Section 69.4 - Authority of council to levy taxes; cemeteries; tax limit.
THE GENERAL LAW VILLAGE ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 3 of 1895
69.4 Authority of council to levy taxes; cemeteries; tax limit.
Sec. 4.
The council may for the purpose of purchasing grounds for a cemetery, raise by general tax a sum not exceeding in any 1 year, 1/4 of 1% of the taxable value of the property in the village. However, the total sum that may be raised for the purchase of grounds for that purpose shall not at any time exceed $5,000.00. The council may, for the purpose of maintaining the cemetery, raise by general tax a sum not exceeding in any 1 year 1/10 of 1% of the taxable value of the property in the village.
History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2855 ;-- CL 1915, 2729 ;-- Am. 1923, Act 157, Eff. Aug. 30, 1923 ;-- CL 1929, 1638 ;-- CL 1948, 69.4 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998