Washington § 53.36.020 - Tax levy — Limitation.

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§ 53.36.020. Tax levy — Limitation.

A district may raise revenue by levy of an annual tax not to exceed forty-five cents per thousand dollars of assessed value against the assessed valuation of the taxable property in such port district for general port purposes, including the establishment of a capital improvement fund for future capital improvements, except that any levy for the payment of the principal and interest of the general bonded indebtedness of the port district shall be in excess of any levy made by the port district under the forty-five cents per thousand dollars of assessed value limitation. The levy shall be made and taxes collected in the manner provided for the levy and collection of taxes in school districts of the first class.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 195 s 56; 1955 c 65 s 11. Prior: 1951 c 133 s 1; 1943 c 166 s 2, part; 1921 c 183 s 1, part; 1917 c 125 s 1, part; 1913 c 62 s 4, part; 1911 c 92 s 4, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 9692, part.]

Notes

Severability—Effective dates and termination dates—Construction—1973 1st ex.s. c 195: See notes following RCW 84.52.043.
Budgets: Chapter 53.35 RCW.
Levy of taxes: Chapter 84.52 RCW.
Limitation on levies: State Constitution Art. 7 s 2 (Amendments 55 and 59); RCW 84.52.050 through 84.52.056.
School district levy: Chapter 28A.545 RCW.

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