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That the officers of said town shall consist of a Mayor, [5] Commissioners, and Marshal; and the Commissioners when qualified may elect a town clerk and such other officers as they may deem necessary to the preservation and regulation of the town’s interest.
(Pr. L. 1905, C. 362, Sec. 3) (Ord. passed 2-5-72)
Editor’s note:
An ordinance enacted pursuant to G.S. § 160A-101 on February 5, 1972, changed the number of Commissioners from four to five.
That until the election hereinafter provided for, the Mayor and Commissioners provided for in the preceding section shall be as follows: J.K. Steward, [Mayor]; R.M. Coats, J.G. Stephens, J.W. Talton, W.H. Coats, Commissioners, who shall hold their respective offices until their successors are elected and qualified. All other officers of said town shall [be] elected by the Board of Commissioners, and such officers shall be required to enter into bond, payable to the state for the faithful performance of their several duties, into such amounts as to said board may seem just and reasonable.
(Pr. L. 1905, C. 362, Sec. 4)
That the Board of Commissioners may adopt and enact such ordinances, rules, and regulations as to them may seem best for the government of said town, preserving the peace, abating nuisances, and promoting sanitary conditions therein, and may enforce the same by fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days in the common jail of Harnett County or on the streets or other public works of said town.
(Pr. L. 1905, C. 362, Sec. 8)
Statutory reference:
Enforcement of town ordinances, G.S. § 160A-175
General ordinance-making power, G.S. § 160A-174
That the Mayor, Board of Commissioners, Marshal, and all other officers of said town shall have all the authority and power, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, which now belong to similar officers or which may hereafter be conferred upon such officers by law of the state applicable to towns and cities.
(Pr. L. 1905, C. 362, Sec. 10)
That the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Coats shall, not oftener than annually, levy a tax on real and personal property situated within the limits of said town, not exceeding fifty cents on each one hundred dollars’ valuation, the constitutional equation to be ever observed.
(Pr. L. 1907, C. 409, Sec. 12)
Constitutional reference:
Reference to a poll tax in this section has been deleted. Poll taxes prohibited, see North Carolina Constitution, Article V, Section 1.
Statutory reference:
Ad valorem taxation permitted up to $1.50 per $100 appraised valuation of property, see G.S. § 160A-209
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