McIntosh County v. Seaboard Air-Line Railway Co.

1. Any local tax for educational purposes imposed by county authorities, outside of any independent local school systems in the county, is governed by article 8, section 4, paragraph 1 of the constitution of this State, as amended by an amendment ratified November 2, 1920 (Ga. L. 1919, p. 66; Park’s Code Supp. 1922, § 6579), and shall not exceed in the aggregate 5 mills, as provided therein, whether the tax.is imposed under any one or all of the following legislative enactments: Civil Code of 1910, § 513; § 1534, providing for the imposition of the tax when authorized by a popular vote, aud…