The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-06

ING a special district tax for the public
schools of said district, and notice of this
election shall be given by the County
Commissioners at their regular June meet
ing and such notice shall be published in
the county papers and posted on the
school houses of said district.
Sec. 3. The Board of County Commits
sioners shall determine the amount of
tax to be voted upon by each district, but
| said tax shall be at least 10 cents upon
every $500 worth of property and 30
cents upon every poll, and shall not be
repealed within three years from tile date
of first levying it. After three years
J from the date of first levying special
! tax for schools said tax may be repealed
! only by majority vote of the quallhed
voters of the district and no election for
the repeal of any special tax shall be held
except upon written petition to the Board
! of County Commissioners, signed by at
least third of the qualified voters of
! the district.
Sec. 4. In every district that fails to
! levy q special tax in 1897 the County
| Commissioners shall order an election to
| be held every two years on the TUESDAY
/ after the first Monday in August, under
| the provision of this act until such spe-
! cial school tax is levied.
/ Sec g. At said election every voter IN
| favor of the special tax shall vote writ
| ten or printed ballot with the words For
! Schools and every voter opposed to
| the special school tax shall vote written
or printed ballot with the words Against
/ Schools" Said election will be held under
t the rules and regulations prescribed for
| the election of members of the General
! Assembly of North Carolina. The County
! Commissioners shall prepare said ballots
! and distribute them. They shall also
! prepare boxes for the election and APP
; point poll-holders and necessary officers.
If majority of qualified voters shall de-
clare in favor of the special tax, the same
shall be Immediately levied by the Board
of County Commissioners and collected al
the same time and in the same manner
as the general school tax of the county,
and shall be placed within thirty days in
the county treasury to the credit of the
district in which it was collected.
Sec. 6. To every district that may levy
a special school tax under the provision
of this act the State Board of Education
shall give annually for three years sum
of money equal to the special school tax
collected every year until the approprla-
ton of $4,000 for each year rs exhausted:
Provided, That no district shall receive
from the State Board of Education more
than $500 year, and if the aggregate of
the taxes levied by districts under the
provision of this act shall be greater than
the amount therein appropriated, then TINS
special State appropriation shall be dlvld-
ed among the several districts in proper
ton to the amount raised by special tax
, alton.
Sec. Z. On the 81 day of January in
each year the Treasurer of every county
where any special school tax has been
levied under the provision of this act shall
send to the Superintendent of Public In
struction sworn statement of the a
mount of special school tax collected in
each district for that year. Immediately
upon the receipt of this statement the
Superintendent of Public Instruction
shall send to the Treasurer of the county
a warrtnt for "a sum Of money to be plac-
ed 10 the credit of each district equal to
the special school tax collected in each
district respectively that year: Provid-
ed. That if the special school tax coll
lected in any district in one year is more
tendent Of Public Instruction shall send
to the County Treasurer a warrant for
such district ior $500, and no more. Or
any district where an amount shall have
been raised by voluntary subscription an
equal amount shall be paid by the Treas
urer.
Sec. s. None of the provisions Of this
act shall apply to any township, city or
school district that now levles SPECIAL
school tax of as much as 10 cents on ev-
cry 800 worth of property and 80 cents
on every poll.
/ Sec. 8. All laws and clauses of laws in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
/ Sec 10. This act shall be in force from
and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three
times and ratified, this the 9th day of
March, 1897.
! RAILROAD INFORMATION.
! All the railroads and steamboats, give
special rates. The round trip will be less
+! than one first-class fare, the lowest ever
known.
The Teachers Assembly ticket will be
/ on sale June 18th to Both, inclusive, good
/ for return until July 10Th. The member
! shin coupon will be attached to the rail-
! road ticket, 50 that the rate quoted will
! include the membership fee in the AS
sembly.
/ SPECIAL TRAINS.
On Tuesday and Wednesday Jane 18th
! and 10Th, section of the Norfolk and
| Chattanooga limited will be carried
through to Morehead. This gives a
through train from Chattanooga to More.
head City, passing Greensboro at 500
a. M. Raleigh at 11:45 connecting with
Seaboard Air Line from the South) leav-
ing Goldsboro at 100 p. M, will arrive
| at Morehead $40 p. m.
The Southern train which leaves
| Greensboro at 1910 will connect at Raj
eigh with the Seaboard Air Line from the
North at $40 and at Goldsboro with the
Atlantic and North Carolina Leaving
Goldsboro at $40 and arriving at More
head at 900. Supper win be served AT
the Atlantic Hotel for passengers on TINS
train.
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