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17123
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The total of the State and county tax on property says the constitution of North Carolina, shall not exceed fifteen cents on the hundred dollars value of property. However, counties are able to fix a higher rate for three reasons: the state does not levy any property tax under this provision; the fifteen cent limit does not apply to taxes for school purposes; the fifteen cent limit does not apply to taxes for special purposes.
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17124
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Lucas provides a monthly update concerning major governmental fields such as use of thumb-prints in law enforcement, 41 million dollar debt reduction for North Carolina, and the price of clean streets.
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17125
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National defense problems and measures continued to dominate the Washington scene in late August, at the far-reaching national actions also brought changes and adjustments in many federal programs and activities of vital concern to State and local governments. The major defense measures, passed and pending, include the National Guard bill and the Conscription Bill.
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17126
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Through July 1940, the total expenditures on Works Progress Administration projects in North Carolina was $104,397,911, of which 26.7 percent was contributed to by the sponsoring state agencies, cities, towns, and counties. The work was performed on a wide range of endeavors, construction and non-construction, from adult education to public buildings, highways, National Guard armories, and bridges.
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17127
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Drawing on the FBI as well as State and local leaders for instructors, the Institute of Government is inaugurating a series of monthly police schools, designed to bring the best police training in the country within reach of all of the 3,000 or more officers in North Carolina.
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17128
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This article discusses the laws affecting county and city revenue and taxation. These include laws concerning maintenance and construction of city streets, property taxes, and non-profit charitable hospitals.
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17129
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This article discusses new laws concerning criminal law and procedure for North Carolina. New and amended laws include those regarding the sale and shipment of fortified wines, and capital punishment. Criminal procedure practices includes the seizure of liquor under warrant, gambling warrants, and restoration of citizenship. Court cases also discuss bible kissing, divorced women's names, and emergency judges.
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17130
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Public health issues include the importation of cholera-infected hogs into North Carolina, sanitary regulations for barber shops and public schools, and theory concerning the spread of tuberculosis. Amendments to the governing Board of Charities and Public Welfare were made as well as strict views concerning adoption in North Carolina.
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17131
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Prior to 1937 there were a few local pension and retirement systems for policemen and fireman in operation. In 1937 the General Assembly provided for an old age assistance program and created the Law Enforcement Officers' Benefit and Retirement Fund. The 1939 General Assembly was greeted with plans retirement systems for teachers, for North Carolina state governmental employees, and for local governmental employees. The 1939 General Assembly enacted a law permitting counties and municipalities to operate state retirement systems such as the Teacher's State Employees Retirement, Law Enforcement Officer's Benefit and Retirement Fund, and local county and city retirement systems.
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17134
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Punishments administered, and those administering punishment, for a number of crimes during the State's colonial history changed greatly by the early 20th-century. A general trend emerges from corporal punishment, locking prisoners in stocks and beating/maiming them depending on the crime, to more civil sentences, varying lengths of imprisonment. Another shift occurs in the governing body doling out punishment from the crown in England to a judicial system within the state.
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17135
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Outlined are the members of the judicial organization from the judges themselves to the police enforcing approved punishments. The study attempts to retrace the history of the State''s judicial system to improve current practices and understand the shift in public perception of the court system. Primary data is included regarding types of crime and the appropriate repercussion.
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17136
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Government organizations are inextricably linked with the judicial system and law enforcement. Expanding government roles after the revolution created an interconnected group of systems on the local, county, and state-wide level that affects the law and how it is carried out. Such changes were born out of necessity to manage the State''s increasing population.
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17137
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Government expansion has been great in the State''s history from not just merely carrying out the law but to building roads and ensuring the population''s health. With growth comes greater responsibility for elected officials and an expanding base of offices to fill. In light of these problems, the author suggests a reorganization of government administration.
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17138
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The volume's author intends to interpret for public consumption those measures passed by the General Assembly in 1933. All aspects of the assembly's decisions are examined including local and state financing, education, civil engineering projects, and matters pertaining to business regulation.
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17139
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The 1933 General Assembly proposed a reconsideration of the state's constitution, a document unchanged since 1868. Revisiting the constitution was deemed necessary after more than a half century of growth and development within the state. All changes are presented in an unbiased manner to inform the voting public.
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