NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1971 SESSION

CHAPTER 785
HOUSE BILL 1320

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NEW BERN RELATING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section l. Section 28 of Chapter 1281 of the Session Laws of 1957 is hereby amended by deleting from line 3 therein the words "chief of police."
Sec. 2. Subsection (5) of Section 29 of Chapter 1281 of the Session Laws of 1957 is hereby rewritten to read as follows:
"(5)	Appoint and remove heads of departments, including the chief of police, and other employees of the city except those appointed by the Board of Aldermen.  The manager shall report every such appointment and removal to the Board of Aldermen at the next meeting thereof following any such appointment or removal."
Sec. 3. Section 4 of Chapter 324 of the Session Laws of l969 is amended by deleting the word "three" appearing in line 8 and inserting in lieu thereof the word "thirty".
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 7th day of July, 1971.