The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-10


the corporation, and for all the
purposes for which the several
general funds are constituted
exclusive of taxes for schools
and school houses. shall not, ex-
cept as herein otherwise provid-
ed, exceed one and one-half per
cent on the assessed value of all
the real and personal property
in said city made taxable by law.
Section 8.
The council may also raise
such further sum annually, not
exceeding FIVE mills on the dol
lar, on the assessed valuation OF
the property in the city as may
be necessary to provide an inter-
est and sinking fund to pay the
funded debts of the city and the
interest thereon.
Chapter 20.
Section 20.
Should any greater amount be
required in. any year for the pur-
pose of erecting public buildings,
or for the purchase Of ground
therefor, or for other public I'M
provements or purposes of any
kind, to be paid for from the
general funds of the city, than
can be raised by the council un-
der the foregoing provisions of
this chapter, such amount may
be raised by tax or loan, or part
ly by tax or partly by loan, if
authorized by a majority vote of
the electors voting upon the
question at an annual city cleo
ton, or at special city election
called for that or any other pur-
pose provided the intention of
voting on such proposition is
stated in the notices calling such
election. The amount that may
be voted or raised in any year
under the provisions of this sec-
ton shall not exceed one per
cent of the assessed valuation of
the property in the city as shown
by the last preceding tax roll
made therein.
Chapter 81.
Section %.
Every assessment or tax levied
or imposed by the authority Of
the common council or of this
act, except as in this Act other
wise provided shall become at
once a debt to the said city and
a charge against the person to
whom assessed from and after
the first Monday Of July, and the
amounts assessed on any inter-
est in real property shall there
after become a lien upon such
real property and the lien foi
such amounts and for all int
est and charges thereon shall
continue until the pawn
thereof and all personal taxes
shall also, from and after said
day, be a lien on all PERSONAL
property of such persons so as
sessed and shall take precedence
Of any sale, assignment, chattle
mortgage, levy or any lien on
such personal property executed
or made after the said first Mon
day Of July, except where such
property actually sold in the reg
ular course of trade and all pro-
visions of iaw respecting the as
sessment rolls, the assessment OF
property the spreading and lew
ing of taxes and the return and
sale of property for the non-pay-
ment Of taxes, and in respect to
the validity of deeds issued upon
the sale of lands for delinquent
taxes for State, County and
Township purposes, and the sale
of personal property for the col
lection of taxes shall apply to
the assessment roll, the assess
ment of property, the spreading
and levying of taxes in said city,
and to return and sale of prop
erty and the deeds and convey
ance issued thereupon for the
non-payment Of any and all tax
es or assessments levied and
made in said city pursuant to the
provisions Of this Act except as
in this Act otherwise provided.
The County Treasurer of
Ionia county shall on demand
and as fast as the same are re-
ceived, pay over to the City
Treasurer the full amount of all
city taxes returned delinquent
for non-payment received by
such County Treasurer together
with the interest, and he shall
also, as soon as the same are
received by the County Treasur-
er, pay TO said City Treasurer
the net proceeds Of the sale Of
all property so returned delin-
quent for non-payment of city
taxes and assessments.
Chapter 4.
Section /.
The following city officers, to-
wit: The Mayor, City Treasurer,
who shall be ex-officio Collector,
three school inspectors, two
Justices of the Peace and the
City Clerk shall be elected by the
qualified electors of the whole
city, provided, however, that the
common council may by resolu-
ton or ordinance provide that the
duties in this Act imposed on the
City Treasurer be done and per-
formed by the City Clerk, and
thereafter and from and after
the expiration of the term of
Office of the then City Treasurer,
the City Clerk shall perform all
of the duties and be subject to
all of the penalties and liabilities
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