1938/1939 public local laws – Ch.616 Sec.2

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CHAPTER 616 AN ACT TO VALIDATE CERTAIN BONDS FOR THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. Whereas, the Council of the City of Wilmington at a regular public meeting duly called and held on July twen- tieth, one thousand nine hundred thirty-eight, among others, duly adopted two several ordinances, the first reciting that it was deemed advisable and necessary to acquire land for parks and play grounds and to develop and improve such lands and to acquire equipment and apparatus therefor and that it was necessary to issue bonds of said city in sum of not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) for said purposes; and the second of said ordinances reciting that it was deemed advisable and necessary to acquire lands for recreation and athletic grounds and to develop and im- prove the same and to locate thereon a suitable building for athletic and recreational purposes and that said ordi- nances should take effect when approved by the voters of said city at an election to be held as provided by law; and Whereas, at the public meeting aforesaid the Council of the City of Wilmington, duly called a special bond election to be held on the thirtieth day of August, one thousand nine hundred thirty-eight; and, Whereas, pursuant to the foregoing, the said special bond election was duly held on the thirtieth day of August, one thousand nine hundred thirty-eight, and at said election the voters qualified to vote in said election cast one thou- sand seventy-eight -1078 votes for the approval of the ordinance authorizing thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,- 000.00) of bonds of said city for acquiring lands for the public parks and play grounds and the development of said lands and equipping the same, and one thousand and one -1001 voters of said city voted against the approval of said ordinance and one thousand fifty-one -1051 voters of said city qualified to vote in said election voted for the approval of the ordinance authorizing not exceeding thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) of bonds of said city for ac- quiring lands for recreation and athletic grounds, equipping the same and erecting suitable buildings thereon for said purposes and one thousand sixteen -1016 voters. voted against the approval of said ordinance; and, Whereas, at said election both of the ordinances provid- ing for the purposes aforesaid were duly approved and adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of the voters of said city actually voting in said special bond elections: Now, therefore, The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: