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FOR SALE
BRACE yourself for * thrill
the first time you use Blue
Lustre to dean rugs. Rent
electric shampooer $1. H.
C. Taylor. 10/21 ch.
FOR SALE - Double bed
springs and mattress, 3
outboard motors, easy
chairs, call 496-3509 be
tween 11-1, 4-6. 10 1 21
Pd.
FOR SALE - 1 Frigidaire
horizontal furnace in good
condition. Can be seen
working now. Call
496-4128 or Harold Wil
liams at Quality Furniture.
10/16, 21 ch.
LOTS FOR SALE: 3 miles
east of Louisburg. See
Thomas Jones, Village
Fish House. Phone 6-4467.
10/16, 21,23, 28 pd.
FOR SALE: 50 acre farm, by
owner, about 3V4 miles
from Louisburg. Phone
496-5425. 10/16, 21, 23
ch.
NEW X-ll reducing plan - 42
tablets $3.00 - Money
back guarantee, Scoggins
Drug. 9/30; 10/2, 7, 9, 14,
16, 21,23 ch.
STEREO CONSOLE $88.
Just received 5 deluxe
solid state nationally ad
vertised stereo consoles in
beautiful hand rubbed
Walnut finish. World re
nowned BSR turntable
and 4-speaker audio sys
tem, $88 each. Monthly
terms available. May be
inspected in warehouse at
Unclaimed Freight, 1005
East Whitaker Mill Road,
Raleigh, 'A block East of
old Wake Forest Road. 9
A.M.-6 P.M. Mon- Fri. Sat.,
till 1 P.M. 10/21, 23 ch.
SINGER Touch & Sew sew
ing machines (7 of them)
all are slant needle models
and are fully equipped to
zigzag, make buttonholes,
and fancy stitches. These
machines carry full guaran
tees and will be sold on a
"first come-first served"
basis, only $39.95 each.
Monthly payments avail
able. They may be inspect
ed and tested at Unclaim
ed Freight, 1005 East
Whitaker Mill Road. Ral
eigh, '/i block East of old
Wake Forest Road. 9 A.M.
- 6 P.M. Mon. - Fri. Sat. till
1 P.M. No sales to dealers..
10/21, 23 ch.
4 ELECTROLUX vacuum
cleaners and all attach
ments to be sold for
$39.95 each or monthly
payments available. Un
claimed Freight. 1005 East
Whitaker Mill Road, Ral
eigh, V4 block East of old
Wake Forest Road. 9 A.M.
- 6 P.M. Mon. ? Fri. Sat. till
,1P.M. 10/21, 23 ch.
TWO Nice U?ed Office De?k.
The Trading House. Phone
496-3980. 10/21, 23 pd.
Holp Wanted
ADD TO your income. Put
time work available. No
experience. Write Raw
leigh Product Oo? P. O.
Box 7666, Richmond, V*.
10/7, 21 ch.
EXPERIENCED Sewing
Machine Opera ton needed
?t once. Full time work.
Oall Creedmoor 992-4231
. or 992-4631 or write
Oeedmoor Manufacturing
Co., Inc., Oeedmoor,
North Carolina 27622.
10/21, 23 ch.
DINO - DONO! Chrtatmaa
idling starts early with
AVON - earn MS for your
Christmas In spars time
near your home. Start
now. Write Avon manager,
f. 0. Box 866, Roanoke
Raplda, N. C. or call
. 637-6029. 10/21, 23 ch.
FOR RENT
FOR RENT - Suite of three
offlcet. heat and air con
dition furnished. Call Jack
Cooper, 496-4138. 9/16
Tu & Th tfch.
FOR RENT: 2 bedroom
mobile home. Twin Oak
Trailer Park. 496-4255.
7/17 Th&Tu tfch.
NOTICE
WILL KEEP children in my
home for working
* mothers. Hot lunches, su
pervised play. 418 Mitchell
Avenue, Franklinton, N.
C. 10/21, 23 pd.
SERVICE
WE SPREAD lime and fer
tilizer for less. L. H.
Dickens & Son. Rt. 2,
Louisburg. 853-2117.
11/26 Tu tfch.
