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13103ORDINANCE NO 13,103 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE RATE OF TAXATION OF PROPERTY FOR CITY PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 1975 FOR VARIOUS FUNDS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. SECTION 1. That the rate of taxation of real and personal property in the City of Little Rock for certain City purposes for the year 1975 be and the same is hereby fixed and established and levied as follows: M r1 For general purposes in order to carry on the affairs of c the City Government under Section 4, Article 12 of and Amendment 10 to the Constitution of Arkansas of 1874, there is hereby levied a tax of five mills (5). oFor the purpose of paying bonds and interest as may be required for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, Refunding and Capital Improvement Bonds approved at a special voi election held on September 14, 1965, a tax of Three and Seventy -five one hundredths (3.75) mills. For the purpose of paying bonds and interest for the City of Little Rock Airport Improvement Bonds, issued on February 1, 1968, a tax of one and twenty -five one hundredths (1.25) mills. For the purpose of paying Policemen's Pensions in accordance with the provisions of Amendment No. 31 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, adopted November 5, 1940, and Act 16 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas for the year 1941, a tax of one (1) mill. For the purpose of maintaining the City Library, in accordance with the provisions of Amendment No. 30 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, a tax of One (1) mill. For the purpose of paying bonds and interest for the City of Little Rock as may be required for General Obligations Industrial Development Bonds, authorized under Amendmendment No. 49 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, and authorized in an election held on May 12, 1964, a tax of One and eighty -five one hundredths (1.85) mills. SECTION 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this Ordinance to the County Clerk of Pulaski County to the end that the taxes herein recited may be extended on the tax books of Pulaski County and collected with the other taxes for the year 1974. 060 - 9/ 0 -l0 -2- SECTION 3. Inasmuch as the Quorum Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, convenes on the third Monday in November, 1975, for the purpose of levying taxes; and whereas the City of Little Rock must certify to said Quorum Court the rate of taxation for City purposes before the date of convenement of said Quorum Court so as not to endanger health, lives and property of the citizens of Little Rock; now therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance being necessary for the preservation of public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED: October 21, 1975 ATTEST: APPROVED: City Clerk May