The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1961-09-01
ORnINANCE NO. 6-I96I

AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE
INTENTION OF THE BOARD OF MAY
OR AND COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY
OF PASCAGOULA TO HAVE IMPOSED
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY OF
PASCAGOULA, UPON ALL PERSONS
ENGAGED WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PASCAGOU-
LA IN ANY BUSINESS TAXED BY
SECTIONS &C, I'D, AND 2F OF THE
SALES TAX LAW OF MISSISSIPPI
(Chapter 49, Mississippi Laws OF 1884,
as amended) AN ADDITIONAL ONE
HALF OF ONE PERCENT SALES TAX
LEVY; CALLING AN ELECTION TO
SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED ELEC-
TORS OF THE CITY OF PASCAGOU-
LA THE QUESTION OF ADOPTING
ALL AS PROVIDED BY SENATE BILL
NO. 1887 ADOPTED BY THE 1860
REGULAR SESSION OF THE MISSIS
SIPPI LEGISLATURE.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Board of
Mayor and Councilmen of the City OF
Pascagoula, Mississippi:
SECTION ONE: The Board of Mayor
and Councilmen of the City OF Pasca-
goula hereby declares its intention to
have levied and imposed, for the ben
eft of the City of Pascagoula upon
all persons engaged within the corpor-
ate limits of the City of Pascagoula in
any of the businesses taxed by Sec
tions &c, I'd and 2F of the Sales Tax
Law of Mississippi, (Chapter 119, Mis-
sissippi Laws Of 1884, as amended) an
additional one-half of one percent
sales tax, said one-halt Of one per
cent being in addition to the regular
rate imposed by said Sales Tax Law,
but not including activities taxable at
a wholesale rate.
SECTION TWO: There is hereby or
dered to be. held special election in
the City of Pascagoula on Tuesday, the
18th day of September. 1861, at which
election there will be submitted to
the qualified electors of the munici-
pality the question of whether or not
said additional sales tax levy will be
imposed as provided by Senate Bill No.
1887 adopted by the 1860 regular ses-
sion of the Mississippi Legislature.
SECTION THREE: That the election
Commissioners of the City of Pasca-
goula will give notice of the holding
of said election in the several pre-
cincts within the City of Pascagoula
in the manner now provided by law for
the holding of municipal elections, and
will canvass the returns of said cleo
tions and make report thereof to the
Board of Mayor and Councilmen of
the City of Pascagoula.
SECTION FOUR: All Qualified cleo
tors of the City of Pascagoula, Missis-
sippi, may participate in said cleo
tion and if majority of the qualified
electors participating in said election
vote in favor of the ordinance i'm
posing the said additional sales tax
herein a coll ta
will be levied effective october l, 1861:
and II majority of the qualified cleo
tors participating in said election do
not vote in favor of said ordinance
and of imposing said additional sales
tax, then the same shall not be ef-
fective.
SECTION FIVE: That when the re-
suits of said election have been can
vassed, If the same favor the adoption
OF this ordinance and the imposition of
the additional sales tax herein au-
thorized, the result shall be certified to
the Chairman of the State Tax Com
mission.
SECTION SIX: That the need for ad-
ditional revenues to maintain mu-
nicipal services for the benefit of the
public peace, health and safety is i'm
perative and constitutes good cause
that this ordinance become effective
from and after its adoption.
SECTION SEVEN: That this ordi-
nance shall be published as notice of
the calling and holding of the special
election provided for herein, at least
once week for three consecutive
weeks in the Pascagoula Chronicle
Star, newspaper published in the
municipality and having a general
circulation therein
The foregoing ordinance was intro
duced in writing on this the 7th day
of August, 1861, at q recessed regular
meeting Of the Board of Mayor and
Councilmen of the City of Pascagoula.
Mississippi and was read. considered,