03041918i +' t
i'JARCH 4TI�,I.97.8.
County Commi:,sicnerc met in regulF.r sessior. Present: J.D. Parnes, D.P.Fay, R.D.Overby,
F.T. Johnson, also Charles Ross, Attorney. AbsenT: J.C.Byrd. rinutes read and approved.
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Ordered that J.J.Starlirg, in Dunn, be put or Pauler list at $3.CC Ier month bevirring to -day.
Ordered that Peg-,-,,' Vcl.ean be put on Pauper list at $3.00 per month be given to Louize Vclear.
Ordered that all the paupers getting under $8.00 per rmer= be raised 1/3 per quarter.
Ordered that pay Dunn Road District $107.00, being balarce them difference jr. account.
Ordered that krs. W.L. Stewart be released of texes cr $1,000.00 worth of property. Frror
in listing in ,Averasboro Township.
Ordered that Martha Enight and sisters be put on Iauper list at $6.00 per month beginring to-day.
Ordered that $600.0 be allowed for Farm Demonstration work, $50.00 per month.
Orddred that Charles Rcss be allowed to make a Icar. to A.J.Mascn for $2250.00 out of the
sinking fund .for which the Daniel B. Stewart $1000.00 be taken up.
Ordered that Jythas Waddell be allowed $12960rer month instead of $8.00
WEYP'T"A° it appears to the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County upon facts presented
by the Board ct' Education of said County that it is necessary, in order to maintain the efficiency
of the Public Schools of the County up to the standard required by law, that additional school
funds shall be available for the period of the present war:
i?Ow, THEREFORE, it is ordered that a special election be held throughout the County of
Harnett, at the regular established voting precincts, on Thursday, the 25thday of Afri1,191P, for
the purpose of Submitting to the qualified voters of the county the questior. of the levy and
collection of the Special School tax of 15cents on the $10r.00 worth of prolerty and 45 cents on
the poll for the purpose of supplem ^ntirg the prec:erts school funds of the County in accordance
with.the provision of Chapter 71 of the Public Laws of 1911:
That for the purlc.e of said electior there shall be a new registration of the qualified
voters, which: registration; shall be conducted be the registrard hereinafter al;ointed in accordance
with the law:
That for the purgcse of holding said electior, to serve with the said registrars, the Judges
hereinafter named are hereby designated and appointed.
That at the said election those favoring the levying and collecting of said taxes shall
vu-;,e a ballot wherein is written or printed "For Spdcial School Tax ", and thus a opposing the
levying or collecting said taxes shall vote a ballot wherein it is written or printed "Against
Special School Tax ".. Resolved further, that in the event the sais school tax is authorized it
shall be levied only so long as the present war, it which the United States is engaged, shall
continue; that the funds derived from the said tax shall be approperated exclusively to the
payment of the salaries of the Public Schocl leachers to be distributed equitably among the several
school Districts of the County without regard to whether or net such: Districts now Ieyy a local
tar:; that this Board of Commissioners further Iledge themselves that If the election herein called
shall result favorably to the special tax that the local tax r.cw levied in the several. Sch:ccl
Districts of the County will be reduced to an amount nct tc e.=eed 15 cents or the $100.00 worth
of property and 45-cents on the poll; provided, such reductionn is requested by the School Committees
or a ma;ority thereof in xx*xicxawi any such Local Tax District.
THE FOLLOWING REGISTRARS AND POLL. HOLDERS WERi ATTOI ?'TET FOR TH2 c,7VERAL TOWITSHIPU AS
FOLLOWS : - Anderson's Creek, D.H.Ba1n,Fegistrar,and A.S.Davis and A.A.Shaw,. —Poll Holders;
Averasbcro, J.C. Clifford, Registrar, J.H. Pope and E. Lee, Poll Holders; "erasboro f 2, Sully
Cooper, Registrar,.and A.F. Surles and IcD. Holliday, Poll Holders; Black River, W.H.Gregory,
Registrar, F.C.Nordan and E.R.Yabry,Poll Holders; Puckhorn, F.I% Plarchard, Registrar, J- W-Stehhenscn
and 1L.S.Vann, Poll Holders; Duke, F.t'.McYay, Pegistrar, Arthur Harper and A.F.Fowler, Poll Holders;
Grove, J.A. Stewart, Registrar, r.R.Enn s and H.A. Turli.ngtor, Poll Holders; Rector's Creek; W.R.
