Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-06-19
ORDINANCE NO. 20.
Tax Levy Ordinance.

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That the following advalorem tax
es are hereby levied for the fisca
year, ending March 3lst, 1907, on al
lands, improvements and personal
property. tangible and intangible
in the city of Hopkinsville, KY, OF
taxable in said city, held or owned
by every person, firm, company, as.
ISOLATION and corporation in his, her,
their or it's own right, or as fiducia-
ry or agent subject to municipal
taxation under the laws of Kentucky
and under the acts for the govern
ment of the cities of the fourth
class, and the amendment or amend
ments thereto, including all property
and franchises heretofore or here
after assessed by the city assessor,
and State railroad commission and
State board of valuation and asses
ment, or any other legal authority
for taxation, by the city Of Hopkins
will in and for said fiscal year, as
provided by law, and in each case on
each one hundred dollars of assessed
value, but not on any property be-
longing to colored persons in said
city for school purposes.
For Sinking Fund, Is cents. which
is created for the purpose or the
payment Of the principal and inter
est of the refunding bonds issued
under the ordinance approved on
the 9Th day of July, l90l..........25
For maintaining of public schools
and erection Of buildings for public
school purposes. .........................5
For general purposes.
Making total rate off,. .....$1.50
That in addition to the above levy,
a poll tax, head or personal tax is
hereby levied for said fiscal year, of
one dollar and fifty cents (S1.5O) on
each and every male citizen of the
age of twenty-one years and over,
resident of the city of Hopkinsville,
for general purposes, and poll of
one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per
head on each and every white male
citizen of the age of twenty-one
years and over, resident of Hopkins
vile, KY, for maintenance Of public
schools and the erection of buildings
for public school purposes.
That the city clerk shall make out
the tax bills in accordance with the
corrected assessment list in a book
with stubs attached thereto, and he
shall sign said tax bills and turn
them over to the city tax collector,
and take his receipt therefor, show
ing the number of bills so turned
over and the aggregate amount
thereof.
That the city tax collector shall
within ten days after receipt of said
tax bills, and before the first day of
July, and ten days before Septem-
Der LIST, in the year 1906, give notice
by publishing same in the Kentucky
New Era and the Hopkinsville KEN
tuckian for ten days, that
the. taxes for the current year
are ia his, hands for collection, and
are due, and that in default Of pay
ment OF or before November LIST,
1906, the penalty hereinafter pre-
scribed shall be attached.
That taxes herein imposed and lev
led shall be due and payable on the
st day Of July, 1906, at the Office Of
the city tax collector, and all bills
remaining unpaid on the first day of
November, 1906, shall be endorsed
by the city tax collector delinquent
and turned over to the city clerk,
who shall credit the city tax collec-
tor with such tax bills found in such
returned tax bills, on his receipt
The city clerk shall proceed to at
tach to each bill a penalty of six per
centum and deliver the same to the
city tax collector, taking his receipt
therefor, who shall proceed as the
charter provides.
This ordinance shall take effect
md be in force from and after its
adoption, approval and publication.
Conncilmen Clark, Ware, Twyman,
Glass, Jackson and Armstrong voted
aye, Councilman Davis being absent
didn't vote.
Adopted June Is, 1906.
HERBERT P. MCMATH,
Clerk of the Board of Council of the
City of Hopkinsville, KY.
ADnrOved June 16 1906