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~vstt. m ,)t' North Carolina fin' such teachurs, or for any 9[?i~ct o~ Cxm,,nctiture: Pr,~vided. that electi,~ns may be called to ascertain the ~tll of the voters o[' an entire county, as to whether there shall be levied and collected a ~pecial tax on all the taxable property within the county ibc the purposes enumerated in this subsectiQn. In such event, the supplemental tax shall be apportioned among the local scM~o[ administrative units in the county pursuant to G.S. 115C- 430 ~b~ To Increase a Supplemental Tax Rate. ~ Elections may be called in any school area which has previously voted a supplemental tax of [ess than the maximum ~br the purpose of increasing the rate of tax previously voted but not to exceed the maximum. ~c, %, Enlarge City Administrative Units. ~ Elections may be caUed in anv districts, or other school areas, of a county adminis- trative unit to ascertain the will of the voters in such districts or other school areas, as to whether an adjoining city administrative unit shall be enlarged by consolidating such districts, or other school areas, with such city administrative unit. and whether a~er such enlargement of the city administrative unit there shall be levied in such other districts, or other school area or areas, so consolidated with the city administrative unit the same school taxes as shall be levied in the other portion of the city administrative unit. ,d, To Supplement and Equalize Educational Advantages. E[ectb,ns may be calle~ m any area of a county admtmstrat~ve umt which is enci,;secl in on~ co,n~mn boundary lin~ to ascertain the will ,~_th¢ ~oters as to ~hether there shall be levied and collected a special tax to supplement and equalize the standards on which the sbho, fls in such areas are operated, and at the same time repeal ~p~cial taxes heretofore voted bv any ,parts of,~uch arpa. ' , e~ To Abolish a Special School Tax. ~ Elections may be called any local school administrative unit, district or other school area which has previously voted a supplemental tax, to ascertain the will of the people as m whether such tax shall be abolished. fl To Vote School Bonds. ~ Boards of county commissioners are a::thorized as provided by law to call e[ecti~ms to ascertain the will ,>~'~he v,)ters as u~ whether bonds fl)r school purposes may be issued. g. To Prr,vid~. a Supplemental Tax on a County~vide Basis a~er Petition fiw C,msolidation of City or County Administrative Units. ~ Elections may be called tbr an enth'e county on the question ora special tax to supplement the [hnds [>om State and county allot- ments and thereby operate schools of a higher standard by supple- menting any itch{ of expenditure in the school budget, where the boards of education of all the city administrative units in said county have petitioned the county board of education for a consoli- dation with the county administrative unit pursuant to the provi- sions of the first paragraph of G.S. 115C-70~a} and prior to the approval or said petitions by the county and State boards of education. In which event, and provided the petitions so specify, said election fi~r a count~vide supplemental tax fails to carry, said petitions may be withdrawn and any existing supplemental tax theretofore voted in any of the city administrative units involved or in the county administrative unit shall not be affected. If the vote for the countDvide supplemental tax carries, said tax shall not be levied unless and until the consolidation of the units involved shall completed according to the requirements of the first para,apb of G.S. 113C-70~ a}. 402 68