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If the operation of a town liquor control store is authorized under the provisions of this Act, the mayor and governing body of the Town of Coats shall immediately create a town Board of Alcoholic Control to be composed of a chairman and two other members who shall be well known for their character, ability, and business acumen. Said board shall be known and designated as “The Town of Coats Board of Alcoholic Control.” The chairman of said board shall be designated by the governing body of the town and shall serve for his first term a period of three years, and one member shall serve for his first term a period of two years, and the other member shall serve for a period of one year, and all terms shall begin with the date of their appointment, and after the same terms shall have expired, their successors in office shall serve for a period of three years. Their successors, or any vacancy occurring in the board, shall be named or filled by the governing body of the town. Members of the town board may serve as members of the Board of Alcoholic Control. The Board of Alcoholic Control shall report monthly to the town board the status and financial condition of the Alcoholic Control Board and the books of the said Board of Alcoholic Control shall be available for inspection and examination by the members of the town board at any time.
(Sess. L. 1967, C. 604)
The said Town of Coats Board of Alcoholic Control shall have all of the powers and duties imposed by G.S. § 18-45 on County Board of Alcoholic Control, except as otherwise provided here, and shall be subject to the powers and authority of the State Board of Alcoholic Control the same as county boards of alcoholic control as provided in G.S. § 18-39. The said Town of Coats Board of Alcoholic Control and the operation of any town liquor store authorized under the provisions of this Act shall be subject to and in pursuance with the provisions of G.S. Ch. 18, Art. 3, except to the extent which the same may be in conflict with the provisions of this Act. Wherever the word “County” Board of Alcoholic Control appears in said Article, it shall include the Town of Coats Board of Alcoholic Control.
(Sess. L. 1967, C. 604)
Statutory reference:
G.S. Ch. 18 has been repealed. For current alcohol regulations, see G.S. Ch. 18B
The net profits, as determined by quarterly audit, shall be distributed and used as follows:
1. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the net profit shall be paid to the Coats Recreation Committee.
2. Ten percent (10%) of the net profit, which shall be a part of the profits referred to in the following subsection, may be used by the town Alcoholic Control Board, in its discretion, for educationally programs as to the effect of the use of alcoholic beverages and for the rehabilitation of alcoholics. Whenever a person becomes an inebriate from the use of alcoholic beverages and has been committed by the Clerk of Court of Harnett County, as provided in G.S. § 35-2, the town Alcoholic Control Board shall pay to the county such charges, provided that the town Alcoholic Control Board shall not be required to pay any such charges except where it has agreed with the Clerk of Superior Court to pay such charges prior to the person’s commitment. The town Alcoholic Control Board is authorized to participate in and to make contributions to public and private organizations which have rehabilitation programs for alcoholics, when the organization and its programs have been approved by the Board. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the Alcoholic Control Board’s discretion in establishing its educational and rehabilitation program and expenditures therefor within the ten percent (10%) of net profits herein allocated.
3. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the net profits shall be allocated to the general fund of the Town of Coats. The governing body of the town is hereby authorized to appropriate such funds for any proper governmental purpose. Out of the funds allocated to it, the governing body of the town is specifically authorized to expend up to twenty-five percent (25%) of such funds for recreational programs in the town.
(Sess. L. 1967, C. 604; amended by Sess. L. 1971, C. 199)
Statutory reference:
G.S. § 35-2 has been repealed. For current incompetency and guardianship regulations, see G.S. Ch. 35A
The provisions of G.S. § 18-45(o) shall not apply to the town Board of Alcoholic Control.
Editor’s note:
An election was held on August 26, 1967 pursuant to the authority of this legislation, resulting in the establishment of liquor control stores within the corporate limits of the Town of Coats.
Statutory reference:
G.S. Ch. 18 has been repealed. For current alcohol regulations, see G.S. Ch. 18B