NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

CHAPTER 809

HOUSE BILL 968

AN ACT AUTHORIZING o. B. MCBROOM, R. L. WHITFIELD AND MRS. LOIS NEWMAN, TRUSTEES OF THE PERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOUSE, TO CONVEY FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO A PORTION OF THE LOT OWNED BY THE TRUSTEES TO THE LESTER BLACKWELL POST OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AND THE REMAINING PORTION THEREOF TO PERSON COUNTY.

WHEREAS, under the provisions of Chapter 72 of the 1935 Private Laws enacted by the General Assembly of North Carolina, the Town of Roxboro was authorized and empowered to convey title to certain real estate owned by it and which is described in said Act to named trustees so that said property could be utilized and used as a community house for the citizens of Roxboro and of Person County; and

WHEREAS, the original uses made of said property and premises after the passage of this Act have long since been abandoned and discontinued, one portion of the property now being used by the Lester Blackwell Post of the American Legion with the Legion Hut located on that portion of the same and the remaining portion thereof being used jointly by the Person County Board of Education and the Person County Library Board, the offices of the Person County Board of Education and the Person County Library being located in the building erected on that portion of the premises; and

WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the present trustees that the public interest will be promoted by the provisions of this Act: Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. That upon proper resolution from those civic organizations enumerated under Chapter 72 of the Private Laws of 1935 now in existence, O. B. McBroom, R. L. Whitfield and Mrs. Lois Newman, present trustees of said property, be and are hereby authorized and empowered to convey to the Lester Blackwell Post of the American Legion that portion of real estate described as follows, to wit:

BEGINNING at an iron stake in the East edge of Chub Lake Street in the Town of Roxboro, corner of lands of J. H. Hester Estate; thence with the line of Hester Estate North 67 degrees 24 minutes East 317 feet to an iron stake, corner of lands of the Hester Estate and of lands of E. A. Snipes; thence with the line of E. A. Snipes North 72 degrees 3 minutes East 54.3 feet to a stake in Snipes' line, Wade's corner; thence with line of Wade and line of E. M. Wilkerson South 25 degrees 15 minutes East 100 feet to an iron stake; thence South 76 degrees 30 minutes West 249 feet to an iron stake; thence South 13 degrees 30 minutes East 27 feet to an iron stake; thence South 80 degrees 17 minutes West 144 feet to a stake in the East edge of Chub Lake Street; thence with Chub Lake Street North 7 degrees 39 minutes West 62.3 feet to the beginning, this being as per survey made by W. R. Cates, Surveyor, on April 2, 1959.

Sec. 2. Said trustees are further authorized and empowered upon proper resolutions as set out in Section 1 of this Act to convey to Person County that portion of the aforesaid property described as follows, to wit:

BEGINNING at a stake in the East edge of Chub Lake Street in the Town of Roxboro at the southwest corner of the land to be conveyed to the American Legion Post; thence with the line of the Legion Post property North 80 degrees 17 minutes East 144 feet to a stake, North 13 degrees 30 minutes West 27 feet to a stake, North 76 degrees 30 minutes East 249 feet to a stake at the southeast corner of the Legion Post lot in line of E. M. Wilkerson; thence with the line of E. M. Wilkerson and line of E. E. Thomas South 25 degrees 15 minutes East to a stake in Thomas' line, Newell's corner; thence with Newell's line South 65 degrees 8 minutes West 114 feet to a stake, corner of lands of E. E. Thomas; thence with Thomas' line South 63 degrees 16 minutes West 255.2 feet to a stake, South 68 degrees 4 minutes West 54.4 feet to a stake in the East edge of Chub Lake Street; thence with the East edge of Chub Lake Street North 7 degrees 39 minutes West 111.5 feet to the beginning.

Sec. 3. The deeds herein authorized shall convey to the respective grantees full and complete fee simple title to the premises to be acquired by them and the full right of alienation of the premises or any part thereof, except that the deed to the Lester Blackwell Post of the American Legion shall provide that that portion of the lot to be conveyed to it lying on the South side of Tan Yard Branch may not be aliened but that the same is dedicated for use as a driveway to serve both of the lots herein described, and except that the deed to be executed by the trustees to Person County shall provide that that portion of the lot to be conveyed to it now used as a driveway shall be perpetually kept open as a driveway to serve both of the lots herein described.

Sec. 4. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 5. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 9th day of June, 1959.