1957 - 04-025-57 Regular Meeting

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS April 25, 1957 The Board of Commissioners of Lee County met in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse on Thursday, April 25, 1957 at 2:00 o'clock P. M. in special called session, pursuant to notice duly given as by law required. The following members of the Board were present for dispatch of business: Commissioners Percy Measamer, Evander Winstead, J. M. Cheshire, Sion H. Kelly and Clyde J. Atkins. Chairman Percy Measamer presided and the following business was transacted; The County Attorney presented the official special election ballot for the local tax/At-Lee County Schools and the same was, on motion of Commissioner Atkins, seconded by Commissioner Kelly, unanimously adopted. Commissioner Kelly then stated to the Board that he had requested the County Attorney to draw a bill to be introduced in the Legislature providing for the nomination of County Commissioners by districts. There followed a full and complete discussion of the bill. Thereafter, Commissioner Kelly moved that the County Attorney be instrugted to draw a bill authorizing an election in Lee County upon the question°/districting the County for the nomination of County Commissioners and that the election be held at the time of the general election in 1958 and if the voters of the County favored the nominating of Commissioners from districts in Lee County, the act would go into effect at the general election of 1960. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Atkins and the same was unanimously adopted. E. M. Underwood, Clerk of the Superior Court, appeared before the Board to determine the decision of the Board as to the number of terms of Superior Court that should be held in Lee County for the year beginning July 1, 1957, and ending June 30, 1958. There followed full discussion of this question. Commissioner Cheshire then moved that the Clerk of Superior Court, the County Attorney, and the President of the Lee County Bar Association be designated as a Committee to make a study of the problem and to make a recommendation to the Lee County members of the General Assembly for the setting of the terms of court for Lee County. The Chairman then presented for the consideration of the Board a petition reading as follows, to-wit: PETITION April 17, 1957 To the Board of Commissioners Lee County, North Carolina Gentlemen: We, the undersigned voters of Lee County, believing that a majority of Lee County Citizens are in favor of the lawful sale of alcoholic beverages, and convinced that a controlled system of handling alcoholic beverages is preferable to the illegal bootleg system now in operation, respectfully request the Board of Commissioners of Lee County to petition members of the General Assembly representing Lee County to introduce and secure enactment of legislation