A Bill to Be Entitle* an Art to Vali
date the Formation and Incorpora
tion of Epsom School District la
* Franklin and Vaaee Counties
mid to Empower the Board of
Trustees of Epsom School
District to Call an Elec
tion and to Isiae School
Bonds
The General AssetnDiy of North Caro
llna do enact: -
Section 1. That the formation, cre
ation and Incorporation of Epsom
8chool D tartlet, comprising contigu
ous portions of Franklin and Vance
Counties be, and the game la validat
ed, ratified, approved and confirmed
and said Epsom School District as at
present constituted and defined U de
clared a Updy corporate by the name
and style of Epsom School District,
with oil the authority, rights and pow
ers and prlvlledges and the same plan
of covernment conferred upon other
joint.school districts by and under the
provisions of Article 17 of Chapter
136 of the Public Laws of North Caro
lina, Session of 1923.
Section 2. That In addition to the
powers mentioned above the Board of
Trustees of Epsom School District,
for the purpose of erecting or other
wise providing adequate public school
buildings or other necessary school
property and equipment for the maln
tennnce of the public school or schools
of said district Is hereby empowered
and authorized to call a special elec
tion, to be held In said district at such
time and place as said board may tie
tignate after the ratification of this
act. to ascertain tt*e will of the peo
ple of said district upon the question
of issuing bonds for the purpose or
purposes above set forth, not to exceed
Fifty Thousand Dollars, and the levy
ing of a sufficient advalorem tax tor
the payment of said bondB and the in
teroat thereon.
Section 3. The Mid Board of Trus
tees shall designate the polling place,
appoint the registrar and two poll
holders who sbajl constitute the Jud
ges of election, and the said Board
shall canvass and Judicially determ
ine the result at said election when
the returns have been tiled with them
oy the oUlcers holding the election and
shall record such determination on
their records. The notice ot the elec
tion shall be given by publication at
leust three times In some newspaper
published or circulated in the territory
It shal set forth the boundary lines
of the district and the purpose ot the
election. The first publication shall be
at least thirty days before the election.
A new registration ot the qualified
voters of the territory shall be order
ed. and notice of said new registration
shall be deemed to be sufficiently giv
en by publication once In some news
paper published or dlrdulated In said
district at least thirty days before the
close ot the registration books. This
notice of registration may be consider
ed one of the three notices required
ot the election. Such published notice
ot registration shall state the days
on which the books will be opened
tor-registration ot voters and the place
or places on which they will be open
on Saturdays. The books of such new
registration shall dlose on the second
Saturday before the election. The Sat
urday before the election shall be chal
lenge day and except as otherwise
provided In this act such election shall
be held In accordance with the law
governing generaf elections. At the
election those who are in favor ot
Ahe issuing of such bonds and the levy
?nd collection ot the taxes necessary
for the payment of said bonds shall
?vote a ticket on which shall be print
ed or written the words "For School
Bonds" and those who oppose shall '
vote a ticket on which shall be- printed I
or written the words "Against School
Bonds." All other details of said elec
tion shall be fixed by the said board
and the expenses of holding and con
ducting the election shall be prorid
ed by the said boafd out of the local
tax of said district.
Section 4. If a majority of the qua
lified voters of said district shall vote
In favor of the lssuappe of said bonds
then the said board of trustees shall
have power to Issue the said bonds
which bonds shall be Issued in tfae
name of the Epsom School District and
shall be Issued in such form and de
monstration and with such provisions
as to time, place and medium of pay
ment of principal and Interest aa the
said board may determine, subject to
the limitations and restrictions ot this
act. The bonds shall be serial bonds
and shall so mature that the principal
amount of the issue shall be payable
in annual Installments or series, be
ginning not more than three years
after date of the bonds of such issue
and ending not more than thirty years
after auch date. No such Installment
shall be more than two and one-half
times as great in amount as the small
est prior Installment of same Issue.
The bonds shall bear interest at the
rate of not more than six per cent
per anum, payable annually and may
have interest coupons attached, and
may be registrable as to principal or
as to both principal and interest. They
shall be signed by the chairman of the
said board of trustees and the seal of
the district shall be affixed to or Im
pressed on each bond and attested by
the secretary of said board; and the
interest coupons shall bear the print
ed lithographed or etched facsimile
signature of such chairman. The de
livery of the bonds, signed as afore
said by officers in office at the time
of such signing shall be valid not
withstanding any changes in office oc
curing after such signing.
Section 5. Said bonds shall be sold
by the Board of Trustees of Bald Ep
som School District by and with the
approval of the County Superintend
ents of Public Instruction of the conn
ties of Franklin and Vance, after such
advertisement as the said ounty Su
perintendents shall deem proper and
necessary, but said bonds shall not
be sold for less than par and accrued
interest.
