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to approve the levy of a special recreation tax not to exceed 10~ , and the Board of Commissioners have considered said returns and have duly canvassed,the' returns and have ascertained the result of said election; and WHEREAS, it appears from said returns that the polls on said election were opened on November 6,. 1971, in each precinct, at the polling place prescribed therefor at the hour of 6:30 o'clock a. in. and were kept continuously open until 7:30 o'clock p. m., and that the voters voting at said election were required to use ballots and ballot labels in the form pres- cribed for said election by the resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners; and WHEREAS, said returns show that said election was held in the following election precincts in said County,, and that the total number of voters who were registered and qualified to vote in said election in each of said, election precincts and the total number of votes cast *for the resolutions were as follows: Votes cast in Votes cast against favor of the the Special'. Number of,Regis.- Special,Rec,reation Recreation, , Election Precinct tered Voters Tax Tax West Sanford 5,240 795 232 East Sanford 1, 935 155 96 Jonesboro 2,736 212 161 Broadway 816 38 163 Greenwood No. 1 618 42 58 Greenwood No. 2 232 20 42 East Pocket 716 26 105 West Pocket ' 220 18 30 Cumnock 81 4 , 22 Deep River 605. 20 150. Gum Springs 87 1 19 Total 13,.Z86 1, 331 1- 07.,8;. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioner; of the County of Lee as follows: 1. It is hereby determined and declared that the number of voters registered and qualified to vote at said electionrwas 13, 286. 2. The number of votes cast at said election for the.levy of a special recreation tax of not more than ten cents (10~) fo'r providing, conducting, and maintaining a supervised recreation system,. was 1,.331., and the number of votes cast at said election against the levy of a special recreation tax of not more than ten cents (10~) for providing, conducting, ,and,'maintaining a supervised recreation system, was 1, 078, and a majority of the qualified voters of said County who voted at said election voted to approve said levy of a special recreation tax of not more than ten cents (10fi) for providing, conducting, and maintaining a super- vised recreation system. 3. The proposition having received a majority vote of the qualified registered electors, the Board of Commissioners shall, by appropriate ordinance or resolution, put into effect such proposition as soon as practicable.