Legal Notice
AN ORDINANCE PROVID
ING FOR THE REMOVAL,
STORAGE AND DISPOSI
TION OF ABANDONED
MOTOR VEHICLES
BE IT ORDAINED by the
Town Council of the Town of
Louisburg, North Carolina:
Section 1. Abandoned
Motor Vehicle Defined.
A motor vehicle shall be
deemed to have been aban
doned for the purposes of
this ordinance in the follow
ing circumstances:
(a) It has been left unat
tended upon a street or high
way in violation of statute
law or ordinance regulating or
prohibiting parking for a
period of twenty-four (24)
hours; or
(b) It is left unaccom
panied on property owned or
operated by the Town of
Louisburg for a period of not
less than forty-eight (48)
hours; or
(c) It is left unaccom
panied on any street or high
way or on private property
for a period of not less than
seven (7) days.
Section 2. Duty of Owner
to;6?inoye,.v; oTin
If a motor vehicle is aban
doned on a public street or
highway, it shall be the duty
and responsibility of the
owner of such motor vehicle
to cause the removal thereof
immediately and to pay ail
costs incident to such re
moval. It shall be unlawful
for any person to allow a
motor vehicle owned by him
to remain abandoned on a
public street or highway after
notice to such person to have
the vehicle removed.
Section 3. Removal by the
Town.
Whenever any motor ve
hicle is abandoned on a pub
lic street or highway, or on
property owned or operated
by the Town of Louisburg, or
9n private property, any such
vehicle may be removed by or
under the direction of a
Town law enforcement of
ficer or the Building Inspec
tor to a storage garage or
area; provided, no such ve
hicle shall be removed from
private property without the
written request or permission
of the owner, leasee or occu
pant thereof, unless the same
has been declared A>y the
Town Council to be a health,
fire or safety hazard.
Section 4. Costs of Re
moval: Notice to Owner
fa) When an abandoned
motor vehicle is removed
from private property at the
request of the owner, lessee
or occupant thereof, the per
ton at whose request such
vehicle is removed shall be
required to pay or otherwise
indemnify the Town of
Louisburg for any expenses
incurred by reason of the
removal and storage of such
vehicle.
(b) The owner of any ve
hicle removed from any pub
lic itreet or highway, or any
property owned or operated
by aald Town of Loultburg.
or any private property, ahall
pay to the Town all reaaon
?ble coata Incident to the
removal and itorage of auch
vehicle and to locating the
owner thereof.
(c) Written notice of each
removal of an abandoned ve
hicle thaB be given to the
owner thereof aa promptly u
poaalble.
Section 6. Sale of Aban
doned Motor Vehlclea.
Should the owner of an
abandoned motor vehicle fail
or refuae to pay the coati
mentioned above, or ahould
the identity or whereabout*
of such owner be unknown
and unascertainable after a
diligent search, and after writ
ten notice to him at his last
known address if his identity
is known, and to the holder
of any lien of record In the
office of the North Carolina
Department of Motor Ve
hicles against such vehicle,
the Chief of Police or his
designee may, after holding
such vehicle for thirty (30)
days and after having the
value thereof determined by
three (3) disinterested auto
mobile dealers or garagemen
and after giving twenty (20)
days' notice to the North
Carolina Department of
Motor Vehicles, such notice
to include all information
which can be reasonably as
certained to identify such ve
hicle, dispose of the same by
private or public sale and
shall forward the proceeds of
such sale to the Town Treas
urer.
Section 6. Disposition of
' Proceeds of Sale.
The Town Treasurer shall
pay " from the proceeds of
such sale the costs of re
moval. storage, investigation
as to ownership and sale, and
liens, in that order. If after
such sale the ownership of
the vehicle at the time of its
removal is established satis
factorily to the Town Treas
urer by the person claiming
such ownership, he shall be
paid so much of the proceeds
of the sale as remains after
payment of the costs of re
moval, storage, investigation
as to ownership and sale, and
any liens, as hereinabove re
quired. However, if the owner
of such vehicle at the time of
its removal cannot be ascer
tained, any remaining pro
ceeds shall be deposited in
the General Fund of the
Town of Louisburg.
Section 7. Disposition of
Unsold Vehicles.
