GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 43*

Short Title:  Forest City/Alexander Mills.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Senator Dalton.

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Referred to:  State and Local Government.

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February 8, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CONSOLIDATE THE TOWN OF ALEXANDER MILLS INTO THE TOWN OF FOREST CITY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a)	The Town of Alexander Mills is merged into the Town of Forest City.  The effective date of the merger is July 1, 1999.  The Town of Alexander Mills is abolished as a separate municipal corporation. 
(b)	Subsection (a) of this section is effective only if approved in a referendum by the qualified voters of the Town of Alexander Mills.
(c)	The referendum shall be held on a date set by the Rutherford County Board of Elections, but no later than May 31, 1999.  It may be held on the same day as any other referendum or election in the county, but may not otherwise be held during the period beginning 50 days before and ending 50 days after the day of any other referendum or election to be conducted by the board of elections conducting the referendum and already validly called or scheduled by law.  The proposition submitted to the voters shall be in the form approved by the Rutherford County Board of Elections.
Section 2.  (a)	On the effective date of the merger, all property, real and personal and mixed, including accounts receivable, belonging to the Town of Alexander Mills, shall by operation of law vest in, belong to, and be the property of the Town of Forest City.  The governing body of the Town of Alexander Mills shall take such additional actions and execute such documents as will carry into effect the provisions and the intent of this section.
(b)	All judgments, liens, rights of liens, and causes of action of any nature in favor of the Town of Alexander Mills shall vest in and remain and inure to the benefit of the Town of Forest City.
(c)	All taxes, assessments, water or sewer charges, and any other charges or fees, owed to the Town of Alexander Mills