The Russellville Democrat., 1878-07-18

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 MAKING APPROPRIATION FOR THE FIX pENsEs OF THE COUNTY in the manner to be prescribed by law, and the County Judge together with ma iorlty of sad justices shall consti- ute a quorum for such purposes. x The General Assem- ply shall regulate by law tue mannerI of compelling the attendance of such quorum"
 The General Assembly under the present constitution has enacted the following:
 "The County Court of each county composed of the County Judge and the justices of the peace of each county shall meet annually on the second Monday in October for the purpose of levying the county taxes and MAKING APPROPRIATIONS for the expenses of the county. It shall de termine the amount to be raised for ordinary county purposes, FOR PUB Llo BUILDINGS, for the support of the poor, for bridges, for roads, and for interest and principal on the county debt. The court shall set forth upon the record of proceedings, especially the amount to be raised for each of the above defined purposes. The County Clerk shall carefully ascer tain the amount collected for each purpose under said levy, and it shall not be lawful to use any specific fund for any other purpose than the one for which the same was specific ally levied, until the purpose for which such tax was levied shall have been accomplished" :" Act of 1S74-5, and amended by act of ad- iourned session 1876, so that the quorum shall meet at fourth annual term of County Court.
 l now give a copy of the record of the County Court while making the levies for county taxes last October: STATE OF ARKANsAs,l
 COUNTY OF PopE.
 At County Court which was be- gun and held at the court house in the town of Dover on the first day of October, 1877, it beng the first Mon day of said month, the same being the regular time fixed by law for holding the 4th annual term of said court; when present. and presiding the Hon. Frank rhach, Judge: and it being the time fixed by law for lcvying the county taxes and the special school district taxes; the fol lowing justices of tile peace were present, viz: c. E. Burney, II. Kir schof, W. I. Pollock, c. L. Brewton, II. $. Maddnx, Joseph Howard, Dan'l Friar, J. c. Warren, w. l.. D. Ewing, P. NJ. Austin, c, c. Poe, w. ". Brashcar and H. $. Tailor, mak 1 ing a quorum of all the justices of the county, met for the purpose of levying inc county taxes and the special school district taxes for the year 1877, when the following pro ceedings were had, to-wit: That to pay judgment in favor of Hill, Terry d5 Mitchell, and judgment in favor of the State Savings Association of Missouri, in the United States Dis trct Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, a tax of three mills on the dollar of the assessed value of the taxable property of Pope county, be levied payable in U. S. currency; to pay floating scrip or county war rants issued previous to the adoption of the present constitution a tax of two mills on the dollar of the assess ed value of the taxable property of Pope county be levied payable in such warrants or U. s. currency; That jail tax of one-half of one mill be levied; that a tax of one and one half mills be levied for the sup port of paupers; that tax of three mills be levied for county general purposes payable in county warrants. STATE OF ARKANsAs,l
 COUNTY OF PoPE.
 I, A. J. Bayliss, Clerk of the Cir cult Court and ex oillcio Clerk of the County Court of said county, do hereby certify that tho above is a true copy from the record of the levy of the taxes therein mentioned, except the special school taxes of respective districts.
 Witness my hand and the
 IL. s seal of said Court this Sth day of July, 1878.
 A. J. BAYLISS, Clerk.
 We see from this that there was no levy, consequently no appropria tien, made for county buildings eX- cept . small jail tax. Then how could 1 have made an order to have the court house repaired when there was no levy nor appropriation Tor such purpose. The tax levied for county general purposes could not be used for that purpose unless the amount exceed the general expenses of the county for the year. But 1t will not amount to the general ex- penses of the county; then where is the money to come from? Again,