OR 232 Special election - 1% sales tax AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 232
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, ON THE QUESTION OF ADOPTION OF A ONE PERCENT
(1%) LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN THE CITY; DESIGNATING THE DAY OF
THE ELECTION AND THE POLLINO PLACE; PROVIDING THAT SAID ELECTION
SHALL BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 4, 1981; PROVIDING THAT ALL DULY QUALIFIED RESIDENT
ELECTORS SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF THE
BALLOT; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF THE ELECTION; CONTAINING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATING TO SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Article 1066c, Vernon's Texas Civil Stat~tes (Acts 1967, 60th
Legislature, Regular Session, Chapter 36, Pa~'e 62~ authorizes the governin~ bo~v of
any city in Texas to call an election for the purpose of adoptin~ a local sales and use
tax within such city, NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS:
SECTION ]. That a special election shall be held in and throughout the
of CoOpell, Texas, on the 4th day of April, 198~, at which election there shall be
submitted to the resident <lualified voters of the city, for their action thereupon, the
following propositions:
"FOR adoption of a One Percent (1%) local sales and use tax within the City."
"AGAINST adoption of a One Percent (1%) local sales and use tax within the
City."
The polling nlaee for said election shs]] be the fire station at the City Hall
and said election shah be held at the same time and bY the same election officials
and in conjunction with the reg~fiar municipal election to be held on said date.
The polls shall be open from 7:00 o'c]ock a.m. to 7:00 o'clock p.m. on the ~ate
of said election and none but legally qualified voters of the City of CoDpel], Texas,
shall be entitled to vote at said election.
SECTION 3. The ballots or voting machines shall have printed on them the
following propositions:
"FOR adoption of a One Percent (1%) local sales and use tax within the City."
"AGAINST adoption of a One Percent (] %) local sales and use tax within the
City."
SECTION 4. Notice of such election shah be ~ven by publishing a COny of
this Ordinance on the same day of two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation published within the CitV, the date of the first mlblication to be at least
twentv-one (21) da.Vs Drior to the date set for such election.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of CopDell, Texas, this /d9 ....
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