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NORTH CAROLINA MANUAL
1975
Issued by
THAD EURE
Secretary of State
Edited by
John L. Cheney, Jr.
Director of Publications
Raleigh
TO THE
1975 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF NORTH CAROLINA
TO THE
STATE, COUNTY. CITY AND TOWN OFFICIALS
AND TO THE
PEOPLE OF THE OLD NORTH STATE
AT HOME AND ABROAD
THIS MANUAL IS RESPECTFULLY
DEDICATED
Secretary of State
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introductory Note, Thad Eure, Secretary of State v
Preface xv
PARTI
HISTORICAL
Chapter One, The State of North Carolina
A Brief History 3
Chief Executives 5
The North Carolina State Capitol 11
The Capitol by Edwin Gill 15
The Legislative Building 17
The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina 21
The State Flag 23
Names and Nicknames of State 25
The State Motto 25
The State Colors 25
The State Bird 27
The State Flower 27
The State Insect 27
The State Tree 29
The State Mammal 29
The State Shell 31
The State Saltwater Fish 31
The State Precious Stone 33
The State Toast 33
The Halifax Resolution 35
The Mecklenburg Declaration of 20th May, 1775 36
Constitution of North Carolina 37
Public Holidays 65
Chapter Two, The United States of America
Presidents of the United States 67
The Declaration of Independence 69
The Constitution of the United States 73
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States 83
The American Flag, Its Origin 91
The Proper Display of the American Flag 93
The Pledge to the Flag 96
The American's Creed 97
The Capitol at Washington 99
Governors of the States and Territories 101
PART II
CENSUS
Population of the State of North Carolina 105
Table 1. State Population Statistics 107
Table 2. County Population States, 1970 108
Table 3. Population of Incorporated places of 10,000 or more 110
Table 1 . Population of Incorporated places of 2,500 - 9,999 Ill
Table 5. Population of Incorporated places of 1,000 - 2,499 113
Table 6. Population of Incorporated places of less than 1,000 116
Resident Population of the United States as of April 1, 1970 122
PART III
POLITICAL
Chapter One, North Carolina Election Districts
Congressional Districts 127
Apportionment of Senators by Districts in accordance with the
census of 1970 and the Constitution 129
Apportionment of members of the House of Representatives by
Districts in Accordance with the Census of 1970 and the
Constitution 131
Judical Districts 135
Solicitorial Districts 137
Chapter Two, The Democratic Party
North Carolina Democratic Party Platform 139
Plan of Organization 153
Committees of the State Democratic Party
State Democratic Executive Committee 178
Congressional District Executive Committee 179
Senatorial District Executive Committee 183
House of Representatives District Executive Committee 183
Judicial District Executive Committee 196
( 'ounty Chairmen 202
Chapter Three, The Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party Platform 205
Plan of Organization of the Republican Party of
North Carolina 207
Committees of the State Republican Party
State Republican Executive Committee 226
Chairmen-Republican County Executive Committees 232
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PART IV
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
The Executive Branch
President of the United States 239
The President's Cabinet 240
United States Congress
Senate 241
Officers 241
Standing committees of the Senate 241
North Carolina Members 243
House of Representatives 247
Officers 247
Standing committees of the House 247
North Carolina Members 249
The United States Judicial System
The Supreme Court 271
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 271
District Courts in North Carolina 271
Biographical Sketches 273
PARTV
NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNMENT
Introduction 285
Chapter One, The Legislative Branch
Introduction 289
North Carolina Senate
Senators (Alphabetical) 293
Senators (by District) 295
Biographical Sketches of Members of the 1975 Senate 297
Occupations of members of the 1975 Senate 326
Senate Committees, 1975 328
Rules of the Senate 335
North Carolina House of Representatives
Representatives (alphabetical) 349
Representatives (by District) 353
Biographies of Members of the 1975 House of Representatives 357
Occupations of Members of the 1975 House of Representatives 422
House Committees, 1975 426
Rules of the House of Representatives 439
Legislative Services Officer 453
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Chapter Two, The Executive Branch
Office of the Governor 455
Office of the Lieutenant Governor 461
Department of the Secretary of State 465
Department of the State Auditor 471
I )epart ment of the State Treasurer 479
1 >rpart ment of Public Education 493
1 )epartment of Justice 503
I )epartment of Agriculture 515
I )epartment of Labor 525
I )epartment of Insurance 535
I )epartment of Administration 543
Department of Commerce 559
Department of Correction 569
I )epartment of Cultural Resources 577
I )epartment of Human Resources 595
Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs 619
Department of Natural and Economic Resources 627
Department of Revenue 647
Department of Transportation and Highway Safety 655
State Board of Elections 665
Chapter Three, The Judicial Branch
Introduction 669
The North Carolina Supreme Court 675
The North Carolina Court of Appeals 683
The North Carolina Superior Courts 692
District Attornies 694
The North Carolina District Courts 695
Administrative Office of the Courts 698
Chapter Four, The University of North Carolina System
Higher Education in North Carolina 701
President, University of North Carolina 705
Chancellors of the Constituent Institutions 707
Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina 723
Boards of Trustees of the Constituent Institutions 724
Chapter Five, Independent State Boards and Commissions
Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions 731
Licensing Boards 742
PART VI
ELECTION RETURNS
Popular and Electorial Vote for President (by State), 1972 759
Popular Votes for President (by State), 1960-1968 760
Popular Votes for President (by County), 1960-1972 761
Governor in Primaries (State Totals), 1944-1972 763
Governor (by County), 1960-1972 765
State Officers in Primaries (State Totals), 1960-1974 767
Total Votes Cast, General Elections, 1964-1974 773
Attorney General (By County), November 5, 1974 778
United States Senators in Primaries, 1960-1974 779
United States Senators in General Elections, 1960-1972 781
United States Senator (By County), November 5, 1974 782
United States House of Representatives (By District), 1962-1964 783
United States House of Representatives (By District), 1966 789
United States House of Representatives (By District), 1968-1970 794
United States House of Representatives (By District), 1972-1974 799
PART VII
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Alamance 807
Alexander 808
Alleghany 808
Anson 809
Ashe 810
Avery 811
Beaufort 812
Bertie 812
Bladen 813
Brunswick 814
Buncombe 815
Burke 816
Cabarrus 816
Caldwell 817
Camden 818
Carteret 819
Caswell 819
Catawba 820
Chatham 821
Cherokee 822
Chowan 822
Clay 823
Cleveland 824
Columbus 825
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(raven 825
Cumberland 826
Currituck 827
Dare 828
I >a\ idson 828
Davie 829
Duplin 830
Durham 831
Edgecombe 831
Forsyth 832
Franklin 833
Gaston 834
Gates 834
Graham 835
Granville 835
Greene 836
Guilford 837
Halifax 838
Harnett 838
Haywood 839
Henderson 840
Hertford 840
Hoke 841
Hyde 842
Iredell 843
Jackson 844
Johnston 844
Jones 845
Lee 845
Lenoir 846
Lincoln 847
Macon 848
Madison 848
Martin 849
McDowell 850
Mecklenburg 851
Mitchell 851
Montgomery 852
Moore 853
Nash 854
New Hanover 854
Northampton 855
Onslow 856
Orange 857
Pamlico 857
Pasquotank 858
Pender 859
Perquimans 860
Person 860
Pitt 861
Polk 862
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Randolph 862
Richmond 863
Robeson 864
Rockingham 865
Rowan 865
Rutherford 866
Sampson 867
Scotland 868
Stanly 868
Stokes 869
Surry 870
Swain 871
Transylvania 871
Tyrrell 872
Union 873
Vance 873
Wake 874
Warren 875
Washington 876
Watauga 876
Wayne 877
Wilkes 878
Wilson 879
Yadkin 879
Yancey 880
TABLE OF DIAGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS
North Carolina State Government 286
The Legislative Branch 288
Senate, Seating Diagram 292
House of Representatives, Seating Diagram 350
Office of the Governor 456
Office of the Lieutenant Governor 462
Department of the Secretary of State 466
Department of the State Auditor 472
Department of the State Treasurer 480
Department of Public Education 494
Department of Justice 504
Department of Agriculture 518
Department of Labor 526
Department of Insurance 536
Department of Administration 544
Department of Commerce 560
Department of Correction 570
Department of Cultural Resources 578
Department of Human Resources 596
Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs 620
Department of Natural and Economic Resources 628
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Department of Revenue 648
Department of Transportation and Highway Safety 656
The Judicial Branch 668
The University of North Carolina System 702
TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS*
The Capitol Building 10
The Legislative Building 18
The Great Seal 20
The State Flag 22
The State Bird, Flower, and Insect 26
The State Tree and Mammal 28
The State Shell and Salt Water Fish 30
The State Precious Stone 32
The American Flag 92
The United States Capitol Building 98
The United States Supreme Court Building 270
TABLE OF MAPS
Congressional Districts 126
Senatorial Districts 128
Representative Districts 132
Judicial Districts 134
'Does not include photographs accompanying biographical sketches.
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PREFACE
In North Carolina, State government has been undergoing a massive
"face-lifting" since the adoption of a new constitution in 1970, and the
continuing implementation of a constitutional amendment — also adopted
in 1970— providing for the reorganization of the executive branch. In or-
der to meet the needs of our citizenry, who are seeking a better under-
standing of the organization and functions of our State government, the
Department of the Secretary of State has revised and expanded the
North Carolina Manual— beginning with the 1975 edition. The material
normally found within its covers— biographical sketches, historical facts,
political party information and state and county rosters — has been in-
hanced by the addition of new material which includes expanded bio-
graphical coverage, short narratives of the various branches of State
government and the departments and divisions within them, and the ex-
pansion of areas where before only small amounts of information were
given. The size and format of the Manual has also been revised to better
reflect the organization of government, and to provide those using the
Manual easier access to related areas of information.
It is hoped that this edition and future editions of the North Carolina
Manual will serve the needs of the people of North Carolina, and that it
will help to increase their awareness and understanding of the functions
of their governments.
John L. Cheney, Jr., Editor
August 1, 1975
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PARTI
THE STATE
State of North Carolina 3
CHAPTER ONE
THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A BRIEF HISTORY
North Carolina, often called the "Tar Heel" state, was the scene of the first
attempt to colonize America by English-speaking people. Under a charter granted
to Sir Walter Raleigh by Queen Elizabeth, two colonies were begun in the 1850's.
This settlement, however, was unsuccessful and later became known as "The Lost
Colony."
The first permanent settlement was made about 1650 by immigrants from
Virginia. In 1663 Charles II granted to eight Lords Proprietors a charter for the
territory lying "within six and thirty degrees of the northern latitude, and to the
west as far as the south seas, and so southerly as far as the River St. Mattias,
which bordereth upon the coast of Florida, and within one and thirty degrees of
northern latitude, and so west in a direct line as far as the south seas aforesaid;
. . . "and the colony was called Carolina. In 1665 another charter was granted to
these noblemen. This charter extended the limits of Carolina so that the northern
line was 36 degrees and 30 minutes north latitude, and the southern line was 29
degrees north latitude, and both of these lines extended westward to the South
Seas.
In 1669 John Locke wrote the Fundamental Constitutions as a model for the
government of Carolina. The Lords Proprietors adopted these constitutions and
directed the governor to put into operation as much of them as was feasible. In
1670 there were four precincts (changed to counties in 1739) : Pasquotank, Per-
quimans, Chowan, and Currituck. North Carolina now has one hundred counties.
Carolina on December 7, 1710, was divided into North Carolina and South
Carolina, and Edward Hyde, on May 9, 1712, became the first governor of North
Carolina.
In 1729 seven of the eight Lords Proprietors sold their interest in Carolina to
the Crown and North Carolina became a royal colony. George Burrington was the
first royal governor. Richard Everard, the last proprietary governor, served until
Burrington was appointed.
North Carolina, on April 12, 1776, authorized her delegates in the Continental
Congress to vote for independence, and on December 18, 1776, adopted a constitu-
tion. Richard Caswell became the first governor under this constitution. On No-
vember 21, 1789, the state adopted the United States Constitution, being the
twelfth state to enter the Federal Union. North Carolina, in 1788, had rejected
the Constitution on the grounds that cerain amendments were vital and necessary
to a free people.
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A Constitutional convention was held in 1835 and among: several changes made
in the Constitution was the method of electing the governor. After this change the
governor was elected by the people for a term of two years instead of being elected
by the Legislature for a term of one year. Edward Bishop Dudley was the first
governor elected by the people.
During the twentieth century, North Carolina has made its greatest progress.
A new State Constitution was adopted in 1868 and since that date the governor
has been elected by the people for four-year terms and he cannot succeed himself.
Numerous amendments were added to this Constitution and it was completely re-
vised and amended by a vote of the people in 1970.
North Carolina has had two permanent capitals — New Bern and Raleigh — and
there have been three capitol buildings. Tryon's Palace in New Bern was con-
structed in the period, 1767-1770, and the main building was destroyed by fire
February '2~ , 1798. The first capitol in Raleigh was completed in 1794 and was
destroyed by fire on June 21, 1831. The present capitol was completed in 1840.
The state in 1790 ceded her western lands, which was composed of Washing-
ton, Davidson, Hawkins, Greene, Sullivan, Sumner, and Tennessee counties, to the
Federal government, and between 1790 and 1796 the territory was known as Ten-
nessee Territory, but in 1796 it became the fifteenth state in the Union.
In 1738, the General Assembly of North Carolina passed an act authorizing
the establishment of district courts which served as appellant courts. These courts
were authorized to be held in Bath, New Bern, and New Town — now Wilmington.
In 1746, the General Assembly repealed the act of 1738 and established district
courts to be held at Edenton, Wilmington, and Edgecombe. From 1754 until 1790,
other districts were formed as the state expanded in territory and developed needs
for these districts. By 1790, there were eight judicial districts divided into two
ridings of four districts each. In 1806, the General Assembly passed an act estab-
lishing a superior court in each county. The act also set up judicial districts com-
posed of certain contiguous counties, and this practice of expanding the districts
has continued from five districts in 1806 until now there are thirty districts.
When North Carolina adopted the Federal Constitution on November 21, 1789,
she was authorized to send two senators and five representatives to the Congress
of the United States according to the constitutional apportionment. In 1792, when
the first federal census had been completed and tabulated, it was found that North
Carolina was entitled to ten representatives. It was then that the General Assem-
bly divided the state into ten congressional districts. In 1812, the state had grown
and increased in population until it was entitled to thirteen representatives in
Congress. Between 1812 and 1865, however, the population decreased so much in
proportion to the population of other states of the Union that North Carolina was
by that time entitled only to seven representatives. After 1865 the population of
the state showed a steady increase so that beginning in 1943 North Carolina was
entitled to twelve representatives in Congress. The 1970 census showed that the
state had more than a half million more people than in 1960, but this increase was
not nearly as much in proportion to that of some of the other states. North Caro-
lina is now entitled to only eleven representatives in Congress.
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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
GOVERNORS OF "VIRGINIA"
Name Qualified Term
Ralph Lane [April 9], 1585 1585-1586
John White [April 26], 1587 1587
PROPRIETARY GOVERNORS
Name Qualified Term
(Samuel Stephens) [1622-1664]
William Drummond February 23, 1665 1665-[1667]
Samuel Stephens , 1667 [1667-1670]
Peter Carteret March 10, 1670 1670-1671
Peter Carteret , 1971 1671-1672
John Jenkins [May — ], 1672 1672-1675
Thomas Eastchurch October — , 1675 1675-1676
[Speaker-Assembly] [Spring, 1676] 1676
John Jenkins March — , 1676 1676-1677
Thomas Eastchurch
Thomas Miller July — , 1677 1677
[Rebel Council] December—, 1677 1677-1679
Seth Sothel
John Harvey July — , 1679 1679
John Jenkins December—, 1679 1679-1681
Henry Wilkinson
Seth Sothel , [1682] [1682]-1689
John Archdale December — , 1683 1683-1686
John Gibbs November — , 1689 1689-1690
Phillip Ludwell May—, 1690 1690-1691
Thomas Jarvis July—, 1690 1690-1694
Phillip Ludwell November — , 1693 1693-1695
Thomas Harvey July — , 1694 1694-1699
John Archdale June — , 1695 1695
John Archdale January—, 1697 1697
Henderson Walker July — , 1699 1699-1703
Robert Daniel July — , 1703 1703-1705
Thomas Cary March 21, 1705 1705-1706
William Glover July 13, 1706 1706-1707
Thomas Cary August — , 1707 1707
William Glover October 28, 1707 1707-1708
Thomas Cary July 24, 1708 1708-1711
[William Glover] [1709-1710]
(Edward Jukes)
The names which are indented first are those who served as chief executive, but were appointed
either deputy or lieutenant governor. Those indented second served while president of the council.
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Edward Hyde January 22, 1711 1711-1712
Edward Hyde May 9, 1712 1712
Thomas Pollock September 12, 1712 1712-1714
Charles Eden May 28, 1714 1714-1722
Thomas Pollock March 30, 1722 1722
William Reed September 7, 1722 1722-1724
George Burrington . January 15, 1724 1724-1725
Edward Moseley October 31, 1724 1724
Sir Richard Everard July 17, 1725 1725-1731
ROYAL GOVERNORS
Sam, Qualified Term
George Burrington February 25, 1731 1731-1734
Nathaniel Rice April 17, 1734 1734
Gabriel Johnston November 2, 1734 1734-1752
Nathaniel Rice July 17, 1752 1752-1753
Matthew Rowan February 1, 1753 1753-1754
Arthur Dobbs November 1, 1754 1754-1765
James Hassell October 15, 1763 1763
William Tryon April 3, 1765 1765
William Tryon December 20, 1765 1765-1771
James Hassell July 1, 1771 1771
Josiah Martin August 12, 1771 1771-1775
James Hassell October 8, 1774 1774
ELECTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
Name Residence Qualified Term
Richard Caswell Dobbs December 21, 1776 1776-1777
Richard Caswell Dobbs April 18, 1777 1777-1778
Richard Caswell Dobbs April 20, 1778 1778-1779
Richard Caswell Dobbs May 4, 1779 1779-1780
Abner Nash Craven April 21, 1780 1780-1781
Thomas Burke Orange June 26, 1781 1781-1782
Alexander Martin Guilford October 5, 1781 1781-1782
Alexander Martin Guilford April 22, 1782 1782-1783
Alexander Martin Guilford April 30, 1783 1783-1784
Alexander Martin Guilford May 3, 1784 1784-1785
Richard Caswell Dobbs May 13, 1785 1785
Richard Caswell Dobbs December 12, 1785 1785-1786
Richard Caswell Dobbs December 23, 1786 1786-1787
Samuel Johnston Chowan December 20, 1787 1787-1788
Samuel Johnston Chowan November 18, 1788 1788-1789
Samuel Johnston Chowan November 18, 1789 1789
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N ame Residence Qualified Term
Alexander Martin Guilford December 17, 1789 1789-1790
Alexander Martin Guilford December 9, 1790 1790-1792
Alexander Martin Guilford January 2, 1792 1792
Richard Dobbs Spaight Craven December 14, 1792 1792-1793
Richard Dobbs Spaight Craven December 26, 1793 1793-1795
Richard Dobbs Spaight Craven January 6, 1795 1795
Samuel Ashe New Hanover November 19, 1795 1795-1796
Samuel Ashe New Hanover December 19, 1796 1796-1797
Samuel Ashe New Hanover December 5, 1797 1797-1798
William R. Davie Halifax December 7, 1798 1798-1799
Benjamin Williams Moore November 23, 1799 1799-1800
Benjamin Williams Moore November 29, 1800 1800-1801
Benjamin Williams Moore November 28, 1801 1801-1802
John Baptiste Ashe Halifax
James Turner Warren December 6, 1802 1802-1803
James Turner Warren December 6, 1803 1803-1804
James Turner Warren November 29, 1804 1804-1805
Nathaniel Alexander Mecklenburg December 10, 1805 1805-1806
Nathaniel Alexander Mecklenburg December 1, 1806 1806-1807
Benjamin Williams Moore December 1, 1807 1807-1808
David Stone Bertie December 12, 1808 1808-1809
David Stone Bertie December 13, 1809 1809-1810
Benjamin Smith Brunswick December 5, 1810 1810-1811
William Hawkins Warren December 9, 1811 1811-1812
William Hawkins Warren December 8, 1812 1812-1813
William Hawkins Warren December 7, 1813 1813-1814
William Miller Warren December 7, 1814 1814-1815
William Miller Warren December 7, 1815 1815-1816
William Miller Warren December 7, 1816 1816-1817
John Branch Halifax December 6, 1817 1817-1818
John Branch Halifax December 5, 1818 1818-1819
John Branch Halifax December 7, 1819 1819-1820
Jesse Franklin Surry December 7, 1820 1820-1821
Gabriel Holmes Sampson December 7, 1821 1821-1822
Gabriel Holmes Sampson December 7, 1822 1822-1823
Gabriel Holmes Sampson December 6, 1823 1823-1824
Hutchings G. Burton Halifax December 7, 1824 1824-1825
Hutchings G. Burton Halifax December 6, 1825 1825-1826
Hutchings G. Burton Halifax December 29, 1826 1826-1827
James Iredell, Jr Chowan December 8, 1827 1827-1828
John Owen Bladen December 12, 1828 1828-1829
John Owen Bladen December 10, 1829 1829-1830
Montford Stokes Wilkes December 18, 1830 1830-1831
Montford Stokes Wilkes December 13, 1831 1831-1832
David L. Swain Buncombe December 6, 1832 1832-1833
David L. Swain Buncombe December 9, 1833 1833-1834
David L. Swain Buncombe December 10, 1834 1834-1835
Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr Craven December 10, 1835 1835-1836
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ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE
Name Residence Qualified Term
Edward B. Dudley New Hanover December 31, 1836 1836-1838
Edward B. Dudley New Hanover December 29, 1838 1838-1841
John M. Morehead Guilford January 1, 1841 1841-1842
John M. Morehead Guilford December 31, 1842 1842-1845
William A. Graham Orange January 1, 1845 1845-1847
William A. Graham Orange January 1, 1847 1847-1849
Charles Manly Wake January 1, 1849 1849-1851
David S. Reid Rockingham January 1, 1851 1851-1852
David S. Reid Rockingham December 22, 1852 1852-1854
Warren Winslow Cumberland December 6, 1854 1854-1855
Thomas Bragg Northampton January 1, 1855 1855-1857
Thomas Bragg Northampton January 1, 1857 1857-1859
John W. Ellis Rowan January 1, 1859 1859-1861
John W. Ellis Rowan January 1, 1861 1861
Henry T. Clark Edgecombe July 7, 1861 1861-1862
Zebulon B. Vance Buncombe September 8, 1862 1862-1864
Zebulon B. Vance Buncombe December 22, 1864 1864-1865
William W. Holden Wake May 29, 1865 1865
Jonathan Worth Randolph December 15, 1865 1865-1866
Jonathan Worth Randolph December 22, 1866 1866-1868
William W. Holden Wake July 1, 1868 1868-1870
Tod R. Caldwell Burke December 15, 1870 1870-1873
Tod R. Caldwell Burke January 1, 1873 1873-1874
Curtis H. Brogden Wayne July 14, 1874 1874-1877
Zebulon B. Vance Buncombe January 1, 1877 1877-1879
Thomas J. Jarvis Pitt February 5, 1879 1879-1881
Thomas J. Jarvis Pitt January 18, 1881 1881-1885
James L. Robinson Macon September 1, 1883 1883
Alfred M. Scales Rockingham January 21, 1885 1885-1889
Daniel G. Fowle Wake January 17, 1889 1889-1891
Thomas M. Holt Alamance April 8, 1891 1891-1893
Elias Carr Edgecombe January 18, 1893 1893-1897
Daniel L. Russell Brunswick January 12, 1897 1897-1901
Charles B. Aycock Wayne January 15, 1901 1901-1905
Robert B. Glenn Forsyth January 11, 1905 1905-1909
William W. Kitchin Person January 12, 1909 1909-1913
Locke Craig Buncombe January 15, 1913 1913-1917
Thomas W. Bickett Franklin January 11, 1917 1917-1921
Cameron Morrison Mecklenburg January 12, 1921 1921-1925
Angus W. McLean Robeson January 14, 1925 1925-1929
Oliver Max Gardner Cleveland January 11, 1929 1929-1933
John C. B. Ehringhaus Pasquotank January 5, 1933 1933-1937
Clyde R. Hoey Cleveland January 7, 1937 1937-1941
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John Melville Broughton Wake January 9, 1941 1941-1945
Robert Gregg Cherry Gaston January 4, 1945 1945-1949
William Kerr Scott Alamance January 6, 1949 1949-1953
William B. Umstead Durham January 8, 1953 1953-1954
Luther H. Hodges Rockingham November 7, 1954 1954-1957
Luther H. Hodges Rockingham February 7, 1957 1957-1961
Terry Sanford Cumberland January 5, 1961 1961-1965
Daniel K. Moore Jackson January 8, 1965 1965-1969
Robert W. Scott Alamance January 3, 1969 1969-1973
James E. Holshouser, Jr Watauga January 5, 1973 1973-
State of North Carolina 11
THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL
The North Carolina State Capitol is one of the finest and best preserved ex-
amples of a major civic building in the Greek Revival Style of architecture.
Prior to 1792, North Carolina legislators met in various towns throughout
the state — Halifax, Hillsboro, and New Bern were the most frequent locations.
Meetings were held in local plantation houses, court houses, and even churches —
whatever was available; however, when the City of Raleigh was established as
the permanent seat of the Government of North Carolina in 1792, a simple, two-
story brick State House was built on Union Square. The State House was com-
pleted in 1796.
The State House was enlarged in 1820-24 by the architect William Nichols.
A third floor and eastern and western wings were added to the building, and a
domed rotunda was constructed at its center to house Antonio Canova's statue of
President George Washington, acquired by the State in 1821. When the State
House burned on June 21, 1831, the statue of Washington was damaged beyond
repair.
The General Assembly of 1832-33 ordered that a new Capitol (as the present
building has always been called) be built as an enlarged version of the old State
House — that is, a cross-shaped building with a central, domed rotunda. The sum
of $50,000 was appropriated, and a commission appointed to initiate the plan. The
Commissioners for Rebuilding the Capitol first employed William Nichols, Jr., to
help them prepare plans for the building. In August of 1833, Nichols was re-
placed by the distinguished New York architectural firm of Ithiel Town and Alex-
ander Jackson Davis. They modified and greatly improved the earlier design,
giving the Capitol essentially its present appearance and plan. David Paton
(1802-82), an Edinburgh-born architect who had worked for John Seoane, the
noted English arhitect, was hired in September, 1834, to superintend the construc-
tion of the Capitol. Paton replaced Town and Davis as the Commissioners' ar-
chitect early in 1835. The Capitol was built under Paton's supervision except for
the exterior stone walls, which were largely in place when he got to Raleigh.
Paton made several modifications in the Town and Davis plans for the interior.
He is responsible for the cantilevered or overhanging gallery at the second floor
level of the rotunda, the groined masonry vaulting of the first floor office and
corridor ceilings, and the interior arrangement of the east and west wings. After
clearing away the rubbish of the old State House, excavations were made and a
new foundation laid. On July 4, 1833, the corner stone was set in place. Following
this, work progressed more slowly, and the original appropriation soon exhausted.
At the next session of the Legislature, an additional appropriation of $75,000 was
necessary so that work could begin on the stone and finer work. Many skilled
artisans were brought over from Scotland and other countries to carry out this
phase of construction.
Most of the architectural details — columns, mouldings, ornamental plaster-
work, and the honeysuckle crown atop the dome, for example — were carefully
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patterned after features of particular ancient Greek temples: The exterior
columns are Doric in style and modeled after those of the Parthenon, the House
of Representatives Chamber follows the semicircular plan of a Greek theater and
its architectural ornament is in the Corinthian style of the Tower of the Winds,
and the Senate Chamber is decorated in the Ionic style of the Erechtheum. The
only non-classical parts of the building are two large rooms on the third floor
which were finished in the Gothic Style, then just beginning its rise to popularity
in America.
The ornamental ironwork, chandeliers, hardware, and marble mantels of the
Capitol came from Philadelphia, as did the man who executed all of the orna-
mental plasterwork. The desks and chairs in the House and Senate Chambers
were made by a Raleigh Cabinetmaker, William Thompson.
The Capitol was completed in 1840 at a total cost (including furnishings) of
$532,682.34, or more than three times the yearly general income of the State at
that time.
In plan, the Capitol is a cross-shaped building, centering on a domed rotunda
where the wings join. It is 160 feet from north to south, 140 feet from east to west
(including the porticoes), and stands 97Vs> feet from the base of the rotunda to
the crown atop the dome. The exterior walls are built of gneiss (a form of
granite). This stone was quarried in southeastern Raleigh and hauled to the site
on the horse-drawn Experimental Rail Road, the first railway in North Carolina.
The interior walls are of stone and brick. The massive, original wooden truss sys-
tem still carries the roof.
The first floor contains eight offices in the north and south wings and smaller
rooms in the east and west wings. (These offices originally housed all of the
executive branch of state government — a total of six ^ull-time officials in 1840.)
The rotunda contains a duplicate original of Canova's statue of Washington,
acquired in 1970. In inches around the rotunda are busts of three Governors and
a United States Senator. Stairways in the east and west wings give access to the
second floor, where the Senate and House Chambers and related offices are located.
Rooms in the east and west wings, built as legislative committee rooms, have been
converted to other uses. On the third floor are the galleries of the Senate and
House Chambers, and in the east and west wings are the original State Supreme
House Chambers, and in the east and west wings are the original State Supreme
domed, top-lit vestibules of those two rooms are especially note-worthy.
The Capitol housed all of the state government until the 1880's. The Supreme
Court moved to its own building in 1888. The General Assembly moved to the
State Legislative Building (the State's first building erected exclusively for
legislative use) in 1963. Today the only official occupants of the Capitol are
some of the personnel of the Governor and the Secretary of State.
The Capitol probably has been less changed in appearance, inside and out,
than any major American civic building of its era. The stonework, the ornamental
plaster and ironwork, the furniture of the legislative chambers, and all but one
of the marble mantels that the visitor sees today are original, not restorations or
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reproductions. Yet continuous and heavy use since 1840 has left its marks on the
building, and to cope with them the Capitol currently is undergoing a careful re-
habilitation. This work was begun in 1971 and is intended to preserve and en-
hance the architectural splendor and decorative beauty of the Capitol for future
generations. Work done to date includes replacing the leaky copper roof, cleaning
and sealing the exterior stone, and repainting the rotunda in colors similar to
those originally used. Later phases of the project will include repairing plaster-
work damaged by roof leaks, replacing obsolete wiring and plumbing, reworking
the heating and cooling systems in the upper floors to make them less con-
spicuous, replacing worn carpets and draperies, and repainting the rest of the
interior according to the original color scheme.
The following is a description of the Capitol written by the architect, David
Pa ton :
"The State Capitol is 160 feet in length from north to south by 140
feet from east to west. The whole height is 97 V2 feet in the center. The
apex of pediment is 64 feet in height. The stylobate is 18 feet in height.
The columns of the east and west porticoes are 5 feet IV2. inches in
diameter. An entablature, including blocking course, is continued around
the building 12 feet high.
"The columns and entablature are Grecian Doric, and copied from the
Temple of Minerva, commonly called the Parthenon, which was erected
in Athens about 500 years before Christ. An octagon tower surrounds the
rotunda, which is ornamented with Grecian cornices, etc., and its dome is
decorated at top with a similar ornament to that of the Choragic Monu-
ment of Lysicrates, commonly called the Lanthorn of Demosthenes.
"The interior of the Capitol is divided into three stories: First, the
lower story, consisting of ten rooms, eight of which are appropriated as
offices to the Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, and Comptroller, each
having two rooms of the same size — the one containing an area of 649
square feet, the other 528 square feet — the two committee rooms, each
containing 200 square feet and four closets: also the rotunda, corridors,
vestibules, and piazzas, contain an area of 4,370 square feet. The vesti-
bules are decorated with columns and antae, similar to those of the Ionic
Temple on the Ilissus, near the Acropolis of Athens. The remainder is
groined with stone and brick, springing from columns and pilasters of the
Roman Doric.
"The second story consists of Senatorial and Representatives' cham-
bers, the former containing an area of 2,545 and the latter 2,849 square
feet. Four apartments enter from Senate Chamber, two of which contain
each an area of 169 square feet, and the other two contain each an area
of 154 square feet; also, two rooms enter from Representatives' chamber,
each containing an area of 170 square feet; of two committee rooms, each
containing an area of 231 square feet; of four presses and the passages,
stairs, lobbies, and colonnades, containing an area of 3,204 square feet.
The lobbies and Hall of Representatives have their columns and
antae of the Octagon Tower of Andronicus Cyrrhestes and the plan of
the hall is of the formation of the Greek theatre and the columns and
antae in the Senatorial chamber and rotunda are of the Temple of
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Erectheus, Minerva, Polias, and Pandrosus, in the Acropolis of Athens,
near the above named Parthenon.
"Third, or attic story, consists of rooms appropriated to the Supreme
Court and Library, each containing an area of 693 square feet. Galleries
of both houses have an area of 1,300 square feet; also two apartments
entering from Senate gallery, each 169 square feet, of four presses and
the lobbies' stairs, 988 square feet. These lobbies as well as rotunda, are
lit with cupolas, and it is proposed to finish the court and library in the
florid Gothic style."
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THE CAPITOL
by
Edwin Gill*
I am the Capitol; upon my copper dome, I wear a crown. If it were gilded, it
would flash a signal to the sun. This crown is more than decoration. It is a symbol
of sovereignty.
When the sun is bright and the arch of heaven is clear, the greenish-blue of
my dome is bold against the sky. But sometimes, when the sun is veiled, the grey
of my dome appears to blend with infinity.
Between 1833 and 1840, I was constructed of stone quarried nearby, which
time has mellowed. These stones were precision cut and, nicely balanced. The
traffic of human feet has worn some stones, and, occasionally, I have been roughly
used. The edges of steps have been broken. But I am hale and hearty and will, of
course, endure.
The Court, the Legislature and the Auditor have left me for more modern
homes. It is rumored that others may go. However, I am assured I shall become
a shrine. Now what is a shrine? No one seems to know, except they say it has
something to do with memory and Glory.
I am complimented that many people are concerned about my condition.
Questions have been raised. Let me assure one and all that I am solid and sound
of body. My problems are mostly superficial.
My roof has leaked a bit, and inquiries should be made into the soundness of
the timbers that undergird it. Also, at appropriate intervals, my electrical wiring
should be carefully examined.
In fairness to the past, a sprinkler system was installed beneath my roof in
1939, and my exterior was cleaned effectively in 1952.
But it is well to have the Governor, the Council of State and others concerned
about my future. It is good to know there are those who care — to have a flutter of
interest in my behalf. Even the pigeons and squirrels are concerned!
Some time before the year is out, I am informed, we will dedicate, in an ap-
propriate ceremony, the receipt from Italy of the figure of Washington carved in
marble. It is meet and proper in anticipation of this event that I be cleaned, re-
furnished and made in every way presentable. Incidentally, my architect told me
that in the original plans I was to have this statue. So, in a sense, I am unfinished
until it is in place.
'Mr. Gill is the State Treasurer of North Carolina. The above was ordered spread upon the
minutes of the Council of State on June 17, 1970.
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There are those who think I should be restored to my former splendor. The
doctors of history suggest I should be arrayed in the mode of 1840. This, I suppose
has something to do with my ultimate status as a shrine.
