Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-29
esesvER sssl--CNo. 49,.

AN ACT 10 Provide Tor tho Levy Of Taxes for the
Years 1899 aad I9to.
bs n Enacted By the Legislature Ot ths State Of
Florida:
section Q. That for the purpose Of securing an
oaual and Uniform rate Of taxation and % pay the
Appropriations for the current expenses OF the
On the bonded debt foF said years. and paying
other appropriations by the Legislature. there
shal be levied upon the real and personal property
az The different counties for the year IOoe tax Of
t~S mills upon the dollar. and Tor the year 1850
tsx OF two mills upon the dollar: and there shall
also be levied Coz each OF the years 1909 and ISIo
dollar; Provided. That II the Governor shall dis
cover from the aggregate assessment Of the prop
erty Of the State from other sources Of revenue the
REDUCTION Of the two mills Of either or both OF
AID wears win be justified he 70 hereby authorized
90 reduce the same a. low as he may deem advis-
able. and he is hereby empowered 20 instruct and
direct the Tax Collectors to collect only such re-
dured tar as he may hx rs Aforesaid.
Soc. 2. The Board Of County Commissioner Of
every county. at a meeting for correcting and re-
,SewinR the county assessment. shall. Immediately
therealter ASCERTAIN and determine the amount oi
money 10 be raised by tax for county purposes.
Including the current eSpenses interest on bonded
debt bridges and county buildings and to meet
she expenses, they are hereby authorized TO levy
a taK Of NOT more than hve mills upon the dollar
on the real and personal property OF the county
and every such determination and levy 50 made
shall be entered at large upon the records OF the
Board OF County Commissioner, and no county
shall levy 4 greater amount tor any purpose than
Gvp mills for county purposes except as herein
after provided. and any indebtedness contracted
bV the County Commissioners OF any county in
excess Of the said amount shall be null and void
and no suits shall be prosecuted IN any court IN
tina State for the collection of the same Provided
That the County Commissioners OF each county
shall levy tar not 10 exceed seven mills nor less
than three mills on the dollar. the real and per
sonal property Of the county for county school
purposes; Provided. further. That the County
Commissioners OF any county may levy an adj
ditionai tai not 20 exceed four mills the dollar
each wear 90 pay all outstanding Indebtedness and
interest thereon: Provided. That nothing IN this
Act shall be 30 construed as 20 prohibit any coun-
~ wishing 20 erect a court house OF lail. or con
gtnactina paved macadami1ed other hard
guraccd highways, from lcvylng the amount Of
SPECIAL taxes now allowed by law for that purpose
PROVIDED, further. That the foregoing provision
relating 90 taxes Tor working roads shall not apply
20 counties working roads under SPECIAL laws
Provided, further, That IN counties not oonstruc9
ina paved maeAdamiEcd or other hard surfaced
roada as now provided by law and IA COUNTIES not
working roads under special laws the County
COMMISSIONER OF each oi such other counties may
lsVy an additional tax not 90 exceed three mills on
the dollar ON the real and personal property OF the
county the revenue derived thcrtirom 20 be used
and appropriated BY such County Commissioners
exclusively ior the purpoae Ji constructing paved
maeadAmiasd or other hard surfaced roads
Sos j. AL laws and parts of law ir conflict
with this Act are hereby r,pcacl.
Approved jane : 1907.