NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 304

HOUSE BILL 642

 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF COUNTY HOME PROPERTY OF STANLY COUNTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF SALE PROCEEDS FOR AIRPORT AND OTHER PURPOSES.

 

Whereas, Stanly County is now the owner of a tract of land lying about two miles north of the corporate limits of the City of Albemarle and containing 141.6 acres, more or less, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Book 1 at page 239 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Stanly County, said property being known as the County Home Property; and

Whereas, the County Commissioners of Stanly County have determined that a portion of said property is no longer needed for county purposes and may hereafter determine that other portions are not needed for county purposes; and

Whereas, the County Commissioners now desire to sell that portion of said property that is not now needed for county purposes and may hereafter desire to sell other portions which are not then needed for county purposes, and desire to use the proceeds arising from such sale or sales for the purposes hereinafter set out;

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  That the Board of County Commissioners of Stanly County may sell at private or public sale or sales such portion or portions of the County Home Property shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Book 1 at page 239, Stanly County Registry, that they find or shall hereafter find, to be no longer needed for county purposes.

Sec. 2.  That the Board of County Commissioners of Stanly County is authorized and empowered to expend the proceeds arising from such sale or sales in such way or ways and for such purpose or purposes as it may deem wise and expedient, including, but not limited to, any of the following purposes: (1) In acquiring an airport site and in constructing and equipping an airport; (2) In acquiring and equipping a county rest home; and (3) In acquiring and equipping a county nursing home.

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 5th day of May, 1971.