Whenever any abandoned
motor vehicle which has been
removed pursuant to this or
dinance shall remain unsold
for a period of sixty (60)
days from and including the
day of its removal, any such
vehicle may be destroyed or
otherwise disposed of by the
Town official charged with its
| safekeeping. Notice of any
such destruction or disposi
| tion shall be given the North
| Carolina Department of
Motor Vehicles, such notice
to include all information
which can be reasonably as
[ perUriHed to Identify Such ve
hicle.
Section 8. Disposition of
Abandoned "Junk" Motor
Vehicles
(a) Abandoned "Junk"
Motor Vehicle Defined.
Whenever a motor vehicle is
found to be an abandoned
motor vehicle as defined in
Section 1 and, in addition, is
found to be inoperable, dis
mantled or damaged, five (5)
years old or older, and worth
less than fifty dollars
($50.00). it shall be deemed
to_be an abandoned junk
motor vehicle.
(b) Removal. Whenever
any junk motor vehicle is
abandoned on the public
streets or public grounds, or
is abandoned upon privately
owned property without the
permission of the owner,
lessee or occupant thereof,
any such vehicle may be re
moved by o^under the direc
tion of a law enforcement
officer or the Building Inspec
tor to a storage garage or
area; provided, that no such
vehicle shall be removed from
privately owned premises
without the written request
or permission of the owner,
lessee or occupant thereof,
unless the same has been de
clared to be a health?or safety
hazard. When such vehicle is
removed from privately
owned property, the person
at whose request such vehicle
is removed may be required
to pay or otherwise in
demnify the Town for any
expenses incurred by reason
of Its removal and storage.
(e) Final Disposition. Any
junk motor vehicle so re
moved shall be held for a
period of at least fifteen (16)
days. The owner of any such
vehicle may claim hli vehicle
during the fifteen (15)-day
retention period by exhibit
ing proof of ownership to a
law enforcement officer of
the Building Inspector and
after paying all reasonable
coeta Incident to the removal
and storage of the vehicle and
administrative expenses. If,
after the vehicle is held fif
teen (15) days, It remains
unclaimed, said vehicle may
be destroyed or otherwise dis
posed of by private or public
sale. Any proceeds derived
from the disposition of junk
rrKotor vehicles shall be re
tained by the Town for de
posit in the General Fund.
Within fifteen (15) days after
final dlqmaltlon. '?r!tten
notice thereof shall be gWen
to the Department of Motor
Vehicles indicating that iuch
vehicle hat been declared to
be an abandoned junk motor
vehicle, the manner of final
disposition, and as full and
accurate a description of the
vehicle as can reasonably be
determined.
(d) A law enforcement of
ficer or the Building Inspec
tor may, with the consent of
the owner of a vehicle, re
move and dispose of any
motor vehicle as a junk motor
vehicle regardless of the
value, condition or age of
such vehicle and without
waiting the aforesaid fifteen
(15)-day period.
Section 9. Immunity.
Neither the Town nor any
person shall be held to answer
in any civil or criminal action
to any owner or other person
legally entitled to the posses
sion of any abandoned, lost
or stolen vehicle for disposing
of such vehicle as contem
plated by this ordinance.
Adopted, this the 10th
day of October, 1969.
V. A. PEOPLES.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Katherine D. Gupton
Clerk
10/21
CO-EXECUTRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as Co-Ex
ecutrix of the estate of Ben
nett H. Weldon, deceased,
late of Franklin County,
North Carolina, this is to
notify all persons having
claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them
to the undersigned on or be
fore the 21st day of April,
1969, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their re
covery. All persons indebted
to said estate will please make
immediate payment. This 6th
day of October, 1969.
Annette W. Goyette,
Barbara W. Hedgepeth,
Co-Executrix
10/21, 28; 11/4, 11 pd.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN in accordance with
the requirements of Section
160-175 of the General Sta
tutes of North Carolina that
the Louisburg Town Council
will hold a public hearing on
a proposed amendment and
revision to the present Zoning
Ordinance of the Town of
Louisburg, at 7:30 p.m. on
FRIDAY; ' NOVEMBER 7,.
rT969'9*' n 'I
in the Town Council Room
located in the Armory Build
ing, 'Town of Louisburg,
North Carolina.
