Title: S.L. 1959-784

NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1959 SESSION

CHAPTER 784
HOUSE BILL 810

AN ACT TO INCLUDE THE TOWN OF WHITEVILLE WITHIN THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 15 OF CHAPTER 160 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES.

WHEREAS, the Town of Whiteville does not have a population of five thousand (5,000) according to the last Federal Census; and
WHEREAS, it is provided by Section 160‑183(a) that "'Municipality' shall mean any city or town having a population of five thousand (5,000) or more, according to the last Federal Census"; and
WHEREAS, it is found desirable to include the Town of Whiteville in Columbus County within the provisions of Article 15 of Chapter 160 of the General Statutes: Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. The provisions of Article 15 of Chapter 160 of the General Statutes shall apply to the Town of Whiteville in Columbus County with the same force and effect as if the said town had a population of five thousand (5,000) or more, according to the last Federal Census, and the definition of a municipality in Section 160‑183(a) of said Article shall not have the effect of excluding the Town of Whiteville in Columbus County from the provisions of said Article.
Sec. 2. That this Act shall apply only to Whiteville in Columbus County.
Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. 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 9th day of June, 1959.