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On the recordApril 25, 1890
The general law fixes the limit of 4 per cent upon the last assessment for taxation; this bill extends the limit as to the city of Ogden to 8 per cent.
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Benjamin Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval a Bill to Authorize the City of Ogden, Utah, to Assume an...

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