True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-05-07

81. a N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Co.. THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the Senate.
. April 10th, 1856.
[ No, l49. AN ACT
Prescribing and limiting the rates Of taxa
ton. -.
SECTION l.. Be 1t enacted by the Gen.
e'al assembly ofths State Of Ohio, That
there shall be levied on all property and
credits subject 10 taxation in the State,
Except such as existing laws provided
for taxing in manner and at rate there
in prescribed,) as valued and entered on
the grand levy for taxation for 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, to wit: For the sup
port Of the State government, including
the ordinary expenses Of the public be-
nevolent institutions, prosecuting the
work on public buildings, and other ex-
penses chargeable on the general reve.
nue., and also to pay deficiencies of for
mer appropriations one mill; for thesink-
ing fund, seven.tenths of one mill. The
county commissioners of any county shall
not levy for any one year, for all county
purposes other than for the payment OF
interest on the debts which such county
may owe, and such part of the principa al
as may fall due within the then current,
or the next succeeding year for bridge,
road or poor purposes on each dollar Of
the assessed value of such property and
credits, in such county, not exceeding
five millions of dollars; not exceeding one
and one-half mills, and OH each dollar OF
such assessed value over five millions Of
dollars, not exceeding one and one-fourih
mills; and for county buildings, in any
county, not exceeding. one-lourth of one
mill on the dollar for any one year.
There shall not be levied in any city or
incorporated village, for all purposes 9TH
er than for the payment ofinterest on any
debt or debts Of such city or village, or
the payment of any such debts or part
thereof as may fall due during the then
current or the next succeeding year, more
than five mills on the dollar of the prop.
erty of such city or village as listed and
valued for taxation. Provided, that the
aforesaid restriction shall not be constlu.
ed to prevent the levying and collecting
of local assessments TO pay for such To-
cal Improvements as effect particular parts
only ofany such city or village: Provi.
ded, that in cities, which, by the last fed.
eral census contained population Of moi
less than one, hundred thousand inhabi.
tants the levy for all purposes may be
raised to ratio not exceeding 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.
SECTION 2. The operation Of the fif.
ty-eighth section Of the act of May 4,
1853, to provide for the reorganization,
supervision and maintenance of common
schools so far as it relates TO the assess.
ment and collection Of taxes for the pur,
pose Of furnishing and increasing school
Libraries and apparatusis hereby suspend'
ed for one year from and after the pas.
sage ofthis act. e Ao ,s.s,
SECTION 8. Alllaws and parts Of laws
inconsistent with the provisions of this
act are hereby repealed. This act shall
take effect on its passage.
N. HI. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,
sd &saq LESTER TAYLOR, y
2 President Ofthe Senate pro TEN.