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Weekly Legislative Summary
Tkl» k #»«■ Im a aeries of weekly sum
marles prepared by the leylslative staff
at the laatitate of Goreranent on tne
work es the North Carolina General
Assembly of IMI. It la confined to
(UeaOaleaa of mattera of aen«ral in
ternet and major importance.
The -general Assembly, which
some observers have said was
idling along, took off like a jet
propelled rocket this week. 172
new bills were introduced. The
money committees made sub
stantial progress; a Congression- J
al redistricting bill reached the
Senate floor; and numerous con
troversial measures were passed
or killed in each house.
Finance
Senate and House Finance
subcommittees, which had beenj
progressing along somewhat dif
ferent lines, got together Thurs
day and agreed upon identical
bills to report back to their re
spective parent committees. Al
though there are some signifi-j
cant differences which decrease]
the total expected revenue, thej
bill embodies basically the Ad
ministration proposals, with the
proposed tax on prescription |
drugs, orthopedic appliances, and
farm feeds, seeds and fertilizers
eliminated.
The hard-pressed Secondary
Road Fund would receive a
boost under HB 937, which
would allocate to that fund the
\net proceeds of gasoline and oil
inspection fees and a proposed
50% increase in motor vehicle
registration fees.
HB 902 levies an additional
privilege license tax upon
branch or chain retail grocery
stores; the tax, based upon gross
sales, ranges from $45 to S6OO,
with branches selling less than
SIOO,OOO per year not taxed.
Congressional Redistricting
SB 353, introduced May 24 by
Senators Eubank, Warren of
Behufort, and others was the
first congressional redistricting
bill to reach the floor of either
house. The Senate Committee
on Congressional Redistricting
reported the bill favorably less
than 24 hours after it was intro
duced, and it passed second
reading in the Senate Friday.
■ Efforts to overrule an objection
=• to third reading-failed for lack
of the required two-thirds rpa-i
jcrity, so that the bill will re
main in the Senate until Mon
day, at least. The bill places
Republican Jonas and Democrat
Kitchin in a new Bth district
comprised of Anson, Lee. Lin- 1
coin, Mecklenburg, Montgomery,'
Moore, Richmond and Union-
Counties. The bill is expected
to encounter some difficulty in
•the House.
Historic and Cultural Programs
The usual group of bills deal
ing with historical and cultural
agencies is appearing. SR 335
designates the Flat Rock Play
house as the State Theater of
North Carolina, but imposes no
financial obligation on the State.
HB 613 appropriates SSOO for
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each year of the biennium for
celebration of the Battle of
Moore’s Creek Bridge. HB 857
appropriates $25,950 for the bi
| ennium for the maintenance and
operation of Bennett Place. SB
346 (HB 890) appropriates $lO,-
000 for restoration and mainten
ance of the Daniel Boone home
place. HB 936 appropriates
$125,000 for the purchase of 122
| acres in vicinity of Fort Raleigh
to be used for improvements,
including rebuilding of the Lost
Colony Theatre.
Occupational Licensing i
HB 445, which would have es
tablished a psychologists’ licens-.
| ing board was killed by House
Judiciary Committee. The same
committee heard testimony fav
oring HB 773, establishing a li
censing board for TV and radio
repairmen, but took no vote,
jHB 699, proposing a board of
' dental laboratory examiners was
| reported unfavorably in the
i House. HB 461, establishing a
water well contractors licensing
| board was tabled in the House,
and then was rescued by its
sponsor, Rep. Kerr, and sent to
the Committee on Water Re
sources and Control. HB 582,
establishing an all-nurse board
to license nurses, was reported
unfavorably in the House. HB
876 increases the annual mem
bership dues of the North Caro
lina State Bar to S2O in lieu of
the present 10.
Counties, Cities and Towns
New bills affecting local gov
ernments included: HB 839, au
thorizing county commissioners
to advance to drainage districts
funds for administrative expens
es, the advances to be repaid
from drainage assessments; SB
345, prohibiting an electric mem
bership corporation from begin
ning for the first time to furn
ish electric service inside the
limits of a town of more than
1500 population, without the con- j
sent of the town governing j
board, and protecting the right |
of existing corporations to con-!
tinue to serve areas annexed to
or a part of a municipality; HBj
846, specifying the details of des-]
truction o[ paid bonds and cou-|
pons of counties and municipali-i
ties; HB 848, establishing a state !
grants-in-aid program to pro-!
mote community alcoholic reha-;
bilitation programs; HB 891,
specifying that school bus ser
vice must be continued in areas
annexed to municipalities in the
same manner and to the same
extent as it existed prior to an
nexation; SB 358, authorizing
sanitary districts to contract
with cities or other political
subdivisions for treatment of the
district’s sewage by the city’s
plant; SB 360, authorizing and
fixing procedure for merger of
sanitary districts with cities; SB
363, providing that county or •
municipal bonds and tax there-!
