NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 27

HOUSE BILL 20

 

 

AN ACT RELATING TO THE MANNER OF SELECTING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF UNION COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. Chapter 741 of the Session Laws of 1959 is hereby amended by striking out the second and third sentences in Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"At the next primary election to be held in Union County in the year of 1964, and biennially thereafter, there shall be nominated by the political parties five candidates for the offices of members of said Board of County Commissioners of Union County, and in the general election for the election of county officers held in the year of 1964, and biennially thereafter, the five candidates for said offices of members of said board receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected for two-year terms. At the end of the respective terms of office of said members of the Board of County Commissioners of Union County, their successors shall be elected for terms of two years. The commissioner receiving the highest number of votes shall serve as chairman of the board."

Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 8th day of March, 1963.