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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:
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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
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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.