The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-02-12
OHIO COUNTY FISCAL COURT,
REGULAR TERM. JANUARY
23RD, 1919.


voting a tax of the sum of Twenty
COO cents on the One Hundred
(s100.00) Dollars worth OF all
property subject by law to local
taxation, under section 157 a. of
the Constitution, for the improve
ment and construction of the public
roads and bridges, of the county,
be submitted to the voters of Ohio
County. Said tax to be levied each
year for five consecutive years inn
mediately following said election.
The tares to be collected and ac-
counted for by the Sheriff, at the
same time and in the same manner
and by the same process, that he
collects other taxes, and an cleo
ton is hereby ordered to be held
throughput Ohio County, in all the
voting precincts therein, on the s,
day of March, 1919, upon the
proposition of whether or not a
property tax of Twenty (2O) cents
on each One Hundred (S1OO.0O)
Dollars worth OF property in Ohio
County, shall be levied for five co
consecutive years next Immediate
ly following said election, includ-
ing the year 1919. for the purpose
of improving and constructing,
either or both, the roads and
bridges of the Ciunty.
Said election to be advertised,
held and conducted in the manner
and according to the several provi-
sions and requirements OF the laws
of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
now in force governing such cleo
lions and under the general cleo
ton laws of the Commonwealth Of
Kentucky, where same relate and
apply TO elections held 10 determine
the above question, and no 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.
S. A. Bratcher. Sheriff of Ohio
County, Ky. is hereby appointed,
ordered and directed to advertise
the time and purpose of the cleo
tion and the amount of taxes to he
levied each year and the number
Of years for which it is to he levied
and collected as aforesaid. in the
newspaper published in Ohio Coun-
ty, having the largest circulation
for thirty 600 days before the
said elections and the said Sheriff
will cause a poll to be opened in
each and all the precincts in ana
throughout Ohio county, on the
named date, as the law in such
cases directs, and he may adver-
tise said election by having "A certi-
fled copy of this order published, as
above directed, and w. C. Blanken-
ship, Clerk of the Ohio County
Court, is ordered and directed to
furnish said Sheriff with certi-
fled copy of this order, as it APP
pears upon the Order Book, in time
for said publication.
The said Sheriff and County
Clerk are further ordered and di-
rected 10 do and perform each and
every thing required under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Ken
tucky, in advertising and conduct
ing such election and in the preser-
walton OF the ballots and the can
WASHING and ;certifcation of the
votes and said election is directed
to be held in all respects as requir-
ed by Jaw governing such elections,
1t is further ordered that - is
the sense of this court, in the event
said election results ~ favor of tha
levy AMI collection Of such tax, c3
afor said. the money thereby deriy-
ed shall be so used and apportioned
as that in each Magisterial District
] VI lHt SOuHly lucIc Sudll NC us cl
! the sum derived. as aforesaid in
such district, for improving and
constructing either or both, the
roads and bridges therein, from
said tax, though this shall not in
any way restrict or impair the ey-
penditure of other lawful funds in
each respective Magisterial District,
for said purposes. just as funds are
now and have heretofore been used
so far as such funds may be nee
essary and available and in the
manner provided by law, and that a
more adequate and effective meth
cd of working the roads be put II
operation than is now in effect.
Ayes and nays being called for,
resulted as follows. b F. Rice.