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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11041935315 T November 4th. 1935, The Board of 9ountyy tommi stoners met in regular session with the following members present: J.B. Danis, ai gµ{�j .L. Cooke, J.S. Barker, Geo. T. Noel and A.A. Cameron. I.R. Williams, ounttrOnC also present. RESOLUTION: HARNETT COUNTY: NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. A regular meeting of the Board of Aomaissioners of Harnett County, North Csroli was held at the Court House in Lillington in the City of Lillington, the usual place of meeting on November 4th. 1935 at 10 o'clock, A.M. Present: J.B. Ennis, Chairman, B.L. Cooke, J.S. Barker, Geo. T. Noel and A.A. Cameron. Absent: None Commissioner Barker introduoed the following resolution, which was read and is as follows: A RESOLUTNON PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $427,000 HARNETT COUNTY TOWNSHIP REFUNDING BONDS. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of fommissioners of Harnett `ounty: Section 1. The Board has ascertained and determined and does hereby deolare that: (a) The road bonds described in the following tabulations have heretofore been issued by the several townships of Harnett County and evidence valid obligations in accordance with thei* terms, and said tabulation correctly set forth the name of eaoh township and the date, amount and maturety of each suoh issue of road bonds now outstanding: Name of Township U.L.River Barbecue Lillington Black River Anderson Creek Neills Creek Grove Stewarts Creek Lillington Averasboro Hectors Creek Duke Doke Johnsonville Stewarts Creek Bnokhorn Grove Date of bonds Amount of bonds Matureties Oct. 1, 1914 Nov. 1, 1914 Jan. 1, 1915 Oct. 1, 1915 Deo. 1, 1915 Feb. 1, 1917 May 1, 1918 Jan. 1, 1918 Jan. 1, 1930 March', 1900 Oct. 1, 1914 Oot. 1, 1920 Nov, 1, 1919 Nov. 1, 1900 Nov. 1, 1980 July 1, 1921 Oct. 1, 1919 20,000 10,000 20,000 25,000 15,000 15,000 30,000 15,000 15,000 50,000 10,000 30,000 50,000 40,000 85,000 27,000 50,000 Oot. 1, 1934 Nov. 1, 1934 Jan. 1, 1935 Oct. 1, 1935 Deo. 1, 1935 Feb. 1, 1937 May 1, 1938 Jan. 1, 1940 Jan. 1, 1940 Mar. 1, 1940 Oct. 1, 1940 Oct. 1, 1940 Maturing annually Nov.1,$3000.00,1 to 1949,inolusivr Nov. 1, 1940 Nov. 1, 1940 July 1, 1941 Oct. 1, 1949 (b) Utah of the above described bonds bears interest at the rate of six per eentmeum (s%) per annum. (o) The proceeds of the bonds above described were used for the necessary mesas of improving pt}blic roads now conaituting a part of the general road system of the County and the founty as a whole♦ was relieved of an expenditure which other- wise would have fallen upon the whole Bounty, but each of said townships reeeited a epeeial benefit in direct proportion to the amount of its respective bond issue. (d) It is to the interest of the *aunty as a wholte to provide for the retire- ment of the indebtedness evidenced by the bonds above described by the issuance of Harnett Aounty Township Road Refunding Bonds authorized by this resolution. (e) The Road Commissions of the above,named Townships have been dissolved and no sinking funds have been created for paying the above described bonds. SECTION 2. For the purpose of retiring the $427,000 bonds which are described in paragra b (a) of Section 1 of the resolution, the same being a necessary expense of the Oblatr, there be issued under the authority of Chapter 342, Public Local Laws of North Carolina, 1935, ratified on the 20th. day of April, 1935, the nego- tiable coupon bonds of Iounty of Harnett in an segregate prinoipal amount not in excess of $427,000. Said bonds shall be known sad designated as "Harnett County Township Road Refuting Bonds" shall consist of 854 bonds of the denomination of $500.00 each, numbered 1 to 854, inclusive, shall be dated December 1,1935 and shall bear interest at the rate of four per centum (4%) per annum, payable semi- annually on the first days of June and Deoember of eaoh year. Both principal and interest of said bonds shall be payable at Chase National Bank in the fit)! of New York in any ooin or currency of the United States of America wb.ich at the time of payment is legal tender for public or private debts. Said bonds shall mature annually December 1, in numerical era?, lowest numbers first as follows: Year 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 Mount $8,500 9,000 9,000 10.000 10,000 Year 1951 1052 1953 1954 1955 Amount #15,000 $15,500 1164000 16,500 17,500 316 1942 X10,500 1956 $18,000 1943 3,10?500 1957 19,000 1944 11,500 - 1958 19)500 1945 11,500 1959 20,500 1946 12,500 1960 21,000 1947 12,500 1961 22,000 1948 13,500 1962 22,000 1949 13,500 1963 23,000 1950 