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5JG'd 7 PAGE ~7 Chairman Sennett called the meeting to order and then requested L. M. Cheshire, County Attorney, to proceed with the second reading oP the Drdinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE EXPOSURE TO VIEW THE HUMAN BODY." Chairman Bennett requested that if any Berson neraeat wished to speak in favor of the proposed Ordinance that the floor was now open for their remarks. The following persons spoke in favor of the .adoption of said Ordinance: F. S, Frederick, Reverend Roy Hoover, Pastor of the Weat Hill Baptist Church, Reverend W. I. Conway, Pastor oP the Baptist Tabernacle on the Drange Grove Road, Reverend Dan King, Pastor of the Mara Hill Baptist Church, Reverend G. E. Simmons, Pastor of the Rillaborough First Baptist Church, Everett H. Kennedy, representing the Christian Buaineasmen~s Club and Dalton Loftin. Chairman Bennett requested that 4f any person present wished to speak in opposition of the proposed Ordinance that the floor was now open for their remarks. Chairman Bennett recognized James Johnson, III, Attorney at Law, Chapel Hill., North Carolina. Mr. Johnson cited that the II. S, Supreme Court in Stanley va. Joyce had ruled that this tyre of Ordinance violated the first and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution. That the North Carolina Legislature is currently considering an obscenity ordinance that if adopted would snake the Orange County Ordinance unnecessary and that there were North Carolina statutes that would close any place oP business if it became a vublia nuaiance. The County Attorney questioned Mr. Johnson relative to the Stanley va. Boyce ruling. It was stated that this case was principally concerned with the distribution of obscene photographs, No other persons came forth to speak against the proposed Ordinance. No action wsa taken on the matter. Chairman Bennett recognized Quention Patterson, Soil Conservation Agent. Dissuasion ensued relative to the publishing of a recreation brochure and the Board decided to take the matter under advisement. There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was ~ adfourned. i Harvey D. Bennetf, Chairman S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk ~ I MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY i BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS May ?Ja., 1971 ! The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adJourned session as the Board of Equalization and Review on Monday, May 2l~., 1971, in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse in Rillsborough, North Carolina at 8:00 o~clock P.M. Members Present: Chairman Harvey D, Bennett and Commissioners William C Ray, Henry S. Walker, Ira A, Ward and Norman Walker. Members Absent: None The oath of office as members of the Board of Eeuslization and Review was administered and the meeting was then called to order. Chairman Bennett recognized J. Randolph Seger, owner of Town House Apartments. Mr. Seger Piled a written report. He stated that he had recently purchased the Town House Apartments at a cost of $1,Ot{.5,000.00 and that the tai[ appraisal was currently $1,13L~.,890.00 and that he felt that the tax appraisal should be $88D,DDO.oo. The Board advised Mr. Seger that they would investigate the matter.