Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-04-04

shall by their secretary or treas
urer list for taxation it's stock
held by citizens Of this State il
the county, city or town where
owner Of said stock resides. That
IN listing said stock for taxation
the withdrawal value as fixed by
the bylaws shall be furnished
the list taker and the stock shall
be valued for taxation as other
mCneyed investments of citizens
OF this State. Any officer or
agent failing to give such inform
alton shall be barred from doing
further business and shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 80. Limits the authority of
commissioners as to valuing and
assessing real property not be-
lore assessed to the period of FIVE
years,
May add to the taxes on per-
sonal property for any year the
simple taxes for years when said
property was untaxed for five
years back. Provision of this
section apply also to cities and
towns.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT ACT.
No. 3O3-An act to amend chao-
ter II Of the first volume of The
Code and restore to the people of
North Carolina local self-govern-
ment.
Sec. 1. Amends above chapter
OF Code by abolishing election of
County Commissioners by Just
ices of peace, concurrent action
OF the justices in levying taxes
and performing other duties in
conjunction with commissioners.
etc.
Sec. 2. Strikes out proviso
limiting commissioners power
to expend for bridges partly in
one county and partly in another
more than $500 without the con-
currence of a majority of the
justices.
Sec. 3. Subsection %, section
7oI. AS to accepting bonds ETC.,
county officers elect, amended
as follows, viz; It bond held to
be sufficient by commissioner.
officer-elect may appeal to Su-
perior Court judge riding that
district or resident Judge as he
may choose; appeal to be heard
within ten days; if bond shall
be held sufficient by judge he
shall order board of commission
ers to accept it and qualify of
ficers if bond held be sufficient
appellant shall have ten days to
perfect it; if both original and
additional bonds have been held
insufficient, judge shall declared
vacant and vacancy shall
be filed by appointment of Su-
perior Court clerk until clerks
declared vacant and then
the judge shall appoint.
Sec. 4. Section 716 of Code re-
pealed and provides for the cleo
ton by the people of three COM
missioners at the general election
in 1896 and every two years there
after.
Sec. 5. Upon the affidavit of
tive electors before the clerk
that they believe that the bust
ness Of the county will be impro-
perly handled if left in the hands |
of the three commissioners elect
and on petition Of 200 electors
Judge of district or judge presid-
shall appoint two additional
commissioners Of different polit-
ical party from a majority of the
board with same powers and
duties as those elected. No money
shall be paid upon the order of
said board. No official bond ac-
cepted or debt incurred except
upon the concurrence Of four Of
the board. An aye and no vote
shall be taken upon all financial
questions.
Sec. 6. Section III requiring
justices of the peace to meet an
nually, etc., repealed.
Sec. z amends section 719 of
Of the Code, and gives the Clerk
Of the Superior court power to
vacancies on the Board of
Commissioners.
Sec. 8 repeats conflicting laws.
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