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il 3767-3808. STREETS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS. Tit. XIII, Ch. 22.
CHAPTER 17.
SOLDIERS', SAILORS', AND MARINES' MEMORIAL BUILDINGS.
SECTION 3767. May issue bonds—limitation.
1 For the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition of neces-
2 sary ground therefor, and purchasing, erecting, constructing or recon-
3 structing such building, and for the necessary equipment therefor,
4 the county, city or town may issue bonds to be known as liberty me-
5 morial bonds, to be issued and sold as provided by law; they shall
6 provide for portions of such bonds to become due at different, definite
7 periods, but none in less than five nor more than fifty years from date.
8 In issuing such bonds, such county, city or town may become indebted
9 in an amount which, added to all other indebtedness, shall not exceed
10 five per centum of the actual value of the taxable property in such
11 county, city or town as determined by the last state and county tax
12 lists, anything in section forty hundred fifty-four of the compiled code
13 to the contrary notwithstanding. For the purpose of liquidating such
14 bonds, together with the interest thereon, such county, cities and towns
15 shall levy" upon all the property within the limits thereof, subject to
16 taxation for such purpose, in addition to all other taxes provided by
17 law, a special tax not exceeding in any one year eight mills on the dollar
18 for a period of not exceeding fifty years.
[38 G. A., ch. 170, § 3 ; 39 G. A., ch. 81, § 1.]
SEC. 3769. Tax levy.
1 In case a building be constructed or purchased under this chapter,
2 the county, city or town shall thereafter provide annually a levy of
3 not more than five mills on all the taxable property within said
4 county, city or town, for the development, operation and maintenance
5 of such building, in care of a city or town, and it shall seek advice
6 and suggestions of the community civic congress.
. [38 G. A., ch. 170, § 5 ; 39 G. A., ch. 81, § 2.]
CHAPTER 22.
STREETS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS.
SECTION 3808. Establishment — improvement — assessments on
abutting property — extending assessment — anticipating assessments.
1 Cities and towns shall have power to establish, lay off, open,
2 widen, straighten, narrow, vacate, extend, improve and repair streets,
3 highways, avenues, alleys, public grounds, wharves, landings and
4 market places within their limits ; but no street, avenue, highway, or
5 alley which shall hereafter be dedicated to public use by the proprietor
6 of the ground in any municipal corporation shall be deemed a public
7 street, avenue, highway, or alley, or be under the use or control of
8 such municipality, unless the dedication shall be accepted and con-
9 firmed by an ordinance or resolution specially passed for such pur-
10 pose. The expenses of such extension, repairs and improvements may