NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 348

HOUSE BILL 599

 

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PERQUIMANS COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. Section 1 of Chapter 1109 of the Session Laws of 1959 is hereby amended by rewriting the Section to read as follows:

"Section 1. At the next general primary to be held in Perquimans County in 1964, there shall be nominated one candidate from each of the five townships in said county by the qualified voters of Perquimans County participating in the general primary or primaries, of each of the recognized political parties, and should there be more than one candidate for such nomination of any of the said recognized political parties, from any one of the aforesaid five townships, the candidate from said township receiving the highest number of votes in his respective primary shall be declared the nominee of his party from such township for election in the general election to be held in 1964, and said nominees for each of the five townships shall be voted on by the qualified voters of Perquimans County: Provided, that in the event there is no candidate in any one or more townships in said county, the county executive committee of any political party therein shall nominate the candidate of such party as the nominee to be voted on in such general elections.

"With respect to each township, the nominee receiving the highest number of votes on a county-wide basis shall be declared elected. The three elected candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the 1964 election shall serve for a term of four (4) years. The two elected candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall serve for a term of two (2) years. At the general election to be held in 1966, and quadrennially thereafter, there shall be elected two members to serve for a term of four (4) years. At the general election to be held in 1968, and quadrennially thereafter, there shall be elected three members to serve for a term of four (4) years each. Such successors shall be nominated and elected by a county-wide vote, but candidates shall be nominated each biennium only from the townships with respect to which terms are expiring in such biennium."

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 All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 3rd day of May, 1963.