The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1912-06-08


shall be collected by the collector Of
the State and county taxes, In the same
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 under 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-
vtded that said collector shall keep such
road and bridge taxes collected on the
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 30
mech money paid into the credit Of such
district on account OF the Taods, and
bridges, and. provided further II said
tax IL 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 1914 The amount OF taxes
levied in any one year by the constituted
authorities ~ any municipal corporation
for city or town purposes shall be linn
tied 10 that number OF mills on the dol
lar which. when applied 10 the total
property OF the city or town as assessed
and equalized that year Will produce a
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
taNes
For paying all Indebtedness existing
at the time OF the adoption Of the pres
ent Constitution a tax not exceeding the
rate levied for city or town purposes
may be levied. provided. the above limi-
tatious shall not be construed to pro-
hibit assessments on property adjacent
70 improvements made In any city or
town for the purpose OF paying the cost
thereof and damages occasioned thereby.
Provided that II for any reason any
municipality did not levy a tax, the
yea' next preceding that rate may be
levied the current year. which when APP
plied to the total property OF the mu-
nicipality as assessed and equalized the
current year Will produce a sum 10 per
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
equaliEed such next preceding year
Section 1906. Section 75SS kirby's
Digest, shall be amended 80 as to read
as follows
Section 1888 The male residents In
each organized school district IN this
State. over the age Of twenty years
who have paid their poll taxes and re-
sided therein for thirty days, and within
the State for a period OF one year and
In the said county six months previous
10 said election shall annually on the
| fourth Saturday on October at two
o'clock 7, NJ, hold a meeting TO be desig-
mated, The Annual School Meeting OF
| the District and each school district
for the purpose OF school elections alone
| shall be a political township.
Section los. 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 equalized in each
| Of the several school districts and NUM-
| cipalities In the county. He shall de-
termine from the. records In his office
| the total assessed value the year next
! prec edinE OF all the taxable property In
| each municipality as constituted the cur
| rent year. on the basis for fixing the
/ rate to be levied I'm the several munich
| palities provided by section l0t 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-
| thorlties of each municipality the maxi
mum rate so determined for such NUM-
| oipality 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 1898. Kirby's Di-
gest, shall be amended so 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
court before the first Monday In No
| yember In each year,
Section 10 Section 1896, Klrbys Di-
gest, shall be amended 80 as to read as
| follows.
Section 1896 The electors OF every
common school district shall, when law
fully assembled I'm annual school dis
| trict 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 uniforms
It's In textbooks
Section III Section 1907, Kirbys Di-
Eest, shall be amended 30 as to read AZ
| follows:
Section 1907. At the annual school
! meeting held on the fourth Saturday In
october there shall be elected by the
legal voters In the school district n d.
rector who shall hold his office for a
| term OF three years and until his success
sor Is elected and qualified Provided,
! that at the first annual school meeting
of the district after the passage OF this
! Act three school directors shall be elect
| ed 10 hold office one, two and three
years respectively; and. provided further,
| when a new school district shall have
been formed under the provisions or THIS
| Act, three electors shall Immediately be
elected by the electors OF the new dis
trict and shall hold their office for one
year, two and three years respectively
and until their successors have been
elected and qualified as herein provided
ror.
section 1l2. Section 1871, Kirbys Di-
Rest shall be amended no as to read as
follows
Section 1911 on the fourth Saturday
In October each year there shall be held
an election At the usual voting place w
each ward OF all Incorporated towns and
cities organized into single or special
school districts for the election or two
directors, who shall serve for three
years and until their successors are
elected and qualified. The ballot OF the
voter, I'm addition TO the name OF the
person voted for as director, shall have
written or printed on II Tor tax OF
against tax" and the rate the voter
desires levied; provided In Incorporated
towns and cities OF the second class IN.
election may be held at one or moro OF
the voting places therein, and not ~
each ward " the board OF directors shall
NO direct by notices posted In three pub
lie places In said city or town ten days
before the electioS designating the place
or places at which said election shall
be held,
Section I13 II shall be the duty OF
the county clerk 90 furnish annually "a
the assessor all necessary blank lists
for assessing the rcal and personal
property ns required by sections 49,
! is, 10. 90 81, 20, 90 and q hereof, said
blank lists 10 be prepared upon such
forms ~ may be approved by the Ar
kansas Tax Commission, The oNponhef
OF furnishing said lists shall be allowed
ana paid by the county court as IN nov
provided by law for payment OF county
ordinary expenses,
section IA. In any leyec or dralnaR,
district In this State, whether created
By general or special law In which
levce or drainage tax IN levied and col
lected on the assessment OF the prop
orty In the district nH tho Same u
made by tho county Assessor In The
snmo manner as state county muniol'
pal and school taxes are levied and col,
lected, II shall bo lawful for tho board
OF inspectors, board OF directors or IN,
governing body OF the district by what
over name known 10 meet at tho uHua
meeting place OF such body IN such dis
trlct at any time before the FIRST Mon
L ..LIDL Eu NnIn III III