The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-07-30

AN ACT to Provide for the Levy Of Taxes for the
Years 1909 and 1910.
Be il Enacted by the Legislature Of the State OF
Florida:
Section 1. That for the purpose OF securing an
equal and uniform rate OF taxation and TO pay the
aDpropriations for the current expenses of the
State for the years and 1910 and for interest
on the bonded debt Tor SAID years, and paying
other appropriations by the Legislature there
shall be levied upon the real and personal property
ri the different counties for the year 1000 tax of
two mills upon the dollar, and for the year 1910 a
tax Of two mills upon the dollar; and there shall
also be levied for each OF the years 1900 and 1910
A constitutional school tax of one mill upon the
dollar: Provided, That if the Governor shall dis
cover from the aggregate assessment OF the prop
erty of the State from othersources OF revenue the
reduction Of the two mills tax OF either or both of
said years will be justified, he IS hereby authorized
70 reduce the same as low as he may deem advis-
able and he is hereby empowered TO instruct and
direct the Tax Collectors TO collect only such re-
duced tax as he may hX as Aforesaid.
Sec. ,. The Board OF County Commissioners of
every county, at meeting tor correcting and re-
viewing the county assessment shall immediately
thereafter ascertain and determine the amount Of
money TO be raised by tax for county purposes.
including the current expenses interest on bonded
debt bridges and county buildings, and TO meet
the expenses they are hereby authorized to lew
a tax of not more than hVe mills upon the dollar
on the real and personal property of the county:
and every such determination and levy so made
shall be entered at large upon the records of the
Board of County Commissioners, and no county
shall levy a greater amount tor any purpose than
five 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
aud no suits shall be prosecuted in any court in
this State for the collection of the same: Provided
That the County Commissioners OF each county
shall levy tax not 10 exceed seven mills nor less
than three mills the dollar, on the real and Der
sonsl property OF the county for county school
purposes; Provided. further, That the County
Commissioners OF any county may levy an ad-
dtiOnal tax not TO exceed four mills on the dollar
each year, to pay ali outstanding Indebtedness and
interest thereon: Provided. That nothing in this
Act shall be 50 construed as TO prohibit anv cot,n-
~ wishing to erect court house or Jail or con
structing paved, macadamized or other hard
surfaced highways, from levying the amount oi
special taxes now allowed by law for that purpose,
Provided, further, That the foregoing provision
relating to taxes for working roads shall not apply
20 counties working roads under special laws,
Provided, further, That IN counties not constructs
ing paved. macadamiZed or other hard surfaced
roads as now provided by law'and in counties moi
working roads under special laws, the County
Commissioners Of each Of such other counties NAV
levy additional tax not TO exceed three mills or
the dollar the real and personal property of The
county, the revenue derived therefrorn to be USED
and appropriated by such County Commissioned
exclusively for the purpose OF constructing paved
rnacadamzed or other hard-SuTfaced roads
See. J. All laws and parts of laws IN eoniic
with this Act are hereby repealed.
Approved June = 1909.