Smith, Resist .r, W.A.Vatthews and II.S.HolliWay, Poll Holders; Johnsonville, D.A.Dar.roch,Regictrar,
Arch. B. Parker and C.A.Camercn, Poll Holders; Lillington, H.T. Atkins, Registrar, W.J.Parker and
S.P.Prartley, Poll. Folders; Neill's Creek, Z.T. Bivitt, Registrar, F.H. Tailor and A.t'.I.ong,Poll
Holders; Stewart'e.Creek; L.R.Byrd, Pegistrar, E.R. Wcodley and S.J. Allen, Poll Holders; Upper
Little River a 21 J.D. Patterson, Registrar, A.F. Holder and C.F. Ycl :eill, Poll'Irclders; Upper
Lit.`.l.e River -4' 11 D.A. Collins, Registrar, B.B. Folder and N.A. Mason, Poll Folders; BARRECL'F,
E.P. Haer'_rZtcr,Registrar, J.P. Rosser and W.R.Gilliland, Poll Holders.
Cis �Z IC�.i' OF SPECIAI. TAX F.LFCTI07 EFTiiRYS.
TO THE BOARL OF COIJI?TY CtI,?"?'ISSICYFRS OF HARNFTT' COUNTY,N.C.'
We, the undersigned Registrar and Judges of Election for Special Tax School District No. 2,
located in Buckhorn Township, Harnett C�aat3, North. Carolina, having held the election irx said
Special Tax School,District.according to the provisions of Section 4115 of the Revisal of 1905
of North Carolina, as ammedded 1907, 1909 and 1911, on the 16th day of February,191£', do make
and certify to be correct the following statement:
Number of voters registered - - - -- - -- -. - - --- -37
Humber cast for Special Tax --- - - - - -- ---------------------------- 27
V.xr,,er cast against Special Tax ---------------------- ------- - - - - - - 5
I "a vJITIESS WHEREOF we have hereunto subscribed our names, this the 16th day of February*
191P.
(SIC,L ^r D} J.F,.Holt, Registrar.
J.D.ttatthews
i J.S.Brcwn, Judges of Flection.
A U D I T 0 R! S R E P 0 R -T.
March lsp,191R.
TC TP.E I1011.0RATIXE BOARD OF COUNT COMMiSIONFRS OF HAITIM'I'T COUNTY:
I beg to make the following report of receipts and expenditures for the month of
Feb ruar3•,1o1`':-
Orders issued b3r the Board of County Commissioners --------- S 3832.00
J,zry tickets issued by Clerk of Superior Court ------- - - - --- 32.50
Sci.tcl orders and vouchers issued by Board of Education - - -- 11591.45
Receipts of Funds:
Received fcr State for license --------------.- ----- -- -•--------- -- --- -•- ----0 17.00
Received for Schocl funds all sources - - - - -• ...- _ -- 15428.83
County funds, all sources ---------------------------------- ..- ----- ..- ...._.- 505.70
Salary Funds - - - - - -_ ..... .__. _..__ .....__ -._
Total- _........----- ..... -- - -- __ �. .... - - - - • - q
- r:r or �lf :;. i. 3
Re��.e�tfully emitted, A.".Shaw. Auditcr.
AP
FERRUARY,lcl8.
#757
Claimof Deliveries served - - - - - --
2 fees for same
v
1.60
c° Fe£+rd cf "C'urty Ccr,.niiss.iorers
fc: t�'us ^v,
4t1',1�1c', cni : 1 .ed.
F L2 7 r, tiur ,t :l r ,k FI LE7 1a- �FT F 07 RFG i ST r. OF DEIT S . rO.; . r
7-` 1 'IUA!?! 1.? lc .
Papers filed -for registrat`.on 647 fees laid for same 66--- • - - - - -$ 309.95
Marri.ag a license issued -----27 fees for same------------- - - - - -- S1 OC
Total-- -- -- ----- --- - - - --- --- °___------ .----- - -. -.---------------- - 36(�. or
Respectfully Submitted, A.Y.Shaw, pegistrar.
AUDITOR'S REPORT FROT' SHERIFF'S OFFICF. FOR YOTTH OF
FERRUARY,lcl8.
