Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-06-20
PUBLICITY LAW
NOW IN EFFECT
City May Levy Tax on All
Property to Bear Cost
Of Advertising
COMPLETE TEXT OF LAW
New Law COmpels Tightwads
and Nonresidents to AS
sist City's Progress
COMPLETE TEXT OF LAW

The law enacted at the last session
of the legislature. allowing such cities
as Aberdeen and Hoquiam to levy a
tax for publicity purposes is now in
effect. The law is important, and
should be studied by all interested in
the growth of his city. The text of
the bill is given below:
Section /. Any city of the second
class under $4,000 inhabitants of the
State of Washington is hereby en-
powered to create a special fund to
be known as a publicity fund, to be
used exclusively for exploiting and
advertising the general advantages
and opportunities of such city and
vicinity. Whenever the city council
or other governing body in any such
city shall decide to create publicity
fund under this act, such council or
governing body of such city shall do
SO by ordinance, and thereupon the
council or other governing body of
such city shall have authority to levy
annually for the creation and main
tenance of such fund a special tax
on all of the taxable property of such
city, not exceeding two and one-half
mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of the taxable property of
such city. All moneys derived from
such tax levy shall be paid into such
publicity fund and shall be devoted
exclusively to the use herein stated,
and shall be paid out only upon war
rants drawn against the same and
signed by at least two members Of
the publicity board hereinafter pro-
vided for
Sec. 2. All expenditures from said
fund shall be made under the direc-
ton of a publicity board of three
members to be nominated by a rec
ognized commercial organization of
such city, then appointed by the may
or and confirmed by the council or
other legislative body of the city by
two-thirds vote; the members of such
board shall serve without remunera-
tion and must be actual residents and
voters in such city and property own
ers therein; and the recognized COM
mercial organization herein referred
to must be representative and public
and devoted exclusively to the work
usually devolving on such organiza-
tions, and must have no less than
two hundred bona fide dues paying
members, and must be incorporated
under the laws of the State of Wash
ington; if there be more than one
organization meeting these qualifica-
tions in any city, then the Oldest of
such organizations shall be the one
recognized within the meaning and
provisions of this act. Members OF
the publicity board may be appoint
ed in the manner herein provided
any time after this act goes into ef-
feet and the first members appoint
Monday in January following their ap-
pointment, or until their successors
shall have been appointed and quail
fed, and thereafter the members OF
such publicity board shall be ap-
pointed at the first regular meeting
in December of the city council or
other governing body of such city
and the terms of Office of such mem
bers shall be for one year beginning
on the second Monday in January
after their appointment and until
their successors are appointed and
qualified. Members of the board
duly appointed and confirmed, shall
qualify prior to the beginning of their
term by taking the oath of office and
by giving a bond to the city in the
sum of $1,000, conditioned upon the
faithful performance of their duties
ANY member of the board shall be
removed by the mayor on request
of the recognized commercial organ
ization making the nomination, as
hereinbefore stated when it is show
that a majority vote of the entire
membership of such recognized or
ganization favoring such removal has
been cast at any regular meeting o
such organization. No part of sait
publicity fund shall ever be paid tt
any newspaper, magazine or period
cal published within the city or coun
ty where such city is situated, TO
advertising or write-ups or for an!
other service or purpose whatsoever
and no part Of such fund shall b.
expended for the purpose Of making