The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-09-23
CHARDON GEAUGA COUNTY, OHO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 49, 1885,

on the order Of the commissioners. There
shall be levied for township purposes,
other than for road bridge, for the sup
port Of the poor and common school pur-
poses, and for the purpose of paying the
interest or principal of any debt or debts
owing such rate Of tax on any amountoG
the tax,ble property in the township as
entered and valued on the grand list, as
the trustees Of the township shall certify
10 the county auditor TO be necessary, not
exceeding one.half Of one mill on each
dollar Of such valuation not more than
two hundred thousand dollars, and not OK.
cccding one.fourth Of one mill on each dol
lar OF such valuation over two hundred
thousand dollars. But :hc total amount
Of taxes hereafter levied in any one year
by the constituted authorities Of any city
or incorporated village, except the city Of
Cincinnati, for al purposes other than for
/ the payment Of interest on the debts Of
such city or incorporated village, and for
the payment Of the principal Of such debts,
or parts thereof as may fall due within the
/ then current or next succeeding year,
shall not exceed five mills, and in the city
Of Cincinnati six and half mills on each
dollar Of the assessed value Of the taxable
property in such city or incorporated VIII
ligc. Provided, the aforesaid limitation
skall not be construed as prohibiting as
sessments on property adjacent to local
Improvements made in any city or inc or
porated village for the purpose Of paying
the cost thereof and the damages occa-
stoned thereby; and provided further, that
nothing in this section shall be construed
to prevent the county commissioners
/ township trustees, or corporate authori.
ties Of any city or village from leyying
any tax which by any special law they
shall be authorized to levy.
SEC. 50. Tho competent authorities OF
any county, city or township, that shall
have subscribed to the capital stock of any
railroad company. and shall have issued its
bonds or other securities for the payment
ot such subscription, may, at any timc within
tivo wears next before the principal Of such
bonds, or other securities, shall be payable,
II the market price of the stock OF such rail
road company DC less than seven per cent
on its par value, levy, or cause to be levied,
annually, on the taxable property of such
county, city, or township, us will DO suiii-
ciCnt to balance the discount on tho rail
road stock held by such county, city, or
township, by tho time such bonds may
! become due, and the proceeds of all sucl
9 taxes shall form, with such stock, a sinking
+ fund, and shalI bc invested in tho purchas,
of the bonds issued by such county. city. Of
, township, or in other safe and productive
, securities, and shall be applied to the pay.
mont of tho bonds so issued, and to no other
uSo or purpose whatever.
SEC, 81. 1t shall be unlawful for the cor.
poratc authorities Of any county. township,
city, or village, unless specially and expressly
. authorized by some act of the general as
sombly, to contract any debt, or incur any
pccuniary liability for the payment of either
the principal or interest of which during
the then current year or any current year,
it will be necessary to lovy on the taxable
property Of such county, township, city. OF
village, a higher rate of tax than the maxi.
mum rate prescribed by this net.
SEC. 81. Every contract madc in contra.
vontion Of the provisions of the foregoing
section, shall be utterly null and void in
regard to any obligation thereby imposed
On the corporation on behalf of which such
; contract purports to have been made; but
every commissioner, officer, agent, trustee,
or member of any municipal corporation
that shall have made, or participated in
making, or authorized the making Of any
s1ch contract. shall DO held to be indyid-
ually liable for its performance: and every
commissioner, trustee. director, member Of
any city or village council, or other officer
or agent Of any such municipal corporation
who shall have been present when any such
unlawful contract was made, or authorized
to be made, shall be deemed to have made
or to have participated in making, or to
have authorized the making the same, as
tho case may be. unless he shall, if present
! have dIsscntcd thercfrom. or cause to be
: entered, such dissent on the records Of such
5 municipal corporation, or Of its councils
] trustees, or other officers or agents.
r SEC S3 Whenever greater amount o
. tax shall bo necessary in any county thar
the foregoing rates will respectively afford
I for the purpose OF erecting public buildings
or paying for such buildings already erected
or for the payment Of any debt already
contracted for county purposes, the com
missioners may add to tho rate of taxation
for such county, not exceeding fifty pei
ccntum; which additional tax shall DC
exclusively appropriated to tho purposes
fer which it was raised.
SEC 81 The commissioners of any count,
, that has floating debt in county orders
land tho amount authorized By present OK
i3iing laws to be levied for county purposes
. be insufficient to dolray the expenses q
} such county and pay the interest on thcil
, debit may. il they deem it just and right
lcyy sufficient amount to pay the interest
on their debt; which tax, when collected
shall DO applied to paying the interest on
the county debt, and no Other purpose.
NON RESIDENT PERSONAL TAX.
f SEc. S.. Hereafter, it shall be tho duty o.
the several county treasurors of this state
r in making return of their delinquent list o
personal property to the auditor of thoi
county, to note on the margin of said return
the county and state to which any such do
ljuquont taxpayer may have removed to, Of
reside in, with the dato Of his removal, il
hc Shall be able to ascertain such fact.
SEC. Sc. 1t shall be tho duty of tho sew
oral county trcasurcrs in this state, immo,
datcly after their settlement with then
county auditor to mako out and forward ia
tho county treasurer OF tho county to which
any such delinquent taxpayer may have
removed. or reside in, 4 statement or accoun
of taxes so assessed and not paid, whicl
statement or account shall specify the valu,
of property on which said taxes were levied
and tho amount of taxes levied thereon, Il
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