ORD NO 28-1981 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2 8 -1981
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX FOR THE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL PURPOSES FOR
THE YEAR 1981 FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE GENERAL
°OBLIGATION MULTIPLE PURPOSE IMPROVEMENT BONDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS,
THAT:
SECTION 1. The rate of all real and personal property in Van Buren, Ark
ansas, for the year 1981, for general municipal purposes under the authority
of Section 4, Article XII of the Constitution of 1874 of the State of
Arkansas be, and the same is hereby affixed, at five (5) mills on the dollar
of the assessed valuation of all real and personal property subject to
taxation in the City of Van Buren, Arkansas for the year 1981, for general
municipal purposes.
SECTION 2. The rate of all real and personal property in the City of Van
Buren, Arkansas, for the year 1981, for the maintenance of a City Public
Library, under the authority of a vote of the people of the City of Van
Buren, Arkansas, and the City General Election held on the 7th day of April,
1942, be, and the same is hereby affixed at one (1) mill on the dollar of
the assessed valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation
in the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, for the year 1981, for Library mainten-
ance purposes.
SECTION 3. The rate of all real and personal property in the City of Van
Buren, Arkansas, for the year 1981, for the purpose of meeting the bond
maturities and interest on the bond issue, authorized by Special Election
on 9th day of October, 1979, for the purpose of overlaying, sealing and
general improvements to streets within the corporate limits of the City be,
and the same is hereby affixed five (5) mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the City
of Van Buren, Arkansas, for the year 1981.
SECTION 4. A certified copy of this Ordinance shall be filed in the office
of the County Clerk of Crawford County, Arkansas, in order that the Quorum
Court of Crawford County, Arkansas, may include the same in the general
levy for the year 1981, and cause the same to be extended upon the tax books
and collected as required by law.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance being immediately necessary to obtain revenue
to pay expenses of the City Government for the City of Van Buren, Arkansas,
and necessary in providing for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist and this Ord-
inance shall be, take effect and be in force after its passage and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 21st DAY OF September 19 81
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