Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22
The Clark Act Provides That AnyiTown-
ship in the State May Issue NotExceed-
ing $4,000 of Bonds For Good Roads
Without Further Legislation This the
ONLY Statewide Road Law Enacted.

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bly, of 1913 was the bill introduced il
the House in the latter part of the
session by Representative D. NJ
Clark, of Pitt, passed by that body anC
by the Senate, ito provide for the
working of public roads of various
townships, and issuing bonds for the
same" The act porvides that any
township in any county in the State
may issue bonds in a sum not exceed
ing $4,000 for the purpose of build
ling, repairing and maintaining the
roads of the township, and prescribes
all the machinery for holding cleo
lions for this purpose, issuing the
bonds and using the proceeds. 1t is
considered a very important measure,
and as it is made applicable to every
township in every county in the State,
and is the only legislative act that
any township needs for issuing bonds
and building good roads, the provi-
sions of the act are of interest to the
people of practically every township
and community in North Carolina.
Therefore, the full text is published
as follows:
Text of the Act.
Section /. That for the purpose of
laying out, establishing, altering, re-
pairing, grading, constructing and i'm
\ proving in any way the public roads
in various townships of the State, and
for purchasing machinery, tools, etc.,
necessary for such improvements, the
boards of county commissioners of
any county are authorized, empower
ed and directed to issue coupon bonds
bearing interest at a rate not tt ex-
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Semi-annually at the Office of the
treasurer of the county issuing such
bonds, to an amount not to exceed
fifty thousand dollars for any one
township in any county in the man
ner and under the restrictions herein
after provided, and the bonds so is
sued by the commissioners of the
county shall be paid by the township
for which they are issued and shall
not be chargeable against and prop
ertY or polls outside of such town
ship. The board of county commits
asioners selling and purchasing bonds,
Or doing any other things under this
act, shall be deemed the agent of any
downship acting under this act.
Sec. 2. That upon presentation of
a petition in writing, signed by not
less than one-fourth of the qualified
voters of any township to the board
of county commissioners of their
county, requesting them to submit to
the qualified voters of the township
where such petitioners reside a propo-
sitior to issue bonds for the purposes
mar ed in the preceding section for a
definite amount at a maximum rate of
interest, and to run for a period not
TO exceed fifty years, all to be named
in said petition, the board of county
commissioners shall within thirty days
order an election to be held in such
township and submit to the qualified
voters therein the question of issuing
bonds to the amount at the rate of in
terest and to run for a period speci-
fed in said petition, at which election
all those Qualified to vote who are in
favor of said proposition, and shall
vote a ballot on which shall be writ
ten or printed the words For Road
Bonds" and those opposed to the pro-
position shall vote a ballot on which
shall be written or printed Against
Road Bonds" and the election for
this purpose shall be conducted in the
same manner and subject to the same
rifles and regulations as are or may be
y yided for the election of township
i GERS by the general election laws of
tEzs State, unless in any manner 9TH
erWiSe provided for in this. act. The
board of county commissioners shall
at the time of ordering any election
under this act appoint n registrar
and two Judges of election in each
precinct in said township to hold said
election. The books shall be kept
open for the registration of voters for
twenty days preceding the day of cleo
ton. And for the purpose of registra-
ton the books used in the general
election shall be delivered to Inc re-
vised by the registrar, and the commits
ers may order a new registration by
giving thirty days notice of such reg
istration. Such election shall be held
after thirty days notice thereof, speci-
flying the amount of the proposed
bon issue; rate of interest and period
for which bonds shall run have been
posted at the courthouse, and at every
polling place in the township where
said election shall take place and pub
lfshed In four issues OF ONE news
paper published in the county, if the
board of county commissioners so or
der, and the returns thereof shall be
made to the board of county commits
s%ioners, and returns recorded and re-
suit declared by said board as they
may determine. If a majority of the
qualified voters vote For Road
Bonds" then the board Of county COM
missioners shall issue coupon bonds
90 the amount at the rate of interest
and to run for a period specified in the
said petition and order of election,
and the bonds shall upon their face in
dAeate on account of what township
they are issued. They shall be in de-
nominations Of not less than one hun
dred dollars and not exceeding one
Thousand dollars each. They shall be
BAened by the chairman Of the board
oeseounty commissioners and attested
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