I favor this restoration. But I doubt that such a project can be completely
achieved. After all, in recent times, I have become a creature of modern con-
veniences, such as central heating, inside plumbing and electricity — all unavailable
in 1840. Whatever is done, my comfort should be considered. Especially, I would
like to have hot, as well as cold, running water!
In my bosom laws were made. Through the decades, I have heard the thunders
of eloquence. I have been amused at the wit and tall tales of statesmen.
Today my halls are silent. People come and go and look at me, and marvel
at the stories of the past. They say I am a symbol of all that has been achieved
within the borders of our State. So be it. I am a symbol.
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THE LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
The need for larger quarters for legislators and their respective staffs, and
the growth of services provided by the legislative branch of government led the
General Assembly of 1959 to appropriate funds for the formation of a Building
Commission for the construction of a new building for the Legislature. A statute
creating such a commission was ratified on June 12, 1959. It was to "consist of
two persons who have served in the State Senate, appointed by the President of
the Senate; two persons who have served in the House of Representatives, appoint-
ed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and three persons appointed
by the Governor."
Lieutenant Governor Luther E. Barnhardt, President of the Senate, appointed
Archie K. Davis and Robert F. Morgan, who was elected Vice-chairman of the
Commission; Speaker of the House Addison Hewlett appointed B. I. Satterfield
and Thomas J. White, who was elected Chairman of the Commission ; and Governor
Hodges appointed A. E. Finley, Edwin Gill, and Oliver R. Rowe. In addition to
these members, Paul A. Johnston, Director of the Department of Administration,
was elected Executive Secretary. The Commission elected Frank B. Turner, State
Property Officer as Executive Secretary upon the resignation of Mr. Johnson.
The Commission selected Edward Durell Stone of New York with John S.
Holloway and Ralph B. Reeves, Jr., Associated as the architectural consultants.
After a thorough study by the Commission, a site for construction was select-
ed — a 5% acre area one block North of the Capitol. This site, encompassing two
blocks, is bounded by Jones, Salisbury, Lane and Wilmington Streets. A section
of Halifax Street between Jones and Lane was closed and made a part of the new
site.
Bids on the new building were received in December, 1960 and construction
began early the following year. The 1961 General Assembly appropriated an ad-
ditional $1 million for furnishings and equipment. This brought the total ap-
propriation to $5 x /2 million or $1.24 for each citizen of North Carolina. (This
figure based on the 1960 census.)
One of the consulting architects wrote the following description of the new
building:
The State Legislative Building, though not an imitation of historic
classical styles, is classical in character. Rising from a 340 foot wide podi-
um of North Carolina granite, the building proper is 242 feet square. The
walls and the columns are of Vermont marble, the latter forming a
colonnade encompassing the building and reaching 24 feet from the podi-
um to the roof of the second floor.
Inset in the south podium floor, at the main entrance, is a 28 foot
diameter terrazzo mosaic of the Great Seal of the State. From the first
floor main entrance (at Jones Street) the carpeted 22 foot wide main
stair extends directly to the third floor and the public galleries of the
Senate and House, the auditorium, the display area, and the roof gardens.
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The four garden courts are located at the corners of the building.
These courts contain tropical plants, and three have pools, fountains, and
hanging planters. The main floor areas of tl e courts are located in the
first floor, and messanines overlook the courts from the second floor. The
skylights which provide natural lighting are located within the roof gar-
dens overhead. The courts provide access to committee rooms in the first
floor, the legislative chambers in the second floor, and Lo members' offices
in both floors.
The Senate and House chambers, each 5,180 square feet in area,
occupy the east and west wings of the second floor. Following the tradi-
tional relationship of the two chambers in the Capitol, the two spaces
are divided by the rotunda ; and when the main brass doors are open,
the two presiding officers face one another. Each pair of brass doors
weigh 1,500 pounds.
The five pyramidal roofs covering the Senate and House chambers,
the auditorium, the main stair, and the rotunda are sheathed with copper,
as is the Capitol. The pyramidal shape of the roofs is visible in the point-
ed ceilings inside. The structural ribs form a coffered ceiling; and inside
the coffered patterns, concentric patterns are outlined in gold. In each
chamber, the distance from the floor to the peak of the ceiling is 45 feet.
Chandeliers in the chambers and main stair are 8 feet in diameter and
weigh 625 pounds each. The 12 foot diameter chandelier of the rotunda,
like the others, is of brass, but its weight is 750 pounds.
Because of the interior environment, the garden courts and rotunda
have tropical plants and trees. Outside, however, the shrubs and trees
are of an indigenous type. Among the trees in the grounds, on the roof
areas are sugar maples, dogwoods, crabapples, magnolias, crepe myrtles,
and pines.
Throughout the building, the same color scheme is maintained: Wal-
nut, white, gold and red, with green foliage. In general, all wood is
American walnut, metal is brass or other gold colored material, carpets
are red, and upholstery is gold or black.
The enclosed area consists of 206,000 square feet of floor area with a
volume of 3,210,000 cubic feet. Heating equipment pro /ides over 7,000,000
B.T.U. per hour; and the cooling equipment has a capacity of 620 tons.
For lighting, motors, and other electrical equipment, the building has a
connected service load of over 2,000,000 watts.
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THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
The Constitution of North Carolina, Article III, section 16, requires that
There shall be a seal of the State which shall be kept by the Governor,
and used by him as occasion may require, and shall be called "The Great
Seal of the State of North Carolina." All grants and Commissions shall
be issued in the name and by the authority of the State of North Carolina,
sealed with "The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina," and signed
by the Governor.
The use of a Great Seal for the attestation of important documents began
with the institution of government in North Carolina. Throughout the colonial
period and continuing after statehood, a Great Seal was used, as many as nine
different seals at various times during these periods.
Prior to the 1971 General Assembly great liberty was taken in background
design on the official State Seal. Different seals contained ships of various sizes
or mountains with grain fields or mountains with shore lines and ocean. In an
effort to "Provide a Standard for the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina"
the 1971 General Assembly amended G.S. 147-26 to read:
The Governor shall procure for the State a seal, which shall be called
the great seal of the State of North Carolina, and shall be two and one-
quarter inches in diameter, and its design shall be a representation of the
figures of Liberty and Plenty, looking toward each other, but not more
than half-fronting each other and otherwise disposed as follows : Liberty,
the first figure, standing, her pole with cap on it in her left hand and a
scroll with the word 'Constitution' inscribed thereon in her right hand.
Plenty, the second figure, sitting down, her right arm half extended
toward Liberty, three heads of grain in her right hand, and in her left, the
small end of her horn, the mouth of which is resting at her feet, and the
contents of the horn rolling out.
The background on the seal shall contain a depiction of mountains
running from left to right to the middle of the seal and an ocean running
from right to left to the middle of the seal. A side view of a three-masted
ship shall be located on the ocean and to the right of Plenty. The date
'May 20, 1775' shall appear within the seal and across the top of the seal
and the words 'esse quam videri' shall appear at the bottom around the
perimeter. The words 'THE GREAT SEAL of the STATE of NORTH
CAROLINA' shall appear around the perimeter. No other words, figures
or other embellishments shall appear on the seal.
It shall be the duty of the Governor to file in the office of Secretary of
State an impression of the great seal, certified to under his hand and
attested by the Secretary of the State, which impression so certified the
Secretary of State shall carefully preserve among the records of his office.
(Rev., s. 5339; Code ss. 3328, 3329; 1868-9, c. 270, s. 35; 1883, c. 392;
1893, c. 145; 1971, c. 167.)
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THE STATE FLAG
The flags of most states consist of the coat of arms of that state placed upon
a suitable background. According to early accounts, this was the situation with
the first flag of North Carolina, although there are no pictures or remnants of
this flag to verify these accounts. It was not until 1861 at the Secession Con-
vention that legislation was first passed creating an official State flag. On June
22, 1861 the following was enacted into law:
Be ordained by this Convention, and it is hereby ordained by the
authority of the same, That the Flag of North Carolina shall consist of a
red field with a white star in the centre, and with the inscription, above
the star, in a semi-circular form, of "May 20th, 1775" and below the star,
in a semi-circular form, of "May 20th, 1861." That there shall be two
bars of equal width, and the length of the field shall be equal to the bar,
the width of the field being equal to both bars; the first bar shall be blue,
and the second shall be white; and the length of the flag shall be one-
third more than its width.
The flag of the above description remained the official State Flag until 1885
when the general assembly passed the following:
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact :
Section 1. That the flag of North Carolina shall consist of a blue
union, containing in the center thereof a white star with the letter N in
gilt on the left and the letter C in gilt on the right of said star, the circle
containing the same to be one-third the width of the union.
Sec. 2. That the fly of the flag shall consist of two equally proportion-
ed bars ; the upper bar to be red, the lower bar to be white ; that the
length of the bars horizontally shall be equal to the perpendicular length
of the union, and the total length of the flag shall be one-third more than
its width.
Sec. 3. That above the star in the center of the union there shall be a gilt
scroll in semicircular form, containing in black letters this inscription:
"May 20th, 1775," and that below the star there shall be a similar scroll
containing in black letters the inscription : "April 12th, 1776."
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this 9th day of March,
A.D., 1885.
No change has been made in the flag since the passage of this act. By an act
of 1907 it is provided:
That the board of trustees or managers of the several State institu-
tions and public buildings shall provide a North Carolina flag, of such
dimensions and materials as they may deem best, and the same shall be
displayed from a staff upon the top ox each and every such building at all
times except during inclement weather, and upon the death of any State
officer or any prominent citizen the Flag shall be put a half-mast until the
burial of such person shall have taken place.
"That the Board of County Commissioners of the several counties in
this State shall likewise authorize the procuring of a North Carolina
flag, to be displayed either on a staff upon the top, or draped behind the
Judge's stand, in each and every courthouse in the State, and that the
State flag shall be displayed at each and every term of court held, and on
such other public occasions as the Commissioners may deem proper.
(Rev., s. 5321; 1885 c. 291; 1907, c. 838.)
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NAME OF STATE AND NICKNAMES
In 1629 King Charles the First of England "erected into a province," all the
land from Albemarle Sound on the north to the St. John's River on the south,
which he directed should be called Carolina. The word Carolina is from the word
Carolus, the Latin form of Charles.
When Carolina was divided in 1710, the southern part was called South Caro-
lina and the northern or older settlement was called North Carolina, or the "Old
North State." Historians had recorded the fact that the principal products of
this State were "tar, pitch and turpentine." It was during one of the fiercest
battles of the War Between the States, so the story goes, that the column support-
ing the North Carolina troops was driven from the field. After the battle the
North Carolinians, who had successfully fought it out alone, were greeted from
the passing derelict regiment with the question: "Any more tar down in the Old
North State, boys?" Quick as a flash came the answer: "No; not a bit; old Jeff's
bought it all up." "Is that so; what is he going to do with it?" was asked. "He
is going to put it on you-uns heels to make you stick better in the next fight."
Creecy relates that General Lee, hearing of the incident, said: "God bless the
Tar Heel boys," and from that they took the name. — Adapted from Grandfather
Tales of North Carolina by R. B. Creecy and Histories of North Carolina Regi-
ments, Vol. Ill, by Walter Clark.
THE STATE MOTTO
The General Assembly of 1893 (chapter 145) adopted the words "Esse Quam
Videri" as the State's motto and directed that these words with the date "20 May,
1775," should be placed with our Coat of Arms upon the Great Seal of the State.
The words "Esse Quam Videri" mean "to be rather than to seem." Nearly
every State has adopted a motto, generally in Latin. The reason for their mottoes
being in Latin is that the Latin tongue is far more condensed and terse than the
English. The three words, "Esse Quam Videri," require at least six English
words to express the same idea.
Curiosity has been aroused to learn the origin of our State motto. It is found
in Cicero in his essay on Friendship (Cicero de Amicitia, Chap. 26)
It is a little singular that until the act of 1893 the sovereign State of North
Carolina had no motto since its declaration of independence. It was one of the
very few states which did not have a motto and the only one of the original
thirteen without one. (Rev., s 5320; 1893, c. 145; G. S. 144-2.)
THE STATE COLORS
The General Assembly of 1945 declared Red and Blue of shades appearing in
the North Carolina State Flag and the American Flag as the official State Colors.
(Session Laws, 1945, c. 878.)
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THE STATE BIRD
By popular choice the Cardinal was selected for adoption as our State Bird
as of March 4, 1943. (Session Laws, 1943 c. 595; G. S. 145-2.)
This bird is sometimes called the Winter Redbird because it is most con-
spicuous in winter and is the only "redbird" present at that season. It is an all
year round resident and one of the commonest birds in our gardens and thickets.
It in about the size of a Catbird with a longer tail, red all over, except that the
throat and region around the bill is black; the head is conspicuously crested and
the large stout bill is red; the female is much duller — the red being mostly con-
finei to the crest, wings and tail. There are no seasonal changes in the plumage.
The Cardinal is a fine singer, and what is unusual among birds the female
is said to sing as well as the male, which latter sex usually has a monopoly of
that art in the feathered throngs.
The nest is rather an untidy affair built of weed stems, grass and similar
materials in a low shrub, small tree or bunch of briars, usually not over four feet
above the ground. The usual number of eggs to a set is three in this State, usually
four further North. Possibly the Cardinal raises an extra brood down here to
make up the difference, or possibly he can keep up his normal population more
easily here through not having to face inclement winters of the colder North. A
conspicuous bird faces more hazards.
The Cardinal is by nature a seed eater, but he does not dislike small fruits
and insects.
THE STATE FLOWER
The General Assembly of 1941 designated the dogwood as the State flower.
(Public Laws, 1941, c. 289; G. S. 145-1.)
The Dogwood is one of the most prevalent trees in our State and can be
found in all parts of the State from the mountains to the coast. Its blossoms
which appear in early spring and continue on into summer, are most often found
in white, although shades of pink are not uncommon.
THE STATE INSECT
The General Assembly of 1973 designated the Honey Bee as the official State
Insect. (Session Laws, 1973, c. 55)
This industrious creature is responsible for the production of more than $2
million worth of honey in the state each year. However, its greatest value results
from the pollination of North Carolina crops which is estimated to be worth nearly
$50 million annually.
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THE STATE TREE
The pine was officially designated as the State tree by the General Assembly
of 1963. (Session Laws, 1963, c. 41).
This choice was not unexpected as the pine is the most common of the trees
found in North Carolina, as well as the most important one in the history of our
State. During the Colonial and early Statehood periods, the pine was a vital part
of the economy of North Carolina. From it came many of the "naval stores"' —
resin, turpentine, and timber — which was needed by merchants and the navy for
their ships. It has continued to provide North Carolina with a supply of pro-
ducts.
THE STATE MAMMAL
The General Assembly of 1969 designated the Gray Squirrel as the official
State Mammal. (Session Laws, 1969 c. 1207; G. S. 145-5.)
The gray squirrel is a common inhabitant of most areas of North Carolina
from "the swamps of eastern North Carolina to the upland hardwood forests of
the piedmont and western counties." He feels more at home in an "untouched
wilderness" environment, although a large portion of their population inhabit
our city parks and suburbs. During the fall and winter months the gray squirrel
survives on a diet of hardwoods, with acorns providing carbohydrates and other
nuts protein. In the spring and summer their diet consists of "new growth and
fruits" supplemented by early corn, peanuts and insects.
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THE STATE SHELL
The General Assembly of 1965 designated the Scotch Bonnet (pronounced
bonay) as the State Shell. (Sessioyi Laws, 1965, c. 681.)
A colorful and beautifully shaped shell, the Scotch Bonnet is abundant in
North Carolina coastal waters between 500 and 200 feet deep. The best source of
live specimens is from offshore commercial fishermen.
THE STATE SALT WATER FISH
The General Assembly of 1971 designated the Channel Bass (Red Drum) as
the official State Salt Water Fish. (Session Laws, 1971, c. 274; G.S. 145-6)
Channel Bass usually occur in great supply along the Tar Heel coastal
waters and have been found to weigh up to 75 pounds although most large ones
average between 30 and 40 pounds.
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THE STATE PRECIOUS STONE
The General Assembly of 1973 designated the emerald as the official State
precious stone. (Session Laws, 1973, c. 136.)
A greater variety of minerals, more than 300, have been found in North Caro-
lina than any other state.
These include some of the most valuable and unique gems in the world. The
largest Emerald in North Carolina (pictured on the opposite page) is a 1,438-
carat specimen found at Hiddenite, near Statesville. Also, the "Carolina Em-
erald," now owned by Tiffany & Company of New York was found at Hiddenite in
1970. When cut to 13.14 carats, the stone was valued at $100,000 and became the
largest and finest cut emerald on this continent.
THE STATE TOAST*
Officially adopted as the toast of North Carolina by the General Assembly of
1957. (Session Laws, 1957, c. 777.)
Here's to the land of the long leaf pine,
The summer land where the sun doth shine,
Where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great,
Here's to "Down Home," the Old North State!
Here's to the land of the cotton bloom white,
Where the scuppernong perfumes the breeze at night,
Where the soft southern moss and jessamine mate,
'Neath the murmuring pines of the Old North State!
Here's to the land where the galax grows,
Where the rhodoendron's rosette glows,
Where soars Mount Mitchell's summit great,
In the "Land of the Sky," in the Old North State!
Here's to the land where maidens are fair,
Where friends are true and cold hearts rare,
The near land, the dear land whatever fate,
The blest land, the best land, the Old North State!
'Composed in 1904 by Leonora Martin and Mary Burke Kerr.
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THE STATE SONG
The song known as "The Old North State" was adopted as the official song of
the State of North Carolina by the General Assembly of 1927. (Public Laws, 1927,
c. 26; G.S. 149-1).
THE OLD NORTH STATE
(Traditional air as sung in 1928)
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THE HALIFAX RESOLUTION
"The Select Committee taking into Consideration the usurpations and violences
attempted and committed by the King and Parliament of Britain against
America, and the further Measures to be taken for frustrating the same, and for
the better defence of this province reported as follows, to wit,
"It appears to your Committee that pursuant to the Plan concerted by the
British Ministry for subjugating America, the King and Parliament of Great
Britain have usurped a Power over the Persons and Properties of the People un-
limited and uncontrouled ; and disregarding their humble Petitions for Peace,
Liberty and safety, have made divers Legislative Acts, denouncing War Famine
and every Species of Calamity against the Continent in General. That British
Fleets and Armies have been and still are daily employed in destroying the People
and commiting the most horrid devastations on the Country. That Governors in
different Colonies have declared Protection to Slaves who should imbrue their
Hands in the Blood of their Masters. That the Ships belonging to America are
declared prizes of War and many of them have been violently seized and confiscated
in consequence of which multitudes of the people have been destroyed or from
easy Circumstances reduced to the most Lamentable distress.
"And whereas the moderation hitherto manifested by the United Colonies and
their sincere desire to be reconciled to the mother Country on Constitutional Prin-
ciples, have procured no mitigation of the aforesaid Wrongs and usurpations and
no hopes remain of obtaining redress by those Means alone which have been
hitherto tried, Your Committee are of Opinion that the house should enter into
the following Resolve, to wit
"Resolved that the delegates for this Colony in the Continental Congress be
impowered to concur with the delegates of the other Colonies in declaring Inde-
pendency, and forming foreign Alliances, resolving to this Colony the Sole, and
Exclusive right of forming a Constitution and Laws for this Colony, and of ap-
pointing delegates from time to time (under the direction of a general Representa-
tion thereof) to meet the delegates of the other Colonies for such purposes as
shall be hereafter pointed out."
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THE MECKLENBURG DECLARATION OF 20TH MAY, 1775*
NAMES OF THE DELEGATES PRESENT
Col. Thomas Polk
Ephriam Brevard
Hezekiah J. Balch
John Phifer
James Harris
William Kennon
John Ford
Richard Barry
Henry Downs
Ezra Alexander
William Graham
John Quary
Abraham Alexander
John McKnitt Alexander
Hezekiah Alexander
Adam Alexander
Charles Alexander
Zacheus Wilson, Sen.
Waightstill Avery
Benjamin Patton
Mathew McClure
Neil Morrison
Robert Irwin
John Flenniken
David Reese
Richard Harris, Sen.
OFFICERS
Abraham Alexander, Chairman
John McKnitt Alexander, Clerk
The following resolutions were presented :
1. Resolved. That whosoever directly or indirectly abetted or in any
way form or manner contenanced the unchartered and dangerous in-
vasion of our rights as claimed by Great Britain is an enemy to this coun-
tory, to America, and to the inherent and inalienable rights of man.
2. Resolved. That we the citizens of Mecklenburg County, do hereby
dissolve the political bonds which have connected us to the mother coun-
try and hereby absolve ourselves from all allegiance to the British
Crown and abjure all political connection contract or association with that
nation who have wantonly trampled on our rights and liberties and in-
humanly shed the blood of American patriots at Lexington.
3. Resolved. That we do hereby declare ourselves a free and independent
people, are, and of right ought to be a sovereign and self-governing as-
sociation under the control of no power other than that of our God and the
General Government of the Congress to the maintenance of which inde-
pendence we solemnly pledge to each other our mutual cooperation, our
lives, our fortunes, and our most sacred honor.
4. Resolvced, That as we now acknowledge the existence and control of
no law or legal officer, civil or military within this County, we do hereby
ordain and adopt as a rule of life all, each and every of our former laws —
wherein nevertheless the Crown of Great Britain never can be considered
as holding rights, privileges, immunities, or authority therein.
5. Resolved, That it is further decreed that all, each and every Military
Officer in this County is hereby reinstated in his former command and
authority, he acting conformably to these regulations. And that every
member present of this delegation shall henceforth be a civil officer, viz.,
a justice of the peace, in the character of a "committee man" to issue
process, hear and determine all matters of controversy according to said
adopted laws and to preserve peace, union and harmony in said county,
and to use every exertion to spread the love of Country and fire of free-
dom throughout America, until a more general and organized government
be established in this Province.
*This document is found in Vol. IX, pages, 1263-65 of the Colonial Records of North Carolina;
however, the authenticity of the declaration has become a source of controversy among historians.
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CONSTITUTION
of the
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
PREAMBLE
We, the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the
Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for the preservation of the American Union and the
existence of our civil, political and religious liberties, and acknowledging our
dependence upon Him for the continuance of those blessings to us and our pos-
terity, do for the more certain security thereof and for the better government of
this State, ordain and establish this Constitution.
ARTICLE I
Declaration of Rights
That the great, general and essential principles of liberty and free govern-
ment may be recognized and established, and that the relations of this State to the
Union and government of the United States and those of the people of this State
to the rest of the American people may be denned and affirmed, we do declare that:
Section 1. The equality and rights of persons. We hold it to be self-evident
that all persons are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, the enjoyment of the
fruits of their own labor, and the pursuit of happiness.
Sec. 2. Sovereignty of the people. All political power is vested in and derived
from the people; all government of right originates from the people, is founded
upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole.
Sec. 3. Internal government of the State. The people of this State have the
inherent, sole, and exclusive right of regulating the internal government and
police thereof, and of altering or abolishing their Constitution and form of govern-
ment whenever it may be necessary to their safety and happiness; but every such
right shall be exercised in pursuance of law and consistently with the Constitution
of the United States.
Sec. 4. Secession prohibited. This State shall ever remain a member of the
American Union; the people thereof are part of the American nation; there is no
right on the part of this State to secede; and all attempts, from whatever source
or upon whatever pretext, to dissolve this Union or to sever this Nation, shall be
resisted with the whole power of the State.
Sec. 5. Allegiance to the United States. Every citizen of this State owes
paramount allegiance to the Constitution and government of the United States,
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and no law or ordinance of the State in contravention or subversion thereof can
have any binding force.
Sec. G. Separation of powers. The legislative, executive, and supreme judicial
powers of the State government shall be forever separate and distinct from each
other.
Sec. 7. Suspending hues. All power of suspending laws or the execution of
laws by any authority, without the consent of the representatives of the people, is
injurious to their rights and shall not be exercised.
Sec. 8. Representation and taxation. The people of this State shall not be
taxed or made subject to the payment of any impost or duty without the consent of
themselves or their representatives in the General Assembly, freely given.
Sec. 9. Frequent elections. For redress of grievances and for amending and
strengthening the laws, elections shall be often held.
Sec. 10. Free elections. All elections shall be free.
Sec. 11. Property qualifications. As political rights and privileges are not
dependent upon or modified by property, no property qualification shall affect the
right to vote or hold office.
Sec. 12. Right of assembly and petition. The people have a right to assemble
together to consult for their common good, to instruct their representatives, and to
apply to the General Assembly for redress of grievances ; but secret political socie-
ties are dangerous to the liberties of a free people and shall not be tolerated.
Sec. 13. Religious liberty. All persons have a natural and inalienable right to
worship Almighty God according to the desires of their own consciences, and no
human authority shall, in any case whatever control or interfere with the rights
of conscience.
Sec. 14. Freedom of speech and press. Freedom of speech and of the press
are two of the great bulwarks of liberty and therefore shall never be restrained,
but every person shall be held responsible for their abuse.
Sec. 15. Education. The people have a right to the privilege of education, and
it is the duty of the State to guard and maintain that right.
Sec. 16. Ex post facto laws. Retrospective laws, punishing acts committed
before the existence of such laws and by them only declared criminal, are oppres-
sive, unjust, and incompatible with liberty, and therefore no ex post facto law
shall be enacted. No law taxing retrospectively sales, purchases, or other acts
previously done shall be enacted.
Sec. 17. Slavery and involuntary servitude. Slavery is forever prohibited.
Involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the parties have
been adjudged guilty, is forever prohibited.
Sec. 18. Courts shall be open. All courts shall be open; every person for an
injury done him in his lands, goods, person, or reputation shall have remedy by
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due course of law; and right and justice shall be administered without favor,
denial, or delay.
Sec. 19. Law of the land; equal protection of the laws. No person shall be
taken, imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties, or privileges, or outlawed,
or exiled, or in any manner deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the law
of the land. No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws ; nor shall
any person be subjected to discrimination by the State because of race, color, re-
ligion, or national origin.
Sec. 20. General warrants. General warrants, whereby any officer or other
person may be commanded to search suspected places without evidence of the act
committed, or to seize any person or persons not named, whose offense is not par-
ticularly described and supported by evidence, are dangerous to liberty and shall
not be granted.
Sec. 21. Inquiry into restraints on liberty. Every person restrained of his
liberty is entitled to a remedy to inquire into the lawfulness thereof, and to remove
the restraint if unlawful, and that remedy shall not be denied or delayed. The
privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended.
Sec. 22. Modes of prosecution. Except in misdemeanor cases initiated in the
District Court Division, no person shall be put to answer any criminal charge but
by indictment, presentment, or impeachment. But any person, when represented
by counsel, may, under such regulations as the General Assembly shall prescribe,
waive indictment in noncapital cases.
Sec. 23. Rights of accused. In all criminal prosecutions, every person charged
with crime has the right to be informed of the accusation and to confront the ac-
cusers and witnesses with other testimony, and to have counsel for defense, and
not be compelled to give self -incriminating evidence, or to pay costs, jail fees, or
necessary witness fees of the defense, unless found guilty.
Sec. 24. Right of jury trial in criminal cases. No person shall be convicted
of any crime but by the unanimous verdict of a jury in open court. The General
Assembly may, however, provide for other means of trial for misdemeanors, with
the right of appeal for trial de novo.
Sec. 25. Right of jury trial in civil cases. In all controversies at law respect-
ing property, the ancient mode of trial by jury is one of the best securities of the
rights of the people, and shall remain sacred and inviolable.
Sec. 26. Jury service. No person shall be excluded from jury service on ac-
count of sex, race, color, religion, or national origin.
Sec. 27. Bail, fines, and punishments. Excessive bail shall not be required,
nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishments inflicted.
Sec. 28. Imprisonment for debt. There shall be no imprisonment for debt in
this State, except in cases of fraud.
Sec. 29. Treason against the State. Treason against the State shall consist
only of levying war against it or adhering to its enemies by giving them aid and
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comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two
witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. No conviction of
treason or attainder shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture.
Sec. 30. Militia and the right to bear arms. A well regulated militia being
necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear
arms shall not be infringed; and, as standing armies in time of peace are dan-
gerous to liberty, they shall not be maintained, and the military shall be kept
under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power. Nothing herein
shall justify the practice of carrying concealed weapons, or prevent the General
Assembly from enacting statutes against that practice.
Sec. 31. Quartering of soldiers. No soldier shall in time of peace be quartered
in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner
prescribed by law.
Sec. 32. Exclusive emoluments. No person or set of persons is entitled to ex-
clusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community but in considera-
tion of public services.
Sec. 33. Hereditary emoluments and honors. No hereditary emoluments, priv-
ileges, or honors shall be granted or conferred in this State.
Sec. 34. Perpetuities and monopolies. Perpetuities and monopolies are con-
trary to the genius of a free state and shall not be allowed.
Sec. 35. Recurrence to fundamental principals. A frequent recurrence to
fundamental principles is absolutely necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty.
Sec. 36. Other rights of the people. The enumeration of rights in this Article
shall not be construed to impair or deny others retained by the people.
ARTICLE II
Legislative
Section 1. Legislative power. The legislative power of the State shall be vested
in the General Assembly, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Repre-
sentatives.
Sec. 2. Number of Senators. The Senate shall be composed of 50 Senators,
biennially chosen by ballot.
Sec. 3. Senate districts; apportionment of Senators. The Senators shall be
elected from districts. The General Assembly, at the first regular session conven-
ing after the return of every decennial census of population taken by order of
Congress, shall revise the senate districts and the apportionment of Senators
among those districts, subject to the following requirements:
(1) Each Senator shall represent, as nearly as may be, an equal number of
inhabitants, the number of inhabitants that each Senator represents being de-
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Sec. 11. Sessions.
(1) Regular Sessions. The General Assembly shall meet in regular session in
1973 and every two years thereafter on the day prescribed by law. Neither house
shall proceed upon public business unless a majority of all of its members are
actually present.
(2) Extra sessions on legislative call. The President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall convene the General Assembly in
extra session by their joint proclamation upon receipt by the President of the
Senate of written requests therefor signed by three-fifths of all the members of
the Senate and upon receipt by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of
written requests therefor signed by three-fifths of all the members of the House
of Representatives.
Sec. 12. Oath of members. Each member of the General Assembly, before
taking his seat, shall take an oath or affirmation that he will support the Con-
stitution and laws of the United States and the Constitution of the State of North
Carolina, and will faithfully discharge his duty as a member of the Senate or
House of Representatives.
Sec. 13. President of the Senate. The Lieutenant Governor shall be Presi-
dent of the Senate and shall preside over the Senate, but shall have no vote unless
the Senate is equally divided.
Sec. 14. Other officers of the Senate.
(1) President Pro Tempore - succession to presidency. The Senate shall elect
from its membership a President Pro Tempore, who shall become President of the
Senate upon the failure of the Lieutenant Governor-elect to qualify, or upon suc-
cession by the Lieutenant Governor to the office of Governor, or upon the death,
resignation, or removal from office of the President of the Senate, and who shall
serve until the expiration of his term of office as Senator.
(2) President Pro Tempore - temporary succession. During the physical or
mental incapacity of the President of the Senate to perform the duties of his office,
or during the absence of the President of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore
shall preside over the Senate.
(3) Other officers. The Senate shall elect its other officers.
Sec. 15. Officers of the House of Representatives. The House of Representa-
tives shall elect its Speaker and other officers.
Sec. 16. Compensation and allowances. The members and officers of the Gen-
eral Assembly shall receive for their services the compensation and allowances
prescribed by law. An increase in the compensation or allowances of members
shall become effective at the beginning of the next regular session of the General
Assembly following the session at which it was enacted.
Sec. 17. Journals. Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, which
shall be printed and made public immediately after the adjournment of the General
Assembly.
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termined for this purpose by dividing' the population of the district that he repre-
sents by the number of Senators apportioned to that district;
(2) Each senate district shall at all times consist of contiguous territory;
(3) No county shall be divided in the formation of a senate district;
(4) When established, the senate districts and the apportionment of Senators
shall remain unaltered until the return of another decennial census of population
taken by order of Congress.
Sec. 4. Number of Representatives. The House of Representatives shall be
composed of 120 Representatives, biennially chosen by ballot.
Sec. 5. Representative districts; apportionment of Representatives. The Rep-
resentatives shall be elected from districts. The General Assembly, at the first
regular session convening after the return of every decennial census of population
taken by order of Congress, shall revise the representative districts and the ap-
portionment of Representatives among those districts, subject to the following re-
quirements :
(1) Each Representative shall represent, as nearly as may be, an equal num-
ber of inhabitants, the number of inhabitants that each Representative represents
being determined for this purpose by dividing the population of the district he
represents by the number of Representatives apportioned to that district;
(2) Each representative district shall at all times consist of contiguous terri-
tory;
(3) No country shall be divided in the formation of a representative district;
(4) When established, the representative districts and the apportionment of
Representatives shall remain unaltered until the return of another decennial cen-
sus of population taken by order of Congress.
Sec. 6. Qualifications for Senator. Each Senator, at the time of his election,
shall be not less than 25 years of age, shall be a qualified voter of the State, and
shall have resided in the State as a citizen for two years and in the district for
which he is chosen for one year immediately preceding his election.
Sec. 7. Qualifications for Representative. Each Representative, at the time
of his election, shall be a qualified voter of the State and shall have resided in the
district for which he is chosen for one year immediately preceding his election.
Sec. 8. Elections. The election for members of the General Assembly shall
be held for the respective districts in 1972 and every two years thereafter, at the
places and on the day prescribed by law.
Sec. 9. Term of office. The term of office of Senators and Representatives
shall commence at the time of their election.
Sec. 10. Vacancies. Every vacancy occurring in the membership of the Gen-
eral Assembly by reason of death, resignation, or other cause shall be filled in the
manner prescribed by law.
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Sec. 18. Protests. Any member of either house may dissent from and protest
against any act or resolve which he may think injurious to the public or to any
individual, and have the reasons of his dissent entered on the journal.
Sec. 19. Record votes. Upon motion made in either house and seconded by one
fifth of the members present, the yeas and nays upon any question shall be taken
and entered upon the journal.
Sec. 20. Powers of the General Assembly. Each house shall be judge of the
qualifications and elections of its own members, shall sit upon its own adjournment
from day to day, and shall prepare bills to be enacted into laws. The two houses
may jointly adjourn to any future day or other place. Either house may, of its
own motion, adjourn for a period not in excess of three days.
Sec. 21. Style of the acts. The style of the acts shall be: "The General As-
sembly of North Carolina enacts:".
Sec. 22. Action on bills. All bills and resolutions of a legislative nature shall
be read three times in each house before they become laws, and shall be signed by
the presiding officers of both houses.
Sec. 23. Revenue bills. No law shall be enacted to raise money on the credit
of the State, or to pledge the faith of the State directly or indirectly for the pay-
ment of any debt, or to impose any tax upon the people of the State, or to allow
the counties, cities, or towns to do so, unless the bill for the purpose shall have
been read three several times in each house of the General Assembly and passed
three several readings, which readings shall have been on three different days, and
shall have been agreed to by each house respectively, and unless the yeas and nays
on the second and third readings of the bill shall have been entered on the journal.
Sec. 24. Limitations on local, private, and special legislation.
