NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

CHAPTER 529

HOUSE BILL 748

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 115 OF THE PUBLIC-LOCAL LAWS OF 1913 SO AS TO ENABLE TRIAL ON THE ORIGINAL WARRANT OF MISDEMEANOR CASES APPEALED FROM THE COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT OF SCOTLAND COUNTY TO THE SUPERIOR COURT.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. Section 8 of Chapter 115 of the Public-Local Laws of 1913 is hereby amended as follows:

(a)       By deleting therefrom the following words: "and on appeal except appeals from offenses which justices of the peace now or may hereafter have jurisdiction the action shall be quashed unless the indictment shall be found by the grand jury.", immediately following the words "de novo" in line 20 of said Section and immediately preceding the words "in all cases" in line 23.

(b)       By striking out the comma immediately following the words "de novo" in line 20 of said Section and substituting therefor a period.

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 All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.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 from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 14th day of May, 1959.