14,500 1964 24,50Q SECTION 3. Each of said bonds shall be subdedt:‘to redemption at the option of the County, from the sinking fund hereinafter provided for said bonds or from the proceeds of refunding bonds or from any other moneys available therefor, at par and accrued interest, on either of the last two interest payment dates prior to its maturety, provided at least thirty days prior to the date upon such re- demption is to be made, a notice of intention to make such redemption, signed by an officer of the County and stating the numbers of the bonds so to be redeemed, shall have been published once in a daily newspaper published in the State of North Carolina, and shall have filed at the place at which principal and in- terest of said bonds shall be payable. Such redemption of any part of the out- standing bonds of any maturety, less than the whole thereof, shall be a redemption of bonds in the order of their indentifying numbers, lowest numbers first. SECTION 4. It shall be the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners, not oatlier than the fortieth nor later than the thirtieth day before each interest payment date,to Gall for redemptions in the manner provided by this resolution such of the Harnett County Township Road Refunding Bonds then outstanding and subject to redemption on such interest payment date as can be redeemed at par and accrued interest from the moneys in the sinking fund available thereafter at the time of such call, All bonds redeemed under the provisions of this section, together with all unmatured coupons attached the eto, shall be cancelled by said Clerk and extinguished as obligation of the County. SECTION 5/. Said bonds shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board of Com- missioners and by the Clerk of said Board, and shall bear the corporate seal of the aunty. The interest coupons attached to the bonds shall bear the facsimile lithographed signature of said Clerk. Said bonds shall be the obligation of the County of. Harnett and shall be in substantially thefollowing form: No. -- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $500.00 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNT'S OF HARNETT - TOWNSHIP ROAD REFUNDING BOND. - The ()aunty of Harnett, in the State of North Carolina, is justly indebted and for value received hereby promises t* pay to the bearer on the first day of December, 19 the principal sum of Five Hundred boilers together with interest thereon at the rate of four per centum (4 %) per annum, payable semi- annually on the first days of June and December of each year upon the presentation and sur- render of the annexed interest coupons as they severally become due, Both principal and interest of this bond are payable at the Chase National Bank in the City of New York in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for public or private debts. For the prompt payment hereof, both principal and interest as the same tali due, the full faith and credit of said ('aunty of Harnett are hereby irrevocably pledged. This bond is one of a series issued by said County under the authority of and in full compliance with Chapter 342, Public Local Laws of North Carolina 1935, ratified on the 20th. day of April, 1935, and entitled: "An. Art to authorize refunding bonds for the County of Harnett for the retirement of township road bonds in said C unty ", and this bond is issued pursuant to resolutions adopted by the Board of Commissioners of said amunty. This bond may be redeemed on either of the last two interest payment dates prior to its maturety at the option of the Sounty, provided at least thirty days prior notice to the date upon which such redemption is to be made, a notice of intention to make such redemption shall have been published once in a daily news- paper published in the State of North Carolina and shall have been filed at the said place of payment. It is hereby certified and recited that all acts, conditions and things required to happen, exist and be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this bond, have happened, exist and have been performed in duetime, form and manner as required by the laws and Constitution of North Carolina; that the total iudebt edness of the said county, including this bond, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation thereon; and that provision has been made for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all taxable property within said Bounty sufficient to pay the principal and interest of this bond as the same fall due. