NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 838

HOUSE BILL 787

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND G. S. 153-152 SO AS To AUTHORIZE THE CURRITUCK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO LEVY A SPECIAL TAX FOR SUPPORT OF THE POOR OF SAID COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. G. S. 153-152, as the same appears in Recompiled Volume 3C of the General Statutes of North Carolina, is hereby amended by striking out the word "five" as the same appears immediately after the word "exceed" and immediately before the word "cents" in line eleven thereof, and substituting therefor the word "ten".

Sec. 2. G. S. 153-152 is hereby further amended by striking out the word "Currituck" as the same appears immediately after the word "Cumberland" and immediately before the word "Durham" in lines twenty-five and twenty-six of the second paragraph thereof.

Sec. 3. The intent and purpose of this Act is to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Currituck County to levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed ten cents (10¢) on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation of all taxable property in said county, for support and maintenance of the poor as provided by G. S. 153-152.

Sec. 4. The provisions of this Act shall apply only to Currituck County.

Sec. 5. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 6. This Act shall become effective from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 15th day of June, 1961.