Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-09-24
A RESOLUTION
Roanoke Rapids, N. G.

BANK DullQlnR on the ABOVE uhtedC LEI
A. M, with the following gentlemen
present:
Messrs. C. A. Wyche, Chairman, S
F. Patterson, T. W. M. Long, W. D.
Tillery, Louis Grimmer, L. s. Cannon
E. W. Lehman, H. L. Bell.
Mr.. J. A. Moore, member Of the
Board was the only member absent al
this meeting, he being out of town.
Mr.. G. A. Wyche. Chairman. calico
the meeting to order and stated that
the Board was ready for the transac-
ton of business.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Mr.. C. A. Wyche, Chairman, stated
to the Board that under and by virtue
of an act to authorize the issuance of
Three hundred and seventy five thou
sand dollars 1876, 900. DOL additional
bonds of the Roanoke Rapids Graded
School District, Private laws of North
Carolina, Acts of One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Twenty, of the Special
Session of the General Assembly Of
North Carolina, in addition to the bonds
authorized by Chapter l25 of the Pri-
vate Laws Of One Thousand Nine Hun
bred and Nineteen, the Board is author
lied to issue bonds of the Roanoke Rap
ids Graded School District in the aggre-
gate principal amount not exceeding
1915, 900. DOT Three hundred and seventy
five thousand dollars], for the purpose
of erecting and enlarging, altering and
equipping school buildings. acquiring
land for school buildings, of the Roa-
noke Rapids Graded School District, or
for any one or more of said purposes,
and is authorized and directed to levy
annually Especial tax ad valorem
on all taxable property in said
Graded School District for the
purpose of paying the principal
and interest on all bonds issued under
this act, as such principal and interest
becomes due, which special tax shall be
in amount sufficient for said purpose and
shall be in addition to all other taxes
authorized to be levied in said Graded
School District. But that the said
bonds shall not be issued nor said speci-
al tax levied unless and until the ques-
ton of such issue and levy shall have
been submitted to the qualified voters
of said Graded School District at a
special election to be held for that pur.
pose, and majority of said qualified
electors shall have voted in favor oil
issuing said bonds and levying said tax,
as required by Section Seven of Article
Seven of the Constitution of North Caro-,
lima, and that in said act the Board Of
School Trustees of Roanoke Rapids il
required to request the Board of Com
missioners of the Town of Roanoke
Rapids to order a special election to bt
held in said Graded School District al
such time as said Board of Trustees
may designate for the purpose of vot
ing upon the question of issuing bond!
and levying a tax under this act, and tina
in said act the said election is required
to be held under the supervision of thu
Board of Commissioners of said Town
and, in all particulars, other than those
specifically provided for in this act
shall be held and conducted, and qualifi
cations Of votersat the election deter
mined, as nearly as may be practicable
in accordance with the law relating t
elections for municipal officers in tn
Town of Roanoke Rapids, and as provid
ed in Section Two Of Chapter One hun
bred and Twenty of Private laws of ON
thousand Nine hundred and Nineteen
and that the object of this meeting is +
decide upon the date for an election an
to request the Board of Commissioner
of the Town of Roanoke Rapids to orde
a special election for the purpose of vol
ing upon the question of issuing bond
and levying tax, as required by sal
act.
After general discussion Of the mat
| ter of issuing the bonds and requestin
the Board of Commissioners of the Tow
Of Roanoke Rapids to call said election
the following resolution was offered b
| Mr.. S. F. Patterson, Seconded by Mr.. l
| s. Cannon, and unanimously carried:
Whereas, we, the Board of Schot
Trustees Of Roanoke Rapids, realizin
the inadequate and cramped conditio
Of our Graded School buildings and equiv
ment Of the same, andappreciating tn
duty incumbent upon US and the neces'
ity of providing for the ever increasin
attendance of pupils at our public grad
ed schools, and for the purpose of con
pleting the Junior and Senior Hig
School Building, now under constructic
and for the further purpose of complyin
with the law; and, whereas, under ar
by virtue of an act to authorize the i
suance of 1915, 100000 Three hundrt
seventy five thousand dollars) addition
al bonds of the Roanoke Rapids Grade
School District, Private laws of Nor
Carolina, Acts of Nineteen hundred al
Twenty of the special session of Il
General Assembly of North Carolin
the Board of School Trustees of Roanol
Rapids is authorized and empowered
issue bonds, subject to the Limitation
and restrictions of said act, and, as +
ouired in said act, to request the Boa
of Commissioners of the Town of Ro
noke Rapids to order special electi
to be held in said Graded School Distri
at such time as this Board may desi
nate, for the purpose of voting upon t
question of issuing said bonds and lev
ing said tax;
| Now, therefore, be it resolved by I
Board Of School Trustees Of Roano
| Rapids that special election be h,
on the 18th day of October, 1920. O.
that the Board Of Commissioners OF 7
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