The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-25
ORDINANCE NO. 333.

All Ordinance providing fOI an cleo
tion 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 30th, 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 or
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
tember 30th, 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. frs 1909. and end
ing September 80, 1910" be submitted
to the qualified electors of the city of
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, at an cleo
tion 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 il 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 such
time at the front door of the City
Ian and Ne front door o. the Court
House, in the city of Hattiesburg.
Section 3.
That Joe Smiley, ]. 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 4142 and
, 4143, of the Code of 1906.
Section q.
t The said commissioners shall make
, due report of the election so held
. and the returns thereon to the Mayol
and Board of Aldermen, and shall al
so report the number of qualified elec
+ tors in the city of Hattiesburg, at th'
| next regular meeting after the hold
| ing of the said election.
Section 5.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermel
!. shall declare the result of the sal
:. election, and if the said Ordinano
!, voted for at the said election has II
4 ceived a majority of all the votes c
+ the qualified electors OF the city c
= Hattiesburg, it shall take effect an
be in force Immediately after the r,
suit of said election has been declared
Section 6.
/ That Joe Smiley. one Of the sal
5 commissioners, is hereby designate
a as the commissioner to have print7
. and distributed a sufficient number {
r. official ballots to be used in holdin
,f the said election, and N addition
n the printing on the tickets, the ord
a. nance to be submitted to vote, th
ID tickets shall otherwise conform
. he law.
Section 7.
That for cause this Ordinance sha
ip AXE effect and be in force from an
-e after its passage and approval
v Adopted and approved this, tie ls'
:, day of October. 1909.
N. I'D. DONALD, Mayor
ii. I. the undersigned Clerk of the ci
ne of Hattiesburg. Mississippi. cert
that the foregoing is a true copy