NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

CHAPTER 751

HOUSE BILL 843

AN ACT TO AMEND G. S. 7-70 RELATING TO THE TERMS OF THE SUPERIOR COURT IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. The paragraph of G. S. 7-70, as the same appears in the 1957 Cumulative Supplement to Volume 1B of the General Statutes, which fixes the terms of the Superior Court in Transylvania County is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Transylvania - The fourth Monday before the first Monday in March to continue for one week for the trial of criminal cases; the fourth Monday after the first Monday in March to continue for two weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases; the eighth Monday before the first Monday in September to continue for two weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases; the seventh Monday after the first Monday in September to continue for two weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases.

"In addition to the terms of court provided for above, there shall be held in Transylvania County the following term of court: The fifth Monday before the first Monday in March to continue for one week for the trial of civil cases. The Chief Justice shall assign a regular, special or emergency judge to hold the term of court set forth in this paragraph."

Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect on and after July 1, 1959.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 4th day of June, 1959.