The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-20
ORDINANCE NO. sss.

An Ordinance providing for an cleo
ton to determine whether or not
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the city of Hattiesburg shall levy
tax of fourteen mills on the dollar
of the assessed valuation of proper
ty, being two mills on the dollar
in excess of the tax levied for the
preceding year, to raise revenue for
the current expenses Of the fiscal
year, beginning October first, 1909,
and ending September 3Oth, 1910.
Whereas, 1t has become necessary
to submit to the qualified electors of
the city of Hattiesburg the question
OF levying a tax of fourteen mills GA
the dollar of the assessed valuation of
property for the purpose of raising
revenue for the fiscal year, beginning
October first, 1909, and ending Sep.
TENDER Both, 1910, because such levy
will exceed the levy of taxes for the
next preceding year, therefore,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city of
Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
Section 1.
That Ordinance No. $751; entitled
An Ordinance to raise revenue for
the current expenses of the city of
Hattiesburg for and during the fiscal
year beginning Oct. fiji 1909 and end
ing September 80, 1870" be submitted
to the qualified electors of the city of
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, at an cleo
ton to be held for that purpose on
the fourth day and first Thursday of
November, 1909. The said Ordnance
to be submitted shall be printed on
the tickets and at the bottom of the
Ordinance so printed, shall be the
following:
For the Ordinance:
Against the Ordinance:
If the voter desires to vote for the
Ordinance, he shall make cross TX
opposite the words For the Ord.
nance" and if he desires to vote
against the Ordinance. he shall make
a cross (X) opposite the words
Against the Ordinance"
Section 2.
That due notice of the said election
shall be printed in the Hattiesburg
Daily News for ten days from the
passage of this Ordinance and such
notice shall also be posted for such
time at the front door of the City
ilall ani tlc front d.'jr o. the Court
House, in the city of Hattiesburg.
Section 8.
That Joe Smiley, J. A. Beaumont
and j. E. Arledge, be and they are
hereby appointed commissioners to
hold the said election, and are hereby
directed to give notice of the holding
of the same as above required, and
five days before the election herein
provided for the said commissioners
shall meet and revise the registration
books and the poll books of the seid
city, as provided by sections 41i2 and
4143, of the Code of 1906.
Section a.
The said commissioners shall make
due report of the election so held,
and the returns thereon to the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen, and shall al
so report the number of qualified cleo
tors in the city of Hattiesburg, at the
next regular meeting after the hold
ing of the said election.
Section 5.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen
shall declare the result of the said
election, and if the said Ordinance
voted for at the said election has re-
ceived majority of all the votes of
the qualified electors of the city of
Hattiesburg, it shall take effect and
be in force Immediately after the re-
suit of said election has been declared.
Section 6.
That Joe Smiley, one of the said
commissioners, is hereby designated
as the commissioner to have printed
and distributed sufficient number of
official ballots to be used in holding
the said election, and in addition to
the printing on the tickets, the Nrdi
nance to be submitted to a vote the
tickets shall otherwise conform to
the law. v
Section 7.
That for cause this Ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after it's passage and approval.
Adopted and approved this, tie 18th
day of October, 1909.
J. D. DONALD, Mayor.