NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1975 SESSION

CHAPTER 926
HOUSE BILL 412

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, 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 medieval building practices and architectural forms better than any other structure in the State; 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 assistance in the restoration of the Newbold-White House in Perquimans County for the 1975-76 fiscal year the sum of twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500), provided a like amount is raised by the Perquimans County Restoration Association, Incorporated after July 1, 1975; and for the 1976-77 fiscal year the sum of twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500), provided a like amount is raised by the Perquimans County Restoration Association, Incorporated after July 1, 1976.
Sec. 2.  Funds appropriated in this act shall be expended only in accordance with Sections 121-11 and 143-31.2 of the General Statutes.
Sec. 3.  This act shall be in full force and effect on and after July 1, 1975.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 26th day of June, 1975.