A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT extending the terms of office from two to four years for municipal elections in the town of bethel beginning in 2021 AND TO ABOLISH THE OFFICE OF CORONER IN BLADEN COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Sections 3 and 4 of the Charter of the Town of Bethel, being Chapter 20 of the Private Laws of 1873‑1874, as amended by Chapter 97 of the Private Laws of 1927 and Chapter 609 of the 1953 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 2. The Charter of the Town of Bethel is amended so as to provide that the officers of the Town shall consist of a mayor and five commissioners. Beginning in 2021, regular municipal elections shall be held in the Town every four years and shall be conducted in accordance with the general laws governing municipal elections. In 2021, and quadrennially thereafter, a mayor and five commissioners shall be elected for terms of four years, and each shall serve until a successor is duly elected and qualified."
SECTION 1.5.(a)  The office of coroner in Bladen County is abolished.
SECTION 1.5.(b)  Chapter 152 of the General Statutes is not applicable to Bladen County.
SECTION 1.5.(c)  This section becomes effective on the earlier of a vacancy in the office of coroner in Bladen County or the expiration of the current elected term of office.
SECTION 2.  Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.