The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01
Pine Bluffs Law
For Advertising.
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a book to be kept for said purpose, and
certify a copy thereof. together with
taxes levied by them for said purpose
TO the tax collector of said town, who
shall be fully authorized to collect said
taxes named therein, and shall have all
the power and authority, so to do as con-
ferred upon him to collect the regular ad
valorem taxes Of said town
Section 2. Said taxes herein provided
for shall be levied and collected annual
ly by the Board OF Commissioners of
Pine Bluff in the same manner and un-
der the same penalties that other taxes
of said town are levied and collected,
except the privilege taxes as aforesaid,
which shall be levied and collected as
hereinbefore provided.
Section 3. If any person shall carry on
any business or trade upon which a priv-
lege tax is levied by this act without
first paying said tax provided for and
receiving a license so 20 do by the BOARD
of Commissioners of said town, he shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and fined
not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisoned
not exceeding thirty days.
Section A. The special tax enumerated
in this act and collected under it's pro-
vision from year to year are to be used
only for advertising the town of Pine
Bluff, N. c., as a winter resort. and it
shall be a misdemeanor for the Com
misisoners of Pine Bluff, or any person
expanding the money under their direc-
ton, to use it for any other purpose than
for which it was collected, and the town
Commissioners, or any person expanding
the money contrary to this act shall be
guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction be fined not exceeding $4,000 or
imprisoned not exceeding thirty days.
Section s. The Town Commissioners
shall cause the treasurer of the town to
make and post an itemized report annual
y on the last day of April, or if the last
day of April falls on Sunday. then the
preceding day The report shall show
an itemized account Of money received
and expended for the advertising fund.
and the treasurer shall have a report
book" in which shall be kept the annual
reports, which book can be examined in
the treasurers office upon application by
any tax payer of Pine Bluff, and the
treasurer may be required to show
vouchers and receipts for money expend-
ed Six duplicate itemiZed lists shall be
posted on the date named; one at the
court house in Carthage, N. c., four in
public places in the town of Pine Bluff
and one to be kept conspicuously posted
in the treasurer's office for one year and
two weeks following the last day of each
April, and the failure to comply with
this provision shall be deemed a misde-
meanor. and upon conviction the commits
sioners and treasure shall each pay a
fine of not exceeding fifty dollars.
Section g. That before the levying of
the taxes hereinbefore authorized in this
act, the commissioners of said town of
Pine Bluff shall submit said question to
a vote of the qualified voters of the town
of Pine Bluff at an election to be held in
said town on a day to be designated by
the Board of Commissioners, at any time
after ten days after the ratification of
this act and after a public notice of
thirty days preceding the election Of the
time and place when the election shall
be held. which notice shall contain a
copy of sections / and of this act, or a
synopsis of the same, and shall be pub
liShed in two or more newspapers pub
lished in the county of Moore. Said cleo
lion shall be held and returns thereof
made under the same rules and rcgula-
tions as exist in case of elections of COM
missioners of the town. Those qualified
voters approving of the special taxes
and license tax provided for IN sections l
and 2, and the levy and collection of the
particular taxes provided for in SECTION
of this act, shall deposit in a ballot
box ticket or ballot upon which shall
be printed the word "Approved,1 and
those disappearing the same "D iaap-
proved" If a majority of such oters
shall vote approved it shall be deemed
and held that the majority of the Quail
fled voters of the town of Pine Bluff
are in favor of giving the commissioners
authority to levy the special taxes and
license authorized by section l and of
this act, and to collect said taxes so au-
thoriZed in this act. But if a majority
shall vote "Disapproyed, then the Board
Of Commissioners shall not have such
authority. Provided that if at any
election held under this section a major
ity of the qualified voters shalt vote
''Disapproved" on the proposition under
sections / and .. it shall not prevent the
Board Of Commissioners of said' town
section at any time after the LAPSE of
four months from the date of such cleo
ion at which the qualified voters may
nave voted "Disapproved." And, ii at
such other election a majority of the
qualified voters shall vote Approved,
shall have the same force and effect
if no election had been previously
held: but if they shall again vote Dis
approved third time, may be held af-
er lapse of five months from the date
If the second election at which the quail
fed voters may not have voted "Disap-
proved" and if at such other election a
| majority of the qualified voters shall
vote Approved" it shall have the same
| force and effect as if no election had
been previously held. But If they shall
again vote "Disapproved' a third cleo
ton may be held after q lapse of five
| months from the date of the second cleo
ion at which qualified voters may have
voted "Dlsapproved, and If at such cleo
ton a majority of qualified voters shall
vote Approved" it shall have the same
eorce and effect as if no election had been