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LEGISLATIVE SUIARY;
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', J NOTK: This U twelfth
of aeries Cin-eldy turn
, jnariea prepartU l.y the lestfa-
lative staff of the Institute W
Government on the work of
V 'Jf the North Cwc'ina General ,
' X Assembly ot jUrJr.; It is con-.
, . ined to discus' ns of matters
I of faneral: InUvest and major
importance, , , . ' ,
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v Legislators were ,a iunousiy
active as celebrants around a May
pole this week, as they became the
second General Assembly . since
1935 to meet the late (but probab
ly not the la.-!:, because of the new
February convening date). A full
throated House debate on compul
sory auto insurance extended. over
two 'full legislative ' days to high
light the 'weelcV activity, while bill
Introductions nnd calendar action
continued to move well ahead of
1955 -progresfl, 'Representatives
earned Speaker Doujfhton's com
mendation, as a ''working House"
by so clearing local - calendars
that not a single local hill was
available . for- consideration ., pn
Tuesday. " , . "
j: i Motor Vehicles
a It now appears , probablo -that
there will be some form of revi-
of the state's laws dealing
with damage by indigent' motorists,
bat no one. can say what it will.be.
Proponents of the compulsory in-
showed
V sion
butors o' auto license jlatea. , SB
142 (authorizing the Department
of Motor, Vehicles to suspend, the
license of a driver, who has been
cpnvicted and had part of his .sen
tence suspended on condition that
he not drive for a specified period)
has beefc'mrtffel4i '''l;;)".'
Constitutional RevUioa and .'
'Legislative Rttpporttonmenf .
' Carrying out a proposal made in
the Governor's Address t4 the Leg
islature; administrttJoh forces in
troduced a resolution citing
15-member commission to study
the need for revision of the State
Constitution and make recommend
ations by July 1, 1958. , Following
the precedent set . by :the handling
of the Pearsall Plan, the; GovernQj
is requested, to consider calling a
special General Assembly session
for consideration -of ' the 'cpmhiis
sion's proposals (which could ' then
be voted upon in the general elee
tion that fall). vi f
Thought to be dead 'for this ses
sion, : the legislative reapportion
ment isAte rose like a Phoenix this
week, withtwo new bills. ' SB 88J5,
reportedly offered with the admin-1 yean 1
istration's blessing,, would Increase
Sunrite membership from 50 to 100
(giviir each cou,nty 'one' Senator)
Sid House -membership from ' 120
to 1(10 y (one Representative , per
1 tag the state's ten institutions of
higher education outside the Con
solidated University would be re
placed by a uniform pattern under
a Board of Higher Education pro
posal this week. : It would restate
the purpose of each college, pro
vide for a uniform number of 12
trustee per institution, and define
the powers and duties of trustees
and presidents. .'
A Reorganization Commission
bill would require the State Uer
sonnel Council and the Merit Sys
tem Council (both of which deal
with personal standards for certain
state employees) to have two common-
members, require that one
member of the Merit System Coun
cil (which . also has jurisdiction
over local health and welfare em
ployees) have experience in coun
ty government, ' and give countv
commissioners authority to require
such employees and county agents
to' conform to the regulations for
other county employees with re
gard to , hours of work, vacations
and sick leave. t Other Reorgapizar
tion Commission bills dealing with
state property management' and
standardizing salary-fixing pro
cedure; '"we passed both houses.
Locr' authorities have for
hit' --"it at tax-ex-
empt state hoY'--- their
jurisdictions. A 1955 act . r "'
three counties 10- per cent of ihi
proceeds of timber .cut on state
lands. within their boundaries, in
county, with the excess apportioned t jieu 0f taxes. Bimiar treatment has
according to population) and" em-len sought by three additional
lJoWer the f General AasemMvAtol Anni&M1 thU session. SR Sfii nrn-
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aurance law showed surprising 1 further increase Mouse membership : pqges to deal with the problem on
strength as they pushed HB 116 by statute. The Governor would -a gtatewide basis, requi.in" such
through the House. In f he mean-, have the duty of making the peap- payments out of timber proceeds
time, the Senate Committee on In- j portionment, subject to correction by all state agencies other than
by tne l.eneral Assembly itsew ana educational institutions and the
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su ranee gave a favorable report to
the unsatisfied judgment fund bill,
laying the basis for a possible
' Senate-House deadlock on - the' two
plans. . - '! .
s The practice in some courts of
accepting a guilty plea to a lesser
review toy' the- State: Supreme
Court. HB 982 would merely re
district the Senate under the pres
ent constitutional provisions, thus
requiring a majority (rather than
35th) vote for passage. It would
dharge In drunken driving .cases i create 38 Senatorial districts
Vould -he curtailed under SB 361, j (rather than the present 33), give
which would require the court to , Forsyth, Guilford and Mecklenburg
hear the state's evidence before ac j two Senators each, and reshuffle
cepting such a plea. A House bill the other districts. ,
, would prohibit automobile insur- State Government
Mice firms from acting as distri-' Widely-varying statutes govern
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State Board of Education. No pro
vision, is made for payments in
lieu of taxes for other state prop
erty. .
Solicitors retiring at 65 or after
20 years of service would receive
23 of their regular pay for life
under HB 905. Another House bill
would authorize pensions for cer
tain state employees retired before
the ; Teachers', and State Em
ployees' Retirement System was
established. SB 869 would grant
State Highway Patrolmen a $40
monthly subsistence allowance.
