The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-23
STATE OF KENTUCKY, OHIO
COUNTY FISCAL COURT
JUNE 10th, 1910

for road purposes and that the pres
ent system of road working by road
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 well as by large number
of citizens of Ohio County by petit
ton 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 APP
pearing that special election upon
the question of 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 a pri-
mary election for its general pur-
poses, 1t 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 q tax of 10c 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 a 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
I and by the same processes that he
collects other taxes and for the col
lection of ne tax levied hereunder
the sheriff shall be entitled to and
allowed . commission Of per cent
more, a. provided in section 4307B
, 4 of Kentucky Statues Vol 8.
The question of voting said tar
of zee 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
6red dollars worth of property
in the county, to be levied each
4. year for five years, for the pur-
pose of improving or construct
ing, either or both, the roads,
and bridges of the county,"
8. A. Brateher, sheriff of Ohit
County, KY, is hereby appointed
ordered and directed to hold sait
ELECTION, and he shall cause a pol
to be opened in each and all of th'
y precincts throughout Ohio County
on the above named date as tn
r, law in such cases directs and he will
y first advertise said election by hav
ing a certified copy of this orde
+ published in weekly newspape
5. the question of a zoe road tax ma
II be held at a primary election at blu
3 very small expense in addition {
n the expense otherwise required, an
made necessary by holding OF pr
mary election for its general pull
noses, it is now, on motion OF ESQ
6 f. Rice ordered and adjudged b
-, the court that a special election b
held throughout Ohio County an
in each and all the precincts therei
:. on August 2, 1919, for the purpos
. of submitting the question of votin
a tax of zoe on the $4,000 on a
:, property subject by law to loca
. taxation for the improvement O
n construction of the public roads an
! bridges of the county, either. o
!, both. Said amount of tax shall b
> zoe on the hundred dollars eac
year for a period of five years an
N no amount Of money in excess q
tie amount that can be raised b
the levy in any one year shall b
expended in that year, and all II
:. debtedness created in any one yea
4 for such road and bridge purpose
shall be paid out Of the fund raise
> in that year. Said tax to be an
1t appearing that ohio Count
has not sufficient amount of none
90, road purpnoaa and that the Drp