GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 172

Short Title:  Mitchell Accountant/Tax Collector.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representative Buchanan.
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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government II.
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February 26, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO RESUME ELECTING THE TAX COLLECTOR AND COUNTY ACCOUNTANT OF MITCHELL COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Board of Elections of Mitchell County shall conduct a county-wide referendum at the date of the statewide general election in November of 1992 on the following question:
"[ ]	FOR election by the voters of Mitchell County of the County Tax Collector and County Accountant.
[ ]	AGAINST election by the voters of Mitchell County of the County Tax Collector and County Accountant."
Sec. 2.  If a majority of the qualified voters of Mitchell County voting in that election vote "FOR" the question, then in 1994 and quadrennially thereafter, there shall be elected in Mitchell County a County Accountant to serve a four-year term.  Such person shall be the finance officer of the county for the purpose of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes, and the term of the finance officer appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Mitchell County shall expire on the first Monday in December of 1994.
Sec. 3.  If a majority of the qualified voters of Mitchell County voting in that election vote "FOR" the question, then in 1994 and quadrennially thereafter, there shall be elected in Mitchell County a Tax Collector to serve a four-year term.  The term of the tax collector appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Mitchell County shall expire on the first Monday in December of 1994.
Sec. 4.  Elections for County Accountant and Tax Collector of Mitchell County shall be under the same procedures for county officers as provided by law.
Sec. 5.  This act is effective upon ratification.