The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28
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last week and now awaits onl
ratification, which is routine. anc
for all practical purposes, the bi
is now law.
Following is a text of the bill a
introduced and passed:
TEXT OF BILL
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED Al
ACT TO AMEND THE CHART
Err OF THE TOWN OF LIN
COLNTON TO PROVIDE FOF
THE NOMINATION OF CANDI
DATES FOR THE OFFICE OF
MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THT
BOARD OF ALDERMEN AMI
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION OF THE TOWN OF
LINCOLNTON BY PARTY PRI-
MARIES, AND TO PROVIDE
FOR TERMS OF OFFICE OF
FOUR YEARS FOR MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
. AND TO ESTABLISH SALARIES
FOR THE MAYOR AND MEM
BERS OF THE BOARD OF AL
DERMEN.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact
SECTION l. The Charter Of
the Town of Lincolnton, Chapter
500 of the Private Laws of North
Carolina, Session Of 1899, as a
mended, is hereby amended by
adding a new section to read as
follows:
SECTION 112. PRIMARIES S
AND ELECTIONS. - ta) On anc
after the effective date of this
Act all candidates for Mayor
members OF the Board of Alder
men. and members of the Board
of Education of the Town of Lin
colnton. to be voted on in the
general municipal elections of the
Town of Lincolnton shall be no.
minated in political party pri-
maries in the manner and form
herein prescribed. and no name
shall be printed on the general
ballot for the Town of Lincolnton
except these candidates who are
nominated and selected under the
provisions of this Act.
RUNOFF PROVISION
"(b) On and after the fourth
Tuesday preceding the date of
the holding of the general NUM-
cipal election of the Town of Lin
colnCon. there shall be called
held, conducted and concluded
under the direction of the Lin
colnton County Board of Elections
by election officials designated
and appointed by them for that
purpose a party primary for the
purpose of nominating candidates
for Mayor, members of the Board
OF Aldermen, and members of the
Board of Education Of the Town
of Lincolnton. In the event a
runoff primary is required to de-
termine the candidates for any
political party, the runoff shall,
be held on the second Tuesday
next preceding the date of the
general election.
These primary elections shall
be governed by the general law
provided for primary elections in
Subchapter II of Chapter 1853 of
the General Statutes insofar as
such general laws may be con-
strued to apply to said NUM-
cipal primaries, and in all other
respects where the general laws
of the State cannot be construed
to conform to the provisions of
the procedures of municipal
primary. the said primary shall
be governed by rules and regula-
tons to be adopted by the Lin
coin County Board of Elections
for such primary.
FILE BY NOON
"tc) Any person desiring to be-
come a candidate for nomination
in the primary for the office of
Mayor or member Of the Board
of Aldermen Of the Town of Lin
colnton or member of the Board
of Education of Lincolnton shall
by twelve O'Clock Noon on the
second Wednesday preceding the
primary election, file with the
Chairman of the Lincoln Coun-
ty Board of Elections a state
ment of such candidacy in sub
stantially the following form:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF LINCOLNTON
I.----, hereby give
notice that I reside at
-- Street. Town of
Lincolnton, County of
Lincoln. State of North
Carolina that I am
candidate for nominal
tion of the office of
Mayor, Alderman (strike
out inapplicable part, to
be voted upon at the pri-
mary election to be held
on the Tuesday of
, 1876. I affiliate with
Tho party and
shall support the nomi-
nees of that party. and I
hereby request that my
name be printed upon
the official ballot for the