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§11-8-7. Increase of Current Expense Levies When Debt Levies Not Required

If the allocation made to a taxing unit for the purposes of debt incurred prior to the adoption of the Tax Limitation Amendment is not required, in whole or in part, for the purposes of such debt, the governing body may, with the prior written approval of the Tax Commissioner, increase the rates allocated for […]

§11-8-8. Levies by Board of Public Works; Certification

The state board of public works shall, on or before April 15 of each year, levy on the one hundred dollars' valuation of each class of property subject to taxation in the state the rates fixed by section six-a of this article. The board shall forthwith certify its action to the State Tax Commissioner and […]

§11-8-9. Meetings of Local Levying Bodies

(a) Each local levying body shall hold a meeting or meetings between the seventh and twenty-eighth days of March for the transaction of business generally and particularly for the business herein required. (b) When a levy is placed on the ballot for consideration during a primary election, each local levying body may extend its time […]

§11-8-10a. Adjourned Session of County Court to Hear Objections to Proposed Levies; Approval of Estimate and Levy by Tax Commissioner; First Levy for Bonded Indebtedness, Second for Indebtedness Not Bonded, Then for Current Expenses

The county court shall, when it reconvenes upon the third Tuesday in April, hear and consider any objections made orally or in writing by the prosecuting attorney, by the Tax Commissioner or his representative, or by any taxpayer of the county, to the estimate and proposed levy or to any item thereof. The court shall […]

§11-8-5. Classification of Property for Levy Purposes

For the purpose of levies, property shall be classified as follows: Class I. All tangible personal property employed exclusively in agriculture, including horticulture and grazing; All products of agriculture (including livestock) while owned by the producer; All notes, bonds, bills and accounts receivable, stocks and any other intangible personal property; Class II. All property owned, […]