1844 ORD ORDERING SPECIAL ELECTION IN COP ON QUESTION OF ADOPTION OF ONE PERCENT LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN COP

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ORDINANCE NOo 1844 . AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS~ ON THE QUESTION OF THE ADOPTION OF A ONE PERCENT (1~) LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN THE CITY; DESIGNATING THE DAY OF THE ELECTION AND THE POLLING PLACES; APPOINTING ELEC- TION OFFICIALS THEREFOR; FROVIDING THAT ALL DULY QUALIFIED RESIM DENT ELECTORS SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE; PRESCRIBING FORM OF BALLOT; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION; CONTAINING OTHER PROVI- SIONS RELATING TO SAID ELECTION; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. WHEREAS, Article 1066c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes (Acts of 1967, 60th Legislature, Regular Session, Chapter 36, Fage 62) authorizes the governing body of any city, town or village in Texas to call an election for the purpose of adopting a local sales and use tax within such city, town or village; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section la That a special election shall be held in and throughout the City of Paris, Texas, on the 14th day of December, 1967, at which election there shall be submitted to the resident qualified voters of said City of Paris, Texas, for their action thereupon, the following propositions: "FOR adoption of a one percent (ll) local sales and use tax within the city," "AGAINST adoption of a one percent (157o) local sales and use tax within the city," Section 2. That said election shall be held in each of the wards within said City of Paris, and the polling places and pre- siding officers for each of said wards shall be, respectively, as follow, to-wit: In Ward No. One (1), the polling place to be the Central Fire Station, and the presiding officexs shall beo Mr, W. J. Joh.nson , Presiding Judge Mrs. L. B. Killebrew , Alternate Presiding Judge In Ward No, Two (2), the polling place to be the Grand Hotel Lobby, and the presiding officers shall be: Mrs. Huqh Collins , Presiding Judge Mrs, Elizabeth Tompkins , Alternate Fresiding Judge In Ward No. Three (3), the polling place to be the Lamar County Courthouse Basement, and the presiding officers shall be: Mrs. Gayther Rodgers , Presiding Judge Mrs. Archie Crumley ~ Alternate Presiding Judge In Ward No. Four (4), the polling place to be the ~~ris,High School Gymnasium, and the presiding officers shall be: Mrs. H. L. Hollis , Fresiding Judge Mrs. A. N. Nolan , Alternate Presiding Judge