NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

CHAPTER 157

HOUSE BILL 269

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE WELDON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONVEY CERTAIN LANDS TO THE HISTORICAL HALIFAX RESTORATION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED.

THAT WHEREAS, the Historical Halifax Restoration Association, Incorporated, has for several years pursued a program of acquiring and restoring significant historic sites and structures in the Colonial Town of Halifax; and

WHEREAS, the Weldon City Board of Education owns certain lands hereinafter described which are necessary for the completion of the restoration of Historic Halifax; and

WHEREAS, the Weldon City Board of Education desires to convey the hereinafter described premises to the Historical Halifax Restoration Association, Incorporated, for the restoration and preservation of this historic site; and

WHEREAS, the restoration and preservation of this historic site and structure will benefit the Town of Halifax, County of Halifax, the entire surrounding area, and the State of North Carolina: Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. The Weldon City Board of Education is hereby authorized and empowered to convey to the Historical Halifax Restoration Association, Incorporated, at private sale and without consideration, that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the Town of Halifax, Halifax Township, State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:

THAT tract or parcel of land lying on the North end of Main Street adjoining the lands of Ben Jones (colored) and others, beginning at Ben Jones corner on Main Street; running thence northwardly along Main Street 130 feet to corner; thence at right angles with said street in an easterly direction 162 feet; thence parallel with Main Street 130 feet in a southerly direction to corner; thence in a westerly direction 162 feet to the beginning. Being the lot formerly used by said Town of Halifax for a jail, and being the identical land conveyed by J. H. Fenner, Mayor of Halifax Town to Board of Education by deed of record in Book 277, at Page 56, Halifax County Public Registry; and being further the land conveyed by the Halifax County Board of Education to the Weldon City Board of Education by deed dated August 5, 1957, and recorded in Book 644, at Page 330, Halifax County Registry.

Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of April, 1965.