ORD NO 13-1972 TAX LEVY 1972- CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. /1 -1972
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX FOR CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL PURPOSLS
FOR THE YEAR 1972, FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY AND FUR THE PAYMENT OF
THE GENERAL OBLIGATION MULTIPLE PURPOSE IMPROVEMENT BONDS AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT UNUAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VAN
BUREN, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. That the rate of taxation of all real and
personal property in Van Buren, Arkansas for the year 1972
for general municipal purposes under the authority of Section
4, Article XII of the Constitution of 1674 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 thu City of Van Duren,
Arkansas for the year 1972 for general municipal purposes.
SECTION 2. That the rata of taxation of all real and
personal property in the City of Van Buren, Arkansas for the
year 1972 for the maintenance of a City Public Library under
the authority of a vote of the peop&e of the City of Van Buren
at the City General Election hold on the 7th day of Apri1,1942,
be and the same is hereby fixed at One (1) mill on the ddllar
of the assessed valuation of all real and personal property
subject to taxation in the City of Van Buren, Arkansas for
the year 1972 for library maintenance purposes.
5ELT1UN 3. That the rate of taxation of all real and
personal property in tha City of Van Buren, Arkansas for the
year 1972 for the purpose of meeting the bond maturities and
interest on the bond issue authorized by spacial election of
the 16th day of December 1969, for the purpose of constructing
and equipping a City Hall and for the purpose of purchasing
fire fighting apparatus, purchasing a site or sites for con-
structing buildings to house it, be and the same is hereby
affixed at five (5) mills on the dollar of the assessed val-
uation of all real and personal property subject to taxation
in the City of Van Buren, Arkansas for the year 1972.
SECTION 4. That a certified copy of this Ordinance
shall be filed in the ufrice of the County Cleck of Craw-
ford County, Arkansas, in order that the quorum court of
Crawford County, Arkansas may include the same in the general
levy for the year 1972 and cause the same to bo extended upon
the tax books and collected as required by law.
SECTION This ordinance being immediately necessary
to obtain revenue to pay the expenses of the City Government
f.
for the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, and necessary in providing
for the mmmediate preservation of public peace, health, and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance
shall be and take effect and be in full force after its pass-
age and publication.
Passed and approved this day of November, 1972.
Mayor
Attest;
City Clerk
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COUNTY OF CRA.;FOR
I, Eugene P. Hobbs, City Clerk of the City of Van 9uren,
duly elected qualified and actin; do hereby certify that the
attacitud and fore,oing is a true and correct copy of the
levying ordinance unanimously passed and adopted at the City
Council meeting of November
City Clerk
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