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08081946249 It haveing been determined that final adoption of the County Budget for the year 1946 -1947 could not be made prier to August 8, 1946 the final adoptiod of it and the appropiation for the year was deferred until that date. At 5 o'clock P M the Members of the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, not having completed the business to be considered, recessed their meeting until 11 o'clock A M Thursday, August 8, 1946, to reconvene at said time for the further dispatch of business of its regular meeting of this date./:- J. B. Ennis, Chairman. Inez Harrington, Clerk to the Board MINO An adjourned regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Harnett convened at the County Courthouse in Lillington, North Carolina, the usual plac of meeting, at 11:00 o'clock, A.M. on August 8, 1946. -- Present: Chairman, J.B. Ennis , and Commissioners R.L. Pate, Angus A. Cameron. Ferd D. Jackson and Lonnie R. Byrd Absent: none - After calling the meeting to order and after the Clerk had called the roll, the members of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Harnett set at the table at which the Board of Elections was holding its meeting and thereupon said County Board of Elections and said Board of Commissioners, as two separstenbodies,separately receiv- ed from the registrars and judges of election in the various precincts of the County of the County of Harnett the returns of the special bond election held August 6, 1946. After said returns had been canvassed by said Board of Commissioners, being simul taneously with the canvassing thereof by the County Board of Elections in the sass plats Commissioner Ferd D.Jacksrn introduced the following resolution, which was read: RESOLUTION CONVASSING THE RETURNS OF A SPECIAL BOND ELECTION HELD AUGUST 6, 1946, AND DETERMINING THE RESULT THEREOF. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Harnett: _.Section 1. That the returns of the special bond eledtion held August 6, 1946, having been received from the proper election officers and the Board having canvassed the same, the following facts are hereby found and determined: (a) That each registrar and judge for the special bond election held in the County.of Harnett on August 6, 1946 was duly nualified by law and had taken the necessa oath. (b) That the election officers had incor" orated in their returns not only the number of votes cast for and against the question submitted, but also the number of vot era registered and qualified to vote in each precinct in the election. (c) That at said election there was submitted to the qualified voters of said County the following question: Shall an order finally passed July 1, 1946, authorizing not exceeding $750,000 School Building Bonds of Harnett County for the purpose of erecting new school buildings, and remodeling and enlarging existing school buildings, including the acquisition of necessary land and the equipment therefor, and a tax for said bonds be approved? Section 2. several precincts qualified to vote precinct in favor number of spoiled r.' That the following schedule correctly shows the designations of the in which such election was held, the number of voters registered And in each precinct in the election, the number of votes cast in each of the question submitted, the number cast against said question, the ballots, aid the totals of such numbers: Precinct Polling Place Voters regis- tered and quali- fled to vote Anders2P School: -house .609. Averasboro Harnett Motor/es 827 No. 1 Averasboro Dunn Town Hall 1424. No. 2 Averasboro No.' S Womants Club Averasboro High School Gym 1540 No. 4 Votes Votes for against Question Question Submitted Submitted ..�7. ..3. _.29 3 bow *0400 71 4 53 Spoiled Ballots 1 1 0 .q9.. 30 0 �50 Precinct Barbecue Black River Buckhorn: Duke No. 1 Duke No. 2 Duke No. 3 Grove No. 1 Grove No. 2 Hector's Creek Johnsonville Lillington Neill's Creek No. 1 Neill's Creek No. 2 Stewart's Creek Upper Little River No. 1 Upper Little River No. 2 Polling Place Voters regis4 tered and quail- Votes fied to for vote 'Question Submitted Mrs. Mack Cameron's 698 31 Residence Angier Town Hall 1312 60 Mrs. -Nora Spence Store s .577. Erwin Theatre Erwin Park Erwin Gymnasium Stewart's Garage Coats Town Hall D.R. Smiths Store Johnsonville Courthouse Butt's Service Sta._ .04Q. .925. .774. .795. .882. .558. 1912. 1999.' 505.. Buie's Creek Town ,599. ,264, Hall School Building . §. ..19. O'Quinn Garage 1110. ..56 Ragland Store .475. Totals ...5.. Votes againt Question Submitted 19 78 .57.. Spoiled Ballots 0 0 .0.. 15$.. ..0.. 13 1082 592 Section 3. That no complaints have been made to this Board against the te- gulas'ity of such election, and that this Board .belieies that such election was conduct- ed in full accordance with law and with the orders of this Board. Section 4. That from the canvass so made by this Board it is determined: (a) That 16835 voters were registered and qualified to vote. (b) That at said election 1082 votes were cast for the order authorizing not exceeding $750.p00 School Building onds of Harnett County for the purpose of erecting new school buildings, and remodeling and enlarging existing school buildings including the acquasttion of necessary land and equipment therefor, and a tax for said bonds, and 592 votes were cast against said order, and that a majority of the qual- ified voters of `said Cbantrcavoting at said . election voted in favor of said order, and that said order was thereby approved and is in force and effect. Upon motion of Commissioner Ferd D. Jackson , seconded