Holmes County herald., 1962-12-27
Local Notices

and Board of Aldermen of
the Town of Tchula, Missis-
sippi. announcing the inten-
ton to qualify for the collec.
ton of a maximum one per
cent u%) City Sales Tax for
the benefit of said Town, in
accordance with the City Sales
Tax provided by Senate Bill
No. 1887, Mississippi Laws,
Regular Legislative Session Of
1860.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained
by the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of the Town of Tchu-
in regular meeting assemb-
lied, that pursuant to and as
authorized by Senate Bill No.
1887, Mississippi Laws, Re-
|gular Legislative Session of
1860, it is the intention of the
governing authority, by con-
|ducting an election, to qualify
for the collection of a city
sales tax upon all persons
Engaged in any business tax
ed by Sections &c, I'd. IF,
and 2-g of Chapter 119, Mis-
sissippi Laws of 1884, as "a
mended, or as may hereaftes
be amended, at the rate of one
lper cent Q%) on retail sales
and gross income except that
Isales of farm tractors and
self propelled or drawn i'm
lplements sold to farmers, au-
tomobiles, trucks and truck
tractors shall be taxed at
the rate of one-half of one per
lcent q of 49, and sales OF
electricity, current, power
steam. coal, natural gas. l.
quilted gas, liquified petro-
Ileum gas or other fuel shall be
taxed at the rate of one-quar-
ter of one per cent q of 20
when sold to a manufacturer
Tor custom processed for in
dustrial purposes. There is
specifically excluded from
this tax the gross income
from ginning cotton, storing
grain in elevators or ware
houses, railroad transporta-
ton and sales of self propel-
led construction equipment.
SECTION 2. Notice is here
by given to the qualified cleo
tors Of an election to be held
on Friday, January IS, 1863.
for the purpose of voting and
determining whether the pro-
posed one per cent levy of
city sales tax becomes effec-
tive, and said election shall be
held in the manner provided
by law for holding municipal
elections.
SECTION 3. 1t is hereby
directed that this Ordinance
of Intent be published for at
least three 90 weeks in a loo
al newspaper having a gene
raj circulation in said Town
there being no newspaper pub
lished therein, and posted in
three 90 public places in this
municipality.
SECTION 4. In the event a
majority Of the qualified cleo
tors Of this municipality par
ticipating in said election vote
in favor of the proposal, then
the governing authorities shall
adopt another Ordinance qua
lifying for the collection of
of the tax as provided, and
shall set the first of the mon
tn following the date of such
adoption as the effective date
of the additional levy. In the
event a majority of the qua
lifted electors participating
in the election do not vote in
favor Of the proposal. the
same shall not become effec
tive.
SECTION 5. A certified copy
of this Ordinance shall there
upon be forwarded to the
Chairman of the State Tax
Commission by the Clerk of
the said Town.
SECTION 6. The Ordinance
having been read by sections
and approved section by sec
ton, Alderman Baine moved
that the Ordinance be adopted
as a whole. Alderman Bennett
seconded the motion and
thereupon the Mayor called
for a vote. The following vote
was taken:
Alderman Ray voted "aye."
Alderman Baine voted "aye."
Alderman Bennett voted
"aye."
Alderman Harris voted faye"
Alderman Johnson voted
"aye."
Thereupon the Mayor de-
clared the Ordinance ordain-
ed, approved and adopted this
18th day of December. 1862.
Isl T. Frank WoOten,
Mayor
isl Mrs. Florence Buck,
C;tx, ClorL