NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

CHAPTER 652

SENATE BILL 935

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MARSHVILLE RELATING TO THE ELECTION AND TERM OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. Chapter 133 of the Private Laws of 1935 is hereby repealed.

Sec. 2. Section 2 of Chapter 313 of the Private Laws of 1913, as amended by Chapter 195 of the Private Laws of 1935, is amended by rewriting the same to read as follows:

"Sec. 2. That the corporate limits of said town shall be and remain as they are now established by former actions of the General Assembly of North Carolina. That the government of said town and the administration of its municipal affairs shall be vested in a mayor and five aldermen who shall be elected by the qualified voters of said town. Beginning with the election in November, 1973, the two candidates for aldermen receiving the highest number of votes shall serve a four-year term and the three candidates for aldermen receiving the next highest number of votes shall serve for a term of two years. Thereafter, all aldermen shall be elected to serve a term of four years."

Sec. 3. Section 1 of this act shall become effective December 3, 1973.

Sec. 4. Section 2 shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 22nd day of May, 1973.