in succession March 18, 71 percent ...

in succession March 18, 71 percent of the voter of DeKalb shire Ga., who went to the persons approved a unique, 1 percent sales tax. Four times during the previous eight years, the same voter had useed down sales tax referenda from ratios of up to three-to-one.

This time around, the difference was that shire commissioners of both political parties supported the tax, known as the Homestead Option Sales Tax (HOST)

Eighty percent of all the stores that the county will muster annually under this tax must be used, first, to provide for a homestead exemption of up to 100 percent in succession all owner-occupied residences. Any remaining capitals must go to "roll back" the millage rates upon all other classes of taxable real ownership

County leaders supported the tax because it was designed to provide for the two substantial homeowner property tax relief (estimated to be in exces of