§ 136‑41.2A.  Eligibility for funds; municipalities incorporated before January 1, 1945.

(a) No municipality shall be eligible to receive funds under G.S. 136‑41.1 unless it has been within the four‑year period next preceding the annual allocation of funds conducted an election for the purpose of electing municipal officials and currently imposes an ad valorem tax or provides other funds for the general operating expenses of the municipality.

(b) The provisions of this section apply only to municipalities incorporated prior to January 1, 1945. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 934, s. 4.)