(A) Amendment passed 3-18-1913.
Session Law of 1913, Chapter 387
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF RICHLANDS, IN ONSLOW COUNTY, BEING CHAPTER 417 OF THE PRIVATE LAWS OF 1905.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY of NORTH CAROLINA DO ENACT:
Section 1. That section nineteen, chapter four hundred and seventeen, Private Laws of one thousand nine hundred and five, be amended as follows: After word “doubled,” in line eight, section nineteen, add the following: “And the Board of Aldermen of said town shall have the power and authority to annually levy and cause to be collected for the necessary expenses of the town such special or privilege tax or taxes as may seem to them fair and equitable on every trade, calling, or business, of whatever nature, carried on in said town: Provided, the said tax is not prohibited by the general law of the State.”
Section 2. That section twenty-six, chapter four hundred and seventeen, Private Laws of one thousand nine hundred and five, be amended as follows: After the word “that,” in line one of said section and before the word “a” in said line and section, add the following: “The mayor of said town of Richlands shall have the power to appoint”; and after the word “town” and before the word “shall,” in said line in said section, insert the word “who.”
Section 3. That section twenty-seven, chapter four hundred and seventeen, Private Laws of one thousand nine hundred and five, be amended as follows: After the word “annually,” in line one of said section, and before the word “publish,” in line one of said section, insert the following words: “on or before the second Tuesday in May”; and at the end of said section twenty-seven add the following words: “The fiscal year of said town shall end on the second Tuesday in May.”
Section 4. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
Ratified this the 8th day of March, A. D. 1913.
(B) Amendment passed 2-16-1927.
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF RICHLANDS, ONSLOW COUNTY, CHAPTER 417, PRIVATE LAWS, SESSION 1905.
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY of NORTH CAROLINA DO ENACT;
Section 1. That section fourteen of chapter four hundred and seventeen of Private Laws of North Carolina, session nineteen hundred and five, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words, “thirty-three and one-third,” in the fifth line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the words, “sixty-six and two-thirds.”
Section 2. This act shall in force from and after its ratification.
Ratified this the 16th day of February, A. D. 1927.
(C) Amendment passed 5-21-1931.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTION IN THE TOWN OF RICHLANDS, ONSLOW COUNTY
WHEREAS, the charter of the Town of Richlands, Onslow County, Chapter four hundred and seventeen of the Private Laws of North Carolina, session nineteen hundred and five, provides that town elections shall be held on the second Tuesday of the month of May in odd years; and
WHEREAS, owing to the general statutory provision calling for such election on the first Tuesday of May, some confusion has arisen as to which date is correct, and no election has been held on either date in May, nineteen hundred and thirty one; and,
WHEREAS, at a town meeting duly held on April, twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and thirty one, a ticket for Mayor and Town Aldermen was duly nominated, and election officers were duly appointed: now, therefore,
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY of NORTH CAROLINA DO ENACT:
Section 1. That the election for said Town of Richlands shall be held on June sixteenth, nineteen hundred and thirty one, in lieu of the regular May election; and hereafter the election date for said town shall be the first Tuesday of May.
Section 2. That the present Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Richlands shall provide printed ballots for such election to town meeting of April twenty fourth, shall be the names printed on such official ballots; and said election shall be held and conducted in all respects as provided in said charter of said Town of Richlands, insofar as the same is not in conflict with the provisions of this act.
Section 3. That the same registrar and pollholders appointed originally for said election shall act for the election of June sixteenth, provided any vacancy may be filled as provided in said charter.
Section 4. That this act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
Ratified this the 21st day of May, A. D., 1931.
