Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-10-27
CHAPTER 42o.

AN ACT TO submit to the registered
aud qualified voters of Charles county,
Maryland, to determine BY ballot at tAe
General Election to be held in ST id
County on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1916, wheI b.
er or net Special School Tax shall be
cha rged and collected from every male
citizen aud rejident of said County,
bove the age OF twenty one years, ia ac-
cordance with the provisions Of this
Act, and providing the method Of col
|, elton thereof aGd the penalty for fail
IRE 10 pay said special tax or assess
ment 10 tie event t. said voters shall
determine that the same shall be col
lected.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by tie
General Assembly of Maryland, Thas
The Board Of Election Supervisors for
Charles county Shallcauseto be submit
ted TO the registered and qualifi d vot
ers Il said County at the next general
election TO be held herein on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
yembef, 1916, the question as to wheth-
err or not a Special School Tax sha Id
charged and collected from every ma
c yzen and resident OF said County,
above the age of twenty one years by
causing to be printed upon the official
ballot at said election 10 proper and
legal form, the words, 'For Special
School Tex and the words against
special School Tax" on separate iiues;
and in event the majority of said voters
shall d, clare for SAID especial School
Tax the same shall be charged and
collected in accordance with tile pr vi
sions of this Act; anu the said Board of
Election Superv isors shall cause to be
published in at least two papers print.
ed ana published in said County,
synopsis of the provisions OF this ACT
in at least three issues OF said papers,
prior to the said election. in order ihst
the voters OF said County may have
notice and intelligently pass upon sald
question at the polls.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
That ia event that said voters shan de-
clare in favor Of said Especial School
Tax" II shall then b. the duty of every
male citizen and resident of said hsrles
county, OF tweuty-une years of age ard |
over, 10 pay to the County Supefiutend- |
eut If schools or his Assists ant, Sgec. |
iai SCI oo Tax for the year 1917. and |
annually thorefter, when SAID TAX shall /
be q, '. ted TO the increase OF tes chers |
salaries il sad County r tte tx IN
sion o. the school terri, IL the dlsere- |
tiun Of the Board # u unity SCI col !
Commissio ners, said especial School /
Tax" sha be payab BE- wetn the first !
days of January ana Arl Of each |
year, and shall be paid by said male /
citizens upon the 10 iowt,g b sis:
Al, male citizens anoys the age Of
twenty-ou years shall pay TAX Of O q
Dollar Isl 00l per ssas, proYiGed mat
sucn a. have Il child or c.i r-uattend
ing the public Schyns ~ said Gu ty
shall pay an additions twenty-five cents
Use and those having three o N re
children attenaiag tne pub ie sch OF OF
said co uty 81 l. psy az additional & y
cents 600; and snsiuid any male eniz a
as aforesaid, fa or refuse 70 psS said
Special School FAX within he tine
prescribed. he shall be acjudg,d eui ~
1f misdemeanor and upon CONVECTION
thereof b. fore any Jus ice of the Peace
Of said county, shall h. ia The SUN
of Eve dollars 49, 00l sud costs, and
upol failure 10 pay said ii hsll lie
sentenced TO the County jail Tor .
period not exceeding thru Il &C. d
fine when so paid shall be tdraed D. r
to the County superintendent Of Soho Is
for use as afortsa d.
SIC. 3. And be it further enacted.
That said Especial School Tax sAail
be payable TO the County Sup rintsh-
dent Of Schools or his Assistant, al his
office 10 La Plata, Maryland, and he
shall sit fer the purpose of collecting |
said Especial School Tax on Tuesday /
of each week 10 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 which /
said additional sitiings Shall be given F
by him through the local papers. He
shall give receipt for all N MES COL 1
lected and keep an itemized and separ- /
ate account of al: collections from his /.
other school funds, aud shall keep sep
arate th tex paid BY the white NAL. /
citizens from that paid by colored male |
OF said county who are amend I
a BILE to this tax. and for this purpo- e
be shall be allowed access of the Tax !
Books, Poll Books and other public re- 1
cords of said unity; and he shat keep
said lists revised from year TO year. -
For this extra service the SAID -upei in 4
.endent shall be allowed sum not to 1
exceed One Hundred ard Fifty Dollars (
per annu.a. out Of the .eceipss VI said /
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