NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1961 SESSION

CHAPTER 131
HOUSE BILL 33

AN ACT RELATING TO FILLING VACANCIES ON THE WHITEVILLE CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. Vacancies occurring on the Whiteville City Board of Education by reason of death, resignation, failure to qualify, expiration of term, or otherwise, shall be filled by the six precinct Democratic Executive Committeemen in the area embraced by the Whiteville administrative school unit, consisting of Western Prong, Whiteville No. 1, Whiteville No. 2, Whiteville No. 3, South Whiteville and North Lees precincts. In the event of a tie vote by the executive committeemen in selection of a person to fill such vacancy as herein provided, the chairman of the Columbus County Board of Education shall vote to break the tie. Any such vacancy not filled by the County executive committee under the authority herein contained within thirty days from the occurrence of such vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the State Board of Education.
Sec. 2. The last sentence of Section 2 of Chapter 717 of the Session Laws of 1953, as amended by Chapter 413 of the Session Laws of 1955, and as further amended by Chapter 192 of the Session Laws of 1957 and all other laws and clauses of laws, whether general or local, in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 29th day of March, 1961.