Weekly Legislative Summary
This one in a series of weekly snm
maraefe prepared by the legislative staff
61' thte' institute of Government on the
worn of the North Carolina General
Assembly of 1961. It is confined to
discussions of matters of general in
terest and major importance.
Newshawks and camp follow
ers twiddled their thumbs while
the Assembly droned through a
rather featureless week, typical
for" this stage of the session.
The tempo of new introductions
picked up slightly, reaching an
average of five bills daily in the
Senate and 12 in the House. To
tal introductions to date are
161, as compared with 186 for
the' qomparable period last ses
sion. House committee assign
ments were completed during
the week; a mild flurry of de
bate was provoked in the Sen
ate on a bill (SB 18) to authorize
appointment of four additional
Superior Court Judges; sporadic
partisan crossfire in the House
carried a hint that Democratic-
Republican divisions may become
more in evidence than in past
sessions. This was about/ the
size and shape of things as the
1961 legislature moved into its
third week.
Court Revision
The 1961 version of the North
Carolina Bar Association’s bill
to revise the state court sys
tem was introduced Friday by
Rep. Taylor'. The bill (HB104) is
similar to the 1959 Senate Com
mittee Substitute for the Bar
Association bill introduced in
that session. It differs from the
original bill sponsored by the,
NC Bar Association’s Committee)
on Improving and Expediting the
Administration of Justice in!
North Carolina in that it vests
in the General Assembly great
er authority over the courts.
The Supreme Court and superior
courts would remain substantial
ly as they now are. The Gen-1
eral Assembly would be em-l
powered to establish an inter-j
mediate Court of Appeals. Aj
uniform system of district courts,/
with jurisdiction fixed by the!
General Assembly, would re
place all existing inferior courts. I
The General Assembly would set'
up jury commissions in each
county, and could provide for
6-man juries in the district
courts, and for 5/6 verdicts in
civil cases. The Assembly would
also be empowered to allow
waiver of jury in all but the
most serious criminal casgg. The
Supreme Court would be au
thorized to make procedural and
administrative rules governing
the whole court system, but the
General Assembly could, by a
3/5 vote, alter or repeal any
court-made procedural rule gov
erning the superior or district
courts. The General Assembly
would establish a uniform sys
tem of court fees and costs, and
the courts would be financed at
the State level.
"Lawyers' Bills"
Principal sources of new bills
during the week were the Gen
eral Statutes Commission and
the Judicial Council. One of the
duties of the Commission is to
engage in continuous statute re
search and correction to the end
that the General Statutes shall
be as free as possible from tech
nical weakness and error. The
Judicial Council is especially
concerned with matters which
will improve the administration
of justice in the state. Accord
ingly, bills from these agencies
are usually “lawyers’ bills,”
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frequently of considerable sig
nificance but of limited inter
est. Among the 15 bills intro
duced from the General Statutes
Commission was HB 51 which
permits allegations in certain di
vorce actions to be, couched in
specified statutory language, thus
making -it unnecessary to detail
in the complaint the sometimes
sordid acts of spouses—details
which result in embarrassment
and damage to parents and chil
dren. SB 36 would eliminate
from the statutes a special pro
vision governing conveyances to
slaves. SB 39 would take wo
men one more step forward to-'
ward equality with men; if the
bill is enacted women will no
longer be barred from sharing
the privilege of being subject to
civil arrest.
Among the Judicial Council
bills relating to court procedure
is HB 70, which would eliminate
the requirement that uncontested
divorce- .cases in the superior
court be tried before a jury;
this would permit the judge to
hear and determine the case
without the formality of seat
ing a jury and polling them in
the box. The jury would con
tinue to be required in divorce
cases in inferior courts. Ju
dicial Council bills in the field
of criminal law and procedure
include SB 72 which would al
low the superior court solicitor
to argue for the death sentence
in capital cases; the reasoning
behind this bill is that if the
defendant’s lawyer may argue
for mercy the State should be
free to argue for the death pen
alty. This question will un
doubtedly be bound up with an
anticipated bill (not yet intro
duced) which will abolish capi
tal punishment in North Caro
lina. HB 63 is another Council
bill which would eliminate an
advantage now enjoyed by a
defendant—the bill would give
the State the same number of
peremptory jury challenges in
criminal cases as the defendant
has. Other Council bills relate
to particular offenses. Perhaps
most important "is SB 29 which
makes S2OO, rather than, the
present SIOO, the dividing line
between misdemeanor and felony
larceny; if the bill passes many
petty theft cases involving be
tween SIOO and S2OO can be
tried on warrants in lower
courts, rather than on indictment
in the superior court.
