The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-08-29

amendment to the charter of the City
of Hamilton, SO as to provide system
of tax limitations for municipal pur
poses in Lieu of provisions OF state law
heretofore applicable.
WHER EAS, it is desirable in the in
tereStS of sound finance and economic
administration for the City of Hamilton
to establish in its charter proper sys
TEN of tax limitations in lieu of the
statutory provisions;
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council OF
the City of Hamilton, Ohio:
SECTION /: That a proposal shall be
submitted to the electors of the City OF
Hamilton, for adoption or rejection al
the regular municipal election to be hello
on Tuesday, the 4th day of November
1941, to amend the charter of the City
of Hamilton, Ohio, by adding four new
sections to be numbered Ala, Alb, 47c and
Aid, which shall preced Section 4S undev
the heading Financial Procedure" ano
which shall read as follows;
SECTION Ala. The Council shall an
nually levy a tax for current operating
expenses Of the City of Hamilton on the
tax list of real and personal property
therein. The rate of such tax shall not
exceed five and one-half M mills on
the dollar of assessed valuation.
SECTION Alb. The Council shall an
nually levy tax sufficient to pay inter
est, bond retirement, and sinking fund
requirements, on bonds or other evil
dences of indebtedness of the City so far
such tax shall be in addition to the tax
for current operating expenses of the
City.
SECTION 47c. The Council shall have
power to levy such other taxes as may
be lawful, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the constitution and laws of
the State of Ohio.
SECTION AID If Sections Ala, Alb
and 47c of this charter are adopted at
the regular election to be held on No
vember 4, 194l the Council shall have
power, not later than its first meeting
after receiving certificate OF the adop-
ton of such sections, to make any levy
authorized thereby which levies so made
shall be certified forthwith to the County
Auditor who shall extend the same on
the tax list of the year 1941 for the eX-
penses of the City during the year 1912,
and shall cancel any levies for the same
purposes heretofore made for such year
under statutory authority; in all other
years levies made under the provisions
of this charter shall be made at the
regular time prescribed by the statutes y
SECTION II: The City Clerk is hereby
directed to certify the proposal as set
forth above, to the Board of Deputy
State Supervisors and Inspectors of
Election of Butler County, Ohio, for sub
mission to the electors of the City of
Hamilton as provided by this ordinance.
SECTION III The amendment herein
proposed shall be submitted to the elect
ors in such way as to allow vote
other question. The said amendment
shall be designated on the said ballot by
its descriptive title as hereinafter set
forth. The adoption of such amendment
by it's descriptive title shall have the
effect of adopting the amendment in full
as proposed In this ordinance. The form
of ballot to be used at said regular mu-
nicipal election shall be as follows:
FICIAL BALLOT
Regular Municipal Election. Tuesday,
November 4, 194l.
Amendment to the Charter Of the City
of Hamilton, to fix limitations upon the
amount of taxes which may be levied
for city purposes.
To vote for the amendment place a
cross mark in the blank space to the left
of the word Yes"
To vote against the amendment place
a cross mark in the blank space to the
left of the word No"
Shall the charter of the City of Ham
ilton be amended by adding four new
sections to be known as Sections Ala,
Alb, 47c and AID, in order to accomplish
the following objects: to provide a tax
limit of five and one-half (5 R) mills on
the dollar of assessed value for current
operating expenses of the City of Ham
ilton; to provide for levyng taxes to
pay interest, retirement and sinking fund
ton to provide that the Council shall
have power to levy such other taxes as
may be lawful, in accordance with the
provisions of the Constitution and laws
of the State of Ohio; and to provide that
such limits shall apply to taxes levied
for the expenses of the City payable
during and after the year 1912