NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1086

HOUSE BILL 1220

 

 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ANSON COUNTY TO LEVY AN ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT TAX SUBJECT TO A REFERENDUM OF THE PEOPLE.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Anson County are hereby authorized to call a special election to determine whether it is the will of the qualified voters of the county that they levy and cause to be collected annually at the same time and in the same manner as the general county taxes are collected, a special tax, in addition to that authorized under the provisions of Chapter 1322 of the Session Laws of 1955, at a rate not to exceed six cents (6¢) on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation of property in Anson County. The tax, if levied, shall be deemed a part of the Industrial Development Tax and as such shall be paid over to the Industrial Development Commission of Anson County to be used for the purpose of attracting new and diversified industries to Anson County, and for the encouragement of new business and industrial ventures by local, as well as foreign capital.

Sec. 2. The election upon the question of whether the tax provided for in Section 1 shall be levied, shall be conducted in the same manner as provided for in Sections 2 through 6 of Chapter 1322 of the Session Laws of 1955.

Sec. 3. If a majority of the voters voting in the election favor the levying of such an additional tax, the Board of Commissioners of Anson County are hereby authorized to levy such an additional tax at a rate not to exceed six cents (6¢) on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed value on real and personal property taxable in Anson County.

Sec. 4. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 5. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 17th day of June, 1959.