The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-28
TO THE VOTERS OF ALEXANDER COUNTY.

To THE VOTERS OF ALEXANDER COUNTY.
To place the question Of voting for or against the
additional county tax, at the ensUiug election as
plainly and fairly before the voters aud taxpayers OF
the county o. possible. the County Board desire 10
make publication Of the following
First, The law in relation TO submitting the
question of additional county tax, IL contained Ia
section p. chapter "a, Revised Statutes. Is.. ls1I
page 3Cs, TO which your attention is directed
second. The order OF the County Board passed
6, its last (septcmher) session submitting said
question reads as follows
Whereas, The County Board deems II necessary
10 atsess and levy taxes the aggregate Of which
snail exceed the rate of 15c on the 500 valuation
OF tie property within the county, and
Whereas, said Board has asceytained and does
hereby md out that the rate OF such additional tGS
required il 50 cents on the 500 valuation for each
OF the years 1879, 1880 and 1881.
Therefore IL II ordered, that the question Of as.
Sessnc and levyng -ald additional tax of5J cent? on
the 500 valuation ofpropery within the county sub
ect TO taxGtionfor the 1880 and 1881 be sub
n!tted 10 vote Of the people Of sad county. at the
next election county officers after the date hereof
and that the County Clerk in his election notice for
SAID election. give notice Of such -ubmissoin In
manner and form provided in section u. chapter
"a. Revised Statutes OF 1874 of the State Of Illinois
Il Is further ordered by the Board. that the pur.
pose for which said additional tax will be required.
JIG the establishment, construction and improvement
Of lubl!C Road. above ordinary high water com.
meHciLC al the city limits Of the City OF Cairo. and
running thence by the most desirable and econom.
CG route 10 point at near the Junction OF what
| II known n the Goose Island and Cairo and Jones
b0ro roads, and thence mp and along said roads re-
spectiycly. through the county aud 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 ipasmuch as the tax would be an add
tonal comfy tax II would have 10 be extended the
same as he regular county tax upon al the prop
erty within the whole county. For the year 1919
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 city Of Cairo.
The equaliZed valuation Of the property
In the whole county subject TO taxation
for the year 1870 ..................S lsi5, 1868
Divided as to city and country as fol-
lows:
Property within the City Of Cairo. 81 ABB
Cairo. .......,.................... $3.50
Total as above ........................ le45, 263
ton Wonld yield total tax Of ...... s9,a26 81
Cairo would hoy 49,. .................... 6,55, 20
being 10 cents on the 500 on s1,85l,'
4b3, amount OF taxable property In
city as aboyc)
And the property in the County. outside
The city OF Cairo, would pay. .s24c0 %
Beng 30 cents on the sl0O on S493,slO'
amount taxable property In county
outside City of Cairo
For the years 1880 and 1881, the exact figures can
no, of course, be given until the assessment 70
those years arc made but there would probably be
but little change from the present year ,,,,,,
County Clerk Alexander County, Illinois.