NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 774

SENATE BILL 409

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF FUQUAY SPRINGS SO AS TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT ELECTION DATES FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND TO PROVIDE FOUR-YEAR TERMS OF OFFICES FOR TOWN COMMISSIONERS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. Section 3 of Chapter 167 of the Private Laws of 1915 is hereby rewritten to read as follows:

"The officers of said town shall consist of a mayor and five commissioners who shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the Town of Fuquay Springs. The election of such officers shall be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in May, 1961, and biennially thereafter. The mayor shall serve for a period of two years or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The commissioners shall serve for a period of four years; provided, however, that at the municipal election to be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in May, 1961, the two commissioners receiving the highest number of votes shall serve for terms of four years and the three commissioners receiving the next highest number of votes shall serve for a term of two years. Thereafter, as their terms of office expire, the commissioners shall be elected for terms of four years and serve until their successors are elected and qualified."

Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. 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.