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• <br /> MINUTES OF REGULAR .MEETING OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> December 3, 1956 <br /> The duly elected members of the Board of County Commissioners of <br /> Lee County, North Carolina, consisting of Percy Measamer, J. M. Cheshire, <br /> Evander C. Winstead, Clyde J. Atkins and Sion H. Kelly, met in the <br /> Commissioners Room at the Court House on this the 3rd day of December, <br /> 1956, for the regular monthly meeting of said Board. And it appearing that <br /> J. M. Cheshire, Percy Measamer and Evander C. Winstead were serving <br /> unexpired terms on said Board and that Clyde J. Atkins and Sion H. Kelly <br /> were newly elected members of said Board, the said Sion H. Kelly and Clyde <br /> J. Atkins qualified and were administered their oath of office for a term of <br /> four years by the Honorable E. M. Underwood, Clerk of.the Superior Court <br /> of Lee County. - <br /> Thereupon Percy Measamer was elected Chairman of said Board by <br /> ballot, assumed the Chair and the following business was transacted: <br /> • <br /> Chairman Measamer requested the Lee County Ministerial Association <br /> to provide a minister for opening each session with'prayer. <br /> • <br /> _The Chairman opened the meeting for nominations for 'Vice Chairman <br /> of the Board, whereupon Commissioner Atkins nominated.Commissioner <br /> Kelly; Commissioner Winstead then moved,that the Chairman be allowed to <br /> appoint a Vice Chairman of.said Board. This motion was seconded by <br /> Commissioner Cheshire and the same was unanimously adopted. Thereupon <br /> Commissioner Measamer appointed Commissioner Kelly as Vice Chairman <br /> of the Board. <br /> • <br /> Chairman Measamer then appointed Commissioner Atkins as Chairman_ <br /> of the Finance Committee. <br /> The floor was then open for the nomination of a County Attorney. <br /> Commissioner Winstead nominated J.' G. Edwards'.. Commissioner Atkins <br /> nominated the firm of Teague and Williams. ' Commissioner Kelly nominated <br /> . William W. Staion, and-the said William W.-Staton was elected on the third <br /> ballot with Commissioners Atkins, Kelly and Measamer voting for him and <br /> Commiasioners-Cheshire and.Winstead voted for J. G. Edwards: <br /> Commissioner Kelly then nominated'W: W. Seymour for the office of <br /> Judge of the.County Criminal Court. Commissioner Cheshire nominated S. <br /> Ray Byerly. -W. W. Seymour was duly elected with Commissioners Kelly, <br /> Measamer and Atkins voting for him and Commissioners Cheshire and <br /> Winstead voting-for S. Ray-Byerly: . <br /> Commissioner Winstead-nominated K. R. Hoyle as Solicitor of the Lee <br /> County-Criminaltourt and on motion of Commissioner Atkins, the said K. R. <br /> Hoyle was-unanimously elected to the office of Solicitor. <br /> • Commissioner Cheshire.nominated W. H. Campbell is Lee County Tax <br /> Collector ands he was duly elected by unanimous vote of the Board. • <br /> -Una Gregson was nominated by Commissioner Cheshire.as County <br /> Accountant and-she was unanimously elected by the members of the Board. <br /> • <br /> _ -, - <br />