Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1925-09-24
TAX LEVY, 1925
Motion Made by w. II. Roberts and
Seconded by J. E. Turner and
Carried Unanimously

The following Tax Levy was made
for the year 1925, as hereinafter set
out, and for the purpose hereinafter
set out. and to be COLLECTED for such
purposes.
For the purpose of raising funds
to meet the public expenses for the
said County of Ben Hill for the year
1925, it is ordered that eighteen mills
with the exclusion of the State and
School TAXI on all the Taxable prop
erty in said County, be, and the same
is, hereby levied on all the property
which appears on the Tax Digest for
the year 1925, and on all other Tax
property in said County, for the pur-
pose herein after set out.
Item No. 1 Four-tenths mills to
pay the legal Indebtedness OF SAID
County not hereinafter provided for,
due or to become due during the year
or past due.
(a) One and two-tenths mills to
nay the bonded indebtedness Of said
County, due or to become due dur
ing the year, including the interest
on said Bonds. "a! -
Item No. 2 Nine mills to build or
repair CCourta house, .jails, bridges,
or other public improvements, for
which said sum could be legally ex-
pended according to law.
Item No. 8 One and three-tenths
mills to pay Sheriff, pailers, or other
officers fees that they may be enti-
tied to out of said County and of.
said fund.
Item No. 4 Four-tenths mills to pay
Bailiffs, nonresident witnesses In
criminal cases, fuel, servant hire, sta
tionery and the like. .
Item No. 5 One-tenth mill to pay
the Coroners for holding inuests, and
the like that may be incumbered upon
the said county to pay.
Item No. Seven-tenths mills to
pay jurors per diem compensation.
Item No. 7 Four mills for the pur-
pose of paying the salary and wages
necessary for the working of what is
known as the Chain gang on the pub
lie roads of said county, and for the
working of the chain gang OF said
county on the public roads and IN
proving and working said roads.
Item No. 9 Three-tenths mills to
pay the expenses incurred in support
ing the poor of said county as pre-
scribed by law Of the State of Geor-
gia.
Item No. Six-tenths mills to pay
salary of county agent and econo-
mics demonstrator.
In addition to the foregoing there
shall be and is hereby levied, and
shall be collected five mills on all
the Taxable property in said County
outside the incorporated limits of the
City Of Fitzgerald, Of said County,
for the purpose Of maintaining ne
public schools Of said County, outside
the incorporated limits of the said
City of Fitzger-''
In addition thereto the School dis
tricts of Ashton, Lynnwood, Roanoke
Cotton Mills, Morminy High and
Westwood of said county, there shall
be and is hereby levied and shall be
collected five mills on all the Taxable
property located respectfully in each
of said school districts, supplement-
ary school tax for the Educational
purposes of said school districts OF
said county, special elections having
been held in each of said named
school districts of said county, special
school districts.
Also five mills State tax.
1t is aordered that the assessments
and levy as hereinbefore set out, be,
and the same is hereby made and this
be entered on the minutes.
Ordered published by Ben Hill
County Commissioners.
M. Dickson, Chairman,
J. E. Turner,