Local Government
To supplement the hurricane-re
lief benefits made available by the
final passage of the Urban Rede
velopment Bill, WB ' 912 would
ffrant cities and counties authority
to enact flood zoning regulations so
as 't' qualify their citizens for
benefits .under the Federal Flood
Insurance Act of 1956. Other lo
cal - governmental measures would
(a) authorize municipalities to own
gas and sewer 'systems and extend
their services beyond their limits,
(b) bring all local, governmental
employees other than elected of
ficials under the Workmen's Com
pensation "Act, '(c) authorize muni
cipalities to- act on behalf of their
citizens whose- land is also includ
ed in a drainage district,, (d) give
drainage districts the power ot
eminent domain, (e) enable land
owners to createiforest districts to
pjpvfde -impfoyfementg in their fot-
ls, "Shd (fKi-inSpdse personal
property tax liens on a merchant s
.ferred to another between the .llbi
ing date and the tax due date. . .
Election Laws '
v The House decided by adopting
a committee substitute for the bill
to amend the "anti-Jdnas" law) to
return the split-ticket provisions
of the election laws to their pre
1955 status. HB 947 would forbid
last-minute substitution of candi
dates except ' on the death of aj
nominee or by order of the .county
board of elections for; good - cause
shown. HB 964 would repeal, the '
rule authorizing teachers tdvote in ,
their home counties', rather than
counties where they . teach. , .' Peti
tions for special elections would
automatically die if not completed
within a year, under HB 893.
Business Regulation
Bills concerning occupational li
censing boards; continued to flow
into the legislative. .Stream, HB
930 would requife-funeral directors
to be licensed and specify minimum
equipment for funeral homes. HB
954 extends the jurisdiction of the
Structural Pest Control Commis-.
sion to include moths, roaches and
bedbugs and requires as many as
three licenses of individuals in the
business. A Senate bill modifies
the procedures of the Board of
Cosmetic Art Examiners. Other
bills would require ' State licenses
of small loan businesses, buyers of
to nor more (annually) of
itoc": "its from producers and
beer and wine iir.norters.
Fears that the Senate' might yet
emusculate the minimum wage bill
Were not realized Monday, when it
amended the bill to exempt sum
mer camp employees and .'lent it to
the House. HB 932 would author
ize l!io Commissioner of Labor to
make rules fit:- V' safety, sanita
tion and well-being yt ...i'.j ond employees.
Miscellaneous
Commissions to study problems
related to cancer and the state's
sex laws were proposed. SB 321
(providing for ' sterilization of
mothers of two or more illegiti
mate children) received a favorable
report after being rewritten to de
clare such persons "grossly sexu
ally delinquent" instead of feeble
minded. A Rouse bill would tet
local ABC boards spent 6 per cent
of their profits for education as to
the effects of alsohol. You will
have to get up even earlier to out
fox North Carolinians if Represen
tative Gobble's bill establishing
daylight saving time is passed.
Scout Camporee
Big Success At
Camp Perry
V; In spite of cold, 'rainy weather,
more than 300"f Boy. Scouts from
Effective May .15, 1957 the
following prices will be
charged for services at Hert
ford barber shops:
ADULT .
Haircuts 85q
flHTI.nREN
Haircuts 75c
Sliave - -- 50c
Shampoo 65c
MANGE
Shampoo 75c
Massage 75c
Tonic ...--.-.-350
Jordan's
Barber Shop
Hertford
BarberShop
the, Albemarle District turned out
for the annual camporee conducted
at Camp. Perry during thf week-'
end and officials said the program
was a big success.
Troops from Kitty Hawk, Man
teo, Currituck, Coinjock, Rocky
Hock, Hertford, Edenton, Weeks
ville, Center Hill, Camden and
Elizabeth City were represented
at the camporee which was direct
ed by thei Albemarle Chapter of
the Blue Heron, Order of Arrow.
Various demonstrations and skills
were presented.
Mike Bell of Elizabeth City was
camporee chief and had the assist
ance of Melvin Twiddy .of Manteo,
Louis Blanchard, Jr., of Coinjock,
Alex Kehayes, Billy Harry and
Jack Overman of Edenton, Larry
Willis of Hertford, Dallas Brick-
house, Jr., George Little, III, Al'
vin McTNfrson and Paui Daven
port of Elizabeth City.
Bernard Hohson, Andy Hobson,
Keith Richards, Doug Butterfield
and Norman Scott of Virginia
Beach, members of the Seaboard
chapter of Blue Heron Lodge, were
in charge of the camporee judging.
About 200 parents ,and friends
gathered around the camp fire
Saturday night for the program of
stunts, songs and yeHs. Highlight
of the evening was the tap out of
several members for the Brother
hood of Honored Campers. These
included Bill Tavlor of Manteo
'Mike Keller of Kitty Hawk, 'Car-'
i lyle Woodard ' and Frank Me
iv.. f u,.,.ttnA nnin nolo !
tBill Goodwin of Edenton,, Robert
' I T . .it l V 1 'Al! ll.TIL..
nan, rtioeri uaru, unver racriirr.
son and George Harold, Jr., of,
Elizabeth City, along with Ray
mond Collier, T. F. (Doe) Lowry
and Charles Smith, adult leaders. '
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Becker of
Silver Springs, Maryland, announce
the birth of a son. Charles William
Becker III. born May 1, at Garfield
Hospital, Washington, D. C. Mrs.
Becker, before her marriage, was
Miss Billie Dail, granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dail.
NOTIC
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BY ORDER OF THE PERQUIMANS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
I will advertise for sale, on June 1, 1957, all Real Estate
on which 1956 taxes have not been paid, and also will levy
on all delinquent Personal Property Taxes. I will hold
the sale of the Real Estate on Monday, July 1, 1957.
Please make prompt settlement now and save yourself
the additional cost of advertising.
J-K-WHITE
SHERIFF OF PERQUIMANS COUNTY
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