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SECTION TWO WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY j ih~~.— —— /> NOTE: This is tfte fkir teenth of a series of sedt ly summaries prepared bp , the legislative staff of the Institute of Government on the work of the North Carolina General Assem bly of 1957., It is confined to discussions of matters of general Interest and ... major importance. . Thoughts that legislative well springs might be drying up were dispelled Thursday, when House members submitted 45 new bills '(in addition to taking action on 113 bills). Despite heavy work in both houses (interrupted only slightly Wednesday when sessions were cut short so legislators could attend President Friday’s inau guration as head of the Consoli dated University), hopes for a May adjournment have receded. The key factor is still the rate of pro gress of Finance and Appropria tions Subcommittees in considering their major bills. An extraordinary amount of General Assembly attention was devoted to a still-unresolved House struggle over a local bill to extend Charlotte’s city limits. Perhaps more significant forensic fireworks flashed in the 'Senate over the driv er-training bill and in the House over bills to eliminate salacious lit erature from Tarheel newstands. Among the introductions were bills calling for a Constitutional con vention and requiring certain or ganizations (apparently the NAACP in particular) to file an nual reports; both measures are akin to gubernatorial suggestions, but neither came from administra tion spokesmen. Muncipal Annexation Bills extending city limits bien nially produce a legislative head ache. The 1947 General Assembly supplied an aspirin, with a state wide | law providing for extension by ‘municipal ordinance in the ab sence of objection;' however, the aspirin contained a grain of pois on, in providing a vote on annexa tion by dissatisfied outside resi dent 4» and many cities have con- . • THE EXTRA MEASURE OF SERVICE L' » • • % . t A bank is judged not only by its efficien cy and sound management, but also by the manner in Which it serves its customers. A reputation for cordial personal ser vice has made many friends for The Bank i .? of Edenton and has been an important fac tor in our growth. We never relax in our effort to deserve this reputation. % . \ \ E,. • - \ \ • t- /. 4 .. : • THE BANK OF EDENTON P? • ; • EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA tinued to annex by direct legisla tive action. After experiencing this migraine reaction for the first time, in dealing with the Charlotte, Greensboro, And Thomasville bills, Representative Wooten sought this week to change the remedy. HB 1051 would take annexation mat ters from both the Assembly and the electorate and transfer the final word to the courts. Either the gov erning body of a city or 51 per cent . of the adjacent property owners » I could initiate the action; in case of, . a dispute, the superior court would | i hear the case, and if it found cer , tain conditions to be present, it , would approve the annexation. r An unusual provision would au , thorize outside residents to con- I tract with the city to make speci . fied payments, after which they . could not be annexed for 15 years. ’ A Durham annexation measure ! introduced the same day provides ■ another approach. It would allow ■ the city to annex by ordinance, but ; only within a specified area and only after the city council had > made a study and a series of spe i cified findings. Incidentally, the , final vote on the Charlotte annexa [ tion bill is expected Tuesday. State Government i In the, wake of the administra tion’s bill calling for a Constitu i tional-revision study commission, Senators Martin and Hamilton sub , mitted a proposal which would ask i a vote in the 1958 general elec tions on the question of calling a Constitutional convention. The i convention would consist of 100 elected delegates (one per county) i and its recommendations would be , submitted for approval of the peo ple in 1960. The state’s past four Constitutional conventions (in 1861, 1865, 1868, and 1875) were all com posed of 120 members, apportioned . on the same basis as the House of ■ Representatives. Two more Reorganisation Com i mission bills were introduced. One . would require all occupational li i censing boards to file annual re ports with the Secretary of State • giving information concerning their operations, to maintain up-to-date • registersJb? their licenses, and to THE CHOWAN HERALD j Famed Novelist In Her Library — ! ! ■ in Jjj iii« i lit I i' jjj Pictured above is Mrs. Inglis Fletcher, the Albemarle’s noted nov elist, in her library at Bandon Plantation.