07051954July 5th. 1954
The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session en Monda
at 9 :00 A. M. with L A. Tart, Chariman, Worth Lee Byrd, D. E. (Pick)
B. P. Ingram; Commissioners, present. Also - present were the County
Auditor and the Clerk to Board.
y July 5th.,
Lasater and
Attorney, the
Robert Morgan by virtue of his - authority as Clerk Superior Court appointed R.
Glean Johnson, Commissioner elect to -fill the unexpired term of Com. Rufus Mangum
resigned. Clerk Morgan administered the oath to Mr, Johnson and he was seated at
this session.
The
monthly report of Robert Morgan, C. S. C. was approved and ordered filed.
The monthly report of D. P. Ray, 'Tax Collector, was. approved and ordered filed.
The monthly report of Inez Harrington, Register of Deeds, was approved and
ordered filed.
The report of L. B. McLean, Veteran Service Officer,
filed,
as approved and ordered
lectrical Inspector, was approved and ordered
Bond #90- 291758 with Maryland Casulaty Co. with D. P. Ray, Jr., Tax Collector,
as principal in the amount of $35,000.00, was approved and ordered filed with the
Clerk ofSuperior Court.
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MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY BALTIMORE
,No. 90- 291758
Know all men by these presents, That Duncan P. Ray, Jr. Lillingtonm N. C. as
' Principal (hereinafter` called Principal) and the Maryland Casualty Company, a
corporation of the State of Maryland, having its principal office in the City of
Baltimore, Maryland, as Surety, (hereinafter called the Surety) are held and firm-
ly bound unto the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, U. C. (hereinafter
called Obligee) in the penalty of Thirty -Five Thousand and No /100 Dollars ($p35,000.0
to the payment whereof, well and truly to be made and done, the said principal binds
himself, his heirs -, executors and administrators, and thesaid Surety binds itself,
its successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
THE CONDITION OF THE AEOREGOING OBLIGATION IS STZCH,that Whereas, the said Princi-
pal was'appointed Harnett County Tax Collector for the term beginning on the 1st
day of July, 1954, and ending on the 30th day of June, 1955•
NOW, THEREFORE' if the said Principal shall, during the term of this bond, well
and faithfully perform all and singular theduties incumbent upon him by reason of
his election or appointment to said office, except as hereinafter limited, and
honestly account for all moneys coming'into his hands; according to law, then this
obligation shall be null and void; it is otherwise to be and remain in full force
and virtue.
THIS BOND' is executed by the Surety upon the following express conditions,
which shall be conditions precedent to the fight of recovery hereunder:
IT IS; MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED'BETWEEN ALL PARTIES HERETO, that if the
Surety shall so elect, this bond may be cancelled by giving thirty (30) days' notice
in writing to the said Obligee and this bond shall be deemed cancelled at theexpira
tion of said. thirty (30) days the said Surety remaining liable for all or any act or
acts covered 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 surrecnder of this bond and its release from all liabil-
ity thereunder, refund the premium paid, less a pro rate part thereof, for the time
this bond shall have been in force.
AND IT IS FURTHER MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED BETWEEN ALL PARTIES HERETO that
the Surety shall not be liable to the said Obligee for any loss or losses resulting
by reason of the failure of the said Principal to collect any portion or all taxes
which may be chargeable tozcollect by reason of his election or appointment to said
office and that said Surety shall not becliable for failure of the said principal
to take any legal action to collect such taxes. .
AND IT IS FURTHER, MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED BETWEEN ALL THE PARTIES HERE -
TO, that the said Surety, shall not be liable to the.said Obligee for any losses
resulting to the 'said Obligee by reason of any public moneys being now on general
or special deposit or hereafter place on general or special deposit by the said
Principal, with any bank, depository, or deponitories, or by reason of the allowance
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to or acceptance by said Principal of any interest thereon, any Law, Decision,
Statute or Ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding.
SIGNED, SEALED, AND DATED this 24th day of June, 1954.
Duncan P. Ray, Jr. (Seal)
Witness: Principal
Inez Harrington
Mary Casualty Company
(Seal) By: J. P. Brawley, Attorney -in -fact.
Countersigned
James F. Davis
Resident A&ent
Com. Lasater moved, seconded by Com. Byrd, that R. Glenn Johnson be and he
is hereby named to the following committees:
(1) Still Committee
(2) Court house committee
(3) Commissioner in charge of Farm Census for year 1954.
The Motion was carried.
The Board
Cary, N. C.,
The report
Mgy and June,
granted free pedlers license to Jesmond C. Duncan of Wake flounty,
on account of being a disabled War Veteran, for a perior of 1 year.
of B. H. Sellers, County Electrical Inspector, for the months of
was received, approved and placed on file.
Com. Ingram moved, seconded by Com. Byrd that the following resolution tenta-
tively setting the budget for the Fiscal year 1954 -55 be adopted.
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Board of Commissioners of Harnett County that the
following budget, for the fiscal year 1954 -1955, be and the same is hereby adopted
and the tax levy for the said fiscal year is hereby appropriated:
General, Poor and Health
Old Age Assistance
Aid to Dependent Children
School Fund
Current Expense
Capital Outlay
Dept Service
Township Woad r!und
Sptcial District No 2
Averasboro Township
Approved July 5, 1954.
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$ 287,350.00
164,400.00
78,800.00
Chairman, Board of County Uommissioners
$ 355,668.00
270,780.00
212,680.00
530,550.00
19,750.00
$ 1,389,426.00
21,000.00
1,410,428.00
The foregoing resolution was unanimously adopted.
The Board recessed to reconvene on Monday, July 26th. at 9:00 A. M.
Clerk to board
Chatiman