{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-156-140","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-140","heading":"Tax levy.","body":"In order to carry out and accomplish the objects and purposes of this Article, the board of commissioners of any such county may annually levy and collect a countywide tax not exceeding two cents (2¢) upon each one hundred dollars ($100.00) in value of the taxable property in such county. (1943, c. 553, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 156. Drainage.","SUBCHAPTER IV. DRAINAGE BY COUNTIES.","Article 12. Protection of Public Health."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_156/GS_156-140.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:24:32Z","sha256":"3611dfd6c466df697cfab5628d2eb9e99785ae784aa6c0e8670b5f80aa7c533a","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-156-139","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-156-141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}