NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 1135

HOUSE BILL 157

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BOGGAN-HAMMOND HOUSE IN ANSON COUNTY.

WHEREAS, the Boggan-Hammond House in Anson County is in great need of renovation; and

WHEREAS, the Boggan-Hammond House was originally constructed in two wings, the older wing was constructed in 1783 and the later wing was constructed in 1820; and

WHEREAS, upon completion, and being opened to the public, the 1783 wing will be devoted to a museum of artifacts of Anson County and the 1820 wing will be restored and furnished as a residence of that period; and

WHEREAS, it is of great importance to the people of this State and to Anson County to preserve our historic buildings; and

WHEREAS, State appropriations will be supplemented from non-state sources;

NOW, THEREFORE,

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  In addition to all other appropriations made by the General Assembly of 1969, and on condition that the Boggan-Hammond House in Anson County be approved as a Historic Site by the Historic Sites Advisory Committee, there is hereby appropriated to the Anson County Historical Society, Inc., of Wadesboro, North Carolina, the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), to be expended by said Society for the preservation, restoration, and maintenance of properties in connection with and surrounding the Boggan‑Hammond House in Anson County.

Sec. 2.  The appropriations made in Section 1 of this Act shall be used and expended under the supervision of the State Department of Archives and History and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 210 of the Session Laws of 1963 (Article 1, Chapter 121 of the North Carolina General Statutes). In the event that the said Boggan-Hammond House in Anson County is not approved as a Historic Site by the Historic Sites Advisory Committee, the funds herein appropriated shall revert to the General Fund.

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  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.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 30th day of June, 1969.