GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

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HOUSE BILL 797

Short Title:  Wallace Charter.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Representative Watson.

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Referred to:  Ways and Means.

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April 3, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF WALLACE TO ALLOW THE MAYOR TO BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Section 2.3 of the Charter of the Town of Wallace, being Chapter 94 of the 1987 Session Laws, as amended, reads as rewritten:
"Section 2.3.  Mayor; Term of Office; Duties.  The Mayor shall be elected by all the qualified voters of the Town for a term of four years; shall be the official head of the Town government and preside at meetings of the Council; shall have the right to vote only when there is an equal division on any question or matter before the Council; and shall exercise the powers and duties conferred by law or as directed by the Council."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.