#757
Claimof Deliveries served - - - - - --
2 fees for same
v
1.60
3.20
Executions served ------- - - -- ---
7 "
26.00
IM
7,Kr.
Summore served- --- --........ - -----
#761
W.H. Faucett, Register of Deeds, salary, --- •• - - -- --- - - - - --
23s..Fs1
7, 0
Subpoenas edrved----------- - - - - --
7 "
f
30
2 0
Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
- -
- - -
- $16. Q r
Respectfully Submitted, h.l. °..Shaw, Auditor.
ALMITTOR' S IdFPORT FRO'- OFFICE OF CLERY SUPERIOR COURT FOR I'ONTII OF FEP. ,1918.
Probates------------------------ -- --- - - -_ -- .-------- . - - - -- --- 85.95
Letters of administration---..--.. ----------------- .- .°.---------- 14.50
Returns of Guardians and Ex ------- - - - - -+ _____- ------ ---- - --- 1 5•0 0
Dcoketing judgment s ---------------------------- .------------------ 3,15
Civil Actions ----------------------------------- - ---- -- --- - - - - -- 27.70
Special Proceedir.- s ---------------------------------------------- 1.7,.60
Certificates and seals ------------------------------------------- •75
Corperaticr. s----------°------------------- -- ---- ----- ------- --- - -- 3.00
Jury and Fitness tickets------------- - - - - -- - - - - -- ----- - - - - -- .3.20
Exec•.4ticns ----------------- ------------------------------------- 7, KO
Miscellanious------- -- -- - - -- ----- - - - - -- ----------- _ ------ -_ A 2K _
Total- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2. 0
Respectfully Submitted, A.Y.Shaw, Auditor.
TI4F FOL301VING ORDFRS WFPY AS.70TFD:-
#757
To Park of Lillingtcn, 98,1.00 pounds of coal Cc' 2.60 - - - - -- $
127.53
#75,-
J.E'.Holt, Bridge, ------ ----••- -- --- ----- -- ----- - -- - -- ---
11.00
#759
L.r.Arncld, Bridge, --------------------------------
26.00
#76^
F.Y.P.1dcLecd, 1.164 feet lumber C' $25.00 --------------------
28. '12
#761
W.H. Faucett, Register of Deeds, salary, --- •• - - -- --- - - - - --
23s..Fs1
#' ?62
A.`.shax, Ccurty rrir.ting bill,--- ---- -- ------ -----------
27.P2
'U763
A.Y.Shaw, Auditcr, Salary ------------ ---
100.00
¥764
A.Y. Shaw, County Home Puroha, <ir,g Agent,---- - - - - -- - - - - - --
4.20
#765
W.H. Turlingtor, Exrense Ac-curt --------------------------
62.60
#766
W.H. Turlingtcn, Salary,------ - - - - --- --------------------
374.1.0
#767
A.A.McPonald, Salary,---- .- .. - -..- __._.-- ___ -_° ____. -. -__
50.00
#76°
Mrs. Annie F. Cavines:-, Board of Jurors, ----------- - - - - --
6.00
# 769 'Txtxx'TxknxxxTxR&D-Ynzxfaxli J.D.I.anier,Fau..rr funds----- - - - - --
96-33
#770
W.P.Byrd, C.S.C., Salary ,----------- ----------------------
211.59
#771.
