The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-09-10
Murphy and Acton Come Again on
the Kings Mountain School
Proposition.

can see by referring 10 our nrst ie'tef
20 the INTERIOR Journal Of July 30.
In that letter we say the night we were
retired rs president and secretary that
DIR. Acton informed them that the tax
had to be levied in June. This is cor
rect and rs stated in the !. J. Aug. 3.
Mr.. Lane admitted that DR.. Acton did
say something about IL. but he paid no
attention to IL. The latter part was at
a meeting held July IL, all trustees
present with Maurice Singleton. We
were retired as president and secretary
the very last days Of May or the first
days Of June, as stated previously.
They say ut a meeting OF the board
on July Ia, President Lane suggested
that we borrow money and have nine
months school. and then vote an addi-
tional tax. A part OF this Is correct
and part incorrect. Lane suggested
that we borrow the money and have a
nine months school. this borrowed mon
ey to be paid out Of next years levy.
(which will be needed to run the schoo
next year, NJ. G. Murphy was the
one who proposed that we vote an ad-
ditional tax Of 20 cents sdvalorem and
a poll Of $50. This was discussed full
iy and motion made that II be done.
After the house was motioned on the
question, DIR. Acton said IL we go into
the proposition we want II 10 carry and
he was fearful 81 so poll would be vot-
ed down. but stated he was for the
$50 poll II we thought we could carry
1t. but suggested the poll be put at 81
The motion was seconded and all voted
for 81 poll and 20 cents property tax.
which is the limit on property go cents
having been voted when the school was
established.l They say Murphy and
Acton were to keep quiet This IL not
correct, but IL was unanimously agreed
that all trustees keep this secret and
DR.. Acton turned TO Maurice Singleton
and asked him not to mention IL, and he
said he would not All trustees. with
Singleton. know these are facts
They say they were informed that we
were trying TO influence men TO vote
against the tax. We know nothing Of
their information. but we do know that
all agreed to keep Il secret. and in
side of three or four days Lane and
Wall had been talking II TO others. In
few days after the tax question was
introduced Morris Wall came to DR..
Acton and said: "Say nothing about
this for the people will think this tax
Is just for one year. but il will be for
every year. After this they had .
meeting and never notified Murphy; tof
course this meeting was illegal At
this meeting they voted to make the
poll tax 80 cents instead Of 81. DIR. Ac-
ton voting against it. They got the
petition up without our knowledge and
sent IL to the county judge, as we were
informed. When taxpayers would come
10 us and ask us il this tax was for just
one year. as the other fellows seem to
have represented il. we simply told the
facts. and that is why they say we
were against the tax.
They speak Of us wanting to rule the
board. That Is not true. they claim
we did rule the old board. You may
ask any or all of the old board about
this; buff we did rule it we always
levied the tax to support the school.
They speak Of the girls from out the
district going to school here. They were
not hired girls and went to school with
the full consent of all the trustees.
We dislike to engage in personal af-
fairs. but they have opened ii and we
suppose Il is all right. Morris Wall
sent girl to school last year who was
not five years old July /. 1908. He paid
60 cents tax and refused to pay 81 poll
tax, whicirwas levied on all patrons Of
the school. He is sending this girl To
school and she is not in the school age.
After the petition was sent to the coun-
" Judge they called meeting OF the
tax payers Of the district and all pres
ent except one man voted to give us
the limit (which Is 81 80 poll and Doc
property taxi and these men were the
ones they said would vote the 81 poll
tax down; but they still say. only have
50c poll. The face of it will show that
Lane pays nothing and has no children,
and Wall pays only Coo and they want
as small poll as possible so the other
fellow will do the paying. We are fol
the limit On both property and poll.
They say Murphy was elected trustee
in 1907. for two years and the records
show this. When the school was Or
ganized five men were elected trustees.
The school law says page n, Sec. ZIG.
Div. ~ "At the next regular election
after the school Is organized and every
third year thereafter. there shall be but
one trustee elected" Then two trus-