GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 657
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/26/95

Short Title:  Chatham Omnibus.	(Local)

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March 30, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT MAKING SUNDRY AMENDMENTS CONCERNING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN CHATHAM COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
FOX TRAPPING SEASON
Section 1.  (a)	Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to trapping of foxes, there will be open season for taking foxes with traps of the leghold type no larger than one and one-half, with coil spring and with trap chain and at least three swivels set on dry land with solid anchor.  No trap larger than number one and one-half coil spring may be used.  This season shall be from December 1 to February 15 of each year.
(b)	No person shall place traps on the land of another without first obtaining written permission from the landowner or lessee.
(c)	There shall be no bag limit for foxes taken during the trapping season established in this section.
(d)	The Wildlife Resources Commission shall provide for the sale of foxes taken lawfully pursuant to this section.
(e)  This section applies only to Chatham County.
(f)  This section becomes effective October 1, 1995.
ALLOW CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO LEASE
CERTAIN PROPERTY TO THE CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING
Sec. 2.  (a)	Notwithstanding G.S. 115D-15, the Board of Trustees of Central Carolina Community College may lease a portion of its real property in Center Township of Chatham County, and grant necessary easements for utilities, to the Chatham County Council on Aging, Inc., upon such terms and conditions as it shall determine in its discretion.
(b)	This section applies only to the proposed lease of property in Chatham County.
CHATHAM SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS
Sec. 3.  (a)	The Board of Education of Chatham County shall consist of five members who shall be qualified voters of the County, and who shall be elected as hereinafter provided for staggered terms of four years.
(b)	For the purpose of electing members of the Board of Education, the County is hereby divided into four resident districts as follows:
District Number One shall consist of all the territory within the boundaries of the precincts of Bynum, West Williams, East Williams, and New Hope.
District Number Two shall consist of all the territory within the boundaries of the precincts of East Pittsboro, West Pittsboro, West Mann's Chapel, and East Mann's Chapel.
District Number Three shall consist of all the territory within the boundaries of the precincts of Cape Fear, Haw River, Oakland, Goldston, and Harpers Crossroads.
District Number Four shall consist of all the territory within the boundaries of the precincts of Bennett, Bonlee, South Siler City, North Siler City, Albright, Hadley, and Hickory Mountain.
(c)	The election shall be nonpartisan, and no primary election shall be held.  The election shall be held at the same time as the regular primary for county officers, and except as provided in this section, the election shall be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes regulating general elections.
(d)	Beginning in 1996, and thereafter as the terms expire, one member shall be elected from Districts  1 and 2 for terms of four years.
In 1998, and thereafter as the terms expire, one member shall be elected from District  3, and two members from District 4 for terms of four years.
(e)  Candidates must reside in the district which they seek to represent, but shall be voted on by the voters of the entire County.  The candidates in each district receiving the highest number of votes, equal to the number of positions to be filled in the district, shall be declared elected.
(f)  The provisions of G.S. 115C-37, except for subsection (i), shall be applicable to the members of the Chatham County Board of Education.
(g)  Chapter 501 of the Session Laws of 1975 is repealed, except for Section 6.
CHATHAM SCHOOL BOARD TIME OF TAKING OFFICE
Sec. 4.  Section 6 of Chapter 501 of the Session Laws of 1975 reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 6.  The provisions of G.S. 115C-37(f)	shall be applicable to the members of the Chatham County Board of Education.  The members of the Chatham County Board of Education shall hold a meeting on the first Monday in December following the election.  At that meeting, newly elected members of the Board of Education shall qualify by taking the oath of office as prescribed in Article VI, Section 7 of the Constitution."
Sec. 5.  This act is effective upon ratification.