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J:Snutss of t!-a 3oerd of Co::edssionsrs
A?r11 ~', 1947
The 9o and of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Cerol!ne,
met 1r, ad,~ourned reviler ses=_1 on at the County Court hoe se in H111 slw ro, the
regular place oP meeting, at 6:C0 o'clock, P. ?.t., 9nri1 22, 194.
Present: Chairman Co 11!er Cobq Jr. and Commissioners
H. C. Laws and Hen F. Wit son
Absent: None
Comma es inner Lat^s introduced the folloc:ing three orders
authorizing bond=_, whl ch were reed:
CRDEA AUTHO?S ZIP!G $610,000
SCHOOL BUILDS NG HO-'D9
!'IHEAEA S, the Chanel Hill CS tv AdministretYve Unit has certified to th1.
Hoard e re soly ti on ps=sod on .4nr!1 2?, 191+7, =howlne that St is ne cessarY in
order to ma.i nt alp the constitutional six moo th e' school term Sn said Unit to
era ct addl tl ons to school build in -s =nd ecq~~i re necessary eculnment the re Po r,
the estimated cost oP whtch !__ $407,500; and
!'7HEAEAH, the Hoard of EducdH.on oP Oran ee County has certified to this
Board a. resolution pas =_ed on Apr11 2? 1947, shoming that it is necessary in
order to ma,int_in the co r.eti tuts opal =1x months' school term in the Orange
County Admini strat ive Unit to erect e new school buildine, anc remodel and
erect eddi ti ons to existing school -build.!n-s, and acquire necessary ee ui pment
therefor, the >stimated cost of ~^ht ch is a402, 500; and.
{Yf?EF°A 5, said resolutions retire _=ent that no Pund=_ are avn11ab1e Por sw
porno se and no provision has peen made therefor 'oy local tax or other^i =_e, and
tk:e Heard. of Educed on has reeue sted this Board to et: tho ri ze s-nd Sssue e -
suff!clent amount oP 'ponds ofOren s,e County for such nurno se; and
lYH~?-AB, the Board of Commissioners has carefully examined the facts
and hss determined and does hereby PSnd as a Pact th t it hes 'oecome the duty o:
said Hoard oP Commissionsr=_, actin_ es en ad.min!strative egent of the Stnte Sn
nrovid Sng a °H tste system oP nubile schools, to order the is=_vance of bonds of
the County Per such nurno se Sn order to maintain *.he non st!tutional six months'
school term in Orange County; nov:, therefore,
BE IT OPDEFED 4hID AEHOL!r'D by the Ho 1'd of Comma ssioners for the Count;
of Oren ee•
1. The t, pursuant to the CnLtn ty Finance Act, as amended, bonds oP
Oran gs County be tssued in an amount not excee di ne $610, OOC for t_,e purpose oP
er en tang a new school bui ldin rz, and re modeling and erec t!ng additions to
existinc school 'oui ld?ng=_, end acquiring nacessa.r7 sou!nment therefor, Sn order
to maintain the constl tuticn al s!-°- months' school term in Oran ae County.
2. THat a tax sufficient to pay the principal end in tors st of =_aid
bonds r!hen due shall be annually ley!ad and ea llecte d.
?, That a st a.t ement of the County debt h¢s been filed vd th the clerk
and is oven to n~i pile Snspec tl on.
!1 That this order shall tales off ent ~~•hen a?P raved by the vo tsrs oP
the County at an election as provided in said Act,
ORDER AVTHOAI Z1iJC S150.000
COUTITY BUILDIF:G BOFIDH
HE IT OAD~3D AND AE SOLVSD by the Hoard of Comm 1=_sioner=_ for the
County of Or_n ge:
1, That, pursuant to the County Finance Act, as emended, and en act
nP the General Assembly of North Carolina ratified at Sts regular se ssicn 1n
1947 au tho r!zing the Hosrd of Comma ssl oners of Orsnce County to issue bonds
under the County Finance Act for the aceui si taco of a site and 'ouildine oP an
office 'ouildi ng to hou so County actl vi tl e s, banes oP Orange County be issued.
in an amount not ezaee d!ng $150,000 Por the purpose of acquiring a =ate and
'oui ldiag an o_ff!ce butldi nc_ to provide space Por th_ Hoard oP Educet!on,
YlelPare Denartmen t, Health Department, Te:; Collector, Auditor and ether o`ficer
¢nd functions oP =aid County.
