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Record #:
17917
Abstract:
With growing cities and new industries in North Carolina, questions have arisen about how municipal governments should deal with developing areas outside their boundaries, such as extending water systems and taxation.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 23 Issue 7, Apr 1957, p5-14, il
Record #:
17923
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Previous articles in this series examined problems facing growing cities in North Carolina that included quality of services, tax policies, and improvements. Esser now discusses the alternative policies in extending services to newly developed land including annexation.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 23 Issue 9, June 1957, p19-24
Record #:
17901
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From 1930 to 1950 the urban population of North Carolina increased from 25.5 to 33.7 percent and continues to steadily increase. With growing industrialization and urban development comes problems for adjusting local governments.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 23 Issue 1, Sept 1956, p6-10, 12
Record #:
17902
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With growing cities and metropolitan areas in North Carolina, there is growing discussion of the purpose and services of municipal governments such as police and fire protection.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Oct 1956, p3-8, 16, il
Record #:
17904
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One of the most pressing issues in city government today is the relative cost of serving different types of property in the urban setting. There is particular concern over the costs incurred with residential and suburban development.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Nov 1956, p5-12, il
Record #:
17676
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Perhaps the most difficult problem in the administration of a municipal privilege license tax ordinance is the collection of taxes from out-of-town businesses doing business within the municipality. To be fair to resident business who pay their privilege license taxes, the tax collector must collect from non-resident businesses, but often the complexity of laws governing privilege taxes frustrate these efforts.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 20 Issue 5, Feb 1954, p5-10
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Record #:
17570
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As Chapel Hill continues to grow rapidly, it faces municipal problems with development and community. Chapel Hill's board of aldermen have completed a second program of annexation for residential development outside the city.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 18 Issue 5, Jan 1952, p5-11, 16, Back cover, map
Record #:
17593
Abstract:
Local governmental revenues increased over the previous year. Contributions from the state increased over 4%, while property tax as a source of revenue has decreased in importance.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 18 Issue 9, May 1952, p9-10
Record #:
17528
Abstract:
The General Assembly of North Carolina was busy during the 1951 session. It took care of the necessary items of business such as the Revenue an Appropriations Act, new state policies in such fields as gasoline tax, and it passed a large number of bills clarifying or modifying existing state policy. The General Assembly also found time to set the salaries of sheriffs, prohibit the killing of birds in certain counties, amend election laws, and fix the salary of a courthouse janitor.
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Record #:
17551
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The majority of 1951 General Assembly legislation was on a local level. Esser examines the consequences of such an established local legislation, and the laws affecting North Carolina counties.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 18 Issue 1, Sept 1951, p4-13