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said County of Harnett has caused this bond to be signed by the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of said County and by the Clerk of said Board under the eornorate seal of said County, and the annexed interest coupons to be execut$drwith the facsimile lithographed signature of said Clerk, all as of the first day of December, 1935. 317 1 Chairman of Board of $ommissioners of Harnett County. Clerk of Board ofiammissionera of Harnett County. (ON REVERSE OF BONDS) The issuance of the within bond has been appro*sd by the Local Govern- ment dommission. Secretary Local Government Commission. (FORM OF CPUPON) No.� $10.00 . On 1, 19 The'Uoounty of Harnett, North Carolina, will pay to bearer at the Chase National Bank in the dity of New York the sum of Ten 'oilers in any coin or currency of the United States of Merlon which at the time of payment is legal tender for publio or private debts, as provided in and for the semi - annual interest then due on its Township Road Refunding Bond, dated December 1, 1935, and numbered Clerk of Board of fommissioners. SECTION 6. That a sinking fund is hereby created and designated "Harnett i4iag THIng4AReRB$gept d}$ga taifrny*jggo!Und", into which there shall be placed Section 1 of this resolution. when the same shall be acquired, either by exdhange or purohase as hereinafter provided and each such bond so acquired shall be registered by the flerk of the Board of Commissioners in a book provided for that purpose and held for the exclusive purpose of paying the prinoipal of and interest on the bonds issued under this resolution and there shall be stamped upon the faoe of each bond the following endorsement showing such registration: "This bond has been registered in the name of the Harnett County Township Road Refunding Bonds Sinking Fund" SECTION 7. In each fiscal year beginning !!th the fisgQal year 1936 -37 there shal be levied and collected in each of the townships of said County, an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property therein sufficient to produce a sum not less than six per oentua (6%) of the amount of the outstanding road bonds of said township as described in paragraph (a) of Section 1 of this resolution, and from the funds so levied and collected shall be paid into the sinking fund hereinabove created, that proportion of the tax oolleoted in each township which the bonds held by said sinking fundshall bear tothe total outstanding road bonds of the said township. Said tax shall oontinu to be levied and oolleoted annually until the sum collected from each township shall be sufficient to retire that proportion of the oounty bonds authorized by this res- olution which shall equal the amount of the bonds of the respective township which may have been acquired, either by purohase or exchange, for said sinking fund. ten the Rinds collected from any township shall be sufficient to pay the interest and principal of the county bonds authorized by this resolution equivalent to the par value of the township bonds acquired from the exchange or proceeds of sale of said bonds, then such township`bonds_ held in said sinking fund shall be oanoelled and no further tax levied in said township on account thereof. SECTION B. In each fisoal year while any of the bonds authorized by this resolu- tion shall be outstanding, there shall be levied upon all taxable property within the County an ad valorem tax sufficient to pay the interest on an the principal of said bonds as the same shall fall due; provided, however, that the amount of the annual tax levy required by this section may be reduced in any year by the amount then on hand and applioable to the payment of such interest and principal. SECTION 9. The County Accountant is hereby directed to negotiate and enter into agreements with the holders of the above desoribed Township Road Bonds subject to the approval of this Board, on the most advantageous terms available to the County, for the acquisition of suoh bonds either by purchase or by exchange for the bonds authorized by this resolution.No Harnett county Township Road Refunding Bonds shall be issued under this resolution until the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County shall determine by resolution, with the approval of the Local Government Commission that the agreements made by the County Accountant are satisfactory and that such agreements have been made with the holders of a sufficient amount of the above described Township Road Bonds for the purchase or exchange of such bonds, to make it equitable to issue the bonds authorized by this resolution. Upon motion duly seconded, the foregoing resolution entitled "A" Resolution Pro- viding for the Issuance of $487,000 Harnett County Township Road Refunding Bonds ", was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Innis, Cooke, Barker, Noel, Cameron Noes: None 1 318 It is ordered that Willie Ennis be released of taxes on a valuation of $600.00 on account of one acre being sold to C.H. Ennis and that $600.00 be fixed as the official valuation. - This release for the year 1934. It is ordered that $250,00 be advanced to Masslieh and Mitchell, Bond Attorneys of New York for opinion in the matter of Harnett (runty Township Refunding Bonds. It is ordered that Bud John Carter, Indian, Averasboro Township, be relieved of poll tax for years 1934 and 1935 on account of being a disabled World War Veteran. It is ordered that E.V. Barefoot of Grove Township be relieved of the payment of poll tax for the years 1934 and 1935. It is ordered that Eugene L. Collins be relieved of the payment of poll tax for the years 1934 and 1935 in Grove Township. It is ordered that bond of W.D. Harrington, Tax Collector, with Marylani Causalty 0a. in the sum of $25,000.00 be accepted, recorded and filed with the 8lerk.of Court. It is ordered that bond. of D.G. Campbell, Assistant Tax Collector, with Maryland Causalty Company, as Surety, be accepted, recorded and filed with the Clerk of Court. It is ordered that oath of W.D. Harrington, Tax Collector, be accepted and filed. It is ordered that Judd tanis be relieved of the payment of poll tax for the years 1934 and 1935 on account of physical disability. It is ordered that Henry McLean, dolored,of U.L.R. Townsip be relieved of the payment of poll tax for the years 1934 and 1935 on account of being a disabled World War Veteran. It is ordered that the valuation of that certain lot on East Broad Street listed in the name of Mrs, Jas. A, Butler in the Town of Dunn be reduced from $660.00 to $200.00. It is ordered that the Auditor correct the tax list of A.B. Guy in Black kiver Township as to cleared acreage and additional acreage listed. It is ordered that petition for road in Upper Little River Township from Joe Collins to Rufus ester's place be approved and fordwarded to State Highway and Public Works Commission. It is ordered that Mr-.Noel, Mr. Cooke and Mr. Williams be requested to act as as Oommitte in investigating the listing of the Massengill property in Ayerasboro Township. It is ordered that valuation of lot of R.G. Tart in Averasboro Township be re- duoed fro m $580.00 to $400.00 on account of error in listing. It is ordered that the valuation of the house of Er. H.C. Turlington in Dunn, N.C. be fixed at f2a00.00 and the residence lot at $500.00 for the year 1935 on account of error in listing and as reported by domm.ittee. it is ordered that valuation of lot of N.W. Gregory in Lillington Township known as Fuquay property be reduced to $1200.00. It is ordered that Delma Langdon'of Grove Township be relieved of the payment of poll tax for the years 1934 and 1935. Physical disability. It is ordered that. C.A. Moss of Black River Township be relieved of the payment of poll tax for the years 1934 and 1935 on account of physical disability. It is ordered that H.C. Northrop and Company be allowed $100.00 to complete the audit of the settlement of Geo. L. Comedy, Tax Collector NORTH CAROLINA: HARNETT COUNTY: RESOLUTION. Be it resolved by the Board of 4ammissioners of Harnett County in regular session, Monday, Nov.4, 1935 that a valueof $580.00 be fixed for the year 1935, for taxes on the lot on the corner of Pearsall and Clinton Streets in the town of Dann, fronting 140 feet on South side of Pearsall Street and 120 feet on East side of Clinton Street and that a value of $350.00 be fixed for the year 1935, for taxes on the vacant lot fronting 75 feet on South Magnolia Street and running back 140 feet and lying West side of Magnolia Street adjoining the lot of Louis Baer in the Town of Mann, and the Auditor of Harnett County is hereby ordered to n-. adjust said values and values of other property listed by Elvira Massengill, the said lets and other lots having been listed by said Elvira Massengill for the year 1935 4 on proportional basis for all years back to 1929, J.B,Ennis, Chairman of Board. Approved: H.S. Freeman Asst. County Auditor. 