NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 993

HOUSE BILL 911

 

 

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR A GRANT-IN-AID TO THE OLD COURTHOUSE THEATRE, INCORPORATED, IN CABARRUS COUNTY.

 

Whereas, the Old Courthouse Theatre, Incorporated, is a private nonprofit corporation created to provide a quality community theatre in Cabarrus County; and

Whereas, the century-old courthouse in Concord has been listed as an historic site on the National Register; and

Whereas, Cabarrus County has leased the Old Courthouse to Historic Cabarrus, which rents to Old Courthouse Theatre the second floor including the former courtroom, to be used for theatre performances; and

Whereas, the Old Courthouse Theatre presents three plays each season, and is providing artistic values not only to the people of Cabarrus County but also to persons from the surrounding region; and

Whereas, through the sale of season tickets, individual contributions, and volunteer services, the Old Courthouse Theatre has renovated the former courtroom, with raised seats, basic theatrical lighting, and a temporary platform stage, and has converted adjacent areas into dressing rooms, offices, and other theatre-connected service facilities; and

Whereas, the revenues of the Old Courthouse Theatre are sufficient to cover operating expenses, but are not adequate to construct a permanent state and proper lighting; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Cultural Resources for fiscal year 1979-80 the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) to be made available by the department as a grant-in-aid to the Old Courthouse Theatre, Incorporated, of Cabarrus County for the purpose of constructing a permanent stage and proper theatrical lighting in the former courtroom in the old courthouse at Concord, North Carolina.

The money herein appropriated shall be made available to the Old Courthouse Theatre on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis, for making capital improvements to the theatre facilities.

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1979.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 8th day of June, 1979.