March 16, 1959 - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)

0Meeting of Board of Commissioners for the County of JohnstonMarch 16, 1959The Board of County Commissioners sitting as a Board of Equalization andReview and acting in their capacity as the Governing Body of Johnston Countyreconvened in special session in the County Commissioners Room on March 16, 1959,with the following members presentH M Johnson, Chairman, J D Bailey, Floyd C Price, Sr and R G GurleyAbsent Frank B HoldingThe following business was transactedBoard of Equalization and ReviewThe following petitioners presented petitions requesting that their propertybe reviewed and equalized;Mrs Minnie NewmanM 0 CookeYrs Vara J NolesC G Grady, Attorneyfor Flonnie DavisBanner Township BensonPleasant Grove Township Willow Springs #1Meadow Township Newton Grove # 1Elevation Township Four OaksIThere being no further business, the meeting was recessed to meet March 31,1959, at 1100 A MgeczetaryBoard of County Commissioners1 In response to a letter of Honorable Rachel D Davis, representative in theHouse of Representatives, North Carolina General Assembly relative to House Bill## 248, providing for the amendment of Article 7 of Chapter 35 of the GeneralStatutes relating to sterilization of grossly sexually delinquent persons,Commissioner Floyd C Price, Sr moved that the Board go on record as endorsingthe principles and intent of the proposed House Bill # 248, known as theSterilization BillCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted2 By investigation and questioning of James Gay, represented by W R Britt,Attorney, it appeared that said James Gay entered into the automobile business onJanuary 7, 1959 in good faith and because of financial difficulties and the offerof a job in Pine Level, he gave up his business located in Smithfield and thatorder of the Board passed on 8 -4-1958 would not applyCommissioner J D Bailey moved that James Gay be refunded z27250, represent-ing the difference between the deposit of 30000 collected by virtue of orderpassed by the Board on 8 -4 -1958 and the normal privilege tax of 2750Commissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was carriedThere being no further business, the meeting was recessed to meet March 31,1959, at 1100 A MC rmanClerkeChmansBoard of County Commissioners1 In response to a letter of Honorable Rachel D Davis, representative in theHouse of Representatives, North Carolina General Assembly relative to House Bill## 248, providing for the amendment of Article 7 of Chapter 35 of the GeneralStatutes relating to sterilization of grossly sexually delinquent persons,Commissioner Floyd C Price, Sr moved that the Board go on record as endorsingthe principles and intent of the proposed House Bill # 248, known as theSterilization BillCommissioner J D Bailey seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted2 By investigation and questioning of James Gay, represented by W R Britt,Attorney, it appeared that said James Gay entered into the automobile business onJanuary 7, 1959 in good faith and because of financial difficulties and the offerof a job in Pine Level, he gave up his business located in Smithfield and thatorder of the Board passed on 8 -4-1958 would not applyCommissioner J D Bailey moved that James Gay be refunded z27250, represent-ing the difference between the deposit of 30000 collected by virtue of orderpassed by the Board on 8 -4 -1958 and the normal privilege tax of 2750Commissioner R G Gurley seconded the motion, which was carriedThere being no further business, the meeting was recessed to meet March 31,1959, at 1100 A MC rmanClerk