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ORDINANCE No. 2659. An Ordinance submitting to the legal voters of the city of Everett a proposed amendment to the Charter of the city of Everett with relation to the limitation of tax levies and providing that such levies be based upon the assessed rather than the real valuation of the real and personal property, repealing Ordinance No. 2327 and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. THE CITY OF EVER;TT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. That a proposed amendment to Section 122 of the city of Everett wit relation to limitation of tax levies and provid- ing that such levies be based upon the assessed valuation rather than the real valuation, be submitted to the legal voters of the city of Everett at the general municipal election to be held in said city on December 7 , 1935. Section 2 : That Section 122 of the Charter of the city of Everett be amended so as to read as follows, to-wit : Section 122: The Council shall have authority to levy taxes upon all real and personal property, not exempt from taxation, each year as follows : For narks and cemetery, not exceeding two ( 2) mills. For libraries, not exceeding one and 25-100 ( 1 .25) mills. 'or all other purposes (except mentioned in the succeedfn ; sec- tion) , not exceeding fifteen ( 15) mills. Such tax levies shall be based upon the assessed valuation of the real and personal property rather than upon the real valuation. Section 3. That the form of the ballot to be used at the said election shall be as follows : For Parks and Cemetery Levy: "An Ordinance amending Section 122 of the Charter of the City of Everett by providing that the council shall have authority to levy taxes upon all real and personal property, not exempt from taxation, each year for parks and cemetery, not exceeding two (2) mills , repealing Ordinances in conflict herewith." . For Ordinance ( ) Against Ordinance ( ) .Lr _ May o r. City Clerk Passed: October 23, 1935. Published: October 24, 1935.