<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 10-1. - Industrial development appropriations.</div>
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               (a)
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               The board of commissioners is authorized and empowered to appropriate from nontax
               revenues for each current year such sums as it may in its discretion determine, to
               be known and designated as the "Catawba County Development Fund." The board of commissioners
               may use such amounts as may be appropriated to the fund for the purposes of encouraging
               industry to locate in the county, promoting the agricultural development of the county,
               development of the tourist industry of the county, advertising regarding the county
               and otherwise, for the purpose of increasing the population and the taxable property
               values of the county. The appropriations to the fund are declared to be for a public
               purpose, and the expenditure of amounts for such purposes is declared to be in the
               public interest and to promote the public welfare.
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               (b)
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               However, no alcoholic beverage control funds shall be appropriated or used for the
               purposes stated in subsection (a) of this section.
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               (Code 1995, Â§ 193.01)
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