N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-535 : — CITIES AND TOWNSMUNICIPAL SERVICE DISTRICTS —535 - Title; effective date TEXT PDF This Article may be cited as "The Municipal Service District Act of 1973," and is enacted pursuant to Article V, Sec. 2(4) of the Constitution of North Carolina, effective July 1, 1973. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-535 1973, c. 655, s. 1.