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RESOLUTION NO. ~1+'
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA
TO PETITION THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNiA
CITIES TO INITIATE AND PROMOTE STATE
LEGISLATION PROVIDING Tr~T THE STATE
SHALL ALLOCATE ANNUALLY T0 THE CITIES
WITHIN THE STATE~ TO BE EXPENDED FOR
GENERAL GOVERNME~TAL PURPOSES AN
AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE REVENUE D~RIVED
FROM ONE-~ALF CENT OF THE THREE CENTS
SALES TAX.
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lO WHEREAS, the revenues to the State of
11 California from the Sales Tax for the t1scal year
12 ended June 30, 1942, were $132,576,353.33; and,
13 WHEREAS, most of the cities of the State are
l4 facing deficits by reason of decreased revenues
l5 caused by the war emergency, and increasing expendi-
l6 ture burdens occas ioned by Ci vllian Detense acti vi ty;
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l8 VffiEREAS, the sales tax is an appropriate
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20 fo r it to be uni fo rm throughout the State ra th er
2l than for the cities to have individual varying sales
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23 ~7HEREAS, the Council of the City of Los
24 Angeles on April 15, 1942, took action requesting'
25 that a bill be introduced at the next session of,
26 the Legislature allocating one-half cent out of the
27 three cent State Sales Tax collected in cities, to
28 be used by said cities; and,
29 WHEREAS. the Council of the City of Seal
sa Beach is requesting the support of the League of
3l California Cities in such actiQn;
32 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the
DANA R WILLIAMS
A'rTORNEY AT LAW
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PHONE 8e8.,,,.
LONG BEACH, CAUJl'.
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1 City Clerk be instructed to forward to the League
2 of California Cities, a copy of this resolution in
3 order that this matter may receive full consideration
4 at the forthcoming Conference of the League of
5 California Cities.
6 ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED, this l7th day
7 Of Septemb er, 1942.
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DANA R WILLIAMS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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PHONE 8S8.1SB
LONG BIl:ACH, CALIII'
I, OLLIE B. PADRICK, City Clerk of the City
of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regula
meeting of the City Council held the 17th day of
September, 1942, by the following vote ~f the members
thereof, . to wi t:
AYES: councilmen:~.~ult~~
NOES: Councilmen: ~I.W;J '
ABSENT: councilmen: ~~~)
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