(1) Prohibited subjects. The General Assembly shall not enact any local,
private, or special act or resolution :
(a) Relating to health, sanitation, and the abatement of nuisances;
(b) Changing the names of cities, towns, and townships;
(c) Authorizing the laying out, opening, altering, maintaining, or discon-
tinuing of highways, streets, or alleys;
(d) Relating to ferries or bridges ;
(e) Relating to non-navigable streams;
(f) Relating to cemeteries;
(g) Relating to the pay of jurors;
(h) Erecting new townships, or changing township lines, or establishing or
changing the lines of school districts;
(i) Remitting fines, penalties, and forfeitures, or refunding moneys legally
paid into the public treasury;
(j) Regulating labor, trade, mining, or manufacturing;
(k) Extending the time for the levy or collection of taxes or otherwise re-
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lieving any collector of taxes from the due performance of his official
duties or his sureties from liability;
(1) Giving effect to informal wills and deeds;
(m) Granting a divorce or securing alimony in any individual case;
(n) Altering the name of any person, or legitimating any person not born in
lawful wedlock, or restoring to the rights of citizenship any person con-
victed of a felony.
(2) Repeals. Nor shall the General Assembly enact any such local, private,
or special act by the partial repeal of a general law; but the General Assembly
may at any time repeal local, private, or special laws enacted by it.
(3) Prohibited acts void. Any local, private, or special act or resolution en-
acted in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be void.
(4) General laivs. The General Assembly may enact general laws regulating
the matters set out in this Section.
ARTICLE III
Executive
Section 1. Executive power. The executive power of the State shall be vested
in the Governor.
Sec. 2. Governor and Lieutenant Governor: election, term, and qualifications.
(1) Election and term. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be
elected by the qualified voters of the State in 1972 and every four years thereafter,
at the same time and places as members of the General Assembly are elected.
Their term of office shall be four years and shall commence on the first day of
January next after their election and continue until their successors are elected
and qualified.
(2) Qualifications. No person shall be eligible for election to the office of
Governor or Lieutenant Governor unless, at the time of his election, he shall have
attained the age of 30 years and shall have been a citizen of the United States for
five years and a resident of this State for two years immediately preceding his
election. No person elected to either of these two offices shall be eligible for elec-
tion to the next succeeding term of the same office.
Sec. 3. Succession to office of Governor.
(1) Succession as Governor. The Lieutenant Governor-elect shall become
Governor upon the failure of the Governor-elect to qualify. The Lieutenant Gov-
ernor shall become Governor upon the death, resignation, or removal from office
of the Governor. The further order of succession to the office of Governor shall be
prescribed by law. A successor shall serve for the remainder of the term of the
Governor whom he succeeds and until a new Governor is elected and qualified.
(2) Succession as Acting Governor. During the absence of the Governor from
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the State, or during the physical or mental incapacity of the Governor to perform
the duties of his office, the Lieutenant Governor shall be Acting Governor. The
further order of succession as Acting Governor shall be prescribed by law.
(3) Physical incapacity. The Governor may, by a written statement filed
with the Attorney General, declare that he is physically incapable of performing
the duties of his office, and may thereafter in the same manner declare that he is
physically capable of performing the duties of his office.
(4) Mental incapacity. The mental incapacity of the Governor to perform the
duties of his office shall be determined only by joint resolution adopted by a vote
of two-thirds of all the members of each house of the General Assembly.
Thereafter, the mental capacity of the Governor to perform the duties of his
office shall be determined only by joint resolution adopted by a vote of a majority
of all the members of each house of the General Assembly. In all cases, the General
Assembly shall give the Governor such notice as it may deem proper and shall
allow him an opportunity to be heard before a joint session of the General Assem-
bly before it takes final action. When the General Assembly is not in session, the
Council of State, a majority of its members concurring, may convene it in extra
session for the purpose of proceeding under this paragraph.
(5) Impeachment. Removal of the Governor from office for any other cause
shall be by impeachment.
Sec. 4. Oath of office for Governor. The Governor, before entering upon the
duties of his office, shall, before any Justice of the Supreme Court, take an oath
or affirmation that he will support the Constitution and laws of the United States
and of the State of North Carolina, and that he will faithfully perform the duties
pertaining to the office of Governor.
Sec. 5. Duties of Governor.
(1) Residence. The Governor shall reside at the seat of government of this
State.
(2) Information to General Assembly. The Governor shall from time to time
give the General Assembly information of the affairs of the State and recommend
to their consideration such measures as he shall deem expedient.
(3) Budget. The Governor shall prepare and recommend to the General As-
sembly a comprehensive budget of the anticipated revenue and proposed expendi-
tures of the State for the ensuing fiscal period. The budget as enacted by the
General Assembly shall be administered by the Governor.
(4) Execution of laws. The Governor shall take care that the laws be faith-
fully executed.
(5) Commander in Chief. The Governor shall be Commander in Chief of the
military forces of the State except when they shall be called into the service of the
United States.
(6) Clemency. The Governor may grant reprieves, commutations, and par-
dons, after conviction, for all offenses (except in cases of impeachment), upon
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such conditions as he may think proper, subject to regulations prescribed by law
relative to the manner of applying for pardons. The terms reprieves, commuta-
tions, and pardons shall not include paroles.
(7) Extra sessions. The Governor may, on extraordinary occasions, by and
with the advice of the Council of State, convene the General Assembly in extra
session by his proclamation, stating therein the purpose or purposes for which
they are thus convened.
(8) Appointments. The Governor shall nominate and by and with the advice
and consent of a majority of the Senators appoint all officers whose appointments
are not otherwise provided for.
(9) Information. The Governor may at any time require information in
writing from the head of any administrative department or agency upon any sub-
ject relating to the duties of his office.
(10) Administrative reorganization. The General Assembly shall prescribe
the functions, powers, and duties of the administrative departments and agencies
of the State and may alter them from time to time, but the Governor may make
such changes in the allocation of offices and agencies and in the allocation of those
functions, powers, and duties as he considers necessary for efficient administra-
tion. If those changes affect existing law, they shall be set forth in executive
orders, which shall be submitted to the General Assembly not later than the six-
tieth calendar day of its session, and shall become effective and shall have the
force of law upon adjournment sine die of the session, unless specifically disap-
proved by resolution of either house of the General Assembly or specifically modi-
fied by joint resolution of both houses of the General Assembly.
Sec. 6. Duties of the Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant Governor shall be
President of the Senate, but shall have no vote unless the Senate is equally divided.
He shall perform such additional duties as the General Assembly or the Governor
may assign to him. He shall receive the compensation and allowances prescribed
by law.
Sec. 7. Other elective officers.
(1) Officers. A Secretary of State, an Auditor, a Treasurer, a Superintendent
of Public Instruction, an Attorney General, a Commissioner of Agriculture, a
Commissioner of Labor, and a Commissioner of Insurance shall be elected by the
qualified voters of the State in 1972 and every four years thereafter, at the same
time and places as members of the General Assembly are elected. Their term of
office shall be four years and shall commence on the first day of January next
after their election and continue until their successors are elected and qualified.
(2) Duties. Their respective duties shall be prescribed by law.
(3) Vacancies. If the office of any of these officers is vacated by death, resig-
nation, or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint another to
serve until his successor is elected and qualified. Every such vacancy shall be
filled by election at the first election for members of the General Assembly that
occurs more than 30 days after the vacancy has taken place, and the person
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chosen shall hold the office for the remainder of the unexpired term fixed in this
Section. When a vacancy occurs in the office of any of the officers named in this
Section and the term expires on the first day of January succeeding the next
election for members of the General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint to fill
the vacancy for the unexpired term of the office.
(4) Interim officers. Upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of any one
of these officers for any of the causes stated in the preceding paragraph, the Gov-
ernor may appoint an interim officer to perform the duties of that office until a
person is appointed or elected pursuant to this Section to fill the vacancy and is
qualified.
(5) Acting officers. During the physical or mental incapacity of any one of
these officers to perform the duties of his office, as determined pursuant to this
Section, the duties of his office shall be performed by an acting officer who shall be
appointed by the Governor.
(6) Determination of incapacity. The General Assembly shall by law pre-
scribe with respect to those officers, other than the Governor, whose officers are
created by this Article, procedures for determining the physical or mental in-
capacity of any officer to perform the duties of his office, and for determining
whether an officer who has been temporarily incapacitated has sufficiently recover-
ed his physical or mental capacity to perform the duties of his office. Removal of
those officers from office for any other cause shall be by impeachment.
Sec. 8. Council of State. The Council of State shall consist of the officers
whose offices are established by this Article.
Sec. 9. Compensation and allowances. The officers whose offices are establish-
ed by this Article shall at stated periods receive the compensation and allowances
prescribed by law, which shall not be diminished during the time for which they
have been chosen.
Sec. 10. Seal of State. There shall be a seal of the State, which shall be kept
by the Governor and used by him as occasion may require, and shall be called "The
Great Seal of the State of North Carolina". All grants are commissions shall be
issued in the name and by the authority of the State of North Carolina, sealed
with "The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina", and signed by the Governor.
Sec. 11. Administrative departments. Not later than July 1, 1975, all ad-
ministrative departments, agencies, and offices of the State and their respective
functions, powers, and duties shall be allocated by law among and within not more
than 25 principal administrative departments so as to group them as far as prac-
ticable according to major purposes. Regulatory, quasi-judicial, and temporary
agencies may, but need not, be allocated within a principal department.
ARTICLE IV
Judicial
Section. 1. Judicial power. The judicial power of the State shall, except as
provided in Section 3 of this Article, be vested in a Court for the Trial of Impeach-
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ments and a General Court of Justice. The General Assembly shall have no power
to deprive the judicial department of any power or jurisdiction that rightfully per-
tains to it as a co-ordinate department of the government, nor shall it establish
or authorize any courts other than as permitted by this Article.
Sec. 2. General Court of Justice. The General Court of Justice shall con-
stitute a unified judicial system for purposes of jurisdiction, operation, and admini-
stration, and shall consist of an Appellate Division, a Superior Court Division,
and a District Court Division.
Sec. 3. Judicial powers of administrative agencies. The General Assembly
may vest in administrative agencies established pursuant to law such judicial
powers as may be reasonably necessary as an incident to the accomplishment of
the purposes for which the agencies were created. Appeals from administrative
agencies shall be to the General Court of Justice.
Sec. 4. Court for the Trial of Impeachments. The House of Representatives
solely shall have the power of impeaching. The Court for the Trial of Impeach-
ments shall be the Senate. When the Governor or Lieutenant Governor is im-
peached, the Chief Justice shall preside over the Court. A majority of the mem-
bers shall be necessary to a quorum, and no person shall be convicted without the
concurrence of two-thirds of the Senators present. Judgment upon conviction
shall not extend beyond removal from and disqualification to hold office in this
State, but the party shall be liable to indictment and punishment according to law.
Sec. 5. Appellate division. The Appellate Division of the General Court of
Justice shall consist of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.
Sec. 6. Supreme Court.
(1) Membership. The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and six
Associate Justices, but the General Assembly may increase the number of As-
sociate Justices, but the General Assembly may increase the number of Associate
Justices to not more than eight. In the event the Chief Justice is unable, on ac-
count of absence or temporary incapacity, to perform any of the duties placed upon
him, the senior Associate Justice available may discharge those duties.
(2) Sessions of the Supreme Court. The sessions of the Supreme Court shall
be held in the City of Raleigh unless otherwise provided by the General Assembly.
Sec. 7. Court of Appeals. The structure, organization, and composition of
the Court of Appeals shall be determined by the General Assembly. The Court
shall have not less than five members, and may be authorized to sit in divisions,
or other than en banc. Sessions of the Court shall be held at such times and
places as the General Assembly may prescribe.
Sec. 8. Retirement of Justices and Judges. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide by general law for the retirement of Justices and Judges of the General Court
of Justice, and may provide for the temporary recall of any retired Justice or
Judge to serve on the court from which he was retired. The General Assembly
shall also prescribe maximum age limits for service as a Justice or Judge.
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Sec. 9. Superior Courts.
(1) Superior Court districts. The General Assembly shall, from time to time,
divide the State into a convenient number of Superior Court judicial districts and
shall provide for the election of one or more Superior Court Judges for each dis-
trict. Each regular Superior Court Judge shall reside in the district for which
he is elected. The General Assembly may provide by general law for the selection
or appointment of special or emergency Superior Court Judges not selected for a
particular judicial district.
(2) Open at all times; sessions for trial of cases. The Superior Courts shall
be open at all times for the transaction of all business except for trial of issues of
fact requiring a jury. Regular trial sessions of the Superior Court shall be held
at times fixed pursuant to a calendar of courts promulgated by the Supreme
Court. At least two sessions for the trial of jury cases shall be held annually in
each county.
(3) Clerks. A Clerk of the Superior Court for each county shall be elected
for a term of four years by the qualified voters thereof, at the same time and
places as members of the General Assembly are elected. If the office of Clerk of
the Superior Court becomes vacant otherwise than by the expiration of the term,
or if the people fail to elect, the senior regular resident Judge of the Superior
Court serving the county shall appoint to fill the vacancy until an election can be
regularly held.
Sec. 10. District Courts. The General Assembly shall, from time to time,
divide the State into a convenient number of local court districts and shall pre-
scribe where the District Courts shall sit, but a District Court must sit in at least
one place in each county. District Judges shall be elected for each district for a
term of four years, in a manner prescribed by law. When more than one District
Judge is authorized and elected for a district, the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court shall designate one of the judges as Chief District Judge. Every District
Judge shall reside in the district for which he is elected. For each county, the
senior regular resident Judge of the Superior Court serving the county shall ap-
point for a term of two years, for nominations submitted by the Clerk of the
Superior Court of the county, one or more Magistrates who shall be officers of the
District Court. The number of District Judges and Magistrates shall, from time
to time, be determined by the General Assembly. Vacancies in the office of District
Judge shall be filled for the unexpired term in a manner prescribed by law. Vacan-
cies in the office of Magistrate shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner
provided for original appointment to the office.
Sec. 11. Assignment of Judges. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
acting in accordance with rules of the Supreme Court, shall make assignments of
Judges of the Superior Court and may transfer District Judges from one district
to another for temporary or specialized duty. The principle of rotating Superior
Court Judges among the various districts of a division is a salutary one and shall
be observed. For this purpose the General Assembly may divide the State into a
number of judicial divisions. Subject to the general supervision of the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court, assignment of District Judges within each local
court district shall be made by the Chief District Judge.
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Sec. 12. Jurisdiction of the General Court of Justice.
(1) Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction to review
upon appeal any decision of the courts below, upon any matter of law or legal in-
ference. The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court over "issues of fact" and "ques-
tions of fact" shall be the same exercised by it prior to the adoption of this Article,
and the Court may issue any remedial writs necessary to give it general super-
vision and control over the proceedings of the other courts.
(2) Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals shall have such appellate juris-
diction as the General Assembly may prescribe.
(3) Superior Court. Except as otherwise provided by the General Assembly,
the Superior Court shall have original general jurisdiction throughout the State.
The Clerks of the Superior Court shall have such jurisdiction and powers as the
General Assembly shall prescribe by general law uniformly applicable in every
county of the State.
(4) District Courts; Magistrates. The General Assembly shall, by general law
uniformly applicable in every local court district of the State, prescribe the juris-
diction and powers of the District Courts and Magistrates.
(5) Waiver. The General Assembly may by general law provide that the
jurisdictional limits may be waived in civil cases.
(6) Appeals. The General Assembly shall by general law provide a proper
system of appeals. Appeals from Magistrates shall be heard de novo, with the
right of trial by jury as defined in this Constitution and the laws of this State.
Sec. 13. Forms of action; rules of procedure.
(1) Forms of Action. There shall be in this State but one form of action for
the enforce or protection of private rights or the redress of private wrongs, which
shall be denominated a civil action, and in which there shall be a right to have
issues of fact tried before a jury. Every action prosecuted by the people of the
State as a party against a person charged with a public offense, for the punish-
ment thereof, shall be termed a criminal action.
(2) Rules of procedure. The Supreme Court shall have exclusive authority
to make rules of procedure and practice for the Appellate Division. The General
Assembly may make rules of procedure and practice for the Superior Court and
District Court Divisions, and the General Assembly may delegate this authority to
the Supreme Court. No rule of procedure or practice shall abridge substantive
rights or abrogate or limit the right of trial by jury. If the General Assembly
should delegate to the Supreme Court the rule-making power, the General Assembly
may, nevertheless, alter, amend, or repeal any rule of procedure or practice adopt-
ed by the Supreme Court for the Superior Court or District Court Divisions.
Sec. 14. Waiver of jury trial. In all issues of fact joined in any court, the
parties in any civil case may waive the right to have the issues determined by a
jury, in which case the finding of the judge upon the facts shall have the force
and effect of a verdict by a jury.
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Sec. 15. Administration. The General Assembly shall provide for an ad-
ministrative office of the courts to carry out the provisions of this Article.
Sec. 16. Terms of office and election of Justices of the Supreme Court, Judges
of the Court of Appeals, and Judges of the Superior Court. Justices of the Su-
preme Court, Judges of the Court of Appeals, and regular Judges of the Superior
Court shall be elected by the qualified voters and shall hold office for terms of
eight years and until theirsuccessors are elected and qualified. Justices of the
Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals shall be elected by the qualified
voters of the State. Regular Judges of the Superior Cour may be elected by the
qualified voters of the State or by th voters of their respective districts, as the
General Assembly may prescribe.
Sec. 17. Removal of Judges, Magistrates and Clerks.
(1) Removal of Judges by the General Assembly. Any Justice or Judge of
the General Court of Justice may be removed from office for mental or physical
incapacity by joint resolution of two-thirds of all the members of each house of
the General Assembly. Any Justice or Judge against whom the General Assembly
may be about to proceed shall receive notice thereof, accompanied by a copy of the
causes alleged for his removal, at least 20 days before the day on which either
house of the General Assembly shall act thereon. Removal from office by the
General Assembly for any other cause shall be by impeachment.
(2) Additional method of removal of Judges. The General Assembly shall
prescribe a procedure, in addition to impeachment and address set forth in this
Section, for the removal of a Justice or Judge of the General Court of Justice for
mental or physical incapacity interfering with the performance of his duties
which is, or is likely to become, permanent, and for the censure and removal of a
Justice or Judge ofthe General Court of Justice for wilful misconduct in office,
wilful and persistent failure to perform his duties, habitual intemperance, convic-
tion of a crime involving moral turpitude, or conduct prejudicial to the administra-
tion of justice that brings the judical office into disrepute.
(3) Removal of Magistrates. The General Assembly shall provide by general
law for the removal of Magistrates for misconduct or mental or physical incapacity.
(4) Removal of Clerks. Any Clerk of the Superior Court may be removed
from office for misconduct or mental or physical incapacity by the senior regular
resident Superior Court Judge serving the county. Any Clerk against whom pro-
ceedings are instituted shall receive written notice of the charges against him at
least ten days before the hearing upon the charges. Any Clerk so removed from
office shall be entitled to an appeal as provided by law.
Sec. 18. District Attorney and Prosecutorial Districts.
(1) District Attorneys. The General Assembly shall, from time to time, divide
the State into a convenient number of solicitorial districts, for each of which a
District Attorney shall be chosen for a term of four years by the qualified voters
thereof, at the same time and places as members of the General Assembly are
elected. The District Attorney shall advise the officers of justice in his district, be
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responsible for the prosecution on behalf of the State of all criminal actions in the
Superior Courts of his district, perform such duties related to appeals therefrom
as the Attorney General may require, and perform such other duties as the
General Assembly may prescribe.
(2) Prosecution in District Court Division. Criminal actions in the District
Court Division shall be prosecuted in such manner as the General Assembly may
prescribe by general law uniformly applicable in every local court district of the
State.
Sec. 19. Vacancies. Unless otherwise provided in this Article, all vacancies
occurring in the offices provided for by this Article shall be filled by appointment
of the Governor, and the appointees shall hold their places until the next election
for members of the General Assembly that is held more than 30 days after the
vancancy occurs, when elections shall be held to fill the offices. When the unexpired
term of any of the offices named in this Article of the Constitution in which a
vacancy has occurred, and in which it is herein provided that the Governor shall
fill the vacancy, expires on the first day of January succeeding the next election
for members of the General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint to fill that
vacancy for the unexpired term of the office. If any person elected or appointed
to any of these offices shall fail to qualify, the office shall be appointed to, held, and
filled as provided in case of vacancies occurring therein. All incumbents of these
offices shall hold until their successors are qualified.
Sec. 20. Revenues and expenses of the judicial department. The General
Assembly shall provide for the establishment of a schedule of court fees and costs
which shall be uniform throughout the State within each division of the General
Court of Justice. The operating expenses of the judicial department, other than
compensation to process servers and other locally paid non-judicial officers, shall
be paid from State funds.
Sec. 21. Fees, salaries, and emoluments. The General Assembly shall pre-
scribe and regulate the fees, salaries, and emoluments of all officers provided for
in this Article, but the salaries of Judges shall not be diminished during their
continuance in office. In no case shall the compensation of any Judge or Magistrate
be dependent upon his decision or upon the collection of costs.
ARTICLE V
Finance
Section 1. Capitation tax.
(1) Capitation tax limited. The General Assembly may levy a capitation
tax on every male inhabitant of the State over 21 and under 50 years of age, not
in excess of two dollars, and cities and towns may levy a capitation tax on persons
subject to the State tax not in excess of one dollar. No other capitation tax shall
be levied. The governing boards of the several counties and of the cities and
towns may exempt from the capitation tax any special cases on account of poverty
or infirmity.
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(2) Proceeds. The proceeds of the State and county capitation tax shall be
applied to the purposes of education and the support of the poor, but in no fiscal
year shall more than 25 per cent thereof be appropriated to the latter purpose.
Sec. 2. State and local taxation.
(1) Power of taxation. The power of taxation shall be exercised in a just and
equitable manner, for public purposes only, and shall never be surrendered, su-
spended, or contracted away.
(2) Classification. Only the General Assembly shall have the power to classify
property for taxation, which power shall be exercised only on a State-wide basis.
No class shall be taxed except by a uniform rule, and every classification shall be
made by general law uniformly applicable in every county, city and town, and
other local taxing unit of the State. The General Assembly's power to classify
property shall not be delegated.
(3) Exemptions. Property belonging to the State, counties, and municipal
corporations shall be exempt from taxation. The General Assembly may exempt
cemeteries and property held for educational, scientific, literary, cultural, charit-
able, or religious purposes, and, to a value not exceeding $300, any personal
property. The General Assembly may exempt from taxation not exceeding $1,000
in value property held and used as the place of residence of the owner. Every
exemption shall be on a State-wide basis and shall be made by general law uni-
formly applicable in every county, city and town, and other local taxing unit of
the State. No taxing authority other than the General Assembly may grant ex-
emptions, and the General Assembly shall not delegate the powers accorded to it
by this subsection.
(4) Twenty-cent limitation. The total of the State and county tax on prop-
erty shall not exceed 20 cents on the $100 value of property, except when the
property tax is levied for a special purpose and with the special approval of the
General Assembly, which may be done by special or general act. This limitation
shall not apply to taxes levied for the maintenance of the public schools of the
State. The State tax shall not exceed five cents on the $100 value of property.
(5) Necessary expense limitation. No tax shall be levied or collected by the
officers of any county, city or town, or other unit of local government, except for
the necessary expenses thereof, unless approved by a majority of the qualified
voters who vote thereon in any election held for the purpose.
(6) Income tax. The rate of tax on incomes shall not in any case exceed ten
per cent, and there shall be allowed personal exemptions and deductions so that
only net incomes are taxed.
Sec. 3. Limitations upon the increase of State debt.
(1) Authorized purposes; two-thirds limitation. The General Assembly may
contract debts and pledge the faith and credit of the State for the following pur-
poses :
To fund or refund a valid existing debt;
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To borrow in anticipation of the collection of taxes due and payable within
the fiscal year to an amount not exceeding' 50 percent of such taxes;
To supply a casual deficit;
To suppress riots or insurrections, or to repel invasions.
For any purpose other than these enumerated, the General Assembly shall
have no power, during any biennium, to contact new debts on behalf of the State
to an amount in excess of two-thirds of the amount by which the State's outstand-
ing indebtedness shall have been reduced during the next preceding biennium,
unless the subject is submitted to a vote of the people of the State. In any election
held in the State under the provisions of this Section, the proposed indebtedness
shall be approved by a majority of the qualified voters who vote thereon.
(2) Gift or loan of credit prohibited. The General Assembly shall have no
power to give or lend the credit of the State in aid of any person, association, or
corporation, except a corporation in which the State has a controlling interest,
unless the subject is submitted to a direct vote of the people of the State and is ap-
proved by a majority of the qualified voters who vote thereon.
(3) Certain debts barred. The General Assembly snail never assume or pay
any debt or obligation, express or implied, incurred in aid of insurrection or re-
bellion against the United States. Neither shall the General Assembly assume or
pay any debt or bond incurred or issued by authority of the Convention of 1868,
the special session of the General Assembly of 1868, or the General Assemblies of
1868-69 or 1869-70, unless the subject is submitted to the people of the State and
is approved by a majority of all the qualified voters at a referendum held for that
sole purpose.
Sec. 4. Limitations upon the increase of local debt.
(1) Authorized; purposes; two-thirds limitation. The General Assembly may
authorize counties, cities and towns, and other units of local government to con-
tract debts and pledge their faith and credit for the following purposes:
To fund or refund a valid existing debt;
To borrow in anticipation of the collection of taxes due and payable within
the fiscal year to an amount not exceeding 50 per cent of such taxes;
To supply a casual deficit;
To suppress riots or insurrections.
For any purpose other than these enumerated, the General Assembly shall
have no power to authorize counties, cities and towns, and other units of local
government to contract debts, and counties, cities and towns, and other units of
local government shall not contract debts, during any fiscal year, to an amount
exceeding two-thirds of the amount by which the outstanding indebtedness of the
particular county, city or town, or other unit of local government shall have been
reduced during the next preceding fiscal year, unless the subject is submitted to a
vote of the people of the particular county, city or town, or other unit of local
government and is approved by a majority of the qualified voters who vote thereon.
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(2) Necessary expense limitation. No county, city or town, or other unit of
local government shall contract any debt, pledge its faith, or lend its credit except
for the necessary expenses thereof, unless approved by a majority of the qualified
voters who shall vote thereon in any election held for that purpose.
(3) Certain debts barred. No county, city or town, or other unit of local
government shall assume or pay, nor shall any tax be levied or collected for the
payment of any debt, or the interest upon any debt, contracted directly or in-
directly in aid on support of rebellion.
Sec. 5. Acts levying taxes to state objects. Every act of the General Assem-
bly levying a tax shall state the special object to which it is to be applied, and it
shall be applied to no other purpose.
Sec. 6. Inviolability of sinking funds and retirement funds.
(1) Sinking funds. The General Assembly shall not use or authorize to be
used any part of the amount of any sinking fund for any purpose other than the
retirement of the bonds for which the sinking fund has been created.
(2) Retirement funds. Neither the General Assembly nor any public officer,
employee, or agency shall use or authorize to be used any part of the funds of the
Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement system for any purpose other than
retirement system benefits and purposes, administrative expenses, and refunds;
except that retirement system funds may be invested as authorized by law, sub-
ject to the investment limitation that the funds of the Teachers' and State Em-
ployees' Retirement System shall not be applied, diverted, loaned to, or used by
the State, any State agency, State officer, public officer, or public employee.
Sec. 7. Drawing public money.
(1) State treasury. No money shall be drawn from the State treasury but
in consequence of appropriations made by law, and an accurate account of the
receipts and expenditures of State funds shall be annually published.
(2) Local government treasuries. No money shall be drawn from the treasury
of any county, city or town, or other unit of local government except by authority
of law.
ARTICLE VI
Suffrage and Eligibility to Office
Sec. 1. Who may vote. Every person born in the United States and every
person who has been naturalized, 18 years of age, and possessing the qualifications
set out in this Article, shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people of the
State, except as herein otherwise provided.
Sec. 2. Qualifications of voter.
(1) Residence period for State elections. Any person who has resided in the
State of North Carolina for one year and in the precinct, ward, or other election
district for 30 days next preceding an election, and possesses the other qualifica-
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tions set out in this Article, shall be entitled to vote at any election held in this
State. Removal from one precinct, ward, or other election district to another in
this State shall not operate to deprive any person of the right to vote in the pre-
cinct, ward, or other election district from which that person has removed until 30
days after the removal.
(2) Residence period for presidential elections. The General Assembly may
reduce the time of residence for persons voting- in presidential elections. A person
made eligible by reason of a reduction in time of residence shall possess the other
qualifications set out in this Article, shall only be entitled to vote for President
and Vice President of the United States or for electors for President and Vice
President, and shall not thereby become eligible to hold office in this State.
(3) Disqualification of felon. No person adjudged guilty of a felony against
this State or the United States, or adjudged guilty of a felony in another state
that also would be a felony if it had been committed in this State, shall be per-
mitted to vote unless that person shall be first restored to the rights of citizenship
in the manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. Registration. Every person offering to vote shall be at the time legally
registered as a voter as herein prescribed and in the manner provided by law. The
General Assembly shall enact general laws governing the registration of voters.
Sec. 4. Qualificatio)i for registration. Every person presenting himself for
registration shall be able to read and write any section of the Constitution in the
English language.
Sec. 5. Elections by people and General Assembly. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot, and all elections by the General Assembly shall be viva voce. A
contested election for any office established by Article III of this constitution shall
be determined by joint ballot of both houses of the General Assembly in the man-
ner prescribed by law.
Sec. 6. Eligibility to elective office. Every qualified voter in North Carolina
who is 21 years of age, except as in this Constitution disqualified, shall be eligible
for election by the people to office.
Sec. 7. Oath. Before entering upon the duties of an officer, a person elected
or appointed to the office shall take and subscribe the following oath :
"I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and
maintain the Constitution and laws of the United States, and the Constitution and
laws of North Carolina not inconsistent therewith, and that I will faithfully dis-
charge the duties of my office as , so help me God."
Sec. 8. Disqualifications for office. The following persons shall be disqualified
for office:
First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God.
Second, with respect to any office that is filled by election by the people, any
person who is not qualified to vote in an election for that office.
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Third, any person who has been adjudged guilty of treason or any other felony
against this State or the United States, or any person who has been adjudged
guilty of a felony in another state that also would be a felony if it had been com-
mitted in this State, or any person who has been adjudged guilty of corruption
or malpractice in any office, or any person who has been removed by impeachment
from any office, and who has not been restored to the rights of citizenship in the
manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 9. Dual office holding.
(1) Prohibitions. It is salutary that the responsibilities of self-government
be widely shared among the citizens of the State and that the potential abuse of
authority inherent in the holding of multiple offices by an individual be avoided.
Therefore, no person who holds any office or place of trust or profit under the
United States or any department thereof, or under any other state or government,
shall be eligible to hold any office in this State that is filled by election by the
people. No person shall hold concurrently any two offices in this State that are
filled by election of the people. No person shall hold concurrently any two or more
appointive offices or places of trust or profit, or any combination of elective and
appointive offices or places of trust or profit, except as the General Assembly
shall provide by general law.
(2) Exceptions. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit any officer
of the military forces of the State or of the United States not on active duty for an
extensive period of time, any notary public, or any delegate to a Convention of the
People from holding concurrently another office or place of trust or profit under
this State or the United States or any department thereof.
Sec. 10. Continuation in office. In the absence of any contrary provision, all
officers in this State, whether appointed or elected, shall hold their positions until
other appointments are made or, if the offices are elective, until their successors
are chosen and qualified.
ARTICLE VII
Local Government
Section 1. General Assembly to provide for local government. The General
Assembly shall provide for the organization and government and the fixing of
boundaries of counties, cities and towns, and other governmental subdivisions,
and, except as otherwise prohibited by this Constitution, may give such powers
and duties to counties, cities and towns, and other governmental subdivisions as
it may deem advisable.
The General Assembly shall not incorporate as a city or town, nor shall it
authorize to be incorporated as a city or town, any territory lying within one mile
of the corporate limits of any other city or town having a population of 5,000 or
more according to the most recent decennial census of population taken by order
of Congress, or lying within three miles of the corporate limits of any other city
or town having a population of 10,000 or more according to the most recent decen-
nial census of population taken by order of Congress, or lying within four miles
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of the corporate limits of any other city or town having a population of 25,000 or
more according to the most recent decennial census of population taken by order of
Congress, or lying within five miles of the corporate limits of any other city or
town having a population of 50,000 or more according to the most recent decennial
census of population taken by order of Congress. Notwithstanding the foregoing
limitations, the General Assembly may incorporate a city or town by an act adopt-
ed by vote of three-fifths of all the members of each house.
Sec. 2. Sheriffs. In each county a Sheriff shall be elected by the qualified
voters thereof at the same time and places as members of the General Assembly
are elected and shall hold his office for a period of four years, subject to removal
for cause as provided by law.
Sec. 3. Merged or consolidated counties. Any unit of local government form-
ed by the merger or consolidation of a county or counties and the cities and towns
therein shall be deemed both a county and a city for the purposes of this Con-
stitution, and may exercise any authority conferred by law on counties, or on cities
and towns, or both, as the General Assembly may provide.
ARTICLE VIII
Corporations
Section 1. Corporate charters. No corporation shall be created, nor shall its
charter be extended, altered, or amended by special act, except corporations for
charitable, educational, penal, or reformatory purposes that are to be and remain
under the patronage and control of the State; but the General Assembly shall pro-
vide by general laws for the chartering, organization, and powers of all corpora-
tions, and for the amending, extending, and forfeiture of all charters, except those
above permitted by special act. All such general acts may be altered from time
to time or repealed. The General Assembly may at any time by special act repeal
the charter of any corporation.
Sec. 2. Corporations defined. The term "corporation" as used in this Section
shall be construed to include all associations and joint-stock companies having
any of the powers and privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or
partnerships. All corporations shall have the right to sue and shall be subject to
be sued in all courts, in like cases as natural persons.
ARTICLE IX
Education
Section 1. Education encouraged. Religion, morality, and knowledge being
necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools, libraries, and
the means of education shall forever be encouraged.
Sec. 2. Uniform system of schools.
(1) General and uniform system; term. The General Assembly shall provide
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by taxation and otherwise for a general and uniform system of free public schools,
which shall be maintained at least nine months in every year, and wherein equal
opportunities shall be provided for all students.
(2) Local responsibility. The General Assembly may assign to units of local
government such responsibility for the financial support of the free public schools
as it may deem appropriate. The governing boards of units of local government
with financial responsibility for public education may use local revenues to add to
or supplement any public school or post-secondary school program.
Sec. 3. School attendance. The General Assembly shall provide that every
child of appropriate age and of sufficient mental and physical ability shall attend
the public schools, unless educated by other means.
Sec. 4. State Board of Education.
(1) Board. The State Board of Education shall consist of the Lieutenant
Governor, the Treasurer, and eleven members appointed by the Governor, subject
to confirmation by the General Assembly in joint session. The General Assembly
shall divide the State into eight educational districts. Of the appointive members
of the Board, one shall be appointed from each of the eight educational districts
and three shall be appointed from the State at large. Appointments shall be for
overlapping terms of eight years. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made by
the Governor for the unexpired terms and shall not be subject to confirmation.
(2) Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Superintendent of Public In-
struction shall be the secretary and chief administrative officer of the State Board
of Education.
Sec. 5. Powers and duties of Board. The State Board of Education shall
supervise and administer the free public school system and the educational funds
provided for its support, except the funds mentioned in Section 7 of this Article,
and shall make all needed rules and regulations in relation thereto, subject to laws
enacted by the General Assembly.
Sec. 6. State school, fund. The proceeds of all lands that have been or here-
after may be granted by the United States to this State, and not otherwise ap-
propriated by this State or the United States; all moneys, stocks, bonds, and other
property belonging to the State for purposes of public education ; the net proceeds
of all sales of the swamp lands belonging to the State ; and all other grants, gifts,
and devises that have been or hereafter may be made to the State, and not other-
wise appropriated by the State or by the terms of the grant, gift, or devise, shall
be paid into the State Treasury and, together with so much of the revenue of the
State as may be set apart for that purpose, shall be faithfully appropriated and
used exclusively for establishing and maintaining: a uniform system of free public
schools.
