Smyrna times., 1963-04-18
PUBLIC NOTICE of
SPECIAL ELECTION
SMYRNA SPECIAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT
WEDNESDAY. MAY /, 1893

Pursuant to the provisions of the
statutes of the State of Delaware.
the Board of Education of the Smyr-
ma Special School District. in ac-
cordance with the resolution unanim-
ously adopted by said Board of Edu-
cation. hereby gives notice that a
special school election will be held
on May 1858. from l o'clock pm.
to o'clock p.m.. eastern Standard
Timel at the John Bassett Moore
High School. Frazier Street. Smyrna.
Delaware: at the Thomas d. Clay
ton School. DUPONT Parkway. Smyr-
ma. Delaware at the East Smyrna
Elementary School. DUPONT Parkway.
Smyrna. Delaware: at the Smyrna
Elementary School. School Lane and
South Street. Smyrna. Delaware and
at the Clayton Elementary School.
Main Street. Clayton. Delaware. be-
ing the five school houses in said
District and they being the usual
places for holding school elections.
The purpose of said special school
election Is to determine whether said
District may. in addition to the
amounts apportioned to it by the
State Board of Education. or by any
other authority. and also in addi-
tAun W thAcn HeEtuoAOIG uutf bppTON-
ed and authorized to be raised by
local taxation by the qualified vot-
ers of said District July z. 1850 and
October Is. 1866. by tax rate not
TO exceed fifteen cents (15cl per
one hundred dollars $1,000 of tax
able property assessment and also
capitation tax of one dollar Isl .00),
also levy and collect additional taxes
for general school purposes. begin
ming in 1868. upon assessed valua-
ton of taxable property in said Dis
trict as determined and fixed for
county taxation purposes Is the law
requires. the rate of such additional
taxes so to be raised beginning in
1868 not to exceed fifteen cents (l5cl'
additional to prior authorization on
each one hundred dollars (sl00l as
sessment of said taxable property in
said District. Said general school
purposes shall include authorization
penses.
Every citizen who resides in the
District aforesaid and who would
be entitled at the time of this spec
ial school election to register and
vote in any election district of which
the said school district is a part at a
kChCAdt GtCCbAOh Vi HuCH kGAbIhl ElEC-
ton were held on the day of said
special school election. may vote at
the special school election in said
special district in which he resides
whether or not he is at the time
of such special school election then
registered or Is not then registered.
To be eligible to vote at this spec
ial school election. a citizen must
be twenty-one (2ll years of age or
over. and at the time of such cleo
ton must have resided in the State
Of Delaware at least one Cd year,
at least three (3l months in either
Kent County or New Castle Coun-
ty. and in Smyrna Special School
District at least one (ll month prior
to such special school election.
Dated: April 8. 1858.
BY Order of the
BOARD OF EDUCATION
OF SMYRNA SPECIAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Margaret M. o'NeilI.
President.
Harry w. Moor.
Yice-President.
Francis B. Gebhart,
Member.
w. Howard Nowland,
Member.
William w. James,
Secretary.
u this tax Is passed. the Smyrna
Special School District plans to isvy
taxes as follows beginning 1858:
For current expense - aI.bc per
800 OF assessed valuation and 81
For debt service = s2l.5c per y1oo|
Of assessed valuation and 81 cspi-l
tation.
(sA reduction of Sc per 91OJ
OF assessed valuation has been
made by the Smyrna Board Of
Education for debt ssrvice.l
Total Taxes for 1883 bsc perl
500 of assessed valpstion and ssl
cspitation.
Total Taxes for les2 - &Se peri
0e4 q sssssssd vsla~ssss saA -