S.L. 1967-970

NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1967 SESSION

CHAPTER 970

HOUSE BILL 1280

AN ACT TO REVISE AND CONSOLIDATE THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF ENFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF ENFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA

INTRODUCTION.

Section 1. Enfield to Remain Body Politic and Corporate. That the inhabitants of the Town of Enfield, Halifax County, State of North Carolina, as the boundaries and limits of the said town are herein established, shall be and constitute as heretofore they have been, a body politic, incorporated under and to be known by the name and style of the "Town of Enfield", with such powers, rights and duties as are herein provided or as are provided by Chapter 160 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.

Sec. 2. Corporate Limits. That the corporate limits of the Town of Enfield shall be as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point on the northerly side of East Franklin Street, said point being located exactly 2500 feet easterly down said street from the center of the South bound (original) track of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; thence South 46 degrees 15 minutes West (calling as of year 1923) and in a line parallel with and 2500 feet easterly from said railroad 4,475 feet to an iron stake in R. Hunter Pope's yard; thence North 43 degrees 45 minutes West (calling as of year 1923) along the southerly edge of Randolph Street and beyond the end of said street for a total distance of 4800 feet to an iron stake; thence North 46 degrees 15 minutes East (calling as of year 1923) 1,085 feet to an iron stake located approximately 150 feet westerly from the westerly edge of Holliday Drive; thence North 4 degrees 15 minutes West (calling as of April 12, 1955) 861 feet to an iron stake at the southerly edge of the right of way of N. C. Highway 481; thence North 84 degrees 30 minutes East (calling as of April 12, 1955) along the southerly edge of the right of way of N. C. Highway 481 675.5 feet to an iron stake; thence crossing said highway and running along the easterly edge of the Enfield-Ringwood Road (N. C. Secondary Road No. 1002) North 56 degrees 30 minutes West (calling as of April 12, 1955) 451 feet to a ditch; thence continuing along the easterly edge of the right of way of said Enfield-Ringwood Road (N. C. Secondary Road No. 1002) North 59 degrees West (calling as of June, 1954) 700 feet to an iron stake just beyond the road leading to the Enfield Graded School athletic field; thence leaving said Enfield-Ringwood Road (N. C. Secondary Road No. 1002) and running North 8 degrees East (calling as of June, 1954) 485 feet to an iron stake just beyond the point that said road makes an easterly turn; thence North 88 degrees 15 minutes East (calling as of June 1954) along the road leading to the back of the Enfield Graded School building 1,461 feet to an iron stake located just North of said school; thence North 82 degrees East (calling as of June, 1954) 1100 feet to a stake in Elmwood Cemetery; thence South 83 degrees East (calling as of June, 1954) 210 feet to an iron stake at the westerly edge of Franklin Street (N. C. Secondary Road No. 1001); thence crossing said Franklin Street (N. C. Secondary Road No. 1001) and running North 46 degrees 15 minutes East (calling as of year 1923) 1,650 feet to an iron stake; thence North 75 degrees 40 minutes East (calling as of year 1923) 1,030 feet to an iron stake; thence South 43 degrees 45 minutes East (calling as of year 1923) 2500 feet to an iron stake; thence South 14 degrees 15 minutes West (calling as of year 1923) 3,220 feet to the beginning.

ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS

Sec. 3. Powers of Town Vested in Mayor and Commissioners; Mayor to Vote in Case of Tie; Mayor Pro Tem; Vacancies; Compensation of Mayor and Commissioners. That all powers conferred upon the Town of Enfield and the administration of the government thereof shall be exercised by and vested in a principal executive officer styled the Mayor, and five Commissioners, who shall serve in a legislative capacity and who are designated the Board of Town Commissioners. The said Mayor and five Commissioners shall be residents of the Town of Enfield, and shall be elected for four-year terms which shall be staggered in the following manner: The two members of the Board of Town Commissioners receiving the largest vote in the municipal election of 1969 and the Mayor elected in that election shall serve for a full four-year term and the three remaining Commissioners shall serve for a two-year term. Thereafter the Mayor and all Commissioners shall serve for four-year terms, but the municipal election shall continue to be held biennially on the date set by State law and three Commissioners shall be elected at one election and the Mayor and two Commissioners shall be elected at the next election. The said municipal elections shall be held at the time and in the manner provided by the general laws of the State for the holding of elections by municipalities. The Mayor shall be ex officio chairman of the said Board of Town Commissioners and shall have a right to vote in all cases where there is a tie in the vote of said Board of Commissioners. The said Board of Town Commissioners shall elect a Mayor Pro Tem, who shall perform the duties of the said office if for any reason the said Mayor shall be absent or unable to perform said duties, and in case of the death, removal or resignation of the said Mayor he shall hold the said office until a new Mayor is elected at the regular election next held in the said town. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the said Board of Town Commissioners said vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by the other members thereof. The members of said Board of Commissioners of the Town of Enfield shall receive as compensation for their services the sum of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each regular meeting attended by them and ten dollars ($10.00) for each special or call meeting attended by them, and the Mayor shall receive as compensation for his services the sum of twelve hundred dollars ($1200.00) per annum. The present Mayor and the Board of Town Commissioners of the Town of Enfield shall hold their offices until the next municipal general election, and shall have all powers granted by the general law of the State, and also by the provisions of this Act after the passage of same, until their successors are elected and qualified, who shall succeed to the same rights and obligations. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.

