The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-11-29
CITY ATTORNEY
GIVES OPINION
TELLS COUNSEL THAT CITY CAN
NOT LEGALLY LEVY SPECIAL
SCHOOL TAX.
No Law on the Subject Can 1e
Found LegalIxing Such a Tax
Official Minutes Of the Last Meet
ing Of Council.

Followinfi is the official minutes of
the meeting of city council held on
last Friday night, in which is includ.
ed the opinion Of City Attorney
Whitfield regarding the special elec.
ton for school tax purposes:
COUNCIL MiNuTES-officia,.
Regular Meeurs.
Brunswick, Ga, Nov. 25, 1910.
Hresent--Hon. L. Ludwig, chairman
OF council ani acting as mayor; AL
dermen Cook, Baker, Boyle, Cox,
Goldsmith and Leo.
Absent-May,,- Hopkins and AL.
German Bowen.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and confirmed.
Petitions and Communications.
From ]. B. Baldwin, for refund of
50 for execution for 1909 city tax al
legged to have been paid twice. Re
ferred to taxes and revnues commit.
tee.
From policeman i. +. Morgan. FOR
w eoSeStAOl VI tCh doy vi III pay"
Referred to police committee
Alderman Cook appeared in the
council chamber and occupied his
seat.
From Camp Jackson, Confederate
veterans, stating that the camp WIS
to receive Is per cent of the gross
receipts and to pay all of the taxes
of the Barkoot Amusement Co, re-
Questing relief from the license tax
or such part thereof as may seem
hit. Accompanying the petition and
urging favorable action by council
was the signature of about 100 citi-
2ens. A motion to refund s25 OF the
license money paid failed to receive
second, and motion that the pc
tition be denied, was adopted.
From w. r. Dart, manager Peo-
pies Line, for renewal of the lease
about to expire on the foot of Glou-
cester street used for dock purposes
for the steamer Ellen; such renewal
to be for period of three years and
to pay $40 PEI month for each month
that said dock is used by the SAID
Peoples line. Referred to commit
tee on railroads and harbor.
Reports of Standing Committees.
From taxes and revenues commit
tee on petition of R. Torras, guardi-
an. for refund of $3.50 taxes paid
1907-S-9, and adjustment for 1910 on
building returned in error by asses
sors on N. T. lots 1889 and 1910, viz:
Find on investigation that claim of
error is we'll founded, and recon-
mend that petition be granted Re
srectfully, w. r. Cox, chairman; s..
III. Leo, M. A. Baker Adopted.
From same committee on petition
of ]. B. C. Bitch, agent A, B. & A.
r. r. Co., for refund of $25S.74, over
raid on street paving bill viz; At
tached hereto is the report of the
city engineer on the subject, explain
ing how the mistake in filling occur
red. Under tee circumstances as
stated by the engineer, the amount
stated was actually collected through
error and should be refunded, and we
SO recommend. Respectfully w. r,
Cox, chairman, j. H. Leo NJ. A. Ba-
ker. Adopted
Reports of Officers.
From City Attorney Whitfield,
with reference to land for the new
colored cemetery, that a warranty
title from the owner, Mr.. Fendig,
would be satisfactory, and asking
further direction. A motion prevail
ed that the purchase be closed up
and the city engineer directed to
prepare an exact plat and the city
attorney to prepare warranty deed
therefor to he given ty the owner.
Also from the city attorney, viz:
Brunswick, Ga, Nov. %, 1910.
To the Mayor and Council of the
City of Brunswick.
Dear Sirs: You have asked me to
advise you whether in my opinion,
you are authorized by law to order
an election at which the question of
local tax for public schools shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of
the city. l am not as well prepared
to render an absolute opinion at this
moment, as | should like to be.
The legislature has passed two
acts. the one approved Aug. IS, 1910.
and tho other approved Aug. is. 1910.
See Acts 1910, pages 1851. Which
acts appear to be identical.
These acts declare that they are
applicable to municipalities authoriz-
ed by law to establish and maintain
a system of public schools by local
taxation, in whole or in part. These
laws do not therefore apply to
municipality which has not teen so
authorized by law, to establish and
maintain a system of public schools