3. General Rates.

With reference to the power of the County Council to levy general rates to the extent of 1½d in the pound, we append the following proviso in "The Counties Act 1876 Amendment Act 1882"

"Power of Council to levy general rales. 43. The Council of every county may, from time to time, as it thinks fit, make and levy general rates on all rateable property within its county for carrying into effect the general purposes of the said Act; but the total amount of such rates made for any one year shall not exceed three farthings in the pound on the rateable value, in counties in which there are either road districts or town districts, or six farthings in the pound if there are no road districts or town districts in the county."