Sec. 4. Mayor and Commissioners to Take Oath; Officers or Employees May be Removed from Office by Board. That the said Mayor and the said Board of Town Commissioners of the Town of Enfield shall before they enter upon the duties of their offices each take the oath prescribed for public officials of the State of North Carolina; and in case any of the said officers shall be guilty of misconduct, inability, or wilful neglect of the performance of the duties of said office, he may be removed from his said office by the said Board of Town Commissioners of the said Town of Enfield, after being given an opportunity to be heard in his defense, in person or by counsel. The said Board of Town Commissioners may for good cause remove any other officer or employee provided for in this Charter or employed by the said town, after the said officer or employee shall have been given an opportunity to be heard in his defense, in person or by counsel.

Sec. 5. Board May Appoint Officers. That the said Board of Town Commissioners shall have the power to employ or appoint any other official by whatever name designated as it may deem best for the better administration of the laws and ordinances of the said town and for the preservation and protection of the citizenship, and the health and the property of the said town. These said officers may be required to execute a bond for the faithful performance of the duties of their respective offices in a sum fixed by the said Board of Town Commissioners; the said Board shall prescribe the terms of their said offices and their duties and fix their salaries and compensations.

Sec. 6. Town Clerk, Appointments, Duties. That the said Board of Town Commissioners shall have power to employ a clerk and prescribe the term of his office, his duties, and fix his salary. The said clerk so appointed may delegate a part of his duties to the deputy town clerk and may also delegate to the various departmental heads the right to make purchases for their departments up to, but not in excess of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month. The said clerk shall act as secretary to the Board of Commissioners, and he shall also issue all licenses and permits granted by the town, such as privilege, franchise, etc., and collect for same, list and compute all taxes, collect all water and light rents, and pay the same to the town treasurer, taking his receipt for the same; to act as purchasing agent for the Town of Enfield and all property, supplies and material of whatever kind or nature shall be purchased by him, and when so purchased the bills therefor shall be submitted to and approved by the Board of Commissioners before the same are paid, and to perform such other duties as may be from time to time prescribed by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Enfield.

Sec. 7. Sundry Powers of Town. That the Town of Enfield is made a body politic and corporate by this Act, and shall have perpetual succession, and may use a common seal, may sue and be sued, may contract and be contracted with, may plead and be impleaded in all courts and places and in all manner whatsoever, and under such name and style of "Town of Enfield," is hereby invested with all the property and rights of property which now belong to the corporation under any other corporate name or names heretofore used, and by this name may acquire and hold for the purpose of its government, welfare, and improvement, all such estates as may be demised, bequeathed or conveyed to it, and may from time to time sell, dispose of and invest as shall be deemed advisable by the proper authorities of the corporation, and may take, hold and purchase land as may be needed for the corporate purposes of the said town, including the right to acquire property for electric lights and waterworks and for water supply, to include the source of same, together with the watershed and suitable water power for generating electricity or other power; and may acquire by purchase or condemnation any real estate in connection therewith, and also rights of way which may be necessary for the erection of poles, wires, etc., and for the purpose of laying pipes, sewer lines, etc., and shall have the power of eminent domain and the right to condemn private property for public use when necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Act; and shall have the power to open, change, widen, or discontinue streets, when promotive of the interest of the public; and shall have the power to lay out, establish, open, alter, widen, lower, extend, grade, narrow, cleanse, care for, sell, pave, supervise, maintain, improve, establish, and ornament the streets, alleys, highways, sidewalks, squares, parks, public grounds and places, and to vacate or close the same; to put drains and sewers therein; to provide for and regulate the lighting thereof; control, license, prevent, prohibit, and suppress the opening thereof, the digging therein, and the interference therewith in any manner whatsoever; and may place therein pipes, poles, wires, fixtures and appliances of every kind, whether on, above, or beneath the surface thereof; to regulate and control the use thereof by any and all persons, animals and vehicles, in whatsoever way and purposes; to prevent, abate, and remove encroachments, obstructions, pollutions, or other litter therein; to open new streets and highways and sidewalks, and to make and enforce any and all regulations in respect thereof as the Board of Town Commissioners of the said town may deem proper or expedient to promote and insure the health, comfort, safety, and convenience of the inhabitants or property and public of the said town.

