NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

CHAPTER 496

SENATE BILL 266

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 153 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A TAX LEVY IN GRANVILLE COUNTY FOR COUNTY BUILDING AND REPAIR PURPOSES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. Chapter 153 of the General Statutes is hereby amended by adding a new Section immediately following G. S. 153-64.1 to be designated as G. S. 153-64.2 and to read as follows:

"Sec. 153-64.2. Annual tax to meet costs of erecting and repairing county buildings. The board of county commissioners, to meet the costs of erecting buildings for county office space and for general improvements and repairs, may annually levy a tax not to exceed ten cents (10¢) per one hundred dollar ($100.00) valuation of property on taxable property in the county, the proceeds of which, when added to other available funds, is calculated to produce, by accumulation during a period of years, sufficient funds to pay for the erection, improvement and repair of county office buildings as may be required to house the necessary county offices and county agencies. All funds raised and set aside for this purpose from such special levy or from other sources shall be placed in a sinking fund or otherwise earmarked and shall not be available or expended for any other purpose. The levy herein authorized is hereby declared to be for a necessary expense and for a special purpose."

Sec. 2. This Act shall apply to Granville County only.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. 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 25th day of May, 1961.