The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-07-29

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY
THE HYDE COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS
APPROVING THE CREATION
OF OCRACOKE MOSQUITO
CONTROL DISTRICT
NORTH CAROLINA
HYDE COUNTY
WHEREAS, a public hearing
was held at Ocracoke, North Car
DINA. on May 6, 1860, at 1000
o'clock am, after due advertise
ment as provided in General
Statutes 130-211, at which time
the meeting was presided over by
H. L. Sadler, Chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners,
and attended by D. w. Boseman,
one of the representatives of the
State Board of Health; and, at
said hearing the citizenship and
qualified voters of the proposed
Mosquito Control District We're
present, and/or represented by
others who were not present. And,
after considerable discussion, the
resident citizens and qualified
voters present at the meeting and
representatives of others who
were not present, voted unani-
anously in favor of the creation
of said Mosquito Control District;
and
WHEREAS, after such hearing
and after consultation with the
representatives of the State Board
of Health, this Board deems it
advisable that such district should
be created and established. And
that a special election is neces-
Sary and should be called to sub
NIT to the qualified voters resid-
ing within the proposed district
the question of whether-or-not the
district, shall be created and es-
tablished; and, prior to the sub
mission of the question Of the
formation of the district to the
voters of the proposed district,
this Board has determined the
maximum amount of special tax
to be levied for mosquito control
purposes, should the formation Of
the district be approved by the
voters. shall not exceed TWENTY
FIVE ,(S.25l CENTS upon the
ONE HUNDRED ($100.00) DOL
LARS assessed valuation.
TT Is. THEREFORE. ORDER
ED that a special election be
called for the 9Th day of August,
1860, at High School Building, in
Ocracoke Township, Hyde County,
North Carolina, and that the Reg
istrar and Judges of the election
at said polling place shall be Mrs.
Neva O'Nea. Registrar; and Doris
Garrish and Martha Simpson,
Judges of the election. That there
shall be a registration of all quail
flied voters residing in said dis
trict, beginning on the 9th day of
July. 1860, prior to said special
election. Said registration and
election to be held and conducted
as provided by law.
The form of the question stated
on the ballot shall be substan-
TALLY as prescribed by General
Statutes 1921; TWENTY-FIVE
($.25) CENTS to be inserted in
said ballot as provided by law.
UPON the facts above stated
and in compliance with General
Statutes 1921, and all other
statutes pertaining thereto, 1T is
RESOLVED AND DECREED, that
Ocraeoke Mosquito Control Dis
trict be and the same is hereby
created, subject to the provisions
and conditions herein recited; and,
that a special election be held,
as herein provided and as author
lied by law, and this cause is
continued for further orders.
IT is FURTHER ORDERED
that a certified copy of this Reso-
luton be sent forthwith to the
State Board of Health, Raleigh,
North Carolina, and a copy or
copies to the local press.
MEMBERS VOTING IN FA-