F.J.Cox, Jailor , -_ -- --- - ----- - ---- -- - - - -- - ---- - -
34.Or
#772
C.L.Andrews, Burial of Corfederate Scldier---------- - - - - --
20.1)1)
#773
D.P.Ray, Commissicner,--- -- --- _- _.---- _-- ------- .___ -----
8.70
?74
R.D.Overby, Commissioner ,---- f-- ---- -- -- -- ------- -- -- - - --
9.60
#775
R.T.Johnson, Commissioner,-------------------------- - - - - --
9.00
#776`
J.1`.Barnes, Commissioner, Salary -,------------------- - - - - --
75.00
#777
Charles Ross, Attorney for Poard,-------- -- ---------- -- --°
75.00
.77d
Road Supervisors Buckhorn Township, doe Tax,-------- - - - - --
61.71
#7 9
Dunn Road Pistrict, Bridges built in Averasboro Township --
107.00
#7 8
F.F. Jernigan, Capture of Still, -------------------- - - - - --
20.00
#7 1
P.A. Collins, County- Officer,---------- - - - - -- - --- - - - - - -
5.00
#'782
1T. Y. Spears, For County Home ,-- -- -- ---- --- ---- ------ - - - - --
22.00
#7R3
A.L. Overby, Burial Confederate Veteran,------------ - - - - --
20.00
#784
T.V.Green, Building bridge , ---- ------ -- -------- ------ -- --
140.65
#785
Owen. Cdom, 1/2 Yo. Farm Dembretrator------ - - - - -- --- - - - - --
25.00
#706-792
Pauper orders - -------- ---- ---- ------ -- --- ----- - - - - --
35.00
#793
J•W.Halford, County Physician and quarantine officer - - - - --
50.00
#794
J.R. FF.-rmcn, Pride timber for Neill's Creek Township--- - -C�0�
Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
21 .2
Respectfully Submitted,
Ahpreved: °'
Chairman.
W.H. Faucett, Clerk $ro the Board.
pt I I
or a
a,mu a Wert -one Fo ire cf Co"nsioners of Harnett „aunty met in the Court house at
36illin4Lcr or 1918 and the fol o,.:int members were present: J.D.Barnes.Cbairman.
i.P. Ray .R.1. j erby.ctid the entire board,also Chas Ross,y.ounty Attorney,
and W.h.ftuoet%e,Clerk, ke :xtarns from the real cnd 'U'4QL- 1OL,neid in Grove Township on Vareh I2.
th
1918.havine been filed ';11th e Clerk of this Pca-r4 or. T!arch etas 14Lh.1918,were received in the
following form,
Tj�1'4141ja ;( Coats ,It.C,hares 11th 19161
To the Board of Cossaiss oners Harnett Co, 1.111ington,1Forth. Carolina,
We the ,Anderigned .Resister ant Poll Noldors appointed by your board to hold Election :n Crcve
Township Harnett County for the purpose of voting on the issu ng-ot 11%,000.O0 to build Gocd rvsds
in Grove Township bad Lo say We, have portosaeed the duties imposed and that We, find` 353,lsaal
Rseiatered voters and that there were a14 east for good Road Bonds and that tbsre -were 95 east
Against Good Road Bonds and 44 not voting
Signed H.B. Ryals
Y.T. Hodges Poll Holders
Signed M.E. Nickels Registrar
Whereupon , on motion of R.D. Obervy and S*ecnded by J.C. Byrd the follcwing resolution was adopted
by the board;
Reached that %%*' rsport of the Registrar and Judges of Xlection hereto *.ore api;oint-
ed under the pretislens'of CA*pter 429 of the "16116 local laws of Borth Csgoilna session 1913 for
the purpose of *littl to the qualified Voters of Orove Township the question of the Authcriza
-tion of *-"*to . , 00' beard issue for the one of GoxAtr- t, public public roads in said Townshii,
be - ieseived'and approvod; 4" obere"' it appoars that the said Rleation was daly called and adver-
tised and hold in all respects as law provided. and Whereas it,* it appears that the total nurrler B
cf votes cast in favor of the said bend issue were 214 and the total number of the yua.lified voters
of the said Township were 3155 It is now therefore dsolared that tbo said llection resulted in
favor of the pproposed Bend issue and the Road somissloaers of drove Township Heroin after apps, rued
are horeby declared to be fully authorized and etmpoworrd in asobrdanoo with the provisions of
Chapter 427 -of the public Itoeal laws of yorty Carolina session 1915 to issue in the Mao of and on
behalf of 4"Yo Township Road Improvement Bonds in the S%A of 030,000,40 A4 bossing interest at th-
rate of b par cent payable semiannually and duo and payable twenty years after date, Roslevod
father thatIDr H.C, Roberts H.A. Turlington and O.S. Young be and their are hereby appointed and
sogstfUtt" the 16444 Gomissioners of Grove Township to serve until January let 1919 or until their
sucosssetl*T# *lasted and qualified. Those voting in favor of said Resolution were J.D. Barnes
Chairman D.P, Say R.T. Johnson R.D. OYerby and J.C. Byrd; those voting in opposition to the said
resolution were none, These rosolutiona more declared any, Unanimously carried.