NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

FIRST EXTRA SESSION 1982

 

 

CHAPTER 4

HOUSE BILL 1

 

 

AN ACT TO APPORTION THE DISTRICTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: Section 1. G.S. 120-2 is rewritten to read:

"§ 120-2. House apportionment specified. - (a) For the purpose of nominating and electing members of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1982 and periodically thereafter, the State of North Carolina shall be divided into the following districts:

District 1 shall elect two Representatives and shall consist of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Tyrrell Counties; Holly Grove Township of Gates County; and Lees Mills, Plymouth, and Skinnersville Townships of Washington County.

District 2 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Beaufort and Hyde Counties; and Scuppernong Township of Washington County.

District 3 shall elect three Representatives and shall consist of Craven, Lenoir, and Pamlico Counties.

District 4 shall elect three Representatives and shall consist of Carteret and Onslow Counties.

District 5 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Northampton County; Indian Woods, Roxobel, Snake Bite, and Woodville Townships of

Bertie County; Gatesville, Hall, Haslett, Hunters Mill, Mintonsville, and Reynoldson Townships of Gates County; and Harrellsville, Maneys Neck, Murf reesboro, St. Johns, and Winton Townships of Hertford County.

District 6 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Colerain, Merry Hill, Mitchells, Whites, and Windsor Townships of Bertie County; Ahoskie Township of Hertford County; Beargrass, Cross Roads, Griffins, Jamesville, Poplar Point, Williams, and Williamston Townships of Martin County; and Bethel and Carolina Townships of Pitt County.

District 7 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Brinkleyville, Butterwood, Conoconnara, Enfield, Faucett, Halifax, Palmyra, Roseneath, Scotland Neck, and Weldon Townships of Halifax County; Goose Nest^ Hamilton, and Robersonville Townships of Martin County; and Fishing Creek' Fork, Sandy Creek, Shocco, and Warrenton Townships of Warren County.

District 8 shall elect four Representatives and shall consist of Edgecombe, Nash, and Wilson Counties.

District 9 shall elect two Representatives and shall consist of Greene County; and Arthur, Ayden, Belvoir, Chicod, Falkland, Farmville, Fountain, Greenville, Grifton, Grimesland, Pactolus, Swift Creek, and Winterville Townships of Pitt County.

District 10 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Duplin and Jones Counties.

District 11 shall elect two Representatives and shall consist of Wayne County.

District 12 shall elect two Representatives and shall consist of Bladen and Sampson Counties; and Burgaw, Caswell, Columbia, Holly, Canetuck, Grady, Long Creek, Rocky Point, and Union Townships of Pender County.

District 13 shall elect two Representatives and shall consist of Federal Point, Harnett, Masonboro, and Wilmington Townships of New Hanover County.

District 14 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Brunswick County; Cape Fear Township of New Hanover County; and Topsail Township of Pender County.

District 15 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Columbus County.

District 16 shall elect three Representatives and shall consist of Hoke and Robeson Counties; and Spring Hill, Stewartsville, and Williamsons Townships of Scotland County.

District 17 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Block 901 and Enumeration District 534 of Census Tract 34 in Manchester Township, Block 901 and Enumeration District 535 of Census Tract 34 in Seventy-First Township, Block 901 of Census Tract 34 in Carver's Creek Township, and Cross Creek Precincts 16 and 17 (except for Block 107 of Census Tract 24) in Cross Creek Township of Cumberland County.

District 18 shall elect four Representatives and shall consist of the remainder of Cumberland County not included in District 17.

District 19 shall elect two Representatives and shall consist of Harnett and Lee Counties.

District 20 shall elect two Representatives and shall consist of Franklin and Johnston Counties.

District 21 shall elect six Representatives and shall consist of Wake County.

District 22 shall elect three Representatives and shall consist of Caswell, Granville, Person, and Vance Counties; Littleton and Roanoke Rapids Townships of Halifax County; and Hawtree, Judkins, Nutbush, River, Roanoke, Sixpound, and Smith Creek Townships of Warren County.

District 23 shall elect three Representatives and shall consist of Durham County.

District 24 shall elect two Representatives and shall consist of Orange County; and Baldwin, Cape Fear, Center, Hadley, Haw River, Hickory Mountain, Matthews, New Hope, Oakland, and Williams Townships of Chatham County.

District 25 shall elect four Representatives and shall consist of Alamance and Rockingham Counties; and Beaver Island and Snow Creek Townships of Stokes County.

District 26 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Providence Township of Randolph County and Greensboro Precincts 5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 29, and 30, and Fentress Township of Guilford County.

District 27 shall elect three Representatives and shall consist of South Center Grove Precinct, Jamestown Precinct 2, North Madison Precinct, South Monroe Precinct, North Sumner Precinct, and Greensboro Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 of Guilford County.

