The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-07-26
TAX PAYERS TO VOTE ON
SALE OF TOWN COMMONS
of said city.

ColleclIon tneFeCt Ehtorced IN the
same nal ner as provided tor the
levy and ColleciiC Of taxes generally
~ said mayor All council. All mon
les arlsT g from he lazy of such tax
shall lie Paid ovec 10y said mayor anG
council to the board of education OF
Glynn county, Georgia, to be by said
board used in the support of the puD-
lie schools of said city. 1t shall be
the duty of the tratsrrer OF sad
mayor and council to keep a separate
account of all monies raisel from sucn
tax levy, and said treasurer shall
pay over said sums within at least so
days to the treasurer of said board of
education. 1t shall be unlawful for said
mayor and council to appropri lte or
use any monies so derived for aI.y
other purpose or object. This provis-
lon is made in lieu of the existing
provision of the charter of said city
requiring and directing said mayor and
council to pay over to said board Of
education for the support of said
schools, all sums and monies derived
or received from said Town Commons
or the improvements thereon, either
in the form of rents, lease money, or
in the form of taxes.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid that all of the
provisions of sections one %. two
CD, three (3), and four ca of this
act shall be null and void and of no
effect, unless the same shall be
ratified by a two-thirds vote of those
voting in the regular city election for
mayor and aldermen, or mayor or aid.
ermen, to be held on the second Tues
day iii December, 1911, and there
shall be printed on said ballots at said
city election, For, the provisions of
sections one %, two (2), three 90,
and four (D of the act of 1911 ap-
proved -- day of -- 1911.
including the levy of the special tax
therein indicated" and Against the
provisions of sections one Q), two
t2), three CD and four "a, of the
Act of 1911, approved day of
- 1911, including the levy of the
Be it further enacted that should
the courts decide and declare that the
election held under the provisions of
this section was illegal or void on ac
count of the manner of holding said
election or any technical defect or
omission connected with the holding
OF said election then at the next gem
eral election for mayor and alder
men, or mayor or aldermen, to be
held in said city another election shall
be held under the provisions of this
section
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that should Sec
tion one "a, two (2), three (3), four
t4) and five (5) of this act become
operative and legal under the terms
of the election provided for in sec
ton five 90, then and in that event,
the payment to the board of education
by said city of the moneys derived
from the taxes upon the property, and
under the terms of that certain act
approved August 20, 1906, and appear
ing on page $40 ct seq. of the Acts
of 1906 entitled "An Act to amend an
Act entitled AN Act to consolidate
and amend the several Acts incorpo-
rating the city of Bruins wick" ETC.,
shall cease as long as said city shall
comply with the provisions of section
four (4) of this Act.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that beginning
with the year 1912 assessment of the
property in the City of Brunswick,
both real and personal, including the
improvements on land, shall be made
annually; that the board of equalizers
now provided by law, shall annually
examine the assessors valuation of
all property; that said board of equa-
fizers shall sit for not more than
twenty days, but shall be allowed
twenty days after finishing said sit
tings within which to make up its
findings and report to the mayor and
council of, the City of Brunswick; that
said board of assessors shall annually
pass on the valuation of all-property,
both real and personal; that so much
of section one 1) Of the Act of the
General Assembly entitled can Act
to amend an Act entitled AN Act to
consolidate and amend the several
acts Incorporating the City of Bruns-
wick etc, approved August %,
1905, and appearing on page $50 ct
seq of the Acts of 1905, as is in con-
flict with the provisions of this sec
tion be, and the same, are hereby re.
pealed.
Sec. 3. Be it and it is hereby en-
acted by the authority aforesaid that
all of section seven (7) Of an Act
amending the charter Of the City of
Brunswick, approved August 22, 1905,
and appearing on page 6S4 and all of
sections one O, and two. ~ of an
Act amending the charter of the City
or Brunswick approved November 2S
1900. and appearing on pages 240 and
241 of the Acts and Resolutions of the
General Assembly be repealed; and In
lieu thereof the following: immediate
ly after the passage Of this Act the
mayor and the police committee oI
said city shall name and appoint tbt