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Weekly Legislative Summary
fill* l» ear la ant)« of wmM} »ua»-
tnarto* prepared by the legislative eteff
»( the institnteof Government an the
work of the North Carolina .General
Assembly of 1961. It is confined to
Ilscnations of matters of federal ln
* iarest and major importance.
The General Assembly con
tinued to move forward at
double-time this week. 146 new
bills were introduced 'and 95
twere' ratified. The Finance
(Committees were ready to re
port to their respective houses,
and the atmosphere of urgency
which characterizes the drive to
adjournment could be definitely
sensed.
Revenue
Biggest news of the week was
the approval by both Finance
Committees of a revenue bill.
The bills are identical, with one
exception the House version
fixes a 1% tax for 1961-62, in
creasing to 1 '/2 % the following
year, on autos, trucks and air
planes, with a limit of $120; the
Senate version taxes these items
at 2%, with no limit on autos
and a $l2O limit on trucks and
airplanes. The difference in
revenue for the biennium is es
timated to be about $7 million.
The food tax squeaked 'by the
Houqe committee by a 27-26
marilh; the Senate committee
vbteJwas 13-10.
Ev*n if the Senate version is
ultimately adopted by the Gen
eral Assembly, the Appropria
tions Committees will apparently
find necessary to do some
on the tentative budget,
which is now $5 million above
the estimated revenue under the
Senate revenue bill.
Legislative Representation
In a last-ditch effort to de
feat SB 353, which pairs Con
gressmen Kitchin and Jonas in
a new Bth district, 37 House
menders, including all 13 Re-
introduced HR 999
creating a Congressional Redis
tricting Commission, composed of
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the members of the two Con
gressional Districts committees,
to study the question of Con
gressional Redistricting and to
report and make recommenda
tions to the Governor; the Gov
ernor could then call an extra
session of the General Assembly
to consider the report and take
action. Among the criteria
which the resolution sets out to
guide the commission in prepar
ing a plan are (1) the effect
upon partisan politics in the
state, and (2) the personalities
and tenure of office of incum
bent Congressmen. The resolu
tion was referred to the House
Committee on Congressional Dis
tricts, which is now also con
sidering SB 333; the latter bill
finds: the road in the House
committee - somewhat more
bumpy than that in the Senate
SB 390, by Sen. Crew, in
creases the Senate membership
by 3, the extra members to be
apportioned after each federal
cenus by the Secretary of State
to give one to each of the three
most populous 1-county seriat'
districts. The existing 50 seats
would be apportioned without
regard to the three extra seats
and no county could have more
than 2 senators.
Counties, Cities and Towns
HB 745 makes the Local Gov
ernment Act apply to every unit
of government having power to
levy ad valorem taxes, regard
less of any general, special or
local acts enacted prior to ad
journment of the 1961 session; at
present the Local Government
Act overrides conflicting laws
enacted prior to the end of the
1955 session.
HB 738, authorizing redevelop
ment and rehabilitation of non
residential areas, passed the
House Thursday.
HB 1011 requires that bids
submitted on public building
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contracts under 'GS 143-129 be
sealed, and that bids received
after the advertised deadline be
returned unopened to the bid
der.
An interesting local bill, HB
995, sets a tax valuation, for
ad valorem tax purposes, on an
industrial plant site in Columbus
County.
Motor Vehicles and Highways
SB 97, the 1961 version of
the “drunkometer” bill, passed
the Senate in amended form on
Wednesday and is now in House
Judiciary 1 Committee. As
amended, the bill provides for
chemical tests of breath, blood
ir saliva, under specified con
ditions, to determine the alco
holic content of the blood, and
;ets up percentages which con
stitute prima facie evidence of
the subject’s state of intoxica
the test after an officer has
sworn that there was reason
ible .ground for requesting the
test, his license may be sus
pended. If the subject is ac
quitted or the charge is nol
crossed, the license must be re
instated. SB 93, which would
have permitted suspension of a
Iriver’s license upon two or
nore speeding offenses commit
ted within a 12-month period
(rather than for 2 convictions
within a 12-month period) was
reported unfavorably in the
Mouse: HB 263, authorizing the
issuance of learner’s permits up
to 30 days prior to the 16th
birthday of a qualified person,
was reported unfavorably in the
House. SB 375 requires that au
tomobiles sold in North Carolina
after July 1,1962, be equipped
with seat belt anchorages in the
front seat, and sets standards
governing seat belts.
HB 976 requires motor clubs
to obtain a license from the
Commissioner of Insurance be
fore doing business in the state.
SB 89 passed the Senate in
amended form Thursday; the bill
would end the 37-year-old prac
tice of distributing motor .vehicle
license plates through the Caro
,ina Motor Club, and would uti
lize non-competitrve firms, cor
porations and governmental sub
divisions to distribute the plates
under contract arrangements.
SB 408 (HB 1009) regulates ad
vertising within 660 feet of the
Interstate Highway System. The
bill could make the state eligible
to receive an additional $2 mil
lion in federal road-building
funds. A similar bill was de
feated in 1959.
