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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2766 - Cancellation of Taxes on Boat Ramona0 L vi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 LAW OFFICES OF ROLAND THOMPSON 210 SPURGEON BLDG, SANTA AN.. CALIF, I#- RESOLUTION NO.��•, WHEREAS, S. M. Spalding has made application to the City Council of the City of Newport Beach for a cancellation of taxes on the boat RAMONA, No. 220 -003, owned by him on the first Monday in March, 1942, and docked in the City of Newport Beach, Orange County, California, on said last mentioned date; and WHEREAS, the said S. M. Spalding has represented to the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that said boat RAMONA has been charimed by the United States Navy for the duration of the war, and that he is receiving no compensation for this charter from the United States Government; and WHEREAS, said S. M. Spalding has asked for a cancellation of taxes on said boat RAMONA for the reason that it is now property owned by the United States Government; and WHEREAS, Sections 4986 and 4986.2 of the California 18tatutes of 1941, provide in substance that all or any portion lof any uncollected tax, penalty or costs heretofore or hereafter levied, may, on satisfactory proof, be cancelled by the officer having custody of the records of the City on order of the governing body of the city with the written consent of the City Attorney, on (property acquired after the lien date by the United States of jAmerioa; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach has obtained satisfactory proof of the fact that said boat RAMONA was Ion or about August 20th, 1942, chartered to the Navy Department of l�the United States Government, and the United States Government now has sole custody and control of said boat and will continue to have sole custody and control of said boat for the duration of the war; Im 1. 0 . II 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23, 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 LAW OFFICES OF ROLAND THOMPSON 210 SPURGEON BLDG, SANTA ANA. CALIF. WHEREAS, it likewise appearing that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach has the right under the Statutes aforesaid to cancel any portion of the tax lien on said boat RAMONA by reason of the facts aforesaid, and that the City Attorney of the City of Newport Beach has consented to such cancellation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Auditor of the City of Newport Beach be, and he is hereby authorized, directed and instructed to cancel 50% of the taxes now due and owing from S. M.Spalding, to the City of Newport Beach, on the boat RAMONA for the fiscal year 1942 -1943. I hereby certify that the above and foregoing resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of May, 1943, by the following vote, to —wit: AYES, COUNC(�cI�(LI�`yyyI V�V \8�� Mir, NOES, COUNCILMEN: 14WCA .. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: v� Q J.� 1 / Oity lerk `yor - I, Roland Thompson, City Attorney of the city of Newport Beach, hereby consent to the cancellation of taxes on the boat RAMONA, as provided for in the above and foregoing resolution. Dated: May 3rd, 1943. City Attorney