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ORD1r1ANCG NO. 270 Section .:. The tales provided for
by Section. 1 and 2 of this Ordinance f
An ordinance providing for the shall be collected each year in the .
levying and collection of a tax to be same time and manner as, and with, '
continued from year to year for a and in addition to, all other taxes it 1
s sinking fund for a city hall. and'for said City, and provision to 1 •
WHEREAS, The City of Ames, in meet the requirements of this Ordin
the County of Story, State of Iowa, is ante shall be included eats year in
a city of the second class, duly or. the annual appropriations and tali
ganized and existing under and :by -levies. iSaid taxes shall be, when
virtue of the laws and constitution of collected converted into a fund to be
the State of Iowa, and said city needs � known as the. "City Hall Sinking •
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-a city hall, and it is deemed advisable j Fund", and shall be used for the pay
to institute proceedings for the ac- I ment of the cost of the erection of a
quisition of a city hall under Section�1 city hall.and the purchase of the nec-
741-J et seq. of the Supplement to the essary ground, therefor, or for the
Code of Iowa, 1907, and pay;nent of the principal and interest
WHEREAS, Said City has never' of'any ponds 'or other obligations is-
levied taxes or entered contracts or sued for that purpose, and for no oth-,
held elections or issued bonds or ob- er purpose; the contractor contracts
ligations under Sections 741-J et seq_ for the erection of such city hall and
of the Supplement to the Code of the purchase of the necessary ground
Iowa, or under Chapter 28 of the therefor, to be hereafter entered into
Laws of the 30th General assembly by the City Council, such contract or
of Iowa, or under Sections 741-d et contracts to be subjejet to the approv-
seq- of the Supplement to the al of. the voters of said City voting at
Code of Iowa, 1907, as amended, and an election to be called by the City
Council for that purpose. The levy
has not outstanding any indebtedness '
or obligations issued for any city and collection of the taxes provided 4 ,
hall, fire station, or other city build. for by Section 2 of this Ordinance
ing, and has not levied tales for any shall be continued year :by year until
such purpose; it is therefore the cost of such city hall and the i
Ordained, by the,City Counca of the ! grounds therefor and the principal i
City of Ames, do nra: E
'Section 1. That for the year 1915 I and interest of any bonds or other
` a tax of three (3) mills on the dollar+:(obligations issued for that purpose
of the taxable value shall be and is have been fully paid,and discharged.
hereby levied, and shall be collected,tI Section 4. All ordinances or reso-
upon all the property within said City I lutions, or parts of ordinances or res
subject to taxation by said City; and, olutions in conflict herewith, be and
the City Clerk in due time shall cer the same are hereby repealed.
tify said tax to the County Auditor. Section a. This Ordinance shall be
Section 2. For the year 1916 and published in a newspaper published -
each succeeding year, as hereinafter'' in said City. '
Provided, a tax of three (3) mills on Passed January- 4, 1913.
the dollar of the taxable value shall{^ PARLEY SHELDO`, Mayor.
be and is hereby levied, and shall be I Attest: A. B. 1IAXWELL, City Clerk.
collected, upon all the property with- (SEaL)
in said City subject to taxation by j
said city; and the City Clerk shall '
certify duly such taxes to tie County
Auditor. W
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