Resolution 1478 - Petitions Legislature to Increase Cities RevenueRESOLUTION #1478
A RESOL17TION PETIT"i-OhIEG TIM LE(IISLATTTRE OF THE STATE
OF i10NTAhll TO TUvIWT APPROPRIATE LEMSLATIOh, VPIT4,REBY
7,T .. AE REVMUE OF CITIES MAY BE INCREASM-.
BE IT RESOLVED BY 717, CITY COTMCIL OF TH3 CITY OF KALIS11',43U, MOINTAI4A;
i�IkISREAS, THE CITY OF KALIUELLI 1101,,ITANAj 15 in need or add t! 1 u
necessary for the policing and fire protection of said City of Kal ispell
and proper cire of its streets and other operations of city government:
Ahrl) WTIT"REAS the City GOUncil of said City of Kalispell, I-Iontana, deems
it necessary, expedient and essential to the welfare of said City of
Kalispell, 'dontana, that a greater portion of the taxes, license fees
and revenue assessed by the 3tate of Montana be apportioned to said
("ity of Kalispell,-
NOIN TTMEFORE, Be it hereby resolved that this body deeds it necessary
that the LeFislatiire of the zitate of ',!ontana enact appropriate legis-
lation for the following*purposes:
1. " law giving to the Uit, of Kalispell, dontana, the power
to control 'and regulate and prosecute gambling; within res-
pective corporate limits.
2. A law amendinE, the state liquor law for the purpose of
giving to cities adequate portion of i,evenue derived frcri
the sale of liquor.
3. A law giving to cities and towns a part of the :Mate Auto
License Plate revenue.
4. A law giving municipalities more protection against damage
suits.
5. z law exempting cities, equipiaent froi.ri the state gasoline
tax.
6. A law changing city elections to every two years and ex-
tending the term of elective officers to four years.
iiPPROVED: J. P. 3 7 RTTCKH
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ATTEST: F. J. ROBISC110N
City Clerk
'itate of "Iontana )
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County of "lathead)
1, 7. T. Robischon, Clerk of the Gity of Kalispell, do hereby certify
that the al)ove resolution was re,7ularly adopted by the Council of said
City at a , 'neet4 n�r thereof held the 7th day of :ranuary, 1935,