§ 1. INCORPORATION.
   The inhabitants of the Town of Ranlo in Gaston County, within the boundaries hereinafter established in section 2 of this charter or as hereafter established in the manner provided by law, are hereby incorporated under the name of the Town of Ranlo, subject to the provisions of section 3 of this charter, and the same is hereby created a body politic and corporate and shall hereafter possess all the corporate powers and be subject to all the provisions contained in Chapter 160 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and other general laws of the state relating to cities and towns, and all such provisions that are not inconsistent with this charter are hereby made a part of the same.
Statutory reference:
   Chapter 160 of the General Statutes has since been superseded by Chapter 160A.