NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 362

HOUSE BILL 522

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 93, SESSION LAWS OF 1963, THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SUNSET BEACH, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TOWN.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. Section 3 of Chapter 93, Session Laws of 1963, is hereby rewritten in its entirety, to read as follows:

"Sec. 3. The government of the Town and the general management and control of all of its affairs shall be vested in a Board of Commissioners, which shall be elected as hereinafter set forth and shall exercise its powers in conformity to the provisions of this Act and the provisions of the General Statutes and Laws of the State of North Carolina with reference to the powers, rights and privileges of municipalities wherein no provision has been made in this Charter with respect thereto."

Sec. 2. Section 4 of Chapter 93, Session Laws of 1963, is rewritten to read as follows:

"Sec. 4. The governing body of the Town of Sunset Beach shall consist of six Commissioners who shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the Town. The Commissioners shall serve for a term as hereinafter provided, and until their successors are elected and qualified."

Sec. 3. The general municipal election shall be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in May, 1965, and biennially thereafter.

Sec. 4. At the municipal election in May, 1965, there shall be elected six Commissioners. The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. The three candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of two (2) years.

At the municipal election in May, 1967, and biennially thereafter, three Commissioners shall be elected for a term of four (4) years.

Sec. 5. The Board of Commissioners shall meet on Monday following each election, at 10:00 o'clock a.m., and shall thereupon be organized by the election of a Mayor from its members, and a Mayor Pro Tempore. The Mayor shall be elected for a term of two years and the Mayor Pro Tempore shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners.

Sec. 6. Section 5 of Chapter 93, Session Laws of 1963, is hereby rewritten as follows:

"Sec. 5. Any qualified voter of the Town of Sunset Beach shall be eligible to hold office and to vote in all municipal elections. Any qualified voter desiring to become a candidate for the office of Commissioner shall file a Notice of his Candidacy, together with a filing fee, with the Town Clerk not less than twenty (20) days before the date of the municipal election. The Board of Commissioners shall, by ordinance, provide for the form of notice and the amount of the filing fee."

Sec. 7. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all municipal elections in the Town of Sunset Beach shall be held under the provisions of Article 3, Chapter 160 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.

Sec. 8. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 9. 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 28th day of April, 1965.