NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 997

HOUSE BILL 302

 

 

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR HISTORIC BATH.

 

WHEREAS, the Historic Bath Commission, a State commission, was established by Act of the General Assembly (Chapter 1005, Session Laws of 1959) to restore and preserve historic buildings and sites in Bath, North Carolina's first incorporated town, chartered in 1705; and

WHEREAS, the Commission has raised and spent to date a total of approximately one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000.00) for this purpose, in addition to which, through appropriations by the General Assembly, the State has contributed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) of public funds; and

WHEREAS, in order to complete certain projects now pending and to establish Historic Bath on a sound operating basis as a State Historic Site, additional funds are required: Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Archives and History the sum of seventeen thousand, five hundred twenty-eight dollars ($17,528.00) for the fiscal year 1963-1964 and fifteen thousand, eight hundred twenty-eight dollars ($15,828.00) for the fiscal year 1964-1965 to be used for the following purposes:

                                                                                                            1963-1964        1964-1965

Salaries and Wages (Historic Site Specialist)                                          $ 5,628.00         $ 5,628.00

Salaries and Wages — Temporary (Seasonal,

Temporary and Maintenance Workers)                                                     5,000.00            5,000.00

Supplies and Materials                                                                                 500.00               500.00

Postage, Tel and Tel, Express                                                                      200.00               200.00

Travel Expense                                                                                            400.00               400.00

Motor Vehicle Operations                                                                           600.00               600.00

Repairs and Alterations                                                                             2,000.00            2,000.00

Equipment                                                                                                1,000.00            1,000.00

Insurance                                                                                                     500.00               500.00

Motor Vehicle Purchase                                                                           1,700.00

                                                                                                            _________      __________

                                                                                                            $17,528.00       $15,828.00

Sec. 2.  There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Archives and History the sum of twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500.00) for capital improvements at Historic Bath as follows:

Construction of Brickwalks at Palmer-Marsh House                                                        $ 3,000.00

Development of Harding's Landing                                                                                     3,000.00

Construction of Fences at Palmer-Marsh House                                                                 2,000.00

Planting                                                                                                                              1,000.00

Land Purchase                                                                                                                   3,500.00

                                                                                                                                    __________

                                                                                                                                      $12,500.00

Sec. 3.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4.  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 19th day of June, 1963.