A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO provide a four‑year term for the mayor of the town of chadbourn.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 2.3 of the Charter of the Town of Chadbourn, being Chapter 895, Session Laws of 1989, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 2.3. Mayor; Term of Office; Duties. In 2003 and quadrennially thereafter, the Mayor shall be elected by all the qualified voters of the Town for a term of  four years or until his or her successor is elected and qualified; shall be the official head of the Town government and preside at meetings of the Council; shall have the right to vote only when there is an equal division on any question or matter before the Council; and shall exercise the powers and duties conferred by law or as directed by the Council."
SECTION 2. Section 3.3 of  the Charter of the Town of Chadbourn, being Chapter 895, Session Laws of 1989, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 3.3. Election of Mayor. A Mayor shall be elected in  a regular municipal election."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective beginning with the Mayor elected in the 2003 municipal election.