The Brinkley argus., 1912-05-31

Ar taxabie property of the county, which shall be collected by the collector of manner as the State and county taxes are now collected, except the collector shall only receive in payment of said road and bridge tax levied unde. this Act United States currency or county warrants legally drawn on such road fund, on the certificate or receipt of overseers as provided In this Act; pro- vided that said collector shall keep such property of each of the various road districts separate, and when the collector shall pay into the county treasury the taxes so collected he shall take the treasurer's receipt for the same as so mech money paid into the credit of such district on account of the raods, and bridges; and. provided further. if said tax is not paid as provided, such prop erty shall be sold in the same manner as property is now sold for the non- payment of taxes.
 Section 1o4. The amount of taxes levied in any one year by the constituted authorities of any municipal corporation for city or town purposes shall be linn ited to that number of mills on the dol lar which. when applied to the total property of the city or town as assessed and capitalized that year. will produce a sum equal to the total taxes levied against the property of the city or town lOI lDuHiCtpdA puEpOSeS tue 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 capitalized the current year will produce a sum 10 pei cent in excess of the sum produced by applying a rate of five mills on the dollar to the property within such mu- nicipal corporation as assessed and
 Section 105. Section 75SS, Kirby's Digest shall be amended so as to reat as follows:
 Section 75ss. The male residents ir 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, ant in the said county six months previous to said election shall, annually on thu fourth Saturday on October, at two o'clock P. M. hold a meeting to be desig mated, The Annual School Meeting .oi the District and each school district for the purpose of school elections alone shall be political township.
 Section 106. On or before the 20tt day of October each year, the county clerk of each county in the State shal ascertain the total value of the real anc personal property, as capitalized in eacf of the several school districts and muni- termine from the records in his office the total assessed value the year next preceding of all the taxable property fl each municipality as constituted the cur rent year. On the basis for fixing thu rate to be levied in the several munici palities provided by section 104 hereof he shall determine the maximum rate that can be levied the current year 1T each municipality of the county, ant shall certify out to the constituted au thorities of each municipality the maxi mum rate so determined for such muni cipalty Likewise to each school board in the county, the clerk shall on sai6 date certify out the total value for that year of the real and personal property in such school district.
 Section 107. Section 6S93, Kirby's Di gest, shall be amended so as to read as follows
 Section sss3. The taxes that may be levied by authority of any law in any township or school district shall be or person to the clerk of the county court before the first Monday in No vember in each year.
 Section no. Section 7596, Kirby's Di gest shall be amended so as to read as follows:
 Section 7596. The electors of every common school district shall, when law. fully assembled in annual school dis trict meeting on the fourth Saturday 1T October, with not less than five electors present. have the power, in addition tc the powers already provided by law, tt vote on the question of county uniform toXt-hOOkS
 Section Ill Section 76O7, Kirby's Di gest shall be amended so as to read al follows:
 meeting held on the fourth Saturday il October there shall be elected by tn, legal voters in the school district di rector. who shall hold his office for { term of three years and until his success sor is elected and qualified Provided that at the first annual school meetint of the district after the passage of thi: Act three school directors shall be elect ed to hold office one, two and three years respectively; and, provided further when a new school district shall have been formed under the provisions of this Act, three electors shall immediately be elected by the electors of the new dis trict and shall hold their office for one wear two and three years respectively and until their successors have been elected and qualified as herein provided for
 Section 112. Section 7s71. Kirbys Di- gest, shall be amended so as to read as follows:
 Section 76T1. On the fourth Saturday in October eafn year there shall be held an election at the usual voting place in each ward of all Incorporated towns and cities organized tnto single or special school districts for the election of two directors who shall serve for three years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Tfe ballot of the voter in addition to tho Dan.e Of the &NI fNy< I q O written or printed on it for tax" or against tax" and the rate the, voter desires levied; provided, in incorp orated towns and cities of the second class che election may be held at one or more or the voting places therein. and nox n each ward, if the board of directors shai. so direct by notices posted in three pub lie places in said city or town ten days before the election designating the place or places at which said election shall be held.
 Section 113. It shall be the duty of the county clerk to furnish annually to the assessor all necessary blank lists for assessing the real and personal property as required by sections Is, IS. 19. 20. 21, 22. 25, and 27 hereof. said blank lists to be prepared upon such forms as may be approved by the Ar kansas Tax Commission. The expenses of furnishing said lists shall be allowed and paid by the county court as is now provided by law for payment of county ordinary expenses.
 Section IA. In any levee or drainage district in this State, whether created by general or special law in which a levee or drainage tax is levied and col lected on the assessment of the prop erty in the district as the same Is made by the county assessor in the same manner as State, county. munici- pal and school taxes are levied and col. lected, 1t shall be lawful for the board of inspectors. board of directors or the