The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
ORDINANCE NO. sss.


ton to determine whether or not
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the city of Hattiesburg shall levy
a 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 Both, 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 on
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 I.
That Ordinance No 337, entitled
"An Ordinance to raise revenue for
the current expenses of the city of
Hattiesburg for and during the fiscal
car beginning Oct. fii $ 1909 and end
ing September 80, 1910," 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 Ordinance
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:
II the voter desires to vote for the
Ordinance, he shall make cross tx
opposite the words For the Ordi
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 sucf
time at the front door Of the City
ilall AMI :le front dco- o. the Cour
House, in the city of Hattiesburg.
Section 3.
That Joe Smiley, ]. A. Beaumont
and j. E. Arledge, be and they arr
hereby appointed commissioners t.
hold the said election, and are heret.
directed to give notice of the holding
of the same as above required, ant
five days before the election hereil
provided for, the said commissioner
shall meet and revise the registratio
books and the poll books of the sci
city, as provided by sections 4142 an
4143, of the Code of 1906.
Section 4.
The said commissioners shall max
due report of the election so hel(
and the returns thereon to the Mage
and Board of Aldermen, and shall a
so report the number Of qualified ele'
tors in the city of Hattiesburg, at tn
next regular meeting after the hol'
, ing of the said election.
Section 5.
The Mayor and Board of Alderme
} shall declare the result of the sal
election, and il the said Ordinanc
voted for at the said election has r
ceived a majority Of all the votes ,
the qualified electors of the city {
! Hattiesburg, it shall take effect an
Ut lOTCt phets shS
suit Of said election has been declare
Section 6.
) That Joe Smiley, one of the sat
commissioners, is hereby designate
= as the commissioner to have printt
and distributed sufficient number
. official ballots to be used in holdir
the said election, and IN addition
the printing on the tickets. the or;
N nance to be submitted to vote. Il
tickets shall otherwise conform
he law.
" Section z.
That for cause this Ordinance sh;
AXE effect and be in force from al
a after its passage and approval.
~ Adopted and approved this. tie IS
day of October, 1909.
ST ]. D. DONALD, Mayor