Sec. 7. County school fund. All moneys, stocks, bonds, and other property be-
longing to a county school fund, and the clear proceeds of all penalties and for-
feitures and of all fines collected in the several counties for any breach of the
penal laws of the State, shall belong to and remain in the several counties, and
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shall be faithfully appropriated and used exclusively for maintaining free public-
schools.
Sec. 8. Higher education. The General Assembly shall maintain a public
system of higher education, comprising The University of North Carolina and
such other institutions of higher education as the General Assembly may deem
wise. The General Assembly shall provide for the selection of trustees of The
University of North Carolina and of the other institutions of higher education, in
whom shall be vested all the privileges, rights, franchises, and endowments here-
tofore granted to or conferred upon the trustees of these institutions. The General
Assembly may enact laws necessary and expedient for the maintenance and man-
agement of The University of North Carolina and the other public instructions of
higher education.
Sec. 9. Benefits of public instructions of higher education. The General As-
sembly shall provide that the benefits of The University of North Carolina and
other public institutions of higher education, as far as practicable, be extended to
the people of the State free of expense.
Sec. 10. Escheats.
(1) Escheats prior to July 1, 1971. All property that prior to July 1, 1971,
accrued to the State from escheats, unclaimed dividends, or distributive shares of
the estates of deceased persons shall be appropriated to the use of The University
of North Carolina.
(2) Escheats after June JO, 1971. All property that, after June 30, 1971,
shall accrue to the State from escheats, unclaimed dividends, or distributive shares
of the estates of deceased persons shall be used to aid worthy and needy students
who are residents of this State and are enrolled in public institutions of higher
education in this State. The method, amount, and type of distribution shall be
prescribed by law.
ARTICLE X
Homesteads and Exemptions
Section 1. Personal property exemptions. The personal property of any resi-
dent of this State, to a value fixed by the General Assembly but not less than $500,
to be selected by the resident, is exempt from sale under execution or other final
process of any court, issued for the collection of any debt.
Sec. 2. Hamestead exemptions.
(1) Exemption from sale; exceptions. Every homestead and the dwellings
and buildings used therewith, to a value fixed by the General Assembly but not
less than $1,000, to be selected by the owner thereof, or in lieu thereof, at the option
of the owner, any lot in a city or town with the dwellings and buildings used there-
on, and to the same value, owned and occupied by a resident of the State, shall be
exempt from sale under execution or other final process obtained on any debt. But
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no property shall be exempt from sale for taxes, or for payment of obligations
contracted for its purchase.
(2) Exemption for benefit of children. The homestead, after the death of the
owner thereof, shall be exempt from the payment of any debt during the minority
of the owner's children, or any of them.
(3) Exemption for benefit of widow. If the owner of a homestead dies, leav-
ing a widow but no children, the homestead shall be exempt from the debts of her
husband, and the rents and profits thereof shall inure to her benefit during her
widowhood, unless she is the owner of a homestead in her own right.
(4) Conveyance of homestead. Nothing contained in this Article shall operate
to prevent the owner of a homestead from disposing of it by deed, but no deed
made by the owner of a homestead shall be valid without the signature and acknol-
edgement of his wife.
Sec. 3. Mechanics' arid laborers' liens. The General Assembly shall provide
by proper legislation for giving to mechanics and laborers an adequate lien on
the subject-matter of their labor. The provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of this Article
shall not be so construed as to prevent a laborer's lien for work done and perform-
ed for the person claiming the exemption or a mechanic's lien for work done on the
premises.
Sec. 4. Property of married womeyi secured to them. The real and personal
property of any female in this State acquired before marriage, and all property,
real and personal, to which she may, after marriage, become in any manner en-
titled, shall be and remain the sole and separate estate and property of such fe-
male, and shall not be liable for any debts, obligations, or engagements of her
husband, and may be devised and bequeathed and conveyed by her, subject to such
regulations and limitations as the General Assembly may prescribe. Every married
woman may exercise powers of attorney conferred upon her by her husband, in-
cluding the power to execute and acknowledge deeds to property owned by herself
and her husband or by her husband.
Sec. 5. Insurance. The husband may insure his own life for the sole use and
benefit of his wife or children or both, and upon his death the proceeds from the
insurance shall be paid to or for the benefit of the wife or children or both, or to a
guardian, free from all claims of the representatives or creditors of the insured
or his estate. Any insurance policy which insures the life of a husband for the
sole use and benefit of his wife or children or both shall not be subject to the claims
of creditors of the insured during his life-time, whether or not the policy reserves
to the insured during his lifetime any or all rights provided for by the policy and
whether or not the policy proceeds are payable to the estate of the insured in the
event the beneficiary or beneficaries predecease the insured.
ARTICLE XI
Punishments, Corrections, and Charities
Section 1. Punishments. The following punishments only shall be known to
the laws of this State: death, imprisonment, fines, removal from office, and disquali-
fication to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under this State.
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See. 2. Death punishment. The object of punishments being not only to
satisfy justice, but also to reform the offender and thus prevent crime, murder,
arson, buglary, and rape, and these only, may be punishable with death, if the
General Assembly shall so enact.
Sec. 3. Charitable and correctional institutions and agencies. Such charitable,
benevolent, penal, and correctional institutions and agencies as the needs of human-
ity and the public good may require shall be established and operated by the State
under such organization and in such manner as the General Assembly may pre-
scribe.
Sec. 4. Welfare policy; board of pziblic welfare. Beneficent provision for the
poor, the unfortunate, and the orphan is one of the first duties of a civilized and
a Christian state. Therefore the General Assembly shall provide for and define the
duties of a board of public welfare.
ARTICLE XII
Military Forces
Section 1. Governor is Commander in Chief. The Governor shall be Com-
mander in Chief of the military forces of the State and may call out those forces
to execute the law, suppress riots and insurrections, and repeal invasion.
ARTICLE XIII
Conventions; Constitutional Amendment and Revision
Section 1. Convention of the People. No Convention of the People of this
State shall ever be called unless by the concurrence of two-thirds of all the mem-
bers of each house of the General Assembly, and unless the proposition "Conven-
tion or No Convention" is first submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the
time and in the manner prescribed by the General Assembly, it a majority of the
votes cast upon the proposition are in favor of a Convention, it shall assemble on
the day prescribed by the General Assembly. The General Assembly shall, in the
act submitting the convention proposition, propose limitations upon the authority
of the convention; and if a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition are in
favor of a Convention, those limitations shall become binding upon the Conven-
tion. Delegates to the Convention shall be elected by the qualified voters at the
time and in the manner prescribed in the act of submission. The Convention
shall consist of a number of delegates equal to the membership of the House of
Representatives of the General Assembly that submits the convention proposition
and the delegates shall be apportioned as is the House of Representatives. A Con-
vention shall adopt no ordinance not necessary to the purpose for which the Con-
vention has been called.
Sec. 2. Power to revise or amend Constitution reserved to people. The people
of this State reserve the power to amend this Constitution and to adopt a new or
revised Constitution. This power may be exercised by either of the methods set
out hereinafter in this Article, but in no other way.
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Sec. 3. Revision or amendment by Convention of the People. A Convention
of the People of this State may be called pursuant to Section 1 of this Article to
propose a new or revised Constitution or to propose amendments to this Constitu-
tion. Every new or revised Constitution and every constitutional amendment
adopted by a Convention shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at
the time and in the manner prescribed by the Convention. If a majority of the
votes cast thereon are in favor of ratification of the new or revised Constitution
or the constitutional amendment or amendments, it or they shall become effective
January first next after ratification by the qualified voters unless a different ef-
fective date is prescribed by the Convention.
Sec. 4. Revision or amendment by legislative initiation. A proposal of a new
or revised Constitution or an amendment or amendments to this Constitution may
be initiated by the General Assembly, but only if three-fifths of all the members of
each house shall adopt an act submitting the proposal to the qualified voters of the
State for their ratification or rejection. The proposal shall be submitted at the
time and in the manner prescribed by the General Assembly. If a majority of the
votes cast thereon are in favor of the proposed new or revised Constitution or
constitutional amendment or amendments, it or they shall become effective January
first next after ratification by the voters unless a different effective date is pre-
scribed in the act submitting the proposal or proposals to the qualified voters.
ARTICLE XIV
Miscellaneous
Section 1. Seat of government. The permanent seat of government of this
State shall be at the City of Raleigh.
Sec. 2. State boundaries. The limits and boundaries of the State shall be and
remain as they now are.
Sec. 3. General laws defined. Whenever the General Assembly is directed or
authorized by this Constitution to enact general laws, or general laws uniformly
applicable throughout the State, or general laws uniformly applicable in every
county, city and town, and other unit of local government, or in every local court
district, no special or local act shall be enacted concerning the subject matter
directed or authorized to be accomplished by general or uniformly applicable laws,
and every amendment or repeal of any law relating to such subject matter shall
also be general and uniform in its effect throughout the State. General laws may
be enacted for classes defined by population or other criteria. General laws uni-
formly applicable throughout the State shall be made applicable without classifica-
tion or exception in every unit of local government of like kind, such as every
county, or every city and town, but need not be made applicable in every unit of
local government in the State. General laws uniformly applicable in every county,
city and town, and other unit of local government, or in every local court district,
shall be made applicable without classification or exception in every unit of local
government, or in every local court district, as the case may be. The General As-
sembly may at any time repeal any special, local or private act.
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Sec. 4. Continuity of laws; -protection of office holders. The laws of North
Carolina not in conflict with this Constitution shall continue in force until law-
fully altered. Except as otherwise specifically provided, the adoption of this Con-
stitution shall not have the effect of vacating any office or term of office now filled
or held by virtue of any election or appointment made under the prior Constitution
of North Carolina and the laws of the State enacted pursuant thereto."
Sec. 5. Conservation of natural resources. It shall be the policy of this State
to conserve and protect its lands and waters for the benefit of all its citizenry, and
to this end it shall be a proper function of the State of North Carolina and its
political subdivisions to acquire and preserve park, recreational, and scenic areas,
to control and limit the pollution of our air and water, to control excessive noise,
and in every other appropriate way to preserve as a part of the common heritage of
this State its forests, wetlands, estuaries, beaches, historical sites, openlands, and
places of beauty.
To accomplish the aforementioned public purposes, the State and its counties,
cities and towns, and other units of local government may acquire by purchase or
gift properties or interests in properties which shall, upon their special dedication
to and acceptance by resolution adopted by a vote of three-fifths of the members
of each house of the General Assembly for those public purposes, constitute part
of the 'State Nature and Historic Preserve", and which shall not be used for other
purposes except as authorized by law enacted by a vote of three-fifths of the
members of each house of the General Assmbly. The General Assembly shall pre-
scribe by general law the conditions and procedures under which such properties
or interests therein shall be dedicated for the aforementioned public purposes.
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PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
January 1 — New Year's Day.
January 19 — Birthday of General Robert E. Lee.
February, third Monday — Birthday of George Washington.
Easter Monday, (applies to State and National Banks only).
April 12 — Anniversary of the Resolution adopted by the Provincial Congress
of North Carolina at Halifax, April 12, 1776, authorizing the delegates
from North Carolina to the Continental Congress to vote for a Declara-
tion of Independence.
May 10 — Confederate Memorial Day.
May 20 — Anniversary of the "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence".
May, last Monday — Memorial Day (Applies to State and National Banks
only).
July 4 — Independence Day.
September, first Monday — Labor Day.
October, second Monday — Columbus Day.
October, fourth Monday — Veterans Day.
November, Tuesday after first Monday — General Election Day.
November, fourth Thursday — Thanksgiving Day.
December 25 — Christmas Day.
(G.S. 103-4)
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CHAPTER TWO
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
No Name Native State Born Inau.
1. George Washington (F) Va 1732 1789
2. John Adams (F) Mass 1735 1797
3. Thomas Jefferson (D-R) Va 1743 1801
4. James Madison (D-R) Va 1751 1809
5. James Monroe (D-R) Va 1758 1817
6. John Quincv Adams (D-R) Mass 1767 1825
7. Andrew Jackson (D) S. S 1767 1829
8. Martin Van Buren (D) N. Y 1782 1837
9. William H. Harrison 1 (A) Va 1773 1841
10. John Tyler (W) Va 1790 1841
11. James Knox Polk (D) N. C 1795 1845
12. Zachary Taylor 2 (A) Va 1784 1849
13. Millard Fillmore (A) N. Y 1800 1850
14. Franklin Pierce (D) N. H 1804 1853
15. James Buchanan (D) Pa 1791 1857
16. Abraham Lincoln 3 (R) Ky 1809 1861
17. Andrew Johnson 4 (-) N. C 1808 1865
18. Ulysses S. Grant (R) Ohio 1822 1869
19. Rutherford B. Hayes (R) Ohio 1822 1877
20. James A. Garfield 3 (R) Ohio 1831 1881
21. Chester A. Arthur (R) Vt 1830 1881
22. Grover Cleveland (D) N. J 1837 1885
23. Benjamin Harrison (R) Ohio 1833 1889
24. Grover Cleveland 7 (D) N. J 1837 1893
25. William McKinley 8 (R) Ohio 1843 1897
26. Theodore Roosevelt (R) N. Y 1858 1901
27. William H. Taft (R) Ohio 1857 1909
28. Woodrow Wilson (D) Va 1856 1913
29. Warren G. Harding* (R) Ohio 1865 1921
30. Calvin Coolidge (R) Vt 1872 1923
31. Herbert C. Hoover (R) Iowa 1874 1929
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt' (D) N. Y 1882 1933
1 Harrison died on April 4. 1841.
Baylor died on July 9, 1850.
3 Lincoln was shot April 14, 1865 and died the following day.
4 Andrew Johnson — a Democrat, nominated vice president by Republicans and elected with Lincoln
on National Union ticket.
5 Garfield was shot July 2, 1881 and died September 19.
According- to a ruling of the State Dept., Grover Cleveland is counted twice, as the 22nd and the
24th President, because his two terms were not consecutive. Only 37 individuals have been President.
7 See footnote 6.
8 McKinley was shot September 6, 1901 and died September 14.
"Harding died on August 2, 1923.
10 Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945.
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J3. Harry S. Truman (D)
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) Texas
35. John F. Kennedy" (D)
36. Lyndon B.Johnson (D) Texas
:\~. Richard M. Nixon (R)
38. Gerald R. Ford (R)
Mo
1884
1945
Texas
1890
1953
Mass
1917
1961
Texas
1908
1963
Calif
1913
1969
Mich
1913
1974
"Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963.
^Nixon resigned August 9, 1974 following several months of pressure over the "Watergate" cover-
up and related issues.
United States of America 69
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
(Unanimously Adopted in Congress, July 4, 1776, at Philadelphia)
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to
dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to as-
sume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the
Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitles them, a decent respect to the opinions
of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the
separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal;
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights; that
among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That, to secure
these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed; That, whenever any Form of Government be-
comes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish
it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundations on such principles, and
organizing its powers in such forms, as to them shall seem most likely to effect
their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments
long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and, ac-
cordingly, all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer,
while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to
which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations,
pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under abso-
lute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government,
and to provide new Guards for their future security. Such has been the patient
sufferance of these Colonies, and such is now the necessity which constrains them
to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of
Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in
direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove
this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the
public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing im-
portance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained;
and, when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts
of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the
Legislature — a right inestimable to them, and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable
and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of
fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly
firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be
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elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned
to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining, in the meantime,
exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States for that purpose
obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to
encourage their migration hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropria-
tions of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his assent to
laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their
offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers
to harass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Con-
sent of Our Legislature.
He has affected to render the Military independent of, and superior to, the
Civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our
constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws ; giving his Assent to their Acts of
pretended Legislation. For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders
which they should commit on the inhabitants of these States :
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas, to be tried for pretended offenses ;
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighboring Province,
establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries, so
as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same
absolute rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and alter-
ing fundamentally, the Forms of our Governments :
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with
power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and
waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed
the lives of our people.
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He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign mercenaries to com-
plete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances
of Cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally
unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow-Citizens, taken captive on the high Seas, to
bear Arms against their County, to become the executioners of their friends and
Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to
bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose
known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes, and
conditions.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the
most humble terms ; Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated
injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define
a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have we been wanting in attention to our British brethren. We have
warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an un-
warrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances
of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice
and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred
to disavow these usurpation, which inevitably interrupt our connections with cor-
respondence. They, too, have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.
We must therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation,
and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind — Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
We, Therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in
General Congress Assembled; appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the
rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name and by authority of the good People
of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are,
and of Right ought to be free and independent States; that they are Absolved
from All Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connections between
them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved; and that
as Free and Independent States, they have full power to levy War, conclude Peace,
contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which
Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with
a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each
other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.
John Hancock
Button Gwinnett Edward Rutledge
Lyman Hall Thomas Heyward, Junr.
Geo [rge] Walton Thomas Lynch, Junr.
W[illia]m Hooper Arthur Middleton
Joseph Hewes Samuel Chase
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John Penn
Tho[ma]s Stone
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
James Wilson
Geo[rge] Ross
Caesar Rodney
Geo[rge] Reed
Tho. M. Kean
W[illia]m Floyd
Phil [lip] Livingston
Fran[ci]s Lewis
Lewis Morris
Rich[ar]d Stockton
J[onatha]n Witherspoon
Fras. Hopkinson
John Hart
Abra Clark
George Wythe
Richard Henry Lee
Th[omas] Jefferson
Benja[min] Harrison
Tho[ma]s Nelson, Jr.
Francis Lightfoot Lee
W[illia] Paca
Carter Braxton
RobTer]t Morris
Benjamin Rush
Benjafmin] Franklin
John Morton
Geo[rge] Clymer
Ja[me]s Smith
Geo[rge] Taylor
Josiah Bartlett
W[illia]m Hippie
Sam[ue]l Adams
John Adams
Rob[er]t Treat Payne
Eldridge Gerry
Step [hen] Hopkins
William Ellery
Roger Sherman
Samuel Huntington
W[illia]m Williams
Oliver Woolcott
Matthew Thornton
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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
Preamble
We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union,
establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense,
promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and
our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of
America.
Article I
Section 1 — All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Con-
gress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Repre-
sentatives.
Sec. 2 — 1. The House of Representatives shall be composed of members
chosen every second year by the people of the several States, and the electors in
each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous
branch of the State Legislature.
2. No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the
age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and
who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of the State in which he shall be
chosen.
3. Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several
States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective
numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free per-
sons, including those bound to service for a term of years and excluding Indians
not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons. The actual enumeration shall be made
within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States,
and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by
law direct. The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty
thousand, but each State shall have at least one Representative; and until such
enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to
choose 3; Massachusetts, 8; Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1; Con-
necticut, 5 ; New York, 6 ; New Jersey, 4 ; Pennsylvania, 8 ; Delaware, 1 ; Mary-
land, 6; Virginia, 10; North Carolina, 5; South Carolina, 5; and Georgia, 3.*
4. When vacancies happen in the representation from any State the Execu-
tive Authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
5. The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other officers,
and shall have the sole power of impeachment.
Sec. 3 — 1. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Sen-
ators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof for six years; and each
Senator shall have one vote.f
*See Article XIV, Amendments.
tSee Article XVII, Amendments.
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'2. Immediately after they shall be assembled in consequence of the first elec-
tion, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. The seats of
the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second
year; of the second class at the expiration of the fourth year; and of the third
class at the expiration of the sixth year, so that one-third may be chosen every
second year, and if vacancies happen by resignation, or otherwise, during the
recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary
appointments until the next meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such
vacancies.!
3. No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of
thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not,
when elected, be an inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
4. The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate,
but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.
5. The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President pro tern-
pare, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the office of
President of the United States.
6. The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting
for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the
United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside; and no person shall be con-
victed without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present.
7. Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to re-
moval from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust,
or profit under the United States; but the party convicted shall nevertheless be
liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment, according to law.
Sec. 4 — 1. The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators
and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof,
but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except
as to the places of choosing Senators.
2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting
shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint a
different day.
Sec. 5—1. Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and quali-
fications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to
do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be
authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under
such penalties as each House may provide.
2. Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its mem-
bers for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a
member.
3. Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time
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publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy;
and the yeas and nays of the members of either House on any question shall, at
the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
4. Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent
of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that
in which the two Houses shall be sitting.
Sec. 6 — 1. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation
for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the Treasury of the
United States. They shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of the
peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their
respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any
speech or debate in either House they shall not be questioned in any other place.
2. No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was
elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States
which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased
during such time; and no person holding any office under the United States shall
be a member of either House during his continuance in office.
Sec. 7 — 1. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Rep-
resentatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments, as on other
bills.
2. Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the
Senate shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the President of the United
States ; if he approves, he shall sign it, but if not, he shall return it, with his ob-
jections, to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the ob-
jections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such
reconsideration two-thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be
sent together with the objectives, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be
reconsidered, and if approved by two-thirds of that House, it shall become a law
But in all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays,
and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the
journal of each House respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the Presi-
dent within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to
him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the
Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a
law.
3. Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the Senate and
House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of adjournment)
shall be presented to the President of the United States ; and before the same shall
take effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed
by two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the rules
and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
SEC. 8. The Congress shall have power:
1. To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and
provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all
duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
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2. To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
3. To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States,
and with the Indian tribes;
4. To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the
subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States;
5. To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the
standards of weights and measures;
6. To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current
coin of the United States;
7. To establish postoffices and postroads;
8. To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing, for limited
times, to authors and inventors, the exclusive right to their respective writings
and discoveries;
9. To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;
10. To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and
offenses against the law of nations;
11. To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules con-
cerning captures on land and water;
12. To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use
shall be for a longer term than two years;
13. To provide and maintain a navy;
14. To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval
forces ;
15. To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union,
suppress insurrections, and repel invasions;
16. To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia, and for
governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United
States, reserving to the State respectively the appointment of the officers and the
authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress ;
17. To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district
(not exceeding ten miles square) as may by cession of particular States and the
acceptance of Congress, become the seat of Government of the United States, and
to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the Legisla-
ture of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines,
arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings; — and
18. To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into
execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution
in the Government of the United States, or any department or officer thereof.
Sec. 9 — 1. The migration or importation of such persons as any of the States
now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress
prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be
imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person.
2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless
when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.
3. No bill of attainer or ex post facto law shall be passed.
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4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the
census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.*
5. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any State.
6. No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to
the ports of one State over those of another; nor shall vessels bound to, or from,
one State be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another.
7. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of ap-
propriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of the receipts and
expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time.
8. No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States; and no person
holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the
Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever,
from any king, prince, or foreign state.
Sec. 10 — 1. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation;
grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make any-
thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of at-
tainer; ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant
any title of nobility.
2. No State shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or
duties on imports or exports except what may be absolutely necessary for executing
its inspection laws; and the net produce of all duties and imports, laid by any
State on imports or exports, shall be for the use of the Treasury of the United
States; and all such laws shall be subject to the revision and control of the Con-
gress.
3. No State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage,
keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact
with another State, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually
invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit delay.
Article II
Section 1 — 1. The executive power shall be vested in a President of the
United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term of four years,
and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same term, be elected as fol-
lows:
2. Each State shall appoint, in such manner as the legislature thereof may
direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole number of Senators and Repre-
sentatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress; but no Senator or
Representative or person holding an office of trust or profit under the United
States shall be appointed an elector.
3. The electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by ballot for two
persons, of whom one at least shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with
themselves. And they shall make a list of all the persons voted for, and of the
number of votes for each; which list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, seal-
ed, to the seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of
*See Article XVI, Amendments.
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the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and
House of Representatives open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be
counted. The person having the greatest number of votes shall be the President,
if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if
there be more than one who have such majority, and have an equal number of
votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately choose by ballot one of
them for President; and if no person have a majority, then from the five highest
on the list the said House shall in like manner choose the President. But in choos-
ing the President, the votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each
State having one vote; a quorum, for this purpose, shall consist of a member or
members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be
necessary to a choice. In every case, after the choice of the President, the person
having the greatest number of votes of the electors shall be the Vice President.
But if there shall remain two or more who have equal votes, the Senate shall
choose from them by ballot the Vice President.*
4. The Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors and the day
on which they shall give their votes, which day shall be the same throughout the
United States.
5. No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States,
at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of
President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have
attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within
the United States.
6. In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resigna-
tion or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, the same
shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by law provide for the
case of removal, death, resignation, or inability, both of the President and Vice
President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall
act accordingly until the disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.
7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensa-
tion which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which
he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other
emolument from the United States, or any of them.
8. Before he enters on the execution of his office, he shall take the following
oath or affirmation:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of
President of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, pro-
tect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Sec. 2 — 1. The President shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Army and
Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several States, when called
into the actual service of the United States ; he may require the opinion, in writing,
of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject re-
lating to the duties of their respective offices; and he shall have power to grant
reprieves, and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of
impeachment.
*This clause is superseded by Article XII, Amendments.
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2. He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to
make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall
nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court,
and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein
otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law; but the Congress
may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper in
the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
3. The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen
during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at
the end of their next session.
Sec. 3 — He shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the
State of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he
shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene
both Houses, or either of them, and in case of disagreement between them with
respect to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall
think proper; he shall receive ambassadors and other public ministers; he shall
take care that the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commission all the officers
of the United States.
Sec. 4 — The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United
States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, trea-
son, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
Article III
Section 1 — The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one
Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to
time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the Supreme and inferior courts,
shall hold their offices during good behavior, and shall, at stated times, receive
for their services a compensation which shall not be diminished during their con-
tinuance in office.
Sec. 2 — 1. The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity,
arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made,
or which shall be made, under their authority; — to all cases affecting ambassadors,
other public ministers and consuls; to all cases of admiralty and maritime juris-
diction; — to controversies to which the United States shall be a party; — to con-
troversies between two or more States; — between a State and citizens of another
State; — between citizens of different States; — between citizens of the same State,
claiming lands under grants of different States, and between a State, or the citi-
zens thereof, and foreign States, citizens, or subjects.
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and
those in which a State shall be a party, the Supreme Court shall have original
jurisdiction. In all the other cases before mentioned the Supreme Court shall
have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions and under
such regulations as the Congress shall make.
3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury,
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and such trial shall be held in the State where the said crimes shall have been
committed; but when not committed within any State the trial shall be at such
place or places as the Congress may by law have directed.
Sec. 3 — 1. Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying
war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.
No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses
to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
2. The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason; but
no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture except dur-
ing the life of the person attainted.
Article IV
Section 1 — Full faith and credit shall be given in each State to the public
acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State. And the Congress
may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records and pro-
ceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.
Sec. 2 — 1. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to all privileges and im-
munities of citizens in the several States.
2. A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other crime, who
shall flee from justice and be found in another State, shall, on demand of the
Executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed
to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.
3. No person held to service or labor in one State, under the laws thereof,
escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be
discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered upon claim of the
party to whom such service or labor may be due.
Sec. 3 — 1. New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union;
but no new State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other
State; nor any State be formed by the junction of two or more States, on parts
of States, without the consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned, as well
as of the Congress.
2. The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules
and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United
States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any
claims of the United States or of any particular State.
Sec. 4 — The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a
republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion,
and, on application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature
cannot be convened), against domestic violence.
Article V
The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary,
shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the Legis-
latures of two-thirds of the several States, shall call a convention for proposing
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amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as
part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three-fourths of
the several States, or by conventions in three-fourths thereof, as the one or the
other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no
amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and
eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the Ninth Section
of the First Article; and that no State, without its consent, shall be deprived of
its equal suffrage in the Senate.
Article VI
1. All debts contracted and engagements entered into before the adoption of
this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitu-
tion, as under the Confederation.
2. This Constitution and the laws of the United States which shall be made
in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the
authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the
judges in every State shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws
of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
3. The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of
the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the
United States and of the several States, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to
support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualifi-
cation to any office or public trust under the United States.
Article VII
The ratification of the Convention of nine States shall be sufficient for the
establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the same.
Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the
Seventeenth Day of September, in the Year of Our Lord one thousand seven hun-
dred and eighty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the Twelfth. In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names.
GEO[RGE] WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
President and deputy from Virginia Alexander Hamilton
NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY
John Langdon Wil[liam] Livingston
Nicholas Gilman David Brearley
W[illia]m Patterson
MASSACHUSETTS Jonathan] Dayton
Nathaniel Gorham
Rufus King, PENNSYLVANIA
B[enjamin] Franklin
CONNECTICUT Rob[er]t Morris
W[illiai]m Sam[ue]l Johnson Tho[ma]s Fitzsimmons
Roger Snerman James Wilson
Thomas Mifflin
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Geo[rge] Clymer
.Tared Ingersoll
Gouv. Morris
DELAWARE
Geo[rge] Read
John Dickinson
Jaco[b] Broom
Gunning Bedford, Jr.
Richard Bassett
MARYLAND
James McHenry
Dan[ie]l Carroll
Dan[iel] of St. Thos. Jenifer
VIRGINIA
John Blair
Ja[me]s Madison, Jr.
NORTH CAROLINA
W[illia]m Blount
Hu[gh] Williamson
Rich[ar]d Dobbs Spaight
SOUTH CAROLINA
J[ames] Rutledge
Charles Pinckney
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Pierce Butler
GEORGIA
William Few
Abr[aham] Baldwin
ATTEST:
William Jackson, Secretary
Thu Constitution was declared in eifect on the first Wednesday in March, 1789.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES
The following amendments to the Constitution, Article I to X, inclusive, were
proposed at the First Session of the First Congress, begun and held at the City
of New York, on Wednesday, March 4, 1789, and were adopted by the necessary
number of States. The original proposal of the ten amendments was preceded by
this preamble and resolution:
"The conventions of a number of the States having, at the time of
their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent
misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and re-
strictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public
confidence in the Government will best insure the benefiicent ends of its in-
stitution :
"RESOLVED, By the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America, in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both
Houses concurring that the following articles be proposed to the Legisla-
tures of the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the
United States; all or any of which articles, when ratified by three-
fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes,
as part of the said Constitution, namely":
AMENDMENTS
THE TEN ORIGINAL AMENDMENTS*
Article I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or pro-
hibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the
press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Gov-
ernment for a redress of grievances.
Article II
A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the
right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Article III
No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the con-
sent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Article IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects
against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants
shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and par-
ticularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
♦Sometimes called our Bill of Rights, were declared in force December 15. 1791.
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Article V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime,
unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in
the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war
or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice
put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be
a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without
due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without
just compensation.
Article VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy, and
public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall
have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law,
and be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation ; to be confronted with
the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in
his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
Article VII
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty
dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved and no fact tried by a jury
shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States than according
to the rules of the common law.
Article VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and
unusual punishments inflicted.
Article IX
The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed
to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Article X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor pro-
hibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS
Article XI
The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to
any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United
States, by citizens of another State, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign State.
(Proposed to the Legislatures of the seve.al States by the Thiid Congress on the 5th of March,
1794, and declared to have been ratified by Executive Proclamation, January 8, IV 98. )
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Article XII
The electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by ballot for Pres-
ident and Vice President, one of whom at least shall not be an inhabitant of the
same State with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for
as President, and in distinct ballots the persons voted for as Vice President; and
they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all
persons voted for as Vice President, and of the number of votes for each, which
lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed, to the seat of the Gov-
ernment of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; the Presi-
dent of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted; the
person having the greatest number of votes for President shall be the Presi-
dent, if such number he a majoritv of the whole number of electors appointed;
and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest
numbers, not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the
House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But
in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by States, the representation
from each State having one vote ; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a
member or members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States
shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose
a President, whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth
day of March next following, then the Vice President shall act as President, as in
the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. The per-
son having the greatest number of votes as Vice President shall be the Vice Presi-
dent, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and
if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the
Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of
two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number
shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the
office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States.
(Proposed by the Eighth Congress on the 12th of December, 1803, declared ratified by the Secretary
of State, September 25, 1804. It was ratified by all the States except Connecticut, Delaware, Massa-
chusetts, and New Hampshire.)
Article XIII
1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for
crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the
United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legisla-
tion.
(Proposed by the Thirty-eighth Congress on the 1st of February, 1865, declared ratified by the Sec-
retary of State, December 18, 1865. It was rejected by Delaware and Kentucky; was conditionally rati-
fied by Alabama and Mississippi; and Texas took no action.)
Article XIV
1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein
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they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the
privileges of immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State de-
prive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny
to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according
to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State,
excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the
choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Repre-
sentatives in Congress, the executive and judicial officers of a State, or the mem-
bers of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such
State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any
way abridged, except for participation in rebellion or other crime, the basis of
representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such
male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of
age in such State.
3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of
President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United
States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member
of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State
Legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Con-
stitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress
may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law,
including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in
suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the
United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred
in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the
loss of emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations, and claims shall
be held illegal and void.
5. The Congress shall have power to enforce by appropriate legislation the
provisions of this article.
(The Reconstruction Amendment, by the Thirty-ninth Congress on the 16th day of June, 1866, was
declared ratified by the Secretary of State, July 28, 1868. The amtndment got the support of 23 Nor-
thern States; it was rejected by Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and 10 Southern States. California
took no action. Later it was ratified by the 10 Southern States. )
Article XV
1. The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied
or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or
previous condition of servitude.
2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legis-
lation.
(Proposed by the Fortieth Congress the 27th of February, 1869, and was declared ratified by the
Secretary of State, March 30, 1870. It was not acted on by Tennessee; it was rejected by California,
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland and Oregon; ratified by the remaining 30 States. New York rescinded
its ratification January 5, 1870. New Jersey rejected it in 18 <0, but ratified it in 1871.)
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Article XVI
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from
whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and
without regard to any census or enumeration.
(Proposed by the Sixty-first Congress, July 12, 1909, and declared latified Februa-y 25, 1913. The
income tax amendment was ratified by all the States except Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Utah, and Virginia.)
Article XVII
1. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from
each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall
have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for
electors of the most numerous branch of the State Legislatures.
2. When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate,
the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such
vacancies; Provided, That the Legislature of any State may empower the Execu-
tive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by
elections as the Legislature may direct.
3. This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term
of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.
(Proposed by the Sixty-second Congress on the 16th day cf May, 1912, and declared latified May 31,
1913. Adopted by all the States except Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia.)
Article XVIII
1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale,
or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or
the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the
jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.
2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce
this article by appropriate legislation.
3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an
amendent to the Constitution by the Legislatures of the several States as provided
in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to
the States by the Congress.
(Proposed by the Sixty-fifth Congress, December 18, 1917, and ratified by 36 States; was declared in
effect on January 16, 1920.)
Article XIX
1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
2. Congress shall have power, by appropriate legislation, to enforce the pro-
visions of this article.
(Proposed by the Sixty-fifth Congress. On August 26, 1920, it was proclaimed in effect, having
been ratified (June 19, 1919 — August 18, 1920) by three-quarters of the States. The Tennessee House,
August 31st, rescinded its ratification, I, to 24.)
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Article XX
1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th
day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3rd
day of January of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article
had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting
shall begin at noon on the 3rd day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a
different day.
3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the
President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President.
If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of
his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice Presi-
dent elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the
Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a
Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President,
or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act
accordingly, until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.
4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the
persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President when-
ever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the
death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President
when the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.