Health
SB 387 prohibits a local board
of health or health department
from charging fees for sanitary
inspections or supervision of any
dairy located outside the terri
torial jurisdiction and political
boundary of the board or de
partment, or within the juris
diction and boundary of another
board or department. SB 422
(HB 1023) establishes a compul
sory poultry inspection program
under the supervision of the
Commissioner of Agriculture. SB
244, which establishes a similar
compulsory inspection program
for meat, passed the Senate; its
House counterpart, HB 598, has
received a favorable report in
the House. SB 127, regulating
the sanitation of agricultural
labor camps, was reported fav
orably as amended in the House.
Occupations
HB 980 rewrites the law gov
erning qualifications for appli
cants for examination as certi
fied public accountants. Experi
ence and schooling requirements
are made somewhat stricter, and
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examination and licensing fees |
are increased by about $lO each, i
The bill passed second reading
Friday, two days after it was
introduced.
HB 997 would permit doctors,
lawyers, and other professional
persons to incorporate. The an
nounced purpose of the bill is
to permit professional persons to
take advantage of certain tax
benefits, particularly in the field
and retirement and fringe bene
fits. HB 986 provides that phy
sicians and surgeons rendering
professional services- in good
faith during an extreme emer
gency, or at the time of an
automobile accident, or other ac
cident, disaster or misadventure,
shall not be liable for any in
jury sustained by reason of such
services. HB 950 modernizes the
law governing licensing of podia
trists. |
HB 453, rewriting the barber
licensing laws, was ratified on
Thursday. HB 41, establishing
a water well contractors’ licens
ing board, passed the House af
ter being amended to apply only
to operators of power equip
ment, and after about 40 coun
ties were exempted from its pro
visions.
HB 234, extending the mini
mum wage to employers of four
or more persons, passed the Sen
ate by a vote, of 46 to 2 and
Was ratified . . . HB 713, which
provides for 5 days cumulative
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Hazards i.e., blowouts, fabric breaks,
cuts —except repairable punctures.
Guarantee limited to original owner
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2. Lifetime Guarantee: All Kel*/
tires ore guaranteed against any de
fects in workmanship and mjterial
without limit as to time or mileage.
Any Kelly dealer will repair without
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sick leave at full pay for pub
lic school teachers, was amend
ed in House committee to go into
effect in 1962 only if there is a
budget surplus in 1961-62.
Joseph C. Griffin
Makes Honor Club
In N. C. Motor Club
Joseph C. Griffin, former resi
dent of Edenton, who is now
employed with the North Caro
lina Motor Club in Greenville,
N. C., has gained membership in
the most exclusive honor club of
his company, The Founders Club,
during a recent new sales con
test in the state.
Mr. Griffin gained membership
in the club by writing 52 new
master members in less than
five weeks during the recent
contest. To gain membershiD in
the club a representative has to
white 50 or more new master
members in five consecutive
weeks. Only two other men
gained membership in the
Founders Club during this pe
riod.
Before joining the sales force
of the North Carolina Motor
Club, he was in the teaching
and coaching profession in
Florida and Louisiana for seven
years. Prior to that he played
professional baseball for five
years in the Milwaukee Braves
organization.
Opening Announcement
The Chowan Cooperative Produce
Exchange, Inc.
AT VALHALLA-N. C. 32 HIGHWAY
6 MILES NORTH OF EDENTON
NOW OPEN
Mr. Jimmy Taylor will he our auctioneer. Regular open
ing and receiving hours for produce will he announced as
soon as season’s demands are determined.
Auction sales will be held for non-members as in the past.
Belt grading of beans, cleaning, grading and waxing cu
cumbers, peppers and tomatoes. Pre-cooling sweet corn
will be available for members. Machinery is readv for
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operation.
All types of baskets and containers will be bandied by
the exchange for the members and pubhc, and at competi
tive prices.
The Chowan Cooperative Produce
Exchange, Inc.
W. A. HARRELL, President E. L. PEARCE, Vice President
C. M. EVANS, Secretary-Treasurer
Legion Auxiliary
Holds Meeting
The American Legion Auxili
ary met Thursday night at the
home of Mrs. Agnes Hollowell.
The meeting opened with the
chaplain, Mrs. Mary Leary, lead
ing in prayer, followed by the
group singing “Star Spangled
Banner” and repeating together
the preamble to the Constitu
tion.
The minutes of the May meet
ing were read and approved and
the secretary gave a report. The
Ways and Means committee re
ported on the success of sev
eral money-making projects.
Mrs. Johnetta White, poppy
chairman, thanked all who help
ed toward making Poppy Da.'
successful.
It was pointed out that th-
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department president’s project is
publishing a cook book contain
ing favorite recipes of the Au
xiliary members of the state.
These books will be on sale by
Auxiliary members around the
first of July.
The installation of officers will
be held jointly with Legion
naires with the date to be an
nounced later.
Nothing in this world is so
good as usefulness. It binds
your fellow creatures to you.
and you to them,
—B. C. Brodie.
Announcement
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that we have added to our regular
line of merchandise the famous FCX
“UNICO” line of UHLS, TUBES and
BATTERIES for Auto. Truck, Trac
tor and Larin Implements.
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of opening specials . . . LOR TOPS
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