Opinion No. (1990)

Dear Representative Lucas,

¶ 0 The Attorney General has received your letter asking for an official opinion addressing, in effect, the following questions:

1. Section 19 O.S. 786 of title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutesmandates that the county excise board make two separate annuallevies on all property within the county for the benefit ofcounty charity patients and county hospitals. Are such leviesrequired to be taken from the existing ten mills which areapportioned to the county in section 9 of article X, Section 9 ofthe Oklahoma Constitution, or are those levies in addition to theten mills?

2. Do…