NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1087

HOUSE BILL 1230

 

 

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A COUNTY ACCOUNTANT FOR YANCEY COUNTY, FIXING HIS SALARY AND TERM OF OFFICE.

 

WHEREAS, by Chapter 245, Session Laws of 1943, J. A. Goodin was appointed County Accountant for Yancey County for a term expiring on the first Monday in April, 1945; and

WHEREAS, said Act did not definitely fix the term of office of the successors to the said J. A. Goodin; and

WHEREAS, the present Board of County Commissioners of Yancey County has taken the position that said county accountant should be appointed under the provisions of G. S. 153-115, rather than under the provisions of Chapter 245, Session Laws of 1943: Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. That Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter 245, Session Laws of 1943, be and the same are hereby re-enacted.

Sec. 2. That from and after the first Monday in December, 1960, the term of office of the County Accountant for Yancey County shall be two years. That for the term beginning on the first Monday in December, 1960, and biennially thereafter, the County Accountant for Yancey County shall be appointed by the officials designated by Section 3 of Chapter 245, Session Laws of 1943.

In making such appointment and in filling vacancies as provided in this Act the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall act as chairman and may call a meeting for the purpose of acting hereunder upon the giving of five days' notice to the other officials directed to act hereunder.

Upon the failure or inability to act of said Superintendent of Public Instruction then the other two officials may jointly call such meeting and make such appointment.

Sec. 3. That the salary of the County Accountant for Yancey County, who is ex officio tax collector, shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners of said county at not less than two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00) per month and not more than three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325.00) per month.

Sec. 4. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 5. 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 17th day of June, 1959.