NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1965 SESSION
CHAPTER 170
HOUSE BILL 183
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MITCHELL COUNTY TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE COUNTY LIBRARY OF MITCHELL COUNTY.
WHEREAS, in the interest of the people of Mitchell County it is considered important that the library continue at its present level of service; and
WHEREAS, funds for the continuation of the library service are inadequate and should be increased in order for the citizens of Mitchell County to continue to enjoy the enrichment offered by the services of its county library: Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Mitchell is hereby authorized and empowered to levy a tax not to exceed five cents (5¢) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation for the purpose of accumulating a County Library Fund.
Sec. 2. All proceeds accumulated from this tax source shall be deposited in a special fund to be designated the "Library Fund of Mitchell County" and shall be used exclusively for the maintenance and operation of the county library.
Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This Act shall be effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 5th day of April, 1965.