1925 private laws – Ch.126 Sec.2
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CHAPTER 126 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN OF CONNELLY SPRINGS, BURKE COUNTY, TO VOTE UPON THE QUESTION OF A REPEAL OF THE CHARTER OF SAID TOWN. Whereas, the town of Connelly Springs in Burke County was chartered under the provisions of article thirteen of chapter fifty-six of the Consolidated Statutes of North Carolina; and whereas, many citizens of said town have petitioned the legisla- ture to repeal said charter, and many citizens have announced their opposition to such repeal; and whereas, it is impossible to ascertain the will and desire of the people of said town with- out submitting the question to a referendum: Now, therefore, The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
That in the event a majority of the votes cast in said election shall be for repeal of the charter of said town, it shall be the duty of the mayor and the board of aldermen of said town to file immediately with the board of commissioners for Burke County an itemized statement of the indebtedness of said town then existing with the names of all of its creditors and a statement of the amount due each creditor, which itemized statement shall be duly verified by said officials; that thereupon it shall be the duty of the board of commissioners of Burke County to levy a tax upon all polls and real and personal property within the territory embraced within the present corporate limits of said town at such rate as the charter of said town has heretofore authorized for the purpose of paying the said indebtedness, and the said board of commissioners of Burke County shall cause the same to be collected by the sheriff of Burke County in like manner as county taxes are collected, and when said taxes are collected the said board of commissioners shall cause the same to be applied in payment of the indebtedness of said town; that in carrying out the provisions of this section the said board of commissioners shall appoint a tax lister and cause said polls and property to be listed for taxation in like manner as the law now directs with respect to listing polls and property for county taxation; that in the event the officials of said town shall fail to file a statement of the indebtedness of said town as hereinbefore provided the said board of commissioners shall ascertain for themselves the indebtedness of said town and cause the same to be paid in the manner above prescribed.