District 28 shall elect two Representatives and shall consist of Deep River Township, Friendship Township, High Point Township, Jamestown Precincts 1 and 3, and South Sumner Precinct of Guilford County.

District 29 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Belews Creek and Salem Chapel Townships of Forsyth County and North Center Grove Precinct, South Madison Precinct, North Monroe Precinct and Bruce, Clay, Greene, Jefferson, Oak Ridge, Rock Creek and Washington Townships of Guilford County.

District 30 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Albright, Bear Creek, and Gulf Townships of Chatham County; and Asheboro, Coleridge, Columbia, Franklinville, Liberty, and Randleman Townships of Randolph County.

District 31 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Moore County.

District 32 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Richmond County; and Laurel Hill Township of Scotland County.

District 33 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Anson and Montgomery Counties.

District 34 shall elect four Representatives and shall consist of Cabarrus, Stanly, and Union Counties.

District 35 shall elect two Representatives and shall consist of Rowan County.

District 36 shall elect eight Representatives and shall consist of Mecklenburg County.

District 37 shall elect three Representatives and shall consist of Davidson and Davie Counties; and Eagle Mills and Union Grove Townships of Iredell County.

District 38 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Back Creek, Brower, Cedar Grove, Concord, Grant, Level Cross, New Hope, New Market,

Pleasant Grove, Richland, Tabernacle, Trinity, and Union Townships of Randolph County.

District 39 shall elect five Representatives and shall consist of Abbotts Creek, Bethania, Broadbay, Clemmonsville, Kernersville, Lewisville, Middle Fork, Old Richmond, Old Town, South Fork, Vienna, and Winston Townships of Forsyth County.

District 40 shall elect three Representatives and shall consist of Alleghany, Ashe, and Surry Counties; Big Creek, Danbury, Meadows, Peters Creek, Quaker Gap, Sauratown, and Yadkin Townships of Stokes County; and Bald Mountain, Blowing Rock, Blue Ridge, Boone, Brushy Fork, Cove Creek, Elk, Meat Camp, New River, North Fork, Stony Fork, and Watauga Townships of Watauga County.

District 41 shall elect two Representatives and shall consist of Wilkes and Yadkin Counties; and Gwaltneys, Sharpes, and Sugar Loaf Townships of Alexander County.

District 42 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Bethany, Chambersburg, Concord, Cool Spring, New Hope, Olin, Sharpesburg, Statesville, and Turnersburg Townships of Iredell County.

District 43 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Millers Township of Alexander County; Caldwell, Catawba, and Mountain Creek Townships of Catawba County; and Barringer, Coddle Creek, Davidson, Fallstown, and Shiloh Townships of Iredell County.

District 44 shall elect four Representatives and shall consist of Gaston and Lincoln Counties.

District 45 shall elect two Representatives and shall consist of Lower Fork and Upper Fork Townships of Burke County; and Bandy's, Clines, Hickory, Jacobs Fork, and Newton Townships of Catawba County.

District 46 shall elect three Representatives and shall consist of Avery, Caldwell, and Mitchell Counties; Ellendale, Little River, Taylorsville, and Wittenberg Townships of Alexander County; Drexel, Icard, Jonas Ridge, Lower Creek, Smoky Creek, and Upper Creek Townships of Burke County; and Beaverdam, Laurel Creek, and Shawneehaw Townships of Watauga County.

District 47 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Linville, Lovelady, Morganton, Quaker Meadow, and Silver Creek Townships of Burke County.

District 48 shall elect three Representatives and shall consist of Cleveland, Polk, and Rutherford Counties.

District 49 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of McDowell and Yancey Counties.

District 50 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Blue Ridge, Clear Creek, Edneyville, Green River, Hendersonville, and Mills River Townships of Henderson County.

District 51 shall elect four Representatives and shall consist of Buncombe and Transylvania Counties; and Crab Creek and Hoopers Creek Townships of Henderson County.

District 52 shall elect two Representatives and shall consist of Haywood, Jackson, Madison, and Swain Counties; and Stecoah and Yellow Creek Townships of Graham County.

District 53 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Cherokee, Clay, and Macon Counties; and Cheoah Township of Graham County.

(b)        The names and boundaries of townships specified in this section are as they were legally defined and in effect as of January 1, 1980, and recognized in the 1980 U.S. Census.

(c)        For Guilford and Cumberland Counties, precinct boundaries are as shown on the maps on file with the State Board of Elections on January 1, 1982, in accordance with G.S. 163128(b).

If any changes in precinct boundaries are made, the areas on the map shall still remain in the same House District."

Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 11th day of February, 1982.