Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-11-03
CHAPTER APO.

CHAPTER APO.
AN ACT to submit 70 the regists red
and qualified voters of Charles county.
MARY land, to determine by ballot al The
General Election to be held in said
County on the first Tuesday after tht
first Monday in November, 1916, wheth
er or not a Specia, School Tax sha b
charged and collected from every male
citizen and resident Of said County, a.
bove the age Of twenty one years, 10 ac-
cordance with the provisions Of this
Act. and providing tue method 81 col
lection thereof and the penalty for iail-
ure 10 pay said special tax or ASSESS
ment IN the event T. said voters shail
determine that the same shall be cul-
lscted.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by IL.
/ General Assembly Of Maryland, Ths,
The Board Of Election Supervisors los
Charles county shaiicAuse to be submit
ted to the registered and quaiiii d ,Ot
ers Of said County at the uext general
| election to be held therein On the i5st
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
/ yembee, 1916, the question as to wheth-
l er or not a SPECIAL School Tax shall b.
charged and collected from every male
/ citizen and resident of said County
1 above the age of twenty one years. By
causing 10 be printed upon the official
I ballot at said election ia proper and
| legal form, the words, For Speciai
/ School Tax and the words against
\ Special School Tsxn on separate lines;
and in event the majority OF said Vuts rs
shall declare for SAID special Schoo
Tax the same shall be charged aud
collected in aceofganc5 with tile pr vi
I sions of this Act; ana the said Board Of
: h petion Supervisors shall cause 10 be
published 10 al least two papers print
ed and publ shed in said County, 3
synopsis Of tie provisions of this Act
| in at least three issues of said papers
prior to the said election, 10 order tn.
the voters OF said County may hay &
notice aud inteiligently pass upon said
question at the polls.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted
That in event that said voters shan uv-
clare in favor of said special School
Tax 1t shall then be the duty OF ever,
male citizea and resident Of said harle-
county, Of twentY-one years of age ard
over. TO pay to the County Superinterd-
emit Of schools or his Assistant, a SPEC
iaI School Tax for the year 1917, ava
Iappu al tleTsfter. Which said TAX shall
be d, voted 10 The increase of teachers
salaries in said County or the extern
sion OF the school term, III the discre-
tiun of the Board If County School
Commissioner, said special School
Tax shall be payable between The first
days of January and April OF each
year, and shall be paid by said malt
citizens upon the following basis:
All male citizens above the age Of
twenty-one years shall pay a tax Of o g,
Dollar ISL .00l per year, provided th It
such as have child or children atten i
ing the public schools of said county
shall pay an additional twenty eeuss
t25cl and those having three o. more
children attending the public schools OF
said co .nty shall pay an additional fiiy
cents Soc; and should any male ciiiz 81
as aforesaid, fail or refuse to pay said
Special School Tax within the time
prescribed. be shall-be a6judged guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof before any Justice of the Peace
of said county, shall be finsd the sum
of Eve dollars is 00l and costs, and
upot failure to pay said fae shall be
sentenced to the { Gunty Jail Tor
period not exceeding thirty days. said
fine when so paid shall be turned over
to the County superintendent OF Soho is
for use as Aforesaid.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted,
That said Special School Tax shall
be payable to the County Superinten-
dent of Schools or his Assistant, 1T his
4 ~. =. lnf. Ian In
Shall sit for the purpose of collecting
said Especial School Tax GA Tuesday
of each week in the months Of January,
February and March of each year, ard
at such other times in said months as
he may deem advisable, notice Of whirh
said additional sittings shall be given
by him through the local papers. He
shall give a receipt for all monies T.
lected and keep an itemizsd and separ-
ate account OF al. collections from he
other school funds, and shall keep sea,-
arate III tax paid by the white mai
citizens from that paid by colored ma, e
citizens of said county who are amend
able to this tax, and for this purpo. e
he shall be allowed access OF the Tax
1 books, Poll Books and other puolic re-
cords of said unity; and he shall keep
4
For this extra service the said ,upefia-
tendent shall be allowed a sum not to
exceed One Hundred and Fifty Dollars
per annual. out OF the receipts of said
tax.
SIC A. And be it further enacted,
Thst il shall be the duty Of aid SUPER
intendent 20 proceed i'm uediately after
the FIRST day in April of sach year 10
prosecute, as hsre.n crowded. all MA Q
cltizeus above the age of eNent.-one
years who have not lai sail "1pseia.
Tax" in ccordance with the pro i,ious
of this Act
SEC. 5 Aud be is further enacted
That al monies cllecied rs uio,-said.
from the white male ctizans Of sad
county, shall be applied "a 10 the
white schools Of said county aud all
monies collected from the col ie4 male
citizens of sand WITTY shall e app led
only to the colored schools vi said
county, 10 accordance with this pro-
visions oil this Act.
SEC. &. And be it further enset@d,
That this Act shall take eff CT from a d
after the first day Of June, 1916
Approved May 4 1915
P .. WILLIAMS. Pres.
J.