Section 6. The proceeds derived
from the sale of said bonds shall be
turned over to the Treasurer of the
County 8chool Fund of the ounty in
which the school building is or is to
be located and this shall be held as
a separate fund by the treasurer and
placed to the credit of the district
and shall be disbursed or paid out by
said treasurer upon order or voucher
signed by the chairman and secretary
th? board of trustees of Epsom
School District and countersigned by
the Superintendent of Public Instruc
"?" ?f the County in which the school
building or buildings is or is to be
erected for the purpose or purposes
set forth In this act.
Section 7. In the 'event the issue
of said bonds is authorized by the vot
ers as above provided and when the
same are issued the boards of County
Commissioners of the counties, Frank
lin^ and Vance are hereby authorized
and uirectgd to levy annually- a special
faX' "^valorem, on all taxable proper
ty within their respective counties sit
,w.ithl" the 8ai,l Epsom School
i iCi',8 ent t0 pay the Princi
pa ahd Interest of said bonds as such
princlpad and interest shall become
due. Such Bpecial tax shall be in ad
dition to all other taxes authorized to
be levied in such county or district.
Kn ai*e8 pr0Tide<1 for in this section
shall be collected by the officer or
In ooilf ??HfctinS the special taxes
said district and paid over by him
or them to the treasurer of the county
School Fund of the County in which
the school building, or buildings, is or
Is to be located, and stiall be held as
a separate fund by said treasurer in
th* payment of said bonds and inter
est as the same become due and the
said bonds or Interest coupons shall
be, when paid by said treasurer, vouch
ere in accounting for the disbursement
of said taxes so turned over to him.
Section 8 Said Board of Trustees
of Epsom School District are here
bT authorized and directed to adopt
a corporate seal of such design as It
may aeein fit and proper.
Section 9. All laws and clauses of
laws in conflict with this act are. inso
far as they may affect this act, here
by repealed.
fJtOCt,OV0 ~Th,s act 8han be full
ratification. 601 fr?m and af,"r ,U
A Bill to B? Eatltled an Art Prohibit
lag Um County Hoard of Education
or th? Board of Commissioner*
For the County at Franklin, or
the Board ol Aldermen of the
Town of Loalabarv, Said
Coaaty, Pledgtag the Cre
dit ol SaM Coaaty or
City With Hit First Sab
mlttlag the Qaes
tloa to the Qaali
fled Votern
Thereof
The General Aaaembly of North
Carolina do enact
Section 1. That It ahall be unlaw
ful for the county board of education'
or the'board of commiaaloners for thai
county of Franklin of the board of,
alderman of the town of Loulnhurf,
aald county to pledge credit of or laaue
bonds whereby the aald county, town,
or any township or district In aald
county, la pledged for any purpoae
other than to pay existing floating In
IdKMadaaaa of aald county, town, town
ilp or dlatrlct, heretofore Inc-urrjed
r neceaaary expenaea of aald county
?, township, or dlatrlct, without
submitting the question of pledg
. the credit and teaulng auch boada
,_T the anallHed roters of aaid county,
lt?.w*, township or dlatrlct. at an elto
tton t? ha held aa hereinafter provided : I
Prorlded, heweTsr, that tbta act shall |
not prerent. aald board of education
borrowing snftdsnt money In antldpa
tlon of the collection of taxes to oper
ate the public achoola of aald county
the total amount of the money bo bor
rowed x'.iall not exceed eighty per cent
'of the taxes levied for public schools
for the current fiscal' year in which
such lean la made and the amounrso
Ljirovn <i tliall b" repaid out of the
taxes levied for such Ileal year: Pro
l viUvd luiilier, that the board ot com
missioners for the county of Franklin
or the board of aldermen of the town
of Loulsburg without such election,
may borrow money to pay necessary
current expenses of said county or
said town, as the case may be, in an
ticipation of the collection ot taxes
levied by said board of commissioners
or by said board of aldermen daring
any fiscal year not exceeding eighty
per cent of the total amount of taxes
levied by said county or town and
uncollected during such fiscal year,
and may Issue notes or other eviden
ces ot Indebtedness tor the amount
bo borrowed, and the money so bor
rowed shall be repaid by said board
ot commissioners or said board of
aldermen out of the taxes collected
tor said fiscal year by said county
or town; Provided: that In case of
any emergency such as the loss of
public buildings or other property by
fire, flood or act of God, the said board
of commissioners and said board ot al
dermen, respectively, may birow mon
ey and Issue notes or bonds of said
county and town, respectively, to
meet the necessary expense of such
emergency: Provided further, that
nothing herein Bhall restrict or abro
gate the right of the board of com
missioners to contract or pay any in
debtedness for necessary expenses, aa
provided by the general law.
Section 2. That other than the week
ly pay roll of said town, all bills, ac
counts or claims against said coun
ty, town or board of education shall
be presented Before payment to the
board of commissioners of said county
or to the board of aldermen of said
town or to the said county board of
education as the case may be, at a reg
ular meeting ot such boards, and shall
be considered and approved by a ma
jority of the board to which said bill,
claim or account is presented before
the same shall be paid, and co bill,
clai mor account shall be paid except
upon the proper warrant Issued for
the payment thereof.
