Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-16
Collecting County Ravanua.

on after the first day OF October, A. d.
1856, the State and county taxes In the
county of Warren shall he paid IN
cash.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be unlawful for the Board
Of Supervisors of Warren county, to
make any allowance, or issue any war
rants upon the Treasurer Of any fund,
unless at the time of such allowance,
or the issuance of such warrants, there
should be in the Treasury sufficient
funds in cash for the payment thereof.
Section 3. If any member of the
Board of Supervisors of said county
shall vote for any allowance, in viola
tion of the provisions of this act, such
member shall be guilty of a misde-
neanor, and upon conviction his office
shall BIZ adjudged vacant and in addi-
ton thereto, he shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned
in the county Jail not less than thirty
days, or both 10 the discretion of'the
court; and so much of said judgment,
as vacates the office, shall not be super
seeded by any appeal.
Section 4. Ii any allowance or ap-
preparation be made by said Board of
Supervisors in violation Of this act, the
members voting for the same shall be
seVerally and jointly liable for the
amount of such allowance or appro.
priation, to the person to whom the
same may be made, or to any assignee
thereof. to be recovered of such men,
Ders and the Sureties on their eff 3ial
bonds.
Section 5. Be it further enacted
That for the purpose of defraying the
expenses of said county, other than the
judiciary expenses Thereof for the years
1886 and 1887, the said board are
hereby empowered to borrow money
in such sums, and at such times as
aAhey may deem necessary, not exceed
ing however, the sum of 10000 in
either year, for which they shall execute
loan warrants upon the Treasury of
said county, which warrants shall bear
interest, at a rate not exceeding ten
Der centum per annum, and shall be
payable on the first day Of January
after the date thereof. For the payment
BIZ said warrants said board shall levy
b special tax in each year sufficient to
bay the amount borrowed for such
year and the interest thereon, aRd as
an additional security for the payment
Msthereof, said warrants shall constitute
a first lien upon all the taxes OF said
county.
Section 6. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be unlawful for said Board
of Supervisors, to levy for school pur-
poses in any one year a tax exceeding
three mills on the dollar, and for all
other purposes said board shall not levy
in any one year taxes which shall ex-
coed seven mills on the dollar, and
any levy made in violation of this sec
ton shall be wholly void and invalid.
But this shall not effect an act entitled
~ act to fund the school debt OF
Warren County" approved March 18th,
1884.
Section Z. Be it further enacted,
That said board shall provide for the
payment of all outstanding warrants
and certificates Of Indebtedness of said
ounty due at the time of the passage
of this act, including Judicial warrants
and school warrants due by the county
of Warren. TO pay all such outstanding
warrants and certificates, except school
warrants outstanding and issued prior
to January LIST, 1885; they are author
lied to levy and collect annually in
addition to the seven mills fixed by
this act a tax of not exceeding one
mill on the dollar of the assessed value
of the property Of said county, and to
pay off said outstanding school war
rants they are authorized to levy and
collect ii tax of one mill additional, an
fnually upon the property of said county
lying without the city of Vicksburg,
the territory lying without said city
constituting a separate school district
and owing the school warrants afore-
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lSfs elton 8. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the Clerks
OF the Circuit and Chancery Courts Of
said county, Immediately after the
adjournment of any term of their re-
spective courts to prepare a list of all
allowances made or certificates issued
by said courts payable out of the
County Treasury of said county, giving
the order in which said allowances
were made or certificates issued, and
shall file ID same with the clerk of the
Board of Supervisors of said county
and said allowance and certificates
shall be recorded by the clerk of said
board in a book along with the allow
ances made by the Board Of super
visors of said county, and ali allow
anc IS made by said board or any of the
courts of said county, shall be paid in
t e order in which they were made, by
t It T.. easurer upon presentation OF the
proper warrant or voucher.
Section 9. Be it further enacted
That the clerk of said board shall at
each regular meeting thereof make re
lort of the aggregate amount of al
tances made by said board, and all
Il courts since the last report, and
the Treasurer of said county shall al
every such regular meeting make re-
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