Said proposed changes be
ing as follows: To change the
R-l Zone on the north side of
East Franklin Street to R-2,
and to change from R-l to
R-2 Zone 218.5 feet from
East Franklin Street north on
the west side of Spring Street,
on the Official Zoning Map of
the Town of Louisburg.
All interested persons are
invited to attend.
This 16th day of October,
1969.
Katherine D. Gupton,
Town Clerk for the
Town of Louisburg
10/21
ADMINISTRATRIX
NOTICE
Having qualified as Admin
istratrix of the estate of
Joseph John Horton, de
ceased, late of Franklin Coun
ty, North Carolina, this Is to
notify all persons having
claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them
to the undersigned on or be
fore the 7th day of April,
1970, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their re
covery. AU persons Indebted
to said estate will please make
Immediate payment. This 6th
day of October, 1969.
DAISEY HORTON, Adm'rx.
Davis & Sturges, Attorneys
10/7,14, 21,28 pd.
EXECUTRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as Execu
trix of the estate of Norris
Wilson Collna, deceased, late
of Franklin County, North
Carolina, this I* to notify all
persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to the under
signed on or before the 30th
day of March, 1970, or this
notice will be pleaded In bar
of their recovery. All persons
Indebted to said estate will
please make Immediate pay
ment. This 25th day of Sep
tember, 1969.
Oeraldine Parker Collins.
Executrix
9/30; 10/7, 14, 21 pd.
NOTICE OF SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained In a
certain deed of trust executed
by Jaroa F. Williams and
wife, Florence R. William*, to
E. C. Bulluck, Trustee, dated
the 1st day of February,
1963. recorded in Book 589,
ftge 345, in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of Franklin
County; default having been
made in the payment of the
indebtedness and the deed of
trust being by the terms
thereof subject to fore
closure, and the holder of the
indebtedness thereby secured
having demanded a fore
closure thereof for the pur
pose of satisfying said indebt
edness. the undersigned Trus
tee will offer for sale at pub
lic auction to the highest
bidder for cash at the Court
house door in Louisburg.
Franklin County. North Caro
lina at TWELVE o'clock
NOON, on
FRIDAY the 3 1st day of
OCTOBER, 1969
the land conveyed in said
deed of trust, the same being
more particularly described as
follows:
? BEGINNING at a point in
the center line of a new hard
surfaced road known as the
Murphey Road, a new corner
for Walter E. Debnam. thence
leaving said road North 30
deg. 00 min. West 142.5 feet
along a new line for Debnam,
to the center line of the old
Murphey Road; thence along
the center of the Old Mur
phey Road South 66 deg. 30
min. East 17.2 feet. South 88
deg. 30 min. East 18.8 feet to
a new corner for this lot and
a lot conveyed by James Wil
liams and wife, Florence Wil
liams to Willie Young and
Hattie Williams; thence along
a new line for this lot and the
Willie Young and Hattie Wil
liams, South 14 deg. East
97.0 feet to the center of the
new hard surfaced Murphey
Road, a new corner for this
lot and Willie Young and Hat
tie Williams; thence along the
center of said road South 87
deg. 00 min. West 125.0 feet
to the point of beginning and
being the West portion of
that certain lot conveyed to
James Williams and wife,
Florence Williams . by deed
from Emma S. Debnam and
Walter E. Debnam, dated
November 28, 1961, recorded
in Book 579, page 231,
Franklin County Registry.
The successful bidder will
be required to deposit an
amount equal to 10% of such
bid as evidence of good faith,
which amount will be for
feited upon non compliance
with said sale and upon com
pliance, applied upon the pur
chase price.
Dated and posted this
30th day of Sept., 1969.
E. C. BULLUCK,
Trustee
10/7, 14, 21, 28
NOTICE OF SERVICE
OF PROCESS BY
PUBLICATION
IN THE GENERAL COURT
OF JUSTICE, DISTRICT
COURT DIVISION
NORTH CAROLINA
FRANKLIN COUNTY
JULIE LOUISE WALKER,
Plaintiff
v*.
JAMES WALKER, Defendant
TO: JAMES WALKER
Take notice that
A pleading aeeklng relief
against you hai been filed in
the above entitled action.
