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V <br />Article q~5. <br />Cne~~uar~ex Cent ~1~~~~ County ~a~es and use Tax, <br />§ ~.v5=535, Sham title, . <br />Th~.s Article is the Cne~~uaxtex Cent ~11~4~} County dales and tlse Tax 1~ct. <br />~~QQ7~~~3, s. ~ l r 17~b~r~ <br />§ 1v5~53~. Limitatxousr <br />T.~s A.r~icle applies only to counties that levy the first onewcent ~~ ~~ sales and use tax <br />underr .ArtiGle~39 of this Chapter oar, under Chapter ~D~~ of the 1967 Session Laws, the , <br />~trst one-half cent ~~12~~ local s~.es and use tax undex Article ~D of this Chapter, and the <br />. seeond~ one--half cent ~~12¢~ local sales and use tax undex Article 42 of this Chapter. <br />~2~Q~~323, s. 31,17~b~.~ ~ . <br />~ ~.U5~537, bevy. <br />~a~ Authority, -- If the majorzty of those voting in a refexendum held pursuant to <br />` this ,t4rticle vote for the levy of the taxi the board of county commissionexs may, by <br />. ,.........._...._~_.~___~__.__. xesaxu.~o~..~.~aud_af~er-~-Q~days`_ ~ublic_notice,_.le~ a_Io.Gal_sale~_an~d use ta~.~a~ a ra~~~~~f :.~..~..~~...,...~...~_____~ <br />one-quarter percent ~Q*2S°~~}. ~ ~ . <br />~~ .~ Vote, -~ The beard of county cvn~missianers may direct the county board of <br />elections to conduct au. advisory referendum: an the ques~.on of whethex to levy a Iocal <br />sales and use tax ~. the county as provided in this .Article. The election shah be held an a <br />date jointly agreed upon by the hoard of county ca,~.ssianexs and the board of elections <br />'and shall be held ~. accordance with the, pxoaedures of Gr.S. ~~~-287. <br />~c~ Bauat question. -~ The fox, of the question tv be presented an a. bauot for a <br />. ~ special election cQnce~.g the Ievy of the tax authaxi2ed by this Article shall be: <br />. ~ r~~ ~ Ft~~ ~ ~ .AGAINST ~ ' <br />Local sales and use tax at the rate of one-quarter percent X0.25°fo~ in addition <br />. to all other Mate and local sales and ,use taxes, ~' <br />(d.~ Li~~.txon. ~- A tax levxe~ under this Art~Gle m.ay not be in effect in a aunty <br />' at. the same tune as a tax levied undex Article ~Q of this Cha~tex. ~20D7~323, sr 31.17~b}.~ <br />' ~ ~ ~,va~538, Ad~nistxa~rvn al' ta~es~ ~ ~ . <br />laxce~t a.s provided in this Article; the adoption, levy, cvuection, ad~.uustra~,on, and <br />xe~eal of t~.ese additional taxes must be in accvrda:~:ce v~th Article ~9 of this Chaptex. <br />G, S, l Q5-4~ 8. ~ is au a ' 'stxative ~ravisian that applies to this Article. A tax levied <br />. under this Article does not apply to the sales price of food that xs exempt from tax <br />pursuant' to ~CrS. ~Q5w~~4.131~ or to the sales price of abundled tranSaCtion taxable <br />pursuantt to Cr.Sr 1a5~~d7~a~~5a~. The Secretary Shall dot divide the amount allocated tU a <br />county between the county and the n~u~.cip~ties within. the county, ~~QQ7~~23, s. <br />3~r~ I ~b~~ ~~V~~~~5~ ti?r .1~.5~CL~~ ~~Ll~~~~~' l7r ~5~ ~~~~~-155 U- ~~r~ <br />