NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 162

SENATE BILL 115

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 193 OF THE PRIVATE LAWS OF 1923, RELATING TO THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF ENFIELD, IN HALIFAX COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. That Section 17 of Chapter 193 of the Private Laws of 1923, the same being the Charter of the Town of Enfield in the County of Halifax, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out all of said Section after the words "and on all subjects of taxation provided by the laws of the State of North Carolina", so that said Section as so amended shall read as follows:

"Sec. 17. That the board of town commissioners shall have full power and authority to make ordinances, bylaws, rules and regulations for the better government of the said Town of Enfield, not inconsistent with the laws of the State of North Carolina, as the said board may deem necessary and in the interest of the public weal, and may enforce them by imposing fines and penalties on such as violate them; and may compel the performance of the duties imposed upon others by suitable penalties. The said board of town commissioners shall have power and is hereby authorized to levy annually and cause to be collected for municipal purposes and for the purpose of paying the interest and providing a sinking fund on any outstanding indebtedness, bonded or otherwise, of the said town, and for paying the interest and making provisions for a sinking fund on such future bonds or indebtedness as may be authorized, an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the corporate limits of the said town, and on all personal property owned by a resident of the said town, including money on hand and solvent credits, and upon all franchises and privileges granted by the said town to individuals or corporations, and on all subjects of taxation provided by the laws of the State of North Carolina."

Sec. 2. That Section 18 of said Chapter 193 of the Private Laws of 1923 be and the same is hereby amended by adding the following proviso at the end thereof: "Provided, that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to ordinances passed pursuant to the provisions of The Municipal Finance Act, 1921, as amended, and any such ordinance shall be published only as and if required by said Act, and shall take effect at the time and upon the conditions indicated in the ordinance."

Sec. 3. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. That 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 27th day of March, 1959.