NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 758

HOUSE BILL 779

AN ACT TO ENABLE AND ALLOW THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LINCOLN COUNTY TO PAY YEARLY DUES TO THE LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  The Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County shall be authorized and empowered for the fiscal year 1968-69, and thereafter on an annual basis, to pay to the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per annum.

Sec. 2. That such appropriations as found to be reasonably necessary and adequate for the purpose of aiding and encouraging Agricultural, Industrial and Economic Development of the county and thereby increase the population, taxable property, growth in agricultural industries and business prospects of the county, may be made by the board upon receipt of statement or statements specifying as fact such expenditures and approved by the board.

Sec. 3. Such appropriation of funds shall be restricted to revenue derived from sources other than ad valorem taxes levied and collected by the county.

Sec. 4. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 5. This Act shall be effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 9th day of June, 1969.