NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 297

HOUSE BILL 308

AN ACT TO MAKE WILMINGTON COLLEGE AND ASHEVILLE-BILTMORE COLLEGE CAMPUSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA UNDER THE DESIGNATIONS OF "THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON". AND "THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE."

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  G.S. 116-2 is amended by adding at the end of subsection (b) of said section the following:

"On July 1, 1969, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington shall become a campus of the University of North Carolina.

"On July 1, 1969, the University of North Carolina at Asheville shall become a campus of the University of North Carolina."

Sec. 2.  A new Part 3B of Article 1 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes is enacted to read as follows:

"Part 3B. The University of North Carolina at Wilmington."

"Sec. 116-39.1.  The University of North Carolina at Wilmington. (a) Wilmington College shall become a campus of the University of North Carolina under the designation the University of North Carolina at Wilmington on July 1, 1969, whereupon it shall cease to be subject to any of the provisions and terms of Article 2, Chapter 116 of the General Statutes, and shall become subject to the terms of Article 1, Chapter 116 of the General Statutes.

"(b)      The Board of Trustees of Wilmington College shall, on or before July 1, 1969, execute proper legal instruments conveying to The University of North Carolina, without consideration, all right, title and interest of the grantor in and to the real and personal property of Wilmington College, including all endowments, executors contracts, and unexpended State appropriations or other appropriations; New Hanover County and the City of Wilmington shall continue to be solely liable for the repayment of all indebtedness incurred by that county in aid of Wilmington College."

Sec. 3.  A new Part 3C of Article 1 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes is enacted to read as follows:

"Part 3C. The University of North Carolina at Asheville."

Sec. 116-39.2.  The University of North Carolina at Asheville. (a) Asheville-Biltmore College shall become a campus of the University of North Carolina under the designation the University of North Carolina at Asheville on July 1, 1969, whereupon it shall cease to be subject to the terms and provisions of Article 2, Chapter 116 of the General Statutes, and shall become subject to the terms of Article 1, Chapter 116 of the General Statutes.

"(b)      The Board of Trustees of Asheville-Biltmore College shall, on or before July 1, 1969, execute proper legal instruments conveying to The University of North Carolina, without consideration, all right, title and interest of the grantor in and to the real and personal property of Asheville-Biltmore College, including all endowments, executors contracts, and unexpended State appropriations or other appropriations; Buncombe County, the City of Asheville participating in the financial affairs of said college, shall continue to be solely liable for the repayment of all indebtedness incurred by said county and municipalities in aid of Asheville-Biltmore College, if such obligations have been heretofore contracted for and assumed."

Sec. 4.  Amend the title to Article 2 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes by striking out the comma, appearing after the words "Winston-Salem State College", and by inserting in lieu of said comma a period, and by striking out from said title, or caption, the following: "Asheville-Biltmore College, Wilmington College."

Sec. 5.  Subsection (6) of G.S. 116-45 be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

Sec. 6.  G.S. 116-45.2 be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

Sec. 7.  Subsection ill of G.S. 116-175 is hereby amended by striking out the comma, appearing after the words "Winston-Salem College", in the last two lines of said subsection, and by inserting in lieu thereof a period, and by striking out in the last line of said subsection the words: "Asheville-Biltmore College" and "Wilmington College."

Sec. 8.  G.S. 116-189 Subsection ill is amended by striking out, in the fourth line of said subsection (1), the words "Asheville-Biltmore College", and by striking out, in the sixth and seventh lines of said subsection 111, the words "Wilmington College."

Sec. 9.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 10.  G.S. 116-39.1(b) and G.S. 116-39.2(b) set forth in Section 2 and Section 3 of this Act, shall take effect upon the ratification of this Act. The remainder of this Act shall take effect on July 1, 1969.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 24th day of April, 1969.