Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-22
Sumter County
Commissioners Proceedings

The Board bf Commissioners OF
Roads and Revenues met in regular
session. Present, N. A. Ray, chair
man; ]. +. Poole, c. c. Hawkins, S
E. Statham and r. S. Oliver.
Minutes of regular meeting, Au
gust /, read and approved.
Eddie Fudge, road tax defaulter
Was sentenced to changing for Is
days, or pay the costs in the case
$21,GO.
The board recessed until Monday
Sept II.
Monday, Sept. l2-Thc board re-
assembled with all the members re-
corded above present.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
That masmuch as the County
Board of Education has recommend
ed levy Of three mills on the dol
lar be assessed and collected on all
taxable property of the County of
Sumter, for the support of public
schools under its control, that the
same be apd is hereby assessed and
levied as recommended on all tax
able property Of the county, except
That this levy shall not apply to
property in the City of Americas,
as the same constitutes an indepcnd.
cnt local system, not under control
of the County Board of Education.
The tax rate for the county for
the year 1921, was levied at II mills
or $40 on the $1,000, 10 mills
for general purposes and 2 mills for
retiring bonds.
1t appearing from the tax digest
of Sumter county for the year 1921
that the value OF all taxable proper
ty in said county amounts to $10,-
579,299 and it appearing that the
state tax for the year 1921 has been
fixed at 5 mills or $500 on every
81 100000;
1t is ordered by the Board of Com
missoners of Roads and Revenues
of Sumter County, Ga, that for the
purpose of raising necessary funds
and revenues to defray the various
expenses of Sumter County, Ga, for
the year 1921, that the following as
sessment be and is hereby levied
upon all the taxable property within
said county of Sumter as follows!
list. To pay legal Indebtedness OF
county 16c on each 100000.
End. (a) For court house 12c OF
each 100000; (bl for Jail 12c on
each 100000; (c) for bridges (gcn.
eral purpose) Csc on each 100000
3rd. For sheriff's fees soc OF
each $1,000.00.
4th. For coroner's fees &c on eacl
81 100000.
9Th. For court expenses 23c OF
each 100000.
9Th. Jury fees $1,00 on each ST.,
100000
It'll. For the support Of the poor
of the county soc on each 81 100000
8th For road $500 neach 81,
10000.
9th. Special bridges $2.41 on eacI
81 10000.
10th. TO pay other lawful charge.
SOC on each 100000
18th. For retiring bonds $500 OF
each 81, 100000.
Total $1,000 on each 100000,
1t is further ordered by said Boart
of Commissioners of Roads and Reeve
nues of said county, the following
rates be and is hereby levied in thu
school districts named below, for tn,
school purposes:
Huntington, rate , mills.
Andersonvilc, rate : mills.
New Era, rate > mills.
Pleasant Grove, rate mills.
Shiloh, rate mills.
Union, rate 9 mills,
Sumter. rate 3 mills.
Thompson, rate 5 mills.
Pennington rate d mills.
Anthony Chapel, rate 3 IL mills
Plains, rate IL mills.
Friendship, rate 4 mills.
Thalcan, rate mills,
After approving the following bill
, the board adjourned:
General Fund.
Southern Printers -......-.-$ 11.0l
Hightowcr's Book Store ~. lot
G. NJ, Eldridgc .-..---......... 1.5(
| J. c. Robinson ...-..--........ 5.0(