The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-08-15
CHAPTER 56oe-(No. ~,

tioin anu AFTER JUS pdssase ana approval
by the Governor.
Approved May %. 1907.
CHAPTER 5eoe-(No. ~.
An Act to Provide for the Levy of Taxes
for the Years 1907 and 1908.
Be II Enacted by the Legislature Of the
State OF Florida:
Section /. That for the purpose OF Sc
curing an equal and uniform rate Of
taxation and to pay the appropriations
FOR the current expenses Of the State for
the bonded debt for sid years, and pay
Ing other appropriations by the Legisla-
ture, there shall be levied upon the real
and personal property OF the different
mills upon the dollar, and for the year
1908 tax OF two mills upon the dollar:
and there shall also be levied for each OF
the years 1907 and 1908 a constitutional
school tax of one mill upon the dollar:
Provided, That II the Governor shall dis
cover from the aggregate assessment OF
the property OF the State from other
sources OF revenue the reduction of the
two mills tax Of either or both Of said
years will be justified, he is hereby au-
thoriZed to reduce the same as low as he
empowered to instruct and direct the Tax
Collectors to collect only such redced tax
as he may Ak as aforesaid
Sec. 2. The Board Of County Commits
sioners OF every county at meeting for
correcting and reviewing the county as
sessment shall Immediately thereafter as
certain and determine the amount Of
money to be raised by tax for county pur-
poses, including the current expenses, in
terest on bonded debt bridges and county
buildings, and to meet the expenses, they
are hereby authorized to levy q tax OF
not more than five mills upon the dollar on
the real and personal property Of the
county; and every such determination and
pon the record s@ pc entered at large
Commissioners. and no county shall levy
a greater amount for any purpose than
hve mills for county purposes except as
ness contracted by the County Commits
sioners Of any county In excess OF the
said amount shall be null and void and
no suits shall be prosecuted in any court
In this State for the collection OF the
same; Provided, That the County Commits
sioners OF each county shall levy a tax
not to exceed seven mills nor less than
and personal property OF the county for
county school purposes; Provided. further,
That the County Commissioners of any
county may levy an additional tax not
to exceed four mills on the dollar, each
year, to pay all outstanding Indebtedness
and interest thereon: Provided, That
nothing in this act shall be so construed
as to prohibit any county wishing to
erect a courthouse or Jail, or constructing
paved, macadamized or other hard sur
faced highways, from levying the amount
OF special taxes now allowed by law
for that purpose; Provided, further, That
the foregoing provision relating to taxes
for working roads shall not apply to
counties working roads under special
law; Provided, further, That in counties
not constructing paved, macadamized or
other hard-surfaced roads, as now pro-
vided by law, and in counties not work.
ing roads under special laws. the County
Commissioners Of each of such other coun-
ties may levy an additional tax not to
exceed three mi Is on the dollar on the
real and personal property of the county.
the revenue derived therefrom to he used
and appropriated by such County Commits
sioners exclusively for the purpose Of
constructing paved, macadamized or other
hard surfaced roads.
Sec. 3. All laws and parts OF laws in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved June 8, 1901.