NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1967 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 312

HOUSE BILL 595

 

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTION IN THE TOWN OF MAIDEN, UPON THE QUESTION OF ADOPTING PLAN D-CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. The governing body of the Town of Maiden, North Carolina, shall, within one year from the date of ratification of this Act, cause to be submitted to the qualified voters of the Town of Maiden, at a special election called for the purpose of determining whether Plan D-City Manager form of government shall be adopted by the Town of Maiden.

Sec. 2. The said election shall be called and conducted and the result thereof determined and declared by the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Maiden as is now provided by law for the election of the mayor and members of the Board of Aldermen, and the holding of said election and the canvassing of the returns and all other matters pertaining to said election shall be as provided by law for the election of the mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Maiden. At such election, ballots shall be provided for the voters containing the words "FOR Plan D-City Manager Form of Government", and "AGAINST Plan D-City Manger Form of Government". If a majority of the votes cast in said election shall be in favor of said Plan D-City Manager form of government, the same shall become effective and be operative in the Town of Maiden from and after the first day of July, 1968. If a majority of the votes cast shall be against Plan D-City Manager form of government, this Act shall be null and void.

Sec. 3. All ordinances, resolutions, orders, or other lawful regulations of the Town of Maiden, and any duly authorized commission, committee or other body thereof, existing at the time the Plan D-City Manager form of government is adopted and becomes effective, shall continue in full force and effect until annulled, repealed, modified or superseded as provided by law.

Sec. 4. In the event Plan D-City Manager form of government is adopted, then all the provisions of Part 4 of Article 22, Chapter 160 of the General Statutes, entitled "Plan D. Mayor, City Council and City Manager," shall become effective as to the Town of Maiden, except G. S. 160-339, as it relates to elections, G. S. 160-340 and G. S. 160-345. Provided, however, that the governing body of the Town shall continue to be known as the Board of Aldermen rather than the City Council, and the mayor and members of the Board of Aldermen shall continue to be elected as now provided by law.

Sec. 5. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with 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 5th day of May, 1967.