Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-04
MINUTES OF BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Americas, Ga. September 8, 1917.
The Board of Commissioners OF
Reads and Revenues met in regular
session. Present: A. Rylander,
chairman, S. E. Statham, R. S oliver,
T. B. Hooks. N. A. Ray.
Minutes last regular meeting read
and confirmed.
The board proceeded to assess the
tax rate for 1917-191S Having escer-
tanned from the tax digest, that the
taxable property value of all the prop
erty Of the county for 1917 amounts to
eight million, one hundred and none
thousand, one hundred, eighty-five and
no-100 ($S,109, $4,000 dollars, the
Board ordered for the purpose of rails
ing revenues to defray the various ex-
| penses of the county for 1917-191S, the
following assessment be made, and the
same is hereby levied upon all prop
erty in said county of Sumter as fol-
lows:
First. Legal indebtedness for the
county of Sumter, .00025, or twenty-five
cents on each 100000.
Second. Courthouse, jail and bridges,
.O005O, or fifty cents on each 100000
Third. Sheriff, Jail, etc, .00065, or
sixty-fve cents on each 100000.
Fourth. Coroner's fees, .0O002, or two
cents on each 100000.
Firth. Court expenses, .00O2S, or
twenty-three cents on each 100000
Sixth. Jury fees, ,002, or two dollars
on each 100000.
Seventh. Support of the poor, OOO5o,
or fifty cents on each 100000
Eighth. Educational, 90.
Ninth. Roads, OO4, or four dollars
on each 100000.
Tenth. Special bridge tax, OO4S5, or
four dollars and eighty-fve cents on
each 100000.
It is further ordered by said Board
of Commissioners that the following
rates be levied in the several school
districts for school purposes, as fol-
lows:
unreasonable, .OO4, or four dollars
on each 100000.
Beneyolence, .O02, or two dollars on
each 100000,
Plains. .OO3, or three dollars on each
100000
Thompson, .OO4, or four dollars on
each 100000.
Friendship .O0150, or one dollars and
fifty cents on each 100000.
Huntington, .0O3, or three dollars
or each 100000.
Huguenin, DOL or one dollar on each
s. 100000
Desoto, OO45O, or four dollars and
fifty cents on each 100000.
Anthony, .O035O, or three dollars and
fifty cents on each 100000
| New Era, .0025O, or two dollars and
fifty cents on each 100000.
Howell .OO2, or two dollars on each
! 5 100000,
Sumter, .O03, or three dollars on each
| 100000.
Leslie, .00325, or three dollars and
twenty-five cents on each 100000.
1t is further ordered that this levy
and assessment be advertised as re
CURED by law.
1. B. Small. T. c., made final settle
ment of tax collections, charging off
insclvent $S25.19; errors in digest.
sS24.S9. Settlement received and APP
proved.
The board agreed to contribute one
hundred and fifty dollars for rebuild
ing the county courthouse at Leslie,
Ga. The following committee was ap-
pointed to sell the present lot on which
the old courthouse was situated: E. l..
Wilson and w. T. Anderson.
Will Jones plead guilty to being a
road defaulter. Fined ten dollars, or
be relieved by serving ten days on the
changing.
On motion carried, one hundred dol
lars was granted Mr.. julie FELTON, as
extra compensation as solicitor pro
TEN in the November term Of court,
1916.
Alfred Hollis and wife granted $3.50
Fer month.
On account of the need Of more la
Dor on the roads, the board ordered
that the convicts working for the city
be removed to the roads.
J. A. PINKSTON, Clerk.
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