NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 937

SENATE BILL 337

 

 

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO ASSIST IN THE RESTORATION OF THE NEWBOLD-WHITE HOUSE IN PERQUIMANS COUNTY.

 

Whereas, the Perquimans County Restoration Association, Incorporated, has committed itself to the acquisition, restoration, and dedication to the public of the Newbold‑White House in Perquimans County; and

Whereas, the Newbold-White House is situated on land granted to Joseph Scott in 1684 and is believed to be the oldest surviving dwelling house in North Carolina; and

Whereas, the General Assembly of North Carolina met at or near the site on several occasions between 1689 and 1697; and

Whereas, the house has been associated with personages of great importance in the early history of North Carolina; and

Whereas, the house is of architectural importance exhibiting the persistence of the medieval building practices and architectural forms better than any other structure in the State; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, for the 1977-78 fiscal year the sum of thirteen thousand five hundred dollars ($13,500), twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) of which will be available to the Perquimans County Restoration Association for the purpose of restoring the interior of the Newbold-White House, the remainder of which will be used by the Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, to provide technical services to the Perquimans County Restoration Association for the project provided an amount of twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) is raised by the Perquimans County Restoration Association for use on the project; and for the 1978-79 fiscal year, the sum of thirteen thousand five hundred dollars ($13,500), twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) of which will be available to the Perquimans County Restoration Association for the purpose of completing the Newbold-White House restoration, the remainder of which will be used by the Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, to provide technical services to the Perquimans County Restoration Association, provided an amount of twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) is raised by the Perquimans County Restoration Association for use on the project.

Sec. 2.  Funds appropriated in this act shall be expended only in accordance with G.S. 121-11 and G.S. 143-31.2.

Sec. 3. This act shall become effective on July 1, 1977.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 1st day of July, 1977.