The union Democrat., 1870-02-19

1as feopte or tie Mate OF CdtiForatd. r6-
presented IA Seltak and 4SSefably, do enact
Us folloEs:
SECTION l. The Board of Supervisors of
said County of Tuclumne shall have the
power, and it is made their duty. to levy n
special tax annually. in addition to other
taxes provided for by law. upon the taxable
property OF said county, IT one per cent, and
said tax shall be collected at the same time
and IN ike manner "a other taxes are collect
ed in said county. tc De designated General
| Redemption Fund and shall he held ana dis
oursec as hereinafter provided.
| SIC. - The said Board Of Supervisors of
said County of Tuolumne shall he further
empowered and it is also made their duty to
/ levy an additional special tax annually, in
addition to the other taxes provided by law.
and IL addition 10 the special tax mentioned
/ in section one of this Act, upon The taxable
! property of said conrty. not exceeding six
tenths of one per cent, and said tax shall be
collected at the same time and in like manner
as other taxes are collected in said county.
And the said Board of Supervisors of said
county are hereby authorized and required to
| appropriate and set apart all revenue collected
| from the following sources within said coun-
ty, 20 wit: from foreign miners license mer-
ehandise and liquor license. pedlers' license,
| billiard license, brokers' license, theatre IL
| cense. circus license and auctiopeers' license;
all fines and forieitures, al, receipts from toll
bridges and ferries, together with all SUMS
due froia StaniSlaus County, and all poll
tax collected for county purposes, and any
balance remaining in the County OffeerS'
Salary Fund at the end of the fiscal year. and
all revenue derived from the sources specified
/ in this section, shall be set apart as eparate
and distinct fund. to be called the Current
Expense Redemption Fund, and out of which
the current expenses of said Tuolumne Coun-
/ ty shall be paid in cash. and shall be held
and dishursed as hereinafter provided.
SEC. ). The fund provided for by the first
section of this Act shall be used for the re-
| demption of county warrants, drawn upon the
/ Treasurer of ruolumne County. and PAYABLE
out of the General Fund of said county, and
! for no other purpose, the redemption of said
warrants to be made as hereirafter prescrib
ed by the provisions of this Act
! Sec. 4. The fund provided for by the sec
ond section of this Act shall be used for the
redemption Of any county warrants, drawn
upon the Treasurer of Tuolumne County, and
PAYABLE out of the Current Expense Fund of
said county, the redemption Of said warrants
to be made as hereinafter prescribed by the
provisions of this Act.
SEC. 5. The County Treasurer of said
count, under the several heads of General Re
dempton Fund and Current Expense Re
demption Fund, of all moneys received from
the sources specified in this Act, and said
moneys shall never bs used, except as herein
provided.
SEC. 6. From and after the passage of this
Act it shall be lawful for any person or per-
sons being the owner or the lawful agent and
holder for any lawful owners of any county
warrants. drawn upon the treasury of Tuo-
umne County, and PAYABLE out of the General
Fund and out Of the Current Exrense Fund
OF said county, to file sealed proposals with
the Treasurer of said county for the surrender
Of said county warrants.
Sec. I. On the second Monday ofJanuary
and on the second Monday oe July, of each
and every year, after tho passage of this Act,
the Board of Supervisors, together with the
County Auditor and Treasurer, shall attend
at the Office of said County Treasurer, and
then ard there oper all proposals and accept
the lowest bids for the surrender of said couu-
tv warrants prorided that no bid for more
thar the par value of said warrants, or any
bid, unless accompanied by the warrants
proposed to be surrendered, shall be pied. |
SEC. s. When any bids are accepted, the
County Auditor and County Treasurer shall
each take q description of the number and
amount Of the warrants to be redeemed, |
specifying the amount to be paid for each
warrant ana make several record thereof in |
their several Offices and thereupon the Board
Of Supervisors shall make an order directing |
the County Treasurer to purchase the war
rants designated in the accepted bids, and
pay for the same out Of the General Redemp-
ton Fund and out of the Curren. Expense |
Redemption Fund. respectively, as provided |
in sections three and four cf this Act, and the |
said county warrants so redeemed shall be |
cancelled as other redeemed county warrants.
except that the County Treasurer shall write
on the face of said county warrants ''purchas-
ed, and the amount paid for the same, and
shall sign his official signature thereto. The |
order of the Board of Supervisors directing
the County Treasurer to purchase said war
rants. together with the records made by the |
County Auditor. shall be sufficient vouchers
for the County Treasurer in tie settlement of
his accounts. The bids being equal, the pre-
ference shall be given to the smallest amount
of warrants the bids and amount of warrants
being equal, each shall be accepted pro rata,
or as nearly so as possible. The County
1fcueuItE Suhll IctuTu undCCepleu DlUS,
together with the warrants therein contained,
to the owners thereof, on demand.
SEC. 8. The warrants purchased under
the provisions of this Act shall be deposited.
after cancellation, in the Office of the Clerk of
the Board Of Supervisors. who shall keep a
book in which he shall register each warrant
purchased giving its date, amount. from
whom purchased, and the amount paid TOR the
same.
SEC 10. The moneys set apart pursuant
to the foregoing provisions of this Act, known
as the General Redemption Fund and the
Current Expense Redemption Fund, shail
not be subject to any execution or writ issued
for or on account of any debt which may be
due or which may hereafter become due from
said county.
SEC. IL. The current expenditures of said
County of Tuolumne. incurred for procuring
stationery. fuel, lights. in printing. repairs of
the Court-house, Jail, legal counsel fees and
insurance. shall be paid in cash out of any
moneys in the Current Expense Redemption
Fund of said county. The Treasurer of said
County of .Tuolumne is hereby authorized and
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