49 Ohio App. 436 - State, Ex Rel. Thomas v. Heuck’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““Section 3. “The council shall annually levy a tax for current operating expenses on the real and personal property in the city for the purposes of the city of Cincinnati, its boards, departments and institutions. The rate of such tax shall not exceed six and sixty-five hundredths (6.65) mills on the dollar of assessed valuation. Out of said total maximum levy fifty-five hundredths (.55) of a mill may be levied: only for the purposes of the University of Cincinnati, and at the request of the board of directors of the said University all or any part of said rate shall be le vied. Out of said total maximum levy one-tenth (1/10) of a mill may he levied only for recreational purposes and at the request of the public recreation commission all or any part of said rate shall be levied. * * # ‘ ‘ Section 4. “The council shall annually levy outside of the limitations provided in this charter a sufficient sum to pay the interest, sinking fund and retirement charges on all bonds and notes of the city of Cincinnati, lawfully issued, rents due on perpetual leaseholds of the corporation not payable from a special fund, and the-expenses incident to the management of the sinking fund, which entire levy shall be placed before and in preference to all other levies. Amounts certified under the laws of the state as necessary for such purposes shall not be subject to change by the council.” (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 53 Ohio App. 2d 109 - City of Cincinnati v. Dawson

2. ““No property, taxed according to value, shall be so taxed in excess of one per cent of its true value in money for all state and local purposes, but laws may be passed authorizing additional taxes to be levied outside of such limitation, either when approved by at least a majority of the electors of the taxing district voting on such proposition, or when provided for by the charter of a municipal corporation. * * *” (Amended in other respects, effective July 1,1975.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 53 Ohio App. 2d 109 - City of Cincinnati v. Dawson