Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1913-08-14


,ial act by the partial repeal OF al
general law; but the General Assem-
bly, may at any time repeal local, pri-
rate, or special laws.
Any local, private, or special act or
resolution passed in violation Of the
OF this section shall be
void.
The General Assembly shall have
power to pass general laws regulat-
ing the matters set out in this Sec
ton.
vi. By striking opt the words first
day Of" in section one OF article
three, and inserting in lieu thereof
the words: second Wednesday, after
the first Monday In.
VII. BY striking out the words.
-four years." in section eleven OF
four, and inserting in : lieu
thereof the words one year; and by
adding at the end OF said election the
"The General Assembly shall group
the Superior Court districts into not
less than five divisions, and may linn
it the respective circuits OF judges of
the Superior Court to the division in
which their districts. are, respective
ly, grouped:
VIII. BY adding at the end of sec.
ton eleven of article four the fol.
lowing:
And the General Assembly may,
by general law, provide for the Sc
lection of special or emergency judges
to hold the Superior Courts of any
county or district, when the judge as
signed thereto, by reason of sickness,
disability, or other cause, is<unable
to attend and hold said courts, and
when no other judge is available to
hold the same. Such special or emer-
gencyS judges shall have the powers
and authority of regular judges of
the Superior Courts, in the courts
which they are so appointed to hold;
and the General Assembly shall pro-
vide for their reasonable compensa-
ton"
TX. BY adding at the end of sec
ton twelve Of article four the fol
lowing:
: "The General Assembly may es-
tablish one or more intermediate ap-
pe1late courts inferior to the SUI
preme Court, and define their juris-
diction."
x. BY striking out sections TWEEN
ty, twenty-six and thirty-three of ar
ticle four.
XII. By abrogating and striking out
all the sections of article five and
section nine of article seven, and in
sorting in lieu of said article five the
following:
Section /. Taxes shall be imposed
only for public purposes by and with
the consent of the people of their
representatives in the General AS
sembly.
Sec. 2. The General Assembly
may, consistent with natural justice
and equity, classify subjects of taxa
ton; and all taxes shall be uniform
upon the same class of property with
in the territorial. limits of. the
authority levying the tax: Provided,
that no income shall be taxed when
the property from which the income
is derived is taxed; and, consistent
with natural justice and equity, the
General Assembly may Separate sub
jects Of taxation for State and local
purposes.
sec. g. II the subjects of taxation
be separated for State and local pur
poses, in a manner not allowed by
law Immediately prior to the adoption
OF this amendment, no part of the
ad yalorem tax On real estate, ex
cept the real estate Of public-ser.
vice corporations, shall be applied tt
State purposes.
Sec. A.. The power to tax shall
not be surrendered, suspended,
contracted away, but property be
longing to the state, county, or
municipality shall be exempt from
taxation; and the General Assembly
may exempt cemeteries, propert,
held and used for educational, scien
tifc, literary, charitable, or religious
purposes; and also personal propert,
of a natural person of a value no
exceeding three hundred dollars 5000
Sec. I. The ad Yalorem taxes OF
real estate or personal property shall
not exceed all State and county pur
poses fifty cents 50c) per annum OF
the one hundred dollars ($1O0) assess
ed valuation of such property, unles
a greater rate be approved by
majority of those who shall vote a
an election held thereon. The a.
valorem taxes collected on real estat
and personal property by cities an
towns shall not exceed, for all pull
poses, seventy-fve cents Csc pc
annum on the one hundred dollar
($100) assessed valuation, unless
greater rate be approved by a major
ity of those who shall vote at an elet
election held thereon: Provided, tina
these limitations on the rate of taxa
ton shall not apply to taxes nece!
sary to pay debts contracted prio
to the adoption Of this amendment
nor to taxes heretofore authorize
by vote of the people.
Sec. 6. The General Assembly ma
provide for a c~apitation tax on ever
male inhabitant of the State owe
twenty-one and under fifty years Z
, age, but not exceeding two dollar
($2) per annum for all purposes. Th
General Assembly may also provid
by general law, for the exemptio
, from payment of said capitation ia
: in special cases on account of povert
and infirmity.
, Sec. Z. The General Assembly sha
have no power to contract any ne
debt or pecuniary obligation in b
half nf the State excant To sl1nn'