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THE Git APll 10. Published by ME NASHVILLE PUBLISHING CO., NASHVILLE, N. C. . M, W LlNCKEi ' Editor & Mfcr. .One Year. 1.00 JO8CITIOIi: i Six Months .60 if Three " .35 Publisher's Announcement. All over flfteen llnee will be charted Be dU per line lor obl'.uars noiwes. sm. No communication will be publish in um ot the writer la withheld. The publisher ol Til Obaio will not responsible for views expressed by Its oorreapoDdenta. i Nntbwa rnvln- hmd oft-SDeclal Nolle' will be charted at tlie rata ol 10c per line or each insertion. - Advertisers desiring a cbante ol adver tliwment should hae copy in onxn not later tbaa soon on Tuesday. Advertisements discontinued before tbe lime wntrauteo lor has expired will be oharMed transient rates lor tbe times ac tually published. - . Advertisements on which no i lumber ol insertions Is marked i marked ''till forbid" and charted IS? up date ol discontinuance. Communications and Items ol news in' tended lor mibllcatton. and all business latum should be addressed to'faaOiuru to. and not to Individual members of the staff THURSDAY. MAY 4th, 1911. TBI NIW K0AD LAW FOI NASH. On Saturday, May 13th, there will be elections in North Whitakers, South Whitakers, Red Oak, Griffins, Coopers, Castalia, Ferrells, Jack sons, Baileys and Dry Wells town ships, when the voters of these town ships will vote on the proposition whether or not they will issue bonds for public road improvement. These elections are held solely to determine this question. The matter of levy intr the tax for working the roads under the taxation system does not enter into the questipn and regard less of the result of the bond elec tions, the voters are evidently aware of the fact that they will have to pay the road tax in either event. If they are not so informed, it is because of the fact that they have not read The Graphic. As has been before stated in The Graphic, the act of the Legislature makes it mandatory on the Board of County Commissioners to levy a road tax in each of the above named townships at their regular meeting in June, next, and at each annual June meeting thereafter. Hence, those voters who think, by defeating the bond issue proposition they will thereby stay the action of the Board of County Commissioners in levying any road tax, are sadly mistaken. .Wherever the simple "taxation system" has been adopted for this great work of road improvement there has been signal failure, as the amount realized, (as will be the case in all the above-named townships) will not be sufficient to secure the . team, machinery, road superinten dent, etc., to build a single mile of road. r It has been demonstrated in Nashville, Mannings, and other townships, and it will be the same in all others that attempt it. It has also been demonstrated that, "where any township or county has voted bonds in a sufficient amount, good results have been accomplished, the work has been prosecuted and, in most instances, the tax rate provid ing for the payment of interest and to create a sinking fund, has been considerably less than the1: "simple taxation system.!' This is true as to the Nashville and Rocky Mount Road d istricts and the same condi tiens prevail in other counties throughout the State. ' A close study of the road law re veals much food for thought; there being matters clear ' and easily un derstood, while a vast " portion of same are very complex as to defining their purposes and interest. Some of these have been brought to light by Ex-Judge Austin, who discusses some features of the law at length, and his article, which appears else where in The Graphic will, no doubt, cause the voters to "wake up' and take notice." - - ' - ' In view of the deductions made by -liii, it is indeed a perplex I ' :,im fur any one, even Sena e crt' s framers of the i ' ' - " 'i, to advise any ' ' '.a (2j en CtarcVy ' ; " ' i- t certainty that the ends sought by the people can be secured, without their having to "pay dear for the whistle. It is true the special act was read to a committee of men from the va rious townships before it was sent to Raleigh, but during that brief re cital It was almost impossible for all present to give that thought the Im portance of the measure demanded. They have seen no copy of the meas ure since it has become ft law, hence they are yet in the dark, save the en lightenment given by Judge Austin, Hit brief synopsis published some time airo bv The Graphic was com piled hurriedly, hence it did not en large on some matters called to The Graphic'sattention by Judge Austin's letter which was handed in Tuesday morning. In view of the fact that this entire question is so important to the beat interests of all the townships above named, and we desire that the peo ple be given all the light possible, The Graphic will publish the full text of the law next Thursday in order that the voters may read and reflect, With the light we have before us. The Graphic believes the best course to pursue on the part of the voters would be, go to the polls on Satur day, May 13th, vote for the bond is sue, (since the tax will be levied on June 1st) and on the first Monday in June let every one of the affected townships send a large delegation of intelligent men from the townships to Nashville, when and where there may be a thorough understanding of the situation, and, if there is danger in the actual issuance of the bonds by the Board of County Commission ers, the Board have it within their power to protect the interests of the people, and whatever hardships are possible to befall the tax-payers by reason of certain sections of the law, can be remedied by the legislature at the next session. Should this be necessary, the progressive citizens of the townships effected could in some manner keep up their roads from Dec. 1st, 1911 when the new law becomes effective, until the relief can be obtained. Things Te Re Coniidered. Mr. Editor: I am a great advocate of road improvement and progress along all lines, there is no one who would re joice more than I to see good roads all over our country. I .would not do or say anything to retard pro gress. The election in the various townships on the 13th of May is very important one for the people of the various townships and should be considered carefully by all. Before anyone can vote intelligent ly upon any question they must be able to understand what they are doing. How many voters in Nash county have had an opportunity to examine the bill under which this election is called ? I have not had an opportunity to examine the bill as it passed the General Assembly, but have just seen a copy of the bill as drafted and submitted. I am not con versant with the changes, but am in formed that the changes were few and of small importance. Upon ex amination I find that under the bill those townships already have a road tax upon them, whether the bonds carry or not. The townships that carry the bond election will have in addition to the special road, tax, for the purpose of paying the interest on the bonds, and after fifteen years still another for the purpose of creating a sinking fund with which to pay the bonds at maturity. - Section 10 of the act reads as fol lows: . Sec. 10. That the board of county commissioners for the 1 county of Nash, in order to provide for the proper construction, improvement and maintenance of the public roads and