NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1967 SESSION

CHAPTER 546
HOUSE BILL 863

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF LINCOLNTON, AS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 369 OF THE PRIVATE LAWS OF 1899, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227 OF THE PUBLIC‑LOCAL LAWS OF 1917, RELATING TO THE RESIDENCE OF TOWN ALDERMEN.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. Chapter 369 of the Private Laws of 1899, as amended by Chapter 227 of the Public‑Local Laws of 1917, is hereby amended by adding to Section 5 thereof the following words: "If an alderman has been elected from a ward and during his tenure of office moves from his ward to another ward in the Town of Lincolnton, the alderman will not forfeit his office but will continue to serve as alderman of the Town of Lincolnton during the remaining term for which he was elected."
Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This Act shall be in force from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 19th day of May, 1967.