for for construction of armories
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need be approved by the people
only if required by the Consti
tution, County Finance Act, or
Municipal Finance Act; HB 920,1
eliminating the requirement that
any new county building (other 1
than courthouse) be located
within one mile of the old build
ing; and SB 370, authorizing miu-.
nicipalities which furnish sewer-*
age but not water service to
contract with the water service
operator to act as billing and
collecting agent for the munici-i
pality. |
SB 189, authorizing investment
of county funds in savings andj
loan associations was reported
unfavorably by a House Com
mittee. HB 738, authorizing re-]
development and rehabilitation
of non-residentiaT areas was
-amended in the House to allow
redevelopment bonds to be sold
on such terms and conditions as
the redevelopment commission |
fixes, and without going through!
the Local Government Commis
sion. i
HB 768, which adds water
conservation worn to the pur
poses for which county commis
sioners may appropriate non-tax
revenues, passed the House Fri
day. HB 417, authorizing coun
ties to regulate garbage collec
tion and disposal, was ratified
rnday. HB 427, modifying the
aw governing extension of sani
tary districts, was amended to
provide that annexation petition
signed by 51% of the freehold- 1
ers resident within the proposed 1
annexed territory eliminates the :
need for election; and that 1
unanimous petition eliminates 1
need for both election and hear- 1
tng; HB 508, authorizing cities
Lo require construction of com- ’
munity service facilities in sub
divisions, was reported unfavor- ;
ably in the Senate. HB 509 was 1
amended to authorize cities of '
more than 1250 population to 1
exercise zoning authority within 1
one mile outside the corporate 1
limits, and passed the Senate, ii
HB 510 which would have re- i
pealed the requirement of GS J
160-173 that zoning regulations >
applying .to at least two corners I
of an intersection must, upon ap- i
plication of property owners 1
concerned, be extended to the 1
remaining corners, was reported 1
unfavorably in the Senate. J
Miscellaneous
By a 92-21 vote the House
; passed HB 234, extending the
] minimum wage law to cover em
ployers of four or more persons
... HB 899 is a new article gov
erning licensing and regulation
of private business, trade and
Correspondence schools; it re
places the present law which
was declared unconstitutional by
the NC Supreme Court . . . HB
817 provides for renewal of driv
ers’ licenses without examination
except where there is a record
] of violations or accidents, or oth
; er cause to believe the applicant
is not qualified . . . HB 818 as
sesses automobile liability in
surers M>% of .gross liability
! premiums to build up a $750,000
fund to pay claims against in-
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Kent, England, has a prob
lem. He is having a hard time 1
selling the property, and he
can’t see plowing SIO,OOO into
the place to make it livable^
solvent insurers ... It may soon
be unlawful to poison either man
or beast; HB 917 makes it a
misdemeanor to sell contaminat
ed animals foods and HB 905
provides several grades of of
fenses, ranging up to felony pun
ishable by a minimum of 5 years
imprisonment, for selling pois
onous liquor for beverage pur
poses.
When it moves to its new
home in the Legislative Build
ing, the General Assembly does
not intend to allow the old
homestead to deteriorate. SB
336 (HB 837) provides for the
permanent maintenance of the
present chambers as historic
shrines, and for initial and final
sessions of each General As&m
bly to be held there, as a cere
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A Portsmouth, Virginia, bank- j
er, Douglas G. Shields, has been
elected executive vice president
>f Tarheel Bank & Trust Co.,
which operates branches at
Gatesville, Lewiston and Win
ton, and will assume his duties j
on June 1.
Shields, who will reside at 1
Gatesville, was born and reared
at Parkersburg, West Virginia.]
He attended Augusta Military]
Academy at Fort Defiance, Vir
ginia, and West Virginia Uni
versity. His first business ex
yerience was as a Credit Super
visor with General Motors Ac
ceptance Corporation. He then
became a member of the Gen
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Body Division of General Mo
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Elliott Company »f Edenton
later returned to G.M.A.C., and!
remained with that concern un
til he accepted a position as
Loan Officer with Mellon Na- ]
tional Bank at Pittsburgh, Penn- j
sylvania. He has been witn
Citizens Trust Company of
Portsmouth, Virginia, as Mana
ger of its West End Branch :
since 1953, and resigned that po
sition to accept the Executive
Vice Presidency of Tarheel Bank
& Trust Co.
Mrs. Shields is the former
Mildred Marsh, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. P. Marsh of Ports
mouth, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs.
Shields have two children, the
older of whom, a daughter, is
married and resides in Ports
mouth, Virginia. Their son
graduates from high school this
spring.
In addition to his duties as
the Executive Officer of the en
tire operation of Tarheel Bank
Trust Co., Shields will also
Edenton, North Carolina
Thursday, June 1, 1961.
serve as Cashier of the Gates
ville Branch of the bank, and as
Secretary to its Board of Di
! rectors and the Executive Com
] mittee of the Board.
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