The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-02
THERE HAS BEEN JUGGLING.
June %, 1895.

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Polk County Bond Bill and Pro-
it Correctly Written.
A correspondent of the Charlotte Oh
server writing from Raleigh, has this
to say in regard to the Polk county
bond act, which has been changed since
the original bill was introduced:
RALEIGH, June 2O.-Of all acts passed
by the late Douglas Legislature, ''chap
ter 1854 of the Laws of 1895" for down
right neglect, incompetency, ignorance
and absurdity heads the list. This
act ca which is a Uerbatim copy of the
law as 1T as, is as follows:
AN ACT TO RNABLE POLK COUNTY TO
ISSUE BONDS
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
SECTION 1. That the bonds of county
commissioners of Polk county shall
have power and are hereby author.
lied to issue coupon bonds to an
amount not to exceed five thousand
dollars IS OOO), to be due one-ffteenth
each for fifteen years having interest at
the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, and
to be in denominations of not less tn AZ
twenty five $3.50 nor mor than five
hundred dollars $500, in such proper
ton for each year when its same shall
mature as the said bond Of county com
~missioners may determine; saids bonds
to have coupons attached for the
amount of interest due, which shall be
decided by the sheriff or tax collector
of Dazzle county in payment of county
taxes at any time after the maturity of
the same: Provided, that the bonds so
issued for Il ss than par value; and pro
Uided further that DGUie bonds shall
be made payable at such place as the
tOnds Of commissioners may determine,
and shall be signed by the chairman of
Dazzle bond and county signed by the
clerk Of said board, and DGUie clerks
shall keep a record of the number and
amount of each bond issued, the date
of it's issIe, and which the same ma
tured.
SEC. 2 That the proceeds of the
bonds issued by virtue of the act, shall
be for the purpose of purchasing for
Polk county a farm, lying therein, for
the maintenance of the poor and pau
pers of DaUie county, and for repairing
the court house of Dazzle county.
SEC. 8 That it shall be the duty CT
the bond Of Justice of the peace, acting
with the commissioners of DaUie county
to provide for the payment of the
bonds and coupons provided for in sec
ton one % of this act upon their ma
turity, and if necessary for this pur
pose, they are hereby authorized and
empowered to levy a special tax annu
ally for fifteen years, which shall
be sufficient to pay DaUie bonds and
coupons as they fall due, and which
shall be cOlleC, = at the same Tina and
in the same name as the general tax.
Provided, in the levy of the same, they
shall observe the constitutional ques-
tom between the tax on property and
On the poll,
SEC. 4 That bofore said bonds are
issued, the said commissioners shall
cause an election to be held in Dazzle
county, first giving thirty C3U days
notice of the same, upon the question
Of issuing Of DGUie bonds; aud if a ma
jority of the vote of the qualified
voters of said county shall be cast in
favor of said issue, the same shall be
issued, as herein provided, at the first
of June meeting of said commissioners
and magistrate next Immediately after
DqUte election; otherwise this act shall
be of effect.
SEC B. This act shall be in force from
and after it's ratification.
Ratified the 18th day of March, A D.
1895
1 have seen the original bill as it
passed both houses and was ord red
enrolled for ratification. The original
bill was doubtless intended to be the
law. 1t is plainly written and correct
There are so many errors in the enrolled
bill that I can only call your attention
to the differences between the two bills
Ghe bill that passed, and the enrolled
and ratified bilD by the following
errGtG:
For 'bond" of county commissioners
read board
For "having" interest read bear,
ing" interest.
For sits" same read "the" same.
Whenever the word D1vie occurs
read said.
For county signed" read counter
signed"
IT,, G.4L.,,