Washington § 86.12.010 - County tax for river improvement fund — Flood control maintenance account.

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§ 86.12.010. County tax for river improvement fund — Flood control maintenance account.

The county commissioners of any county may annually levy a tax, beginning with the year 1907, in such amount as, in their judgment they may deem necessary or advisable, but not to exceed twenty-five cents per thousand dollars of assessed value upon all taxable property in such county, for the purpose of creating a fund to be known as "river improvement fund." There is hereby created in each such river improvement fund an account to be known as the "flood control maintenance account."
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 195 s 129; 1941 c 204 s 8; 1907 c 66 s 1; Rem. Supp. 1941 s 9625. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1907 c 66 s 4, now codified as RCW 86.12.033.]

Notes

Severability—Effective dates and termination dates—Construction—1973 1st ex.s. c 195: See notes following RCW 84.52.043.
Limitation on levies: State Constitution Art. 7 s 2 (Amendments 55 and 59); chapter 84.52 RCW.

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