Sec. 8. Board of Commissioners May Pass Ordinances. That the Board of Town Commissioners shall have full power and authority to make ordinances, bylaws, rules and regulations for the better government of the said Town of Enfield, not inconsistent with the laws of the State of North Carolina, as the said Board may deem necessary and in the interest of the public weal, and may enforce them by imposing fines and penalties on such as violate them; and may compel the performance of the duties imposed upon others by suitable penalties.

Sec. 9. Matters Not Provided for in Charter, to be Governed by State Law. All matters pertaining to the administration of the government of the Town of Enfield, and not provided for in this Act, shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina as contained in Chapter 160 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.

FINANCIAL

Sec. 10. Board of Commissioners to Maintain Accounting System for Town. That the said Board of Town Commissioners shall have the power and it shall be their duty to devise and maintain an accounting system which shall exhibit the condition of the town assets and liabilities, the value of its several properties and state of its several funds. Said accounting system maintained shall conform to those employed by progressive business concerns and approved by the best usage, and shall conform to the requirements set out in the Municipal Fiscal Control Act and the Municipal Finance Act as contained in Chapter 160 entitled "Municipal Corporations" of the General Statutes of North Carolina; the Board of Town Commissioners shall have the power to employ accountants to assist in devising and maintaining said accounting system.

Sec. 11. Board of Town Commissioners to Levy and Collect Taxes. That the Board of Town Commissioners shall annually levy and cause to be collected for municipal purposes an ad valorem tax not exceeding the limit expressed in Section 160-402 of the General Statutes of North Carolina on all real and personal property within the municipality and for said purpose shall annually set a tax rate. In addition thereto the said Board of Town Commissioners may, in its discretion, levy annually on all taxable property within the municipality any special taxes authorized under Chapter 160 entitled "Municipal Corporations" of the General Statutes. The Board of Town Commissioners may also levy and collect an annual poll tax of one dollars ($1.00) and may annually lay a tax on all trades, professions, and franchises carried on or enjoyed within the municipality, unless prohibited from doing so by State law. The Board of Town Commissioners may also lay a tax on all shows and exhibitions as are taxed by the General Assembly and on all dogs. All taxes levied by the municipality shall be uniform as to each class of property taxed, except property exempted by the Constitution. The Board of Town Commissioners may in their discretion use copies of the tax scrolls taken and prepared by Halifax County and may accept the County's tax ratio for the purpose of levying ad valorem taxes on real estate and personal property located within the municipality and also for the purpose of levying poll and dog taxes. In the levying and collecting of taxes the said municipality shall have all of the rights and privileges given to and provided for municipalities in North Carolina under Chapter 160 of the General Statutes entitled "Municipal Corporations", and under Chapter 105 of the General Statutes entitled "Taxation", and shall adhere to and carry out all of the duties and procedures required of municipalities in said Chapters 160 and 105 of the General Statutes, including the giving of all required notices to taxpayers, the proper advertising and notices prior to the sale of tax certificates and prior to the sale of property for delinquent taxes.

