Unless otherwise specifically provided, or unless otherwise clearlyrequired by the context, the words and phrases defined in this section shallhave the meaning indicated when used in this Chapter.
(1) "Charter" means the entire body of local actscurrently in force applicable to a particular city, including articles ofincorporation issued to a city by an administrative agency of the State, andany amendments thereto adopted pursuant to 1917 Public Laws, Chapter 136,Subchapter 16, Part VIII, sections 1 and 2, or Article 5, Part 4, of thisChapter.
(2) "City" means a municipal corporation organizedunder the laws of this State for the better government of the people within itsjurisdiction and having the powers, duties, privileges, and immunitiesconferred by law on cities, towns, and villages. The term "city"does not include counties or municipal corporations organized for a specialpurpose. "City" is interchangeable with the terms "town"and "village," is used throughout this Chapter in preference to thoseterms, and shall mean any city as defined in this subdivision without regard tothe terminology employed in charters, local acts, other portions of the GeneralStatutes, or local customary usage. The terms "city" or"incorporated municipality" do not include a municipal corporationthat, without regard to its date of incorporation, would be disqualified fromreceiving gasoline tax allocations by G.S. 136‑41.2(a), except that theend of status as a city under this sentence shall not affect the levy orcollection of any tax or assessment, or any criminal or civil liability, andshall not serve to escheat any property until five years after the end of suchstatus as a city, or until September 1, 1991, whichever comes later.
(3) "Council" means the governing board of a city. "Council" is interchangeable with the terms "board ofaldermen" and "board of commissioners," is used throughout thisChapter in preference to those terms, and shall mean any city council asdefined in this subdivision without regard to the terminology employed incharters, local acts, other portions of the General Statutes, or localcustomary usage.
(4) "General law" means an act of the General Assemblyapplying to all units of local government, to all cities, or to all citieswithin a class defined by population or other criteria, including a law thatmeets the foregoing standards but contains a clause or section exempting fromits effect one or more cities or all cities in one or more counties.
(5) "Local act" means an act of the General Assemblyapplying to one or more specific cities by name, or to all cities within one ormore specifically named counties. "Local act" is interchangeablewith the terms "special act," "public‑local act," and"private act," is used throughout this Chapter in preference to thoseterms, and shall mean a local act as defined in this subdivision without regardto the terminology employed in charters, local acts, or other portions of theGeneral Statutes.
(6) "Mayor" means the chief executive officer of acity by whatever title known.
(7) "Publish," "publication," and otherforms of the verb "to publish" mean insertion in a newspaperqualified under G.S. 1‑597 to publish legal advertisements in the countyor counties in which the city is located.
(8) "Rural Fire Department" means, for the purpose ofArticles 4A or 14 of this Chapter, a bona fide department which, as determinedby the Commissioner of Insurance, is classified as not less than class"9" in accordance with rating methods, schedules, classifications,underwriting rules, bylaws or regulations effective or applied with respect tothe establishment of rates or premiums used or charged pursuant to Article 36or Article 40 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, and which operates fireapparatus and equipment of the value of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more;but it does not include a municipal fire department. (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 3; 1983, c. 636,s. 17.1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 934, s. 1.)
Unless otherwise specifically provided, or unless otherwise clearlyrequired by the context, the words and phrases defined in this section shallhave the meaning indicated when used in this Chapter.
(1) "Charter" means the entire body of local actscurrently in force applicable to a particular city, including articles ofincorporation issued to a city by an administrative agency of the State, andany amendments thereto adopted pursuant to 1917 Public Laws, Chapter 136,Subchapter 16, Part VIII, sections 1 and 2, or Article 5, Part 4, of thisChapter.
(2) "City" means a municipal corporation organizedunder the laws of this State for the better government of the people within itsjurisdiction and having the powers, duties, privileges, and immunitiesconferred by law on cities, towns, and villages. The term "city"does not include counties or municipal corporations organized for a specialpurpose. "City" is interchangeable with the terms "town"and "village," is used throughout this Chapter in preference to thoseterms, and shall mean any city as defined in this subdivision without regard tothe terminology employed in charters, local acts, other portions of the GeneralStatutes, or local customary usage. The terms "city" or"incorporated municipality" do not include a municipal corporationthat, without regard to its date of incorporation, would be disqualified fromreceiving gasoline tax allocations by G.S. 136‑41.2(a), except that theend of status as a city under this sentence shall not affect the levy orcollection of any tax or assessment, or any criminal or civil liability, andshall not serve to escheat any property until five years after the end of suchstatus as a city, or until September 1, 1991, whichever comes later.
(3) "Council" means the governing board of a city. "Council" is interchangeable with the terms "board ofaldermen" and "board of commissioners," is used throughout thisChapter in preference to those terms, and shall mean any city council asdefined in this subdivision without regard to the terminology employed incharters, local acts, other portions of the General Statutes, or localcustomary usage.
