NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1048

SENATE BILL 460

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2 OF CHAPTER 451 OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1949, AND SECTION 6 OF CHAPTER 171 OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1955, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF MOORESVILLE.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. Section 2 of Chapter 451 of the Session Laws of 1949, which amends Section 8 of Chapter 212 of the Private Laws of 1911, which amends Section 3 of Chapter 71 of the Private Laws of 1872-73, is hereby amended by striking out all the two full paragraphs immediately following the word "following:" in line 5 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"That the qualified voters of the town at large shall elect two commissioners from each of the three wards of the town. Upon the expiration of the terms of office of each commissioner expiring in 1963, one commissioner shall be elected in 1963 from each of the three wards by the qualified voters of the town at large in the manner provided for in Chapter 171 of the Session Laws of 1955 for a term of four years. Upon the expiration of the terms of office of each commissioner expiring in 1965, one commissioner shall be elected in 1965 from each ward in like manner and for a like term of four years.

"Thereafter, upon the expiration of the term of office of the respective commissioners all of said commissioners shall be elected as now provided by law for a term of four years, it being the purpose and intention of this Act to have at least three old members in the board of commissioners at all times and to have two commissioners who are residents of each of the three wards for which they are chosen by the qualified voters of the town at large."

Sec. 2. Section 6 of Chapter 171 of the Session Laws of 1955 is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence of Section 6. The sentence deleted reads as follows:

"There must be a separate ballot for each ward."

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 19th day of June, 1961.