NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 1178

SENATE BILL 502

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR HISTORIC EDENTON.

WHEREAS, the Town of Edenton is one of the most historic in the entire State of North Carolina, having been incorporated in 1722, for a number of years having been practically the capital of the Colony, and having been the scene of many significant historic events and the home of many leading political and other figures, and

WHEREAS, the town contains a very large number of historic houses, worth preserving both historically and architecturally, and

WHEREAS, in addition to countless thousands of dollars expended by private individuals, there has been spent within the past 20 years more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) for the repair, restoration, and maintenance of three structures alone, namely the James Iredell house (which is deeded to the State), the Barker house, and the Cupola house, and of this sum the State has expended one hundred thirty thousand dollars ($130,000.00) and more than one hundred twenty thousand dollars ($120,000.00) has come from nonstate sources, and

WHEREAS, the County of Chowan, the Town of Edenton, and a group of private individuals and organizations have in each case promised five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per year for the maintenance of these historic houses for both 1969-70, a total of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) per year, and

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that State funds should be appropriated for the repair and restoration of the three houses listed above and in addition for the maintenance of the James Iredell house, which is State property;

NOW, THEREFORE,

The Genera] Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the State Department of Archives and History for Historic Edenton the sum of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) for the biennium 1969-71 for the purposes set forth herein.

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall be in full force and effect upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 1st day of July, 1969.