NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 555

SENATE BILL 504

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 153-9(17) RELATING TO CLOSING PUBLIC WAYS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  The fourth paragraph of G.S. 153-9(17) which reads:

"The board of aldermen or other governing body of any municipality shall have the same power and authority with respect to roads, streets or other public ways which are inside the corporate limits of such municipality as given to the county commissioners by the second paragraph of this subdivision with respect to roads, streets or public ways outside the corporate limits of a municipality. Provided, that the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any streets or highways under the control and supervision of the State Highway Commission.", is amended to read:

"The board of aldermen or other governing body of any municipality shall have the same power and authority with respect to any street or road or portion thereof which is inside the corporate limits of such municipality as given to the county commissioners by this subdivision with respect to any street or road or portion thereof outside the corporate limits of a municipality. Provided, that the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any streets or highways under the control and supervision of the State Highway Commission."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 153-9(17) is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:

"Whenever the word 'street' or the word 'streets' appears in this subdivision, the word 'street' shall also mean and include an alley or lane and the word 'streets' shall mean and include alleys or lanes."

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 17th day of May, 1973.