5. Section 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the
ratification of this article.
6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an
amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
States within seven years from the date of its submission.
(Proposed by the 72nd Congress, First Session. On February 6. 1933. it was proclaimed in effect,
having been ratified by thrity-nine states. )
Article XXI
1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United
States is hereby repealed.
2. The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession
of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in viola-
tion of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.
3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an
amendment to the Constitution by convention in the several States, as provided
in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to
the States by the Congress.
(Proposed by the 7'2nd Congress, Second Session. Proclaimed in effect on December 5, 1933, having
been ratified by thrity-six States. By proclamation of the same date, the President proclaimed that the
eighteenth amendment to the Constitution was repealed on December 5, 1933.)
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Article XXII
1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice,
and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more
than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall
be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not
apply to any person holding 1 the office of President when this article was proposed
by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office
of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article
becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President
during the remainder of such term.
2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an
amendment to the constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the
congress.
(Proposed by the 80th Congress in 1947 and became effective on Feb. 26, 1951, having been ratified
by thirty-six States.)
Article XXIII
1. The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States
shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:
A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole
number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would
be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State;
they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be con-
sidered, for the purpose of the election of President and Vice President, to be
electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform
such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment.
2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legis-
lation.
(Proposed by the 86th Congress in June of 1960 and ratified by the 38th State, March 29, 1961 and
proclaimed a part of the Constitution, April 3, 1961.)
Article XXIV
1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other
election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice Presi-
dent, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged
by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other
tax.
2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legis-
lation.
(Proposed by the 87th Congiess, August 27, 1962 and ratified by the 38th State, January -3, 1964.)
Article XXV
1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resif
nation, the Vice President shall become President.
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2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the Presi-
dent shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a
majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration
that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he
transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties
shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.
4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers
of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law pro-
vide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable
to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immedi-
ately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of
the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declara-
tion that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office
unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the
executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide,
transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the Presi-
dent is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Con-
gress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hom-s for that purpose
if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the
latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days
after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both
Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his
office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President;
otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.
(Submitted to the Legislatures of the fifty States July 6, 196"). Ratified by the 38th State (Nevada)
February 10, 1967.)
Article XXVI
1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age
or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State
on account of age.
2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate
legislation.
Proposed to the States by Congress on March 23, 1971 and ratification completed June 30, 1971.)
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THE AMERICAN FLAG, IT'S ORIGIN
In 1775, the Philadelphia Troop of Light Horse carried a standard with thir-
teen alternate blue and silver stripes in the upper left-hand corner. At Cambridge
on January 2, 1776, Washington without authorization of the Continental Con-
gress raised a flag consisting of thirteen alternate white and red stripes with the
crosses of St. George and St. Andrew in the blue field in the upper left-hand
corner. It was called the "Union Flag," "Grand Union Flag," and the "Continen-
tal Flag," and was employed until displaced by the Stars and Stripes adopted by
the Continental Congress.
The beautiful tradition that Betsy Ross, as early as June 1776, made a Stars
and Stripes flag from a pencil sketch supplied by Washington but changed the
points of the stars from six to five, has become a classic. Historians doubt its
accuracy. Half a dozen localities claim to have been the place where the Stars
and Stripes was first used. Within New York State such contention has been for
Fort Ann on July 8, Fort Stanwix on August 3, Bennington on August 13, and
Saratoga on September 19, 1777. The flag with thirteen stripes and thirteen stars,
authorized on June 14, 1777, continued to be used as the national emblem until
Congress passed the following act, which President Washington signed:
"That from and after May 1, 1795, the flag of the United States be
fifteen stripes, alternate red and white; and that the union be fifteen
stars, white in a blue field."
This action was necessitated by the admission of the States of Vermont and
Kentucky to the Union.
The flag of 1795 had the stars arranged in three rows of five each instead of
in a circle, and served for 23 years.
With the admission of more new states, however, it became apparent that the
1795 flag would have to be further modified; hence in 1818 a law was passed by
Congress providing:
"That from and after the fourth day of July next, the flag of the
United States be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white;
that the union have twenty stars, white in a blue field.
"That on the admission of every new state into the Union, one star
be added to the union of the flag; and that such addition shall take effect
on the Fourth of July next succeeding such admission."
Since 1818 additional stars have been added until today they are 50 on the
flag. No law has been passed to designate how the stars shall be arranged. At one
time they formed a design of a larger star. Now they form five rows of six stars
each and four rows of five stars each.
Betsy Ross, it is now said, lived at 233 Arch Street, Philadelphia, and
not at 239. She made flags, but says Theodore D. Gottlieb, she never made
the first Stars and Stripes. He adds:
The Department of State, the War and Navy departments, the His-
torical Sites Commission of Philadelphia and other official bodies repu-
diate the legend. The book and pamphlet material available is over-
whelmingly against the legend.
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The story arose for the first time on March 14, 1870, when William
J. Canby read a paper before the Pennsylvania Historical Society in
which he states that in 1836, when his grandmother, Betsy Ross, was 84
years old and he was 11, she told him the story. He apparently thought
little of it because nothing was done until 1857, when at the suggestion
of his Aunt Clarissa, oldest daughter of Betsy, he wrote out the notes as
he remembered the conversation.
Nothing further was done until 1870 when he wrote his paper. The
Historical Society of Pennsylvania thought so little of the paper it
neither catalogued nor kept a copy of it. Even George Canby, younger
brother of William, disputed several points in the paper.
The legend grew to strength from 1888 to 1893 when promotors se-
cured an option on the so-called Flag House.
Modern historical researchers are giving much thought to Francis
Hopkinson of New Jersey as the possible designer and the Fillmore or
Bennington flag as the first flag.
THE PROPER DISPLAY OF THE AMERICAN FLAG*
Sec. 171. When the national anthem is played and the flag is not displayed,
all present should stand and face toward the music. Those in uniform should
salute at the first note of the anthem, retaining this position until the last note.
All others should stand at attention, men removing the headdress. When the flag
is displayed, all present should face the flag and salute.
Sec. 172. The following is designated as the pledge of allegiance to the flag:
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic
for which it stands, one Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for
all." Such pledge should be rendered by standing with the right hand over the
heart. However, civilians will always show full respect to the flag when the pledge
is given by merely standing at attention, men removing the headdress. Persons in
uniform shall render the military salute.
Sec. 174. (a) It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise
to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaff's in the open. However, the flag
may be displayed at night upon special occasions when it is desired to produce a
patriotic effect.
(b) The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.
(c) The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement.
(d) The flag should be displayed vn all days when the weather permits,
especially on New Year's Day, January 1; Inauguration Day, Jan. 20; Lincoln's
Birthday, February 12; Washington's Birthday, February 22; Army Day, April
6; Easter Sunday (variable) ; Mother's Day, second Sunday in May; Memorial
Day (half staff until noon), May 30; Flag Day, June 14; Independence Day, July
4; Labor Day, first Monday in September; Constitution Day, September 17; Co-
lumbus Day, October 12; Navy Day, October 27; Veteran's Day, November 11;
Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November; Christmas Day, December 25;
•(The United States Code, 1958)
(Chapter 10, Sections 171-172, 174-178)
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such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States; the
birthdays of States (dates of admission) ; and on State holidays.
(e) The flag should be displayed daily, weather permitting, on or near the
main administration building of every public institution.
(f) The flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on election
days.
(g) The flag should be displayed during school days in or near every school-
house.
Sec. 175. The flag, when carried in a procession with another flag or flags,
should be either on the marching right; that is, the flager's own right, or, if there
is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that line.
(a) The flag should not be displayed on a float in a parade except from a
staff, or as provided in subsection (i) of this section.
(b) The flag should not be draped over the hood, top, sides, or back of a ve-
hicle or of a railroad train or a boat. When the flag is displayed on a motorcar,
the staff should be fixed firmly to the chasis or clamped to the radiator cap.
(c) No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the same level,
to the right of the flag on the United States of America, except during church
services conducted by naval chaplains at sea, when the church pennant may be
flown above the flag during the church services for the personnel of the Navy.
No person shall display the flag of the United Nations or any other national
or international flag equal, above or in a position of superior prominence or honor
to or in place of, the flag of the United States at any place within the United
States or any Territory or possession thereof: Provided, That nothing in this sec-
tion shall make unlawful the continuance of the practice heretofore followed or
displaying the flag of the United Nations in a position of superior prominence or
honor, and other national flags in positions of equal prominence or honor, with
that of the flag of the United States at the Headquarters of the United Nations.
(d) The flag of the United States of America, when it is displayed with
another flag against a wall from crossed staffs, should be on the right, the flag's
own right, and its staff should be in front of the staff of the other flag.
(e) The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at
the highest point of the group when a number of flags of States or localities or
pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs.
(f) When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are
found on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should
always be at the peak. When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag
of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pen-
nant may be placed above the flag of the United States or to the right of the flag
of the United States.
(g) When flags of two or more nations are displayed, they are to be flown
from separate staffs of the same height. The flags should be of approximately
equal size. International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above
that of another nation in time of peace.
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(h) When the flag of the United States is displayed from a staff projecting
horizontally or at an angle from the window sill, balcony, or front of a building,
the union of the flag should be placed at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at
half staff. When the flag is suspended over a sidewalk from a rope extending
from a house to a pole at the edge of the sidewalk, the flag should be hoisted out,
union first, from the building.
(i) When the flag is displayed otherwise than by being flown from a staff,
it should be displayed flat, whether indoors or out, or so suspended that its folds
fall as free as though the flag were staffed.
(j) When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be
suspended vertically with the union to the north in an east and west street or to
the east in the north and south street.
(k) When used on a speaker's platform, the flag, if displayed flat, should be
displayed above and behind the speaker. When displayed from a staff in a
church or public auditorium, if it is displayed in the chancel of a church, or on
the speaker's platform in a public auditorium, the flag should occupy the position
of honor and be placed at the clergyman's or speaker's right as he faces the con-
gregation or audience. Any other flag so displayed in the chancel or on the plat-
form should be placed at the clergyman's or speaker's left as he faces the congre-
gation or audience. But when the flag is displayed from a staff in a church or
public auditorium elsewhere than in the chancel or on the platform it shall be
placed in the position of honor at the right of the congregation or audience as
they face the chancel or platform. Any other flag so displayed should be placed on
the left of the congregation or audience as they face the chancel or platform.
(1) The flag should form a distinctive feature of the ceremony of unveiling
a statue or monument, but it should never be used as the covering for the statue
or monument.
(m) The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for
an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again
raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. By "half-staff" is meant lower-
ing the flag to one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff. Crepe
streamers may be affixed to spear heads or flagstaff's in a parade only by order of
the President of the United States.
(n) When the flag is used to cover a casket, it should be so placed that the
union is at the head and over the left shoulder. The flag should not be lowered
into the grave nor allowed to touch the ground.
Sec. 176. No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of
America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors,
State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of
honor.
(a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down save as a signal
of dire distress.
(b) The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground,
the floor, water, or merchandise.
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(c) The flap: should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft
and free.
(d) The flap; should never be used as drapery of any sort whatsoever, never
festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free. Bunting
of blue, white and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the
middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping
the front of a platform, and for decoration in general.
(e) The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a
manner as will permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way.
(f) The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling.
(g) The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor at-
tached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture or drawing of
any nature.
(h) The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding,
carrying, or delivering anything.
(i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner
whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handker-
chiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or
anything that is designed for temporary use and discard; or used as any portion
of a costume or athletic uniform. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a
staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
(j) The flag, when it is such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem
for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.
Sec. 177. During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the flag or when the
flag is passing in a parade or in a review, all persons present should face the flag,
stand at attention, and salute. Those present in uniform should render the mili-
tary salute. When not in uniform, men should remove the headdress with the
right hand holding it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Men
without hats should salute in the same manner. Aliens should stand at attention.
Women should salute by placing the right hand over the heart. The salute to the
flag in the moving column should be rendered at the moment the flag passes.
Sec. 178. Any rule or custom pertaining to the display of the flag of the
United States of America, set forth in sections 171-178 of this title, may be altered,
modified, or repealed, or additional rules with respect thereto may be prescribed,
by the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, whenever
he deems it to be appropriate or desirable; and any such alteration or additional
rule shall be set forth in a proclamation.
THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG*
"I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America,
And to the Republic for which it stands.
•(The pledge is taught in many of the schools and repeated by pupils daily.)
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One Nation under God, indivisible,
With liberty and justice for all."
The Pledge to the Flag, according to a report of the Historical Committee of
the United States Flag Association (May 18, 1939), was written by Francis
Bellamy (August 1892), a member of the editorial staff of The Youth's Com-
panion, in Boston, Massachusetts. . It was first repeated at the exercises in con-
nection with the celebration of Columbus Day (October 12, 1892, Old Style). The
idea of this national celebration on Columbus Day was largely that of James B.
Upham, one of the junior proprietors of The Youth's Companion.
Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was the
designer of the Stars and Stripes — not Betsy Ross of Philadelphia, who made
flags. He also designed the first Great Seal of the United States, a number of
coins and several items of paper currency in the early days of the Republic.
Hopkinson, born in Philadelphia (September 21, 1737), and a graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania, was the first native American composer of a secular
song, "My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free." He was a lawyer and later a
judge in New Jersey and then in Pennsylvania. He died in Philadelphia (May 9,
1791). His portrait, painted by himself, hangs in the rooms of the Pennsylvania
Historical Society, Philadelphia. He played the organ and harpischord.
THE AMERICAN'S CREED
I believe in the United States of America, as a government of the people, by
the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the
governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign nation of many sovereign
states; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of
freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed
their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it,
to support its constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it
against all enemies.
♦(The pledge is taught in many of the schools and repeated by pupils daily.)
United States of America 99
THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON
The Capitol building 1 in Washington, D. C, is situated on a plateau 88 feet
above the level of the Potomac River and covers an area of 153,112 square feet, or
approximately three and one-half acres. Its length, from north to south, is 751
feet, four inches; its width, including approaches, is 350 feet; and its location is
described as being in latitude 38°53'20.4" N. and longitude 70°00'35.7" W. from
Greenwich. Its height above the base line on the east front to the top of the
Statue of Freedom is 287 feet, five and one-half inches. The dome is built of iron,
and the aggregate weight of material used in its construction is 8,909,200 pounds.
The Statue of Freedom surmounting the dome is of bronze and weighs 14,985
pounds. It was modeled by Thomas Crawford, father of Francis Marion Craw-
ford, the novelist, in Rome, and the plaster model shipped to this country. It was
cast in bronze at the shops of Clark Mills, on the Bladensburg Road, near Wash-
ington. The cost of the casting and the expenses in connection were $20,796.82,
and the sculptor was paid $3,000 for the plaster model. It was erected and placed
in its present position December 2, 1863.
The grounds have had an area of 58.8 acres, at one time a part of Cern Abby
Manor, and at an early date was occupied by a subtribe of the Algonquin Indians
known as the Powhatans, whose council house was then located at the foot of the
hill. By subsequent purchase of ground at the North of the Capitol and at the
west of the new House Office building the area of the grounds has been increased
to 139 Vz acres.
The Rotunda is 97 feet 6 inches in diameter, and its height from the floor to
the top of the canopy is 180 feet, 3 inches.
The Senate Chamber is 113 feet, 3 inches, in length by 80 feet, 3 inches, in
width and 36 feet in height. The galleries will accommodate 682 persons.
The Representatives' Hall is 139 feet in length by 93 feet in width and 36 feet
in height.
The room, until 1935 the meeting place of the Supreme Court, was, until
1859, occupied as the Senate Chamber. Previous to that time the court occupied
the room immediately beneath, now used as a law library.
The Capitol has a floor area of 14 acres, and 430 rooms are devoted to office,
committee, and storage purposes. There are 14,518 square feet of skylights, 679
windows, and 550 doorways.
The dome receives light through 108 windows, and from the architect's office
to the dome there are 365 steps, one for each day of the year.
The southeast cornerstone of the original building was laid September 18,
1793, by President Washington, with Masonic ceremonies. It is constructed of
sandstone from quarries on Aquia Creek, Va. The original designs were prepared
by Dr. William Thornton, and the work was done under the direction of Stephen
H. Hallet, James Hoban, George Hadfield, and B. H. Latrobe, architects.
100 North Carolina Manual
The north wing was finished in 1800 and the south wing in 1811. A wooden
passageway connected them. On August 24, 1814, the interior of both wings was
destroyed by fire, set by the British. The damage to the building was immediately
repaired.
In 1818 the central portion of the building was commenced under the archi-
tectural superintendence of Charles Bullfinch. The original building was finally
completed in 1827. Its cost, including the grading of the grounds, alterations, and
repairs, up to 1827, was $2,433,844.13.
The cornerstone of the extensions was laid on the Fourth of July, 1851, by
President Fillmore, Daniel Webster officiating as orator. The work was prosecuted
under the architectual direction of Thomas U. Walter until 1865, when he resign-
ed, and it was completed under the supervision of Edward Clark. The material
used in the walls is white marble from the quarries of Lee, Massachusetts, and
that in the columns from the quarries from Cockeysville, Maryland. The House
extension was first occupied for legislative purposes December 16, 1857, and the
Senate January 4, 1859.
The House office building was begun in 1905 and occupied on January 10,
1908; later a story on top was added. The Senate office building was started in
1906 and occupied on March 5, 1909. The House building cost, with site, $4,860,155;
the Senate structure, $5,019,251.
Among the paintings in the Capitol are:
In Rotunda: Signing of the Declaration of Independence, Surrender of Gen-
eral Burgoyne, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va., George Washing-
ton Resigning His Commission as Commander in Chief of the Army, all by John
Trumbull.
Baptism of Pocahontas, by John G. Chapman; Landing of Columbus, by John
Vanderlyn; Discovery of the Mississippi River by DeSoto, by William H. Powell;
Embarkation of the Pilgrims, by Robert W. Weir.
In House Wing: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way, by Emanuel
Leutze; First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, by Francis Bicknell
Carpenter.
In Senate Wing: Battle of Lake Erie, by William H. Powell; Battle of
Chapultepec, by James Walker.
United States of America 101
GOVERNORS OF THE STATES AND TERRITORIES
George C. Wallace Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery
Jay S. Hammond Alaska State Capitol, Juneau
Earl B. Ruth American Samoa Government House, Pago Pago
Raul H. Castro Arizona State House, Phoenix
David H. Pryer Arkansas State Capitol, Little Rock
Edmund G. Brown, Jr California State Capitol, Sacramento
Richard D. Lawson Colorado State Capitol, Denver
Ella T. Grasso Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford
Sherman W. Tribbitt Delaware Legislative Hall, Dover
Reubin O. D. Askew Florida State Capitol, Tallahassee
George Busbee Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta
Ricvardo J. Bordallo Guam Executive Chambers, Agana
George R. Anyoshi Hawaii Iolani Palace, Honolulu
Cecil D. Andrus Idaho State Capitol, Bois3
Daniel Walker Illinois State Capitol, Springfield
Otis R. Bowen Indiana State Capitol, Indianapolis
Robert D. Ray Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines
Robert F. Bennett Kansas State House, Topeka
Julian M. Carroll Kentucky State Capitol, Frankfort
Edwin Edwards Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge
James B. Longley Maine State House, Augusta
Marvin Mandel Maryland State House, Annapolis
Michael S. Dukakis Massachusetts State Hou£e, Boston
William G. Miliken Michigan State Capitol, Lansing
Wendell R. Anderson Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul
William L. Waller Mississippi State Capitol, Jackson
Christopher S. Bond Missouri State Capitol, Jefferson City
Thomas L. Judge Montana State Capitol, Helena
James Exon Nebraska State Capitol, Lincoln
Mike J. N. O'Callaghan Nevada State Capitol, Carson City
Meldrim Thomson, Jr New Hampshire State House, Concord
Brendan T. Byrne New Jersey State House, Trenton
Jerry Apodaca New Mexico State Capitol, Santa Fe
Hugh L. Carey New York State Capitol, Albany
James E. Holshouser, Jr North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh
Art! ur A. Link North Dakota State Capitol, Bismarck
James A. Rhodes Ohio State House, Columbus
David L. Boren Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City
Robert W. Straub Oregon State Capitol, Salem
Milton B. Shapp Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisbur^
Rafael H. Colon Puerto Rico La Fortaleza, San Juan
Philip W. Noel Rhode Island State House, Providence
James R. Edwards South Carolina State House, Columbia
Richard S. Kneip South Dakota State Capitol, Pierre
Ray Blanton Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville
Dolph Briscoe Texas State Capitol, Austin
Calvin L. Rampton Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City
Thomas P. Salmon Vermont State House, Montpelier
Miles E. Godwin, Jr Virginia State Capitol, Richmond
Cyril L. Rampton Virgin Islands Government House, Charlotte
Amalie, St. Thomas
Daniel J. Evans Washington State Capitol, Olympia
Arch A. Moore, Jr West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston
Patrick J. Lucey Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison
Ed Herschler Wyoming State Capitol, Cheyenne
PART II
CENSUS
Census 105
POPULATION OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Nineteenth Census of the United States: 1970
The population of North Carolina's urban places continued to grow faster
than of the rural areas between 1960 and 1970, according to the nineteenth decen-
nial census, issued by George H. Brown, Director of the Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
Final figures show that the urban population increased from 1,801,921 in 1960
to 2,285,168 in 1970, or 26.8 per cent, while the rural population increased from
2,754,234 in 1960 to 2,796,891 in 1970 or an increase of only 1.5 percent. The final
count of the Nineteenth Census for the State on April 1, 1970, was 5,082,059 com-
pared to 4,556,155 in 1960, or an increase of 11.5 per cent. Urban residents ac-
counted for 45 per cent of the State's population in 1970 as compared with 39.5
per cent in 1960. Rural areas in 1970 accounted for 55 per cent of the total popu-
lation. The Census Bureau considers as urban areas the incorporated places of
2,500 or more, or unincorporated places of 2,500 or more located outside urbanized
areas. The remaining territory is classified as rural.
There were 38 incorporated places of 10,000 or more in 1970. Three of these
(Asheboro, Eden and Morganton) reached that size since 1960. Charlotte remains
the State's largest city with a population of 241,178 followed in order by Greens-
boro with 144,076 and Winston-Salem with 132,913.
According to final figures of the 1970 census, 62, of the counties gained in
population. Cumberland County showed the greatest gain with an increase of 42.9
per cent. Wake County placed second with an increase of 35.1 per cent while
Orange was third with a 34.3 per cent gain.
The first census of North Carolina was taken in 1790, returning a population
of 393,751. The population has shown an increase at every census since that time.
The population passed 1,000,000 between 1860 and 1870, 2,000,000 between 1900
and 1910, 3,000,000 between 1920 and 1930, 4,000,000 between 1940 and 1950,
4,500,000 between 1950 and 1960, and 5,000,000 between 1960 and 1970. The present
population (1970) represents a density of 96.4 inhabitants per square mile. North
Carolina's total area in square miles is 52,712. Land area is 48,798 square miles;
water area is 3,914 square miles.
The tables that follow give various population figures based on tabulations
made during the 1970 census and corrections of initial errors and subsequent
changes that have occured since April 1, 1970.
Census
107
TABLE 1. STATE POPULATION STATISTICS
1-A. Statewide
Census Date
Population
Change from preceding Census
(Number) I Percent)
July 1, 1973* 5,273,000 191,000 3.8
April 1, 1970 5,082,059 525,904 11.5
April 1, 1960 4,556,155 494,226 12.2
April 1, 1950 4,061,929 490,306 13.7
"This is an estimate based on reported birth, deaths, etc. since the official census of 197U.
are rounded off to the nearest thousand.
Numbe.s
1-B. Urban Areas
Cent as Date
Places of
J500 or
More
Population
Change from
Preceding Census
(Number) (Percent)
April 1, 1970 138 2,285,168 483,247 26.8
April 1, 1960 125 1,801,921 433,820 31.7
April 1, 1950 107 1,368,101 —
Percent of
Total State
Population
45.0
39.5
33.7
1-C. Rural Areas
Census Date Population
April 1, 1970 2,796,891
April 1, 1960 2,754,234
April 1, 1950 2,693,828
Change from
Percent of
Preceding Census
Total State
(Number) (Percent)
Population
42,657 1.5
55.0
60,406 2.2
60.5
66.3
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TABLE 2. COUNTY POPULATION STATISTICS, 1970
1970 Population
ha nd
area in
square
miles,
1970
Alamance 428
Alexander 259
Alleghany 225
Anson 533
Ashe 42(1
Avery 245
Beaufort 826
Bertie 698
Bladen 883
Brunswick 85G
Buncombe 657
Burke 511
Cabarrus 363
Caldwell 469
Camden 239
Carteret 536
Caswell 428
Catawba 394
Chatham 709
Cherokee 452
Chowan 173
Clay 209
Cleveland 468
Columbus 945
Craven 699
Cumberland 654
Currituck 246
Dare 391
Davidson 549
Davie 265
Duplin 815
Durham 295
Edgecombe 510
Forsyth 419
P'ranklin 491
Gaston 356
Gates 337
Graham 292
Granville 637
Greene 267
Guilford 655
Halifax 734
Harnett 603
Haywood 551
Henderson 378
Hertford 353
Hoke 389
Hyde 613
Iredell 572
Jackson 491
Johnston 797
Jones 467
ToU
ll
Vrh,
I n
Piiral
Populc
tion
Pop ul a
t io n
Popul
at ion
Pit
Percent
Percent
square
of
-'/
Number
mile
Total
Total
Total
Total
96,362
225.1
50.497
52.4
45,865
47.6
19,466
75.2
—
19,466
100.0
8,134
36.2
8,134
100.0
23.488
44.1
3,977
16.9
19,511
83.1
19,571
45.9
—
19,571
100.0
12,655
51.7
—
12,655
100.0
35,980
43.6
8,961
24.9
27,019
75.1
20,528
29.4
—
—
20,528
100.0
26,477
30.0
—
—
26,477
100.0
24,223
28.3
—
-
24,223
100.0
145,056
220.8
75,655
52.2
69 401
47.8
60,364
118.1
17,186
28.5
43,178
71.5
74,629
205.6
47,763
64.0
26,866
36.0
56,699
120.9
17,525
30.9
39,174
69.1
5,453
22.8
—
—
5,453
100.0
31,603
59.0
8,601
27.2
23,002
72.8
19.055
44.5
—
—
19.055
100.0
90,873
230.6
38,943
42.9
51,930
57.1
29.554
41.7
4,689
15.9
24,865
84.1
16,330
36.1
—
—
16,330
100.0
10,764
62.2
4,766
44.3
5 998
55.7
5,180
24.8
—
5.180
100.0
72,556
155.0
24,651
34.0
47.905
66.0
46.937
49.7
4,195
8.9
42,742
91.1
62,554
89.5
34,549
55.2
28,005
54.8
212,042
324.2
161,370
76.1
60,672
23.9
6,976
28.4
—
—
6,976
100.0
6 995
17.9
—
—
6.995
100.0
95,627
174.2
35,450
37.1
60,177
62.9
18,855
71.2
2.529
13.4
16,326
86.6
38,015
46.6
5,648
14.9
32 367
85.1
132,681
449.8
100,768
75.9
31.913
74.1
52,341
102.6
24,677
47.1
27,664
52.9
215,118
513.4
147,399
68.8
66,949
31.2
26,820
54.6
2,941
11.0
23,879
89.0
148,415
416.9
89.523
60.3
58,892
39.7
8,524
25.3
—
-
8,524
100.0
6,562
22.5
—
—
6,562
100.0
32,762
61.0
10.716
32.7
22,046
67.3
14,967
56.1
—
—
14,967
100.0
288,590
440.6
220.127
76.3
68 463
23.7
53,884
73.4
19,649
36.5
34,235
63.5
49,667
82.4
11.154
22.5
38,513
77.5
41,710
75.7
11,646
27.9
30,064
72.1
42,804
113.2
12,003
28.0
30.801
72.0
23 529
66.7
8,613
36.6
14,916
63.4
16,436
42.3
3,180
19.3
13,256
80.7
5,571
9.1
—
—
5,571
100.0
72,197
126.2
31,883
44.2
40,314
55.8
21,593
44.0
—
—
21.593
100.0
61,737
77.5
14,136
22.9
47,601
77.1
9,779
20.9
—
—
9,779
100.0
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TABLE 2. (Continued)
Land Total
area in Population
square Per
miles, square
1970 Number mile
Lee 256 30,467 119.0
Lenoir 400 55,204 138.0
Lincoln 297 32,682 110.0
McDowell 436 30,648 70.3
Macon 513 15,788 30.8
Madison 450 16,003 35.6
Martin 455 24,730 54.4
Mecklenburg 530 354,656 669.2
Mitchell 215 13,447 62.5
Montgomery 488 19,267 39.5
Moore 704 39,048 55.5
Nash 544 59,122 108.7
New Hanover 185 82*,996 448.6
Northampton 536 24,009 44.8
Onslow 765 103,126 134.8
Orange 400 57,707 144.3
Pamlico 338 9,467 28.0
Pasquotank 228 26,824 117.6
Pender 871 18,149 20.8
Perquimans 246 8,351 33.9
Person 401 25,914 64.6
Pitt 655 73,900 112.8
Polk 239 11,735 49.1
Randolph 798 76,358 95.7
Richmond 475 39,889 84.0
Robeson 949 84,842 89.4
Rockingham 569 72,402 127.2
Rowan 523 90,035 172.2
Rutherford 563 47,337 84.1
Sampson 945 44,954 47.6
Scotland 319 26*929 84.4
Stanly 398 42,822 107.6
Stokes 457 23,782 52.0
Surry 536 51,415 95.9
Swain 524 8,835 16.9
Transylvania 382 19,713 51.6
Tyrrell 390 3,806 9.8
Union 639 54,714 85.6
Vance 249 32,691 131.3
Wake 858 229,006 267.7
Warren 424 15,810 37.3
Washington 343 14,038 40.9
Watauga 317 23,404 73.8
Wayne 557 85,408 153.3
Wilkes 757 49.524 65.4
Wilson 375 57,486 153.3
Yadkin 336 24,599 73.2
Yancey 312 12,629 40.5
1970 Population
Urban
Population
Percent
of
Total Total
Rural
Population
Percent
of
Total Total
11,716
24,867
5,293
9,384
6,570
282,461
5,937
19,032
57,645
59.269
29,005
14,069
5,370
36*937
23,060
13,337
23,171
32,382
37,931
14,272
7,157
8,859
11*126
12,859
5,243
13,851
13,896
159,013
4,774
8,754
39.854
3,357
29,347
38.5
45.0
16.2
30.6
26.6
79.6
15.2
32.2
69.5
57.5
50.3
52.4
20.7
50.0
30.2
33.4
27.3
44.7
42.1
30.1
15.9
32.9
26.0
25.0
26.6
25.3
42.5
69.6
34.0
37.4
46.7
6.8
51.1
18,751
30,337
27,389
21,264
15,788
16,003
18,160
72,195
13,447
19*267
33.111
40,090
25,351
24,009
43,857
28,702
9,467
12,755
18,149
8,351
20,544
36,963
11,735
53,298
26,552
61,671
40,020
52,104
33,065
37,797
18,070
31,696
23,782
38,556
7,861
14,470
3,806
40,863
18,795
69,440
15,810
9,264
14*650
45,554
46,167
28,139
24,599
12,629
61.5
55.0
83.8
69.4
100.0
100.0
73.4
20.7
100.0
100.0
84.8
67.8
30.5
100.0
42.5
49.7
100.0
47.6
100.0
100.0
79.3
50.0
100.0
69.8
66.6
72.7
55.3
57.9
69.9
84.1
67.1
74.0
100.0
75.0
100.0
73.4
100.0
74.7
57.5
30.4
100.0
66.0
62.6
53.3
93.2
48.9
100.0
100.0
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TABLE 3. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF
10,000 OR MORE
1970 1960 Percent
City or Tuirii County Population Population Change
Albemarle Stanly 11,126 12,261 -9.3
Asheboro Randolph 15,241 9,449 66.3
Asheville Buncombe 57,681 60,192 -4.2
Burlington Alamance 35,930 33,199 8.2
Chapel Hill Durham, Orange 25,537 12,573 103.1
Charlotte Mecklenburg 241,178 201,178 19.7
Concord Cabarrus 18,464 17,799 3.7
Durham Durham 95,438 78,302 21.9
Eden Rockingham 15,871 —
Elizabeth City Pasquotank 14,381 14,062 2.3
Fayetteville Cumberland 53,510 47,106 13.3
Gastonia Gaston 47,142 37,276 26.5
Goldsboro Wayne 26,960 28,873 -7.0
Greensboro Guilford 144,076 119,574 20.7
Greenville Pitt 29,063 22,860 27.1
Henderson Vance 13,896 12,740 9.1
Hickory Burke, Catawba 20,569 19,328 6.4
Davidson, Guilford,
High Point Randolph 63,259 62,063 1.8
Jacksonville Onslow 16,289 13,491 21.8
Kinston Lenoir 23,020 24,819 -5.0
Lenoir Caldwell 14,705 10,257 43.4
Lexington Davidson 17,205 16,093 6.9
Lumberton Robeson 16,961 15,305 66.6
Monroe Union 11,282 10,882 7.3
Morganton Burke 13,625 9,186 48.3
New Bern Craven 14,660 15,717 -6.7
Raleigh Wake 123,793 93,931 31.4
Reidsville Rockingham 13,636 14,267 -4.4
