The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-31
tVo TIE VOTERS OF ALEXANDER COUNTY

To place the question OF voting for or against the
additional county tax, al the ensuing election as
plainly and fairly before the voters and taxpayer OF
The c1uLiyas possible. the County Board desire To
make publication ~ the following:
First The iSW IN relation % submitting the
question 81 additional county tax. l. contained In
sc-tiuu =. chapter %, Revised Statutes, HIS. ls,i
pa.e M 80 which Nuur attention j. directed
second. The orIyf O. the County Issrd passed
~ IT, lssi September session submitting said
question reads - follows:
"Waeuas, Tlg County Board deems It necessary
20 assee> spd levy taxes the aggregate Of which
.aall cNctcdt The rate Of jc oa the $40 valuation
~ ,le property Within the county, and
Whereas, said Board has gsce!taincd and dos
hereby iud ont hat the rate Of such additional tax
re 1ired is - cents on the slnO valuation for each
Of he years 1919, 1880 and ISL
Therefore il j. ordered. that the question Of a.
Se.s,ng and leyyiug said additional tax 0 ~ cents on
theS lOvaluaiiup ofprupeTty within the county, sub
ec TO taxation for the year lsig 1850 aud 1881 be sub
mited TO vote Of the people Of said county at the
next election Tor county officers after the date hereof
and that the County Clerk in his election notice for
said election. give notice of such submission in
manner and form o. provided in section 81 chapter
Is. Revised Statutes Of 1874, Of the State Of Illinois
II i further ordered by the Board, that the pur
pose for which said additional tax will be required
j. the establishment, construction and improvement
of s Public Road. above ordinary high wafer com.
mencinc at the city limits Of the City of Cairo, ana
running thence by the most desirable and ccOMOm-
zeal route to point al or near the junction of what
is known as the Goose Island and Cairo aud Jones.
borO roads, and thence up and along said roads re-
spectiyely, through the county and for the general
Improvement Of all Public Roads and Bridge,
throughout the county, with the object of connect
ing good reads the county seat with all parts Of
the county during all portions of the year
Third Inssmuch a. the tax wOuld be m add
tional county tax 1t would have TO he extended the
same a. the regular county tax upon all the prom
efiy within the whole county. For the wear 1919
the following statement will show the amount that
would be paid by the property Ia the whole county,
with the portion payable on property within the
tityoi Cairo, and the portion payabl" on property
in the county outside of the city Of Cairo
The equaZcd valuation Of the property
IN the whole county subject 10 taxation
for The year 1879 IS. S1Si5,2G3
Divided as to city and country as fol
lows:
Property within the CITY Of Cairo. ......s1 3jl ABB
Property in county outside OF the City Of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50
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Total as above. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l,si5, 2G3
Fifty cents additional tax on that yalua.
ton would yield total tax Of .......... go 226 81
o. which the property within the City of
Cairo would pay =. ....................... 6,;57 90
Being ~ cents on the sl0O on Sl,3jl,.
w amount OF taxable property in
city az above
And the property IN the County. outside
The City of Cairo, would pay. ........S!,iG9 @
Beng 20 cents on the slOO on Si93s
amount taxable property in county
outside City Of CairOD
Fofthc years 1870 and 1881 the exact figures can
not, OF course, be given until the assessment 70
those years are made, but there would probably be
but little change from the present year.
Very respectfully. SAMUEL j. HuMM.
County Clerk Alexander County. Illinois