The nature of the relief
being (ought Is as followa: an
abiolute divorce on the
grounds of ope year separa
tion.
You are required to make
defense to such pleading not
later than November 26,
1969, and upon your failure
to do so the party seeking
service against you will apply
to the Court for the relief
sought.
This the 3 day of October,
1969. >
CHRISTINE E. HARRIS,
' Asst Clerk of the Superior
Court of Franklin County
North Oarollna
10/7,14, 21,28
NOTICE OF SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
NORTH CAROLINA
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Under and by virtu* of an
Order for Sale of Land of the
Superior Court of Franklin
County, North Carolina,
made on 7 October 1969, In
that certain Special Proceed
ing entitled "John C. Pemell
and wife Betiy L. Perneli, W,
R. Perneli and wife Betty H.
Perneli, Roea P. Gilliam and
huiband William C. Gilliam,
and Mattie P. Gupton, Wl
.dow, Petitioner!, Ex Parte",
the undertlgned Commis
sioner will, on
FRIDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER 1969 at or
about the hour of 12:00
o'clock Noon,
at the Courthouae Door of
Franklin County, Loulaburg,
North Carolina, offer for nle,
to the hlgheit bidden, for
cash, those three certain
tracts or parcels of land sit
uate in Cedar Rock Town
ship, Franklin County, North
Carolina, and more particular
ly described as follows:
FIRST TRACT: A certain
tract or parcel of land in
Cedar Rock Township,
Franklin County, North Caro
lina. known as part of the
Howell Wood Land, and
bounded as follows: BEGIN
NING at a stake in a pathway
F. W. Pernell's corner in line
of the W. M. Boone estate,
thence N. 6 deg. East 1584
feet to a stake in the said
path, a new corner for H. L.
Gilliam in line of the lands
belonging to the W. M. Boone
estate, thence a new line N.
85' ; deg. W. 1024 feet to a i
stake, a new corner for H. L.
Gilliam in line of the S. A.
Jones land, now owned by
Dickens; thence S. 10'.' deg.
West 1597 feet to a stake,
corner of the Jones land in F.
W. Pernell's line, thence along
said Pernell's line S. 85' ; deg.
E 1162 feet to the beginning,
containing 39.8 acres, and be
ing the same land described in
Deed from H. L. Gilliam and
wife Mary ft. Gilliam to R. H.
Pernell recorded in Book 347
on page 50 in the office of
the Franklin County Register
of Deeds.
SECOND TRACT: A cer
tain tract or parcel of land in
Cedar Rock Township,
Franklin County. North Caro
lina, described as follows, to
wit: BEGINNING in the cen
ter of the old Nashville-Louis
burg Road at a point near the
North edge of the surface of
what is now State Highway
No. 56, this being also R. H.
PerneU's southwest corner of
a certain eight acres which
was conveyed to R. 1. Stal
lings by Mrs. Alice I. Boone
some years ago, and now be
longing to R. H. Pernell;
thence, by .survey of P. R.
Inscoe, Registered Surveyor,
for the State of North Caro
lina, made June 3, 1944.
North 3U deg. E. 775 feet to
a stake the northwest corner
of the said eight acres, now
R. H. PerneU's corner; thence
S. 85Vi deg. E. 429 feet to a
stake, R. H. PerneU's corner
in E. M. Sykes' line: thence
along E. M. Sykes' line N. 3'/4
deg. E. 2820 feet to a stake,
E. M. Sykes's corner and now
a corner In the Boone Tract,
known as the George West
Tract; thence, continuing N.
3Vi deg. E. 7X5 feet to a
stake, a new corner in the
George West Tract; thence, N
86'< deg. W. a new line 927
feet to a stake in the path, a
corner of the George West
Tract In the Howell Wood
line, now Lee Gilliam's line;
thence S. 7 deg. West 388
feet to the corner of the land
sold by Lee Gilliam to R. H.
Pernell; thence continuing
South 6 deg. West 1585 feet
to the old Howell Wood cor
ner; now R. H. PerneU's cor
ner and corner of the F. W.
