HomeMy WebLinkAbout154_Calling Election of 2% Excise TaxCITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA
ORDINANCE NO. 154
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CALLING
AND HOLDING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF
OWASSO, TULSA COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, ON TUESDAY,
MARCH 13, 1973, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO
THE REGISTERED QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY OF
QUESTION OF WHETHER ORDINANCE NO. 153
INCREASING THE SALES TAX LEVY FROM ONE PERCENT
(1%) TO TWO PERCENT (2%) FOR THE CITY OF OWASSO,
OKLAHOMA, SHALL BE APPROVED; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
Section 1. That the Mayor of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, be
and he is hereby authorized and directed to call a special election
to be held in said City on the 13th day of March, 1973 for the
purpose of submitting to the qualified voters thereof the following
proposition:
"Shall Ordinance No. adopted the
day of February, 1973, increasing the levy and
assessment of an excise tax from one percent
(1%) to two percent (2%) upon the gross proceeds
or gross receipts derived from all sales taxable
under the Sales Tax Law of Oklahoma, including
any and all amendments to and revisions thereof
and enumerating certain sales presently included
therein and adopting a new and different bracket
system, be approved?"
Section 2. That such call for said election shall be by proclamation
signed by the Mayor of said City and attested by the City Clerk
setting forth the proposition to be voted upon, the number and
location of the polling places, the hours of opening and closing
of the polls and the names of the officers who shall conduct said
election; that the ballots shall set forth the proposition to be
voted upon substantially as set out in Section 1 hereof and that
the returns of said election shall be made to and canvassed by
the County Election Board.
Section 3. That by reason of the eminent need of the City
of Owasso for additional funds for the support of the -functions
of the municipal government of the City of Owasso, an emergency
is hereby declared to exist by reason whereof this Ordinance
shall be in full force and effect immediately from and after
its passage, approval and publication,
An Emergency clause voted upon separately and passed
by unanimous vote of the Council of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma,
this /� day of 1973.
Approved this day of 1 °73
Council Member Council Member
Council Member Council Member
City Clerk
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