ORD NO 37-1976 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. 1/ -1976
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX FOR CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR
1976, FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION
MULTIPLE PURPOSE INPROVEMENT BONDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Van Bufen, Arkansas, that:
SECTION 1. The rate of all real and personal property in Van Buren, Arkansas,
for the year 1976, for general municipal purposes under the authority of Section 4,
Article X11 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 1976, for general municipal purpose.
SECTION 2. The rate of all real and personal property in the City of
Van Buren, Arkansas, for the year 1976 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 CityCeneral Election held on the 7th day of April, 1942, be and the same is
hereby fixed 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 1976, for Library maintenance purposes.
SECTION 3. The rate of all real and personal property in the City of Van Buren,
Arkansas, for the year 1976 for the purpose of meeting the bond maturities and
interest on the bond issue, authorized by Special Election of 16th day of Dec-
ember, 1969, for the purpose of construction and equipping the City Hall, and
for the purpose of constructing and equipping a library, and for the purpose of
purchasing fire fighting apparatus, purchasing a site, or sites, for constructing
buildings to house it, 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 1976.
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
1976, and cause the same to be extended upon the tax books and collected, as
required by law.
SECTION 5. This ordinance being immediately necessarygto obtain revenue to
pay expenses of the City Government for the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, and
necessary in p-oviding 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 A; day of October, 1976.
APPROVED:
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Allen Ray T et er, Mayor.
ATTEST:
E.P. Hobbs, City Clerk
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EUGENE P. HOBBS (t.
Clt Clerk,Treown Irr itlOtl
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Municipal Jutl e i3 18� N M� a .L I
CONRAD OCKENFELS PUGH
City Attorney
MRS. GEORGIA COX
Court Clerk and City Collector City off Van Duran, Ar k
Aldermen l� l v ll ll Il {L110 0e'91G1a71
LOUISGARR ALLEN RAY TOOTHAKER, Mayor
CARL SALZMAN
RAY GANN Van Buren, Arkansas 72956 Phone 474 -1541
IVERSON RIGGS
CHARLEY MATLOCK
CLYDE TAYLOR
STATE OF ARKANSAS
ss.
COUNTY OF CRAWFORD
I, E.P. Hobbs, the duly elected, qualified and acting City Clerk Treasurer of
the City of Van Buren, Arkansas do hereby certify that the attached Ordinance is a
true and correct copy of the original which was adopted by the City Council of the
City of Van Buren, Arkansas at a regular meetin o the City Council of the City of
Van Buren, Arkansas held on the /Y-day of 0 1976.
That the said copy of said Ordinance is a true and correct copy of the same
Ordinance adopted at said meeting and file of record.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have h reu to set my hand and the seal of said City of
Van Buren as of the day of_, 1976.
ATTEST:
E. P. Hobbs, City Clerk
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