NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1965 SESSION

CHAPTER 480
SENATE BILL 316

AN ACT TO DISPENSE WITH JURY TRIALS IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS IN THE GENERAL COUNTY COURT OF HENDERSON COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. Amend G. S. 7‑287 by striking out the period at the end of said Section and by inserting in lieu thereof a colon and a proviso, which shall read as follows: "Provided, that the provisions of this Section as to a jury trial in a criminal action shall not apply to Henderson County and there shall be no jury trial in a criminal action in the General County Court of Henderson County."
Sec. 2. Amend G. S. 7‑288 by striking out the period at the end of said Section and by inserting in lieu of said period a colon and a further proviso, which shall read as follows: "Provided, further, that any and all provisions of this Section applicable to criminal actions shall not apply to Henderson County and there shall be no jury trials in criminal actions in the General County Court of Henderson County."
Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 11th day of May, 1965.