School History of North Carolina : from 1584 to the present timeMoore, John W. (John Wheeler)
History
School History of North Carolina : from 1584 to the present time
Moore, John W. (John Wheeler)
North Carolina -- History
10. How is this by act of 1876-'77, chapter 141?
Answer--By act of 1876-'77, chapter 141, the General Assembly
appoints three Justices for each township, who are divided in
three classes and hold their offices for two, four and six
years, but the successors of each class, as its term expires,
hold office for six years. For each township in which any city
or incorporated town was situated, one Justice of the Peace is
appointed by the General Assembly, and one for each one thousand
inhabitants of the city or town. When new townships are
created, the General Assembly, not being in session, the
Governor appoints until the next meeting of the Assembly.
11. What other officers were to be elected in the townships? Section 5.
12. How has section 6 been changed?
Answer--The Board of Commissioners appoint one Justice of the
Peace, or other suitable person, in each township, to list lands
and personal property therein. Laws of 1881, chapter 117,
section 1. The tax list is revised by the Board of County
Commissioners. Same; section 18.
13. What is necessary to enable a county or other municipal
corporation to contract debts, pledge its faith, or loan its
credit? Section 7.
14. What is necessary in order to levy and collect taxes more
than for necessary expenses? Section 7.
15. Will a majority of those actually voting be always sufficient? Section 7.
16. What is necessary to enable money to be drawn from county or
township treasuries? Section 8.
17. What is the rule of taxation in county and other municipal
corporations? Section 9; and Article V, section 6.
18. What exemptions are required? Section 9, and Article V, section 5.
19. What exemptions are allowed, and to what extent? Section 9;
and Article V, section 5.
20. Is section 10 obsolete?
21. Is section 11 obsolete?
22. Did all charters, &c., relating to municipal corporations,
become of no effect on the adoption of this Article? Section 12.
23. What debts are counties, &c., forbidden to pay, or levy
taxes for? Section 13.
24. What provision of this Article can the General Assembly
change or abrogate? Section 14.
25. What is section 7?
26. What is section 9?
27. What is section 13?
[NOTE--By Act of 1881, Chapter 200, "County Superintendents of
Public Instruction" are to be elected by the County Board of
Education and County Board of Magistrates in joint session. The
County Commissioners constitute the County Board of Education.
Same; section 15.]
28. Suppose the General Assembly should attempt to change either
of these sections? Answer--It would be the duty of the Courts
to decide their action invalid.
ARTICLE VIII.
CORPORATIONS OTHER THAN MUNICIPAL.
1. In what way may corporations be formed? Section 1.
2. In what case may they be created by special act? Section l.
3. Can charters of corporations granted under this section be
amended or repealed? Section 1.
4. How shall debts of corporations be secured? Section 1.
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