Article 51.

Tobacco Museums.

§§ 143-429 through 143-430.  Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 476, s. 116.

 

§ 143-431.  Tobacco museums.

It shall be the duty of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to establish, supervise, manage and maintain the tobacco museums. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources may establish a reasonable fee for viewing the museums which fees shall be used to defray the expenses of the museums. To accomplish these purposes, the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall have authority to buy and sell real and personal property and to accept donations of real or personal property from any source. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall not contract any debt in its purchase of real or personal property. (1969, c. 840, s. 3; 1973, c. 476, s. 116; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)

 

§ 143-432.  Location of museums.

One of the tobacco museums shall be located within Rockingham County at a site to be determined by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and shall emphasize the history and development of tobacco manufacturing. One of the tobacco museums shall be located in Nash or Edgecombe Counties at a site to be determined by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and shall emphasize the history and development of growing and marketing of tobacco. (1969, c. 840, s. 4; 1973, c. 476, s. 116; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)