NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

CHAPTER 60

SENATE BILL 57

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF INCREASING THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. At the regular election for officers of the City of Kings Mountain to be held in May, 1959, there shall be submitted to the electors of said city the question as to whether or not the terms of office of the mayor and the board of commissioners shall be increased to four years. At said election, ballots shall be prepared containing substantially the following language:

"[ ]    For increasing the term of office of the mayor to four years.

"[ ]    Against increasing the term of office of the mayor to four years.

"[ ]    For increasing the terms of office of the commissioners to four years.

"[ ]    Against increasing the terms of office of the commissioners to four years."

Sec. 2. At said election, if a majority of the electors shall vote in favor of increasing the term of office of the mayor to four years, the mayor elected at the May 1959 election shall serve for a term of four years and until his successor is elected and qualified. At the election in 1963, and quadrennially thereafter, the mayor of said city shall be elected for a term of four years and until his successor is elected and qualified.

In the event a majority of the electors shall vote in favor of increasing the terms of office of the city commissioners to four years the commissioners elected at the May 1959 election shall serve for terms of four years each and until their successors are elected and qualified. At the election in 1963, and quadrennially thereafter, the commissioners of said city shall be elected for terms of four years each and until their successors are elected and qualified.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. 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 12th day of March, 1959.