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Mr. Archie Y. Bernhardt Page Two January 5, 1983 5. To do other acts necessary or incidental to the foregoing specific purposes. ]n my opinion, ic is not necessary that the corporation continue to perform ~1! of the purposes for which ~t was created; ~[ is sufficient that the corporation continue to engage in activities which are intended in good faith co further one or more of the purposes for whfc[~ Jt was created. If, in the judgmeat of the Cabarrus County Board of Comm~ssioners~ the cor~xoration ts not actively en~aged i~; carrying out the purposes for which it was crea~ed, the appropriate action would be for the Board to institute an action in the civil courts under the Declaratory Judgment Act seeking 9 jt~dgment of the court that the occurrence stared in the deed has happened (i.e., that the corporation has ceased to function for the purposes for which it was created)~ that title to the land has reverted re the county; and that the cor~rarion be ejected from the property. Of course, a formal resolution of the Board authorizing the institution of such a suit would be necessary. Evea though a fee simple determinable estate does not reqt:ire any action on the part of the grantor to regain title, an action is necessary to eject the corporation from the property if it disputes the matter and to remove the cloud on the grantor's title that arises from the recorded deed. You also ask whether the 1955 conveyance might be invalid because it was concluded by private negotiation between the county and ~he corporation. Before ]973, counties were auti~orlzed by G.S. i53-9(I~) to "sell or lease any real property of the county and to make deeds or leases for the same to any Furchaser or lessee." Ih~s staLu~e ~id not impos~ zey spec~fic procedure for sale of real property nor d~d i~ require t~a: the county receive cash -: