The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-06-10

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SECTION /. That the sum of City
thousand dollars 1880 COO or 30 much
thereof - may be necessary, il hereby
annually Appropriated out of sny
moneys IN the treasury not otherwi. e
appropriated, the same TO be paid n
called for By the State Board OF Edu-
cation and BY said Board TO be paid 20
the public schools Of the State a here
matter provided.
SEC. 3. On Tuesday after the second
Monday In August, within the year
1897, the board Of county ommission-
ers Of every county shall cause m
election to be held in every district in
their respective counties upon the
question Of levying . special district
tax for the public schools Of said dis
tSict, and notice Of this election shall
be given BY the county commissioners
ct their regular June meeting and
such notice shall be published in the
county papers and posted On the
schooihoHses of said district.
SIC. 3. The Board Of county COM
missioners shall determine the amount
OF tax TO be voted upon by each dis
tricf, but said tax shall be 1t least 10
cents upon every 500 worth of prop
erty and 30 cents upon every poll, and
shall not be repealed within three
years from the date Of first Ievying it.
After three years from the date of first
levying q special tax for schools said
tax may be repealed only by . major
ity vote Of the qualified 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 One-third of the qualified voters
Of the district.
SEC. 4. In every district that fails to
levy . special tax in 1897 the county
commissioners shall order an election
to be held every two years on the
first Monday in August, under the
provision Of this act, until such special
school tax is levied.
SEC. 8. At said election every voter
in favor Of special tax shall vote .
written or printed ballot with the
words For Schools" and every voter
opposed to the special school tax shall
the words Against Schools" Said
election will be held under the rules
and regulations prescribed for the
q
Assembly of North Carolina. The
county commissioners shall prepare
said ballots and distribute them. They
shall also prepare boxes for the cleo
ton and appoint pOll-hOlders and
qualified voters shall declare in favor
Of the special tax. the same shall be
Immediately levied by the Board OF
n ios Tod
at the same time and in the same man.
county, and shall be placed within
thirty days in the county treasury to
the credit Of the district in which il
was collected.
SEC. 6. To every district that may
levy a special school tax under the
provision of this act the State Boart
of Education shall give annually fol
three years q sum of money equal tt
the special school tax collected every
year until the appropriation of $50 0O|
for each year is exhausted. Provided
That no district shall receive from tn,
State Board of Education more thar
$500 year, and if the aggregate of tn
taxes levied by districts under the pro
vision of this act shall be greater thar
the amount therein appropriated, theI
this special State appropriation shal
be divided among the several district
in proportion to the amount raised b,
special taxation.
SEC. 7. On the 31st day of January II
each year the treasurer of every coun
ty where any special school tax ha
been levied under the provision of thi
act shall send to the Superintendent o
Public instruction q sworn statemen
of the amount Of special school ia,
collected in each district for that veal
Immediately upon the receipt of thi
statement the Superintendent of Pub
Tic instruction shall send to the treas
} urer of the county a warrant for
sum of money to be placed to the cred
it of each district equal to the specia
school tax collected in each district re
spectIvely that year: Provided, Tha
, if the special school tax collected j
any district in one year is more tina
five hundred (dollars) the Superinten
dent Of Public Instruction shall sen
to the county treasurer warrant fO
, such district for $500 and no more. O
any district where an amount sha
have been raised by voluntary sui
, scriptiOn an equal amount shall be PAL
by the treasurer.
SEC. 8. None of the provisions {
this act shall apply to any TOWNSHIP
/ city or school district that now levie
: a special school tax of as much as
cents on every 500 worth of propert
and 80 cents on every poll.
SEC. q. All laws and clauses of Law
in conflict with this act are hereby r.
8 pealed.
, SIC. 10. This act shall be in fore
. from and after its ratification.
3 In the General Assembly read thre
\ times and ratified, this 9th day (
:, March, 1897.
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