(D) Amendment passed 2-19-1947.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 14 OF THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF RICHLANDS, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 28 OF THE PRIVATE LAWS OF 1927, RELATING TO RAISING REVENUES IN THE TOWN OF RICHLANDS IN ONSLOW COUNTY
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY of NORTH DO ENACT;
Section 1. That Section 14 of Chapter 417 of the Private Laws of 1905, the same being the charter of the Town of Richlands in the County of Onslow, as amended by Chapter 28 of the Private Laws of 1927, be and the same is hereby further amended so that said Section shall read as follows:
Sec. 14. For the purpose of raising revenues for defraying the expenses incident to the proper government of the Town of Richlands, the Board of Aldermen shall have the power and it is hereby authorized to levy and collect an annual ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the Town of Richlands at such rate on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation of said property as is or may be from time to time provided by the general law of the State. In addition to the foregoing, the Board of Aldermen shall have the power and it is hereby authorized to levy and collect a tax ad valorem upon all property then subject to taxation in the town, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all bonds of the town as such principal and interest shall become due, and to levy and collect such license, privilege, franchise and other taxes as the Board of Aldermen deem proper and as the board is authorized and permitted to levy and collect by the general law.
Section 2. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 3. That this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 19th day of February, 1947.
(E) Amendment passed 3-21-1949.
AN ACT FIXING THE DATE ON WHICH THE MUNICIPAL OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF RICHLANDS, ONSLOW COUNTY, N. C., SHALL BEGIN THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE.
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY of NORTH CAROLINA DO ENACT:
Section 1. The Mayor, the Board of Aldermen, and all other elective officials of the Town of Richlands elected in the general municipal election during the month of May 1949 shall be inducted into and assume the duties of their respective offices on the first day of July 1949, and biennially thereafter the municipal officers elected in the general municipal election shall be inducted into and assume the duties of their respective offices on the first day of July following the date on which they are elected.
Section 2. The governing body of said town is authorized to pay the mayor a salary not to exceed twenty five dollars ($25.00) per month out of the town’s general fund.
Section 3. Each of the members of the governing body of said town shall be paid the sum of two dollars ($2.00) for each regular or special meeting of said board attended by such member, said sum to be paid out of the town’s general fund.
Section 4. The fiscal year of the Town of Richlands shall begin on the first day of each July hereafter and end on the thirtieth day of each following June.
Section 5. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Section 6. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 21st day of March, 1949
(F) Amendment passed 4-13-1951.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AND EMPOWER THE TOWNS OF JACKSONVILLE, HOLLY RIDGE, RICHLANDS, AND SWANSBORO IN ONSLOW COUNTY TO LIST AND ASSESS ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THEIR CORPORATE LIMITS FOR AD VALOREM TAXATION
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY of NORTH CAROLINA DO ENACT;
Section 1. In order to equalize the valuation of taxable property within the Towns of Jacksonville, Holly Ridge, Richlands, and Swansboro in Onslow County, the governing boards of said towns are hereby authorized to reassess and revalue all taxable property within said towns for the purposes of ad valorem taxation. In carrying out such reassessment and revaluation, the governing boards of the towns shall be governed by the provisions of subchapter II of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes and the governing boards of the towns shall perform the duties and functions of boards of county commissioners as set out in subchapter II of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes. The town clerks or any other person designated by the town boards shall act as tax supervisors and shall have all the powers, duties and authority given to tax supervisors by subchapter II of Chapter 105 of the General Statues. The governing boards of the towns shall act as boards of equalization and review in the same manner and with the same powers and duties as county boards of equalization and review, and appeals may be taken from the governing boards of the towns sitting as boards of equalization and review in the same manner as appeals are taken from county boards of equalization and review.
The reassessment and revaluation herein authorized may be made as of January 1, 1952, or in any regular quadrennial reassessment year as fixed by Section 300 of the Machinery Act, being Chapter 310 of the Public Laws of 1939, as amended.
Section 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, the governing boards of the Towns of Jacksonville, Holly Ridge, Richlands, and Swansboro may continue to obtain the town tax lists from the county records without securing lists signed by the taxpayers and may continue to accept the valuation fixed by the county authorities as provided in Section 105-333 of the General Statutes. In the event any of the municipalities named in this Act shall assess or reassess and revalue the taxable property of such municipalities, such assessed valuation shall be applicable to ad valorem taxation of such municipalities only.
Section 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 13th day of April, 1951.
(G) Amendment passed 5-6-1955.
