NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 620

HOUSE BILL 146

 

AN ACT TO MAKE THE 1959 ANNEXATION LAWS APPLY TO CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Article 36 of Chapter 160 of the General Statutes shall be applicable to Cumberland County.

Sec. 2.  Chapter 1058, Session Laws of 1969, is hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  Any city within Cumberland County which annexes territory subsequent to ratification of this act may contract with any rural fire department which at the time of annexation is serving all or part of the area annexed to continue to furnish fire protection service to the area annexed.

Sec. 3 1/2.  Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall not take effect unless a majority of those voting in the special election provided for in this section vote in favor of placing Cumberland County under the general municipal annexation laws (Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Article 36 of Chapter 160).  This special election shall be held on the same day as the special election on the consolidation of the Fayetteville City and Cumberland County Boards of Education, provided for in SB 616 of the 1971 Session of the General Assembly.  The election shall be conducted by the Cumberland County Board of Elections, in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations governing elections for county officers insofar as practical.  No absentee ballots may be permitted.  No new or special registration is required and all persons eligible to vote in the county are eligible to vote in the special election.

The question on the ballot shall be as follows:

FOR:     Placing Cumberland County under the general statewide Municipal Annexation Laws of 1959 permitting annexation.

AGAINST:      Placing Cumberland County under the general statewide Municipal Annexation Laws of 1959 permitting annexation.

If a majority of those voting in the special election on annexation vote "FOR: Placing Cumberland County under the general statewide Municipal Annexation Laws of 1959 permitting annexation", then Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall take effect on the Monday following certification of the election results by the Cumberland County Board of Elections.

If a majority of those voting in the special election on annexation vote "AGAINST: Placing Cumberland County under the general statewide Municipal Annexation Laws of 1959 permitting annexation", then Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall be void.

Sec. 4.  Except as provided in Section 3 1/2, this act becomes effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 21st day of June, 1971.