NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 440

HOUSE BILL 582

 

 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY TO FIX THE FEES AND COMMISSIONS WHICH MAY BE CHARGED BY THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY SERVICE OR DUTY OF HIS OFFICE AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Washington County is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to fix, in its discretion, all fees and commissions which may be charged by the Register of Deeds of Washington County for the recording of deeds, deeds of trust, liens, and any and all other instruments and for the performance of any service or duty of the said register of deeds as permitted or required by law. Such fees and commissions may be fixed from time to time, and once fixed may be changed at any time. Action to fix such fees and commissions shall be taken by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County. Such fees and commissions may be increased or decreased not exceeding twenty per cent (20%) during any one fiscal year of the county. Until the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County takes such action to fix any fee or commission, such fee or commission shall continue to be charged as now provided by law.

Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. 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 5th day of May, 1959.