NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

CHAPTER 295

HOUSE BILL 326

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SCOTLAND COUNTY TO FIX THE FEES WHICH MAY BE CHARGED BY VARIOUS COUNTY OFFICERS OF SCOTLAND COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Scotland County is hereby authorized and empowered to fix, in its discretion, all fees and commissions which may be charged by the Register of Deeds, Clerk of Superior Court, Sheriff, Jailer and Coroner of Scotland County for the performance of any service or duty permitted or required by law. Such fees and commissions may be fixed from time to time and once fixed may be changed at any time. Action to fix such fees and commissions shall be taken by resolution of the board of county commissioners. Until the board of county commissioners takes such action to fix any fee or commission, such fee or commission shall continue to be charged as now provided by law. Upon the fixing of any fees by resolution of the board of county commissioners, a copy of such resolution shall be filed with the particular officer to whom such resolution applies and thereafter it shall be the duty of such officer to charge and collect said fees according to the resolution.

Sec. 2. The provisions of this Act shall apply to Scotland County only.

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 All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. 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 14th day of April, 1959.