Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-05-13
No, 149 AN ACT,
Prescribing and limiting the laIes Of taxa.

NO. l49 AIN ACI, ...
Prescribing and Limiting the rates OF TAXA.
lion.
SECTION 1. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly Of The Stale Of Ohio, Tha, Il ere
shall be levied on all property and credits
subject to taxation in the State, keep, such
as existing laws provided for taxing in man.
ner and al rate therein prescribed y as val.
ued and entered on the grand levy for taxa.
tion Tor the year eighteen hundred and fifty.
six. for the several purposes hereinafter
named, the following rates of tax on each
dollar Of such assessed value, 10 Wit: For
the support OF the State government, inclu.
ding The ordinary expenses Of .he public be-
nevolent Institutions, prosecuting the work
on public buildings, and other expenses
chargeable on The general revenue, and al.
so TO pay deficiencies OF former appropria.
lions, one mill; for the sinking fund. seven
ten,hs OF one mill. The county commits
sioners of any county shall not levy for any
one year, for all county purposes other than
for the payment Of ineres, on the debts
which such county may owe, and such part
Of the principal US may lal; due within the
the then current, or the next succeeding
year for bridge, road or poor purposes on
each dollar Of the assessed value Of such
properly and credits, in such county, not ex.
ceeding five millions OF dollars not exceed
ing one and one-half mills, and or each dol
lar Of such assessed value over five millions
Of dollars, not exceeding one and one.lourh
mills; and for county buildings, in any coun.
~, not exceeding oDe-rourth Of one mill on
the dollar for any one year. There shall
not be levied in any city or incorporated
village, for all purposes other than ier the
payment OF interest on any debt or debs Of
such CITY or village, or the payment of any
such debls or part thereof as may fall duo
during the then current or The next SUCCEED
ing year, more than five mills on the dollar
Of the properly Of such city or village rs
listed and valued for taxation. Provided,
that the aforesaid restriction shall not be con.
strued to prevent the levying and collecting
Of local assessments TO pay for such local
Improvements as affec, particular parts only
oil such city or village: Provided, that in
cities, which. by the last federal census con-
tained population OF no, less than one hun
dred thousand inhabitants The levy for all o.
purposes may be raised TO ratio not excee-
ding six and one half mills on the dollar Of
valuation, The township trustees shall in
no case levy for township expenses more
Than one half of one mill on the dollar,
SEC. 2. The operation Of the fifty Eight
section Of the act OF MAY A, 1858, TO provide
(orth reorganization supervision and main.
tainance Of common schools so far as i, re.
laies 10 the assessment and collection OF
taxes for the purpose Of furnishing and in.
creasing school Libraries and apparatus is
hereby suspended for one year from and af'
Ter the passage Of this act.
SEC. 8. All laws and paris Of laws incon-
sisient with the provisions OF this act nre
hereby repealed. This act shall take eh'ecI
on its passage. 'aAe. .is
N. II. VAN WORRIES. & ID.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
LESTER TAYLOR.
President pro tenn Of The Senate.
April II. 1856. iaa A
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFlcE,l
COLUMBUS, April IA, 1856. a"'
| hereby certify that the foregoing acls
are correctly copied from The original rolls
onf file in This office. ,g s,, 40
JAMES II. BAKER,
Secretary Of State.
AUDlToR's OFFICE,
''.' PoMsRoy, April 25, 1861 ~
certify tina, The foregoing laws are cor
rec,ly copied from The original cppy fur.
nished by the Secretary ol. State, ( Mon II
~ II. II. SWALLOWst. Y