The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-30
STATE OF KENTUCKY, OHIO
COUNTY FISCAL COURT
JUNE Goth, 1910

hands is inadequate and unsuitable
for the working and up keep of the
roads of Ohio County, and having
beer called upon by the State Com
missioner of public Roads of Ken
lucky, as we'll as by a large number
of citizens of Ohio County by petit
yion for a better and more adequate
system of the working and upkeep
Of the country roads of Ohio Coun-
.y, and being DESTROYS of meeting
this demand in the best and most
practicable way, and 1t further ap-
pearing that special election upon
the question of zoe road tax may
be held at a primary election at but
very small expense in addition to
the expense otherwise required and
made necessary by holding of pri-
mary election for its general pur-
poses, it is now, on motion Of Esq.
B. F. Rice ordered and adjudged by
the court that a special election be
held throughout Ohio County and
in each and all the precincts there
in on August 2, 1919, for the pur-
pose Of submitting the question of
voting a tax Of zoe on the $4,000
on all property subject by law to
looal taxation for the Improvement
or construction of the public roads
and bridges of the county, either,
or both. Said amount Of tax shall
be zoe on the hundred dollars each
year for period of five years and
no amount Of money in excess o.:
the amount that can be raised by
the levy in any one year shall be
expended in that year, and all in
debtedness created in any one year
for such road and bridge purposes
shall be paid out of the fund raised
in that year. Said tax to be an ad
valorum tax to be levied each year
and collected by the sheriff at the
same time and in the same manner
and by the same processes that he
collects other taxes and for the col
lection of the tax levied hereunder
the sheriff shall be entitled to and
allowed a commission of per cent
more, as provided in section 4307B
4 of Kentucky Statues Vol. 8.
The question of voting said tax
of zoe ad valorum on the hundred
dollars worth of property subject
by law to local taxation. shall be
submitted to the voters in the fol-
lowing language and not other
wise:
Are you for a property tax of
twenty cents on each ose hun
dred dollars worth of property
in the county. to be levied each
year for five years, for the pur-
pose of improving or construct
ing, either or both, the roads,
and bridges of the county,"
S. A. Bratcher, sheriff of Ohio
County, KY, is hereby appointed,
ordered and directed to hold said
election, and he shall cause a poll
to be opened in each and all of the
precincts throughout Ohio County,
on the above named date as the
law in such cases directs and he will
first advertise said election by hav-
ing a certified copy of this order
published in a weekly newspaper
the question of a zoe road tax may
be held at primary election at but
very small expense in addition TO
the expense otherwise required, and
made necessary by holding of pri-
mary election for its general pur-
poses, 1t is now. OH motion of Esq.
e F. Rice ordered and adjudged by
the court that special election be
held throughout Ohio County and
in each and all the precincts therein
ON August 2, 1919, for the purpose
of submitting the question of voting
tax of zoe on the $4,000 on all
property subject by law to local
taxation for the improvement or
construction of the public roads and
bridges Of the county, either, or
both. Said amount of tax shall be
zoe on the hundred dollars each
year for period of five years and
no amount of money in excess of
tie amount that can be raised by
the levy in any one year shall be
expended in that year, and all in
debtedness created in any one year
for such road and bridge purposes
shall be paid out of the fund raised
in that year. Said tax to be an ad
1t appearing that ohio County
las not sufficient amount of money
for road purposes and that the pres
ent system of road working by road
hands is inadequate and unsuitable
terial districts of the county where
said taxes are so levied and collect