M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-05-08
(Nu. l49l hNACT
Prescribing and limiting the rates Of taxa
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(Nu. l49.1 AN
Prescribing and limiting the rates Of taxa
ton.
Section l. Be IL enacted BY the General
Assembly of the State Of Ohio, That
there shall be levied on all property and
credits subject to taxation in this State, Tex
cept such as existing laws provided for tax.
ing in manner and at rate therein pre-
scribed,l as valued and entered on the
grand levy for taxation for the year eighteen
hundred and fifty-six, for the several purpo-
ses hereinafter named, the following rates of
tax on each dollar of such assessed value,
to wit: For the support OF the State gov
eminent, including the ordinary expenses Of
the public benevolent institutions, prOsecu-
ting the work on public buildings and other
expenses chargeable OH the general revenue,
and also to pay deficiencies of former ap-
propriations, one mill for the sinking fund
seven-tenths of one mill. The.county COM
missioners 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 principal 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 On each dollar of
such assessed value over five millions of dol
lars, not exceeding one and one-fourth
mills; and for county buildings, in any
county, not exceeding one-fourth of one
mill on the dollar for any one year. There
shall not be levied in any city or incorpora-
ted village, for all purposes other than fol
the payment of interest on any debt or debts
of such city or village, or the payment ol
any such debt or parts thereof as may fall
due during the then current or the next sue
ceeding year, more than five mills on the
dollar OF the property of such city or village
as listed and valued for taxation. Provided
that the aforesaid restriction shall not bt
construed to prevent the levying and col
lecting of local assessments 20 pay for such
local Improvements as affec particular part;
only of any such city or village: Provided
that in cities, which. by the last federal cen
sus contained population of not less thar
one hundred thousand Inhabitants the levy
for all purposes may be raised toa ratio no
exceeding six and one half mills on the oil
lar of valuation. The township trustees
shall in no case levy for township expense!
more than one half one mill on the dollar
SECTION 2. The operation of the fifty
eighth section of the act Of May a, 1853, t.
provide for the reorganization, supervision
and maintenance Of common schools SD far al
il relates to the assessment and collection o
taxes for the purpose of furnishing and in
creasing school libraries and apparatus is here
by suspended for one year from and after
the passage of this act.
SEcTIoN 3. All laws and parts Of laws
inconsistent with the provisions Of this acl
are hereby repealed. This act shall take ef-
iecs on lis passage.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,