NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 746

HOUSE BILL 758

 

 

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

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. That portion of G. S. 7-70 as the same appears in the 1957 Cumulative Supplement to Volume 1B of the General Statutes, fixing the terms of Superior Court to be held in Rutherford County is hereby amended by deleting from line four thereof the words "with priority given to all civil cases", and substituting in lieu thereof the words "with priority given to criminal cases".

Sec. 2. Said portion of G. S. 7-70 is hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph to read as follows: "In addition to the terms of court provided for above there shall be held in the County of Rutherford the following term of court: The third Monday before the first Monday in September to continue one week for the trial of civil and criminal cases, with priority given to criminal cases. The Chief Justice shall assign a regular, special or emergency judge to hold the term of court set forth in this paragraph."

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. 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.