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ed for the position. Property is assessed annually. There is no specified system for determining the assessments, although it is presumably based on an approximate 25% of market value.
Rolls are open to the public, and appeals may be made for review at certain times as prescribed by law.
Collection:
The city funds are kept in the city depository, selected and approved under city ordinance. They are collected by the Commissioner of Finance.
A city auditor audits the funds as they are spent. The town treasury is supervised by the Commission Council.
There is a post-audit independent of the officials who spend the fund. The audit is controlled by state law.
The town debt is as follows:
Bonded, for gas system________________$157,000.00
Other bonded__________________________ 157,000.00
Outstanding debts_____________________ 32,000.00
Total indebtedness ___________________$346,000.00
Amount of town debts is limited by state law to 10% of an assessed valuation on bonded indebtedness. The debt limit has been reached.
The electorate must pass on bond issues.
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Materials:
Each department head makes his own purchases, subject to approval to the Commission Council. Competitive bids are used on purchases calling for an extraordinary outlay of money, and this practice is bypassed only in case of emergency.
Major equipment owned by the city is in fair condition.
VOTING INFORMATION
To be eligible to vote in Bay Saint Louis city elections one must be twenty-one years of age or older, registered at the City Hall and at the Court House, and have paid poll tax the two preceding years. Registration must have been made at least four months prior to an election.
Registration for voting in other than city elections must be made at the County Court House. Remember, unregistered citizens should register at both City Hall and at the Court House.
The next general city election will be held on the second Tuesday of June, 1953, though there will be special elections and county, state, and national elections in the meantime.
In the city elections of 1948, fifteen hundred votes were cast. This represented an estimated ninety per cent of the qualified voters. This is far below the potential vote. Our aim is a citizenry registering and voting 100%.
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