ORD NO 31-1979 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO.3/ -1979
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AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX FOR CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 1979
FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION MULTIPT,F'
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, Arkansas,
for the year 1979, 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 1979, for general municipal purposes.
SECTION 2: The rate of all real and personal property in the City of Van Buren,
Arkansas, for the year 1979 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 1979 for Library maintenance purposes.
SECTION 3: The rate of all real and personal property in the City of Van
Buren, Arkansas, for the year 1979 for the purpose of meeting the bond maturities
and interest on the bond issue, authorized by Special Election of 9th day of October,
1979,for the purpose of overlaying, sealing and general improvements to streets
within the corporate limits of the city, be 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 1979.
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
1979, and cause the same to be extended upon the tax books and collected as re-
quired 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 nec-
essary in providing for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be, take effect
and be in force after its passage and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 15th day of October 19 79
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