313 Resolved that the 1934 and 1935 valuation of Lot of Mrs. D.S. Scarborough on 8th. Street in Lillington Township and residence thereon be fixed at the sum of $910.00 and the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to change the valuation to $910.00 and oalculate the taxes on the said $910.00 valuation so fixed. This Nov. 4th. 1935. Board of Oommissioners By J.B. Ennis,Chairman. Approved: J.S. McLean, Auditor. It is ordered that the John Darrooh Estate in Barbecue Township be segregated and the following valuation placed on same:for the year 1935: Barbecue Presbyterian Ohuroh 228 acres $1910,.00 Mrs. N.T. McNeill 159 aores 1320.00 Miss Eva Clark 128 acres 2690.00 It is further ordered that the Barbecue Presbyterian Churoh property be released from 1935 taxes and all future taxes; it is further ordered that Mrs. McNeill and Miss Clark be relieved of all taxes to date upon payment of their pro rata part upon the above valuations. It is ordered that I.R• Williams, County Attorney, institute suits on all unpaid 1932 oertifioates of sales of land for non - payment of taxes; said snits to be insti- tuted not later than let. Monday in December, 1935. It is ordered that P.N. year 1934, 1933 and ins 9.97 sores in error. It for the year 1935. Approved: J.S. McLean Auditor O'Quinn be refunded taxes on a valuation of $120.00 for the $160.00 valuation for the year 1932 due to the listing of is further ordered that 77.23 acre tract be valued at $3405.0 Approved:J.B.Ennis, Chairman. Whereas J.A. Young and wife have purchased a lot 75 by 160 feet from Troy Honeycutt located in Averasboro Township:' And whereas the said lot with the one lying to the(8outh of it was valued at $1650.00 for the year 1932 and at $1240.00 for the year 1933, 1934 and 1935; It is ordered that the value of the lot now owned by J.A. Young and wife be valued for the year 1932 at $850.00 and that the said lot be valved for the years 1933,. 1934 and 1935 at $640.00. It is ordered that the lot immediately to the South of the lot now owned by J.R. You and wife be valued at $800.00 for the year 1932 and at $600.00 for the years 1933, 1934 and 1935, and carried on the tax books in the name of Mrs. Lena Honeycutt. It 18 ordered that Mrs. W.T. Johnson of Grove Township be credited on 1934 taxes the sus of $5.81 on account of destruction of house on her farm. NORTH CAROLINA:.HARNETT COUNT?: On motion of Commissioner A.A. Cameron and seconded by cQommissioner J.S. Barker it Is hereby ordered that the Bond of W.D. Harrington, Tax DDlleotor for 1935 Tax Levy of Harnett County in the sum of $25,000.00 with Maryland Causalty Company of Baltimore, Maryland, as Surety, be and the same is hereby approved and Itocepted and the same is hereby ordered to be recorded in the reoords of the Minutes of the Board qf Oosnty dommiasioners; and further that the Bond of D.G. Campbell, Assistant Tax Collector for 1935 Tax Levy of Harnett County in the sum of $5000.00 with Maryland Causalty Company -of Baltimore, Maryland, as surety, be and the same is hereby approved nd accepted and the same is hereby ordered to be recorded in the records of the inutes of the Board of Commissioners; It is further ordered by the Board of Commissioners that the Harnett bounty Tax Books for the 1935 County Tax Levy be and they are hereby ordered delivered to W.D. rington, Tax Collector, his bond having been heretofore approved and aooptsd. This November 4th. 1935. MARYLAND CAUSAL?! COMPANY BALTIMORE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA: CuUNfl OF HARNETT: KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That William Dalrymple Harrington Lillington, North !coronae, as Principal (hereinafter oalled Principal) and the Maryland Causalty Oompany, Baltimore, Maryland as Surety (hereinafter called Surety ere held and firmly boynds unto„the State of North Carolina for benefit of Board of Commissioners, Harnett county, North Carolina in the penal sum of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) to the payment whereof Well and truly to be made and done, the 320 said Principal binds himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, and the said Surety binds itself, its successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents• Signed,sealed and dated this 25th. day of October, A.D. 1935. The condition of the foregoing obligation is such, that whereas the said Principal was duly elected Tax dollector of Harnett County, North Carolina, for the term beginning on the 1st. day of October, 1935 and ending on the 1st, day of October, 1937 and the Board of Commissioners of Harnett Bounty have delivered to said Principal as such Tax Chilleotor the tax duplicate of said Harnett Bounty for the year 1935. NOW THEREFORE, if the said Principal shall well and faithfully perform all and singulax<,7the duties incumbent upon him by reason of his election as such Tax ' Collector of Harnett Bounty, North Carolina, and shall faithfully and diligently attend to the collection of the taxes shown on said tax duplicate and shall exerdise due diligence toneffeet the collection of all such taxes within the time prescribed by law, and shall within the time and in the manner prescribed by law honestly pay over to the Treasuer of Harnett County