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AN ORDINA?ICE FIXING THE LEVIES AND RATES OF TAXATION
ON ALL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, SUBJECT TO TAX-
ATION FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AND FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR
1944, AND THE HATE OF POLL TAX WITH THE PURPOSES OF SAID TAXES
THEREUNDER DEFINED
BE IT ORDAINED Bf THE BOARD OF CO1,111ISSIOIIERS OF THE CITY
OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SEC TI ON 1.
There is hereby levied for the year 1944, upon all
taxable property within the city of Paducah, Kentucky, real and
personal, subject to taxation for municipal purposes, an ad -
valorem tax of One and 34/100 ($1.34) Dollars, upon each One
Hundred ($100.00) Dollars of valuation of taxable property
in said city, pursuant to Section 157 of the State Constitution
to defray the cost of maintaining and administering the Government
of the City of Paducah for the year 1944, and to cover the estimate
cost of maintaining and operating the departments and agencies of
said Government pursuant to the annual budget prepared and
submitted to the Board of Commissioners by the City Manager
for approval by the Board of Commissioners, exclusive, however,
of the levies hereinafter mentioned and defined. There is also
hereby levied a poll tax of One and 50/100 ($1.50) Dollars on each
male resident of the City of Paducah over 21 years of age for the
year 1944. There is also hereby levied upon each One Hundred
(;100.00 ) Dollars valuation of taxable property in said city, a
special tax of Four (.04) Cents to be paid into and become a part
of the Police and Firemen's Pension Fund, and which fund shall be
segregated and set apart in a separate fund in the City Treasury
and shall be held subject to and for the purposes defined in Sectioas
95,580 and 95,590 of the 1942 Revision of the Kentucky Statutes.
There is hereby levied for the year 1944 on all taxable property
within said city subject to taxation for municipal purposes, an
ad valorem tax of Twenty (.20) Cents upon each One Hundred (w100.00)
Dollars of valuation of taxable property to create a sinking fund f r
the purpose of paying and retiring outstanding bonds, including
bonds issued by the City of Paducah for school,purposes, which have
been voted by the people of the City of Padueah, and there is like-
wise hereby levied for said year an ad valorem tax of Twenty (.20)
Cents on each One Hundred (}100.00) Dollars of valuation of taxable,
property in said city, to pay the interest on said outstanding
unpaid voted bonds, and all of which uonds have been approved by j
vote of the people of said city. l
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The rate of taxation for the estimated expenditures of eac
department of the City Government, and for such other purposes as
are deemed to be necessary for the proper maintenance and
administering thereof, and with the amount appropriated for each
of said departments and purposes shall be set apart and stated
in the budget and apportionment which shall be adopted and
provided for by the Board of Commissioners, and set out in said
Apportionment Ordinance; and the amount of levies provided in
t"is ordinance are necessary and required in order to provide
the revenue adequate to meet the requirements of said apportionment
ordinance.
SEC TIOE 2.
There is hereby levied for the year 1944, a tax of Twenty .20)
Cents on each One Hundred (0100.00) Dollars of the fair cash value
upon all the shares of stock of State Banks and Trust Companies
incorporated under the laws of this Commonwealth, and engaged in
business in the City of Paducah, Kentucky, and a like tax upon
all the shares of stock of National Banks doing business in said ci Y.
And there is further levied a tax of fifteen (.15) Cents o
each One Hundred (0100.00) Dollars of the fair cash value of all
ummanufactured agricultural products subject to taxation within
said city for general municipal purposes, and all of said taxes
Provided for in this section, are levied and to be collected for
the year 1944 and to be used for general municipal purposes.
SECTION .i.
All revenues derived from licenses and from all other sources
collected and paid into the City Treasury, for general municipal
Purposes, shall be distributed to their respective accounts in the
same proportions as ad valorem taxes herein provided for, except
revenues and the sources thereof which have not been considered
in making up the Apportionment Ordinance and in the event of the
collection of any other revenues or receipts of other income
which was not considered in making up the Apportionment Ordinance,
same shall be credited to the general fund.
SECTION 4.
The Board of Education of the City of Paducah pursuant to
uthority vested in it under its Charter, and under the laws of the
State of Kentucky, have adopted a resolution requesting therein that
the bard of Commissioners of the City -of Paducah shall levy an ad -
valorem tar, on all property in said City for school purposes. Now,
Jpursuant to said resolution, and it appearing to the satisfaction of
Ithe Board of Commissioners, that it is necessary to make the levies
for school purposes as hereinafter set out, there is hereby levied
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for the year 1944 upon all the taxable rpoperty suoject to taxation
for school,purposes within said city, an ad valorem tax of one
Dollar and 07/100 (01.07) Cents on each One Hundred (0100.00) Dolla
of valuation of real and personal property in the City of Paducah,
for the support and maintenance of public schools in said city, les
the estimated sum to be received from the State Common School Funds
and from other sources; and there is hereby further levied a tax of
Forth (.40) Cents on each One Hundred (0100.00) Dollars of 1-"e fair
cash valoe upon all the shares of Stock of State Banks and Trust
Companies, incorporated under tie laws of this Commonwealth, and
engaged in business in the City of Paducah, Kentucky, and also on
Rational Banks doing business in said city for the year 1944, and
which tax so levied shall be for the support and maintenance of
public schools of said city. There is hereby further levied and
imposed a tax of five (.05) Cents on each One Hundred ($100.00)
dollars of valuation of all real and personal property in the City i
Paducah, subject to taxation for the year 1944, pursuant to an
ordinance adopted by the Board of Commissioners of said city on the
27th day of January, 1936, for the purpose of aiding, assisting an
maintaining the Paducah Junior College, and which tax shall be
and the same is hereby declared to be a tax for school purposes.
SECTION 5.
The total ad valorem taxes levied under this ordinance ci
as follows:
For all city purposes, exclusive of sinking fund Y1.34
For Police and Firemen's Pension Fund .04
For General School Purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.07
For Sinking Fund on Voted Bonds, including School Bonds .20
For Interest on voted bonds, including school bonds .. .20
For Paducah Junior College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . &.05
Total of said levies . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.90
Total Levies on Banks and Trust Companiebt
Stock for City Purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Total Levies on Banks and Trust Companies'
Stock for School purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Total Levies on Unmanu6lactured agricultural
products for city purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
SEC TION 6.
This ordinance shall take effect from and after its
adoption.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners, April 18, 1914
Recorded by Rudy Stewart, City Clerk, April 18; 1944.