Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-06-24

incorporated village shall have power
TO levy. annually, for the general pur-
poses of the corporation, such amount
OF taxes on each dollar of valuation Of
taxable property of the corporation on
the grand duplicate. as may be deter
mined upon by them, not exceeding
the following rates:
-. For each incorporated village,
two mills and fye-tenths.
2. For each city of the second class,
six mills.
Sec. Gal. Each city and incorporated
village shall also have power to levy
annually, in addition to the above, the
following rates. q
Il. For sanitary and street cleaning
purposes, one mill.
e. For keeping in repair steam or
other fire engines, graded wharves or
landings on navigable waters, graded,
macadamized or paved streets, corpor-
alton cemeteries, and for the support of
the fire department, one mill and a
half.
3. For lighting the corporation or
supplying it with water, one mill and
a half.
4. For keeping up and maintaining
bridges, one-half ofone mill.
5. For the maintenance of the in
frmary of the corporation and the sup
port-of the outdoor poor, three-fourths
of mill.
6. For the payment OF the marshal
and police authorized by this act, one
mill.
7. For the maintenance of the work
house, one mill.
8. For the expense of maintaining
and administering houses of refuge and
correction, over and above the receipts
from labor of persons confined therein,
such sum as may be necessary to meet
the same.
8. For schools and school house pur-
poses, such rate as may be prescribed
by law.
10. For a sewer fund, one-half of
one mill. Where the corporation is di-
vided into sewer districts, the levy
shall be by such districts.
Sec. GAG. The limitations contained
in the two preceding sections, shall not
be construed to prohibit special assess
ments for Improvements provided for
by this act, nor the levy Of a tax to
raise means for the payment of the. in
terest and principal of the debts of the
corporation, nor of any tax authorized
by law for special purposes.
Sec. 646. A greater tax than that
authorized by this chapter, for either
of the purposes mentioned therein,
may be levied, if the proposition to
make such levy shall have been first
distinctly submitted to a vote of the
electors of the corporation under an or
dinance prescribing the time, place,
and manner of voting on the same, and
approved by majority of those voting
on The proposition.
SEC. 647 Whenever it may become
necessary for any city to provide
grounds and erect thereon court
house, jail, or public offices, forthe use
Of the county within which it may be
situated, or to contribute to either of
said purposes, the council may levy
tax of one mill upon the taxable prop
erty of the corporation. But such tax
shall not be levied until the same shall
be approved by a majority of tie cleo
tors of the corporation in the manner
pointed out in the preceding section.
Sec. 648. The aggregate of all taxes
levied or ordered by any corporation
over and above the general levy, shall
not exceed in any one year three and
one half per cent. on the value of any
property assessed for taxation.
SEC. 66l. Loans may be made by
municipal corporations, in anticipation
of the revenues of the current fiscal
year, and payable within such year;
but the aggregate amount ofsuch loans
in any one fiscal year shall not exceed,
in case of an incorporated village for
special purposes, one thousand dollars,
Of an incorporated village, five thou
sand dollars, of city of the second
class, fifty thousand dollars, of city of
the first class, one hundred thousand
dollars.
Sec 663. Loans may also be made
by any municipal corporation in antic-
ipation of the revenues to be derived
from any tax authorized by this act for
public imprcy enents or other public
uses; and the council shall have pow
er to issue the bonds of the corpora
ton for the money SO borrowed, in
such amounts as they may determine,
bearing the legal rate of interest, and
payable at such time as they may deem
proper, not exceeding fifteen years, and
redeemable at any time after six years
at the pleasure of the council.
Sec. 664. All bonds issued under
authority of this chapter shall express
upon their face the purpose for which
they were issued, and under what or
dinance.