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RESOLUTION NO. (!, -~r I
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A RESOLUTION of the Board of County Commissioners
of Jefferson County, Washington, providing for
the submission to the qualified electors of the
County at a special election to be held therein
on September 20, 1966 of a proposition of whether
or not the County should issue its unlimited tax
levy general obligation bonds in the principal
amount of $3~c'o,oo, for the purpose of providing
funds to acquire and install an elevator in the
present County Courthouse.
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and advisable that an elevator
be acquired and installed in the present County Courthouse; and
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WHEREAS, in order to provide funds to pay the cost of acquir-
ing and installing such elevator it is deemed necessary and advisable
that the County issue its unlimited tax levy general obligation bonds
in the principal amount of $j~ooP.po; and
WHEREAS, the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington
require that the question of whether or not such bonds may be issued for
such purpose must be submitted to the qualified electors of the County
for their ratification or rejection;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commis-
sioners of Jefferson County, Washington, as follows:
Section 1. It is hereby found and declared that the public
welfare, health, convenience and safety require the County to acquire
and install an elevator to run from the basement to the third floor in
the present Jefferson County Courthouse located in Port Townsend,
Washington.
Section 2. For the purpose of providing funds necessary to
carry out the above-described plan of capital improvements, the County
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shall issue and sell its unlimited tax levy general obligation bonds
in the principal amount of $ 3S:00d ~. Said bonds shall bear interest
at a rate of not to exceed 6% per annum, and shall mature serially in
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fifteen years from date of issue. Both principal of and interest on
said bonds shall be payable out of annual tax levies to be made upon
all the taxable property within the County without limitation as to
rate or amount. The exact date~ form~ terms and maturities of said
bonds shall be as hereafter fixed by resolution of the Board of County
Commissioners.
Section 3. It is hereby found and declared that an emergency
exists requiring the submission to the qualified electors of the County
of the proposition of whether or not the County shall issue such bonds
for such purposes, at a special election to be held therein on
September 20~ 1966 in conjunction with the county and state primary
election to be held on said date.
The Jefferson County Auditor, as ex officio Supervisor of
Elections for Jefferson County, is hereby requested to also find the
existence of such emergency and to call and conduct such special elec-
tion and to submit to the qualified electors of the County at said
special election the following proposition:
PROPOSITION
COUNTY COURTHOUSE IMPROVEMENT BONDS, $;3',,(0 OQ. 0 0
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Shall Jefferson County, Washington, issue its general
obligation bonds in the principal amount of $'3'S",OCJ(;"o,(;) such
bonds to bear interest at a rate of not to exceed 6% per
annum, to mature serially in fifteen years from date of
issue, and to be paid both principal and inte~t out of
annual tax levies to be made upon all the taxable property
within the county without limitation as to rate or amount,
for the purpose of providing .funds to acquire and install
an elevator in the County Courthouse, all as more speci-
fically provided in a resolution of the Board Of County
Commissioners adopted ~ 2~_, 1966?
BONDS, YES . . . / /
BONDS, NO . /~
PASSED by the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson
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day of
Washington, at a~ meeting thereof held this 'L')..~
~ 1966.
County,
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Chairman and Commissione
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Jefrer3 County Auditor and Clerk
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APPROVED
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