NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1967 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 322

HOUSE BILL 644

 

 

AN ACT TO FIX THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF HUDSON AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. The number of Commissioners of the Town of Hudson shall consist of six members who shall be elected in the general election held in May, 1969, when a Mayor is also elected. The Mayor, and the three Commissioners receiving the highest number of votes, will be elected for a term of two years and the three Commissioners receiving the next highest votes shall be elected for a term of one year. The Mayor and Commissioners will begin serving their term of office on July 1st after the election. And after the election held in May, 1969, all Commissioners together with the Mayor will be elected for a term of two years. The election shall be held each year on Tuesday after the first Monday in May.

Sec. 2. Any qualified voter of the Town of Hudson who desires to seek the office of either Mayor or Commissioner shall present his intent to become a candidate signed by him and accompanied by a petition signed by at least 15 qualified voters of the town. No person will be permitted to file for election after five o'clock p. m. on the second Friday before the general election held on Tuesday after the first Monday in May. No person shall be qualified to run for office in the Town of Hudson unless he is a qualified voter of the town.

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 All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.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 5th day of May, 1967.