—(Photo by N. J. George) submit to annual audits by or un der the direction of the State Au ditor. The second bill clarifies the responsibilities of the State Per sonnel Director in classifying and setting salary ranges* for positions of persons subject to the State Personnel Act. The state prop-' erty management and prisoner work-release bills were ratified. Stung by the complaints of coastal residents, the 1955 General Assembly created a commission to the form of three bills) were in troduced in both houses. They would direct the State Board of Health to set up mosquito-control units, convert the commission into a permanent advisory group for the Board of Health, and authorize creation of local mosquito-control districts by landowners. HB 1041 would raise the pay of superior court judges from sll,- 000 to $12,000 and increase thei , \ expense allowances from $2,500 to $3,500 annually. County Government Twq proposals of the Associa tion of County Commissioners were introduced. HB 1033 would au thorize county commissioners to name roads in -jiflincorporated areas, and HB IQBT Would allow them to mark county vehicles with the county seal instead of the name of the county. Other bills of in terest to county officials would (a) permit counties to lend their credit to hospital districts (in anticipa- I tion of tax collections in the dis trict), (b) exempt from ad valorem taxation for one year stored, re dried tobacco intended for shipment out of the county, and (c) provide for a county-wide school supple ment tax election when all the city administrative school units in •> county petition for consolidation with the county unit. The bill providing for a jury commissioner to prepare jury list was killed by a House committee HB 385, requiring JP’s to use pre numbered warrants and receipt? and submit to annual audits, was amended to apply to only 22 coun ties before passing the House. Business Regulation 1 Another legislative perennial the measure aimed at non-par banks (i.e.', banks which charge a fee on remittances covering checks) came in this week. This time it has been softened so as to apply only to banks or branch offices hav ing average deposits of $2% mil lions; such banks would not charge such fees . . . SB 388 would allow a plumbing and heating contrac tor’s license to be issued in the name of a business organization, so long as an officer or employee authorized to act for the business THANK YOU! I want to thank everyone who saw fit to vote for me in the Edenton Municipal election on May 7 of the Board of Public Works. Horace White ~~ $0.45 $*1.85 J 4/5 QT. i jp»BS , " I f ■■■■" ■ 6 YEAR OLD CENTURY CLUB STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY J is licensed, executes contracts, and supervises work; now only indi viduals may be licensed .. .SB 397 would rewrite the laws relating to credit units; among other changes, it would permit interest charges of 1 per cent per month (the limit is now 6 per cent per year) . . . State income tax relief would be given to producers of asbestos, mica, tungsten, manganese, lithium and other commercial minerals by HB 1024; it would authorize them to take a 23 per cent annual depletion allowance (conforming to the fed eral law). The bills requiring licensed phy sicians to register every two years and tightening provisions for the licensing of dentists have been ratified, along with SB 162 regu lating unfair trade practices in the diamond industry. Miscellaneous Senators engaged in a lengthy debate before passing the bill es tablishing a statewide driver-train ing program in the high schools; most of the controversy turned around the question of whether an additional fee of $1 per car regis tration was actually needed to fi nance the program. Representative -Satterfield intro duced a bill which would require annual reports by corporations hav ing as their objects (on a racial or religious basis) the advancement or suppression of the interests of a oarticular group (including promo tion or restriction of employment) ’he affecting of the administra tion of justice, or facilitating o' restricting voting. The reports would have to give the names of ; n-state members and emnloyees and of contributors, and to list ex penditures in the state. HR 1014 asks Congress to call a Constitutional convention to amend the federal Constitution so as to allocate a state’s electoral votes in proportion to the popular vote . . . The “lawyer’s bills” to abolish the Rule in Shelley’s Case and to per mit recovery in tort actions on a comparative negligence basis were killed in a House committee . . . Unseasonably cool weather was in sufficient to prevent a resolution asked the Board of 'Public Build ings and Grounds to air condition the legislative chambers, study the problem of salt marsh oeb s ivi o " n*Mamm»-».i.«-i-a-a.w..vwr—Jil>, Ifjg^imlf * ** s£ \\ :~“u? HOUDAT COOFt jSjNvi r I %J[f ~C?om& on tty it. , m like a Rocketl" OMs Owr.tr: Let me show you. This J-2 Rocket* is like Olds Owners Give it throttle and two extra two engines under the hood. carburetors cut in. It’s mighty reassuring • Friends Neat trick—how does it work? to know you’re got that extra power OMs Owners It’s a new progressive carburetor system: *j n the . ant " Gives you more economy ... or rrlonds I get it. Economy when you want it— extra power for safety. Take your choice. power when you need it. Friend: Economy sounds swell;;; but with a Olds Owners Correct. But talking about it won’t give big car like this ... ? T®® the whole story. This one you’ve got OMs Owners You bet! 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