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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6174INITIATED ORDINANCE NO. 6174 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK TO ANNUALLY LEVY A TAX OF NOT MORE THAN ONE MILL ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PENSIONS TO RETIRED POLICEMEN, AND PENSIONS TO WIDOWS AND MINOR CHILDREN OF DECEASED POLICEMEN AND WIDOWS AND MINOR CHILDREN OF DECEASED RETIRED POLICEMEN. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Little Rock shall, on or before the time fixed by law for levying county taxes, make out and certify to the county clerk the rate of taxation levied by the City of Little Rock on the real and personal property within the City, not to,exeeed one mill on the dollar of the assessed value, for the purpose of paying pensions to retired policemen, and pensions to widows and minor children of deceased policemen and widows and minor children of deceased retired policemen, as provid- ed by law. The Council shall make the rate of taxation, not to exceed one mill on the dollar of the assessed value of the real and personal property within the City of Little Rock, sufficient-to-raise and provide such amount of money as the Board of Trustees of the Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund certifies to the Council will be required to pay pensions to retired policemen, and pensions to widows and minor children of deceased policemen and widows and minor children of deceased retired policemen,for the following gear. If the amount certified to the Council by said Board of Trustees is re`than a levy of one mill will produce, the Council shall, make the full levy of one mill. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its approval by the people of the j City of Little Rock. i i PASSED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE PEOPLE IN CITY GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, APRIL 1, 1941. r 1