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tAinutes of the Board of Commi sa 3onera
Wedneadey, January 21, 19$3
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The Orange County Board of Commisai opera mat Sn an ¢dfourned meeting, at
2:30 o'clock P. M., in the Courtroom of the County Courthouse, on lYedneaday,
January 21, 19$3•
ldembera present: Chairman R. 0. Forrea t; Him L. Eflend and R. J. fit.
Hobbs. Corrmiesionars.
This meeting was held for the purpose of having a hearing to consider
the revocation of the 1952-1953 Beer License issued to Brodie Powell, who
operetee a piece of business on Church Street Eztena ion, near the Town of
Chapel Hill.
A. A. Graham, County Attorney, conducted the hearing for the County Com-
missioners, and J. R. Parlour eppearad for Brodie Powell.
Sergeant Coy E. Durham of the Chanel Rill Police Depertmant; Deputy
Sheriffs Albert Pendergrass and Frank }"eddry; J. E. Crabtree, State Inspector
with the 31a1t Beverage Division; 1,?ildred Aoleman and Connie Bynum appeared as
witnesses in the hearing.
After listening to all the evidence, the Board advised that it would
reserve its fudgment in the matter until its next regular meeting on Fabruery
A delegation of eighteen members appeared and presented a petition rela-
tive to legislation pertaining to increasing the membership of the Board of
County Commissioners to five. Sohn Hawkins, spokesman for the delegation,
stated that approximately 930 people had signod the oetition. The pet itlon
was worded as follows:
°19a the undersigned petition the Orange County Hoard of Commissioners to
euthori za our representative, John W. Umstead, to present a bill to the General
Assembly for legislation.
"To increase our present three member Board of Commi asioners and Board
or Education to a Five member Hoard. No two members on either board shall
come from the same township. The county commi asioners will be elected by
maforitg vote of the entire county. Their term of office shall be Tour
years on a 2-3 rotation basis every two years, thereby giving the county
experlemced members oa the board at all times. No commissi onar can succeed
himself Sn office for more than one term without missing a term."
This meeting was adfourned, to meat again an January 27, 1953, at 7:30
o'clock P. fif ., at the County Courthouse.
R. 0. Forrest
Chairmen-of Board
J. E. Lame
Clerk to Board
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