NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 712

HOUSE BILL 946

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE ANNEXATION OF PLEASANT HILL BY THE CITY OF ELKIN EXCEPT BY A VOTE OF THE RESIDENTS THEREIN.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  The City of Elkin in Surry County shall not annex, except as provided in G.S. 160-452, a part of, or all of the area in Wilkes County known as "Pleasant Hill", unless a majority of the qualified voters in Edwards Township 3 in Wilkes County voting in an election called for such purpose vote in favor of such annexation.  "Pleasant Hill", for the purposes of this Act, is that portion of Edwards Township #3 in Wilkes County located within two miles of the Wilkes-Surry County line.

Sec. 2. The governing body of the City of Elkin, upon its own motion, is authorized to hold a referendum in Edwards Township #3 in Wilkes County at such time as the governing body may determine, and the referendum shall be held and conducted as provided in G.S. 160-448 through G.S. 160-451 except that the voters of Elkin shall not participate in such election.

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 All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.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 June, 1969.