Pinnell land; thence along the
line of the F. W. Pinnell land,
S. 3 deg. West 2133 feet to
the center of the old Louis
burg- Nashville Road, a stake
corner of the F. W. Pinnell
land; thence along the old
road South 67V4 deg. East
124 feet to F. W. Plnnell's
corner and R. H. Plnnell's
corner of the A. W. Pearce
tract; thence continuing along
the old road S. 67'/ideg. East
494 feet to beginning, con
taining 90 acres by survey be
the same more or less. This
land is composed of what was
called 84 '/i acres conveyed by
Ben T. Holden, Commis
sioner, to Alice I. Boone Jan
uary 11th, 1913, less eight
acres formerly, sold to R.l.
Stallings and now owned by
R. H. Pernell (See Book 192
page lfi8) and partly of the
portion cut off from the
George West Tract which was
conveyed to Alice I. Boone,
April 1, 1903, by F. N. Eger
ton and wife (see Book 128,
page 235). This is the same
land described in Deed from
Gertrude Boone Speir et als
to R. H. Pernell and wife
Minnie Pernell recorded In
Book 398 on page 216 In the
office of the Franklin County
Register of Deeds.
THIRD TRACT: All those
certain pieces, parcels or
tracts of land containing a
total of One Hundred and
Eighteen (118) acres to be
the same more or less, com
posed of three tracts, situate
lying and being on the Louls
burg-Naahvtlle Highway No.
56 about eleven (11) miles
East from the Town of Louis
burg, North Oarolla, In Cedar
Rock Township, FrankUn
County, State of North Caro
lina, having such shapes,
metes, courses and distances
as will more fully appear by
reference to plats made of
said three tracts by J. T.
Inscoe, Surveyor, on Feb
ruary 21, 1928, and attached
to the abstract now on file
with he Atlantic Joint Stock
Land Bank of Raleigh, the
same being bounded on the
North by the Lands of T. W.
Stoke*, on the Eait by the
lands of T. W. Stokes, Mrs.
Claudia Collie, Mrs. Geneva
Sykes, W. F. Wester, and J. C.
3aU, on the South by the
lands of J. C. Ball, and on the
West by the lands of W. B.
Coppedge snd T. W. Stokes,
and being the identical lands
conveyed to N. D. Williams
by deed from the Planters
Bank of Battleboro, North
Carolina, recorded in Frank
lin County Registry, Book
274, page 312, and by deed
from T. W, Stokes and wife
dated February 20, 1928, re
corded in Franklin County
Registry. Reference to both
of said deeds is hereby made
for a more complete descrip
tion to said tracts of land.
This is the same land des
cribed in Deed from Atlantic
Joint Stock Land Bank of
Raleigh to R. H. Pernell and
wife Minnie McGhee Pernell
recorded In Book 250 on
page 765 in the office of the
Franklin County Register of
Deeds.
The foregoing sale is sub
ject to farming contracts for
the year 1969, and said pur
chaser or purchasers shall not
be entitled to possession of
the cultivated portions of said
lands until the completion of
the farming operations during
the year 1969.
A ten per cent (lO'o) de
posit will be required of the
successful bidder or bidders
at the time of said sale to
guarantee compliance with
said bid or bids and to be
forfeited upon noncom
pliance.
This sale is a judicial sale
and subject to the laws relat
ing thereto.
This the 7th day of Octo
ber 1969
W.M. JOLLY,
COMMISSIONER
10/14, 21, 28; 11/4
an ORDINANCE PRODD
ING FOR THE PREVEN
TION AND ABATEMENT
OF PUBLIC NUISANCES
CAUSED BY THE UNCON
TROLLED GROWTH OF
NOXIOUS WEEDS AND
GHASS AND THE ACCUM
ULATION OF REFUSE
WHEREAS, the uncon
trolled growth of noxious
and grass, the accum^
latlon of offensive animal and
vegetable matter, and the ac
cumulation of refuse eause or
threaten to cause a ""lsanJ*
dangerous and pre)udicial to
the public health or safety,
""WHEREAS, the Town
Council is authorized by Sec
(ions 160-55; 160-200(6)
(8) (26), and (28); and
160-234 of the General Sta
tutes of North Carolina to
abate nuisances, NOW,
therefore,
BE IT- ORDAINED by the
Town Council of the Town of
Loulsburg, North Carolina.
