HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 0872 RESOLUTION NO.-/ ,
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
URGING TAX RELIEF AS TO FALLOUT SHELTERS
WHEREAS, the construction of adequate civil defense fallout and
bomb shelters is necessary and imperative for the protection of our
citizens and their children, and
WHEREAS, in this era of nuclear warfare the ability of the people to
protect themselves from nuclear attack constitutes in and of itself a
deterrant to such attack, and
WHEREAS, the President of the United States has requested that every
} citizen and governmental agency do everything they can do to encourage the
construction and erection of sufficient civil defense shelters and fallout
shelters so that the people of these United States can preserve themselves
and by so doing this nation in the event of war, and
WHEREAS, the governmental agencies of this State and of the Federal
Government should and must encourage directly and indirectly the erection
of civil defense shelters,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the State Board of Equalization, the County Assessor
and the Internal Revenue Service be urged to investigate and, if possible to
establish such practices as will grant a tax benefit to those persons who
construct shelters on their property and to serve this nation's interests.
Section 2. That the City Clerk transmit certified copies of this
resolution to the Secretary of the Board of Equalization, County Assessor
and to the Director of Internal Revenue.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolu-
tion.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of '" , 1961.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of tp.e City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held on the
,_ __ day of i, .! , 1961, by the following vote of the ¢ounci1
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AYES : Councilmen : 1 ' ;r `�
NOES: Councilmen:
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ABSENT: Councilmen: 1\ i
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