Fergus County argus., 1901-05-08
SPECIAL SCHOOL LIVES.
Every District Has the Power to Supple
ment the General Levy.

tfert UstriCt Has the Power to Supple
ment the General Levy.
The following Is the text of House
Bill No. l9l enacted by the last legis-
lature:
A Bill for nm Act Entitled, "An Act
to Amend Section 1910 A and 1910 B
OF the Political Code of Montana
as Enacted by the Fifth Legislative
Assembly of the State of Montana
through Senate Bill No. A, Ap-
proved March s, 1897, In Reference
to General and Special Taxes for
School Purposes and to Repeal
Section 1911 OF the Political Code Of
Montana.
BE 1t Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly OF the State of Montana:
Seceion /. That section 1910 A OF
the Political code of Montana, as en-
acted by the Fifth legislative assem-
bly, through senate bill No. A, ap-
proved March Sth, 1897, be amended
80 as to read as follows:
| Section 1910 A. In addition to the
provisions for thesupport ofcommon
schools herelnbefore provided, it
shall be the duty Of the county COM
missioners OF each county in the state
to levy an annual tax uf . mills on
the dollar OF the assessed value Of all
taxable property, real and personal,
within the county, which levy shah
be made at the time and in the man
ner provided by law for the levying
of taxes for county purposes, which
tax shall he collected by the county
treasurer at the same time aud In
the same manner as state and coun-
ty taxes are collected. For the fur
ther support OF the common schools
there shall also be set apart by the
county treasurer all moneys paid in
to the county treasury arising from
all fines for violation Of law unless
otherwise specified by law. Such
moneys shall be forthwith paid into
the county treasury by the officer re-
ceiving the same, and be added to
the yearly school fund raised by tax
in each county and divided in the
same manner.
| Section >. That section 1910 B oi
the Political code Of Montana, as en-.
acted by the Fifth legislative assem-.
bly, through senate bill No. "A, ap.
proved March Sth, 1897, be amended
SO as to read as follows:
Section 1910 b. On or before the
day designated by law for the com
missioners Of each county to levy the
requisite taxes for the then ensuing
year the school board i'm each schoo
district shall certify to the county
commissioners the number OF milli
per dollar which it Is necessary t6
levy on the taxable property of th'
. district, not to exceed 5 mills, I,
raise a special fund to maintain tn,
schools Of said districts, to furnisl
additional school facilities therefor
and to furnish such appliances ant
apparatus as may be needed, and tn
county commissioners shall cause tn
{ same to be levied ut the same tim
: that other taxes are levied, and tn
amount of such special tax shall b
assessed to each taxpayer Of sucl
Y district, and shall be placed In a sep
crate column of the tax book whicl
shall be headed Special School Tax.
). The shall also he column in said ta.
h book, i'm which shall be designate,
u the number ui the school district Il
a which the property Is listed. Thi
IS tax when collected shall be placed 4
ii the credit OF the proper district, an
1t shall be subject To the order Of tn
district board.
IS Section 3. That section 1871 Of tn
= Political code be and the same
hereby repealed.
Section 4. All acts and parts {
acts In conflict with the provision
OF this act are hereby repealed.
q Sec. 5. This act shall take effec
e and he In force from and after Its pal
4. sapp