Sec. 12. Mayor Constituted Court; Jurisdiction; Penalties. The Mayor of the said Town of Enfield is hereby constituted an inferior court, and as such shall, within the corporate limits of the said Town of Enfield, have all power, jurisdiction and authority of a justice of the peace or magistrate to preserve and keep the peace and try and punish all criminals committing offenses in the said town within the jurisdiction of a justice of the peace or magistrate, and may act as a committing magistrate where a justice of the peace would have jurisdiction. The said Mayor shall hear and determine all causes of action which may arise upon the ordinances or bylaws of the said town, and enforce penalties by issuing execution upon any adjudged violation thereof, and shall execute and enforce all the rules and regulations made by the said Board of Town Commissioners. The said Mayor shall have power to either fine or imprison, in his discretion, persons convicted before him of offenses over which he has jurisdiction, and such persons so convicted, when sentenced to a term of imprisonment by the said Mayor, or upon their failure to pay the said fine and costs imposed by the said Mayor for such offense, may be imprisoned in the county jail for the term specified in the order of the court, not to exceed the term of one month; and such persons so imprisoned in all cases where the said Mayor has jurisdiction, either for violation of an ordinance of the said town or for statutory offense, may be required to work upon the public roads of North Carolina. If the defendant in any case heard by the said Mayor shall be dissatisfied with the judgment of the said Mayor or the court, he may appeal in like manner as provided for appeals from judgments of a justice of the peace or magistrate. For the violation of any ordinance or bylaw made by the said Board of Town Commissioners the said Board may prescribe penalties not to exceed a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days for each offense. The said Mayor shall keep a faithful, true, and correct minute or docket of the precepts and process issued by him of all his judicial proceedings.

POLICE

Sec. 13. Board of Commissioners May Appoint Police Officers. That the said Board of Town Commissioners shall have the power to appoint a chief of police and one or more police officers, and prescribe the terms of their offices and their duties, and fix their salaries or compensations. These officers may be chosen from among the residents of the said Town of Enfield or from any other place, as the said Board may deem best. The said officers may execute all process and precepts issued to them, when properly directed, anywhere in the said County of Halifax, and the said officers may be required by the said Board of Town Commissioners to execute a bond, in a sum fixed by said Board, for the faithful performance of the duties of their said office.

FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION

Sec. 14. Town May Establish Fire Department or Contract for Fire Protection. That the Board of Town Commissioners may provide for the establishment, organization, equipment, and government of a fire company or companies, or, in their discretion, may contract with an existing volunteer fire department to provide the necessary fire protection within their municipality.

Sec. 15. Fire Limits and Sundry Fire Regulations. The Mayor and chief of the fire department and one of the Board of Town Commissioners, or three of the said Commissioners, who are present at any fire in the said town, may order the destruction of any house or houses when it is necessary in their opinion for the arrest of the progress of the said fire, and no person shall incur any liability, civil or criminal, for obeying said order. The said Board of Town Commissioners shall establish fire limits within the said Town of Enfield, and may regulate and prohibit the erection, building, placing, or repairing of wooden or dangerous buildings within such limits and may prohibit the removal of any wooden or dangerous building from one place to another in the said limits or the repairing of the same; and may direct and prescribe that all buildings within said limits, when built or when they become dangerous, shall be made or constructed of fireproof material, the kind and character and the quality and dimensions to be fixed by the said rules and regulations of the said town; and may declare all buildings within the said fire limits to be nuisances when they become old, dilapidated, and dangerous, and compel the removal of same or the proper repair thereof; and may prescribe limits within which only fireproof roofing may be used; and may prescribe penalties and impose the same for the violation of any such rules and regulations.

HEALTH PROTECTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION

Sec. 16. Town May Pass Ordinances to Maintain Health. The said Town of Enfield shall have power to condemn as nuisances all buildings, cisterns, wells, privies, and private cesspools and sewer openings which upon inspection of the Health Officer shall be found to be unhealthy and insanitary to persons and property, and may cause the same to be abated or removed by the owner thereof, and said owner may be subjected to a fine or imprisoned for failure to obey the orders of the said town in respect to said nuisance; and the said Town of Enfield shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases in the said town, and may make quarantine laws for that purpose and enforce the same within the said town, and shall have a right to prevent the slaughtering of any animal in the said town, and may regulate the keeping of markets and grocery stores, and do all and singular such things and pass such rules and regulations as shall best subserve the health, comfort and happiness of the residents of said town. The County Health Officer may perform the duties of Health Officer for the town when no Health Officer is appointed by the Board of Town Commissioners.

