NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 952

SENATE BILL 504

 

 

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, this nonprofit corporation, with the assistance of the State and federal grants, private foundations, and citizens of the area, has undertaken the acquisition and restoration of this historic place for the use, education, and enjoyment of North Carolinians; 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; and

Whereas, additional funds are required to complete the restoration of the Newbold-White House and its one original dependency, the root cellar; 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 1979-80 fiscal year the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the purpose of continuing the restoration of the Newbold‑White House, provided an amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) is raised by the Perquimans County Restoration Association, Incorporated, for that purpose. There is further appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, for the 1980-81 fiscal year the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for the purpose of completing the restoration of the Newbold-White House and its one original dependency, the root cellar, provided an amount of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) is raised by the Perquimans County Restoration Association, Incorporated, for that purpose.

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, 1979.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 8th day of June, 1979.