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OIXTION 12s 1334
A,Dj?TtP,D Hy THE CITY Cc I�SIOXs CITY OF IMOCKs T AS
'Vherea#, the legislature of Texiw•e► bass fresco tins to tiros enacted
lawns to re Z i eve County Governments of various tar burdens by sa tho ris ing
the fbllowlvgl
Taping over the maintsnaz� a of the primelyal Highnays and relieving
the Counties of a great .spells; Aseueing a large portion of The County
read bond obllgation.ss thereby saying large sums in inteftet and sinking
fund requi ruts! A l lowing Uount#es to retain go for License fees to the
mpk7imyri of 475f000*00 per year; andf
,hereaso no legislation has been made to relieve incorpoarated Cities
awl towns of their distressed fluanci:a.l conditions; ands
hereas, the motor vehicle toes allimeid to be rsialned by the
Counties# constitute a local funds paid largely by the residsats of
slid .;i,tiees and towseaes who as a leader of equityr are entitletd to have
anme used for the benefit of the Co=wnity in which they reside! ands
-'herease the residents of said luitles and t owns contribute largely
to the County Governments by way of advaloren tans froaWhieeh they ordin-
arily get but little if any direct financial beneefit$ ands
boreas a distribution of said rotor License foes to the County#
City and lownep in proportion to the number -f vehiolse rogisteered
from sash would be fairs just and wpiteables and would materially
relieve the tar burden of said Cities and towns with no cost #o as
ta,te and but little to the Counti"a as a whole*
therefore, Be It Resolved by the City Coaastission of the City of
labbockv that the 44th Logieelatnre, which convenes in Jamarys 19359 be
memorin lised to aneead the Present law ao an to require said Motor
aensee feces, retained b the Counties to be distributed to the
incorporated FItIes and towns w 1thin the %is * in propertl o the
number of vehicles registered from o"hs asud tat the reepr s*ntatives
of this County and the Zsfttor of this ditstrIet Ise Infonaed of the
urgent need and necensity of -,uch .i shange in the lam and that each be
urgently requested to use .his *seat effort to secure the passage, of amee,
Resolved furthsro that the KiL n r is d.i ree ted to &end the City
Officials of this State a copy of t1ts resolutiou, with a request that
they adopt s ieai lar resolutions d undertake to weld the proposition to
their :1enators .n.nd 'epreseentativs®a and such other suggesticn e as the
Fi:iyor may think advisab'lees and an app"priatiou In hereby authaae ized to
pay the expense of earryieg out the Intent of this r asolutiong not to
exceed 1250s00.
FA58ID INANIXO SLY DROP R 130 1934*
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