NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 1161
HOUSE BILL 1616

AN ACT AMENDING CHAPTER 4, SUBCHAPTER D, SECTION 4.61(6), OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE RELATING TO THE CHARLOTTE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. Chapter 4, Subchapter D, Section 4.61(6), of the Charter of the City of Charlotte, as contained in Section 1 of Chapter 713 of the 1965 Session Laws, is hereby amended by deleting in its entirety the sentence that reads "In the conduct of said investigations, each member of said board shall have full power and authority to secure by subpoena both the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and papers relative to such investigations." and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
"In the conduct of its hearings each member of the board shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the production of evidence. If a person fails or refuses to obey a subpoena issued pursuant to this subsection, the board may apply to the General Court of Justice, Superior Court Division, for an order requiring that its order be obeyed, and the court shall have jurisdiction to issue these orders after notice to all proper parties. If any person, while under oath at a hearing by the board, willfully swears falsely, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 16th day of June, 1978.