The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-01
To THE VOTERS OF ALEXANDER COUNTY.

To place the question of voting for or against the
additional county tax, at The ensuing election. as
plainly and fairly before the voters and taxpayers of
the county a. possible. the County Board desire to
make publication of the following:
First. The law In relation to submitting the
question OF additional county tax, is contained in
section q, chapter "a, Revised Statutes HIS, 1874
page 3GS, TO which your sttention.s directed.
Second. The order Of the county Board pas sed
at its last tSeptember) session submitting said
question reads as follows:
Whereas, The County Board deems II necessary
to Assess and levy taxes the aggregate of which
shall exceed the rate of ,5c on the 800 valuation
OF the property within the county, and
Whereas, said Board has ascertained and does
hereby find out that the rate OF such additional tax
required IL - cents on the 500 valuation for each
OF the years 1879, 1880 and 1881.
Therefore IL Is ordered, that the question of as.
Sessing and levying said additional tax OF % cents on
the 800 valuation olprOperty within the county sub.
ect 10 taxation for the year 1879 1850 and 1881 be sub
mitted 10 vote of the people of said county at the
next election county officers after the dat hereof
and that the County Clerk in his election notice for
said election, give notice Of such submissoin in
manner and form as provided In section g. chapter
b. Revised Statutes Of 1874 of the State Of Illinois
II IL further ordered by the Board, that the pur.
pose for which siid additional tax will be required
il the establishment, construction and improvement
OF Public Road, above ordinary high water, com.
mencing al the city limits Of the City of Cairo and
running thence by the most desirable and ecOnom.
cal route to point al near the junction of what
il known as the Goose Island and Cairo and Jones
boro roads, and thence up and along said roads re-
spectvely, through the county. and for the general
improvement Of all Public Roads and Bridges
throughout the county with the object of connect.
ing ny good roads the county seat with all parts of
the county during all portions Of the year"
Third, InasmnCh a. the tax would be an add.
tiOna county tax 1t would have to be extended the
same az the regular county tax upon all the prop
erty within the whole county. For the year 1873
the following statement viii show the amount that
would he paid by the property in the whole county
with the portion payable on property within the
CITY Of Cairo, ana the portion payable on property
In the county outside Of the civ of Cairo.
The equal2ed valuation Of the property
in the whole county subject to taxation
for The year 1879 is. ........... s1si5,263
Divided as to city and country Us fol-
lows:
Property within the Cityof Cairo. .....s 135l,i53
Property in county outside Of the City Of
Cairo. $3.50
Total as above .........."."........ l,si5, 2d3
Fifty cents additional tax on that yalua
ton would yiclda total tax of..,....,,. s922G 81
Ofwhich the property within the City Of
Cairo would pay :. .......,,,..........., G,T57 %
Being 30 cents on the 500 on Sl,25l.
+5}, amount OF taxable property IN
city as aboyc)
And the property in the County outside
the City Of Cairo, would pay: ,,...... s2,iG9 %
Beng 30 cents on the 500 on si93,sl0,
amount taxable property IN county
outside City of CGiro.)
For the years 1890 and 1851, 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. HJMM,
County CLERK Alexander County. Illinois.