Charlevoix county herald., 1911-07-01

the several amounts required TO de-
fray the expenditures and liabilities
of the corporation for the next fiscal
year payable from the several funds,
as estimated and determined upon,
as provided in section 8 of this chap
ter, and order the same or so much
of such amounts as may be necessary
to be raised by tax with the next
general tax levy and to be paid into
the several general funds of the city;
but the whole amount so ordered TO
be raised by tax shall not, except as
herein otherwise provided, exceed the
amount which the city Is authorized
by section of this chapter to raise
by general tax during the year. The
commission shall specify in such bill
the objects and purposes for which
such appropriations are made, and the
amount appropriated for each object
or purpose, and to each of the gener-
al funds. The commission shall also
designate in the appropriation Dill
the sums IL any, required to be levied
to meet any deficiency for the current
year, and the amount or part OF any
special assessment, or other sum
which they require to be levied or re-
assessed as mentioned in section 9
of this chapter, and the disposition
to be made of such moneys and shall
also designate in said bill any local
improvements which they may deem
advisable to make during the next
fiscal year, to be paid for in whole or
in part by special assessments, and
the estimated cost thereof
Sec. IL. All sums ordered in the an
nual appropriation bill in any year to
be raised for the several general
funds and all sums ordered in said
bill to be levied or assessed as special
assessments shall forthwith be certi-
fed by the city clerk to the assessor
and shall be levied and collected up
on the assessed valuation Of all taxa
BILE property within the city.
Sec. IL. No improvement, work, re-
pairs or expense. to be paid out of
any general fund texcepting as here
In otherwise provided), shall be ord
cred commenced or contracted for,
or incurred in any fiscal year, n
less in pursuance Of an appropriation
specially made therefor, in the last
preceding annual appropriation bill.
nor shall any expenditure be made or
liability be incurred, in any year, for
any such work, improvement, repairs,
or for any purpose exceeding the ap-
preparation so made therefor; nor
shall any expenditure be made, or
money be paid out of any general
fund for any purpose, unless in said
bill appropriated for that purpose.
Sec. 49, No work or improvement to
be paid by special assessment costing
more than One Thousand Dollars
| $1,000 shall be ordered, commenced
or contracted for, nor shall any as
sessment be levied therefor in any
year, unless the intention to make
sudh Improvement or expenditure and
to defray the cost thereof by special
assessment was set forth in the last
preceding appropriation bill, provided
however, that this section shall
not apply to any public improvement
ordered by the commission upon a
petition by the owners of the majori-
ty of the land liable to be assessed
for the Improvement.
Sec. IA. No public work, improve
ment or expenditure shall be COM
menced nor any contract therefor be
let or made, Except as herein other
wise provided), until a tax or assess
ment shall have been levied to pay
the cost Of expense thereof, and no
such work or improvement shall be
paid for or contracted to be paid for.
except from the proceeds of the tax
or assessment thus levied or from
the proceeds of bonds issued in anti
cipation of the collection of the said
| tax
Sec. Is. The commission shall have
authority to raise money by loan In
| anticipation of the receipts from
special assessments for the purpose
of defraying the cost of the improve
ment for which the assessment was
levied. Such loan shall not exceed
the amount of the assessment for the
completion of the whole work. nor
shall such loan be negotiated and
made until after the special assess
ment has been determined and levied
Sc. 16. All moneys and taxes raised,
loaned, or appropriated for the pur-
pose of any particular fund shall be
paid and credited to such fund and