§ 1‑599.  Application of two preceding sections.

The provisions of G.S. 1‑597 and G.S. 1‑598 shall not apply in counties wherein only one newspaper is published, although it may not be a newspaper having the qualifications prescribed by G.S. 1‑597; nor shall the provisions of G.S. 1‑597 and G.S. 1‑598 apply in any county wherein none of the newspapers published in such county has the qualifications and characteristics prescribed in G.S. 1‑597. (1939, c. 170, ss. 2, 4 1/2; 1941, c. 49; 1985, c. 609, s. 1.)