BUSINESS AND TRADE

Sec. 17. Board of Commissioners May Levy License and Franchise Taxes. That the Board of Town Commissioners may license and regulate all businesses or occupations whatsoever which in the opinion of the said Board of Town Commissioners should be proper subjects for police regulations. Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to engage in any business or occupation or to do any act upon which a special tax is imposed by the said Board of Town Commissioners shall before engaging therein obtain a license from the clerk of the said town; and any person engaging in any such business, trade, occupation, profession, etc., without first obtaining said license shall be guilty of an offense against the ordinances of the said town, and may be punished as provided therein. No license shall be issued for a longer period than one year, and no license shall be assignable, except by permission of the said Board of Town Commissioners.

MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES

Sec. 18. Town May Own and Operate Electric, Gas, Water and Sewerage Systems and Make Regulations for said Operation. The Town of Enfield may buy, own, construct, establish, maintain and operate systems of electricity, gas, sewerage and water; and may make, regulate and establish public wells, cisterns, hydrants, reservoirs, pumping and filtering plants, pipe lines, sewerage disposal plants, stations and standpipes anywhere within the said town or beyond the limits thereof, for the use of said town, and may make such rules and regulations as it may deem proper for the management of the said water, gas, electric and sewer systems. The said town may require the owners, tenants or occupants of all property which may be located upon or near any street or alley along which may extend any municipal sewer or water system to connect with the said sewer and water systems, all waterclosets, bathrooms, privies, tubs, sinks or drains located upon their respective property or premises, and upon a failure to do so the owner, tenant or occupant of said property may be fined or imprisoned, as provided by ordinance of said town. The Board of Town Commissioners may appoint and employ a Director of Utilities and Public Works, whose duty it shall be to supervise the operation of any and all of the above systems and to supervise the maintenance of the streets and other public works carried on by the town.

CONSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENTS

Sec. 19. Town May Improve Streets and Sidewalks. The said Town of Enfield may grade and improve its public streets and sidewalks and may employ such person or persons as it may deem necessary for the purpose of constructing and improving said streets and sidewalks and may pave and improve the same in such manner and with such material as the said Board of Town Commissioners may in their discretion deem best; and it may construct such drainage and gutters along the said streets and across the sidewalks and through the lands of the abutting owners as the officials of the said town may deem to be the best interest of the public, and persons interferring in any way with such improvements or drainage or with the officers or employees of the said town while it works upon the same, shall be fined for each offense not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisoned not more than 30 days, as provided by ordinance of the said town.

Sec. 20. Town May Assess Abutting Property Owners One-half Costs of Streets and Sidewalks. The Town of Enfield may charge the owners of abutting property one-half of the costs of curbing and guttering and of paving and surfacing sidewalks and streets and the same shall be a specific lien upon said abutting property against all and every owner, mortgagee, trustee, or lessee thereof; and if the said costs are not paid within 90 days after the completion of the said work or if satisfactory arrangements have not been made under the provisions hereinafter contained, the same may be enforced and collected by suit instituted by the Town of Enfield in a justice of the peace court, a magistrate's court, a county circuit court or the Superior Court, where the owners and other interested parties shall have the right to present their defense and the issue raised shall be tried and the case disposed of according to the law and the course of practice of the court. The lien herein created shall follow the land and the said town in bringing the aforesaid suit to enforce same may name subsequent owners, who are the owners of said property at the time the suit is brought, as defendants. The Town of Enfield may, if it so elects, use any other procedure to bring about the collection of aforesaid costs provided by the general laws of the State of North Carolina for the collection of municipal assessments.

Sec. 21. Eminent Domain and Condemnation of Land. That when in the opinion of the governing body of the said town lands are needed for public utilities, streets, parks, playgrounds, or municipal buildings, and the governing body is unable to acquire same by private purchase, condemnation of the same for such public use may be made in the manner and under the procedure as is provided in Chapters 40 entitled "Eminent Domain" and 160 entitled "Municipal Corporations" of the General Statutes of North Carolina.

TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR

Sec. 22. Town Treasurer and Town Tax Collector. That the Board of Town Commissioners shall appoint a Town Treasurer and a Town Tax Collector, but both positions may be held by one person. The person or persons so appointed shall be bonded in an amount to be set by the said Board of Town Commissioners.

SALE OF MUNICIPAL BONDS AND GRANTING OF FRANCHISES

Sec. 23. Sale of Municipal Bonds. That the Town of Enfield, after receiving approval from the Local Government Commission, may hold bond elections and if the elections are carried may sell bond anticipation notes and/or municipal bonds. In making application to the Local Government Commission, in conducting bond elections, and in selling bond anticipation notes and in selling bonds, the said Town of Enfield shall follow the procedures outlined in the General Statutes of North Carolina for these purposes.

