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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 15, Page 61, No Ordinance Number6� AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE PADUCAH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT THE QUESTION OF LEVYING AN ANNUAL SPECIAL GENERAL PURPOSE SCHOOL TAX WHEREAS there was on the 30th day of April, 1963, filed with the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, as the tax levying authority of the Paducah Independent School District, a certified copy of a resolution by the Board of Education of the City of Paducah constituting a request on behalf of said Board of. Education that said Board of Commissioners by ordinance call a special election to be held on May 28, 1963, which is also the date of the primary election in said city, to submit to the qualified voters of said School District the question whether a special general purpose school tax at the rate of not more than forty cents (.40¢) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of property subject to local school taxation shall be levied in addition to the maximum school tax levy of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) as now provided by law, all as permitted and provided by Section 157.440 of Kentucky Revised Statutes; and WHEREAS said request evidenced by said resolution has been duly considered and found to be legally sufficient; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE � CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That a special election is hereby called and ordered to i be held throughout Paducah Independent School District on Tuesday, the I twenty-eighth day of May, 1963, whereat there shall be submitted to the 1 j qualified voters of said School District the following question: r "Are you for or against levying each year in the Paducah Independent School District a special tax for general school purposes at the rate of not more than forty cents (40¢) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of property subject to local school taxation in said District in addition to the maximum school tax levy of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) as now provided by law?" SECTION 2. The polls for said election shall be opened at six o'clock) A.M. and closed at five o'clock P.M. and said election on said question shall; be conducted by the officials selected and at the polling places prescribed for elections in said city which embrace all or any part of said School i District. SECTION 3. That voting machines shall be used at said election_ and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to .file a certified j copy of this ordinance with the County Court Clerk of McCracken County and the same shall constitute authorization and direction to have a ballot label prepared for insertion in a ballot frame on the voting machines to be used in said School District as said election and to have printed on said ballot label the following question: 62 "Are you for or against levying each year in the Paducah Independent School District a special tax for general school purposes at the rate of not more than forty cents (400) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of property subject to local school taxation in said District in addition to the maximum school tax levy of one dollar and fifty cents (^91.50) as now provided by law?" (Notice to Voters: For a vote favoring the foregoing question turn down the pointer or lever over the word "For" and for a negative vote turn dorm the pointer of lever over the word "Against") SECTION 4. That a certified copy of this ordinance shall be filed with the Sheriff of McCracken County, and same shall constitute authorization and direction that said Sheriff and the County Court Clerk of said McCracken County cause notice of submitting said question at said election to be given by publication once each week for at least two (2) consecutive weeks in the Sun -Democrat a legal newspaper published in said city and in said School District which newspaper is hereby found and declared to be qualified to publish such notice for said city and said School District within the meaning and provisions of KRS Chapter 424., with one publication of such notice to appear not less than seven days nor more than twenty-one days prior to the election date and such notice to be in substantially the following form: (Form of Notice) NOTICE OF ELEC^1ION PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that upon request of the Board of Education of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, as the corporate authority of Paducah Independent School District in McCracken County, Kentucky, and pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the Board of Commissioners of said city as the tax levying authority of said School District, there will be submitted to the qualified voters of said School District at a special election to be held on Tuesday, May 28, 1963, which is the same date as the primary election in said city, the following question: "Are you for or against levying each year in the Paducah Independent School District a special tax for general school purposes at the rate of not more than forty cents (40¢) on each one hundred dollars ($100)�of property subject to local school taxation in said District in addition to the maximum school tax levy of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) as now provided by law?" Said question will be submitted at said election at the regular polling places in and for each of the respective voting precincts embracing said School District. The polls for said election will open at six o'clock A.M. and clost at five o'clock P.M. This notice is given pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the Board of Commissioners of said city on April 30, 1963. Sheriff, McCracken County, Kentucky County Court Clerk, McCracken County, Kentucky That when the County Court Clerk publishes a copy of the face of the voting machine for said election as required by KRS 424.290, there shall be included the question of the annual special general purpose school.tax as hereinbefore specified. SECTION 5. That a certified copy of this ordinance shall be filed with the election commissioners of McCracken County, Kentucky, in order that said commissioners may take all appropriate and necessary action with respect to notification of the regularly appointed election officials and make the necessary arrangements Cor canvassing and declaring the results of said election when held. SECTION 6. That this ordinance become effective upon its adoption, approval and publication as provided by law. Adopted and approved April 30 , 1963 Mayor AT ST: T City Clerk R .cordedp: Apr -1 30, 1963 City Clerk 63