NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 851

HOUSE BILL 1498

 

AN ACT TO CHANGE THE SPELLING OF THE WORD "STANLEY" TO "STANLY" IN ALL ACTS REFERRING TO STANLY COUNTY.

 

Whereas, Stanly County was created by the 1840-41 laws of North Carolina from Montgomery County; and

Whereas, the word "Stanly" has two spellings that have been used interchangeably; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. All acts of the General Assembly containing the word "Stanley" in reference to Stanly County are hereby deemed to refer to "Stanly", and all such acts referring to "Stanley" are hereby validated with regard to this reference.

Sec. 2. Hereafter all State agencies, institutions, departments, persons, firms and corporations in referring to Stanly County shall use the word "Stanly".

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

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 13th day of July, 1971.