AN ACT TO LEGALIZE AND VALIDATE THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF THE TOWN OF RICHLANDS, IN ONSLOW COUNTY, FOR THE YEAR 1955, WHICH SAID ELECTION, DUE TO INADVERTENCE AND MISTAKE, WAS NOT HELD ON THE DATE REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, the time fixed by law for the election of the municipal officials of the Town of Richlands, in Onslow County, is the first Tuesday in May in all odd years; and
WHEREAS, through some oversight, mistake and inadvertence on the part of the municipal officials of the Town of Richlands it was considered and thought that said election should be held on the first Saturday in May, or, that is, on the 7th day of May, 1955; and
WHEREAS, all necessary preparations for said municipal election of the Town of Richlands have been made, including the opening of the registration books, registration and all legal requirements preliminary to a municipal election, including the printing of the official ballots; and
WHEREAS, there have been expenses incurred, and said election should be held, and it is the regular year for such municipal election, and it is desired that proper officers shall be elected in a legal manner to administer the municipal government of the Town of Richlands: Now, therefore,
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY of NORTH CAROLINA DO ENACT;
Section 1. The municipal election for the Town of Richlands for the election of the municipal officers of said town, held or to be held on May 7, 1955, shall in respects be deemed to be the proper, legal and valid date of election for said Town of Richlands for the year of 1955. That all preliminary registrations, preparations of election records and books, of printing of official ballots and other steps taken for the holding of said election on May 7, 1955, shall be deemed to be legal, proper and valid, and any and all such preliminary procedures and steps are hereby declared to be lawful and are hereby validated.
Section 2. That any and all municipal officers elected in the Town of Richlands, or to be elected on May 7, 1955, are hereby declared elected or to be elected in a legal, proper and valid election, and such persons, when properly inducted into office, shall be deemed to hold their offices with legal and valid status in any and all respects and with the same force and effect as if said election had been held on Tuesday, May 3, 1955.
Section 3. That all future elections to be held for the Town of Richlands, for the election of municipal officials, shall be held on the first Tuesday in May in accordance with the charter and special laws governing said election for said Town of Richlands.
Section 4. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Section 5. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 6th day of May, 1955.
(H) Amendment passed 4-24-1957.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXERCISE OF POWERS BY POLICE OFFICERS BEYOND THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWNS OF SWANSBORO AND RICHLANDS IN ONSLOW COUNTY.
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY of NORTH CAROLINA DO ENACT;
Section 1. The members of the town police of the Towns of Swansboro and Richlands, in Onslow County, shall have, in all that territory embraced within one mile in all directions of the present corporate limits of said towns, all the power and authority which they now exercise within the corporate limits of said town, provided, however, that the power and authority herein granted shall not extend beyond the boundary of Onslow County.
Section 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 24th day of April, 1957.
(I) Amendment passed 3-4-1965.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 160 OF THE GENERAL STATUES TO EXTEND THE AUTHORITY TO ARREST AND EXECUTE CRIMINAL PROCESS BY TOWN POLICEMEN TO TERRITORY OUTSIDE THE TOWN LIMITS, BUT WITHIN THREE MILES THEREOF, AS THE SAME PERTAINS TO THE TOWN OF RICHLANDS IN ONSLOW COUNTY.
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY of NORTH CAROLINA DO ENACT:
Section 1. G. S. 160-21 is amended by striking out “within the town limits” and substituting in lieu thereof “within or without, but within a radius of three miles of, the limits of the Town of Richlands in Onslow County,”
Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall be applicable only to the Town of Richlands in Onslow County.
Section 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall become effective upon its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 4th day of March, 1965.
(J) Amendment passed 4-27-1965.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TOWN OF RICHLANDS TO EMPLOY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE TOWN.
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY of NORTH CAROLINA DO ENACT:
Section 1. The governing body of the Town of Richlands in Onslow County is hereby authorized and empowered to employ in any capacity, including as Chief of Police and other police officers of the Town, persons who reside outside of the corporate limits of the municipality and who are not qualified voters thereof.
Section 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 27th day of April, 1965.