NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 549

SENATE BILL 440

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SURRY COUNTY AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 972 OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1967 ON A NON-PARTISAN BASIS AND FROM DISTRICTS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. The members of the Board of Education of Surry County shall be elected on a non-partisan basis according to the provisions of Chapter 972 of the Session Laws of 1967. There shall be elected one member from each of the Districts hereinafter set forth, as follows:

(1)       One member who shall be a resident of District No. 1, consisting of so much of Mount Airy Township as does not lie within the boundaries of the Mount Airy City School Administrative Unit.

(2)       One member who shall be a resident of District No. 2, consisting of Westfield, Pilot Mountain, Long Hill and Eldora Townships.

(3)       One member who shall be a resident of District No. 3, consisting of Shoals, Siloam and Rockford Townships.

(4)       One member who shall be a resident of District No. 4, consisting of Dobson, Marsh and Stewart's Creek Townships.

(5)       One member who shall be a resident of District No. 5, consisting of Franklin and Bryan Townships.

Elkin Township and that portion of Mount Airy Township lying within the boundaries of Mount Airy City School Administrative Unit are excluded from the above described districts because they are contained in city administrative units with their own separate boards of education.

Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification except that present members shall complete their present terms.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 21st day of May, 1969.