1965/66/67 session laws – Ch.257 Sec.1
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CHAPTER 257 AN ACT AUTHORIZING AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF REORGANIZING AND MERGING THE RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, THE HAMLET CITY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT, AND THE ROCKINGHAM CITY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT INTO ONE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT UNDER ONE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR ALL THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN RICHMOND COUNTY. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Immediately after ratification of this Act, the Board of County Commissioners of Richmond County shall call a county-wide election and fix the date for same, said date to be not later than June 10, 1967, on the question of reorganizing and merging the Richmond County School Administrative Unit, the Hamlet City School Administrative Unit, and the Rockingham City School Administrative Unit into one school administrative unit to be known as the Richmond County School Administrative Unit to be administered by one board of education to be known as the Richmond 306 County Board of Education as hereinafter described and constituted. The election shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of G. S. 115-122 and related statutes governing elections and all qualified voters registered in Richmond County shall be eligible to vote. The ballot submitted to the voters shall contain substantially the following: FOR reorganizing and merging the Richmond County School Administrative Unit, the Hamlet City School Administrative Unit, and the Rockingham City School Administrative Unit into one school administrative unit under one board of education for all the public schools in Richmond County. AGAINST reorganizing and merging the Richmond County School Administrative Unit, the Hamlet City School Administrative Unit, and the Rockingham City School Administrative Unit into one school administrative unit under one board of education for all the public schools in Richmond County.