NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

CHAPTER 509

HOUSE BILL 541

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT PARKING, DRIVING AND OCCUPYING MOTOR VEHICLES, OR THROWING OR DEPOSITING ANY TRASH, DEBRIS, BEER CANS, EMPTY BEVERAGE CONTAINERS OR LITTER IN OR ON ANY CEMETERY OR GRAVEYARD IN MOORE, CALDWELL, BURKE, NASH AND CARTERET COUNTIES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Sec. 1.  It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drive, park, or occupy any motor vehicle, ride or lead any horse, or loiter in or on any cemetery, or graveyard, in Moore, Caldwell, Burke, Nash or Carteret County.  Provided Section 1 of this act shall not affect anyone who enters such cemetery or graveyard and remains only so long as may be reasonably necessary to attend to any legitimate business in relation to the normal use of such cemetery or graveyard.

Sec. 2.  Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined a sum not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00), or imprisoned for a period not to exceed 30 days, or both in the discretion of the court.

Sec. 3.  This act shall apply only to Moore, Caldwell, Burke, Nash and Carteret Counties.

Sec. 4.  All laws and clauses of law in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 5.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 4th day of June, 1971.