NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 472

HOUSE BILL 859

AN ACT TO PRESCRIBE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE CITY OF SANFORD IS AUTHORIZED TO TRANSFER REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TO LEE COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  The Board of Aldermen of the City of Sanford is hereby authorized and empowered, subject to the conditions prescribed below, and notwithstanding provisions of any other law, general or local, to assign, lease, sell or convey to the County of Lee, with or without consideration, any or all right, title or interest in or to property, real or personal, owned by the City of Sanford, including but not limited to property held in trust for the public and property used for the purposes of government, upon such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as the Board of Aldermen may deem in the best interest of the citizens of Sanford.

Sec. 2. The foregoing authority may be exercised by the Board of Aldermen only after full and express compliance with the following conditions:

a.         Any property to be transferred pursuant to this Act must be for use by the county in rendering services or performing functions, singly or jointly with the city, for the benefit or government of the citizens of Sanford as well as of all other citizens of Lee County.

b.         Notice of any proposed transfer of property pursuant to this Act shall be published in a local newspaper at least twice, the first publication to be not less that fifteen (15) days prior to a public hearing on such proposal.

c.         A public hearing shall be held by the Board of Aldermen at least fifteen (15) days before any transfer of property pursuant to this Act is authorized.

d.         The transfer of any property pursuant to this Act must be authorized by a two-thirds affirmative vote of all members of the Board of Aldermen.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 12th day of May, 1969.