The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-17
GEoRGIA-Les County.

GEONGlA-kee Nountys
In Office of Board of Commits
sioners of Roads and Revenues.
Regular August Meeting, 1923.
1t appearing to us that the ag-
gregate value of taxable property
n said County according to the tax
Iigests of said County for the year
1923 is s2,257,442 and that the
State has assessed five mills for
State taxes for the year 1928.
1t is therefore ordered that the
tax of 22O per cent of the afore-
said State tax levy, the same
amounting to IL mills be and the
same is hereby assessed and levied
for County purposes upon the
amount of taxable property return
ed by each tax payer and upon such
property that has not been returned
which is subject to advelorem taxes
m said County of Lee for said year,
1923; and the same is distributed as
follows:
/. To pay the indebtedness due or
to become due during the year or
passed due Is per cent rs mills
?. To build or repair court houses
or jails bridges or ferries or
other public improvements &C.
cording to contract 80 per cent
1.5 mills.
3. To pay sheriffs, jailors or other
officers fees that may be due
them out of the County % per
cent Ito mills.
1. To pay coroners all fees that
may be due them by the Courts
II per cent .025 mills.
IS. To pay the expenses of the
County for bailiffs at Court
non resident witnesses in GRIM
inalnal cases, fuel, servants
hire, stationary and the like Is
per cent rs mills.
Is. To pay jurors per diem COM
pensation Is per cent rs mills
II. To pay expenses incurred in
supporting the poor of the Coun-
ty IL per cent 81 mills.
|8. To open up, improve and main
tain the public roads, to pay
guards and wardens salary,
maintain convicts, feed stock,
and other necessary expenses
connected with the road 40 per
cent 200 mills.
10. To pay the salary of the judge
of City Court of Leesburg dur
ing the current year 10h per
cent .525 mills.
10. To pay other lawful charges
against the County 10 per cent
s. mills
II. To pay off and retire install
ments Of Lee County bonds SO
per cent 2.5 mills.
TOTAL 222 per cent or 11mills
And it further appearing that the
County Board Of Education has GER
tilted that the tax of five mills is
necessary to be levied on taxable
property of said County, as provided
by law, it is necessary, it is there
fore ordered that said amount be
collected and taxed for the public
schools of said County.
And it further appears that the
County Board of Education has
certified to this Board that tax
levy Of three mills be levied upon
all taxable property in Red Bone
School district; that tax be levied
OH all taxable property in Leesburg
School district of three and ope-half
mills and that tax be levied on all
taxable property in Smithville
School district of four and one-half
mills and that said respective
amounts of the respective districts
IS necessary in addition to tho
amount already levied of five mills;
It is therefore ordered that said
respective amounts be levied as in
this paragraph enumerated and col
lected for public schools in said Red
Bone School districts, Leesburg
School district and Smithville School
district as provided by law.
In witness whereof we have here
unto set our hands and affixed our
seals this August Z, 1923.
G. H. LAREMORE, Chairman
E. J. STOCKS, Jr.,
S. NJ. COOKE,
Board of Commissioners of Road