The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-21

taxable property in a taxing district
shall not increase the total amount
of taxes that may be levied i'm the year
1911, or any year thereafter i'm eX-
cess Of the amount of taxes levied in
the year 1909 therein, or that may
be produced by the levying OF an
aggregate tax Of ten mills on all the
taxable property therein whether
such taxes be levied for the same or
other purposes. except to the amount
of such additions thereto as may be
made in accordance with the pro-
visions Of sections jG49-4 ana jG49-j
Of the General code
Section 5G49-3a. The county au-
ditor the county treasurer and the
president of the board of county COM
missioners shall constitute a board for
the annual adjustment Of the rates of
taxation in each county. The board
shall meet for that purpose at the au-
ditor's office, in each county on the
day of---annually, and close
its session on or before the--day
Of, then next following. Each
member thereof shall be sworn.
faithfully and impartially. to perform
the duties imposed upon him by this
act. Two members shall constitute
a quorum. The auditor shall be the
secretary of the board and shall keep
a full and accurate record Of the
proceedings Of the board. The audi
tor shall appoint such messengers and
clerks as the board may deem neces-
sary who shall receive not TO exceed
three dollars per day for their SER
vices for the time actually employed.
which shall be paid out of the county
treasury. The members OF the board
shall be allowed their actual and
necessary expenses, such expenses to
he itemized and sworn TO by the per
son who Incurred them, and paid out
of the county treasury when approved
by the board
Section 5G49-3b. The auditor shall
lay before the board a statement of
the amount of taxes to be raised. or
the rate Of taxes to be levied, in the
county, ana the townships, cities. viii
lagos or other taxing districts there
in, as determined by the respective
boards and officers authorized by law
to determine or levy the same. The
board shall examine such statement
and ascertain the total amount pro-
posed to be levied, for each taxing
district. II the board finds that the
total of all such levies, including the
state levy, and the amount of taxes
TO be raised thereby does not exceed
the amount authorized to be levied or
raised in any township. city, village
or taxing district in the county, the
fact shall be certified TO the county
auditor. If such total is found to ex-
ceed such authorized amount in any
township, city, village or taxing dis
trict in the county, the board shall
| adjust the various amounts of taxes
TO be raised or levies to be made so
that the total amount thereof shall
| not exceed. in any taxing district, the
sum authorized TO be levied therein.
In making such adjustments the board
may reduce the amount of any such
| taxes 10 be raised or rate of taxes to
| be levied by such amount or percent
age as will bring the total for each
| township, city, village and taxing dis
| trict within the limit provided by law;
no greater amount shall be levied for
any purpose than that fixed by such
| board, Whenever taxes to be raised
for any purpose by a levy upon the
! property I'm more than one taxing
district is reduced, the levy shall be
correspondingly reduced for all the
taxing districts to which II may apply.
When the board has completed its
work it shall certify its action to the
county auditor, who shall levy the
| rates of taxes on each dollar of tax
able valuation in the county and in the
| respective townships cities. villages
and taxing districts therein fixed by