NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 873

SENATE BILL 418

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 7‑70 RELATING TO THE TERMS OF SUPERIOR COURT TO BE HELD IN THE GREENSBORO DIVISION OF GUILFORD COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  That paragraph of G.S. 7‑70 which sets forth the terms of Superior Court to be held in the Greensboro Division of Guilford County, under Rotation Schedule "A", is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the semicolon in line 10 the following: "the thirteenth Monday after the first Monday in March to continue one week for the trial of civil cases only, without a jury;".

Sec. 2.  That portion of G.S. 7‑70 which sets forth the terms of Superior Court to be held under Rotation Schedule "A" of the Eighteenth Judicial District is hereby amended by inserting a new paragraph immediately after the second paragraph thereof to read as follows:

"In addition to the terms of court provided for above there shall be held in the Greensboro Division at the county courthouse in Greensboro the following terms of court: The seventh Monday before the first Monday in March to continue one week for the trial of civil cases only, without a jury; the second Monday before the first Monday in March to continue one week for the trial of civil cases only, without a jury; the third Monday after the first Monday in March to continue one week for the trial of civil cases only, without a jury; the eighth Monday after the first Monday in March to continue one week for the trial of civil cases only, without a jury; the fourth Monday after the first Monday in September to continue one week for the trial of civil cases only, without a jury; the ninth Monday after the first Monday in September to continue one week for the trial of civil cases only, without a jury. The Chief Justice shall assign a regular, special or emergency judge to hold the terms of court set forth in this paragraph."

Sec. 3.  That paragraph of G.S. 7‑70 which sets forth the terms of Superior Court to be held in the Greensboro Division of Guilford County, under Rotation Schedule "B", is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the semicolon in line 16 the following:

"the first Monday before the first Monday in September to continue one week for the trial of civil cases only, without a jury;"; and by deleting the period at the end of said paragraph, inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon, and adding the following: "the fourteenth Monday after the first Monday in September to continue one week for the trial of civil cases only, without a jury.".

Sec. 4.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 5.  This Act shall become effective July 1, 1961.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 16th day of June, 1961.