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17477
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Ejectment, synonymous with eviction, and the ethics of ejection are discussed by Gardner who spent a great deal of time interviewing law enforcement officers tasked with forcing people out of their homes. Gardner recounts some of the more troubling tales encountered by those officers forced to evict delinquent tenants, like a mother and her two children forced from their home with no money and no refuge from the elements.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 4 Issue 4, Jan 1937, p17, por
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17478
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Coates recounts the history of liquor laws from the colonial period to post-Prohibition laws. Selling liquor and spirits creates a tumultuous history with many different options attempted by lawmakers from unrestricted sales, total outlawing of alcohol, to the 1937 mandate of limiting liquor sales through state supervision.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 4 Issue 5, Feb 1937, p1-3, 16, por
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17479
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Following the Ohio Valley disaster, discussion arose over whether to establish a Central Disaster Relief Committee. The government agency would coordinate already existing government offices like the Highway Commission, Insurance Commission and Red Cross to both prevent and react to natural disasters.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 4 Issue 5, Feb 1937, p4-5
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17480
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Mr. Brockwell was the State Fire Marshal and he comments on the financial state of city fire departments. He argues for the need to have more paid firemen rather than depending on volunteers; the ratio in 1936 was 3,212 volunteers compared to 750 professional firemen.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 4 Issue 5, Feb 1937, p9-10, 15, por
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17481
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The entirety of this issue is dedicated to outlining new state laws passed by the 1937 State Legislature.
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17482
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Eleven pages dedicated to listing all newly elected city officials for 1937.
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17485
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This article details presidents of the University of North Carolina from 1795 to 1950. Joseph Caldwell was elected the first president of the University in 1804, and Gordon Gray was elected 10th president of the University in 1950.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 16 Issue 6, Mar 1950, pInside cover, 1-3, il, f
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17487
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The scholastic and professional career of Gordon Gray is outlined by Coates, from his law schools days to newspaper business, army duty, and presidency of University of North Carolina.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 16 Issue 6, Mar 1950, p4-6, f
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17488
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The North Carolina Supreme Court's decision in Bowie v. West Jefferson allowed the towns of West Jefferson and Morehead City to list, value, and re-value all property for the purposes of taxation separately from and without regard for valuation of property for purposes of state and county taxation. This article discusses the implications of this ruling for other North Carolina towns and cities.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 16 Issue 7, Apr 1950, p6-11
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17489
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The Raleigh City Council, which last December passed an anti-mask ordinance, aimed a further blow at Klan activity last month by adopting an ordinance which prohibits: burning of crosses in public places, cross burning on property without permission of the owner; any exhibit intended to intimidate any person, or the display of a burning cross in any parade within the city.
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17490
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Officials responsible for the safe-keeping of public funds and property have long been placed in the unenviable position of crystal gazers; they no only have to decide who might cause a loss but also how large such a loss might be. Consequently, the bonding of public employees has not always been properly inclusive or sufficient.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 16 Issue 8, May 1950, p5-8
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17491
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Recent reports from Washington indicate that 80,000 North Carolina state, county, and municipal employees may have an opportunity to be included under the Social Security Act in the near future.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 16 Issue 8, May 1950, p8-12
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17492
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North Carolina is attempting to stave off water shortage problems by conducting surveys of the below-surface water conditions in the Piedmont.
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17493
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Contemporary laws in 1937 confused law enforcement officers on legal issues concerning alcohol. Topics especially problematic included the transportation of alcohol, the borders between dry and non-dry areas, and what is regarded as alcohol.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 4 Issue 8, July 1937, p1-2, por
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17494
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The 1937 Legislature passed the School Machinery Act and other education-related bills but some provisions of these acts remained unclear. Mr. Grice addressed concerns regarding appointing superintendents, determining the age when children attend school, and complications presented by students learning to drive.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 4 Issue 8, July 1937, p11, por