The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-11-25

Dollars on the one thousand dollars
Of taxable property, the same being
five mills, for state taxes for the year
1921; which levy will raise the sum of
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from the taxable property of said
county according to said Digests;
and it further appearing to us that
the sum of
in addition to what may now be In the
County Treasury and from what may
be received from the rail roads on ac-
count of advalorem taxes, and from
what will be received from the Com.
mutation Road taxes for said year, Is
necessary and should be raised to pay
Indebtedness and current expenses Of
the County of Lee for the ensuing
year:
1t is, therefore, resolved and or
dered that tax OF 220 per cent. on
the aforesaid state or Levy, being IL
mills, be, and the same is hereby as
sessed and levied for County pur-
poses, upon amounts Of taxable prop.
erty returned by each tax payer of
said county, and upon such property
as has not been returned, which is
subject to ad valorem taxes in said
County of Lee for said year; and that
the same be distributed as follows:
/. To pay Indebtedness due, or to
become due during the year, or past
due, Is per cent. rs mills.
2. To build or repair court houses
or Jail, bridges or ferries, or other
public improvements, ACCORDING to
contract, 80 per cent. 1.5O mills.
3. To pay sheriffs, iailers or other
officers fees that may be legally en-
titled to, out of county, % per cent.
Ito mills.
4. To pay coroners all fees that
may be due them by the courts, IL per
cent. ops mills.
S. To pay the expense of county
for bailiffs at court, non resident wit
nesses in criminal cases, fuel, SER
wants hire, stationery and like, Is per
cent. rs mills.
!. To pay jurors per diem COM
pensation Is per cent. .75 mills.
Z. To pay expenses incurred in
supporting the poor of the county IL
per cent. so mills.
8. To open up, improve and main
tain the public roads, pay guards and
wardens salary, maintain convicts,
feed stock, and other necessary eK-
penses connected with roads 40 per
cent. 200 mills
9. To pay the salary Of the judge
of the city court of Leesburg during
the current year, 10 IL per cent
.525 mills.
10. To pay any other lawful charge
against county, 10 per cent. 8 mills.
II. To pay off and retire INSTALL
ment (first) 100000 Lee County
Bonds, voted upon, validated and is
sued by said county, so per cent. 2.5
mills.
Total 22O per cent. 1100 mills.
And the County Board Of Educa-
ton of said county, having certified
to this board that tax of five mills
is necessary to be levied on the tax
able property of said county, as pro-
vided by law: 1t is therefore ordered
that said amount be collected as tax
for the public schools Of said county
upon the taxable property as afore-
said. Witness our hands and official
signatures this August 2, 1921.
S. j. YEOMAN, Chairman.
w. L. CHILDERS
S. M. COOKE
Commissioners of Roads and Reve'
nues, said county.
GEORGIA--Lee County.
In the office of the Board Of Edu.
cation, of said County,
Whereas. at the regular July meet
ing of said Board of Education Of said
county, a resolution was passed di-
recting the Board of County Com
missioners of said county, to assess
and levy upon the taxable property
of said county the amount OF five
mills, the same being for public
school purposes Of said county, the
same is therefore certified to the E'aid
Board of County Commissioners OF
said County of Lee and the said Board
of Commissioners are directed and re-
quested to levy the same in their
regular tax levy for the year 1921.
In witness whereof have this, the
22nd day Of July, set my hand and
official signature.
S. J. POWELL, Supt, Of Schools,
Lee County, Ga.
Farm Wanted.