69-02 R - City Sales Tax (election) •
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RESOLUTION AND ORDER CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING
RESULTS OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS HELD BY THE CITY
OF PROSPER, TEXAS, ON JULY 19, 1969, ON THE QUESTION
OF ADOPTION OF A 1% LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX
WITHIN SAID CITY:
WHEREAS , there was held in the City of Prosper, Texas ,
on the 19th day of July, 1969, an election at which there
were submitted to the duly qualified resident electors
of said City for their action upon the following propositions :
FOR adoption of a 1% local sales and use
tax within the City.
(11" AGAINST adoption of a 1% local sales and use
tax within the City.
and
WHEREAS, there were cast at said election 45 votes ,
of which there were cast :
FOR adoption of a 1% local sales and use
tax within the City. 36 votes
AGAINST adoption of a 1% local sales and
use tax within the City. 9 votes
Majority FOR adoption of a 1% local sales
and use tax within the City 27 votes
as shown in the official elections returns heretofore
lawfully submitted to the City Council of the City of
Prosper, Texas , and filed with the City Secretary; and
WHEREAS , only duly qualified resident electors of
said City of Prosper, Texas, voted in said election and
said election was called and held in strict conformity
with the laws of the State of Texas : now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PROSPER, TEXAS :
Section 1. That the election described in the preamble
of this resolution and order was duly called and notice
thereof given in accordance with law; that said election
was held in the manner required by law; that only duly
qualified resident electors of the City of Prosper, Texas,
voted at said election ; that due returns of said election
have been made by the proper officers ; that said election
resulted favorably to the proposition : FOR ADOPTION OF
A if LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN THE CITY: and that
a majority of the qualified voters of said City of
Prosper, Texas, voted at said election, have voted in
favor of approving and adopting a 1% local sales and
use tax within said City.
Section 2. That theCity Council of the City of
Prosper, Texas , hereby officially and affirmatively
declared that said 1% local sales and use tax within
said City has been properly and lawfully adopted in
accordance with the provisions of Article 1066C, Vernon 's
Texas Civil Statutes (Acts 1967 , 60th Legislature, Regular
Session, Chapter 36, Page 62) .
Section 3. That the City Secretary is hereby
authorized and directed to transmit to the Comptroller
of Public Accounts of the State of Texas in Austin, Texas,
by United States Registered Mail, or by United States
Certified Mail, a certified copy of this resolution and
order canvassing the returns of special election under
the official seal of the City of Prosper, Texas, showing
the approval of said local sales and use tax by the
qualified voters of said City together with map of said
City, clearly showing the boundaries thereof as of the
date of said election.
A
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the ,/"t day of July, 1969.
Ralp Boyer, Mayor
ATTEST:
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