The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-01-05


BALTIMORE, Jan. 3.-Cctton Is ]
cents.
New YORK, Jan. 3.-Gold 1l05
Cotton duh aud GomiUal at l5s cents.
A----
A Special TAX OF TEN THOUSAND Dol
LARS ASKED FoR.-It will no doubt sur
prise most Of the citizens Of the county to
know that the Legislature has been re-
guested to grant authority to the County
Commissioners to levy special tax of ten
thousand dollars, for the purpose Of pay
ing off the Indebtedness Of the county.
At meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners, on the l2th of last month.
will be found the following
The county being in debt, and it ap-
pearlng to the Board that the interest of
the couHty requires that GoRR action be
taken, relieving the county of its debts,
It is ordered by the Board that the Sen
ator and representatives for this county
IN the General Assembly nov sitting, be
and they are hereby requested to ask for
the passage Of an act by that body author
iz;ng said Commissioners to levy special
lax for an amount not exceeding ten thons-
and dollars on the taxable property for the
wear 1871, for the purpose of pfoEiding for
the payment of the outstanding debts of
the county, the rate Of tagatioR row uu
thorized by law being insutticient for that
purpose "A .
In accordance with this rcqGeA Bella
my, Senator from Edgecembe, few days
Lefore the recess introduced resolation
authorizing this special tax to b levied,
which was referred to the appropriate
committee.
This is & question of considerable i'm
Dortance to the taxpayers of Edgcombe,
and all the facts in tAe case shuld be
placed before the Legislature be re any
action is taken by that body. Wsare not
at this time prepared to prcnouEe de-
-cided opinion against its adoption though
we have heard many prominent ciizens Of
the county so express themselves but ne
thing, however, we think remarkably
strange in connection with it.
A Radical Legislature a few yerS since
passed law requiring tl!at al County
Commissioners should, at ceTrn time
Of each year, prblish a GIL state
meHt Of the fiuances of the osAEy. show
ing the exact condition Of the sane-how
much had been paid out-how much re-
ccived, &c. This law the RadcaI Con-
-missioncrS OF EdgccOmbe aveeStircly ig-
nored, and, as natural conseqncnce, upon
inquiring Of the present Beard n Monday
last, we were unable to obtain .om them
any idea at all Of the indebted eSs Of the
county; yet, notwithstanding this ac-
knowledged ignorance, they fropose to
levy sIssj',i ta Cf ten thous.nd dollars
to pay off that Indebtedness.
The people of Edeecomhe .are no doubt
willing, nay anxious, to clear tleir county
OF debt, but they are oppose to taking
such long leap in the dark, especially
when such large amount Of money will
be placed in the hands Of Irresponsible
Commissioners, whose term Of service
may be ended at an early day.
We hope to hear from the people of the
county on this subject.
MCNIC!FAL ELEcIoNs.- publish be
low the act In ru,atiyn to town elections.
as passed hy the Lcgisatule cn22nd, De
cem5er, 1870.
Ii will be seen that all municipal cleo
'tionS, with few exceptions. 4laye been
postponed to the first d, onday in ssay OF
each year-aIso requiring that every elcc-
tor shall have resided next preceding the
day OF election ninety days uithin,the coz.
pnration.
AN ACT IN RELATION TO MUM
CEPAL ELECTIONS.
SECTION ]. The General Assembly o
North Carolina do enact as follows: Nc
person hall be,entitteG to vote for Mayor
Iutendant Of Police, Commissioners, Al
,dcrm"n or other oEicers of any incorpora
ted city or town, or at any election hcI,
therein, for any municipal purpose, unlc>:
lie shall be an clector of the State O
North Carolina and shall have resided hex
preceding the day of election, ninety day
within the corporation, and ten days with
in the Ward in which he claims tc be,
voter.
SEC. 2. It shall be the dutr Of ths, COZ
pOrate authorities Of every CITY and towC
TO cause a registration to be made If al
voters qualified as above mentioned, un
der the rules and regulations herctufor,
used.
SEC. 3. No person shall be a Mayor
Commissioner. lntendcnt o. p"Ice, -llder
man or ether cliet corporate officer Of an,
city or town, unless he slEH he qualified
voter therein.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be lawful to challenge
the right of any person to vote, either OF
the day Of election when he offersto vot.
or the day of registration when he offer
10 register, and if it shall appear to thu
Judges Of election or majority thereof
or the registering officer, that sn- h person
Is disqualified, he shall be excluded from
registration, OF if he has been registered
from voting.
SEC. D., Section o. an act ratified Dec
18th, 1868, entitled, "an act to provide
for the holding of municipal election i!
North Carolina" and all other acts, anc
ordinances, or parts thereof, in couflic
with this act, ale hereby repealed.
SEC. 6. That the time for regular elcc
tion for municipal officers in cities, town
ana incorporated villages OF this State
shall hereafter be the first Monday in MAJ
IN each year; PROVIDED, That this ac
shall not apply to the towns Of Washington
and Gol1s5e-o' for the year 1871. BH
nothing IN this act shall apply to the towl
of Fayetteville or the city of Wilmington
And all officers vino shall be elected il
said towns Of Washington and Goldoboro
IT the election in January, 1871, shall con
anCe t" hpid office until tie regular e!ec
lion N May, 1872. PROVIDED FCRTHER
mat all cities and towns not Specially ex
ceptcd i2~th,s act, "a! persons now in offic,
by virtue Of .euy election, shall continu,
~ ot1ce until the general election in May
1871.
SEC. 7. This act shall be in force from
its ratification.
In General Assembly read three time
ana ratified this 22nd day of Dec. A. D.
1870.
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