Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-03-03


AN ACT i'll relation to County Finan-
CeS.
SEC, l. BE it enacted by the Leg
islat re Of the st ,tr Of Mississippi,
That hereafter the Boarl Of Super
visors Of the respective counties
shall levy one common tax, to be
known as the county tax, out of
which all the current expenses of the
counties shall be paid, and for which
all county warrants issued during the
year that such tax is levied, and
none other shall he receivable except
rs hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That
whenever the amount of county war
rants issued and outstanding in any
one year, shall be equal to IS per
cent of the county tax levied for the
same year, the Board OF Supervisors
shall not order or permit the lssu-
ancG Of other warrants or evidence
Of Indebtedness uutil on or after the
first day of January next ensuing.
aud if any money shall be in the
treasury after paying Or providing
for the payment Of all warrants Is.
sued during the fiscal year in which
the tax was levied, it shall DO paDd
out ON warrants issued on aud at.
ter January first, in the order o
their issuance.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That
If the amount Of county warrant,
of evory character issued on or be
fore the 3lst, day Of December, l.
IS, shall be less than the amounr
arising from a tax Of one mill ii
the county, then such outstanding
warrants may be classed as war
rants issued in 1877 and shall b,
Included in the estimate of 50 pei
cent Of the tax levied tor 1877, an(
may be receivable for such tax |
regi tired on or before the LIST day
of August Of said year; but if tn,
comfy warrants outstanding as a
torcsaid shall eqnal or exceed tn,
an cunt arising from a tax of or,
mil, then the Board of Supervisor
shall provide for the payment o
such warrants by,.somc n of tn,
following methods, viz;
1. By the levy and COLLECTION of
sufficient tax to pay of such wal
rants, which tax shall be recciva
bic only in currency orin such war
rants.
2. BY the levy and collection o
a tax to pay off part Of said war
) rants each year until all arc paic
and the payment of interest not ex
ceoding 8 per cent on all such war
rants not taken up or paid off b,
tho tax tor the fiscal year 1877, in
3 terest to commence at such time a
the Board may order, not Garlic
than the first day OF July, 1871
No interest to be allowed on wal
rants paid out of the tax OF 1877
: unless specially provided for be
r fore the passage Of this Act.
\ 8. By the levy ard collection o
4 a tax payable only in currency, tn.
iuud arising from such tax to b
used for the purchase OF such out
standing warrants from the loves
: bidders after giving such notice a
a is now required by law for lettin.
= out contracts by Boards of Super
visors; provided the Board of Su
pervisors shall not in any case lew
a greater per centum than is allow
cd by law.
/ SIC. 1. Be it further enacted, Tha
, jury tickets or other evidence o
: county Indebtedness, issued by tn,
! Circuit Clerk, or allowed by tn,
: Circuit Court, shall not be rece.y
, cd for county taxes or paid unit
after beng approved and Above
py the Board Of Supervisors. N,
such claims shall he allowed Ol
paid, if The person to whom suct