Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-10

Dated this 18th day OF May, 1917.
(sEAL) Mayor
Attest
FRANK NEwK1RK.
city Auditor.
Approved:
JOHN B. MEsERyE,
City Attorney
Published in the Tulsa Daily World, May
10th, llth. 18th. 18Th. and lIth, 1917
Nor.d Publishing Company, Pub
lisher)
RESOLUTION.
resolution giving notice OF special
election Of the Board OF Education of the
City. of Tulsa, of the State OF Oklahoma a
municipal corporation, and calling said spe'
cial election for the purpose OF submitting
10 me legally qualified voters OF said School
District for approval or rejection the ques
tion OF the levy for the year beginning July
lN, 1917 and ending June 80, 1918, OF
certain taxes In addition to the five (b)
mill levy provided by law designating the
voting places and officers for such election
and declaring an emergency:
WHEREAS, IL is provided by the laws
OF the State Of Oklahoma that proposed ad
ditional tax levies shall be submitted to the
qualified voters Of the School District
designated as the Board Of Education OF the
City OF Tulsa, OF the State of Oklahoma, for
the approval or rejection OF same at N.
election: and
WHEREAS. The Board OF Education OF
the CITY OF Tulsa. Of the State OF Oklahoma,
has certified 10 this BOARD resolution re.
questing the Mayor and Board Of Commis
sloners of the City Of Tulsa to call an
election Of the qualified voters OF the Board
OF Education Of the City OF Tulsa Of tho
State Of Oklahoma, TO he held on the Third
Tuesday In May, 1917, being the 5th day
Of May, 1917, Tor the purpose OF voting on
the question of the levy of an additional tax
OF four and seven tenth (47) mills on tho
property Of said school district;
Now, BE TT RESOLVED. BY the Mayor
and Board Of Commissioners OF the City OF
Tulsa:
First: That there be- and there hereby
Is, called a special election OF the qualified
voters Of said School District, legally
designated the Board Of Education Of the
Hty Of Tulsa, Of the State OF Oklahoma. to
be held in said School District on the Third
Tuesday OF May 1917, being the l5th day
OF May, 1917, between the hours OF six
O'Clock A. NJ. and seven o clock p. NJ OF that
day, for the purpose of voting upon the
proposition Of approving or rejecting said
proposed additional levy.
Second. That the Mayor be- and he hereby
is, authorized and directed to issue procla-
nation calling said election for said day
for the purposes aforesaid. and the polling
places and election officials as herein set
forth
Third. That the returns OF such election
shall be made as provided by law, and said
election shall; In all respects, be conducted
Fourth That the qualified voters Of said
School District shall vote at said election
by ballot which shall be substantially the
proposition TO be voted upon, and shall be
In substantially the following form:
PROPOSITION
Shall the Board Of Education OF the
City Of Tulsa, Of the State OF Oklahoma,
be authorized TO make an increased levy
of four and seven tenth t47) mills on
the dollar (Sl O0l. upon all taxable
property within said School District to
meet current expenses of said School
District for the fiscal year beginning
july lst. 1917 and ending June Both,
1918, as shown by the estimates Of cur.
rent EXPENSES on file with said Board
OF Education, as provided by law. said
levy TO be an additional four and seventh
tenths t4.7) mills on the dollar. (si.0 .0O).
over and above the general levy OF five
(5) mills authorized by Statute.