NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

CHAPTER 226

HOUSE BILL 329

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ASHE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONVEY TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE NELLA COMMUNITY CLUB THE GRAHAM SCHOOL PROPERTY NO LONGER NEEDED FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, the Ashe County Board of Education is the owner of a certain tract of land known as the Graham School Property, located in the Nella community in said county; and

WHEREAS, in the consolidated program for the schools of said county the Graham School Property has become unnecessary for school purposes and by proper resolution of said Board of Education the use of said property for school purposes has been abandoned; and

WHEREAS, the sale of such property would deprive the Nella community of a valuable community center: Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. That notwithstanding the provisions of G. S. 115-126, the Ashe County Board of Education be and it is hereby authorized and empowered to convey, without consideration except the benefit to the Nella community of having a community center, to Billy T. Little, James Vannoy, Gaither Weaver, Ora Jones, and Vaughn Graham and their successors as trustees for the Nella Community Club, the property known as the Graham School Property located in the Nella community of Ashe County. The deed conveying said property shall contain a provision to the effect that said property must be used for a community center and that when such property ceases to be used for that purpose, title shall revert to the Ashe County Board of Education. All vacancies in the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Nella Community Club shall be filled by appointment of the Ashe County Board of Education.

Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.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 14th day of April, 1961.