NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 948

HOUSE BILL 228

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 5 OF THE PUBLIC-LOCAL LAWS OF 1941 AND CHAPTER 22 OF THE PRIVATE LAWS OF 1935 TO PERMIT THE CITY OF LEXINGTON AND LEXINGTON UTILITIES COMMISSION TO OPERATE A CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  That Section 2 of Chapter 5 of the Public-Local Laws of 1941 is hereby amended by inserting following the word "sewerage," and preceding the word "and" in line 34 the words "gas, cable television," and also by inserting following the word "lights," and preceding the word "water" in line 37 the words "gas, cable television,".

Sec. 2.  That Section 30(e) of Chapter 5 of the Public-Local Laws of 1941 is hereby amended by inserting following the word "electricity," and preceding the word "or" in line 2 the words "cable television".

Sec. 3.  That Section 36 of Chapter 5 of the Public-Local Laws of 1941 is hereby amended by inserting following the word "telephone," and preceding the word "electric" in line 3 the words "cable television,".

Sec. 4.  That Section 3 of Chapter 22 of the Private Laws of 1935, as amended by Chapter 84 of the Session Laws of 1953, is hereby amended by inserting following the words "gas distribution system," and preceding the word "the" in the third line of said Section 3 the words "cable television system".

Sec. 5.  That Section 7 of Chapter 22 of the Private Laws of 1935, as amended by Chapter 84 of the Session Laws of 1953, is hereby amended by inserting following the words "gas distribution system," and preceding the word "with" in line 4 of said Section 7, the words "cable television system".

Sec. 6.  That Section 11 of Chapter 22 of the Private Laws of 1935, as rewritten by Section 2 of Chapter 208 of the Session Laws of 1959, is hereby amended by inserting following the word "sewage" and preceding the word "and" in line 2 of said rewritten Section 11, the words ",cable television,".

Sec. 7.  All laws and clauses of law in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 8.  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 19th day of June, 1969.