NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

CHAPTER 562

HOUSE BILL 738

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH DISTRICTS FOR THE SELECTION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DARE COUNTY AND TO PROVIDE FOR STAGGERED TERMS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. For the period 1966-1968 the Board of Commissioners of Dare County shall be composed of six (6) members who shall represent the following districts:

(1)       District No. One - Nags Head Township;

(2)       District No. Two - Atlantic Township;

(3)       District No. Three - Croatan and East Lake Townships;

(4)       District No. Four - Kennekeet Township;

(5)       District No. Five - Hatteras Township;

(6)       District No. Six - All of Dare County.

Sec. 2. At the primary and general election to be held in 1966, there shall be nominated and elected one (1) commissioner from each of Districts One, Five and Six, as set out in Section 1 above. Those persons elected from Districts One and Six shall serve for terms of four (4) years each and that person elected from District Five shall serve for a term of two (2) years.

Sec. 3. Following the qualifications of the persons nominated and elected at the primary and general election to be held in 1968, the Board of Commissioners of Dare County shall be composed of five (5) members who shall represent districts comprised as follows:

(1)       District No. One - Nags Head Township;

(2)       District No. Two - Atlantic Township;

(3)       District No. Three - Croatan and East Lake Townships;

(4)       District No. Four - Hatteras and Kennekeet Townships.

(5)       District No. Five - All of Dare County.

Sec. 4. At the primary and general election to be held in 1968, and quadrennially thereafter, there shall be nominated and elected one (1) commissioner from each of Districts Two, Three and Four as set out in Section 3 above. At the primary and general election to be held in 1970, and quadrennially thereafter, there shall be nominated and elected one (1) commissioner from each of Districts One and Five as set out in Section 3 above.

Sec. 5. The candidate in the primary from each respective district shall be voted on by all of the qualified voters of Dare County, and the candidate from each respective district who receives the largest number of votes shall be declared to be the nominee of his party, duly nominated as the candidate for said district at the general election, and said candidates shall be voted on at the general election by all of the qualified voters of Dare County.

Sec. 6. The laws governing the election of County Commissioners which are not in conflict with this Act shall be as provided in the General Statutes.

Sec. 7. Chapter 58 of the Session Laws of 1963, Chapter 343, of the Session Laws of 1947 and all other laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 8. This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 14th day of May, 1965.