Roanoke Rapids Halifax 13,999 13,320 1.4
Rocky Mount Edgecombe, Nash 34,284 32,147 6.6
Salisbury Rowan 22,515 21,297 5.7
Sanford Lee 11,716 12,253 -4.4
Shelby Cleveland 16,328 17,698 -7.7
Statesville Iredell 20,007 19,844 1.0
Thomasville Davidson 15,230 15,190 0.3
Wilmington New Hanover 46,169 44,013 4.9
Wilson Wilson 29,347 28,753 2.1
Winston-Salem Forsyth 133,683 111,135 20.1
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TABLE 4. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF
2,500-9,999 INHABITANTS
1970
City or Town County Population
Ahoskie Hertford 5,105
Archdale Randolph 4,874
Ayden Pitt 3,450
Beaufort Carteret 3,368
Belmont Gaston 5,054
Bessemer City Gaston 4,991
Black Mountain Buncombe 3,204
Boone Watauga 8,754
Brevard Transylvania 5,412
Canton Haywood 5,158
Carrboro Orange 7,686
Cary Wake 7,435
Cherryville Gaston 5,258
Clayton Johnston 3,103
Clinton Sampson 7,157
Conover Catawba 3,355
Dallas Gaston 4,059
Davidson Mecklenburg 2,931
Dunn Harnett 8,302
Edenton Chowan 4,956
Elkin Surry, Wilkes 2,899
Enfield Halifax 3,272
Erwin Harnett 2,852
Fairmont Robeson 2,827
Farmville Pitt 4,424
Forest City Rutherford 7,179
Fuquay-Varina Wake 3,576
Garner Wake 4,923
Graham Alamance 8,172
Hamlet Richmond 4,627
Havelock Craven 5,283
Hendersonville Henderson 6,443
Hudson Caldwell 2,820
Kernersville Forsyth 4,992
Kings Mountain Cleveland, Gaston 8,465
La Grange Lenoir 2,679
Laurinburg Scotland 8,859
Lincolnton Lincoln 5,293
Longview Burke, Catawba 3,360
Louisburg Franklin 2,941
Lowell Gaston 3,307
Marion McDowell 3,335
Mayodan Rockingham 2,875
Mocksville Davie 2,529
Mooresville Iredell 8,808
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TABLE 4. (Continued)
li)70
City <>r Town County Population
Morehead City Carteret 5,233
Mount Airy Surry 7,325
Mount Holly Gaston 5,107
Mount Olive Duplin, Wayne 4,914
Murfreesboro Hertford 3,508
Newton Catawba 7,857
North Wilkesboro Wilkes 3,357
Oxford Granville 7,178
Plymouth Washington 4,774
Ra'eford Hoke 3,180
Red Springs Robeson 3,383
Rockingham Richmond 6,255
Roxboro Person 5,370
Rutherfordton Rutherford 3,245
Scotland Neck Halifax 2,869
Selma Johnston 4,356
Siler City Chatham 4,689
Smithfield Johnston 6,677
Southern Pines Moore 5,937
Spencer ..Rowan 3,075
Spindale Rutherford 3,848
Spring Lake Cumberland 3,968
Tarboro Edgecombe 9,425
Valdese Burke 3,182
Wadesboro Anson 3,977
Wake Forest Wake 3,148
Wallace Duplin 2,905
Warsaw Duplin 2,701
Washington Beaufort 8,961
Waynesville Haywood 6.488
Whiteville Columbus 4,195
Williamston Martin 6,570
Wingate Union 2,569
Woodfin Buncombe 2,831
Census 113
TABLE 5. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF
1,000 TO 2,499
1970
City or Town County Population
Aberdeen Moore 1,592
Andrews Cherokee 1,384
Angier Harnett 1,431
Apex Wake 2,234
Belhaven Beaufort 2,259
Benson Johnston 2,267
Bethel Pitt 1,514
Beaulaville Duplin 1,156
Biltmore Forest Buncombe 1,298
Biscoe Montgomery 1,244
Boiling Springs Cleveland 2,284
Bryson City Swain 1,290
Burgaw Pender 1,744
Burnsville Yancey 1,348
Carolina Beach New Hanover 1,663
Carthage Moore 1,034
Chadbourn Columbus 2,213
China Grove Rowan 1,788
Coats Harnett 1,051
Cornelius Mecklenburg 1,296
Cramerton Gaston 2,142
Creedmore Granville 1,405
Denton Davidson 1,017
Drexel Burke 1,431
East Spencer Rowan 2,217
Elizabethtown Bladen 1,418
Elm City Wilson 1,201
Elon College Alamance 2,150
Fair Bluff Columbus 1,039
Fletcher Henderson 1,164
Four Oaks Johnston 1,057
Franklin Macon 2,336
Franklinton Franklin 1,459
Fremont Wayne 1,596
Gaston Northampton 1,105
Gibsonville Alamance, Guilford 2,019
Granite Falls Caldwell 2,388
Granite Quarry Rowan 1,344
Grifton Lenoir, Pitt 1,860
Haw River Alamance 1,944
Hazelwood Haywood 2,057
Hertford Perquimans 2,023
Hillsboro Orange 1,444
Hope Mills Cumberland 1,866
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TABLE 5. (Continued)
1970
City or Town County Population
Huntersville Mecklenburg 1,538
Jamestown Guilford 1,297
Jonesville Yadkin 1,659
Kenly Johnston 1,370
Landis Rowan 2,297
Liberty Randolph 2,167
Lillington Harnett 1,155
Locust Stanly 1,484
Madison Rockingham 2,018
Maiden Catawba 2,416
Mars Hill Madison 1,623
Marshville Union 1,405
Maxton Robeson 1,885
Mebane Alamance, Orange 2,433
Mount Gilead Montgomery 1,286
Mount Pleasant Cabarrus 1,174
Murphy Cherokee 2,082
Nashville Nash 1,670
Newport Carteret 1,735
Norwood Stanly 1,896
Pembroke Robeson 1,982
Pilot Mountain Surry 1,309
Pinetops Edgecombe 1,379
Pineville Mecklenburg 1,948
Pittsboro Chatham 1,447
Princeton Johnston 1,044
Princeville Edgecombe 1,511
Ramseur Randolph 1,328
Randleman Randolph 2,312
Ranlo Gaston 2,092
Rich Square Northampton 1,254
Robbins Moore 1,059
Robersonville Martin 1,910
Roseboro Sampson 1,235
Rose Hill Duplin 1,448
Rowland Robeson 1,358
St. Pauls Robeson 2,011
Snow Hill Greene 1,359
Southport Brunswick 2,220
Sparta Alleghany 1,304
Spring Hope Nash 1,334
Spruce Pine Mitchell 2,333
Stanley Gaston 2,336
Stoneville Rockingham 1,030
Swansboro Onslow 1,207
Census 115
TABLE 5. (Continued)
1970
City or Town County Population
Sylva Jackson 1,561
Tabor City Columbus 2,400
Taylorsville Alexander 1,231
Troy Montgomery 2,429
Tryon Polk 1,951
Walnut Cove Stokes 1,213
Warrenton Warren 1,035
Waxhaw Union 1,248
Weaverville Buncombe 1,280
Weldon Halifax 2,304
Wendell Wake , 1,929
Wilkesboro Wilkes 1,974
Windsor Bertie 2,199
Winterville Pitt 1,437
Wrightsville Beach New Hanover 1,701
Yadkinville Yadkin 2,232
Zebulon Wake 1,914
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TABLE 6. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF
LESS THAN 1,000
197U
City <>r Town County Population
Alexander Mills Rutherford 988
Alliance Pamlico 577
Ansonville Anson 694
Arapahoe Pamlico 212
Arlington Yadkin 711
Askewville Bertie 247
Atkinson Pender 325
Atlantic Beach Carteret 300
Aulander Bertie 947
Aurora Beaufort 620
Autryville Sampson 213
Bailey Nash 724
Bakersville Mitchell 409
Banner Elk Avery 754
Bath Beaufort 231
Battleboro Edgecombe, Nash 562
Bayboro Pamlico 821
Beargrass Martin 91)
Black Creek Wilson 449
Bladenboro Bladen 783
Blowing Rock Caldwell, Watauga 801
Boiling Spring Lakes Brunswick 245
Bolivia Brunswick 185
Bolton Columbus 534
Boonville Yadkin 687
Bostic Rutherford 289
Bridgeton Craven 520
Broadway Lee 694
Brookford Catawba 590
Brunswick Columbus 206
Bunn Franklin -.— - 284
Calypso Duplin 462
Cameron Moore 204
Candor Montgomery 561
Cape Carteret Carteret 616
Cashiers Jackson 230
Castalia Nash 265
Catawba Catawba 565
Centerville Franklin 123
Cerro Gordo Columbus 322
Chadwick Acres Onslow 12
Chocowinity Beaufort 566
Claremont Catawba 788
Clarkton Bladen 662
Cleveland Rowan 614
Census 117
TABLE 6. (Continued)
1970
City or Town County Population
Clyde Haywood 814
Cofield Hertford 318
Colerain Bertie 373
Columbia Tyrrell 902
Columbus Polk 731
Como Hertford 211
Conetoe Edgecombe 160
Conway Northampton 694
Cove City Craven 485
Creswell Washington 633
Crossnore Avery 264
Culberson Cherokee 83
Danbury „ Stokes 152
Dellview Gaston 11
Dillsboro Jackson 215
Dobson Surry 933
Dover Craven 585
Dublin Bladen 283
Dudley Wayne 199
Dundarrach Hoke 53
East Bend Yadkin 485
East Laurinburg Scotland 487
Elk Park Avery 503
Ellenboro Rutherford 465
Ellerbe Richmond 913
Emerald Isle Carteret 122
Eureka Wayne 263
Everetts Martin 198
Faison Duplin 598
Faith Rowan 506
Falcon Cumberland 357
Falkland Pitt 130
Fountain Pitt 434
Franklinville Randolph 794
Garland Sampson 656
Garysburg Northampton 231
Gatesville Gates 338
Gibson Scotland 502
Glen Alpine Burke 797
Godwin Cumberland 129
Gold Point Martin 108
Goldston Chatham 364
Grimesland Pitt 394
Grover Cleveland 555
Guilford College Guilford 61
Halifax Halifax 335
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TABLE 6. (Continued)
1970
City or Town County Population
Hamilton Martin 579
Harmony Iredell 377
Harrells Duplin, Sampson 249
Harrellsville Hertford 165
Hassell Martin 160
Hayesville Clay 428
High Shoals Gaston 563
Highlands Macon 583
Hildebran Burke 521
Hobgood Halifax 530
Hoffman Richmond 434
Holden Beach Brunswick 136
Holly Ridge Onslow 415
Holly Springs Wake 697
Hookerton Greene 441
Hot Springs ... Madison 653
Indian Beach Carteret 245
Indian Trail Union 405
Jackson Northampton 762
Jamesville Martin 533
Jefferson Ashe 943
Jupiter Buncombe 208
Kelford Bertie 295
Kenansville Duplin 762
Kill Devil Hills Dare 357
Kittrell Vance 427
Knightdale Wake 815
Kure Beach New Hanover 394
Lake Lure Rutherford 456
Lake Waccamaw Columbus 924
Lansing Ashe 283
Lasker Northampton 114
Lattimore Cleveland 257
Laurel Park Henderson 581
Lawndale Cleveland 544
Lewiston Bertie 327
Lilesville Anson 641
Linden Cumberland 205
Littleton Halifax, Warren 903
Long Beach Brunswick 493
Love Valley Tredell 40
Lucama Wilson 610
Lumber Bridge Robeson 117
McAdenville Gaston 950
McDonald Robeson 80
Census 119
TABLE 6. (Continued)
1970
City or Town County Population
McFarlan Anson 140
Macclesfield Edgecombe 536
Macon Warren 179
Magnolia Duplin 614
Manteo Dare 547
Marietta Robeson 70
Marshall Madison 982
Matthews Mecklenburg 783
Maury Greene 421
Maysville Jones 912
Micro Johnston 300
Middleburg Vance 149
Middlesex Nash 729
Milton Caswell 235
Minnesott Beach Pamlico 41
Montreat Buncombe 581
Morrisville Wake 209
Morven Anson 562
Nags Head Dare 414
Newland Avery 524
New London Stanly 285
Newton Grove Sampson 546
Norlina Warren 969
Oakboro Stanly 568
Oak City Martin 559
Ocean Isle Beach Brunswick 78
Old Fort McDowell 676
Oriental Pamlico 445
Orrum Robeson 162
Palmyra Halifax 27
Pantego Beaufort 218
Parkton Robeson 550
Parmele Martin 373
Peachland Anson 556
Pikeville Wayne 580
Pinebluff Moore 570
Pine Level Johnston 983
Pink Hill Lenoir 522
Polkton Anson 845
Polkville Cleveland 494
Pollocksville Jones 456
Powellsville Bertie 247
Proctorville Robeson 157
Red Oak Nash 359
Rhodhiss Burke, Caldwell 784
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TABLE 6. (Continued)
1970
City <>r Town County Population
Richfield Stanly 306
Richlands Onslow 935
Robbinsville Graham 777
Rockwell Rowan 999
Rolesville Wake 533
Ronda Wilkes 465
Roper Washington 649
Rosman Transylvania 407
Roxobel Bertie 347
Ruth Rutherford 360
Salemburg Sampson 669
Saluda Polk 546
Saratoga Wilson 391
Seaboard Northampton 611
Seagrove Randolph 354
Seven Springs Wayne 188
Severn Northampton 356
Shallotte Brunswick 597
Sharpsburg Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson 789
Sims Wilson 205
South Wadesboro Anson 109
Speed Edgecombe 142
Spencer Mountain Gaston 300
Staley Randolph 239
Stanfield Stanly 458
Stantonsburg Wilson 869
Star Montgomery 892
Stedman Cumberland 505
Stem Granville 242
Stonewall Pamlico 335
Stovall Granville 405
Sunset Beach Brunswick 108
Surf City Pender 166
Tarheel Bladen 87
Teacheys Duplin 219
Topsail Beach Pender 108
Trenton Jones 539
Trent Woods Craven 719
Troutman Iredell 797
Turkey Sampson 329
Vanceboro Craven 758
Vandemere Pamlico 379
Vass Moore 885
Waco Cleveland 245
Wade Cumberland 315
Census 121
TABLE 6. (Continued)
1970
City or Town County Population
Wagram Scotland 718
Walstonburg Greene 176
Washington Park Beaufort 517
Watha Pender 181
Webster Jackson 181
West Jefferson Ashe 889
Whispering Pines Edgecombe, Nash 926
Whitakers Moore 362
White Lake Bladen 232
Winfall Perquimans 581
Winton Hertford 917
Woodland Northampton 744
Woodville Bertie 253
Yaupon Beach Brunswick 334
Youngsville Franklin 555
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RESIDENT POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES
AS OF APRIL 1, 1970
Ana Population Change, 1960 to 1970
(1970) (19<W) (Number) (Percent)
Alabama 3,444,165 3,266,740 177,425 5.4
Alaska 302,173 226,167 76,006 33.6
Arizona 1,772,482 1,302,101 470,321 36.1
Arkansas 1,923,295 1,786,272 137,023 7.7
California 19,953,134 15,717,204 4,235,930 27.0
Colorado 2,207,259 1,753,947 453,312 25.8
Connecticut 3,032,217 2,535,234 496,983 19.6
Delaware 548,104 446,292 101,812 22.8
District of Columbia 756,510 763,956 -7,446 -1.0
Florida 6,789,443 4,951,560 1,837,883 37.1
Georgia 4,589,575 3,943,116 646,459 16.4
Hawaii 769,913 632,772 137,141 21.7
Idaho 713,008 667,191 45,817 6.9
Illinois 11,113,976 10,081,158 1,032,818 10.2
Indiana 5,193,669 4,662,498 531,171 11.4
Iowa 2,825,041 2,757,537 67,504 2.4
Kansas 2,249,071 2,178,611 70,460 3.2
Kentucky 3,219,311 3,038,156 181,155 6.0
Louisiana 3,643,180 3,257,022 386,158 11.9
Maine 993,663 969,265 24,398 2.5
Maryland 3,922,399 3,100,689 821,710 26.5
Massachusetts 5,689,170 5,148,578 540,592 10.5
Michigan 8,875,083 7,823,194 1,051,889 13.4
Minnesota 3,805,069 3,413,864 391,205 11.5
Mississippi 2,216,912 2,178,141 38,771 1.8
Missouri 4,677,399 4,319,813 357,586 8.3
Montana 694,409 674,767 19,642 2.9
Nebraska 1,483,791 1,411,330 72,461 5.1
Nevada 488,738 285,278 203,460 71.3
New Hampshire 737,681 606,921 130,760 21.5
New Jersey 7,168,164 6,066,782 1,101,382 18.2
New Mexico 1,016,000 951,023 64,977 6.8
New York 18,190,740 16,782,304 1,408,436 8.4
North Carolina 5,082,059 4,556,155 525,904 11.5
North Dakota 617,761 632,446 -14,685 -2.3
Ohio 10,652,017 9,706,397 945,620 9.7
Oklahoma 2,559,253 2,328,284 230,969 9.9
Oregon 2,091,385 1,768,687 322,698 18.2
Pennsylvania 11,793,909 11,319,366 474,543 4.2
Rhode Island 949,723 859,488 90,235 10.5
South Carolina 2,590,516 2,382,594 207,922 8.7
South Dakota 666,257 680,514 -14,257 -2.1
Tennessee 3,924,164 3,567,089 357,075 10.0
Texas 11,196,730 9,579,677 1,617,053 16.9
Utah 1,059,273 890,627 168,646 18.9
Vermont 444,732 389,881 54,851 14.1
Virginia 4,648,494 3,966,949 681,545 17.2
Washington 3,409,169 2,853,214 555,955 19.5
West Virginia 1,744,237 1,860,421 -116,184 -6.2
Census 123
Area Population
(1970) (1960) (Number) (Percent)
Wisconsin 4,417,933 3,951,777 466,156 11.8
Wyoming 332,416 330,066 2,350 0.7
United States 203,184,772 179,323,175 23,861,597 13.3
PART III
POLITICAL
Election Districts 127
Chapter One
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION DISTRICTS
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
(Chapter 257, Session Laws 1971)
First District — Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Curri-
tuck, Dare, Gates, Greene, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Pamlico, Pas-
quotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell and Washington.
Second District — Caswell, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Nash,
Northampton, Orange, Person, Vance, Warren and Wilson.
Third District — Bladen, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Onslow, Pender,
Sampson and Wayne.
Fourth District — Chatham, Durham, Randolph and Wake.
Fifth District — Alleghany, Ashe, Davidson, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry and
Wilkes.
Sixth District — Alamance, Guilford and Rockingham.
Seventh District — Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, New Hanover
and Robeson.
Eighth District — Anson, Cabarrus, Davie, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond,
Rowan, Scotland, Stanly, Union and Yadkin.
Ninth District — Iredell, Lincoln and Mecklenburg.
Tenth District — Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston and
Watauga.
Eleventh District — Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford,
Swain, Transylvania and Yancey.
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APPORTIONMENT OF SENATORS BY DISTRICTS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CENSUS OF 1970
AND THE CONSTITUTION
(Chapter 1177, Session Laws 1971)
First District — Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates,
Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington
shall elect two Senators.
Second District — Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico shall elect one Senator.
Third District — Onslow shall elect one Senator.
Fourth District — New Hanover and Pender shall elect one Senator.
Fifth District — Duplin, Jones, and Lenoir shall elect one Senator.
Sixth District — Edgecombe, Halifax, Martin, and Pitt shall elect two Senators.
Seventh District — Franklin, Nash, Vance, Warren, and Wilson shall elect two
Senators.
Eighth District — Greene and Wayne shall elect one Senator.
Ninth District — Johnston and Sampson shall elect one Senator.
Tenth District — Cumberland shall elect two Senators.
Eleventh District — Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus shall elect one Senator.
Twelfth District — Hoke and Robeson shall elect one Senator.
Thirteenth District — Durham, Granville, and Person shall elect two Senators.
Fourteenth District — Harnett, Lee, and Wake shall elect three Senators.
Fifteenth District — Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, and
Surry shall elect two Senators.
Sixteenth District — Chatham, Moore, Orange, and Randolph shall elect two
Senators.
Seventeenth District — Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly, and
Union shall elect two Senators.
Eighteenth District — Alamance shall elect one Senator.
Nineteenth District — Guilford shall elect three Senators.
Twentieth District — Forsyth shall elect two Senators.
Twenty-first District — Davidson, Davie, and Rowan shall elect two Senators.
Twenty-second District — Cabarrus and Mecklenburg shall elect four Senators.
Twenty-third District — Alexander, Catawba, Iredell, and Yadkin shall elect
two Senators.
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Twenty-fourth District — Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Mitchell, Watauga, and
Wilkes shall elect two Senators.
Twenty-fifth District — Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, and Rutherford shall elect
three Senators.
Twenty-sixth District — Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, and Yancey shall elect
two Senators.
Twenty-seventh District — Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, Macon, Polk, Swain, and Transylvania shall elect two Senators.
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APPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES BY DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE CENSUS OF 1970 AND THE CONSTITUTION
(Chapter 483, Session Laws 1971)
First District — Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Tyrrell, and Washington shall elect two Representatives.
Second District — Beaufort and Hyde shall elect one Representative.
Third District — Craven, Jones, Lenoir, and Pamlico shall elect three Repre-
sentatives.
Fourth District — Carteret and Onslow shall elect three Representatives.
Fifth District — Bertie, Gates, Hertford, and Northampton shall elect two
Representatives.
Sixth District — Halifax and Martin shall elect two Representatives.
Seventh District — Edgecombe, Nash, and Wilson shall elect four Represen-
tatives.
Eighth District — Greene and Pitt shall elect two Representatives.
Ninth District — Wayne shall elect two Representatives.
Tenth District — Duplin shall elect one Representative.
Eleventh District — Brunswick and Pender shall elect one Representative.
Twelfth District — New Hanover shall elect two Representatives.
Thirteenth District — Caswell, Granville, Person, Vance, and Warren shall elect
three Representatives.
Fourteenth District — Franklin and Johnston shall elect two Representatives.
Fifteenth District — Wake shall elect six Representatives.
Sixteenth District — Durham shall elect three Representatives.
Seventeenth District — Chatham and Orange shall elect two Representatives.
Eighteenth District — Harnett and Lee shall elect two Representatives.
Nineteenth District — Bladen, Columbus, and Sampson shall elect three Rep-
resentatives.
Twentieth District — Cumberland shall elect five Representatives.
Twenty-first District — Hoke, Robeson, and Scotland shall elect three Repre-
sentatives.
Twenty-second District — Alamance and Rockingham shall elect four Repre-
sentatives.
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Twenty-third District — Guilford shall elect seven Representatives.
Twenty-fourth D/sfWcf— Randolph shall elect two Representatives.
Twenty-fifth District — Moore shall elect one Representative.
Twenty-sixth District — Anson and Montgomery shall elect one Representative.
Twenty-seventh District — Richmond shall elect one Representative.
Twenty-eighth District — Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry and Watauga shall
elect three Representatives.
Twenty-ninth District — Forsyth shall elect five Representatives.
Thirtieth District — Davidson and Davie shall elect three Representatives.
Thirty-first District — Rowan shall elect two Representatives.
Thirty-second District — Stanly shall elect one Representative.
Thirty-third District — Cabarrus and Union shall elect three Representatives.
Thirty-fourth District— Caldwell, Wilkes, and Yadkin shall elect three Rep-
resentatives.
Thirty-fifth District — Alexander and Iredell shall elect two Representatives.
Thirty-sixth District— Mecklenburg shall elect eight Representatives.
Thirty -seventh District — Catawba shall elect two Representatives.
Thirty-eighth District — Gaston and Lincoln shall elect four Representatives.
Thirty-ninth District — Avery, Burke, and Mitchell shall elect two Repre-
sentatives.
Fortieth District — Cleveland, Polk, and Rutherford shall elect three Repre-
sentatives.
Forty-first District — McDowell and Yancey shall elect one Representative.
Forty-second District — Henderson shall elect one Representative.
Forty-third District — Buncombe and Transylvania shall elect four Repre-
sentatives.
Forty-fourth District — Haywood, Jackson, Madison, and Swain shall elect
two Representatives.
Forty-fifth District — Cherokee, Clay, Graham, and Macon shall elect one
Representative.
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JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
(Superior and District Courts)
First Division
First District — Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank, Perqui-
mans.
Second District — Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, Washington.
Third District — Carteret, Craven, Pamlico, Pitt.
Fourth District — Duplin, Jones, Onslow, Sampson.
Fifth District — New Hanover, Pender.
Sixth District — Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton.
Seventh District — Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson.
Eighth District — Greene, Lenoir, Wayne.
Second Division
Ninth District — Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Warren.
Tenth District — Wake.
Eleventh District — Harnett, Johnston, Lee.
Twelfth District — Cumberland, Hoke.
Thirteenth District — Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus.
Fourteenth District — Durham.
Fifteenth District — Alamance, Chatham, Orange.
Sixteenth District — Robeson, Scotland.
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Third Division
Seventeenth District — Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry.
Eighteenth District — Guilford.
Ninteenth District — Cabarrus, Montgomery, Randolph, Rowan.
Twentieth District — Anson, Moore, Richmond, Stanly, Union.
Twenty-first District — Forsyth.
Twenty-second District — Alexander, Davidson, Davie, Iredell.
Twenty-third District — Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes, Yadkin.
Fourth Division
Twenty-fourth District — Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga, Yancey.
Twenty-fifth District — Burke, Caldwell, Catawba.
Twenty-sixth District — Mecklenburg.
Twenty-seventh District — Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln.
Twenty-eighth District — Buncombe.
Twenty-ninth District — Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Transyl-
vania.
Thirtieth District— Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon,
Swain.
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SOLICITORIAL DISTRICTS
First District — Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank, Per-
quimans.
Second District — Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, Washington.
Third District — Carteret, Craven, Pamlico, Pitt.
Fourth District — Duplin, Jones, Onslow, Sampson.
Fifth District — New Hanover, Pender.
Sixth District — Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton.
Seventh District — Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson.
Eighth District — Greene, Lenoir, Wayne.
Ninth District — Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Warren.
Tenth District — Wake.
Eleventh District — Harnett, Johnston, Lee.
Twelfth District — Cumberland, Hoke.
Thirteenth District — Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus.
Fourteenth District — Durham.
Fifteenth District — Alamance, Chatham, Orange.
Sixteenth District — Robeson, Scotland.
Seventeenth District — Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry.
Eighteenth District — Guilford.
Nineteenth District — Cabarrus, Montgomery, Randolph, Rowan.
Twentieth District — Anson, Moore, Richmond, Stanly, Union.
Twenty-first District — Forsyth.
Twenty-second District — Alexander, Davidson, Davie, Iredell.
Twenty-third District — Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes, Yadkin.
Twenty-fourth District — Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga, Yancey.
Twenty-fifth District — Burke, Caldwell, Catawba.
Twenty-sixth District — Mecklenburg.
Twenty-seventh District — Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln.
Twenty-eighth District — Buncombe.
Twenty-ninth District — Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Transyl-
vania.
Thirtieth District — Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon,
Swain.
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Chapter Two
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM
The North Carolina Democratic Party commends to the voters of North Caro-
lina the support of its platform, on the strength of its principles, its performance
and its promise for the future.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY AFFAIRS
The Democratic Party in North Carolina is, and has always been, the Party
of faith, the Party of progress and the Party of the people. It has furnished our
State experienced and dedicated leaders to all levels of government.
In the last two years, a Democratic General Assembly has enacted a brilliant
and progressive legislative program. Democratic legislators and Democratic
county officials have given leadership and direction to a floundering State GOP
Administration. Democratic Council of State members have kept their programs
and carried out the mandates of our citizens. We have much to be proud of be-
cause Democrats have continued — despite the lack of Gubernatorial leadership—
to be faithful stewards of the people of North Carolina.
As we have reviewed the actions of our State Government since the 1972
State Convention, one fact stands out. The progressive programs and innovations
occurring did so in the 1973-74 General Assembly controlled by Democrats. We
prefer to be positive in our outlook rather than to criticize the current occupants
of the Governor's office. Yet, the most disturbing aspect of the new administra-
tion is the lack of leadership. Were it not for the leadership of our Democratic
Council of State, our Democratic legislators and our Democratic county officials,
the "ship of State" would be floundering amidst petty bickering and personal
glory-seeking on the part of those who are entrusted with the responsibility of
governing.
The history of these past 24 months makes clear that Democrats continue to
give leadership and direction to our State. This was pointed out most strikingly
in the 1973-74 General Assembly where the Democratic majority introduced,
supported and passed every major piece of legislation that was enacted. These
legislators compiled a record of achievement, it is but another indication that
the Democratic Party works for the People, it is an omen that, given the oppor-
tunity for further stewardship of the public interest, the Democrats will serve
our State best.
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The Democratic Party of North Carolina is committed to the principle of
Democratic processes in all of its affairs, including reasonable representation of
all the various groups which make up the Democratic electorate, such as minori-
ties, women, the young and others: in all of its bodies, committees and Party dele-
gations at every level of Party affairs.
AGRICULTURE
North Carolina must maintain its leadership as an agricultural State. Our
Democratic Commissioner of Agriculture James A. Graham provides leadership to
those who produce farm products, who feed our people and stimulate our economy.
We advocate programs to insure the farmer receives his fair share of the good
life and to insure that the citizens of the United States have an abundant supply
of high quality farm products. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture
and our State Universities' research priorities are directed toward technologies
and methods that respect the national environment, quality of food and viability of
th small farm ; and this should be continued. We commend the Democratic Gen-
eral Assembly for its review of the tax laws and enactment of land use laws so as
not to discourage the active use of land for agricultural purposes. This was far-
sighted action typical of our Party. We encourage programs of co-operative
marketing and buying by family farmers to enable them to share in the benefits
of their labor. We urge greater assistance on a state and national level of farm
programs which will stimulate and develop the small farm.
The Tobacco Allotment Program enacted by a Democratic Congress and ap-
proved by almost 99 ( A of all tobacco farmers must be maintained. We abhor the
efforts of the Nixon administration, however disguised, to abolish the program and
to unilaterally increase allotments. We favor the use of current crop production
costs in determining federal support prices so that the perils of inflation may not
work ruin upon the tobacco farmer.
We further advocate the maintainance of the Peanut Allotment Program.
We encourage the General Assembly to consider the establishment of a North
Carolina School of Veterinary Medicine.
BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
State government must work to insure that every person, regardless of his
handicap, can participate in every aspect of community endeavor to the maximum
of his potential. It is incumbent upon government, along with private agencies
and groups, to insure that the maximum educational opportunities be provided.
Whenever and wherever possible, job opportunities must be extended to persons
who are blind and physically handicapped; and adequate physical standards must
be enforced to provide a safe and accessible physical environment. State Agencies
must be strengthened to insure these persons social awareness and acceptance.
We pledge ourselves to the development of skills, interest and attitudes which
contribute to health, happiness and productive lives of the blind and physically
handicapped.
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CAMPAIGN REFORM
The people of North Carolina are repulsed and offended by the criminal acts
and "dirty tricks" surrounding the 1972 Presidential Election. The confidence of
our people in government must be restored. The 1973-74 Democratic General As-
sembly enacted the nation's strongest Campaign Financing Disclosure Acts. This
is a first step in restoring the faith of the people of North Carolina in the political
process. The Democratic Party advocated the strict and swift enforcement of
this legislation.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND GUARANTEES, ELECTIONS
The Democratic Party endorses efforts at all levels of government to guarantee
that the privacy of all Americans remain inviolate from improper and indiscrimi-
nate forms of information-gathering by governmental and private agencies.
The Democratic Party pledges to support State legislation to insure that the
right to vote is indeed a reality for all persons, regardless of race, creed, sex or
color. In particular, we will work toward this and so that our State will become
exempt from the endorsement of the Federal Voting Rights Act. We favor legis-
lation requiring local election officials to take the registration books to the people.
We urge the State Board of Elections and the 1975 General Assembly to study
the possibility of a system by which candidates would secure petitions signed by an
established number of registered voters in order to demonstrate some degree of
support. We believe that such a petition system would make candidates more
meaningful and would give evidence of voter support to a candidacy rather than
allowing money to determine who can and cannot become a candidate.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Democratic Party supports a policy of Economic Development that will
provide skilled workers for new and expanding industry and a wholesome business
climate where labor and management work together.
The Democratic Party believes that the North Carolina port facilities at
Wilmington and Morehead City should be further developed to offer additional
opportunities for world-wide commerce.
EDUCATION
The progress of our State has been built on public education. Since the be-
ginning of this century the Democratic Party has placed a unique priority on
public education as is shown by support of public schools, colleges and universities.
The 1973-74 Democratic General Assembly was no exception. Today, we again
commit ourselves to the rights of "every child to burgeon out all that is within
him." The Democratic Party pledges its continued support and leadership to the
further improvement of our public school system as the foundation upon which
to build an even greater North Carolina.
We record with pride that the 1973-74 Democratic General Assembly enacted
and funded our first State kindergartens; placed a statutory limit on class sizes;
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provided for occupational education; included optional schools; provided for 40U
additional teachers for exceptional children; and established a program of physical
education from kindergarten through grade 6.
We are proud that the 1973-74 Democratic General Assembly extended the
school term for teachers to ten months. We pledge our support of this in the 1972
platform.
True to its history and concern about education, Democratic legislators spon-
sored and passed legislation allowing the people to vote on the 1973 $300 million
School Bond Issue. The overwhelming favorable approval given to this Bond
Issue by our citizens is a true indication that our Party's concern for education is
shared by all North Carolinians.
Indeed, we take great pride that a Democratic General Assembly did more
for public education in 1973-74 than ever before in the history of our state. Much
of this meaningful progress was made despite the protest of the current Republican
administration.
This record of achievement is only prelude to the potential progress possible
for our State if we provide adequate opportunities for our youth. The Democratic
Party pledges its continued leadership to a strong, balanced educational system —
a system founded on a well-rounded, relevant public school system.
We believe in the principle of accountability and urge our citizens and edu-
cators to evaluate their schools in terms of the achievement of students.
The Democratic Party also believes that the recognition of equal educational
opportunities for all children, regardless of race, sex, creed, and ability, is essen-
tial.
A strong educational system is absolutely essential to ordered liberty. Only
through citizen participation can we have such an educational system. We commit
ourselves to these principles and to the continuing role of the citizen as the founda-
tion of a proper educational system.
We endorse and strongly urge the proliferation throughout the public school
system of programs for the learning disabled children and gifted children of our
State. We advocate adequate funding for such programs in the General Assembly.
PRIVATE COLLEGES
Recognizing the desperate plight of private colleges and universities, we urge
the continuation of state assistance in the form of tuition grants to North Carolina
resident students attending private institutions of higher learning.
HIGHER EDUCATION
The Democratic Party of North Carolina expresses its full confidence in the
University of North Carolina System and pledges its support to the System and
its leadership on every level. Specifically, we endorse the new budget controls that
are designed to provide equitable distribution of higher education tax dollars and
careful scrutiny over their use. We support academic programs tailored to fit
manpower needs with high priority for training in the health sciences. We en-
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courage innovations in academic offerings and in instructional methodology, in
line with the demands of a new day. We believe in providing easier access for
students with varying backgrounds to some form of post-high school education
appropriate to the needs of the state and the capabilities of the students.
We are proud that the 1973-74 Democratic General Assembly appropriated
over 66.2 million dollars for capital improvements at the sixteen campuses of the
University of North Carolina and met virtually every request of the Board of
Governors.
TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES
OF NORTH CAROLINA
Thousands of young people and adults, believing in the dignity of work, are
choosing the promising careers offered by North Carolina's wide-spread system of
56 technical institutes and community colleges. These comprehensive institutions
are committed to offering adult education for those above 18 years of age, whether
it be reading, writing, high school equivalency, trade programs, technician training
or the first two years of college transfer to those who desire this opportunity. The
readiness of this system to meet the advanced skill personnel needs of new and ex-
panding high level technological business and industry is the key to the economic
growth in North Carolina. Financial support of these institutions was a top pri-
ority of the 1973-74 Democratic General Assembly.
The 1973-74 Democratic General Assembly provided over $35.4 million for
capital construction, $14 million for the expansion of curriculum and over $2.2
million to provide salary increases to attract more qualified personnel.
The equitable distribution of funds has allowed each North Carolinian an
equal opportunity to take advantage of this training. The institutions are located
to reach approximately 95 % of the State's population. The Democratic Party re-
rededicates its support of this part of the "total education" of its citizenry.
ENVIRONMENT
A quality life is a basic right of every citizen of North Carolina.
North Carolina's environmental resources are a sacred trust to be enjoyed by
this generation and future generations.
The abundant resources of this State, which have contributed so greatly to the
quality of life for generations of North Carolinians, are not unlimited; and un-
planned growth and abuse of these resources continues to threaten the quality of
life and the health of our citizens.
The 1973-74 General Assembly established a comprehensive land-use policy
for North Carolina which will assist local governments in every county to plan for
the wise use of land — our most valuable natural resource. These legislators also
enacted the Coastal Area Management Act to provide for the orderly development
of our coastal resources. We are proud that these measures were Democratic bills
passed by Democratic votes.
The 1973-74 Democratic General Assembly appropriated over $27 million dol-
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lars for the expansion and improvement of our State parks. We pledge to continue
our support of legislative appropriations for further expansion of the State Park
System.
We support a total growth policy that will be universal and comprehensive
and will be coordinated with other states and agencies. We support educational
programs in our school system that will promote the awareness of environmental
concerns and the solutions of these concerns.
We applaud the 1973-74 Democratic General Assembly for enacting the Sedi-
mentation Control Bill, the Oil Pollution Control Bill, two effluent limitation con-
trol bills, a bill regulating the use and safety of septic tanks and the establishment
in 1974 of a Land Conservancy.
