NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1967 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 91

HOUSE BILL 213

 

 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE TO OFFER AND PAY REWARDS FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF PERSONS INJURING OR DAMAGING MUNICIPAL PROPERTY OR INJURING MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. The governing body of the City of Fayetteville is authorized to offer and pay rewards in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons who willfully deface, damage or destroy property, either personal or real, or take personal property belonging to or under the control of the City of Fayetteville, and to further offer and pay like rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons who willfully injure or take the life of any employee or officer of the City of Fayetteville while such employee or officer is engaged in the performance of his official duties. The governing body shall fix the terms, conditions and amounts of such rewards and shall be the sole judge as to those persons entitled to receive any reward offered. Such rewards shall be paid only by order of the governing body out of nontax revenues.

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 All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. 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 24th day of March, 1967.