bridges (to cost less than fifty dollars), of the several road dis tricts herein created, and to pay the interest and create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of any bond which may be hereinafter issued, at their regular meeting in June, one thousand, nine hundred and eleven, and at each June, meet ing annually thereafter, shall levy a special tax on all property subject to taxation under the law, within each said district, of not less than ten cents or more than thirty cents on the hundred dollars of property, and not less than thirty cents nor more .than ninety cents on the poll, the constitutional equation to be ob served at all times. v Said taxes shall be c-" c ted as all other taxes are .2; shall be kept separate on looks of each township in ' to be set aside us a and maintenance of the said public roads and of such bridges in each said township not costing In excess of fifty dollars; and shall be used further for the purchase of such ma terial, implements, teams, wagons and outfits as may be necessary for the proper carrying on of the work in each said road district, and for the payment of the interest on, and providing a sinking fund for the pay ment of the principal of such bonds as may be issued by the board of commissioners in each said district, and for the employment of all such labor as may be necessary. Pro vided, however, that the money raised under this section shall, as far as possible, be used for the perma nent improvement of the roads in the several districts hereby created, and the payment of the interest on such bonds as may hereafter be is sued." You will notice the act makes it mandatory upon the board of com missioners to levy this tax at the reg ular meeting in J une, they "shall" levy a special tax on all the proper ty, Ac. The first several sections of the act relates to the special tax which shall be levied by the board of commissioners. v Section 18 provides "that the board of county commissioners, of Nash county, are hereby authorized and are directed to issue bonds for the different townships in Nash county in amounts as follows," naming them, "for the purpose of grading, building and improving the public roads of said townships, provided, a majority of the qualified voters of each township shall author ize the same, in an election to be held as hereinafter provided. Said bonds shall not bear a greater rate of interest than six per cent per an num, payable thirty years after date thereof, the same not to be sold at less than par and to be of the di- mention of one hundred dollars ($100), each on multiples thereof, interest to be due and payable semi annually, on the first day of Jan uary and July of each year, and to be so expressed in the face of each bond. The bonds authorized by this act shall be issued separately for each township, and specify in the face of same for what township is sued, each bond shall be numbered and have attached thereto sixty coupons, each coupon to represent the interest that becomes due semi annually on each of said bonds. The said bonds and coupons shall express upon their face that they are payable out of the taxes to be levied on the taxable property and polls of the respective township for which they are issued only, in order to pay the interest on any bonds under or by the provisions of this act. The county commissioners of Nsb county shall on the first Monday after the election at which a bond issue in the respective townships, or any one of them, has been voted, and annual ly thereafter, levy a sufficient tax on the taxable poll and property of the respective townships, to be collected by the sheriff or tax collector of Nash county as other taxes are collected, and when collected shall be kept separate and used only for the pay ment of the interest on said bonds of the township same is collected, Fifteen years after date of said bonds it shall be lawful for and the duty of the Board of Commissioners of Nash county to levy, annually, on the taxable property and poll of each township a sufficient tax to cre ate a sinking fund for the purpose of paying off and discharging the prin cipal of said bonds when they shall become due." - Notice, the commissioners of Nash county shall levy a "sufficient tax'.' which shall be kept separate and used only for the payment of the interest on the, bonds. "Fifteen years after the date of said bonds it shall be lawful for and the duty of the Board of Commissioners of Nash county to levy, annually, a sufficient tax to .create a sinking fund for the purpose of paying off and discharg ing the principal of said bonds when they become due." Sec. 30 of the act provides: "That nothing herein shall be construed to mean that any money raised from the sale of said bonds voted by any township shall be used or expended upon or in behalf of any other town ship than that one voting same, and the tax collected to meet the interest and provide the sinking fund for the township for which same are col lected. The remainder of the act provides for the election, etc. - The act is very long and in many places vague and ambiguous, while it provides for a Board of Commis sioners for each township, their pow er is very limited and are liable to have much trouble and. embarass ment They are authorized to con tract for machinery, teams, etc., but the treasurer is not allowed to pay any order for "an amount greater than one hundred dollars (113 ), until the same shall have first I' n presented to the F iri of Co s cf I' h cou:.'y f.-r i s ; - vlded in each township or road dis trict, the Board of Commissioners of Nash county shall direct the treas uif r of Nash county to pay treason able attorney's fee for the labor done and services given In drawing this act, the amount thereof to be fixed by Die Board of Commissioners to be apportioned equally among the road districts above named," The road commissioners of the vari ous districts have no voice in fix ing the attorney's fee but it is left with the county commissioners. The same is true as to loaning the sinking fund; the county com missioners are the ones to make the loans. Section 26 reads as follows: "The Board of Commissioners of Nash county shall deliver to the treasurer of Nash county, to be held to the use and for the credit of the respect ive townships, or road districts, voting bonds as aforesaid, the pro ceeds derived from the sale of said bonds so voted by the respective townships or road districts, after de ducting from said proceeds of sale the actual expenses of preparing, printing and lithographing the same and negotiating the sale of said bonds, which last Item shall include attorney's fee to be fixed by the Board of , Commissioners of Nash county for each road district." Section 29 provides: "That the road commissioners of the several townships hereinbefore named shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient and necessary for the carrying out of the provisi ons of this act as relates to their respective townships not inconsistent with or superior in authority to the provisions of this act. They shall have authority to employ in all matters wherein they deem it neces sary, and pay such counsel out of the funds that may come into their hands. ' x Mr. Editor, I have pointed out the above features of the bill simply for the information of the voters of the various townships. 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