NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1020

HOUSE BILL 853

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 127-116 OF CHAPTER 127 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTION UPON THE LEVYING OF A SPECIAL TAX FOR IMPROVING, EQUIPPING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING ARMORY FACILITIES FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  Section 127-116 of Article 13 of Chapter 127 of the General Statutes of North Carolina is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Notwithstanding any limitation provided by any general or special law, taxes may be levied by the governing body of a county or municipality for the purpose of financing the appropriations authorized in §§ 127-112 and 127-113 or for improving, equipping, maintaining and operating armory facilities for the North Carolina National Guard and the special approval of the General Assembly is hereby given for the levying of taxes for such special purposes; provided, that the levy of such taxes shall be approved by the majority vote of the qualified voters of such county or municipality, who shall vote on the question of levying such taxes in an election held for such purpose. The rate or amount of such taxes for which a levy may be made hereunder shall be determined by the governing body of the municipality and a ballot shall be furnished to each qualified voter at said election, which ballot may contain the words 'For Armory Construction Facility Tax,' and 'Against Armory Construction Facility Tax,' or 'For Armory Facility Improvement, Equipment, Maintenance and Operation Tax' and 'Against Armory Facility Improvement, Equipment, Maintenance and Operation Tax,' as the case may be, with squares in front of each proposition, in one of which squares the voter may make a cross mark (X). Any other form of ballot containing adequate information and properly stating the question to be voted upon shall be construed as being in compliance with this Section. Such elections as to counties may be held at the same time and in the same manner as elections held under Article 9, of Chapter 153, of the General Statutes, the same being designated as the County Finance Act. Such elections as to cities and towns may be held under the Municipal Finance Act, the same being Article 28 of Chapter 160, of the General Statutes. Such elections may be held at any time fixed by the governing body of the county or municipality concerned. The question of levying a tax for the purposes of this Article may be submitted at the same time the question of issuing bonds is submitted as provided in this Article, or the question of a levy of taxes may be submitted in a separate election according to the discretion and judgment of the governing body of the county or municipality concerned."

Sec. 2.  Any steps and proceedings heretofore taken by any county or municipality in connection with submitting to the voters thereof the question of levying a tax for the purposes set forth in Article 13 of Chapter 127 of the General Statutes and any election hereafter held pursuant to such steps and proceedings heretofore taken and any election heretofore held for such purposes are hereby in all respects ratified, approved, confirmed and validated.

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 June, 1965.