All North Carolina Democrats share a common concern for the future of the
ancient wild and free-flowing New River, which has chained the world's oldest
mountains since the beginning of time. We condemn the forced dislocation of
families and communities which the proposed damming of the New River would
require.
Further, we take note that those who must sacrifice most of this project would
benefit not at all.
Accordingly, North Carolina Democrats express their determination that the
New River shall remain noble and free, a continuing source of challenge and in-
spiration for generations to come.
To that end, we call upon the Congress of the United States to act effectively
to prevent the irrevocable loss of this natural monument to God's creation.
HEALTH
Access to health care is a right for all the people of North Carolina, and the
Democratic Party advocates the provision of the most competent and compre-
hensive health care that is readily accessible to all of these people. It further ad-
vocates multiple forms of funding with the medically indigent being provided
medical care through public funding and the simultaneous encouragement of the
private sector to continue and expand modes of private funding for those who are
able to pay. Ways must be found to insure that no one is denied health care be-
cause of inability to pay and that those who can pay are protected from the finan-
cially crippling burden of catastrophic illness.
Since prevention of physical and emotional illness is our ultimate goal, the
Democratic Party strongly advocates the development of health education courses
appropriate to the particular grade level in K through 12 in the public schools
with adequate teacher training and public funding to make these programs as
effective and far-reaching as humanly possible.
Some areas of our State lack adequate medical and health care resources.
We advocate programs that will recruit and train health personnel at all levels,
will provide continuing education, and will seek to place health workers where
health needs exist. We urge further examination of physician's assistants pro-
grams, nurse practitioners, and other innovative means to determine the potential
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for solving the health needs of our people. We advocate state financial assistance
to medical students and students in the allied health fields who will agree to work
after graduation in a medically or health care under-served area in this State.
We further advocate the expenditure of State funds to up-grade and enlarge the
class enrollment in the State's existing medical schools.
We advocate programs to halt the tragedy of child abuse and neglect and
endorce the legislation currently on the General Statutes freeing from threat of
litigation those who, in good faith, report such abuses. We further advocate pro-
grams to treat and rehabilitate the abusive parents.
We commend the Democratic leadership and membership in the General As-
sembly for addressing themselves to the myriad mental health care needs of the
State's people. We strongly advocate enlarged funding for community mental
health programs, alcohol rehabilitation programs, children's services of all kinds,
and further up-grading of our State's mental hospitals. We particularly urge the
further funding of staff and increased programs to rehabilitate the returning
mental patient who is attempting to re-enter the community.
There is the global problem of survival on an over-populated earth. There is
also the intensely personal problem of unplanned, unwanted or illegitimate chil-
dren. We advocate comprehensive, readily available, individual family planning
services and birth control measures to all, and that there be active promotion of
the utilization of such resources.
HERITAGE AND CULTURE
North Carolina is blessed with a heritage that includes all heritages and cul-
tures that should be preserved for future generations. Our Party has supported
and will continue to support the preservation and restoration of historic sites so
that its citizens and those who visit the State may become better informed about
North Carolina's glorious past.
HOUSING
The North Carolina Democratic Party believes every North Carolina family
should have a safe and sanitary place in which to live, in keeping with 20th century
standards. We further believe that decent housing for all North Carolinians is
the public's business and a worthy goal.
There is a great amount of substandard housing in North Carolina. The Dem-
ocratic Party pledges to pursue actively the development of low and moderate in-
come housing in both rural and urban areas of the State. The economic policies
of the Nixon administration have caused prohibitively high interest rates so that
working men and women who are willing to pay for a home of their own simply
cannot afford one.
We strongly applaud the establishment of the North Carolina Housing Finance
Agency by the 1974 Democratic General Assembly in the face of strong Republican
opposition.
We call for additional appropriations for the reserve fund in order that more
bonds may be sold and the funds made available for home loans for working people
who are now excluded from obtaining them by high interest rates.
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We urge and encourage local governmental units to use all available Federal
Housing programs, where practical, and we encourage churches, fraternal organi-
zations and other non-profit groups to serve as sponsors to secure adequate housing.
We commend ideologies deviating from the traditional sameness of house and land-
scape design.
We believe that all forms of racial discrimination in housing should be elimi-
nated. To that end, we urge the implementation of fair housing laws in every
respect.
HUMAN RELATIONS
Every citizen regardless of race, creed, color or sex deserves an equal oppor-
tunity to progress to the limit of his or her interests, abilities and aspirations. All
citizens should accept their obligations and responsibilities to society.
Racial harmony in our State depends as much upon legislative and institutional
programs as upon an attitude of cooperation and helpfulness among all our people.
Thus, those in positions of leadership and responsibility must continue to actively
pursue the needs, opinions, feelings and ambitions of all groups in society and pass
laws that protect the rights of all of our citizens. The Democratic Party pledges
therefore, to remain sensitive to the wishes of all our people.
The Democratic Party shall initiate immediately an affirmative action pro-
gram for full participation and representation of all minorities from the State
Democratic Headquarters down to the county level to the precinct.
Because of the commitment of the Democratic Party to equality and justice,
we call upon the General Assembly to provide subpoena and other appropriate
powers to the North Carolina Council on Human Relations.
INSURANCE
The 1975 Session of the North Carolina General Assembly is asked to enact
legislation prohibiting discriminitory rates for automobile insurance respecting
under 25 or over 65 drivers and require rates to bear a reasonable relationship to
individual driving records.
We further urge the General Assembly of North Carolina to consider some
form of no fault automobile insurance.
LABOR
We commend the Legislature for passage of the minimum wage law and for
including Byssinosis, or Brown Lung Disease, under the Workmen's Compensation
Law. We advocate that the minimum wage law continue to be raised in order
that those low-paid workers of this State who bear the brunt of inflation will be
able to provide basic health and security for their families. We urge the Legis-
lature to extend the minimum wage laws and workmen's compensation benefits to
farm workers — including migrant workers.
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All employees, including our public employees on a local, county and State
level should not only be given the right to organize, but they should also be given
the right of collective bargaining with their employer.
We believe that labor and management should be free from any coercion from
government in regards to collective bargaining in regards to union security agree-
ments, and in regards to service fees for representing employees as required by
federal labor law.
We advocate that all segments of our government, our business community,
in labor, and in fact, in all segments of our society work together to raise the low
hourly rate now being paid to North Carolina workers.
We believe in the collective bargaining process as the ways and means to
achieve industrial harmony in our State and at the same time, guarantee that both
labor and management understand each other's problems and work together to
solve them.
We strongly recommend that we offer our young people, particularly those in
minority groups where the unemployment rate is extremely high, the opportunity
by adequate and available training to qualify for skilled jobs in industry, in
building and construction, and in the public service sector.
There should not be any discrimination among workers because of race, sex,
age or religion.
The 1973-74 Democratic General Assembly and our able Democratic Com-
missioner of Labor, W. C. Creel, have established an outstanding program allow-
ing North Carolina to administer the Occupational Safety and Health Act without
the necessity of federal intervention. This illustrates the principal in which our
Party believes of "responsible states" acting to foreclose federal action.
LAW AND JUSTICE
The Democratic Party of North Carolina recognizes and emphasizes that the
goal of all law enforcement is to achieve the ends and interests of justice. We
support increased educational programs for law enforcement officers in modern
methods of crime control and prevention, police-public relations and modern crimi-
nal law criminology.
We are proud that the 1973-74 Democratic General Assembly established and
funded a minimum salary and standards program for all law enforcement officers.
We commend these legislators for establishing a Justice Academy to train local
law enforcement officers for providing funds to begin a retirement plan for these
men who serve the public so well. These are each singular achievements and evi-
dence of our concern.
We recognize the particular problems facing law enforcement officers today
and strongly encourage local governments to increase the level of compensation
for all police officers. Active efforts must be taken to insure there is no discrimi-
nation in the recruitment, hiring and promotion of all minority group police officers.
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The increased incidence of drug: abuse poses a serious threat to all our citi-
zens, particularly our young people. The drug pusher is a menace to our society.
We support active efforts by private individuals and public agencies to rid our
society of this menace. We further support increased criminal penalties with
minimum sentences for those who engage in the sale or possession for sale of ad-
dictive narcotic drugs. We support active efforts to prevent drug abuse through
strict enforcement of the laws and rehabilitation of drug abusers. We encourage
intensive, positive educational programs in public schools to make our young people
aware of the tragic consequences of drug abuse.
The complexities of modern life compel consumers to look to government for
protection in the production and marketing of goods. We supprt and commend the
efforts of Attorney General Robert Morgan and the Department of Justice, sup-
ported by Democratic General Assemblies, for their diligent efforts on behalf of all
North Carolina consumers in promoting confidence in the market place by efforts
to eliminate fradulent and deceptive practices in North Carolina.
The prime responsibility and objective of imprisonment is the rehabilitation
of criminals— not the infliction of suffering. We favor reform in prison systems to
reflect this objective.
The 1973-74 Democratic General Assembly enacted a complete revision of our
pre-trial criminal procedure. This bill is a signal achievement. It is a major for-
ward step in the improvement of the Criminal Justice System. It brings modern,
fair and constitutional procedures into an area where there has been little change.
In particular, every citizen, regardless of his financial station, will be afforded the
right to bail in a standardized procedure. The enactment of this legislation will
provide court officials with new and meaningful tools to keep court dockets cur-
rent. It will mean that justice may be speedy but fair.
We believe both the public and accused defendants are best protected when
criminal prosecutions are speedily tried and disposed of. The criminal justice
system — if it is to work properly — must be conducted in such a way that court
dockets remain current.
We support affirmative programs, such as reform of our current bail pro-
cedures, which make it clear that justice in North Carolina is not a commodity to
be bought and sold by those who can afford it, but is available equally to all, re-
gardless of financial status or condition.
LEGISLATIVE REFORM
The Democratic Party of North Carolina recognizes and compliments the
conscientious work done by the 1973-74 Democratic General Assembly. However,
in order to make the General Assembly a more effective legislative body, better
able to meet the needs of the People of North Carolina, we support the following
reforms :
(a) The establishment of permanent standing committees with professional
staffing.
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(b) Increases in the compensation of legislators to make service in the General
Assembly a real possibility for persons of low and modest income.
(c) The establishment of a committee on ethics and the adoption of a strict
legislative code of ethics.
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental health care is moving out of the mental hospital system and back into
the community. Funds that are saved on mental hospital budgets should be directed
back to community care instead of being considered as savings and reverting to
the General Fund.
As comprehensive community mental health centers increase in number, con-
tinued support is necessary to insure financing as federal funds diminish.
We advocate that all health insurance coverage written in North Carolina in-
clude coverage for mental illness, following a trend developing across the country.
It must be recognized in educating the handicapped that mental illness, as
well as mental retardation, is a handicap and should be provided for accordingly.
We urge that the over-all mental health needs of this State move forward by
the adoption and implementation of the pilot programs recommended by the Men-
tal Health Study Commission's Report to the 1974 General Assembly.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
We recognize that public libraries play a vital role in the total education pro-
gram of North Carolina. Many years ago, Democratic General Assemblies ap-
propriated funds to provide for state assistance to public libraries. The 1973-74
Democratic General Assembly continued this assistance. The Democratic Party
pledges to continue state financial support of this program and to increase the
amount of this support.
SENIOR CITIZENS
North Carolina's senior citizens are of vital importance in the economic,
social and cultural life of the state. We pledge continued support to the agencies
with responsibilities to senior citizens in their efforts to develop services, particu-
larly in-home and other services necessary for individuals to continue to live in
their own home. We further pledge to help revitalize the social and economic
well-being of our older citizens by assuring middle-aged and older persons equal
opportunity with others to engage in gainful employment which they are capable
of performing; enabling retiring persons to enjoy income sufficient for health and
for participation in family and community life as self-respecting citizens ; provid-
ing housing suited to the needs of older persons and at the price they can afford to
pay; assisting persons while they are younger to make preparations, develop skills
and interests; and assisting them to find social contacts commensurate with their
needs after retirement.
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We urge Democratic candidates and office holders at state and national levels
to participate in the studies of the Social Security System to accomplish the
above listed ends.
SOCIAL SERVICES
The Democratic Party realizes the need for an effective Department of Social
Services. With its many varied programs to assist the elderly, the disabled, dis-
placed and neglected children, and families of dependent children, the Department
of Social Services should work to maintain the social health of our community.
We support reform that provides adequate financial assistance to maintain a
basic standard of living for those in need and programs of counseling, education
and vocational training that help the individual become self-sufficient.
We support the use of public funds to maintain day care facilities for working
parents.
The state should allocate sufficient funds to adequately meet the needs of
families with dependent children grants.
STATE EMPLOYEES
The day to day, on-going functions of State Government depend upon the per-
formance of the thousands of men and women who have made a career of public
service.
The Democratic Party commends the Democratic General Assembly for recog-
nizing this in a meaningful way: by raising salaries so that government can be
competitive with private industry in bidding for talent; by increasing retirement
and insurance benefits to employees; and by these actions helping those employed
by the state to better cope with today's inflation.
The Democratic Party further commends the professional manner in which
state employees, most of them in unpublicized posts, carry out their duties.
And the Democratic Party is cognizant of, and condemns and deplores, the
widespread feeling of apprehension that has, for many months, been prevalent
among career state employees at all levels as they have seen many of their dedi-
cated, able and industrious fellow workers discharged for purely political reasons.
We urge the present state Republican administration to cease and desist from this
practice of wholesale political firing of workers, if for no other reason than the one
that government cannot function at maximum efficiency when employees fear for
their future.
The Democratic Party also believes that state employees should not be fearful
of their jobs simply because they exercise the rights given them by the Constitu-
tion of North Carolina and by the laws of North Carolina to engage in political
activities during hours they are off duty.
TAX REFORM
We commend the establishment by the Democratic State Senate of a commis-
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sion to study our state tax structure. We urge this commission to recommend to
the 1975 General Assembly a program to eliminate inequities in our tax structure
in order to equalize the tax burden in accord with the principles of progressive tax
reform. Fair and equitable tax laws are a first step in improving human relations.
TAXES
The Democratic Party of North Carolina is proud of the favorable tax posi-
tion that our State, our Democratic General Assemblies, enjoys by comparison
with her sister states. Sound fiscal management by a Democratic Advisory Budget
Commission and Democratic General Assemblies have enabled North Carolina to
provide efficient and responsive state government programs at a minimum overall
tax cost. The increases in costs of providing these services must be met by realistic
and equitable revenue measures and reform in the tax structure.
We are thankful for the exemplary leadership exhibited over many years by
our talented and tenacious State Treasurer Edwin Gill.
TRANSPORTATION
Our transportation problems have become more and more complex and the
solutions to these will require indepth planning and innovative thinking. North
Carolinians have been justly proud of their highway system built by Democratic
Administrations and Democratic General Assemblies. The road building program
of prior Democratic administrations has come to a halt since January 1973. The
current administration, by its inaction and refusal to build roads, is performing a
grave disservice to the people of North Carolina.
Funds should be provided and utilized for studies and pilot projects involving
alternate systems, for example, public transit. Portions of highway funds should
be allocated for the development of bicycle trails throughout the state.
Under the leadership of the Democratic Party from 1921 to 1972, North
Carolina has had one of the most ambitious highway programs in the nation. It
was a program based on professional planning to meet the needs of the people
with a minimum of cost. In the East, in the Piedmont and in the western sections
of North Carolina, good roads became the principle ingredient for overall economic-
development in agriculture, industry, education and social development. It is not
sufficient that the current administration concern itself with high sounding plans
and petty bickering. We must continue to build and improve our system of primary
and secondary roads.
The area of transportation must also involve efforts to save lives and reduce
injuries to persons and property. Increased funds for engineering and construc-
tion improvements, and planning and processes are but a first and essential step.
The major cause of traffic fatalities and injuries is the drunk driver. The 1973-74
Democratic General Assembly is to be commended for providing mandatory license
revocation for those who refuse to take the breathalyzer test and for establishing
a new offense based on the breathalyzer reading. We believe these legislative en-
actments are important tools in the fight for highway safety. We pledge ourselves
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to renew our efforts to further curb the needless loss of life, limb and property on
the public highways.
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Because there are still inequities in the application of the federal and state
laws in regard to women and men, we urge that the Equal Rights Amendment be
passed by the General Assembly of North Carolina in 1975. Unequal application
of the laws in North Carolina should be brought to an end. Women and minorities
should be more equitably represented on statewide committees and commissions
and in top policy-making jobs in state government.
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PREAMBLE
We, the members of the Democratic Party in North Carolina, in order to
make more effective the principles of our Party, to embrace and serve all peoples
of our Party without regard to race, age or sex, to insure the blessings of liberty
and equal opportunity and to work together for the welfare and happiness of all
citizens, do hereby adopt and establish this Plan of Organization.
STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
(a) All public meetings at all levels of the Democratic Party in North Carolina
shall be open to all members of the Democratic Party regardless of race, sex,
age, color, creed, national origin, religion, ethnic identity, economic status, or
philosophical persuasion.
(b) Special efforts shall be made to encourage traditionally underrepresented
groups to participate in delegate selection processes and in Party organiza-
tions at all levels to the end that all electc 1 or appointed Democrats to any
positions reasonably reflect the Democratic electorate of the unit with regard
to age, race, sex and ethnic origin.
(c) No test for membership in, nor any oath of loyalty to, the Democratic Party
in North Carolina shall be required or used which has the effect of requiring
prospective or current members of the Democratic Party to acquiesce in, con-
done or support discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, age, color, creed,
national origin, religion, ethnic identity or economic status.
(d) The time and place for all public meetings of the Democratic Party on all
levels shall be publicized fully and in such a manner as to assure timely notice
to all interested persons. Such meetings must be held in places accessible to
all Party members and large enough to accommodate all interested persons.
(e) The Democratic Party, on all levels, shall actively support the broadest pos-
sible registration without discrimination on grounds of race, sex, age, color,
creed, national origin, religion, ethnic identity, or economic status.
(f) The Democratic Party in North Carolina shall publicize fully and in such a
manner as to assure notice to all interested parties a full description of the
legal and practical procedures for selection of Democratic Party officers and
representatives on all levels. Publication of these procedures should be done in
such fashion that all prospective and current members of the Democratic
Party will be fully and adequately informed of the pertinent procedures in
time to participate in each selection procedure at all levels of the Democratic
Party organization.
(g) The Democratic Party in North Carolina shall publicize fully and in such a
manner as to assure notice to all interested parties a complete description of
the legal and practical qualifications of all officers and representatives of the
Democratic Party. Such publication should be done in timely fashion so that
all prospective candidates or applicants for any elected or appointed position
within the Democratic Party will have full and adequate opportunity to
compete for office.
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ARTICLE I
PRECINCT ORGANIZATION
Section 1. Precinct Committee: The unit of the Democratic Party organiza-
tion in the State of North Carolina shall be the voting precinct. In each precinct,
there shall be a Precinct Committee consisting of ten active Democrats, who re-
side in the precinct, and who should, but need not necessarily, be present when
elected by the active Democrats of said precinct present at the biennial precinct
meeting. The composition of the Precinct Committee should bear a reasonable re-
lationship to the make-up of the active Democrats of said precinct as to sex, age,
ethnic background and, where practical, geographic.
No two officers of the Precinct Committee shall be from the same immediate
family. The terms of office of the members and officers of the Precinct Committee
shall expire on the date set for the next succeeding biennial precinct meeting or
when their successors shall be elected or appointed, whichever shall occur first.
Section 2. Precinct Meetings: The first order of business at the biennial
precinct meetings shall be the election of the five officers of the Precinct Committee,
followed by the election of five other active Democrats to the Precinct Committee.
These ten people shall constitute the make-up of the Precinct Committee. The
officers of the Precinct Committee shall be a Chairman, three Vice-Chairmen and
a Secretary-Treasurer.
Precinct meetings for the election of Precinct Committees, Precinct Committee
officers, and delegates to Party conventions shall be held biennially on the second
Tuesday following the day set by the General Assembly for the holding of second
primaries. These meetings shall convene at 8 p.m. at the polling place of each
precinct. In the event a quorum is not present, there shall be a second meeting of
the precinct on the third Tuesday following the date set by the General Assembly
for the holding of second primaries. These meetings shall convene at 8 p.m. at the
polling place of each precinct. The precinct meetings shall be presided over by the
Chairman of the Precinct Committee; but, in his absence, the Vice-Chairman of
the committee in order of succession shall preside, and in the absence of both the
Chairman and the several Vice-Chairmen any member of the committee may pre-
side. In the event that none of the above named are present, any active Democrat
residing in the precinct may preside.
The Precinct Committee shall meet periodically, but not less than once an-
nually.
Section 3. Quorum: A quorum for any precinct meeting shall consist of not
less than ten active Democrats in such precinct. In the event a quorum is not
present at the first date set for the biennial precinct meeting, a second meeting
shall be held as provided in Article I, Section 2. In precincts having fewer than
twenty registered and active Democrats, one-half of such registered active Demo-
crats shall be sufficient to comprise the Precinct Committee and to constitute a
quorum at the biennial precinct meeting.
Section 4. Voting: Each active Democrat present at the biennial precinct
meeting shall be entitled to cast one vote at said meeting.
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Section 5. Business Permitted: At every precinct meeting, if requested, a
vote shall be taken on the different questions, nominations, and elections anticipated
to come before the County Convention, and in that event, the Chairman or presid-
ing officer and the Secretary of the precinct meeting shall certify to the County
Convention, and in that event, the Chairman or presiding officer and the Secretary
of the precinct meeting shall certify to the County Convention the vote so cast,
and the relative vote as cast in the precinct meeting shall be reflected in the vote of
the precinct delegates at the County Convention on said matters.
Section 6. Representation: No precinct shall be entitled to send delegates to
any County Convention unless those delegates were elected at a biennial precinct
meeting at which a quorum was present. No precinct shall be entitled to represen-
tation on the County Executive Committee unless a Precinct Committee and Pre-
cinct Committee officers were elected at a biennial precinct meeting at which a
quorum was present.
Section 7. Election of Delegates: Each precinct shall be entitled to cast at
any County Convention one vote for every fifty Democratic votes or major fraction
thereof cast by the precinct for Governor at the last gubernatorial election ; pro-
vided that every precinct shall be entitled to cast at least one vote in the County
Convention.
At the biennial precinct meeting, the active Democrats in attendance shall
elect delegates and alternates to represent the precinct at the biennial County Con-
vention to cast said votes, and may nominate delegates and alternates to represent
the county in the District and State Conventions. Each precinct may elect as many
delegates to the biennial County Convention as it may see fit, not exceeding three
delegates and three alternates for each vote to which said precinct is entitled at
the biennial County Convention; provided that each precinct shall elect at least
one delegate for each vote to which it is entitled at the County Convention.
The Chairman, or presiding officer and the Secretary-Treasurer of the Pre-
cinct Committee shall certify to the County Chairman the names of the delegates
and alternates elected at the biennial precinct meeting.
Section 8. Removal of Officers and Committee Members: Any Precinct
Chairman, Vice-Chairman or Precinct Committee member who gives support to,
aids, or helps any opposing political Party or candidate of any other political
Party, or who refuses or fails to perform his or her duties in organizing the pre-
cinct, or who is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, shall be removed
from office in the following manner:
(1) A complaint setting forth all details and duly verified shall be filed with
the County Chairman by three active Democrats registered in the county of the
said officer or committee member. The County Chairman shall upon the approval
of a majority of the other committee officers and after giving five days notice
thereof, call a meeting of the County Executive Committee to hear the complain-
ant, the alleged offender and any other interested parties or witnesses. A two-
thirds vote of those members present and voting, as provided in Article II, Section
2, shall be necessary to remove a precinct officer or committee member. The de-
cision of the County Executive Committee shall be final.
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(2; If the complainant so desires, rather than the approach listed above, a
complaint setting 1 forth full details and duty verified shall be filed by the County
Chairman or by three active Democrats with the State Chairman who shall, upon
the approval of a majority of the other committee officers, and after giving five
days notice thereof, call a meeting of the Council of Review to hear the complain-
ant, the alleged offender and any other interested parties or witnesses. A majority
vote of those members of the Council of Review present and voting shall be neces-
sary to remove an officer or committee member. The decision of the Council of
Review shall be final.
(3) When a vacancy exists because of removal for cause, the vacancy shall
be filled by the remaining members of the Precinct Committee at a meeting called
by the County Chairman within thirty days after such removal for cause. Notice
of the filling of such vacancy shall be given to the County Chairman. The County
Chairman shall cause a detailed account of any removal and replacement to be
filed with the State Chairman.
ARTICLE II
COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS
Section 1. Composition of County Executive Committee : The officers of the
County Executive Committee; the Chairman and First Vice-Chairman of the
several Precinct Committees; the Presidents of the duly organized Democratic
Men's Clubs within the county; the Presidents of the duly organized Democratic
Women's Clubs within the county; the Presidents of the duly organized Young
Democratic Clubs within the county; the Presidents of the duly organized College
Federation Clubs within the county; and the Presidents of the duly organized
Teen Dem Clubs within the county shall compose the County Executive Committee.
The County Chairman shall determine what shall constitute a duly organized
Democratic Men's Club within a county and certify the name of the member who
is to represent such club on the County Executive Committee.
The President of the Democratic Women of North Carolina shall determine
what shall constitute a duly organized Democratic Women's Club within a county
and shall certify the name of the member who is to represent such club on the
County Executive Committee to the County Chairman.
The President of the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina shall de-
termine what shall constitute a duly organized Young Democratic Club and Col-
lege Federation Club within a county and shall certify the name of the member
who is to represent such club on the County Executive Committee to the County
Chairman.
The State Teen Dem Advisor shall determine what shall constitute a duly
organized Teen Dem Club within a county and shall certify the name of the mem-
ber who is to represent such club on the County Executive Committee to the
County Chairman.
Section 2. Voting on the County Executive Committee : Each officer of the
County Executive Committee shall be entitled to one vote.
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The several Precinct Chairmen and First Vice-Chairman shall be entitled as
members of the County Executive Committee to cast for their precinct one vote
for each fifty Democratic votes or major fraction thereof cast by their precinct for
Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election, provided that each Precinct
Chairman and First Vice-Chairman together shall be entitled to cast for their
precinct a minimum of one vote. In the event that the two members should dis-
agree on how their precinct's votes will be cast, then each member shall cast ex-
actly one-half of the votes which their precinct is entitled to cast. In the event
that only one precinct officer who is a member of the County Executive Committee
is present at a meeting of said committee and the other precinct officer who is a
member of the County Executive Committee has not designated a Democrat as his,
or her, alternate, in accord with Article IX, Section 3, who is present, then the
precinct officer who is present shall be entitled to cast only one-half of the votes
to which said precinct is entitled.
A properly certified member of a Democratic Men's Club, Democratic Wo-
men's Club, County Young Democratic Club, College Federation Club, and Teen
Dem Club, respectively shall be entitled to one vote subject to the provisions that
where there are two or more Democratic Men's Clubs organized within a county,
the properly certified members of the various clubs shall share one vote, with each
club having a portion of said vote in proportion to the ratio of its membership to
the total membership of the combined clubs. This same provision shall apply where
there are two or more Democratic Women's Clubs, two or more County Young
Democratic Clubs, two or more College Federation Clubs, or two or more Teen
Dem Clubs.
Section 3. Officers of the County Executive Committee: The County Execu-
tive Committee shall have as officers a Chairman, three Vice-Chairmen, a Secre-
tary and a Treasurer. The First Vice-Chairman must be of opposite sex to the
Chairman. If the Chairman and First Vice-Chairman are of the same race, the
Second Vice-Chairman must be of that race other than the race of the Chairman
and First Vice-Chairman, which constitutes at least twenty percent of the register-
ed Democratic voters in the county. The Third Vice-Chairman shall be thirty
years of age or under, if none of the other officers of the County Executive Com-
mittee are thirty years of age or under. Officers of a County Executive Commit-
tee shall be active Democrats residing within the county.
Each county that contains two or more municipalities of a population of more
than sixty thousand persons each shall have, in addition to the officers specified
above, one Vice-Chairman for each such municipality; provided, that the Vice-
Chairman so elected shall be a resident of such municipality and shall be elected
by the Precinct Chairman and First Vice-Chairman for the precincts constituting
such a municipality.
Should any precinct official be elected as an officer of the County Executive
Committee, he or she automatically vacates the precinct office. Should a Precinct
Chairman or First Vice-Chairman be elected as President of a Democratic Men's
Club, Democratic Women's Club, County Young Democratic Club, College Federa-
tion Club, or Teen Dem Club, some other member of said organization shall be
certified as the representative of that organization on the County Executive Com-
mittee.
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A person who has served as an officer of a County Executive Committee for
two full consecutive terms shall not be eligible for re-election to that particular
office, provided that after such office has been held by another individual (s) for
one full term such person shall be eligible for election to that office again. Time
served since the Party meetings held in the spring of 1968 shall be considered in
the enforcement of this provision.
If for any reason there should occur any vacancy in the Chairmanship of the
County Executive Committee, by death, resignation, or removal, the Vice-Chair-
men in their order of succession, and thereafter the Secretary, shall in such order
of succession, be vested with full authority and power of the Chairman until such
time as the County Executive Committee has met and duly elected a successor to
such Chairman.
If a County Chairman should be incapacitated then upon written notice to
such Chairmen signed by the remaining officers of the County Executive Commit-
tee, the Vice-Chairman in their order of succession, and thereafter the Secretary
and the Treasurer, shall in such order of succession, be vested with the full
authority and power of the Chairman until such time as the County Executive
Committee has met and duly elected a successor to such Chairman.
When the County Executive Committee is not in session, the officers of the
County Executive Committee shall act in the place of the County Executive Com-
mittee on all matters; unless this Plan of Organization states that action is to be
by the entire County Executive Committee.
Section 4. County Executive Committee Meetings: The County Chairman
shall issue a call for a meeting of the County Executive Committee periodically,
but not less than once annually. In addition to the other business specified in the
call, the said committee may adopt resolutions fixing a day, time, and place for the
holding of additional Precinct Committee meetings; and, may provide for precinct
meetings for the election of a Precinct Committee and precinct officers in any pre-
cinct created by the Board of Elections since the immediate preceding general
election, or in any precinct in said county which is not properly organized. Such
committee and officers shall serve until the subsequent biennial precinct meeting
fixed by this Plan of Organization. The call and resolutions herein above referred
to shall be posted at the courthouse door of the county and copies thereof shall be
sent as a news item to each news media published in the county. Any precinct
meeting provided for in this section shall be held more than two weeks before the
day fixed by this Plan of Organization for the biennial precinct meeting.
Section 5. Duties of County Officers: The duties of the County Executive
Committee officer., .hall be:
(1) The Chairman shall be responsible for the organization of the county of
political instruction classes for Precinct Committees, obtaining all materials neces-
sary for the proper performance of his, or her, duties and doing all other ^hings
necessary for the proper carrying out of the best interest of the Party.
The Chairman shall appoint a Publicity Chairman who shall have the duties
and responsibilities of disseminating information to registered Democrats of the
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county describing the qualifications and the procedures for selection of delegates
and officrs at all levels of the Democratic Party.
Thirty days prior to the biennial County Convention, the County Chairman
shall designate the exact place at which such convention is to be held. In addition,
the County Chairman shall perform such duties as are set forth in Article IV,
Section 6.
(2) The Vice-Chairman of the County Executive Committee shall have such
duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Chairman.
(3) The Secretary shall have the duty and responsibility of keeping all
records of the County Executive Committee, including attendance at all meetings,
of issuing all notices, preparing all correspondence, and any other duties that may
be assigned to him, or her, by the Chairman.
(4) The Treasurer shall have the duty of raising all money required for the
operation and activities of the Democratic Party, keep records of all money re-
ceived and expended in behalf of the Party and maintain a list of the name and
address of all donors. The Treasurer shall also submit any and all reports, as
required by the law, of the finances of the County Executive Committee.
Section 6. Board of Elections: The County Chairman shall, before submit-
ting to the State Chairman recommendations for the Democratic members of the
County Board of Elections in such county, call a meeting of the County Executive
Committee and submit such recommendations for the approval of the County Ex-
ecutive Committee and only when such recommendations are approved by a ma-
jority of the committee members present and voting as provided in Section 2 of
this Article, shall the same be submitted to the State Chairman by the County
Chairman. The time of such meeting of the respective County Executive Commit-
tees for the purpose of passing on such recommendations shall be fixed by the
State Chairman.
No member or officer of a County Executive Committee shall be eligible to
serve as a member of a County Board of Elections, nor as a Precinct Registrar,
or Judge of Elections.
No person, while acting as a member of a County Board of Elections, shall
serve as a state, district or county campaign manager or treasurer of any candi-
date in a primary election or as a chairman of any state, district or county political
organization.
SECTION 7. Rules: The County Executive Committee shall have power to
make any rules with regard to the holding of precinct meetings which it may deem
proper, not inconsistent with this Plan of Organization. It shall be the duty of the
County Executive Committee to notify the Precinct Chairman or person who is to
preside at the biennial precinct meeting of the date, time and place of the biennial
County Convention and the votes that each precinct is entitled to cast at the County
Convention; to prepare and furnish all forms and blanks needed in making the
returns from the precinct meetings and any reported challenges and appeals there-
from; and it shall have the power to raise the funds necessary to pay for the ex-
penses thereof.
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The County Secretary shall forward a copy of each precinct organization and
officers of the county organization to the State Chairman.
Section 8. Removal of County Officers: Any officer of the County Executive
Committee who gives support to, aids, or helps any opposing political Party or
candidate of any other political Party, or who refuses or fails to perform his, or
her, duties in organizing the county, or who is convicted of a crime involving moral
turpitude, shall be removed from office in the following manner:
(1) A complaint setting forth full details and duly verified shall be filed with
the State Chairman by three active Democrats in the county. The State Chair-
man shall, upon the approval of a majority of the other State Executive Commit-
tee elected officers, after giving five days notice thereof, call a meeting of the
Council of Review to hear the complainant, the alleged offender and any other in-
terested parties or witnesses. A majority vote of those members of the Council of
Review present and voting shall be necessary to remove a county officer. The de-
cision of the Council of Review shall be final.
(2) If, in the opinion of the State Chairman, a County Chairman or other
officer is disloyal or refuses to perform his or her duty, he or she shall, after the
approval of a majority of the other State Executive Committee elected officers,
file a complaint with the Chairman of the Council of Review outlining his or her
charges and after giving five days notice thereof, call a meeting of the Council of
Review to sit in executive session unless otherwise requested by the accused and
determine whether the county officer named in the complaint should be removed
from office. The officer can be represented by counsel if he or she desires. A ma-
jority vote of those members of the Council of Review present and voting shall be
necessary to remove a county officer. The decision of the Council of Review shall
be final.
ARTICLE III
SECTIONAL ORGANIZATION
Section 1. Congressional District Executive Committee: There shall be a
Congressional District Executive Committee for each Congressional District in
the state. It shall be composed of two members from each county in the district.
These members shall be elected at their respective biennial County Conventions.
These two members shall be entitled to cast for their county one vote for each
three hundred Democratic votes or major fraction thereof cast by their county for
Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. In the event that the two
members should disagree on how their county's votes will be cast, then each mem-
ber shall cast exactly one-half of the votes which their county is entitled to cast.
If only one representative of a county is present at a meeting of this committee
and the other member from that county on this committee has not designated a
Democrat as his or her alternate, in accord with Article IX, Section 3, who is
present, then such representative shall be entitled to cast all of the votes which
the county is entitled to cast.
