Loading...
ORD CC 02/27/1935 - election/tax levy for volunteer fire departmentBE IT R% M.':3ERED that on the 27th day of February, 1935, the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Texas, convened at its regular meetinC place at the City Hall in said City, at ar. adjourned session, when the following members th reof, to Yit i i11er Mayor, -W. -z. ;�,.o _ , , and , Aldernen, being present, nhen among other proceedings had was the following ordinance duly adopted on motion and second by unanimous vote, to -witl WIL 1W the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Texas, deems it advisable to call an election to submit to the qualified voters of said City of Huntsville the question of whether or not there shall be levied and collected a tax of Five Cents on the Ors Hundred Dollars valuation for the purpose of maintaining the Voluntary Fire Company and equipment of the City of Huntsville. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAI71M by the City Council of the Cit7r of Huntsville, Texas, in council assembled) 'that an election be held within and for the City of Huntsville, Texas, on the 2rd day of April, 1='35, v,rhereat only qualified prop- perr fitted to vote, and t�aherein and erty tax- payinC voters shall be m-hereby the following question shall be submitted, to -wits 4Whether or not there shall be levied and collected a ta:r- of Five Cents or the One Hundred Dollars valuation for the -pur-:?ose of mairtaini.ng the Voluntary Fire Company and equipment of t ;'Se City of Huntsville-" that said election shall be held, and the polls opened in the three yards of the City of Huntsville, with the following presiding offi- ce rE , t o -wit I In Ward Yo. 1, the poll shall be opened at B. P. Wilsorts store, and B. P. Wilscn is appointed presiding Judge; Ir 'yard Yo. 2, the poll shall be o -oened at J. W. Larkin Hardware Company's store, and Chas. B. Padell is appointed pre- siding Judge; In ward T o. 3, the poll shall be opened at F.H.Smith's store, and F.H.Srnith is appointed presiding Judge; The presiding Judges appointed to hold such election shall select a. sufficient number of judges and cler11s to aid then: in holding said election. At said election, none but duly qualified property tax- paying voters residing within the corporate limits of the amity of Hunts- ville, Texas, shall be entitled to vote, and the voters offering to cast their ballots at said election shall vote ir. the Ward in which they respectively reside. Said election shall be held as nearly as possible in accor- dance with the Constittation and Laid of the State of Texas, per- taining to General Electiors. - 1 .. - % C . All voters who favor the proposition to levy and collect the tax shall leave written or printed on their said ballots t' e following wordst *TOR the levying and collecting of a Five Cent Tax on the One Hundred. Dollar: valuation for the purpose of main- taining the voluntary lire Company of the City of Huntsville and its equipment ", and all voters desirin &, to vote against the propo- sitior to levy and collect said tax shall leave written or printed upon their said ballots the following words: NAGAIrST the levying and collecting of a Five Gent tax on the One Hundred Dollars val- uation for the rurpose of maintaining the voluntary Fire Ccr -pary of the City of Huntsville and its equipment.'* A copy of this notice, signed by the Mayor of the (;it,, of urtsville, and attested by the City Secretary of said City, with the seal of said City affixed thereto, shall serve as proper notice of said election,. The Mayor is authorized and directed to cause said notice of election to be posted in front of the City Hall and Fire Station and in two other public places within the City of Huntsville, Texas, one in 'hard 1'o. 1, arc'. the other in Ward Yo. 3, for at least thirty (30) days prior• to the date of said election. . The foreFoir.E ordinance .vas sul)­,i.tted to the Committee on Orc'ir,ances in open council, this 27th day of February, 1935. We, the Gor —ittee on Crdirarces, to going ordinance wl s referred havirg cor re-oort the same back to the 6cuncil j t the same "be adopted. _Z?7� Z: ww'2441 z h ri the above and fare- red the same, do hereby tY e recommendation that a- y i-__ GlUl ITTIM OY ADOPTED .AUD ,APPROVED ITT OPEN COUPCIL, this 27th day of February, 1935. , I rOR ATTEST i ITY SE"RET;ARY. (S=L) 2 ..