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~a <br />§1JJA-2V CH. i59-i CGLis"Pico §1a3~ 22 <br />' County Bonds Not to Be Issued for c2oad township or local taxi, g district therein, upon <br />purposes of Oae Township or 7aazng Dis- 'tae approval of the c°oter> of the particular <br />trict. - While the builaing of public rows has district alone. and ~~thovt benefit to the others. <br />"` been held a necessary axpense, applicatio& of Cossiissioaer of Johnston County v, Lacy, 17$ <br />the principle mac noc be extended W instattces N C. 111, 9u S..E. d92 (191 i 1. <br />' ` where a statute requues the county to issue its Cited in P1ver Birch assocs. v. City of P.a- <br />. bonds for road purposes to obtain aid fcr a lei~h. 336 N C. 100, 9&3 S E3d 539 ~ 1990 <br />§ la3A-20. lYlap of electoral districts. <br />If a county is dvided into electoral districts for the purpose of nomi~zating or <br />electing persons to the board of commissioners, the current boundaries of the <br />electoral districts shaIl at all times be.drawn on a map, or set out in a written <br />description, or shown by a combination of these techniques. This current <br />delineation shall be available for public inspection in the office of the clerk. <br />11973, c. 822, s.. l.) <br />§ la"3.~-21: Repealed by Session Laws 1913, c, 88?. <br />Editor's Note. -Session Laws 1915, c. 399, <br />applicable oily to Robeson County; reenacted <br />this section. <br />§ 153,.-22. Redefining electoral district boundaries. <br />(a) If a couniy is divided into electoral districts for the purpose of nominat- <br />ing or electing persons to the boazd of commissioners, the board of commis- <br />sioners may find as a fact whether there is substantial inequality ofpopulation <br />among the districts. <br />(b) If the board finds tl-.at ther=_ is substantial inequality of population <br />among the districts, it may 6y resolution redefine the electoral districts. <br />(c) Redefined electoral districts shall be so drawn that the quotients <br />obtained by di•~iding the pppulatien of each district by the number of commis- <br />,. sioners apportioned to the district are as nearly equal as practicable, and each <br />district shall be composed of territory w2thin a continuous boundary. <br />(d) No change in the boundaries of an electoral district may affect the <br />unexpired term of office of a commissioner residing in the district and serving <br />on the board on the effective date of the resolution. If the terms of ofce of <br />members of the board do not all expire at the same time, the resolution shall <br />state which seats are to be filled at the icitial election held under the <br />resolution. <br />(.e) A resolution adopted pursuant to this section shall be the basis of <br />' electing persons to the board of commissioners at the first general election for <br />members of the board of commissioners occurring after the resolution's <br />effective date, and thereafter. A resolution becomes effective upon its adoption, <br />`-' unless it is adopted during the period beginning 1~0 days before the day of a <br />< primary and ending on the day of the next succeeding general election for <br />membership on the board of commissioners, in which case it becomes effective <br />' on the first day after the end of the period. <br />(fl Not later than 10 days after the day on which a resolution becomes <br />effective, the clerk shall file in the Secretary of State's office, in the office of the <br />registar of deeds of the county, and with the chairman of the county boazd of <br />elections, a certified copy of the resolution, <br />(;) This section shall not apply to counties whore under G.S. 153A-58(3)d. or <br />under public or local act, districts are for residence purposes on13; and the <br />912 <br />