NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 158

HOUSE BILL 270

 

 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY OF HALIFAX TO CONVEY CERTAIN LANDS TO THE HISTORICAL HALIFAX RESTORATION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED.

 

THAT WHEREAS, the Historical Halifax Restoration Association, Incorporated, has for several years pursued a program of acquiring and restoring significant historic sites and structures in the Colonial Town of Halifax; and

WHEREAS, the County of Halifax owns certain lands hereinafter described which are necessary for the completion of the restoration of Historic Halifax; and

WHEREAS, the County of Halifax desires to convey the hereinafter described premises to the Historical Halifax Restoration Association, Incorporated, for the restoration and preservation of this historic site and structures, and

WHEREAS, the restoration and preservation of this historic site and structures will benefit the Town of Halifax, County of Halifax, the entire surrounding area, and the State of North Carolina: Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. The County of Halifax is hereby authorized and empowered to convey to the Historical Halifax Restoration Association, Incorporated, at private sale and without consideration, those certain tracts or parcels of land lying and being in the Town of Halifax, Halifax Township, State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:

Tract I. Being that tract of land bounded on the North by the land of W. R. Shaw; on the East by Main Street; on the South by Martin Street, and on the West by the land of W. R. Shaw, containing 1/2 acre, more or less; being the land devised to Alexander Kay by the will of Mary Kay Gizzard and more particularly described by that certain deed from Alexander Kay to County of Halifax, dated March 18, 1940, and recorded in Book 498, Page 180, Halifax County Registry.

Tract II. Beginning at an iron stake on Granville Street, said point being a corner between Robert Johnson and the herein described lands and running at right angles to Granville Street and along the line of Robert Johnson North 45 degrees 15 minutes West 160 feet to the cemetery lot; thence at right angles North 44 degrees 45 minutes East 265 feet to a street running from Main to Granville Street; thence along the said street 160 feet to Granville Street; thence along Granville Street South 44 degrees 45 minutes West 265 feet to the point of beginning, containing one acre, more or less, and being more particularly described in that certain deed dated June 15, 1926, by W. R. Shaw to the Highway Commission of Halifax County, recorded in Book 370, Page 20, Halifax County Registry.

Tract III. Being a certain tract or parcel of land in Halifax Township, Halifax County, State of North Carolina, adjoining the Allen Lot and others, bounded as follows, viz: on the West by Main Street, on the South by St. Andrews Street, on the North and East by the Allen Lot, and known as the M. Page Lot, containing 2 acres, more or less, and being those premises conveyed by Joseph F. McMahon to E. L. Travis, F. H. Gregory, and T. 0. Vaughan, Highway Commission of Halifax Township of Halifax County and State of North Carolina by deed dated May 1, 1914, and recorded in Book 258, Page 478, Halifax County Registry.

Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of April, 1965.