HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 257ORDINANCE NO. 257
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FIXING THE AMOUNT
OF MONEY NECESSARY TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION UPON THE TAXABLE
PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1951-52.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS, TO WIT:
SECTION 1. That the amount of money necessary to be
raised by taxation upon the taxable property in the City of
Beaumont, exclusive of all sums to be raised to pay the
bonded and interest indebtedness of the City of Beaumont, for
the general fund as a revenue to carry on the various depart-
ments of government of the City of Beaumont for the fiscal
year 1951-52 is hereby fixed at $24,394.04.
And the amount to be raised to pay the bonded and in-
terest indebtedness of the City of Beaumont for the fiscal
year 1951-52 is hereby fixed at , 6,776.1.1
And the amount to be raised for the Lighting Maintenance
Fund of the City of Beaumont for the fiscal year 1951-52 is
hereby fixed at $2931.88.
And the amount to be raised for the Public Parks fund
for the City of Beaumont for the fiscal year 1951-52 is here-
by fixed at $2,718.44.
SECTION 2. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an
emergency ordinance, and to be necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and the
facts constituting its urgency are hereby stated and declared
to be as follows:
It is required by law that an ordinance be
adopted fixing the amount of money necessary to be raised by
taxation upon the taxable property in the City of Beaumont as
a revenue to carry on the various departments of the govern-
ment of the City of Beaumont and to pay its bonded and other
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indebtedness and expenses for the fiscal year 1951-52, and
that no later than the last Tuesday in August the rate of
tax be fixed; and there will not be sufficient time elapse
between the time of the adoption of this ordinance and the
last Tuesday in August of this year to enable its passage
otherwise than as an emergency ordinance and have it in ef-
fect by said last Tuesday in August, when it must be in ef-
fect in order to comply with the law with reference to the
fixing of the rate of taxes of said City of Beaumont for
the fiscal year 1951-52; and if said rate is not fixed the
City of Beaumont will be without funds with which to operate
its various departments of government, and to pay its bonded
and other indebtedness and expenses, upon which depends the
public health, peace and safety.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adop-
tion of this Ordinance, and shall cause the same to be pub-
lished once in the Beaumont Gazette, a newspaper of general
circulation, printed, published and circulated in the City
of Beaumont, and it shall be in full force and effect immed-
iately upon its adoption.
ADOPTED the 2Pth day of August, 1951.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA) s8.
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)
I, BERNICE CONINE, City Clerk of the City of Beaumont,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 257 was
duly read and adopted at Fara adjourned re(ulaV r!reetin€r of the
Council of the City of Beaumont held on the 28th day of
August, 1951, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmen:Ward, bhelley,P:iiler,iier•r and Hamilton
Councilmen: ; Anne _
Councilmen:
WITNESS my hand and seal this 2$th day of August, 1951.
(SEAL)
City Clerk, City of Beaumont