NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 8

HOUSE BILL 43

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND G. S. 9-1 AND G. S. 9-2 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE JURY LIST IN FORSYTH COUNTY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IN THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. G. S. 9-1 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a proviso to read as follows: "Provided, however, that the Board of County Commissioners of Forsyth County may, upon the adoption of an appropriate resolution, provide for compliance with the provisions of this Section on an annual, rather than biennial, basis, and provide for the preparation of the jury list in a month other than June of each year."

Sec. 2. G. S. 9-2 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a proviso to read as follows: "Provided, however, that the Board of County Commissioners of Forsyth County may, upon the adoption of an appropriate resolution, comply with the provisions of this Section on an annual, rather than biennial, basis, and provide for the preparation of jury names on scrolls and placed in the jury box in a month other than July, but within one month of the preparation of the jury list as specified in Section 1 above."

Sec. 3. It is the purpose of this Act to authorize the Board of County Commissioners of Forsyth County, upon the adoption of an appropriate resolution, to provide for the preparation of the jury list for said county on an annual basis, as early in the year as is feasible, and any provisions of the General Statutes requiring the preparation of the jury list on a biennial basis in June or July shall not be applicable to Forsyth County upon the adoption of a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners providing for annual preparation of the jury list.

Sec. 4. This Act shall apply to Forsyth County only.

Sec. 5. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Sec. 6. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 25th day of February, 1965.