The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-09
STATE OF KENTUCKY, OHIO
COUNTY FISCAL COURT
JUNE 28th, 1919

1t appearing that ohio County
J has not sufficient amount of money
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 tue
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 better and more adequate
system of the working and upkeep
of the country roads of Ohio Coun-
ty, and being DESTROYS of meeting
this demand in the best and most
practicable way, and it further ap-
pearing that special election upon
the question of a zoe road tax may
be held at primary election at but
very small expense in addition TO
rhe expense otherwise required, and
made necessary by holding of pri-
mary election for its general pur-
poses, it is now, on 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
a tax of zoe on the 10000 on all
property sub sect 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
10 amount of money in excess Of
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
apd 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
of the amount so collected and no
more, as provided in section 43O7B-
of Kestucky Statutes Vol. 8.
The question of voting said tax of
zee ad valorum on the hundred dol
lars worth of property subject by
law 20 local tayatt n, sha;; he sub
mitted to the votersain the following
language and not otherwise:
Are you for property tax Of
twenty cents on each ose hun
6red 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 weekly newspaper
published and having the largest
circulation in Ohio. County. for at
least thirty days next before the
date of said election, and w. c..
Blankenship, Clerk of this court, Is
ordered and directed to Immediately
furnish the sheriff aforesaid a certi-
fled copy of this order for the pur-
pose of said advertising.
Said sheriff and said clerk are
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and to perform each and everything
required under the laws of the Com
monwealth OF Kentucky in adver-
Using and conducting said election,
and in preparing and preserving the
ballots and canvassing and certify
ing the vote and said election is
directed to be held in all respects
as required by law governing such
elections, and under the general
election laws Of this commonwealth
now in force which relate and APP
ply to such elections.
II is resolved and so ordered that
the money derived from the taxes
so levied and collected shall be
used. expended and applied in each
and several Of the respective magis-