Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-10-20
CHAPTER 42o.

CHAPTER 400.
AN ACT to submit to the registered
and qualified voters Of Charles couuiy
I Maryland, to determine by ballot at tn,
General Election to be held in sale
County on the first Tuesday after th,
first Monday in November, 1916, wheth
err or not Special School Tax shall b,
cha rged aid collected from every NAL,
citizen and resident Of said County, a
bove the age OF twenty. one years, in se-
cOIdance with the provisions of this
Act, and prov iding the method Of col
|, ction thereof and the penalty for fail
ure TO pay said special tax or assess
ment in the event Il said voters shall
determine that the SINE shall be col
lected.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by ia,
General Assembly of Maryland, Ths,
the Board Of Election Supervisors for
Charles county shall cause to be submit
ted to he registered and qualified vot
ers Of said County at the neXt general
election 10 be held therein On the hrss
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
yember, 1916, the question as TO wheth-
er or not Specia, School Tax sha b,.
charged and collected from every ma Z
I cttizen and resident of said County.
above the age of twenty one years, by
causing to be printed upon the ofieiat
ballot at said election Ia proper and
, legal form, the words, For Special
school Tax, and the words Against
SPECIAL School Tax" on separate ines;
and in event the majority of said voters
shall declare for said Especial Sehoo
Tax" the same SHAH be charged aud
collected in accordance with the pr Vi.
sions of this Act; ana the said Board Of
Election Supervisors snail cause 10 0a
published IN at least two papers pint
ed and published in SAID County,
synopsis of the provisions of thus Ac;
In at least three issues OF said papers
prior to the said election, in order thai
the voters OF said County may have
notice and intelligently pass upon SAID
question at the polls.
SEC. 2. And be IL further ena, ted,
That in event that said voters shat de-
care in favor Of said Especial School
TAX" It shall then be the duty OF ever,
male citizen and resident of said harle~
county, OF twenty-One years OF age and
over, 10 pay to the County Super intend
cot Of schools or his Assistant. Spec-
iai Sci 90 Tax for the year 1917, aud
annual ilefetter, which S. Il tax sn4..
be dew ted to tn increase Of teacher,
salaries IN ss & County + tie * en-
sion o ihs schUO, terri, IL the uiscre-
tim Of Tire Boald If C,uptt scfaol
commissioners, said sspsr.sl Scba,si
Tax shI be Pc ab.e betws a IT, FIRST
days at "a uary au AHri of eas.it'
year, and shall BE- paid by said male
citizens upon the ioiiosug bass;
All male citizens aiove inc age a
tweniy-one Years shall pay 4 tax u Oa9
Dollar Isl COL yer yea provnsd that
such as have a ch Id o. eli areuaftend
ing the public schgois Of saii e..tntv
shan pay an afditioTt ;wsasy dve cs.t,
(25c) and chose having three o. m.re
children attending the put IL sch. Oh OF
said comfy shat pay al addtiouL ;i.,
cents t5Oe); aud Should aug m3is riiiz .
as aforesaid, fail nr refuse to nay snit
'Speci a school iAX' wlfhra the time
prescribed. lie shall be arjaJged guitg
of misdemeanor and upon eunvict,in
thereof before any Justice Of the Peace
Of said county, shall he il.d the sum
of five dollars s. 00l and eos :, ana
upon failure to pay said Fl hail lie
sentenced to the I ounty Jail Tor
p,ried cot exceeding thirsy d'vS. "a d
fiae when so paid shall b. tu4ns ae e
20 the ounty onperintruti- Mt vi ss..o. i,
for use as aforesaid.
SEC 3. Aud be 1t further enacted
That said Special School Tax shat
be payable to the County superiuten-
dent of Schools or his Assistant, at his
Office in La Plata, Maryland, and he
shall sit for the purpose OF collecting 1
said Especial School Tax on TUESDAY /
of each week in the months Of January. I
February and March Of each year, and i
at such other times ia said months as
he may deem advisable, notice OF which 4
said additional sittings shall BE- given /
by him through the local papers. He I
shall give receipt for all monies coll /
lected and keep an itfmizsd and separ-
ate account of al. collections from HE /
other school funds, aud shall keep sep !
arate III tax paid by the white mall, |
citizens from that paid by colored male |
citizens OF said county who are amend I
able to this tax. and for this purpo> e
be shall be allowed access of the Tax
Books, Poll Books and other public re-
cords OF said unity and he shaW kaep
said lists revised fiom year to YEAR 4
Fur this extra service the said sup.ria-
i'ndent shall be allowed a sum not to
exec ed One HUNDRED and Fifty Dollars
per annual cut of the receipts of sad
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