(4) "General law" means an act of the General Assemblyapplying to all units of local government, to all cities, or to all citieswithin a class defined by population or other criteria, including a law thatmeets the foregoing standards but contains a clause or section exempting fromits effect one or more cities or all cities in one or more counties.
(5) "Local act" means an act of the General Assemblyapplying to one or more specific cities by name, or to all cities within one ormore specifically named counties. "Local act" is interchangeablewith the terms "special act," "public‑local act," and"private act," is used throughout this Chapter in preference to thoseterms, and shall mean a local act as defined in this subdivision without regardto the terminology employed in charters, local acts, or other portions of theGeneral Statutes.
(6) "Mayor" means the chief executive officer of acity by whatever title known.
(7) "Publish," "publication," and otherforms of the verb "to publish" mean insertion in a newspaperqualified under G.S. 1‑597 to publish legal advertisements in the countyor counties in which the city is located.
(8) "Rural Fire Department" means, for the purpose ofArticles 4A or 14 of this Chapter, a bona fide department which, as determinedby the Commissioner of Insurance, is classified as not less than class"9" in accordance with rating methods, schedules, classifications,underwriting rules, bylaws or regulations effective or applied with respect tothe establishment of rates or premiums used or charged pursuant to Article 36or Article 40 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, and which operates fireapparatus and equipment of the value of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more;but it does not include a municipal fire department. (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 3; 1983, c. 636,s. 17.1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 934, s. 1.)
Unless otherwise specifically provided, or unless otherwise clearlyrequired by the context, the words and phrases defined in this section shallhave the meaning indicated when used in this Chapter.
(1) "Charter" means the entire body of local actscurrently in force applicable to a particular city, including articles ofincorporation issued to a city by an administrative agency of the State, andany amendments thereto adopted pursuant to 1917 Public Laws, Chapter 136,Subchapter 16, Part VIII, sections 1 and 2, or Article 5, Part 4, of thisChapter.
(2) "City" means a municipal corporation organizedunder the laws of this State for the better government of the people within itsjurisdiction and having the powers, duties, privileges, and immunitiesconferred by law on cities, towns, and villages. The term "city"does not include counties or municipal corporations organized for a specialpurpose. "City" is interchangeable with the terms "town"and "village," is used throughout this Chapter in preference to thoseterms, and shall mean any city as defined in this subdivision without regard tothe terminology employed in charters, local acts, other portions of the GeneralStatutes, or local customary usage. The terms "city" or"incorporated municipality" do not include a municipal corporationthat, without regard to its date of incorporation, would be disqualified fromreceiving gasoline tax allocations by G.S. 136‑41.2(a), except that theend of status as a city under this sentence shall not affect the levy orcollection of any tax or assessment, or any criminal or civil liability, andshall not serve to escheat any property until five years after the end of suchstatus as a city, or until September 1, 1991, whichever comes later.
(3) "Council" means the governing board of a city. "Council" is interchangeable with the terms "board ofaldermen" and "board of commissioners," is used throughout thisChapter in preference to those terms, and shall mean any city council asdefined in this subdivision without regard to the terminology employed incharters, local acts, other portions of the General Statutes, or localcustomary usage.
(4) "General law" means an act of the General Assemblyapplying to all units of local government, to all cities, or to all citieswithin a class defined by population or other criteria, including a law thatmeets the foregoing standards but contains a clause or section exempting fromits effect one or more cities or all cities in one or more counties.
(5) "Local act" means an act of the General Assemblyapplying to one or more specific cities by name, or to all cities within one ormore specifically named counties. "Local act" is interchangeablewith the terms "special act," "public‑local act," and"private act," is used throughout this Chapter in preference to thoseterms, and shall mean a local act as defined in this subdivision without regardto the terminology employed in charters, local acts, or other portions of theGeneral Statutes.
(6) "Mayor" means the chief executive officer of acity by whatever title known.
(7) "Publish," "publication," and otherforms of the verb "to publish" mean insertion in a newspaperqualified under G.S. 1‑597 to publish legal advertisements in the countyor counties in which the city is located.
(8) "Rural Fire Department" means, for the purpose ofArticles 4A or 14 of this Chapter, a bona fide department which, as determinedby the Commissioner of Insurance, is classified as not less than class"9" in accordance with rating methods, schedules, classifications,underwriting rules, bylaws or regulations effective or applied with respect tothe establishment of rates or premiums used or charged pursuant to Article 36or Article 40 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, and which operates fireapparatus and equipment of the value of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more;but it does not include a municipal fire department. (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 3; 1983, c. 636,s. 17.1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 934, s. 1.)
