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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - 19530914~y~ &tlnutos of the 9oerd of Commissioners tlonday, September lh, 1953 The Board of Commissioners for the County of .Orange, North Carolina, met at the Courthouse, in Hillsboro, the usual Mace of meeting, in adjourned regular session at 8 o'clock, P. l.t., September iL, 1953. There were present: H. 0, Forrest, Chairman, end Commissioners Sim L. Efla nd end H. S. i;i. Hobbs. Absent: Commissioner Hobbs introduced the rollewing bond ordsr which was read: ORDEP. AUTHOHS ZI'iG $80,000 COURTEOUSE HO?iDS BE ST 03D3HED A'iD HES CLVED by the 9oerd of Commissioners for the County of Orange: 1. That, pursue nt to the County Finance Act, es emended, bonds o` Orenre bounty, North Caroline, shell be issued i.n a aggregate principal emount not exceeding 190,000 `or the purpose of providing funds for com- oletinz the erection znd eau 3nme nt of the pen courthouse in Orange County. 2. That a tax stificiant to nay the principal of and the interest on scid 'oonds when duo shell be ¢nnssally levied end collected. 3. That a statement of the County debt has been filed with the clerk and is open to public inspection. L~.. That this order shall take effect thirty days after the first publication the re o_^ after final message, unless in the me entime n petition for its submission to the voters is filed under s¢id Act, and that in such event it shell take effect Then approved by the voters of the County at ~an election ac provided in sai3 P.c t. The Board thereupon designated the Chairman o` the Board of Commissioner for the Oownty of Orenr,,e as the officer to make end file c;ith th_ clerk the statement of de t and assessed valuation of the County es rectnired by The 0ounty ='finance Ac t> ¢s amended, to be rs led 'oefore the final passage of the order introduced st this meetin . Thereuvon the Chas r:nan filed :rith the clerk, in the presence of the ?oard, i;he statement of debt and asses red value ti on es so -ecuir ed, TI?e reupon the order entitled: "Order auth orizing "80,000 Courthouse 9onds" wes messed on first read3 nr. On motion duly made end un eni mously carried the Board fixed 10 o'clock, A. i1., October 5, 1953, as tFe hour erd day for the public ho erina upon the foregoing order, end directed the clerk to publish said order, together with the appended note as required by The County Finance Act, as emends d, in The idews of Orange County not let er then the tenth day before date. Crhereas, Ire A, :.'erd is termineti nc his services with Orenro County as County Accountant and Tax Supervisor at the close of business on Sen tember 1', 1053, it hec become necesssry to appoint ey Actin.; County .4ccowntent end Tax Sunerv firer. 1S Orr Therefore, upon motion of Commissioner Hobbs end seconded by Coruna ss inner %fland, &irs. ?.iargaret E. Hocrerd is hereby anno'_nt ed Acting County Accountant end max Supervisor effective es of Sen terioer 15, 1953 at e salary of 1330.00 per month, i"rs. Hocrerd to be bonded to the emount of '?25,000, ?`10,000 0: mach is eppl is ¢hle to school £unds only. Upon motion of Canmti ssio per Eobbs and seconded b- Commissioner Gflend the tollovN_nfi resolution wes unanimously zdonted: ":'h ere as the County of Orange her funds on deposit vri th the Durham Ben~c and Trust Comoany, Hillsboro, ?i. C„ end it is nor: necessary th et certe;.n changes and nrov isions be made as to the same. 1. To chance the ec count heretofore des igneted e.s "Orange County Funds, ire A. ::ord, County Acc oust eat" to "Orange County i~5inds, ~ergerat ~, Horerd, P.cting County Acc ounto_n t°. 2. To change the account he retoi o:e designated "7fe Stare Account, Ira 9. '%iard, County Accountant" to "'fie lta re Account, Liargerat E. Howard, Acting County Acc ountent". r, i I~ _~ ~I , J 3. To Honor end pey ell Checks or Drefts on any of seid funds signed by Ltargaret S. Eor~erd, Acting Covnty Acc ountent, iai thout reauiri nq the counter signature of any other person or oS_fici al of the seid county. I~ j The foregoinG resolution effectiva on end ¢f ter Sentamber 16, 1953• L: There being na further business, upon motion, ad jo:.u•ned to meet at 7:30 p. ;'„ ftednesday, Septsmbor 23, 1953• J. S. Levis Clerk to Ro¢rd H. 0. Forrest Chairman !` '.