NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

CHAPTER 22

SENATE BILL 27

AN ACT TO APPOINT TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ALAMANCE COUNTY.

WHEREAS, The Board of Education of Alamance County consists of five members and the terms of office of two members, Dr. T. E. Powell and Mr. Claude L. Simpson, will expire on the first Monday in April, 1961, and it is highly necessary that the Board of Education of Alamance County shall have said terms of office filled at an early date so that the said board may function with a full membership; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary that certain decisions to be made by the Alamance County Board of Education after two new members take office be made as soon as possible so that the construction of contemplated consolidated high schools will not be too long delayed; and whereas, after said decisions, it will be necessary that plans and specifications be drawn, or existing plans and specifications modified, and for bids to be advertised and for contracts to be entered into and for supplies and other equipment to be purchased; and whereas, if such action is not soon taken a financial loss might result in the educational affairs of Alamance County and the education of the children of said county might be impaired; and

WHEREAS, Dr. T. E. Powell and Mr. Claude L. Simpson have worked long and hard and have freely given of their time and abilities to advance the cause of education in Alamance County and the people of Alamance County are greatly indebted to these two public officials, and it is desired that their terms of office shall be terminated to the end that the Board of Education of Alamance County be completed in membership: Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. That the terms of office of Dr. T. E. Powell and Mr. Claude L. Simpson as members of the Board of Education of Alamance County be, and the same are hereby, terminated, abolished and ended as of the effective date of the passage of this Act.

Sec. 2. That Dr. Carl M. Sellars be, and he is hereby, appointed a member of the Alamance County Board of Education for a term of six years from and after the date of his qualification for office; that is, from and after the date of his taking the oath of office as required by the Constitution and Laws of the State.

Sec. 3. That Mr. G. Vance Newlin be, and he is hereby, appointed a member of the Alamance County Board of Education for a term of six years from and after the date of his qualification for office; that is, from and after the date of his taking the oath of office as required by the Constitution and Laws of the State.

Sec. 4. That the members herein appointed, as set forth in Sections 2 and 3 of this Act, shall hold their offices for the terms designated in said Sections and until their successors shall be duly appointed and qualified; that the members of the Alamance County Board of Education appointed for the terms of office as set forth in Sections 2 and 3 of this Act shall take the oath of office and qualify for office at any time within ten days after the effective date of this Act.

Sec. 41/2. The operation of this Act shall be suspended until the said Dr. T. E. Powell and Claude L. Simpson signify their consent to the provisions hereof by relinquishing said offices to their successors above named, or until the first Monday in April 1961, whichever first occurs; provided, any vacancy created by such relinquishment of office shall not be regarded as a vacancy within the meaning of any other laws of this State pertaining to the filling of vacancies in office.

Sec. 5. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 6. 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 8th day of March, 1961.