§ 105. Authorization for, use of parking meters.

(1)

For the purpose of regulation and limitation of vehicular traffic and parking in the City of Shelby, the governing body of the City of Shelby is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to enact ordinances providing for a system of parking meters in said City of Shelby which shall be designed to promote traffic regulation and requiring a reasonable deposit not in excess of five cents ($0.05) per hour from those who park vehicles or motor vehicles for stipulated periods of time in those areas in said City of Shelby in which it is determined by the governing body that the congestion of traffic or vehicular traffic is such that public convenience and safety demands such regulation.

(2)

That proceeds derived from the use of such parking meters in the City of Shelby shall be set up and maintained in a special account and fund and used [as required by law].

(3)

Nothing contained in chapter 20 of the General Statutes of North Carolina or in chapter 136 of the General Statutes of North Carolina shall be construed as in any way affecting the validity of parking meters established in the City of Shelby or the fees required in the use thereof.

(Session Laws 1947, ch. 54, §§ 1—3)

Editor's note

The city directed the use of the words in brackets [ ].

State law reference

Parking meters installed by municipalities, G.S. 160A-301.