HomeMy WebLinkAbout758 WHEREAS, there has been presented to the City Council of
the City of Bremerton, a referend,,m petition upon Ordiance
No. 1900, requesting the repeal of such ordinance, or in ~he
alternative, that the same be submitted to the qualified electors
of the City of Bremerton for its approval or rejection, said
ordinance providing for the levying and collection of a business
and occupation tax within the City of Bremerton, Washington, and
WHEREAs, the filing of the necessary petitions and the
requests for the holding of a special election create an emergency
which requires the holding of a special election in the City of
Bremerton~
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton:
1. That a special election be held in the City of Bremerton,
Washington, between the hours of 8:00 otclock A. 24., and 8:00 otclock
P. M., on Saturday, the 3rd day of February, 1951, for the purpose of
submitting to the electors of said City for their approval or
rejection, the question of whether or not Ordinance No. 1900, being
an ordinance providing for the levying and collection of a business
and occupation tax, shall be adopted by the electors as an
ordinance of the City of Bremerton, Washington.
2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the~itle shall be
as follows: "Shall Ordinance No.. 1900, providimg 'for the levying
and collection of a business and occupation tax, be approved."
3. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an emergency exists requiring
funds for which no appropriation has been made in the general b,udget,
and that the need for such funds could not have been reasonably fore-
seen at the time of the adopting of the budget for the year 1951,
and 'that it will be necessary by an emergency appropriation to
provide sufficient funds for the holding of said election.
4. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the voting places for the
aforesaid special election, shall be all of the regular precinct
voting places as established and used for the school board
election to be held on the 3rd day of February, 1951, which lie
within the boundaries of the City of Bremertont and/or serve the
resident electors of the City of Bremerton.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed
by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of
such passage this ~ day of January, 1951.
L. "HUM" KEAN, Mayor.
ATTEST:
E. H. T. McGowan, City Clerk.
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