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~1I:5C-.501 ART ;6 T=kX SL'PPLEMENTS F~)R~CI-IooLS ~11.5C-501 ,h, To Annex or Consolidate Areas or Districts from Cont%~uous Counties and to Provide a Supplemental School Tax in Such Annexed Areas or Consolidated Districts. -- An election may be called in any districts or other school areas, from conti~uous counties, as to whether the districts in one county shall be enlarged by annexing or consolidating therewith any adjoining districts, or other school area or areas from an adjoining county, and ifa special or supplemental school tax is levied and collected in the districts of the county to which the territory is to be annexed or consolidated, whether upon such annexation or consolidation there shall be levied and collected in the territory to be annexed or consolidated the same special or supplemental ta.~ for schools as is levied and collected in the districts in the other county. If such election carries, the said special or supplemental tax slqall be collected pursuant to G.S. 115C-511 and remitted to the local school administrative unit on whose behalf such special and supplemental tax is already levied: Provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. i15C-505, if the notice of election dearly so states, and the election shall be held prior to August 1, the annexation or consolidation shah be effective and the tax so authorized shall be levied and collected be~nning with the fiscal year commencing July 1 next preceding such elec- tions. ,i! To Vote School Bonds and Taxes in Certain Merged School Administrative Units. -- Elections for the purpose of authorizing the lex'3' of certain taxes and the issuance of bonds shall be called by a merged school administrative unit described in G.S. 115C-513 with the consent of the boards of county' commissioners of both counties in which the merged unit is located. The election shall be conducted and the results canvassed by the boards of elections of both counties. The boards of elections sl~al[ certify' the results of the election to the board of education o['the merged school administra- tive unit. The board of education shall certify and declare the result of the election, which shall be determined on an aggregate basis from the results certified by the boards of elections. The board of education shall publish a statement of the result once as provided in the Local Government Bond Act. Article 4 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes. 1195.5. c. 135'2. art. 14, s. 1: 1957. c. 1066: c. 1271, s. 1: 1959, c. 573, s. 9: 1961, c. 894, s. 2: c. 1019, s. l: 1975. c. 437. ss. 2-4: 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1991, c. 325. s. 2.~ Editor's Note. -- Section 115C-70. ret~rred to in this section, was repealed by Session Laws 1985 ,Reg. Sess.. 1986~. c. 975. 3. 24. Session Laws 1991. c. 325. which added subsection *i,. in 3.9 provides: "Interpretation of Act. ", a* Additional method Th,. fiwegoing sections of of thi= act shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method {Or the doing of things autho- rized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws. and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing. '~b, Statutory references. Refi~rences ,n this act to ~peci~c .~ctmns or Chap- ters of the General Statutes are intended to be references to such sections as they may be amended from time to time by the General Assembly. -'lc, Lsberal construction This act. be- ing necessary for the heakh and welfare of the people of the State. shall be liber- ally con~trued to effect these purposes. ",d inconsistent provisions Insofar as the provisions of thzs act are inconsis- tent with the provisions of any general laws. this act shall be controlling. -lc) Severability. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid. such invalidity shall not affect other pro- visions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end ~ht, pr,,vistons of this act are ~everable." 403 69