After the annual budget has been prepared, the board of trustees of the Meridian Junior College District shall certify the same in writing to the city council of the City of Meridian and shall certify to the number of mills of ad valorem taxation required to make provisions for the revenue required in said budget. It shall thereupon become the duty of the City of Meridian to levy taxes upon the Meridian Junior College District in the amount specified by the board of trustees. The tax levy for maintenance and operation of the Meridian Junior College District shall not exceed three (3) mills nor shall the levy for construction exceed an additional three (3) mills.Laws, 1980, ch. 428, § 7, eff. 4/30/1980.
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