INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY (NOTE: 'Kite is the eleventh •of a series of weekly summaries prepared toy thte legislative staff of the Institute of Government on The work of the North Carolina •General Assembly of 1961. It is confined to discussions of mat ters of general Interest and ma jor importance.) * * * The 1961 session continues to run well Ihehind Jlhe two previous sessions In volume of bills hand led. Comparative figures follow: -8««sk>a Total Public Local Bills Bills Bills Bills Rat. Intro. 1961 «5o 1969 979 1969 1243 462 549 540 388 343 430 403 703 500 4COVRTH The contending armies in the Ctaurt War have stacked their anra and furled their flags. The Mouse passed the compromise substitute for HB 104, the Tayor BMJ, on both readings by about 75 percent favorable vote, as Rep.. Kerr, a strong opponent of the 1999 IBrfl Bill and of the ori ginal Taylor Bill in this session, was a major factor in obtaining approval of the compromise by the full House. When the bill reached the Senate, the apposing factions agreed upon an amend ment which wotiM take adminis trative authority from the Su preme Court and place it in an Administrative Office to be es tabHshed by the General Assem bly. The amended bill then pass ed the Senate without dissent, and the House concurred in the amendment with only three mem bers opposing. As finally approved, the bill requires the General Assembly to establish uniform district courts throughout the state by January 1, 1971, at which time all presently existing inferior snorts shall cease to exist. The Superior Court and Supreme Chart will remain substantially mwhanged. AH courts will be fi marred at the State level. Pro cedural rules for court below the Skapreme Court will be made by Idto* General Assembly, unless the Assembly delegates this authori ty to the Supreme Court, and *s«Ha then the Assembly could