S.L. 1969-564

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 564

HOUSE BILL 553

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE SETTLEMENT OF TAXES BY THE CITY OF WILMINGTON AND THE COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER ON PROPERTY OWNED BY THE WILMINGTON PONY LEAGUE, INC., WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

WHEREAS, the Wilmington Pony League, Inc., of Wilmington, North Carolina, did on the 29th day of April, 1959, acquire real property in New Hanover County, and it owns and operates the real property acquired by it in the Sunset Park area referred to as Memorial Baseball Park; and

WHEREAS, the Wilmington Pony League, Inc., is using said property solely for a public purpose and in the public interest and providing services to the public, and in no sense using said property or any part thereof for business or private gain; and

WHEREAS, certain ad valorem taxes have been levied upon and are now chargeable against said property and constitute a lien thereon, and the accumulation of such taxes may interfere with the continued and future uses of the property for the aforesaid public purposes;

NOW, THEREFORE,

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. That the Council of the City of Wilmington and the Commissioners of New Hanover County, separately and/or jointly, are hereby fully authorized and empowered to release and discharge all taxes which have been assessed against the property hereinbefore referred to, to cancel and discharge the same, and relieve and release the said lands and premises from the lien and obligation of said taxes.

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 All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. That 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 22nd day of May, 1969.