Constitution · North Carolina

N.C. Const. art. VII, § 3

Constitution
Constitution of North Carolina
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October 2026

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Merged or consolidated counties. Any unit of local government formed by the merger or consolidation of a county or counties and the cities and towns therein shall be deemed both a county and a city for the purposes of this Constitution, and may exercise any authority conferred by law on counties, or on cities and towns, or both, as the General Assembly may provide.

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