The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-08-18

LOCUST MOUNTAIN COAL AND IRON co.

the school directors oil Conyngham township
have levied and are proceeding to collect -
building tax of two aud one-halI mills upon
the dollar OF the valuation OF the taxable
property in said district That the value OF
the taxable property IN the district So6S,ol6
and that the tax levied amounts to Sl42l.36
that the valuation oil the property oil the
complalnanIs assessed at the rate aforesaid Is
@iSl,olo'-ll Is iurJher alleged that SAID levy
Is unnecessary ana Illegal inasmuch as the
schooI Doard are nor engaged III erecting
any school pui'dli'g ana do not contemplate
erecting curing ''e current year. ana a'so
Ihat the uisIfct IS iree OF u'D' incurred Tor
the erection "' Sch'oI "uild'hS''
1t Is admitted 'y 'h' answer ol defendants
Vh"V 'hey arc nov 'lEaa'' III erecting any
'c'oo' ""''''iS anu '""' U''H 90 NOT coh-
'''"p'"'e erecting any S''a o1''''"s OF pur-
c.''''',S any s'o"'''' ''F ''"oo, purposes ou-
r,u8 'ho current year. pu' "'''ge 'naV inc
u''.r'cI IS III ueo' III lhes''h o' Io"r hun"rea
uo''"'s 'or s'ou"u' purchased LOT Sc"oo' P"F-
poses i" io'' IoI ueS"s "''u III school houses
constituting 'NV"'e' .ne'ooi III inc sum OF
'o"r Hu'urcu anu SIN uoi'"tS' ai8o Tor hard-
ware III inc erecting ana llVI'hS oil school
iouSes III INC amount OF ABOUT @2o-aISo
''i'' "oou' one HuH'''eu uoIi"r' or more are
lel"'ieu 70 P"'hV SCHOOL mousse Whlch they
N"Ne i"'o'i eiCc'cu'
nNhouV " iornaI replication the co.m8fl
o' inc Pa'ties nave agreed DY wiring here
WIN "led 10 Suo"l'C Tue case upon tho bill
anu "''9"e'' WIN request 'H'C It, DC speciaI-
y ul'erm'neo "Ae'her inc proposed applica-
Ilon Oh ouHulnS TAX TO aes 'ts and seats at
'"cAc" III So'"ol muses. IA lawful, ana also
Wh"I o"''a!S upon SCHOOL buildings during
Vne year '".' may lawfully be collected Tor.
ny lhe oou sec'loh OF the ACT 8 May, 1901,
schooi directors are authorized once III each
year TO levy Il special tax not exceeding the
amount Oh tho regular annual tax for such
year 10 ne aPplled solely to the purpose OF
purchasing OF paying Tor the ground ana the
building OF erection Oh school buildings
thereon
r'y'nS Tor ia"'S pnfehaSed---I'f the nee,
e's"fy hardware used IN erecting" " Schooi
house and Tor painting the buildings erected
out OF the SPECIAL building tax are matters
so plainly authorized ny the law that there
Is no room io' doubt or ea'I' upon the sub
jec"-bnt II Is earnestly coniended by the
couh'ei Iof compIanAhl5 iha' httihS the
ScAool houses erected by directors with seats
ana desks Is to DC p"id iof out OF the general
SeAooI Iuh'' ana ho' ny Il aD"iIdIhS TAX ms
view oi 'n' ii" units the application Oh IAe
D"''o'ns ."N 10 tne mere "a'is ana Fooi ''
'ne Pu'lu'nE, ana S,oPS snort OF making IL a
Schoo' o"l'"i''g' II "'isnV "' wei Dc "a'u
,na' " store Is c'"'P'eto store, WithouI
.no Coulter ana Sne.NeS'aS ''.'.' " Schooi mouse
Is " con'P'''c p"'iu'"s "''''ouV "e"t' anu
oesNS' Oo"'''er' ""'''' ur'"er9 anu sne''e'
pass wiz" " store as f'"LIy,-l "ashpnrhe
i.'"l loF' ~ I"'er Vs. Noo''''on 90 p"o''
~ l : "eP' l'''
% pe"S III ciutcn P"f.""e OIL ''e nature
o' lo'''y "i'"o"s" "W"eo ny "' ih"lN'"""''
'"e general properly oe,ohgI"g 10 ,ne coFPo'
ration 'll'.U erected Vie cl'uIch'--l " ASH ~
Ane ca test Oh Physlc"l "n"eN"''oii WIS
| tNPlo"cu ny uloSoh' =. 1,' Ill ooF'.' vs.
p'9en'"'' W -" - ll' i1''. vs.. 0o""l" :
!, 0"'''n -'4''-7egeF vs. le''V l "eeAy
No'c9' ~
Ill NAe'gH appe" - l.. T. oh''''' 90, 'uuse
As"e" says Inc '!o "o'''' o' P"ySl'.i
,"l'A'''o'l '','' io'is S'"'7 O0''' pN'i''e,' III
'r's cs I'''''' VII INC oT"''"'y '"' question
y. i,o'' It,'l'u' oii '''o '''','0 ''''
'-''' '''.'' % '"' "o' y ""''-I Wv p''"O'"'0
% P"' IA P'"o0' ''' pun! ~ ','0 ''" Oo'
',oo'e'' Win 10 '''' '' i'''e''o19 u
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'", Whittier '"T '''''' "',' ue'"' Oh
'0''1'' ''o"'0 C'0o'," ~ S0'''oi "'''0'o'' ''e
'''''u i'''' " '''' ',''U' 40 wis '"''.','! '"'
0'''0 ~ ''' -'0'S'S' " "'' VI .''' '''''
PiT'V'' anus "o" s'''g."''y "''", III my
''io''' o'''' '''"No ~ '''''''"'' i' ol''o,
'SI .'''J ",T ~, 'o0o'''''''''o It so''oo,
D"''''',s' Inc 'uiPo ""a 'N'' ',iey 7''o"''
DC u'eu us p"r' ol ."e ou''olHs """ Iea7oh"'
Die construction OF the law requires that they
should be paid for, out OF the building
fund.
I'm fins holding am NOT to he understood
'.,,,,,, -.
" .,-'''7 '''''' = N'-C'' '''''o ''o' 'oIo'i'' >
Duif, can be re-sealea or provided with new
desks in place Of old ones, out of the build
! .ng Illni. This would come under the heat
.f :.,.,r;l ,,., a.. -. l,.;I r.
OK repairs "h1tH are HoL 10 De p|lu LOT on
| of tha sparill t1- The nrovisinn IN tha M.
| 80 '+'' 80 - -
that this tax shall he applied Solely to pay
| - ~
Ing Tor grounds and erecting school Dui!dinS
excludes the idea OF appropriation to any
,''0 0"' ot''''' 'I'''' Inv '',''
become necessary ABOUT scnool Eou'e' VI
this subject fully concmr with Judge Walk
or in Zimmerman vs.. school directors O
pi,o,,r,,o . T.o,,,I C,I,r,,;nIo } in ,,ric,, l..
'"I5'C - - 49,,
. Ae!o school directors cannot leVeya Il puiIdih;
! tax to repair old erectiOns.
In the answer Of defendants they admi
l.,,in,, l,iI tbo to,. =, sr,oiI on,
''' '''7 '''' '"', .,,
lays upon lhe 'chooI buildings Whlch VIII b
} required during the current year.