Sec. 24. Town May Grant Franchises. That the Town of Enfield may grant franchises to companies who wish to provide services to the citizens when and if the type of franchise to be granted is authorized by State law. In granting the said franchises the town must use the procedures set out in Chapter 160 of the General Statutes of North Carolina entitled "Municipal Corporations".

PLANNING, ZONING, BUILDING INSPECTION, RECREATION AND INDUSTRIAL LOCATION

Sec. 25. Planning Committee, Zoning Ordinance and Building Inspection. That the Town of Enfield may appoint a Planning Committee or Commission to plan for the organized growth and development of the town. It shall be the duty of this committee to report its findings and recommendations to the Board of Town Commissioners. The Board of Town Commissioners may adopt, amend, or repeal a town zoning ordinance and may authorize the town building inspector to enforce its provisions and may appoint a Board of Adjustment to review any action taken by the said building inspector. The Board of Town Commissioners may adopt an ordinance requiring building permits and authorizing the charging of a fee for same and the providing of a penalty for the construction of buildings without a permit. The building inspector shall inspect all new buildings and repairs for which permits are issued and shall have the authority to stop any construction when it is not being done according to law or when in his opinion it would be unsafe. He shall also have the authority to condemn any and all buildings that are in his opinion unsafe and a hazard to the public. In the event no building inspector is appointed by the Board of Town Commissioners or for any reason the building inspector's employment is terminated, the building inspector's duty shall be performed by the superintendent of utilities and streets until such time that a building inspector is appointed. In the absence of the Board of Town Commissioners adopting a Town Building and Electric Code, the State Building and Electric Codes shall serve as the building and electric codes for the Town of Enfield.

Sec. 26. Recreation. That the Board of Town Commissioners may appropriate moneys for and operate a municipal recreation program including the establishment and maintenance of municipal parks. The said municipal recreation program may be operated through a recreation committee to be appointed by the Board of Town Commissioners. The said program shall in all respects meet the requirements of and be operated in accordance with the provisions contained in Chapter 160 of the General Statutes of North Carolina entitled "Municipal Corporations".

Sec. 27. Industrial Location. That the Board of Town Commissioners may appropriate moneys from nontax funds to be used to finance a program designed to improve the economy of the town by acquiring additional industries and may join with Halifax County and the other municipalities in said county in employing a person or persons to work with industrial prospects and attempt to persuade them to locate within the county.

MAYOR

Sec. 28. Duties of the Mayor. That the Mayor shall be the principal executive officer of the town and his duties shall be as follows:

1. Preside at meetings of the Board of Town Commissioners.

2. Vote at meetings of the Board of Town Commissioners when there is a tie.

3. Preside at Mayor's Court.

4. Appoint committees when needed to assist in carrying out directives or in making investigations requested by the Board of Town Commissioners.

5. Put into effect all orders and directives of the Board of Town Commissioners.

6. Suggest programs and projects to the Board of Town Commissioners and make recommendations concerning all phases of town business.

7. Appoint a budget committee and serve as chairman of same.

8. Do any and all other acts customarily done and performed by Mayor under a Mayor-Commissioner form of government of the type provided for by this Act.

REPEAL CLAUSE

Sec. 29. Ordinances to Remain in Effect; Judicial Notice to be Taken of this Act; if Parts Invalid, Other Parts to Remain in Effect. All ordinances of the Town of Enfield not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter shall remain in full force and effect until altered, amended, or repealed by the Board of Town Commissioners; that this Act shall be deemed a public Act, and judicial notice thereof shall be taken in all courts and places, without the same having been printed and read in evidence; and in event that any part or Section, or subdivisions of this Act shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such holding shall not be construed to invalidate or impair the remainder of this Act, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and. effect, notwithstanding such holding.

Sec. 30. This Act Charter, Former Charters Repealed. From and after the ratification of this Act, the same shall be henceforth the Charter of the Town of Enfield, and all former Charters of said town are hereby repealed: Provided, however, that such repeal shall not annul any ordinances, bylaws, rules, or regulations of the town relating to bond issues or the granting of franchises, nor shall such repeal affect any act done or any right accruing or established, nor shall it relieve the said Town of Enfield from any obligation incurred by the said town by reason of the issuing of any bonds or assumption of any other liability.

Sec. 31. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 32. 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 27th day of June, 1967.