The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-25

To place the question of voting for or agsinst the
additional county tax, at the ensuing election, a.
plainly and fairly before the voters and taxpayers Of
the county as possible, the County Board desire TO
make publication of the following:
First. The law in relation 10 submitting the
question OF additional county tax, II contained in
section % chapter 81, Revised Statutes. Ms. lsiA
page 3,e, TO which your attention is directed.
Second. The order OF the County Board passed
at Its lasi September session submitting said
question reads as follows:
Whereas, The County Board deem. u necessary
10 assesS and levy taNes the aggregate OF which
shall exceed the rate Of &c on the 500 valuation
OF the property within the county and
Whereas, said Board has ascr-taincd and does
hereby find out that the rate Of -Hch additional tax
required II ~ cents on Ne SlO1 valuation for each
OF the years 1872 1881 and ISL
Therefore IL is ordered, that the question Of as.
Sessiug and eyyin: sod additional tax OF ~ cents Oh
the SlOo valuation oiproperty within the comfy sub
jec, to taxation for the year 1879 1881 and 1881 be sub
micd 10 vote of the people Of said county, at the
next election tor county officers after the dae hereof
ana That the County Clerk in his election notice for
raid election. give notice OF such submission in
manner and form as provided IN section y, chapter
I Revised Statutes of lej4, Of the State Of Illinois
Ii l. further ordered ny the Board. that the pur.
pose for which said additional tax will be required.
Is the establishment, construction and improvement
ola Public Road. above ordinary nigh water, com.
mencing at the city limits Of the Cityof Cairo ana
running thence by the most desirable and ecOnom.
cal route TO point al or near the junction OF what
u
bOro roads and thence up and along said roads re.
spectiyely through the county, and for the general
improvement Of all Public Roads aud Bridge,
throughout the comfy with the object of connect
Ing Y good reads the county seat with all parts Of
the county during all portions Of the year"
Third. lnasmuch as the tax would he an add
ional county tax, il would have 10 be extended the
same as the regular county tax upon all the prop
crty within the whole county. For the year is,g.
the following statement will show the amount THAT
would be paid by The property IN the whole county.
with the portion payable on property within the
CITY OF Cairo, and the portion payable on property
in the county outside OF the cits Of Cairo.
The eqUaliZed valuation OF the property
IN the whole county subject 20 taxation
for !he year 1879 is...;. ............ sisi5263
Divided as to city and country az fol-
lows:
Property within the Cityof Cairo. .sl,25l 453
Property in county outside OF the CITY Of
Cairo.....................,.............. 4a3.slO
Total a. shove ..................... lsi5,263
Fifty cents additional tax on that yalua-
ton would yield total tax of.......... s9,@s6 81
Olwhich the property within the City OF
Cairo would pay -. ...,........... 6,;5; %
Being ~ cents on the 500 on S1,25l.-
4j3, amount Of taxable property in
city az aboye)
And the properly in the County. outside
the city Of Cairo, would pay. -, s?id0 o5
Beng 20 cent? on the slO0 on S4g3.siO,
amount taxable property In county
outside City Of Cairo
For the years 1850 and lssl the exact figures can
not OF course. be given until the assessment 10
those years are made. but there would probably be
but little change from the present year.
Very respectfully SAMUEL J. HUM.
Comfy Clerk Alexander County Illinois.