NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 9

HOUSE BILL 25

 

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE STAGGERING OF TERMS OF OFFICE FOR THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF MEBANE.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. From and after the regular municipal election to be held in 1963, the Mayor and members of the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Mebane shall serve staggered terms of office.

Sec. 2. At the regular municipal election to be held in 1963, the candidate for mayor who receives the highest number of votes and the two candidates for the board of commissioners receiving the first and second highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of four years.

Sec. 3. At the regular municipal election to be held in 1963, the three candidates receiving the third, fourth and fifth highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of two years.

Sec. 4. At the regular municipal election to be held in 1965 and all regular municipal elections thereafter, each successful candidate for the office of mayor and member of the board of commissioners shall be elected for a term of four years.

Sec. 5. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 6. 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 1st day of March, 1963.