1879_private laws_48_10
CHAPTER 47 AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE TRUSTEES OF BALLS CREEK METHODIST CHURCH AND CAMP GROUND, IN THE COUNTY OF CATAWBA. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enaet :
That the trustees of Balls Creek Camp Ground and their successors shall have full and ample power to appoint special police and to prescribe rules and regulalations for their government and remuneration, and may also elect an intendent of police, who shall hold his office for one year or until his successor is appointed.