Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-09-10
A RESOLUTION
Roanoke Rapids, N. c.
C.at,o.l loon

ocHool trustees OF Roanoke RapldS, u
meeting was held in the First National
Bank building on the above date at Ten
A. M, with the following gentlemen
present:
Messrs. c. A. Wyche, Chairman, S.
+. Patterson, Y. 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 at
this meeting, he being out Of town.
Mr.. G. A. Wyche, Chairman. called
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 $685. 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, 600. 90 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 val oren
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 fol 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
special election to be held for that pur-
pose, and majority of said qualified
electors shall have voted in favor of
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 is
required to request the Board of Com
missioners of the Town of Roanoke
Rapids to order special election to be
held in said Graded School District at
such time as said Board of Trustees
may designate for the purpose of yot-
ing upon the question of issuing bonds
and levying tax under this act, and that
in said act the said election is required
to be held under the supervision of the
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 qualih-
cations of voters at the election deter
mined, as nearly as may be practicable.
in accordance with the law relating to
elections for municipal officers in the
Town of Roanoke Rapids, and as proyid-
ed in Section Two of Chapter One hun
dred and Twenty of Private laws of One
thousand Nine hundred and Nineteen.
and that the object of this meeting is to
decide upon the date for an election and
to request the Board of Commissioners
of the Town of Roanoke Rapids to order
special election for the purpose of vot-
ing upon the question of issuing bonds
and levying a tax, as required by said
act.
After general discussion of the mat
ter of issuing the bonds and requesting
the Board of Commissioners of the Town
Of Roanoke Rapids to call said election,
the following resolution was offered by
Mr.. S. F. Patterson, Seconded by Mr. l.. |
S. Cannon, and unanimously carried:
Whereas, we, the Board of School
Trustees of Roanoke Rapids, realizing
the inadequate and cramped condition
of our Graded School buildings and equip
ment of the same, and approaching the
duty incumbent upon us and the necess-
ity of providing for the ever increasing
attendance of pupils at our public grad
ed schools, and for the purpose of com
pleting the Juni or and Senior High |
School Building. now under construction
and for the further purpose of complying
with the law; and, whereas, under and |
by virtue of an act to authorize the is
suance of 1915, 100000 (Three hundred
seventy five thousand dollars) addition
al bonds of the Roanoke Rapids Graded |
School District, Private laws of North
Carolina, Acts of Nineteen hundred and
Twenty of the special session of the
General Assembly of North Carolina,
the Board of School Trustees of Roanoke
Rapids is authorized and empowered to
issue bonds, subject to the limitations
and restrictions of said act. and, as re-
quired in said act, to request the Board
of Commissioners of the Town of Roa-
noke Rapids to order special election
to be held in said Graded School District
at such time as this Board may desig-
nate, for thepurpose of voting upon the
question of issuing said bonds and levy
ing said tax;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the
Board of School Trustees of Roanoke
Rapids that special election be held
on the Fifth day of October, 1920, and
that the Board of Commissioners of the
Town of Roanoke Rapids be, and hereby
is, requested to order the same to be
held in said Graded School District at
such time for the purpose of voting upon
the question of issuing bonds and levy
ing a tax under said act, and if, as a
result of said election so held the said
Board of School Trustees is authorized
by the qualified voters of said school
district to issue said bonds, that bonds
Of the Roanoke Rapids Graded School
District be issued in the sum of $685.
10000 Three hundred and seventy-five
dollars in such forms and de-
and with such provisions
As to time, place and medium of pay
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