NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1967 SESSION

CHAPTER 665

SENATE BILL 348

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 291 OF THE PRIVATE LAWS OF 1909 AND CHAPTER 388 OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1953 CHANGING THE STYLE OF THE NAME, CHANGING THE DESIGNATION AND FIXING THE SALARY OF THE GOVERNING BOARD AND RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MARION IN McDOWELL COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. Chapter 291 of the Private Laws of 1909, being the Charter of the Town of Marion, is hereby amended by striking out the words "Town of Marion" wherever they appear in said Act and substituting in lieu thereof the words "City of Marion". From and after the ratification of this Act the style of the name of the Town of Marion shall be changed to the City of Marion.

Sec. 2. Section 3 of Chapter 291 of the Private Laws of 1909 is hereby amended by striking out the word "aldermen" as the same appears in line 2 and substituting in lieu thereof the word "councilmen". From and after the ratification of this Act the governing body of the City of Marion shall be designated as the City Council and the members thereof shall be designated councilmen.

Sec. 3. Section 7 of Chapter 291 of the Private Laws of 1909 is hereby further amended by adding at the end of said Section immediately following the period a new sentence which shall read as follows: "Councilmen shall be paid for their services in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month."

Sec. 4. Chapter 291 of the Private Laws of 1909 is hereby further amended by striking out all of Section 10, as the same appears in said Act and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 10, which shall read as follows:

"Sec. 10. Beginning at the regular municipal election to be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in May 1969 and biennially thereafter the Mayor and members of the City Council shall be elected for four-year terms or until their successors are elected and qualified. Provided, that at the regular municipal election to be held in May 1969 the three candidates for the City Council receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of four years and the other two candidates elected as councilmen shall serve for a term of two years. Thereafter, all councilmen shall be elected to serve four-year terms."

Sec. 5. Section 2 of Chapter 388 of the Session Laws of 1953 is hereby amended by striking out the word "tenth" immediately following the word "the" and immediately preceding the word "day" as the same appears in the third line of said Section and substituting in lieu thereof the word and figures "thirtieth (30th)". The requirements of this Section shall be applicable to the regular municipal election to be held in the City of Marion in May 1969 and biennially thereafter.

Sec. 6. The regular municipal election to be held in May 1969 and biennially thereafter in the City of Marion shall be governed by the laws of North Carolina applicable to municipal elections except as otherwise provided by this Act and the requirements of Chapter 388 of the Session Laws of 1953 as amended by this Act.

Sec. 7. All laws and clauses of laws in direct conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 8. 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 2nd day of June, 1967.