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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJan. 6, - Jan 27, 1881IT7 1� t '7GLyLt ,l�`�,� - �✓L� -��r � � ✓G�� C � (,� -�-> �� ✓cube �i - � � _ � /� IIJ 4L ly Yl Af ec�z e- IV �7- t f ,�?�f - 4(- f 7, loiC 4ir nt Sp p m 0,// El, /I- f Vii? %7 14 J;7 X, ( /.2c, ell Ll e Ih- 12 ILY� El *0 oo 60 �-O d — - tnel OZ" �_- _IX - // 1<7 (7 IC7 vt -/l ize Lt a-c,c tip k t PK -e- e 14, 7(6 7tf &,A" ou / 7 14 n I 7/ '� 41,17) � I n. 1� m ,-f R 71 J X; I /Kfa. t�� 7 "Ol I -<7 -f Y, 11 flee Or -~ YI IF 44" Z by t� IThaCth A anti :is .th � rZive in gagmen rf for the yeur of T,, the Put difte'- 0 bt% d Ty % 0 -6f X7 ', 11-i4<ti".{ J 6--k't'- R rf � It e:z, I s. T-X� r--f f,4t 2.7 1 I-IL '--e z - 14f A A. el'k It 0 4�f L51, -c- --C� '14 76 eo I X,., jr < t C-1- Ki 1-1\ 14" ie, t 7 A/ cl /C/ o /0 JP -C 7 I:x Y, X-e Ole, Al 1w, JP -C 7 I:x Y, X-e Ole, 4. lf' CJ C"� f J r � r�`i /�i�� 71 '17 1-11 04 on f C/ (� J f ,. r� zZ r, ti /,/-, Z-1 9-0 7J - 7zl 20 per, it {gam �� 33 m e O' ol- V f 6" y�-��� Mot, 71 6 l7e - A W,') !f -C- .t r n !i j f �',"" - - �<-"�m � {) F e `• ,,�,.- `�°�2,s..,� - --, � --G- � � F'7 ; .,. <i i �E 1 1 -ss - c l -N .Y f2- a � t r .. I ,,� a'A � x r� f. Is L/ r m � � mow,. -- ��� � � f �� x j �-�� 6t t t AC11- -t Ire, 7 7 Y -e 124 err "re -;0- jj / X `Iltr 1, V e,x on ,-1 -f4 Y Ilk 'A ) f -or, I 'Ir 17 Ar tV 41 't v i ill{ a Al r, 1 J,f e j ? ;!1A�. tt c ( �� Ct- 2 �C%� � �'V Q f�� �s Z'(� / `�' "' J ���'(is --t. GtiC, �� G'�C.c.c � - 1 A IaTTLE S,CJCK, Axcl% Jan: --7 To the Elappr& city OUR '11PPOinted to for 1�e s a R.7 K e J 1 e f t I dy b e no rb and W,0iild--'e*1tUY ti�e adopt; m n said ni' o * -a i. JOHN G. FLETCHER,,- P­ A. G-EX00CH10, N. KUPFERLE, - Committee, "To the gou6rable SeDatOl-s and Meiebms�f the House of Representatives of the Gen- eral - Assembly of the State ofArkaussa. , ,,your memorialists,, the mayor, slid al- dermen, OD - Little the cit y council of the City Of Rock, would respectfulily represent and show unto, your honorable body: That, under the provisions Of the constitution of the state of Arkansas of 1874, cities of the first, class are only per- mitted to levy a taX of five mills on the dnliar for general Purposes, which in- eludes all the eXpenses of carrying the City L'overnulent - which amount is wholly inadequate to pay these general expen route ake such improvements as it Sol [,it Av necessary should be made for the COMfOr" aid couVenience 0, I the inhabi- rant, Of said cities rfhis diffleuity is met in part by the Provisions of section twelve And other sections Of an act of the Cefferaj li enlbiv of the state of Arkansas, entitled `an act- for the incorporation, ors nizatiou- amud government Of municipal corpora-1 tio-11,; approved March i), 1875., 1 Tij,- authority therein conferred 1 authorizes elti" to levy an occupation iax only on the occupation therein men- 4ioncd• Your memorialists would there- lore a-" that. the Provisions of said act, be ,.1tended, and that cities of the first Class 11'- Mal horized to levv and collee --hu-tisA. or Occupation tax from all persons, firl"S or corporations Pursuing any bUSI- or avocation in said eities, under such limitations and restrjc- 110116 as by Your honorable -body 11144Y be deemed proper and just. We would further represent that we be- lieve grt:nt 1-senefltwojld result from the ,!L-e of the ant to provide sewers, SMEw all -, etc., which was lately ljifro- dUcA!d in the senate by Senator- Terry, and wl)jjld aslt your honorable brAly to pas.,,bc same. "Your Memorialist"7 beg leave to further state that we are informed that an act has been prepared and vrill be submitted to VOUr honorable body, which, if it be- comes a law, will effect a radical change it our Present form of city goverbjnent, —i -,Ill deprive our citizens hereafter of havinj any will whatever in the selection of our own rulers and pro - sides for i Leir appointment or election by a body of men who, In many instances, are ulige-quairted with our wants and necessi- tis We are not prepared to admit the government is a failure and earne�lly protest against such a measure 4f'c,k31JiMZ a law, because we believe it To b+ 111 e 11-itie and dang rous in its tendencies- Whcref0t-e we would pray yourhonoraWe not to pass Said propoSed measure !lud "NOW the -nine to become a law. rk -e -7 Ile -e-9 dJJ :7 �a 777777 _7 A e '2 T 00, 7 et oor Z", IC C fI ell (1,jA 17 41 io tA 't" All 'r 04 x/4, Ir 1 n2 tY(r2t/ ov Zt 4T 'fire t (I i e el / fZo Qf