GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1995 SESSION

CHAPTER 45
HOUSE BILL 115

AN ACT TO MODIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF THE HALIFAX ABC BOARD AND TO PROVIDE THAT DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUE SHALL BE ACCORDING TO GENERAL STATUTE.

Whereas, the 1959 Session of the General Assembly passed a local law providing for proposed alternative structures for a Halifax County Board of Alcoholic Control and provided that the voters of Halifax County could elect which structure would be implemented; and
Whereas, in an election in 1960, the electors of Halifax County approved the "Crew Proposal” in Chapter 1257 of the 1959 Session Laws; and
Whereas, at the regular meeting of the Halifax County Board of Commissioners on December 5, 1994, a motion was adopted providing the Board of County Commissioners make appointments, set compensations, etc.; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 18B-700(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Membership. –The Halifax County Board of Alcoholic Control shall consist of three members appointed for three-year terms.  The three members appointed prior to the effective date of this act shall complete their terms as appointed.  As the terms of board members expire, their successors shall each be appointed for three-year terms. The appointing authority shall designate one member of the local board as chairman."
Sec. 2.  Section 4 of Chapter 1257 of the 1959 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 448 of the 1977 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 4.  If a majority of the voters in said special election favor the Crew Proposal, then the following provisions of this Section shall be adopted for Halifax County and become effective following approval by the voters:
(a)	Chapter 433 of the Session Laws of 1943, Chapter 558 of the Session Laws of 1945, Chapter 33 of the Session Laws of 1947, Chapter 148 of the Session Laws of 1947, Chapter 824 of the Session Laws of 1947, Chapter 1114 of the Session Laws of 1949, Chapter 721 of the Session Laws of 1951, Chapter 1033 of the Session Laws of 1951 and all other laws and clauses of laws relating to the Halifax County Board of Alcoholic Control in conflict with Article III, of Chapter 18 of the General Statutes of North Carolina are hereby repealed.
(b)	The present Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of Halifax County, and their agent or agents, shall turn over to the new Board of Alcoholic Control created by G.S. 18-41, on or before July 1, 1960, all monies, bank credits, stocks of merchandise, equipment, equity in contracts, books of record, bills receivable, accounts payable and all other property and effects of any kind or nature used in or incident to the operation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of Halifax County.  On June 29 and June 30, 1960, all alcoholic beverage control stores in Halifax County shall be closed and an inventory of all stocks, property and other effects belonging to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of Halifax County shall be taken jointly by the outgoing and incoming Boards, or their agents.  Such inventory shall be in writing and shall include the quantity and cost price of the stocks of merchandise and the number of articles and value of other property.  The inventory herein provided for shall be available to the auditor who shall make a complete audit of the affairs of said Alcoholic Beverage Control System as on June 30, 1960.  
						(c1)	Commencing July 1, 1995, the distribution of revenue and fiscal operations of the Halifax County Board of Alcoholic Control shall be conducted pursuant to the general law.
(d)	The Halifax County Board of Commissioners, the Halifax County Board of Health and the Halifax County Board of Education shall hold a joint meeting within fourteen (14) days after adoption of this proposal, and at such meeting they shall elect the three members of the new Halifax County Board of Alcoholic Control in the manner provided in G.S. 18-41 and shall arrange for the audit directed by this Section."
Sec. 3.  This act applies to Halifax County only.
Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 19th day of April, 1995.

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Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate

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Harold J. Brubaker
Speaker of the House of Representatives