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twenty years from tlie time of contracting tlie same. The 

 board may levy and collect other taxes for corporate pur- 

 poses upon property within the territorial limits of the 

 district, the aggregate amount of which for each year 

 shall not exceed one-third of one per centum of the value 

 of the taxable property within the corporate limits, as 

 the same is assessed and equalized for the State and 

 county taxes of the year in which the levy is made, pro- 

 vided however, that a like sum in addition, a total of two- 

 thirds of one per centum, may be levied when such addi- 

 tional tax has been authorized by the legal voters of such 

 district at an election duly held. Any district formed 

 under provisions of this act has the right to permit terri- 

 tory lying outside its limits, whether within any sanitary 

 district or not, to drain into and use any channel or drain 

 made by it, upon payments, terms and conditions mutu- 

 ally agreed upon, and it has full power and authority to 

 contract for the right to use any drain or channel which 

 may be made by any other sanitary district upon terms 

 mutually agreed upon. 



This Act provides for the formation of sanitary dis- 

 tricts any^vhere in the State and with increasing size of 

 municipalities, and consequent increase in amount of 

 sewage produced in such municipalities, many districts 

 will undoubtedly be formed in the near future. In addi- 

 tion to providing a better means of sewage disposal in 

 many cases than could be secured by municipalities act- 

 ing individually, it provides for obtaining money for car- 

 rying on work without regard to the debt of municipali- 

 ties included in the district. 



DECATUR SANITARY DISTRICT 



The Decatur Sanitary District was organized in Aug- 

 ust 1917. Money has been raised by taxation, and on Feb- 

 ruary 24th an election will be held to decide if the tax rate 

 may be raised to 2-3 of 1 per cent, and if bonds, $860,000 

 in amount, shall be issued. The board of trustees has 

 employed engineers, prepared plans for intercepting sew- 

 ers, and let contract for a small amount of construction. 

 If this bond issue is authorized by vote on February 24th, 



