East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-08-24


places of voting, of a proposed
amendment to the Charter of the
City of East Cleveland as follows:
"Shall the Charter of the City
of East Cleveland be amended by
the addition of Section GID pro-
viding for an annual tax levy for
the construction or acquisition
of permanent improvements as
now defined by Section 2293-1 of
the General Code of Ohio and fix
ing a limitation on the rate of
taxation which may be levied
without vote of the people on
property in the City of East
Cleveland listed and assessed for
taxation according to value for all
the purposes of the municipality;
which, if approved by majority
of the electors voting thereon,
shall become part Of the Charter
of the City of East Cleveland,
effective as of the date of the
certification of the abstract of
said election and adoption to the
Secretary of State by the Board
of Elections as provided by law,
which Section GID shall read as
follows:
RITY TO LEVY
TAXES FOR THE CONSTRUC-
TION OR ACQUISITION OF
PERM AN ENT IMPROVE
MENTS AS NOW DEFINED
BY SECTION 2293-1 OF THE
GENERAL CODE OF OHIO
AND LIMITING THE TOTAL
TAX RATE WHICH MAY BE
LEVIED WITHOUT A VOTE
OF THE PEOPLE ON PROP
ERTY IN THE CITY OF EAST
CLEVELAND LISTED AND
ASSESSED FOR TAXATION
ACCORDING TO VALUE FOR
ALL THE PURPOSES OF THE
MUNICIPALITY.
SECTION GID. For the pur-
pose of creating a fund for the
construction or acquisition of per-
manent improvements as now
defined by Section 2293-1 of the
General Code of Ohio, the Com
mission of the City of East Cleve-
land without vote of the people
shall have the power, in addition
to the powers conferred by the
Charter of the City of East
Cleveland, including Section GIG
thereof, and the powers now or
hereafter conferred by the Con-
stitution and laws of the State
of Ohio, during the year 1850 and
continuing each year thereafter
to annually levey on property in
the City of East Cleveland listed
and assessed for taxation accord
ing to value a tax of not to eX-
ceed One Mill per One Dollar
($1.00) Of assessed valuation on
the annual tax duplicates for 1850
and each year thereafter, pro-
vided, however, that the power of
the Commission of the City of
East Cleveland to levy taxes for
all the purposes of the munich
pality on property in the City of
East Cleveland listed and assessed
for taxation according to value
shall be limited to Nine and Eight
Tenths (9.8) Mills per One Dollar
($1.00) of assessed valuation,
unless levies outside of such
limitation are authorized and ap-
proved by a vote of the electors
of tho City of East Cleveland.
The limitations of this section
shall apply only to taxes levied
on property in the City of East
Cleveland listed and assessed for
taxation according to value and
shall not be construed as limiting
the power Of the Commission to
levy, without a vote of the cleo
tors, any other taxes now or here
after authorized by the Charter
of the City of East Cleveland
or the Constitution and laws of
the State of Ohio"
SECTION 2: That said proposed
shall be submitted by
ballot to the electors of the City
# East Cleveland at a special cleo
ion for that purpose to be held at
he usual places of voting on
7, 1850, and if such pro-
,osed amendment is approved by
| majority of the electors voting
hereon, it shall become a part of
he Charter Of the City Of East |
Cleveland.
SECTION 8: That the Clerk of
he Commission be and he is hereby |
and directed to certify
nd transmit to the election author
ties prescribed by general law a
Iuly authenticated copy of this
rdinance forthwith upon it's pas
age and not less than thirty (30)
ays prior to the date of such cleo
ion to mail a copy of the proposed |
to each elector whose
ame appears upon the registration
ooks of the last regular or gen.
raj election held in the City of |
last Cleveland.
SECTION a: That this ordinance
) hereby declared to be an emer-
ency measure in that it is neces-
ary for the immediate preserva-
ion of the public peace, property,
ealth, and safety by providing
unds for the construction or acqui- |
ition of permanent improvements
S now defined by Section 2293-1
( the General Code of Ohio, and
provided it receives the affirmative
rote of four-fifths of all members
lected to the City Commission, it
hall take effect and be in force
rom and after it's passage; other
wise, it shall take effect and be in
orce from and after the earliest
,eriod allowed by law.
WALTER H. SUFFER-,
President of the Commission
Approved as to form:
ARTHUR E. GRIFFITH
Director of Law
PASSED: August %, 1850
Attest: