NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 89

HOUSE BILL 144

 

AN ACT RELATING TO TERMS AND ELECTION OF OFFICIALS OF THE TOWN OF WADE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. Section 3 of Chapter 408 of the Private Laws of 1913 is hereby amended to rewrite Section 3 to read as follows:

"Sec. 3. Commencing with the election on the first Monday in May 1969, and each two years thereafter, there shall be elected in the Town of Wade a mayor and five commissioners who shall constitute the governing board of the Town."

Sec. 2. Section 4 of Chapter 408 of the Private Laws of 1913 is hereby amended by rewriting said section to read as follows:

"Sec. 4. The biennial elections above referred to shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the general laws relating to municipal elections."

Sec. 3. The election of Lloyd L. Caulder as mayor, and the election of Seth R. Williams, Robert L. Temple, and Milton R. Hobson as town commissioners on May 6, 1968, and all acts done or performed by them and by Jeanette Lee as town clerk and David Taylor as the police officer or constable of the Town of Wade are hereby ratified and declared to be valid to the same extent and with the same effect as if the election and appointment of such officials has been regularly accomplished in strict accordance with the law.

Sec. 4. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 5. This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 19th day of March, 1969.