The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-10
RULES SUSPENSION
WILL BE ASKED ON
CITY MANAGER BILL
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will advise the public Of the time.
The New Hanover delegs ion gave
notice on January % in the press,
Rep. LeGrand said, that petition
bearing 2,400 signatures had been
received requesting that an cleo
ton be held on the city manager
question. The representatives then
asked that anyone having any OBJ
jections to state them at once. To
date, Rep. LeGrand said, he has
received but two.
According to the provisions OF
the bill, if it is passed by the
legislature, the chairman OF the
New Hanover county board OF cleo
tions must, within live days, set
the date for the election to be
held not later than 40 days after
date of passage. Advertisement OF
the vote will then be started on a
basis of weekly for four weeks.
The bill follows:
Whereas, it is deemed expedient
that an election be called and
held in the City of Wilm lgton, as
hereinafter provided, without the
filing of petition therefor as pro-
vided by Section two thousand
eight hundred and forty-seven OF
the Consolidated Statutes of one
thousand nine hundred and nine
teen, as amended: Now. therefore.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section l. That the County Board
of Elections of New Hanover Coun-
ty shall call an election as pro-
vided by Section two thousand eight
hundred and forty-nine OF the Con-
solidated Statutes of one thousand
nine hundred and nineteen. in the
same manner as if petition
signed by twenty-five per cent OF
the qualified voters of the City OF
Wilmington had been filed calling
for such election. which election
shall be held during the month OF
March, one thousand nine hundred
and forty-one, on date to be
fixed by the said board. At this
election there shall be submitted
for determination by the qualified
voters of the City of Wilmington
voing in such election the question
of the adoption of form OF gov
ernment for the City of Whining
ton defined as Plan D in part four
of Article nineteen, Chapter fltty-
six (Sections two thousand eight
hundred and eighty-seven through
two thousand nine hundred) Of the
Consolidated Statutes of one thou
sand nine hundred and nineteen,
as amended, which pl' PROVIDES
for a mayor, a city council. and a
city manager.
Sec. 2. That the election shall be
advertised and conducted and the
result thereof determined and de-
clared and become effective in all
respects as provided in Article
twenty-one of Charter fifty-six Of
the Consolidated Statutes of one
thousand nine hundred and nine
teen, as amended: Provided. how
ever. that if the election shall be
carried in favor of the adoption OF
Plan D, the first election Of Off
GERS under the plan shall be held
at such time that the new form OF
government shall be effective. and
the officers elected under Plan D
shall take office in May, one thou
sand nine hundred and forty-one,
at the end of the terms of the
mayor and commissioners who
were elected at the last election OF
said officers in the City of Will
mington under its present form
of government and present city
charter.
Sec. 3. That all laws and clauses
of laws which may be in conflict
with the provisions of this act are
hereby, to the extent of such con-
flict, repealed.
Sec. 4. That this Act shall be in
full force and effect from and after
its ratification, 5