Title: S.L. 1973-837
Category: Session Law

NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1973 SESSION

CHAPTER 837
HOUSE BILL 1416

AN ACT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN SCOTLAND COUNTY AND TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR ELECTION.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. Chapter 400 Public-Local Laws of 1927 is hereby amended by rewriting Section 1 thereof to read as follows:
"Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Scotland County shall consist of seven members who shall be nominated and elected as herein provided."
Sec. 2. Section 3 of Chapter 400 Public-Local Laws of 1927, is rewritten to read as follows:
"Sec. 3. For the purpose of nominating and electing members of the Board of County Commissioners the county is divided into five districts as follows:
(a)	District number one composed of Spring Hill Township.
(b)	District number two composed of Stewartsville Township.
(c)	District number three composed of Laurel Hill Township.
(d)	District number four composed of Williamson Township.
(e)	District number five composed of the entire county.
One Commissioner shall be elected from districts number one, three, four and five, and three Commissioners shall be elected from district number two.
All candidates shall be nominated and elected by the qualified voters of the entire county, but all candidates shall be residents of the district from which they seek nomination and election."
Sec. 3. Section 4 of Chapter 400 Public-Local Laws of 1927 is rewritten to read as follows:
"Sec. 4. The five incumbent members of the Board of County Commissioners shall serve the term of office for which elected. At the expiration of their current terms, their successors shall be elected for terms of four years. Beginning with the primary and general election to be held in 1974, the number of Commissioners in district number two (Stewartsville Township) shall be increased to three. The two additional Commissioners shall be nominated and elected in the 1974 primary and general election. The additional candidate in district number two receiving the highest number of votes in the 1974 election shall be elected for a term of four years, and the additional candidate receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of two years. Thereafter, as their terms expire, their successors shall be elected for terms of four years."
Sec. 4. The Scotland County Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized to appoint two additional Commissioners from district number two who shall serve until the two additional Commissioners to be nominated and elected in 1974 shall take office in December, 1974.
Sec. 5. Section 2 of Chapter 400 Public-Local Laws of 1927 and all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. This act shall become effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 5th day of February, 1974.

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