NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

CHAPTER 1049

SENATE BILL 480

AN ACT TO AMEND G. S. 152-5 RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE CORONER OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. G. S. 152-5, entitled "Fees of Coroners.", is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph applicable only to New Hanover County and to read as follows:

"Provided that in New Hanover County the Coroner shall be compensated for his services by a salary to be fixed by the Board of County Commissioners of New Hanover County in their sound discretion. Such salary shall be paid to the coroner in lieu of all other fees heretofore paid or accruing to him by virtue of his office, and shall be in full compensation for services rendered by him as coroner."

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 All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. 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 17tb day of June, 1959.