1957_session laws_1282_8
CHAPTER 1281 AN ACT TO REVISE AND CONSOLIDATE THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: CORPORATE POWERS
Board of Aldermen Rules. The board of aldermen shall be the judge of the election and qualifications cf its members and the mayor, and in such cases shall have power to subpoena witnesses and compel the production of all pertinent books, records, and papers; but the decision of the board of aldermen in any such case shall be subject to review by the courts. The board of aldermen shall determine its own rules and order of business and keep a journal of its proceedings in a separate book used only for this purpose. The board of aldermen shall have, with respect to the biennial elections of the City of New Bern, all applicable powers and duties as are conferred upon county boards of elections by Chapter 163, General Statutes of North Carolina.