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Notice of Proposed Increase in Local Tax 'Levies

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Pursuant to section 154)82 of the Code of I960, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County, Virginia, ■mil meet on the 5th day of APRIL, 1952, at 10:00 o’clock AJULat the Court House at Washington, Virginia, at which time and place citizens of this County will be beard by the said board for or against the following proposed increase in local tax levies for the tax year beginning January 1, 1952:

1951 Levies 1952 Proposed Levies Increase Unit Levy for

General and School Funds f 2.55 General Fund • $ .45

County School Operating Fund 1.80 PIEDMONT MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT: Piedmont District

Road Debt Fund .15

.16

« .80

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A Unit Levy for the General and School Funds is proposed for the budget year 1952-53 in comparison with separate levies for prior years. _

The estimated Valuation of property at January 1, 1952 is approximately $850,000 under the valuation of property assessed for the tax year 1951. The reduction of valuation is due to the present policy of assessing personal property on the basis of 25% of true value in comparison with the assessing policies of prior years. The purpose of the increase in the levy for the General and County School Fund is to provide the requirements for operations.

W. C. CAMPBELL, Chairman of Board of Supervisors

JAS. M. SETTLE, Clerk of Board of Supervisors.

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