2. That a. tax sufficient to nay the principal and in:=rest oP sa13
bonds when due shall be annually levied and collected.
? That e =_tate moot of the County flebt ha= been filed cy,th the Clerk
sod is open to nublin In spec tl on.
q. Ths.t this ardor shell take e°..°eet when epproved by the voters of
the Covnty at an election s=_ pro vtded in =_a1d Act,
OADEA AUTN.ORI ZIWG 655,000
COiJA^_riOtJ SE 3041DS
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'' HB IT OI4D°BED AND R^SOL!R'D by the Board of Co mmissionere for the
County of Orange:
1, That, pursuant to the County PS pence Act, as emended, bonds of
Orenge County be Sssu ed in an emount not exceeding 585,000 for the purpose oP
remodel+ng the County Cou rthou==, the =_eme being a nets s==ry expense of the
Count ~,
2. That a tax suPfi ci eat to pey the principal and int=rest of =_a1d
bonds when due =hell be anm~el'_v levied end collect sd,
That e et atemant oP the County debt has been Piled with the cleric
end is open to public in spe ctlon.
4, Thet th?=_ order shall take effect r!hen approved by tae voters of
the County at en election es pro .7 d.ed in slid Act.
The Board thereupon de si mated the County Acoount ant as the officer to
file with the clerk the st ate msnt of debt and essessed vslu at ion repaired by
the County H±nan ce Act, es amended, to be Piled before the finel passage of the
'pond orders tht=_ deY intro du ce n.
Thereupon the Covn ty P.c countant filed math the cle rl:, in the pre =_ence
of the Board, the =_t=temsnt of debt and ass=sled vsl cation as reoul red by said
',. County Fin cute Act, es amended.
The order authorizing 5810,000 School Buildln r_ Bonus taaa thereupon
passed on first reading.
The order authors ztns S1F0.00 County 9ulldl ne_ Bonds was thereupon
pessed on first reeding.
The order au thorizlnc 585,000 Courthouse Bonds ma=_ thereupon pa_==sed
on first read+na.
And the re anon the Bo erd fl red 10 o~cl ocic, A. td„ idaY 5, 1947, es the
hn'ir and date for the public he arses as requl red by =aid County Finance Act, es
amended, and d+re eted the cleric to pubis sh each of Cue bond orders wh±eh have
been introduced this deY, toEe ther tri th the appended note as required by seid
get, in The T!ews of Orange County not later than the tenth day before sold det e,
Upon motion of Commissioner Len.'s, and seconded by Commis=_Soner Wilson,
the following resolution .ras unsnimon sly edopted:
Bu 802,VED, Thet !^herees a term of Court for the tri41 pf civil
cesee Ss scheduled for the 9upnri nr Court of Oran Countv to
convene on 1F.ay 12, 1947; end wherees t?te members of ti?e Bar of
Orange County have petitioned the Board oP Commi ss5 on ere of
Orange County to ask for the cance11at1on of the said term of
court due to the fact that ver:~ Yew, 1P any, cases could 'oe
di sno sed of =t said term; and '^h eree=_ civil tsrm for the seid
County is scheduled for June 16, 1947;
Pfow, TYr HBFOBE, the Board of Commissioners of Orange Countv
'oeing oP the opinion ths.t St would be to the best interest of
Orange County to tail off and ceno el the sold tern of eau rt
e'hl ch is to convene on L7ay 12, 1947, do respectfully a=_k end
petition His Excellency, H. Gregg Cherry, Governor of the State
of North Carolina, for the cancellation o€ the ssid term of
court for the reasons herelnbefore set Borth.
There being no fu.^tha: bus lno<s bo car.:e before this goer d,
upon .^:o ti on, ad,j ocrno d.
Coll per Oobb,
J. L
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