The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-10-21
Lee County Tax
Levy for 1921.
GEoRGIA-Lee County.


County purposes, regular term, An.
gust, 1921.
II appearing to us that the aggre
cate value OF taxable property in said
county, according to the tax digest OF
said county for the year 1921 Is
$29, 46O.57.
That the state has assessed Five
Dollars on the one thousand dollars
OF taxable property, the same being
rive mills, for state taxes Tor the year
1921; which levy will raise the sum Of
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.
cred that tax of 220 per cent. on
ne aforesaid state or Levy, being IL
aills, be, and the same is hereby as
essed and levied for County pur-
)oses 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
.he same be distributed as follows:
l. 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, 30 per cent 1.5O mills.
8. TO pay sheriffs, jailers 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
oo,,t 0O6 willis
5. To pay the expense of county
for bailiffs at court, non resident wit
nesses in criminal cases, fuel, SER
wants hire, stationery and like, 15 per
cent. rs mills.
6. To pay jurors a per diem COM
pensation Is per cent. rs mills.
T. To pay expenses incurred in
supporting the poor of the county Il
per cent. so mills.
s. TO open up. improve and main
cain the public roads, pay guards and
wardens salary, maintain convicts,
feed stock, and other necessary ex-
penses connected with roads 40 per
cent. 200 mills
8. 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. 5 mills
II. TO pay off and retire install
ment (first) $SO,OOO.OO Lee County
Bonds, voted upon, validated and is-
sued by said county, so per cent. 2.5
mills.
Total 220 per cent. HOO 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
hat 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'
Dues, 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
nd 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 said
Board of County Commissioners of
said County of Lee and ths said Board
Of Commissioners are directed and re-
1uested to levy the same in their
OCULAR tax levy for the year 1921.
In witness whereof have this, the
End day of July, set my hand and
)fficial signature