The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-30
JNo. NJ. CREBs, Attorney.
ITO THE VOTERS OF ALEXANDER COUNTY

To place the question Of voting for or against the
additional county tax at the ensuing election, az
plainly and fairly before the voters and taxpayers Of
the county as possible the County Board desire 10
make publication Of the following:
Flrst. The law In relation 10 submttlF the
question OF additional county tay, Is contained In
section q. chapter b. Revised Statutes HIS. 1874
page 3fS. 10 which your attention IL directed.
second The order OF the County Board passed
at it, last tSeptember) session submitting said
question reads Gs follows:
Whereas, The Comfy Board deems II necessary
10 assess and levy taxes the aggregate of which
shall exceed the rate Of i5c on the 500 valuation
| Of the property within the county, and
Whereas, Said Board has ascertained and does
hereby find out that the rate Of such addtione tax
| required II 81 cents on the 300 valuation for each
| OF the years 1879 1890 and 1881
| Therefore Il IL ordered that the question Of as
Sessing cyyng said additional tax OF 70 cents on
SOO valuation oiproperty within the county, sub
to taxation for the year 1879 1880 and 1881 DE sub
mied To vote Of the people of said county at the
next election tor county officers after the date hereof
and that th County Clerk IN his election notice for
| said election, give notice OF such submission in
manner and form az provided In section ~ chapter
81 Revised Statutes Of 1874, of the State of Illinois
II IL further ordered by the Board that the pur-
pose for which said additional AK viii be required,
Is the establishment construction and improvement
of Public Road. above ordinary high water, com.
mencng at the city limits Of the City Of Cairo and
running thence by the most desirable and cconom.
ica route TO point at or near the junction OF what
boro roads and thence up and along said roads re-
spectiyely. through the county, and for the general
improvement Of all Public Roads and Bridges
throughout the county, with the object Of connect.
ing by good roads the county scat with all parts of
the county during all portions Of the year.
Third Inaemnch M the tax would be an addi-
tonal county tax II would have to be extended the
same az the regular county tax upon oil the prop.
erty within the whole county For the year 1879,
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 ana the portion payable ON property
IN the county outside OF the city OF Cairo.
The equalized valuation Of the property
IN the whole county subject 10 taxation
for the year 1872 ..."........... sl,si5,26
Divided as to city and country as fol-
lows.
Property within the City of Cairo. ..Sl,35i ABB
Property In county outside of the City of
Cairo. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 403,sl0
Total as above. l,sa5,2o3
Fifty cents additional tax" on that valua.
tion would yield total tax Of ...,...,. so,saO 81
Cairo would 'pny :. ,................. G,;57 20
lBeing 10 cents on the 500 on S1,351,-
a5', amount OF taxable property In
city as abovc)
Ana Me property In the County. outside
the City OF Cairo. would pay. .,,.. Sa,a69 %
tBcing 10 cents on the el0O on Saa3.s10
amount taxable property In county
outside City Of Cairo.
For Inc years 1890 and 1851. the exact figures can
not, Of course. be given until the assessment fU
those years are made. but there would probably DO
but little change rom the present ycar.
! Very respectfully SAMUEL j, HUM;
County Clerk Alexander County Illinois.