The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-08-10
A BILL
Prescribing the Rates Of Taxation
for County, Bridge, BOad, and
Township Purposes.

Prescribing the Bates of TaratiOn
for County, Bridge, BOad, and
( T0a0nShip Purposes.
uE Sec. /. Be it enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly of the State Of Ohio,
That the County Commissioners are
hereby authorized, annually, at their
June session, to levy on each dollar
of the taxable property of their re-
spective counties, as valued and en-
tered on the list of taxable property
of such county, taxes at the rates
herein specified, namely:
For the payment of the principal
and interest of the debts Of the coun-
/ ty, and for all county expenses, other
than expenditures for roads, bridges,
county buildings, sites therefor, and
the purchase of lands for infrmary
purposes, where the amount Of such
taxable property does not exceed
three millions of dollars, five mills;
where the amount of such taxable
property exceeds three millions and
does not exceed five millions, not to
exceed 3 $40 mills; where the amt.
of such taxable property exceeds FIVE
millions and does not exceed eight
millions of dollars, not to exceed 2
$40 mills; where the amount Of such
taxable property exceeds eight mil
lions and does not exceed eleven
millions of dollars, not to exceed l
$40 mill; where the amount of such
taxable property exceeds eleven mil
lions of dollars, and does not exceed
fifteen millions of dollars, 1 $40
mill; where the amount of such tax
able property exceeds fifteen millions
and does not exceed twenty-five mil
lions of dollars, one mill and $40 Of
a mill; where the amount of said
taxable property exceeds twenty-five
millions of dollars and does not ex-
ceed seventy millions, l Ito mill;
where the amount exceeds seventy
millions and does not exceed one
hundred millions, 10 of a mill; and
where the amount Of said taxable
property exceeds one hundred mil
lions, 6-1O of a mill.
For the purpose Of building county
buildings, purchasing sites therefor,
and lands for i1lt5rnaaTy purposes
Where the amount of such taxable
property does not exceed three mil
lions of dollars, 4 mills and 5-10ths;
where the amount Of such taxable
property exceeds three millions and
does not exceed five millions of dol
lars, 3 mills and 8-1Oths of a mill;
where the amount of such taxable
property exceeds five millions and
does not exceed eight millions of
dollars, 3 mills; where the amount of
said taxable property exceeds eight
millions and does not exceed eleven
millions Of dollars, 2 mills; where
the amount of such taxable property
exceeds eleven millions of dollars
and does not exceed fifteen millions
Of dollars, not to exceed l mill and
5-1Oths Of a mill; where the amount
of such taxable property exceeds fif-
teen millions and does not exceed fif-
ty millions Of dollars, not to exceed
l mill; where the amount of said
taxable property exceeds fifty mil
lions, not to exceed 6-1O of a mill.
The Commissioners of Hamilton
county may levy a tax not exceeding
80 of l mill on the dollar of the
taxable property of said county, to
aid in the support Of the Longview
Asylum.
COUNTY, ROAD AND BRIDGE TAXES.
Sec. 2. That the Commissioners of