cost thel of c at r Right I{nown n ass Morgan. PI -an a?4 aq sg 403T 2uT5100;9 .00es Before me, the undersigned authority, -personally—appeared - Dial 2-0a.rz tos I — SLIMS UO3 90I 273 Pearl R.. A. Bean 3 3gvaW � actieally TRY OUR V lsau Ilia no saTsda2T COMPLETE sH COMP_ !p=� � jo�QQ Financing & da,d laddiZ who, being by me duly sworn, says that the f o r e g o i n g and Refinancing Servi; day �"301sann—zc � EN E RAL '3 •11,30 •saags{ul. Legal Notice C i88-Z FINANOE COMPANY S "4 .aa4au4s XoTg; ' attached Lar E' deem ooT Toa4uo; Beaumont s g 1a4aaTa saamos auc 395� ain�S�� Phone 4�2RVS 4303 M �LC..A2.eALilinad—W CHAT. was published on the following dates: October 16, 83—PERSONAL•......., Co. T911 'salasuu; 35nuao daaa_TsS ao R Td •aTus aoT scold :Ol New.S •ssud oulgBs M ty A. D., 19 47 0-43516 - Ivngltyp ua.R MAIM, '4Il£ Z Isla 'sal TaTusds PIa3I aSOl tg poo2 4nq 'paulua4uj CompQn)I aa11 OT IA'-1 1, ARRANGING 'PTO •sap -in the BEAUMONT Journal , a daily newspaper T& pq-s paaTsq eaT' TS rbldgth" on PERSONAL"�v�=u� aHIfi49s rth r. Sttock..k .;,Lad anoa aoa printed and published at Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Business - IIoD saeoaD -4d tuoa Rental Of =nu4av'4a'PsoaPUG by Loans Kpg T 411 'slauua• �uyjed per mo. 7op TaaaTnbs snoutE deal with 9aan011491 aSisadssag ore show- 'saeTaaa; xoT u4bou ON YOUR. SIGNATURi 'saiiiop on allu 1p, saaTaaa4 paalsg aal. 1-3730 cur No $ ity— 4sisou • — SaIddn — •• _311ddns r2 = nufa0tur- '_ -.... - iu`nLru ZlVd1q00 )1001S 13d—O .........1......111916 fdY _LINdn17 R9 auod-I1Bd 'I11u0 aan4Tuat oIoSTO ao; saalad do rtzUO -9198-Z 'qd 'Xasd 46L 'sano. �1� / 1h�OWOl1 1 Y pus aan4lum; peso ao; saalad qsa 4sagSTg sAua 00 sloe SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me, this the .day 'he 0 310a msIILH 898 'oO Xao43 aaa•c _ Asn luaa4ullo0 aoa _ 3'THIN011 rIZVN8 4uomnuoa o4 sSsa pus souToeSs 'saodsdsmau anot 2utag •HSVO S,a 911, SVdam '£OLL-Z 'qd 'aaluagO 'g 'V 11e0 'nc Of A. D. 19 --• 11 �1 n i'I S U l IOA an003q uq 4aq& UT pnu 's,2azT saxoq Anq II11A — QajxyA& SaIO '691 '4S 'c 'O^ auogd Xaud 9891 Can4luma 4asunS 'am4lum; pas l.f J i lO�I to; saoTad 4sagSttt ag1 LVd 3. OEL 'qd 'OulgoS OI ^oO aan4luana sIAsQ .9011d 4sag5 ava 'aan4Tu n; pusq puoaas UHO i �. eg4Asao3 05Z--EOT9 auogd NOTARY PIIBLIC in and for Jefferson County Tee xvrmOH 72 lauv'I a2lnss�ffi3 a asia u6a —A ....—tee IIuO -wea aeaw 'Sul -paq saxoq aoT, sassaa44aru p a2asT poogaogg2Tan emog anoA uT gsup — Q� oat To 310049 aOTN 'p730111UH 60£Z-9S AA-8I05 HOD '110T48001 •sa4ua21499 0944 sauTgosm 2 > aolAaas 144TIA 'saan4 pus saeo4s sue •am4Tuan; at t4s 6aaaoaD—aisS aoa Isom nos sSud '00 a4TnZ sulTies aoT nosaaa ssau HaNN9M_1M,T,NyM a2in,L 44weaq MAOXNMOcl 'RoxaZ'xujaa SIAivI'I'IIM-s' quo 'smog a4alamoo a tsq s ao; 2UMOOI aas aaala ono Anq .a&- •g4aoAt G puulaaPaN '999 xog si. am4luan;—ano6 •'4•egm 4 runsl 4u AlddV •ssau I£LL-Z 7nrD O •suxaL 'ang4aV 41od -OO HHjUINHjla S,aa2LLS iPuns g Rag- II4aiaH 'saaumo I904S 'a H sP s1, Z H 'tIZL 'qd 'Xasd SLOT aat .S-Z 'Ad—saplsO 091I tno6 2nllles eas nob uotlm f ON1 N/K\02i8- ���p;T� d pus�-a�N _ BbIE 'qoaTiB2i 44 All