Section 1. The existence
of any of the following co^
ditions on any vacant lot or
other parcel of land within
the corporate limits is hereby
declared to be dangerous and
prejudicial to the public
health or safety and to con
stitute a public nuisance:
(a) The uncontrolled
growth of noxious weeds of
grass to a height In excess of
twenty-four (24) inches caus
ing or threatening to cause a
hazard detrimental to the
public health or safety;
/m Any accumulation 01
animal or vegetable matter
that is offensive by virtue of
odors or vapors or by the
inhabltance therein of rati,
mice, snake* or vermin of any
kind which i? or may be
dangerous or prejudicial to
the public health;
N (c) Any accumulation 01
rubbish, trash or junk causing
or threatening to cause a fire
hazard, or causing or threat
ening to cauae the accumula
tion of stagnant water, ?r
causing or threatening to
cause the Inhabitation therein
of rata, mice, snakes or ver
min of any kind which la or
_.v he dangerous or pre
judicial to the public health;
?' (d) Any condition detrl
mental to the publi?^h?tlth
which violates the rule* and
regulations of the County
Health Department.
Section 2. The Town Man
ager. upon notice from any
person of the existence of
any of the conditions de
scribed in Section 1, shall
cause to be made by the
appropriate County Health
Department official, or Town
official, such investigation as
may be necessary to deter
mine whether, in tact, such
conditions exist as to consti
tute a public nuisance as de
clared in Section 1.
Section 3. Upon a deter
mination that such conditions
constituting a public nuisance
exist, the Town Manager shall
notify, in writing, the owner,
occupant or person in posses
sion of the premises in ques
tion of the conditions consti
tuting such public nuisance
and shall order the prompt
abatement thereof within fif
teen (15) days from the re
ceipt of such written notice.
Section 4. If any person,
having been ordered to abate
such a public nuisance, fails,
neglects or refuses to abate or
remove the condition consti
tuting the nuisance within fif
teen (15) days from receipt
of said order, the Town Man
ager shall cause said condition
to be removed or otherwise
remedied by having em
ployees of the Town go upon
said premises and remove or
otherwise abate such nuisance
under the supervision of an
officer or employee designat
ed by the Town Manager.
Any person who has been
ordered to abate a public
nuisance may, within the
time allowed by this or
dinance, request the Town in
writing to remove such condi
tion. the cost of which shall
be paid by the person making
such request.
Section 5. The actual cost
incurred by the Town in re
moving or otherwise remedy
ing a public nuisance shall be
charged to the owner of such
lot or parcel of land, and it
shall be the duty of the Tax
Collector to mail a statement
of such charges to the owner
or other person in possession
of such premises with instruc
tions that such charges are
due and payable within thirty
(30) days from the receipt
thereof.
Section 6. In the event
charges for the removal or
abatement of a public nui
sance are not paid within
thirty (30) days after the
receipt of a statement of
charges as provided for in
Section 5 of this ordinance,
such charges shall become a
lien upon thte land or
premises where the public
nuisance existed and shall be
collected as unpaid taxes, as
provided in G. S: 160-234.
Section 7. The procedure
set forth in this ordinance
shall be in addition to any
other remedies that may now
or hereafter exist under law
for the abatement of public
nuisances, and this ordinance
shall not prevent the Town
from proceeding in a criminal
action against any person,
firm or corporation violating
the provisions of this ordi
nance, as provided in G. S.
14-4.
Section 8. This ordinance
shall be in full force and
effect from and after the date
of its adoption.
Adopted, this the 10th
day of October, 1969.
V. A. PEOPLES,
Mayor
ATTEST.
Katherine D. Gupton
Clerk
io/ai
Frankness, even though
commendable and coura
geous, usually bommerangs.
The great failing of many
It the tendency to make over
the spouae in one's own
image.
WANTED
LP GAS SERVICE MAN
1 ynr experience or mora.
Ckll 919-496-6660 or
919-267-3880 for interview.
FOR SALE
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wey 401, 1 mile North of Louisburg City
Limlti. Alreedy finenced. Immediete occu
pancy.
Have desirable homesites on hard surfaced
highway, electricity available, 2 miles West of
Rishel furniture Company. Homesites on
terms.
LUMPKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Phone 496 -3171