NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1969 SESSION
CHAPTER 967
HOUSE BILL 1265
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FROM DISTRICTS IN YADKIN COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Yadkin County shall consist of five members who shall be nominated and elected by the voters of the entire county. For the purpose of nominating and electing the members of the Board of County Commissioners, the County is hereby divided into three districts as follows:
DISTRICT NO. 1 shall consist of East Bend, Forbush, Liberty Townships and South Fall Creek Precinct. Two Commissioners shall be nominated and elected from District No. 1 by the voters of the entire County, and the persons nominated and elected must be residents of the District.
DISTRICT NO. 2 shall consist of Boonville Township and North Fall Creek Precinct. One commissioner shall be nominated and elected from District No. 2 by the voters of the entire County, and the person nominated and elected must be a resident of the District.
DISTRICT NO. 3 shall consist of Knobs, Buck Shoals and Deep Creek Townships. Two Commissioners shall be nominated and elected from District No. 3 by the voters of the entire County, and the persons nominated and elected must be residents of the District.
Sec. 2. In the primary and general election in 1970, and biennially thereafter, the persons nominated and elected from the above districts shall serve for a term of two years and until their successors are elected and qualified. A vacancy occurring in the Board of Commissioners shall be filled for the unexpired term as now provided by general law.
The Primary and general election shall be held and conducted as provided in Chapter 163 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, except as may be otherwise provided herein.
Sec. 3. Chapter 148, Public-Local Laws of 1939, and all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed, except Chapter 717, Session Laws of 1969.
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 20th day of June, 1969.