NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1089

SENATE BILL 435

 

 

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO ASSIST IN THE RESTORATION OF "BLANDWOOD" IN GREENSBORO.

 

Whereas, Chapter 1308, Session Laws of 1959, established the John Motley Morehead Memorial Commission to acquire, restore, and preserve "Blandwood," the former home of Governor John Motley Morehead in Greensboro; and

Whereas, the Greensboro Preservation Society has cooperated with the commission and has raised the sum of $298,728 from nongovernmental sources and $130,000 from governmental sources to assist in the purchase and initial restoration of the property; and

Whereas, the estimated cost of completion of the restoration is $107,000, of which $34,000 is on hand; and

Whereas, the sponsoring organizations have devised a practical plan for the continued maintenance and operation of the restored property at no further cost to the State; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the State Department of Archives and History for the 1971-73 biennium, subject to provisions of G.S. 121-8.2 and 143-31.2, the sum of $25,000 for the purpose of assisting in the completion of the restoration of "Blandwood" in Greensboro; provided that $25,000 in matching funds is raised from non-state sources for the same purpose.

Sec. 2.  This act shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 1971.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 21st day of July, 1971.