NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1120

HOUSE BILL 564

 

 

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR COMPLETION OF THE RESTORATION OF THE BURWELL SCHOOL IN HILLSBOROUGH.

 

Whereas, the Burwell School building in Hillsborough was constructed about 1821 and was subsequently enlarged and used as one of the best known private schools in the State; and

Whereas, the building has played a significant role in the history of Hillsborough, a town rich in Colonial and State history; and

Whereas, the restoration of the Burwell School building for public purposes has been undertaken by the Historic Hillsborough Commission; and

Whereas, additional funds are needed for the completion of the restoration for public education, enjoyment, and use; 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, subject to provisions of G.S. 121-8.2 and G.S. 143-31.2, the sum of $15,000 for the 1971-73 biennium for the purpose of completing the restoration of Burwell School and its dependencies; providing that a like amount of matching funds are raised from non-State sources to be used for the above purposes.

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon its ratification.

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