all moneys coming into his hands or collected by him as such Tax tbllector, and shall within the time prescribed by law account an settle with the Treasurer of Harnett Bounty or other proper official, for all taxes set forth in said duplicate for said county, except as fro such amounts as deductions then this obligation shall be spill and void; otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect, IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF the said Prineipal has hereunto set his hand and seal and the said Surety has caused this instrument of writing to be signed by its Attorney in fact and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed, all by authority duly given the day and year first above written. William Dalrymple Harrington Principal Maryland Causalty Company Countersigned H.M. Nam J.C. Thomson Attorney -in -fact Resident Agent. [Cor. seal) NORTH CAROLINA: HARNETT COUNTY: On motion of Commissioner A.A. Cameron and seconded by Commissioner J.S. Barker, it is ordered that the following order and cohunand be and the same is hereby ordered delivered to W.D. Harrington, Tax Collector for 1935 Levy, to -wit: "To; W.D. Harrington, Tax Collector of Harnett County for 1935 Tax Levy You are hereby ordered and commanded to.forthwith proceed with the collections of the 1935 Tax Levy made by the County of Harnett, North Carolina ". Done and ordered by Board of ffounty Commissioners of Harnett aunty, North Carolina 'this November 4th,.1935. Board of aunty bommissioners, By J.B. Ennis, Chairmen. Trio notes of E.F. Craven Company having been presented to the Board for their signatures, each in the sum of of $2,082.50, and being for the purchase on one tractor and terracer, and due Oct. 1, 1936 and Oct. 1, 1937, respectively, it is ordered that the Chairman and Clerk execute these notes and mail to E.F. Craven and Company. MARYLAND CAUSALTY COMPANY. BALTIMORE amount, $5000.00 No.266217 P.O. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that Daniel - Graham Campbell, Lillingto North Carolina, as Principal (hereinafter called Principal)and Maryland Causalty Company, a corporation of the State of Maryland, having its Principal office in the City of Baltimore, Maryland, as Surety (hereinafter called Surety) are held and firmly bound unto W.D. Harrington, Tax C)o11ector, Harnett County, North Carolina in,the penalty of Five Thousand and no /100 *liars 05000.00) to the payment whereof -well and truly to be made and done the said principal bindshimsalf, his heirs, ex cutors and'administratprs and the said Surety binds itself, its successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents: THE CONDITION OF THE AFORSOING IS SUCH, that WHEREAS, the said Prinoi was elected or appointed Deputy Tax Collector, Harnett County, North Carolina for the term beginning on the 1st. day of October, 1935 and ending on the 1st. day of October 1937. NOW THEREFORE, if the said Principal shall, during the term of thisbond, well and faithfully perform all and singularly the duties incumbent upon him by reason of his election or appointment as said Deputy Tax Collector, Harnett t'ounty,N.C. except as hereinafter limited and honestly account for all moneys coming into his han as said Deputy Tax Collector, Harnett County, North Carolina, according to law, then al 321 this obligation shall be null and void; it is otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue. THES BOND is executed by the Surety upon the fallowing express conditions, which shall be a condition precedent to the right of recovery hereunder; IT IS MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED BETWEEN ALL PARTIES HERETO thatif the Surety shall so elect, this bond may be cancelled by giving thirty (30) days notice in writing to the said W.D. Harrington, Tax Collector, Harnett Bounty, North Carolina and this bond shall be deemed cancelled at the expiration of said thirty (30) days, the said Surety remaining liable for all or any act or acts oovered by this bond, which may have been committed by the Principal up to the date of such cancellation, under the terms, conditions and provisions of this bond, and the Surety shall upon the surrender of this bond and its release from all liability thereunder, refund the premium paid, less a pro rata part thereof, for the time this bond shall have been in force. SIGNED,SEALED AND DATED this 25th. day of October, 1935. Daniel GrahamCampbell (SEAL) Witness: J.C. Thomson tRINCIPAL Maryland Durham- Causalty Company in- fact. By Countersigned at Lillington, N.0 thi26th. Attorney- OctobercAD. 1935. J.C. Thomson, Resident Agent. It is now ordered that the Board do take a recess, Monday, November 11,1935. Ch &frman