NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

CHAPTER 19

HOUSE BILL 5

AN ACT PERTAINING TO A WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN UNION COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Union County is hereby authorized to exercise power and authority under Article 3 of Chapter 139 of the North Carolina General Statutes, for that purpose to levy, collect and expend funds derived from a special "watershed improvement tax", not to exceed one-half of one cent (1/2¢) on each one hundred dollar ($100.00) valuation of property in said county, by appropriate resolution of the board and without an election provided for under G. S. 139-39 and G. S. 139-40. The expenditure of funds derived from the special tax for the purposes of Article 3, Chapter 139 of the General Statutes is hereby declared to be for a special purpose for which the special approval of the General Assembly is hereby given, and a necessary expense.

Sec. 2. Section 2 of Chapter 794 of the Session Laws of 1961 is hereby amended by inserting the word "Union," immediately before the word "Wake" in line one thereof. Chapter 955 of the Session Laws of 1963 is hereby amended by inserting the words "and Union County" immediately following the words "Iredell County" in line 2 of Section 1 and in Section 2.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of March, 1965.