NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 122

HOUSE BILL 249

 

 

AN ACT RELATING TO THE OPERATION, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF A COUNTY LAW LIBRARY IN BLADEN COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. The operation and maintenance of a county law library in Bladen County is hereby authorized.

Sec. 2. The library shall be operated by and be under the supervision of the Bladen County Law Library Committee to be appointed by the Bladen County Bar Association which shall determine its number, its chairman, and the terms of its members.

Sec. 3. In addition to all court costs now provided by law, an additional court cost in the amount of one dollar ($1.00) shall be taxed and collected in all criminal cases in all courts, including courts of justices of the peace, tried in Bladen County where the costs are in fact paid by the defendant. In addition to all other costs, the sum of one dollar ($1.00) shall also be taxed as part of the costs in all civil sections in all courts, including courts of justices of the peace, tried in Bladen County.

Sec. 4. All justices of the peace and clerks of all courts shall remit on the first day of each month to the Bladen County Auditor all funds collected pursuant to this Act and shall report the collections on forms furnished by the Auditor. The Auditor shall keep all funds in a special bank account designated "Bladen Law Library Account".

Sec. 5. The Library Committee shall maintain, equip, and authorize purchases for all necessary equipment, books and supplies for the Bladen County Law Library and may authorize the purchase of any equipment or supplies it considers reasonable and necessary for use in either courtroom. It may, also, employ necessary personnel and authorize such expenditures as may be necessary therefor.

The Committee may accept gifts, bequests of books, materials and equipment. The Law Library shall be maintained in the Court House of Bladen County. The Committee shall make rules and regulations for the use of the Law Library.

Sec. 6. The Auditor shall pay from the funds remitted to him under this Act all charges and costs as authorized in writing by the Committee chairman and all supplies, equipment, and books purchased shall be the property of Bladen County.

Sec. 7. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 8. This Act shall become effective April 1, 1965.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 26th day of March, 1965.