by Commissioner R.L. Pate , the foregoing resolution entitled "Resolution. canvassing the returns of a ;7767 1a1 bond election held August 6, 1946 and determining the result thereof" was passed by_the following vote: Ayes: Commissioners Ferd D. Jackson, R.L. Pate, Lonnie R. Byrd, and Angus A. Cameron. - Noes None Thereupon Commissioner Angus A. Cameron introduced the following resolution, which was read; RESOLUTION i'ROVIDING FOR THE'UBLIDATION OF THE STATEMENT OF THE RESULT OF THE SPECIAL BOND ELECTION HELD AUGUST 6, 1946. BE TP RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Harnett: 251 Section 1. That the Board of Commissioners has prepared and does adopt the following statement of the result of the special bond election held in the County of Harnett on August 6, 1946: RESULT OF SPECIAL BOND ELECTION In the COUNTY OF HARNETT, NORTH CAROLINA HELD AUGUST 6, 1946. At a special bond election held August 6, 1946, 16533 voters were registered and qualified to vote. 1082 votes were cast for the order authorizing not exceeding $750,000 School Building Bonds of Harnett County for the purpose of erecting new school buildings, and:re&nndeling and enlarging existing school buildings, includingsthe acquisition of necessary land and equipment therefor, and a tax for said bonds, and 592 votes were cast against said order, aid said order was thereby approved and is arfrice sad effect. This statement is given by order of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Harnett, this 8th day of August, 1946. — J.B. Ennis Chairman R.L. Pate Angus A. Cameron Ferd D. Jackson Lonnie R. Byrd Commissioners Section 2. That when the foregoing statement shall have been signed by a majority of the members of this Board aifd'.delivered to the Clerk, the letter shall record it in the minutes of the Board, and such statement shall be filed in the office of said Clerk and published by said Clerk once in the Harnett County News, a newspaper published in Barnett County. A Notice substantially in the following farm, with the printed signature of the Clerk appended thereto, shall b e published with the foregoing statement: TO THE CITIZEN AND TAXrAYERS OF HARNETT COUNTY: No right of action or defense founded upon the invalidity of the election mentioned in the foregoing statement shall be asserted, nor shall the validity of such election be open to question in any court upon any ground whatever, except in an actio, or proceeding commenced within thirty days after the publication of the foregoing statement. Inez Hari" ngton Clerk, Board of Commissioners for the County of Harnett, North Carolina. Upon motion of Commissioner Lonnie R. Byrd, seconded by Commissioner R.L.Pate, the foregoing resolution entitled "Baia ut on providing for the publication of the statement of the result of the special bond election held Au;ust 6, 1946" was passed by the following vote: Ayes: Commissioners Ferd D. Jackson, R.L. Pate, Lonnie R. Byrd and Angus A. Cameron., oes: None * * . * * .. * * . * * RESULT OF SPECIAL BOND ELECTION in the COUNTY OF HARNETR, NORTH CAROLINA HELD AU33UST 6, 1946. At a special bond election held August 6, 1946 16833 voters were registered and qualified to vote. votes were cast for the order authorizing not exceeding 4750,000 School Bn trig Bonds of Harnett County for the purpose of erecting new school build- ings, and modeling and enlarging existing school buildings, including the acquisitio of necessary lard and equipment therefor, and a tax for said bonds, and 592 votes were cast a ga gnat said order, and said order was thereby approved and is in force and effect. This statement is given by order of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Harnett, this 8th day of August, 1946:. J.B. Ennis Chairman R.L. Pate Ferd D. Jackson Angus A. Cameron Lonnie R. Byrd 252 R E S O L U T I O N BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County that the follow- ing budget, for the fieeal year 1946 -47, be and the same is hereby adopted and the tax levy for the said fiscal year is hereby appropiated: General, Poor and Health $ 1771025.00 Old Age Assistance 701000.00 Aid to Dependent Children 27,000.00 Bond Fund 49,420.00 SCHOOL FUND Current Expense. Capital Outlay Debt Service Township Road Fund 113;102.00 58;915.00 70,916.00 242,933.00 32,848.00 $599,226.00 Approved August 8, 1946. Voting for the adoption J. B. Ennis, Dhmr. L R Byrd, Ferd D. Jackson, A A Cameron, RnL =Pate Voting against: None R E S C O L U T I O N BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissionersoof Harnett County be and there is hereby levied and assessed against all taxable prope County of Harnett, taxes at the respective rates as, set forth below the County, per $3100 valuation of said property for the fiscal year General County Fund Poor Fund Health 'Fund Bond'Fund County Accountant County Agent Veterans Service Officer Old Age Assistance Fund Aid to Dependent Childred Fund SCHOOLS: Current Expense Capital Outlay Debt Service . 15 .10 110 .18 .03 . 03 .02 .10 . 06 .77 .19 .19 .20 .58 Total 1.35 TOWNSHIP ROAD REFUNDING BOND TAX RATES AS .FOLLOWS: Anderson Creek Averasboro Barbecue Black River Buckhorn Duke Grove Hectorfs Creek Johnsonville Lillington Neill's Creek Stewartts Creek Upper Little River .08 .07 .06 .08 .30 .08 .25 .10 .30 .18 ,10 .26 .06 that there shall rty within the for the use of 1946-47: Poll Tax 52.00 plus three times special rates. Approved August 8, 1946. Voting for the Adoption: J. B. Ennis, alarm., L R Byrd, Ferd D Jackson, R L Pate, A A -C:ame ron . Voting against: None The Board recessed to reconvene at Call of the Chairman.