80-1404. Cities of first and second classes excluded from townships; wards. No city of the first or second class shall be included within the corporate limits of any township. In the event any city of the first or second class has designated no ward or wards, the entire territory of such city shall be one ward until such city is divided into additional wards as provided by law.

History: G.S. 1868, ch. 110, § 48; R.S. 1923, 80-1404; L. 1941, ch. 392, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 274, § 48; April 30.