The Harrison times., 1912-06-22

bridges; and, provided further, II said
tax is not paid as provided such prop
ertv shall be sold in the same manner
as property is now sold for the non
payment of taxes.
Section l04 The amount Of taxes
levied in any one year by the constituted
authorities Of any municipal corporation
for city or town purposes shall be lim-
tied to that number of mills on the dol
lar which, when applied to the total
property Of the city or town as assessed
and eQualiZed that year, VIII produce 4
sum equal to the total taxes levied
against the property of the city or town
for municipal purposes the year next
preceding plus ten per cent of said total
taxes.
For paying all indebtedness existing
at the time Of the adoption of the pres
ent Constitution tax not exceeding the
rate levied for city or town purposes
may be levied provided, the above limi-
tations shall not be construed to pro-
hibit assessments on property adjacent
to improvements made in any city or
town for the purpose Of paying the cost
thereof and damages Occasioned thereby
Provided, that If for any reason any
municipality did not levy a tax, the
year next preceding that rate may be
levied the current year. which when ap-
piled to the total property of the mu-
nicipality as assessed and equalized the
current year will produce a sum 10 per
applying a rate of five mills on the
dollar to the property within such mu-
nicipal corporation as assessed and
equalized such next preceding year
Section 105. Section 75SS Kirbys
Digest, shall be amended 50 as to read
as follows:
Section 1888. The male residents IN
each organized school district in this
State, over the age Of twenty-one years
who have paid their poll taxes and re-
sided therein for thirty days, and within
the State for period of one year. and
in the said county six months previous
to said election shall, annually on the
fourth Saturday on October at two
o'clock Z. NJ, hold meeting to be desg
mated, "The Annual School Meeting Of
the District and each school district
for the purpose of school elections alone
shall be n political township,
Section 1OG. On or before the Goth
day OF october each year the county
clerk Of each county In the state shall
ascertain the total value Of the real and
personal property as equali2ed in each
Of the several school districts and muni-
cipalities in the county, lie shall de-
termine from the records I'm his office
the total assessed value the year next
preceding Of all the taxable property in
each municipality as constituted the cur
rent year On the basis for fixing the
rate to be levied In the several munich
palities provided by section 104 hereof
he shall determine the maximum rate
that can be levied the current year in
each municipality Of the county and
shall certify out to the constituted au-
thoritieS OF each municipality the maxi
mum rate so determined for such NUM-
ciDality. Likewise to each school board
in the county, the clerk shall on said
date certify out the total value for that
year Of the real and personal property
In such school district.
Section 107. Section GS93, Kirbys Di-
gest, shall be amended 30 as to read as
follows;
Section 6S93. The taxes that may be
levied by authority Of any law IN any
township or school district shall be
made and certified by the proper officer
or person to the clerk OF the county
court before the first Monday In No
yember in each year
Section 10. Section 1896, Klrby's Di-
gest, shall be amended 80 ms to read as
follows
Section 1896. The electors OF every
common school district shall when law
fully assembled In annual school dis
trlct meeting on the fourth Saturday In
October with not less than five electors
present, have the power, In addition to
the powers already provided by law, to
vote on the question OF county uniform
ity In textbooks.
Section iii. Section 1907, Klrbys Di-
Rest shall be amended no as 70 read as
cuon 1907 Al the annual school
meeting held on the fourth Saturday in
October there shall be elected by the
legal voters In the school district n dl-
rector, who shall hold his office for a
term or three years and untll his success
sor Is elected aud qualified Provided
that at the first annual school meeting
OF the district after the passage Of this
Act three school directors shall be elect.
A. a nd a.
years respectively and provided further
when n new school district shall have
been formed under the provisions OF THIS
Act, three electors shall Immediately Do
elected by the electors Of the new dis
trict and shall hold their office for one
gear two ana three years respectively
ana until their successors have been
elected ana qualified as herein provided
for
Section li2. Section 1871, Kirbya III.
grt shall be amended 10 0s 10 read as
Section 1871, on the fourth Saturday
. October each year there shall be held
~ election at the usual voting place IN
Ggh ward OF all Incorporated towns and
Gncs orgnnizod into single or special
hshool districts "or the election OF two
directors, who shall serve for three
years and untll their successors are
elected and qualified, The ballot of the
voter, In addition to the name or the
person voted Tor Ga director snail nave
written or printed on IL "for tax or
against tax and tho rate the voter
desires levied, provided In Incorporated
towns ana cities OF the second clNHs the
election INDY be held at one or moro OF
tho voting places theroln, ana not ~
each ward II the board OF directors shall
40 direct by notices posted In three puba
lie places IN said city or town ten days
before the election designating the place
or places at which said election shall
be hald,
Section t19 II shall be the duty OF
the county clerk 10 furnish annually 10
tho assessor all necessary blank lists
for uRNopAlng tho real ana personal
property as required by sections 49,,
ls, 10, 90, "a, 90, 20, and ~ hereof, said
blank llsta 60 be prepared upon such
forms ms may be approved by the Ara
kansas Tax Commission, Tho expenses
of furnishing said lists shall bo allowed
ana paid hy the county court ~ In now
provided by law for payment Of county
ordinary expenses,
Section ia, In any leYee or DRAINAGE
district In this State, whether created
by general or special law IN which u
ievee or drainage tax Is levied and e0l=
lected on the assessment OF the prop
erty In the district as the shne is
made by the county assessor In tho
sumo manner M state county munlcl-
pal ana school tuyeH are levied and col.
leeted, II shall he lawful for the board
OF inspectors board OF directors or the
governing body OF the district by what
ever name known t0 meet AZ the usual
meeting place OF such body IN such dis
triet Ht any time before the flrHt Mon
DAY M. Noyomber ehd reduce. any