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.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 2 of Chapter 609 of the Session Laws of 1953, part 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, 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 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.