NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 40

SENATE BILL 153

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SPRING HOPE IN THE COUNTY OF NASH RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Section 4 of Chapter 55 of the Private Laws of 1889 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"The Town of Spring Hope, in the County of Nash, is hereby authorized and empowered to hold an election for the office of mayor at the regular municipal elections of November, 1973. The Mayor shall be elected for a term of four (4) years.

The Town of Spring Hope, in the County of Nash, is hereby authorized and empowered to hold an election, at the regular municipal elections of November, 1973, to elect a Board of Commissioners composed of five (5) members. The two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes at such election shall serve for a term of four (4) years. The three (3) candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall serve for a term of two (2) years. At the expiration of such terms, the term of office for all candidates then elected to the Board of Commissioners shall be a period of four (4) years."

Sec. 2. Chapter 48, Private Laws of 1924, and Section 2 of Chapter 207, Private Laws of 1923, are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.

Sec. 4. This act shall be effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 1st day of March, 1973.