CHARTER
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Article I.  Incorporation, Corporate Powers and Boundaries
      Section 1.1.   Incorporation
      Section 1.2.   Powers
      Section 1.3.   Corporate limits
Article II.  Governing Body
      Section 2.1.   Mayor and Board of Commissioners
      Section 2.2.   Board of Commissioners: composition: terms of office
      Section 2.3.   Mayor: term of office: duties
      Section 2.4.   Mayor Pro Tempore
      Section 2.5.   Meetings
      Section 2.6.   Voting requirements: quorum
      Section 2.7.   Compensation: qualifications for office: vacancies
Article III.  Elections
      Section 3.1.   Regular municipal elections
      Section 3.2.   Election of Board of Commissioners
      Section 3.3.   Election of Mayor
      Section 3.4.   Special elections and referendums
Article IV.  Organization and Administration
      Section 4.1.   Form of government
      Section 4.2.   Town Manager
      Section 4.3.   Town Clerk
      Section 4.4.   Tax Collector
      Section 4.5.   Town Attorney
      Section 4.6.   Other administrative officers and employees
Article V.  Additional Provisions
      Section 5.1.   Alcoholic beverage control stores
      Section 2
      Section 3
      Section 4
      Section 5
      Section 6
      Section 7
      Section 8
      Section 9
      Section 10
      Section 11
      Section 12
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REVISE AND CONSOLIDATE THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF WALNUT COVE
Editor’s note:
   Please see Chapter 31 of the codified ordinances of the Town of Walnut Cove for legislation amending the Charter.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
   Section 1.  The Charter of the Town of Walnut Cove is revised and consolidated to read as follows:
THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF WALNUT COVE
ARTICLE I.  INCORPORATION, CORPORATE POWERS AND BOUNDARIES
 
   “Section 1.1.  Incorporation.  The Town of Walnut Cove, North Carolina in Stokes County and the inhabitants thereof shall continue to be a municipal body politic and corporate, under the name of the ‘Town of Walnut Cove,’ hereinafter at times referred to as the ‘Town.’
   “Section 1.2.  Powers.  The Town shall have and may exercise all of the powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities conferred upon the Town of Walnut Cove specifically by this Charter or upon municipal corporations by general law. The term ‘general law’ is employed herein as defined in G.S. 160A-1.
   “Section 1.3.  Corporate Limits.  The corporate limits shall be those existing at the time of ratification of this Charter, as set forth on the official map of the Town and as they may be altered from time to time in accordance with law. An official map of the Town, showing the current boundaries, shall be maintained permanently in the office of the Town Clerk and shall be available for public inspection. Immediately upon alteration of the corporate limits made pursuant to law, the appropriate changes to the official map shall be made and copies shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, the Stokes County Register of Deeds and the appropriate board of elections.
ARTICLE II.  GOVERNING BODY
 
   “Section 2.1.  Mayor and Board of Commissioners.  The Mayor and the Board of Commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Board,’ shall be the governing body of the Town.
   “Section 2.2.  Board of Commissioners: Composition: Terms of Office.  The Board shall be composed of four Commissioners elected by all the qualified voters of the Town for staggered terms of four years or until their successors are elected and qualified.
   “Section 2.3.  Mayor: Term of Office: Duties.  The Mayor shall be elected by all the qualified voters of the Town for a term of two years or until his or her successor is elected and qualified; shall be the official head of the Town government and preside at meetings of the Board; shall have the right to vote only when there is an equal division on any question or matter before the Board; and shall exercise the powers and duties conferred by law or as directed by the Board.
   “Section 2.4.  Mayor Pro Tempore.  The Board shall elect one of its members as Mayor Pro Tempore to perform the duties of the Mayor during his or her absence or disability, in accordance with general law. The Mayor Pro Tempore shall serve in such capacity until the organizational meeting following the next regular municipal election, despite the contrary provisions of G.S. 160A-70.
   “Section 2.5.  Meetings.  In accordance with general law, the Board shall establish a suitable time and place for its regular meetings. Special and emergency meetings may be held as provided by general law.
   “Section 2.6.  Voting Requirements: Quorum.  Official actions of the Board and all votes shall be taken in accordance with the applicable provisions of general law, particularly G.S. 160A-75. The quorum provisions of G.S. 160A-74 shall apply.
   “Section 2.7.  Compensation: Qualifications for Office: Vacancies.  The compensation and qualifications of the Mayor and Commissioners shall be in accordance with general law. Vacancies that occur in any elective office of the Town shall be filled as provided in G.S. 160A-63.
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