School Board Study
Recommendation of a uniform
method of selecting city and
county boards of education is
the purpose of -a study commis
sion proposed by SR 26 and HR,
50 introduced by Sen. Scott and
Rep. Henly. The administration
backed resolutiion would author
ize the appointment of a 9-
member commission, composed
of 3 persons appointed by the
Governor, 3 Senators appointed
by the Lieutenant Governor, and
3 Representatives appointed by
the Speaker of the House, to
make a recommendation to the
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1963 General Assembly. Pres
ently most county boards of edu
cation are appointed by the Gen
eral Assembly (usually, though
not always, from candidates
appointed 'by the 'political par
ties of the county in a party
primary or caucus) but in a few
counties the voters have been
given the power to select the
members. Most city boards of
education members are elected
by the voters of the city ad
ministrative units, though in
some city units they are ap
pointed by the city council or
self-perpetuating.
Water Resources
This well-watered week saw
creation of a new House Com
mittee on Water Resources and
Control, as well as resurrection
of the old Committee on Irri
gation and Drainage after a one
session lapse. The chairman of
the former will be Rep. Murphy
of Pender (chairman of the Ag
riculture Committee in 1959); of
the, latter, Rep. Cohoon of Tyr
rell. Little business awaits these
committees as yet. The only
proposed water legislation now
in the works is SB 14, intro
duced two weeks ago by Sen.
Whitmire, to clarify the authori
ty of a board of county com- ]
missioners to fix the maximum 1
amount of a county watershed
tax that is to be voted upon
in a referendum. This bill pass
ed second reading in the Senate
on February 24.
Miscellaneous
HB 82 would increase compul
sory automobile insurance limits
to SIO,OOO-$20,000 —5,000 from
the present limits of $5,000-$lO,-
000—$1,000, and would make it
a crime to sell automobile lia
bility insurance with lesser lim
its; the deposit in lieu of in
surance would be increased from
SII,OOO to $25,000 ... SB 28!
authorizes county commissioners
to control auto parking on coun-!
ty-owned property by adopting)
parking regulations, the violation
of which would be a misdemean
or punishable by a $1 fine' . . .
SB 45 changes the procedures
for selecting members of the
State Board of Dental Exami
ners; they would be elected by
mail ballot of licensed dentists of;
the state, rather than being cho-!
sen by the NC Dental Society, j
While Secretary of State Thad j
Eure has been schooling the
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House members in parliamentary
procedure, experienced Senators
have been expounding to their
freshman colleagues on ways and
means of getting along in that
body. Classes were suspended
by both Friday, as the important
task of getting home to confer
with constitutents took pro
cedure.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dempsey
of Austin, Texas, announce the
birth of a son, Mark Christo
pher, on February 13. Mrs.
Dempsey is the former Miss Es
telle Stallings, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. West.
Summer Session
June 12—July 21
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Lent, A Good Season
For Peanut Products
North Carolina hoihemakers
will find the Lenten season a
good time to step-up the use of
peanuts and peanut products in
menus.
Present indications are that
the total supply of peanuts will
be between 20 and 21 per cent
in excess of domestic require-
I ments this year. This means
that peanut products, including
peanut butter, peanut oil, and
salted peanuts, will be plentiful
during the coming months.
Peanuts—a concentrated food
—are an excellent source of
protein, as well as a good source
of thiamine and niacin. When
used in a mixed diet, they can
serve -as an excellent low-cost
meat substitute. Peanut butter;
is by far the most popular of;
t'he peanut products. Although
it is the peanut industry’s gift
to sandwich makers, peanut but
ter can also be used in many
dishes, in hot breads, and cook
ies.
For a pleasant variety, try
this recipe for 16 two-inch pea
nut butter biscuits. First, sift i
together 2 cups flour. 4 tea-1
spoon salt and 2'V teaspoons
baking powder. Work in 2 table- j
spoons shortening and Vi cup
peanut butter. Add about 4
cup milk slowly, stirring until)
a soft dough is formed. Knead)
a few times on a lightly floured j
board, roll or pat to the desired
thickness, and cut into biscuits.
Bake on an ungreased baking
sheet at 410 degrees for 15
minutes.
Try these variations for sand-j
wich fillings.
1. Pineapple One-half cup
peanut butter, '4 cup drained
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