Section 3. The said board of alder
men shall not contract to spend nor
spend the money of said town In viola
tion of the provisions of the Municipal
Finance Act. one thousand nine hun
dred and twenty-one., as now or here
after amended.
Section 4. The said board of com
missioners for (he county of Franklin
shall enter into no contract concern
ing the purchase of property or sup
plies for said county for an amount
exceeding five hundred dollars with
out first advertising for bids for the
same by posting rt'tice thereof for ten
da?s at the county courthouse door.
Section 5. If a resolution of said
board of commissioners or of said
board of alderment or of said board
o( education provides for the issuance
of bonds or other evidences of indebt
edness for a purpose other than the
payment of "necessary expenses of said
county, town, or township, or district,
the approval of a majority of the
qualified voters of the county, town,
township, or district as required by
the constitution of North Carolina,
shall be necessary in order to make
the resolution operative. Whenever the
taking effect of a resolution authoriz
ing the issuance of bonds or other evi
dences of Indebtedness Is dependent
upon the approval of the resolution
by the voters of said county, town,
township or district, the governing
body may submit the resolution to the
voters at an election to be held not
more than six months after the pass
age of said resolution. The governing
body may call a special election for
that purpose, or may submit the reso
lution to the vpters at the regular
county or town election next succeed
ing the passage of the resolution, but
no such special election shall be held
within one month before or after a
regular election. Several resolutions
or other matters may be voted upon at
the same election.
8ectlon 6. The said board of com
missioners or Raid board of aldermen
in their discretion may order a new
registration of the voters for such
election, the books for such new reg
istration shall remain open In eaeh
precinct or ward from nine a. m., to
six p. m., on each day except Sundays
and holidays for three weeks beginning
on. a Monday morning and ending on
the second Saturday evening before the
election. A registrar and two judges of
election shall be appointed by the
board of comlssloners or the board of
aldermen, as the case may be. for each
precinct or ward: Provided, that the
hooka shall be open at the polling
places on each Saturday daring the
registration period. Sufficient notice
.ah&U be deemed to have been given
of such new registration and of the
appointment of the election officer* If
a notice thereof be published at least
thirty days before the closing of the
registration book*, statins the hours
and days tor registration. It shall not
be necessary to specify In said notice
the places for registration. In case the
registrar shall tall or refuse for any
cause to perform his duties, it shall
be lawful for the clerk of said board
of commissioners or said board of al
dermen, as the case may be, to ap
point another person to perform such
duties, and no notice of such appoint
ment shall be necessary.
Section 7. A notice of the election
shall be deemed suflclently published
If published once not later than twen
ty days before election. Such notlds
shall state the maximum amount Of
the proposed bonds and the purpose
thoreof, and the fact that a tax will
b i levied for the payment thereof. The
data of the election shall be stated
therein.
Section 1. A ballot or ballots shall
be furnished to each qualified roter
at said enaction, which baljots may
contain the words Tor the resoltttlo*
authorizing dollars
bonds (briefly Mating the purpose)
and a tax therefor," and ' Aguiuat the.
resolution authorizing ? ? ? ?
dollars bonds (brleffly stating the pur
po?c) and a tax therefor," and ft one
ballot contains the two alternatives, 1
m. . y contain squares in one of which
'the voter may make an (x) mark, but
|th:s form of ballot Is not prescribed.
| Section it. The officers appointed i
to hold the election In making returns
'of the result thereof shall incorporate
therein not only the number of votes I
cast for and against each resolution
submitted, but also the number of
voters registered and qualified to vote
in the election. The board of commis
sioners. if it be a county, township or
district election, or the board of alder
men, If It be a town election a&aU
canvass the returns, and shall Include
in their canvass the votes cast and
the number of voters registered and
qualified to vote in the election, and
shall Judicially determine and declare
the result of the election.
Section 10. Except as herein other
wise provided, the registration and
elections shall be conducted in ac
cordance with the lav, a then governing
elections for countty officers in said
county if It be a county, township or
district election, or governing town
election if it be a town election, and
governing the registration of the elec
tors of such election of officers. The
said boards shall prepare a statement
showing the number of votes cast for
and against each rfsolutlon submitted
and the number of voters qualified to
rote Id the election, and declaring the
result of the election, which statement
shall be signed by a majority of the
members of the board canvaaa
the returns and delivered to the clerk
of such board, who shall record It in
the record book containing the minute*
of such board and file the original In
his office and publish it once.
| Section 11. That all laws and Claus
en of law* In conflict with this act
are hereby repealed.
I Section 12. That this act shall be
In force from and after its ratification.
An Act To Prevent the Sale of Cider
On Snnday In Franklin^ Loanty ?
The General Assembly of^ North
.Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That any person who
shall be guilty of selling cider at any
place within Fraklln county on the
j Lord's day, commonly called Sunday,
.shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined
not more than $50 or mprlsoned not
more than thirty days in the discre
tion of the court.
Section 2. This act shall apply to
Franklin County only.
Section 3. This act shall be In force
from and after its ratification.
Ratified this day of August,
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