Section 2. Judicial District Executive Committee : There shall be a Judicial
District Executive Committee for each Judicial District in the state. It shall be
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composed of two members from each county in the district. These members shall
be elected at their respective biennial County Conventions. These two members
shall be entitled to cast for their county one vote for each three hundred Demo-
cratic votes or major fraction thereof cast by their county for Governor at the last
preceding gubernatorial election. In the event that the two members should disa-
gree on how their county's votes will be cast, then each member shall cast exactly
one-half of the votes which their county is entitled to cast. This committee shall,
in addition to its other duties, perform such duties as may be imposed upon a
Solicitorial District Executive Committee by the General Statutes of North Caro-
lina and as would normally be performed by a Solicitorial District Executive
Committee. If only one representative of a county is present at a meeting of this
committee and the other member from that county has not designated a Demo-
crat as his or her alternate, in accord with Article IX, Section 3, who is present,
then such representative shall be entitled to cast all of the votes which the county
is entitled to cast.
Section 3. State Senatorial District Executive Committee: There shall be a
State Senatorial District Executive Committee for each State Senatorial District
in the state. It shall be composed of two members from each county in the district.
These members shall be elected at their respective biennial County Conventions.
These two members shall be entitled to cast for their county one vote for each
three hundred Democratic votes or major fraction thereof cast by their county for
Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. In the event that the two
members should disagree on how their county's votes will be cast, then each mem-
ber shall cast exactly one-half of the votes which their county is entitled to cast
If only one representative of a county is present at a meeting of this committee
and the other member from the county on this committee has not designated a
Democrat as his or her alternate, in accord with Article IX, Section 3, who is
present, then such representative shall be entitled to cast all of the votes which
the county is entitled to cast.
Section 4. House of Representatives District Executive Committee: There
shall be a House of Representatives District Executive Committee for each House
of Representatives District in the state. It shall be composed of two members
from each county in the district. These members shall be elected at their respec-
tive biennial County Conventions. These two members shall be entitled to cast for
their county one vote for each three hundred Democratic votes or major fraction
thereof cast by their county for the Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial
election. In the event that the two members should disagree on how their county's
votes will be cast, then each member shall cast exactly one-half of the votes which
their county is entitled to cast. If only one representative of a county is present
at a meeting of this committee and the other member from that county on this
committee has not designated a Democrat as his or her alternate, in accord with
Article IX, Section 3, who is present, then such representative shall be entitled to
cast all of the votes which the county is entitled to cast.
Section 5. Officers of District Executive Committees: It shall be the duty of
the State Chairman as soon as practical after the biennial County Conventions, to
appoint one member as Chairman and one member as Secretary of each of the Dis-
trict Executive Committees provided for in Sections 1-4 of this Article; provided,
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that the first order of business at the biennial Congressional District Convention
shall be the election of a Congressional District Chairman who shall preside at
said Congressional District Convention and serve as Chairman of the Congressional
District Executive Committee until the next biennial Congressional District Con-
vention. The State Chairman shall fill by appointment any vacancies in the Chair-
manship or Secretaryship of the various District Executive Committees. A person
appointed as Chairman of any District Executive Committee shall retain his or her
voting rights as a member of the particular District Executive Committee to which
he or she was elected.
Section 6. One County Districts: Should any Congressional, Judicial, Solici-
torial, State Senatorial or House of Representatives District be composed of only
one county then the County Executive Committee of said county shall be the Con-
gressional, Judicial, State Senatorial or House of Representatives District Execu-
tive Committee for the respective district.
Section 7. Removal of District Committee Officers and Members: Any officer
or member of a District Executive Committee who gives support to, aids or helps
any opposing political Party or candidate of any other political Party, or who re-
fuses or fails to perform his or her duties, or who is convicted of a crime involving
moral turpitude, shall be removed from office in the following manner:
(1) A complaint setting forth full details and duly verified shall be filed with
the State Chairman by three active Democrats in the district . The State Chairman
shall, upon the approval of a majority of the other State Executive Committee
elected officers, after giving five days notice thereof, call a meeting of the Council
of Review to hear the complainant, the alledged offender and any other interested
parties or witnesses. A majority vote of those members of the Council of Review
present and voting shall be necessary to remove an officer or member of a District
Executive Committee. The decision of the Council of Review shall be final.
(2) If, in the opinion of the State Chairman, an officer or member of a District
Executive Committee is disloyal or refuses to perform his or her duties, he or she
shall, after the approval of a majority of the other State Executive Committee
elected officers, file a complaint with the Chairman of the Council of Review out-
lining his or her charges and after giving five days notice thereof, call a meeting
of the Council of Review to sit in executive session unless otherwise requested by
the accused and determine whether the District Executive Committee officer or
member named in his complaint should be removed from office. The officer can be
represented by counsel if he or she desires. A majority vote of those members of
the Council of Review present and voting shall be necessary to remove a county
officer. The decision of the Council of Review shall be final.
ARTICLE IV
STATE ORGANIZATION
Section 1. State Executive Committee: The State Democratic Executive
Committee shall consist of its elected officers, appointed officers, ex-officio officers,
ex-officio members and a person or persons from each county in the State who
shall be elected at the County Convention held on even-numbered years. Each
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county is entitled to one member of the State Executive Committee for each three
thousand Democratic votes or major fraction thereof cast by that county for
Governor at the last preceeding gubernatorial election, provided, however, that
each county shall have at least one member. The County Chairman shall be the
member or one of the members elected from the county ; provided that in counties
which are entitled to only one member of the State Democratic Excutive Commit-
tee, the County Chairman may be the member elected from the county.
When the State Executive Committee is not in session, the elected, appointed,
and ex-officio officers of the State Executive Committee shall act in the place of the
State Executive Committee in all matters, except those requiring action by the en-
tire Executive Committee as stated by this Plan of Organization. The officers of the
State Executive Committee must meet at least once every three months upon call
of the State Chairman or upon request of a majority of the officers.
The term of office of the members of the State Executive Committee shall be
for two years and shall expire on the date set for the next succeeding biennial
County Convention following their election or when their successors shall be elect-
ed, whichever shall occur first.
Vacancies occurring on the State Executive Committee shall be filled by the
County Executive Committee of the county in which such vacancies exist. Within
sixty days following the creation of a vacancy, the County Chairman shall call a
meeting of the County Executive Committee to fill the vacancy. The meeting shall
be held not less than ten days following formal notice of said meeting.
Section 2. Elected Officers: In each odd-numbered year, the State Chairman
shall convene the State Executive Committee prior to March 1st for the purpose of
electing its officers. The State Executive Committee shall have as its elected
officers a Chairman, three Vice-Chairmen and a Secretary. The First Vice-Chair-
man must be of opposite sex to the Chairman. If the Chairman and First Vice-
Chairman are of the same race, the Second Vice-Chairman must be of that race,
other than the race of the Chairman and First Vice-Chairman, which constitutes
at least twenty percent of the registered Democratic voters in he State.
If for any reason there should occur a vacancy in the Chairmanship of the
State Executive Committee, the Vice-Chairman of the Committee in order of suc-
cession shall be vested with full authority and power of the Chairman until such
time as the State Executive Committee has met and duly elected a successor to
such Chairman.
Section 3. Appointed Officers: The Chairman of the State Executive Com-
mittee shall appoint a Chairman of Minority Affairs, a Treasurer and State Ad-
visor of the Teenage Democrats to serve at his or her pleasure.
Section 4. Ex-officio Officers: The President of the Democratic Women of
North Carolina and the President of the Young Democratic Clubs of North Caro-
lina shall serve as ex-officio officers of the State Executive Committee.
Section 5. Ex-officio Me?nbers: The other members of the Democratic Na-
tional Committee from North Carolina and the National Committeeman and Na-
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tional Committeewoman of the Young- Democratic Clubs shall be ex-officiu mem-
bers of the State Executive Committee.
SECTION 6. Voting on the State Executive Committee : All members of the
State Executive Committee whether elected, appointed or ex-officio shall be entitled
to one vote.
SECTION 7. Duties of the Chairman and Certai)i officers: (1) The Chair-
man shall be responsible for State Party organization and for doing all things
necessary in carrying out the best interest of the Party. He, or she, shall convene
the State Executive Committee at least annually, set dates of state-wide annual
meetings and conventions, appoint appropriate committees for carrying out neces-
sary activities of the Party, and obtain all materials necessary for the proper per-
formance of his, or her, duties.
(2) The Secretary shall have the duty and responsibility of having kept all
records of the State Executive Committee including attendance at all meetings,
having issued all notices, having all correspondence prepared, and carrying out any
other duties that may be assigned by the Chairman.
(3) The Treasurer shall have the duty of directing the raising and disbursing
of funds for the operation and activities of the State Democratic Party. He, or
she, shall have kept records of all money received and expended in behalf of the
Party and shall have prepared lists of all donors and shall have prepared all re-
ports as may be required by State or Federal regulations.
(4) The State Advisor of the Teenage Democrats shall have the duty of pro-
pagating Teen Dem Clubs throughout North Carolina and of providing guidance
and coordination for Teenage Democratic operations and activities.
Section 8. State Executive Director: A full time Executive Director shall be
selected by the elected officers of the State Executive Committee and shall be em-
ployed by contractual agreement. The performance and contract of the Executive
Director shall be subject to annual review by the elected officers. The Executive
Director shall serve without vote as an ex-officio member of the State Executive
Committee. The administrative staff of the State Democratic Headquarters shall
be employed by and under the supervision of the Executive Director.
Section 9. Call for Party Meetings: At least 10 days prior to any meeting of
the State Executive Committee notices shall be mailed stating date, time, place
and proposed agenda of such meeting.
Upon written receipt of petition from 40'/< of the State Executive Committee,
the State Chairman shall call a meeting of the full State Executive Committee
within thirty days.
Section 10. Order of Business of the State Executive Committee: Each year,
the State Chairman shall convene the State Executive Committee prior to March
1st. In the even-numbered years at such meeting of the State Executive Commit-
tee, it shall be the duty of the State Chairman to publicly announce and enter into
the proceedings of that meeting the following as the first order of business:
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(1) The exact day on which the precinct meetings are to be held in accordance
with Article I, Section 2.
(2) The exact date and time at which County Conventions are to be held in
accordance with Article V, Section 1.
(3) The exact date and time at which Congressional District Conventions are
to be held in accordance with Article VI, Section 1. In addition, the State Chair-
man shall designate the town or city in which such Conventions shall be held.
(4) The exact date, time and place at which the State Convention is to be held
in accordance with Article VI, Section 2.
(5) In promulgating the dates for County, District and State Conventions,
the State Chairman shall set the dates for such Conventions so as to provide a
reasonable time between all such meetings for the resolutions adopted by the
various Conventions to the Resolutions and Platform Committee of the State Con-
vention.
(6) The State Chairman shall announce the number of votes to which each
county is entitled at the biennial Congressional District Conventions and at the
biennial State Convention; the number of persons which each county shall elect as
members of the State Democratic Executive Committee; and the total number of
votes which the representatives of a county are entitled to cast as members of the
several District Executive Committees provided for in Article III.
(7) The State Party Chairman shall designate a temporary Chairman to
preside at the Congressional District Convention until such time as a Congres-
sional District Chairman is elected. It shall be the duty of said temporary Chair-
man to make arrangements for the holding of said District Convention.
(8) The financial statement and the proposed biennial budget shall be pre-
sented for approval.
Section 11. Notice of Party Meetings: Immediately after the adjournment
of the above mentioned meeting of the State Executive Committee, it shall be the
duty of the State Chairman to publish the proceedings of the same and it shall be
the duty of the State Secretary to notify, in writing, the several County Chair-
men of the date, time and places so fixed for the holding of precinct meetings and
Conventions; the number of delegates to which each county is entitled at District
and State Conventions; the number of members to which each county is entitled on
the State Executive Committee; and the total number of votes to which each
county is entitled on the several District Executive Committees.
Two weeks prior to the date set for the precinct meetings, the County Conven-
tion, the Congressional District Convention, and the State Convention, the State
Chairman shall disseminate by means of press release to all news media in the
State, the time, location (except for County Conventions) and function of each
meeting or Convention, and urge all active Democrats to participate. The County
Chairman shall disseminate similar information (including the locations for
County Conventions) to the news media within his county and shall post a copy
of the call forwarded to him by the State Secretary at the courthouse door of this
county. Four weeks prior to the date set for the Congressional District Conven-
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tion, the State Chairman shall disseminate by means of all news media in the
State the exact location (within the town or city previously designated) at which
such Convention shall be held. In addition to the procedures outlined above, the
State Chairman and the County Chairman shall use such other means and methods
as will insure full and timely knowledge of the functions and times of all Party
meetings.
Section 12. Audit Committee: The State Executive Council shall appoint a
committee of three persons whose duty it shall be to audit annually the financial
accounts and balances of the State Executive Committee.
Section 13. Removal of Elected Officers and Members of the State Executive
Committee: Any elected officer or member of the State Executive Committee who
gives support to, aids, or helps any opposing political Party or candidate of any
other political Party, or who refuses or fails to perform his or her duties, or who
is convicted of a crime involving moral turptude, shall be removed from office in
the following manner:
(1) State Chairman. Upon receipt of a petition of complaint setting forth
full details and duly verified from a majority of the State Executive Committee,
the First Vice-Chairman of the State Executive Committee shall, after giving five
days notice thereof, call a meeting of the Council of Review to hear the complain-
ant, the alleged offender and any other interested parties or witnesses. A majority
vote of those members of the Council of Review present and voting shall be neces-
sary to remove the State Chairman. The State Chairman can be represented by
counsel if he or she desires. The decision of the Council of Review may be appealed
to the State Convention.
(2) Other Elected Officers and Members of the State Executive Committee.
If, in the opinion of the State Chairman, a State Vice-Chairman, Secretary or
member of the State Executive Committee is disloyal or refuses to perform his or
her duty, the State Chairman shall, after the approval of a majority of the other
State Executive Committee elected officers, file a complaint with the Chairman of
the Council of Review outlining his or her charges and after giving five days
notice thereof, call a meeting of the Council of Review to sit in executive session
unless otherwise requested by the accused and determine whether the elected
officer or member of the State Executive Committee named in the complaint should
be removed from office. The officer can be represented by counsel if he or she de-
sires. A majority vote of those members of the Council of Review present and
voting shall be necessary to remove a county officer. The decision of the Council
of Review shall be final.
If three active Democrats in a county submit a written complaint over a mem-
ber of the State Executive Committee from their county, setting forth full details
and duly verified, the State Chairman shall, upon the approval of a majority of
the other State Executive Committee elected officers, after giving five days notice
thereof, call a meeting of the Council of Review to hear the complainant, the al-
leged offender and any other interested parties or witnesses. A majority vote of
those members of the Council of Review present and voting shall be necessary to
remove a member of the State Executive Committee. The decision of the Council
of Review shall be final.
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ARTICLE V
COUNTY CONVENTIONS
Section 1. Meeting and Function: Each county shall hold a biennial County
Convention each even-numbered year. This Convention shall be held from nine to
twenty-nine days following the date set by this Plan of Organization for the first
biennial precinct meeting. The State Chairman shall designate the date, and the
time of such Convention. The County Chairman shall thirty days prior to the date
such Convention is to be held, designate the exact place where such Convention is
to be held and the same shall be announced prior to the adjournment of the bien-
nial precinct meetings.
All County Conventions shall be called to order by the County Chairman, and
in his, or her, absence, by the Vice-Chairman or by one of the Vice-Chairmen in
order of succession and in his, or her, or their absence, by any member of the
County Executive Committee that may be present at the Convention, and in case
none of the foregoing persons shall be present, then by any delegate to the Conven-
tion; and he, or she, shall preside until a permanent Chairman is elected by the
Convention.
The biennial County Convention shall, from among the active Democrats of
the county, elect:
1. The officers of the County Executive Committee.
2. The members of the State Executive Committee, to which the county is en-
titled.
3. Delegates and alternates to the biennial Congressional District Convention
and to the biennial State Convention. The County Chairman shall notify in writing
within five days all persons elected as delegates and alternates.
4. Two members to each of the following: the Congressional District Execu-
tive Committee, the Judicial District Executive Committee, the State Senatorial
District Executive Committee, the House of Representatives District Executive
Committee, provided that a county that is not a part of a multi-county Congres-
sional, Judicial, Senatorial or House of Representatives District shall not elect
members to that particular District Executive Committee.
Section 2. Rules: (1) The County Chairman shall provide the Convention
with a sufficient number of secretaries or accountants, who shall reduce the votes
to decimals and tabulate the same, disregarding all fractions after second or
hundredths column.
(2) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Convention from making
nominations, holding elections and conducting business viva voce or by acclamation
where a vote by precincts is not demanded by 25% of the certified votes present.
(3) After a vote is cast, there shall be no change in such vote until after the
roll call is completed and before the final result of the ballot shall be announced by
the Chairman of the Convention.
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(4) It shall be the duty of the delegates from the several precincts to choose
one of their number as chairman, whose name shall be reported to the Chairman
of the Convention; and whose duty it shall be to cast the vote of his or her precinct
as directed, and the vote as announced by him or her shall be recorded unless some
delegate from that precinct shall challenge its accuracy, in which case it shall be
the duty of the Chairman of the Convention to cause the roll of delegates from
that precinct to be called upon which the vote of such precinct shall be tabulated
and recorded according to the response of the delegates ; but in no event shall the
vote of one precinct be challenged by a delegate from another precinct.
(5) The County Executive Committee shall have the power to make such
other rules and regulations for the holding of County Conventions not inconsistent
with this Plan of Organization, as may be deemed necessary or expedient.
Section 3. Voting: Each precinct sha'l be entitled to cast in the County
Convention one vote for every fifty Der.-.ocratic votes or major fraction thereof
cast by the precinct for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election ;
provided that every precinct shall be entitled to cast at least one vote at the
County Convention. The precinct delegates or alternates, or such of them as shall
attend the biennial County Convention, shall be entitled to vote the full strength
of their precinct upon all matters of business which may come before said Conven-
tion.
Section 4. Nomination Convention Where County Not Under Primary Law:
In all counties in which the selection of candidates for members of the General
Assembly and county and township offices is not provided for by the primary law,
nominations shall be made in the following manner:
(1) The County Executive Committee shall meet and set a time and place for
holding a County Convention for the nomination of candidates for the aforesaid
offices, and shall also set the time and places for holding the necessary preliminary
precinct meetings, and thereupon the County Chairman shall issue a call for the
precinct meetings and the County Convention, which call shall be sent to the pre-
cinct officials and published in such manner and form as directed by Article IV,
Section 11.
(2) At the meeting held in each precinct pursuant to said call, delegates and
alternates to represent the precinct at the County Convention shall be elected from
the active Democrats of the precinct; and said delegates or alternates, or such of
them as shall attend the County Convention, shall be entitled to vote the full
strength of their precinct in the nomination of candidates and upon all questions
which may come before the County Convention.
(3) Each precinct shall be entitled to cast at the County Convention one vote
for every fifty Democratic votes, or a major fraction thereof cast by the precinct
for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election; provided that every
precinct shall be entitled to cast at least one vote in the County Convention, and
each precinct may appoint as many delegates to said Convention as it may see fit,
not exceeding three delegates and three alternates for each vote to which said pre-
cinct may be entitled in the County Convention; provided that each precinct shall
elect at least one delegate for each vote to which it is entitled at the County Con-
vention.
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(4) The precinct meetings shall be presided over by the Precinct Chairman,
but in his or her absence, the Precinct Vice-Chairmen, in order of succession and
in the absence of both the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen, any member of the com-
mittee may preside. In the absence of any of the above, any active Democrat may
preside.
(5) The County Executive Committee shall have power to make any rules
with regard to holding precinct meetings which it may deem proper, not incon-
sistent with this Plan of Organization; it shall be the duty of said committee to
prepare and furnish all forms and blanks needed in making the returns from said
precinct meetings, and any reported challenges and appeals therefrom.
ARTICLE VI
DISTRICT, STATE AND NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
Section 1. Congressiorial District Conventions: A biennial Congressional
District Convention shall be held within the geographical boundaries of each Con-
gressional District each even-numbered year. It shall be composed of delegates
elected by the several biennial County Conventions. It shall be held from six to
twenty-nine days following the holding of biennial County Conventions. The State
Chairman shall designate the day, the time and the city or town in which such
Convention shall be held. Each county in a Congressional District shall be entitled
to cast at a Congressional District Convention one vote for every three hundred
Democratic votes or major fraction thereof cast in that county for Governor at
the last preceding gubernatorial election and to elect one delegate and one alter-
nate to said Convention for each vote it is entitled to cast; provided that each
County shall be entitled to cast at least one vote.
This Convention shall, from among the active Democrats of the district:
(1) As the first order of business, elect a Congressional District Chairman
in accord with Article III, Section 5.
(2) Elect one member of the biennial State Convention's Committee on Perm-
anent Organization, Rules and Order of Business.
(3) Elect one member of the biennial State Convention's Committee on Cre-
dentials and Appeals.
(4) Elect one member of the Council of Review.
(5) In each Presidential election year, elect from among the active Demo-
crats in the district the number of delegates first and then alternates to the Na-
tional Convention allotted to each Congressional District.
(6) In each Presidential election year, nominate one Presidential elector
from that Congressional District.
(7) Elect one member of the State Legislative Policy Committee.
(8) In each Presidential election year, elect one member of the Delegate Nomi-
nating Committee.
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Section 2. State Conventions: A biennial State Convention shall be held
each even-numbered year. It shall be held from six to twenty-nine days following
the date set by the State Chairman for the holding of the biennial Congressional
District Conventions. The State Chairman shall designate the day, the time and
the location of such Convention. The State Convention shall be composed of dele-
gates elected by the biennial County Conventions.
Each county in the State shall be entitled to cast at a State Convention one
vote for every three hundred Democratic votes or major fraction thereof cast in
that county for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election and to elect
one delegate and one alternate to said Convention for each vote it is entitled to
cast; provided that each county shall be entitled to cast at least one vote.
SECTION 3. Delegates to National Convention and Presidential Electors: (1)
Following the receipt of the "Call to the National Convention" issued by the Dem-
ocratic National Committee, the State CI. airman shall promulgate in accord with
the provisions of the Plan of Organization the number of votes to be cast by Na-
tional Convention delegates elected by each Congressional District Convention and
by the biennial State Convention, and the number of delegates and alternates to
be elected by each Congressional District Convention and by the State Convention
(including the number of votes or fractional votes that each delegate is entitled
to cast). The number of fractional votes to which the State is entitled shall be
allocated among the District Congressional Conventions and the State Convention
in proportion to the number of delegate votes allocated to said Convention.
At the Congressional District Convention and the State Convention at which
delegates to the National Convenion are to be elected, it shall be announced prior
to the election thereof which delegates to be elected are entitled to cast whole votes
and which delegates are entitled to cast fractional votes.
Alternates shall be apportioned and elected in the same manner as delegates.
The alternates to be elected at each Congressional District and the State Conven-
tion shall be designated as first alternate, second alternate, third alternate, etc.
The order designated shall be the order followed in filling vacancies in the dele-
gates elected at the respective Congressional District Conventions and at the
State Convention.
(2) The several biennial Congressional District Conventions during Presiden-
tial election years shall elect delegates to the National Convention who shall be
entitled to cast seventy-five percent of the votes which the State is entitled to cast
at the National Convention. The number of votes in which each Congressional
District shall be entitled to elect delegates to cast shall be determined as follows:
The percentage of the total vote that each Congressional District cast for the
Democratic Presidential nominee in the preceding Presidential election multiplied
by seventy-five percent of the votes which the State is entitled to cast at the Na-
tional Convention, the result of said multiplications being rounded off to the nearest
whole and an exact half shall be rounded off to the next highest whole, except that
the percentage of the total vote that each Congressional District cast lor the Dem-
cratic Presidential nominee in the preceding Presidential election shall be rounded
off to the nearest hundredth. Where the geographical composition of a Congres-
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sional District shall have been changed by the General Assembly following the
preceding Presidential election, then the percentage of total votes cast by each Con-
gressional District as hereinabove referred to shall be determined on the basis of
geographical composition of the Congressional District for the upcoming general
election.
The newly elected Congressional District Chairman shall be responsible for
reporting the list of National Convention delegates and alternates to the State
Chairman within five days after their election.
(3) The biennial State Convention shall elect from among the active Demo-
crats in the State delegates, one of whom shall be the Democratic Governor, and
alternates who shall be entitled to cast the remaining twenty-five percent of the
votes which the State is entitled to cast at a National Convention. There shall be
elected at each biennial Congressional District Convention during Presidential
election years one person to serve on a Delegate Nominating Committee. The
State Chairman shall serve as Chairman of this Committee but shall not be en-
titled to a vote on the Committee. It shall be the duty of this Committee to meet
at least five days prior to the biennial State Convention at the call of the State
Chairman and select a slate of delegates and alternates which they will nominate
at the State Convention to cast the votes hereinabove referred to. At the State
Convention, the Delegate Nominating Committee shall nominate persons to cast
the remaining twenty-five percent of the votes which the State is entitled to cast
at a National Convention. The report of the Committee is subject to an amend-
ment from the floor either as to one nominee, or several nominees. The biennial
State Convention shall be the final authority in the election of the delegates to cast
the votes hereinabove referred to.
(4) A vacancy in the position of alternate to the National Convention that
occurs after the Convention which elected said alternate adjourns, shall be filled
by alternates listed behind the said vacant position moving up one place, and a new
alternate shall be appointed by the Chairman of the National Convention delega-
tion. Where possible, vacancies in alternates elected at a District Convention
shall be filled by persons from said district.
(5) The delegates and alternates to the National Convention shall convene
promptly after their election at the call of the National Committeeman. The Dem-
ocratic Governor shall be Chairman of the delegation. Should the State not have a
Democratic Governor or should he be unable to serve as Chairman, the delegates
and alternates shall thereupon elect a Delegation Chairman and such other officer
as are required for participation in the National Convention. They shall also
name the National Committee representatives and fill such other position as shall
be established by the delegation or the Democratic National Committee. Persons
to fill any vacancies that may occur in the positions of National Committee repre-
sentatives between National Conventions shall be named by the officers of the State
Executive Committee.
(6) The State Convention shall confirm the nominations for Presidential
electors certified by the several districts and, in addition thereto, shall nominate
two Presidential electors at large.
Section 4. Rules: (1) The delegates or alternates, or such of them as shall
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attend a District or State Convention, shall be entitled to vote the full strength
of their county upon all questions, nominations or elections which may come before
the respective District or State Convention.
(2) In both District and State Conventions, after a vote is cast, there shall
be no change in such vote until after the roll call is completed and before the final
result of the ballot shall be announced by the Chairman of said Convention.
(3) The County Chairmen shall certify to the State Chairman and State
Secretary the list of delegates and alternates from their county to the District
and State Conventions.
(4) The State Secretary shall make up a roll of all delegates and alternates
from the several counties to the District and State Conventions and transmit the
same to the Chairman of the District and State Conventions.
(5) In District and State Conventions, an election or a nomination may be
made by any majority, even though it be a fraction of a vote.
(6) In all District and State Conventions, it shall be the duty of the delegates
from the several counties to choose one of their number chairman, whose name
shall be reported to the Chairman of such Convention, and whose duty it shall be
to cast the vote of his or her county as directed, and the vote as announced by him
or her shall be recorded unless some delegate from that county shall challenge its
accuracy, in which event it shall be the duty of the Chairman of the Convention to
cause the roll of delegates from that county to be called, upon which the vote of
such county shall be tabulated and recorded according to the response of its dele-
gates; but in no event shall the vote of one county be challenged by a delegate
from another county.
(7) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the District and State Conven-
tions from making nominations, hold elections and conducting business viva voce
or by acclamation where a vote of counties is not demanded by any delegate present.
ARTICLE VII
POLICY COMMITTEES
Section 1. Resolutions and Platform Committee: At the meeting of the
State Executive Committee referred to in Article IV, Section 5, the State Execu-
tive Committee shall elect one person from each Congressional District to the
Resolutions and Platform Committee of the biennial State Convention. In addi-
tion, the State Chairman shall appoint four members to said Committee.
The State Chairman shall designate from among the elected members of the
Committee a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman and a Secretary.
The Committee shall meet at the call of its Chairman. It shall prepare the
proposed platform of the Party for submission to the State Convention and shall
consider all resolutions addressed to the biennial State Convention. The Commit-
tee is encouraged to hold one or more public hearings and to invite testimony from
all citizens.
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Section 2. State Legislative Policy Committee : There is established the State
Legislative Policy Committee. It shall be composed of the Democratic Governor or
his, or her, representative (or the nominee), the Democratic Lieutenant Governor,
the Democratic Speaker of the State House of Representatives, the State Chair-
man, the several State Vice-Chairmen, the National Committee members, the
Chairman of the Democratic Caucus of the State Senate and State House of Rep-
resentatives, a member from each Congressional District elected at the biennial
Congressional District Convention and five persons appointed by the officers of the
State Executive Committee.
The State Chairman shall serve as Chairman of this Committee.
This Committee shall meet at least once monthly while the General Assembly
is in session and at other times upon the call of the Chairman.
This Committee shall formulate recommendations for state and national Dem-
ocratic legislative policy. It shall communicate to state and national legislators
grassroots sentiment on legislative issues. It shall assist in sponsoring public
forums throughout the State on state and national issues.
Section 3. County Issues Committees: Each County Chairman may appoint
"Issue Committees" of between five and fifteen members, and a Chairman of each
to serve until the succeeding County Convention.
The substantive concerns of these committees shall be determined and an-
nounced by the County Chairman who shall endeavor to make such committees
relevant to the concerns of citizens of his or her county.
Such committees shall solicit the views of citizens of the county and shall
formulate and adopt, by simple majority vote, resolutions and/or proposed legis-
lation for submission to the County Executive Committee.
The County Executive Committee shall meet at the call of its Chairman to
vote to endorse or not endorse such resolutions or proposals but shall in any event
pass a records of such proposals and their action to the Democratic State Head-
quarters for submission to the appropriate State Party Committees and to ap-
propriate local elected officials.
ARTICLE VIII
COUNCIL OF REVIEW
Section 1. Purpose: There is hereby established a Council of Review for the
purpose of hearing and rendering fair and impartial decisions on such disputes and
controversies which have arisen on which may hereafter arise wthin the Party
when the same are filed with said Council by the State Chairman, or by the State
Executive Committee, or when they are brought to the attention of the Chairman
of the Council of Review by an aggrieved Democrat.
Section 2. Composition: The Council of Review shall consist of one member
from each Congressional District who shall be elected by the biennial Congression-
al District Conventions, and two members at large to be appointed by the officers
of the State Executive Committee,
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Members of the Council of Review shall serve for a term of two years begin-
ning - January 1st following their election, provided that persons elected to the
Council of Review at the 1970 biennial Congressional District Conventions shall
take office immediately upon their election. The Council of Review shall elect from
among its membership a Chairman. The Chairman of the Council of Review shall
always be entitled to a vote.
Section 3. Rules and Decisions: A majority of the entire membership of the
Council of Review shall constitute a quorum. All decisions concurred in by a ma-
jority of the Council of Review present and voting shall be final and binding upon
all North Carolina Democratic Party meetings, conventions and officials, except
that any decision of the Council of Review may be appealed to the State Conven-
tion. The State Chairman is hereby directed to issue such further and supple-
mentary directives as may be necessary and proper to implement the decisions and
directives of this Council. The Council of Review is further empowered and di-
rected to adopt necessary and appropriate rules to assure that each dispute and
grievance is settled impartially, equitably and according to the rules of justice and
fairness.
Section 4. Rights Reserved: The State Executive Committee shall have the
right to remove from office any member of the Council of Review upon two-thirds
of said Committee present and voting being satisfied that the Council member has
been disloyal to the Party or guilty of any misconduct which is not in keeping with
his or her high position of honor in the Democratic Party.
Section 5. Vacancies: A vacancy in the membership of the Council of Review
shall be filled by the Congressional District Executive Committee of the Congres-
sional District in which such vacancy exists, provided that vacancies in members
at large shall be filled by the officers of the State Executive Committee.
Section 6. Notification : The Council of Review shall assume jurisdiction of
matters and disputes arising from any Party meeting or convention provided for
in this Plan of Organization, provided such dispute or grievance is brought to the
attention of the Chairman of the Council of Review within seventy-two hours after
such meeting or convention was convened or was to have been convened. Any
grievances not brought to the attention of the Chairman of the Council of Review
within the seventy-two hour period shall be deemed to have been waived. An ag-
grieved Democrat shall be deemed to have brought such to the attention of the
Chairman of the Council of Review if written notice was filed with or deposited in
the mail to the Chairman of the Council of Review, the State Chairman or State
Democratic Headquarters within the seventy-two hour period. Additionally, the
Council of Review is directed to assume jurisdiction of all matters and disputes
pending and hereafter brought to its attention by the State Chairman.
Section 7. Calls: Upon receipt of the grievance by the Council of Review, it
shall immediately notify the County Chairman of the county in which the aggriev-
ed party resides, of the nature of the grievance filed and the time and place that
the Council of Review will hear the matter.
Section 8. Exceptions: Nothing herein shall prevent preliminary adjudica-
tion of grievances by appropriate Credentials or Grievance Committees at the
county or district level, provided that the seventy-two hour notice period shall be-
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gin at the time of the decision by the said County or District Credentials or Griev-
ances Committee.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1. Committee Meetings: All committees shall meet at such times
and places as the Chairman of the respective committee may from time to time
appoint and designate in the call.
Section 2. Quorum: Forty percent of the entire membership of any commit-
tee shall constitute a quorum.
Section 3. Proxy Voting: (1) State Executive Committee. A member of the
State Executive Committee may designate an active Democrat who is a member of
the County Executive Committee or Precinct Committee from his, or her, county
to serve as his or her, alternate for a particular State Executive Committee meet-
ing by notifying the State Chairman, State Secretary or Executive Director of
such designation in writing prior to the call to order of any such meeting, pro-
vided, however, that no one person may serve as an alternate for more than one
member at any meeting and no member or alternate may be entitled to more than
one vote.
(2) District Executive Committees. A member of a District Executive Com-
mittee may designate an active Democrat who is a member of the County Executive
Committee or Precinct Committee from his, or her, county to serve as his, or her,
alternate for a particular District Executive Committee meeting by notifying the
committee chairman or committee secretary of such designation in writing prior
to the call to order of any such meeting provided, however, that no person may
serve as an alternate for more than one member at any meeting and no member
can also serve at the same meeting as an alternate.
(3) County Executive Committee. A member of the County Executive Com-
mittee may designate an active Democrat who is a member of his or her precinct
committee to serve as his, or her, alternate for a particular County Executive
Committee meeting by notifying the County Chairman or County Secretary of such
designation in writing prior to the call to order of any such meeting provided,
however, that no one person may serve as an alternate for more than one member
at any meeting and no member can also serve at the same meeting as an alternate.
Section 4. Vacancies: Vacancies occurring on any District or State Execu-
tive Committee shall be filled by the County Executive Committee of the county in
which such vacancies exist. Vacancies occurring in the elected officer positions of
the County and State Executive Committee shall be filled by the Executive Com-
mittee in which such vacancies exist. Within sixty days following notice of the
creation of a vacancy in the Office of Chairman of the State Executive Committee,
the person serving as State Chairman shall call a meeting of the State Executive
Committee to fill the vacancy. Vacancies occurring among the membership or in
any officer positions of any Precinct Committee shall be filled by the remaining
members of the Precinct Committee. Within thirty days following notice of the
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creation of a vacancy which is to be filled by a County Executive Committee or by
a Precinct Committee, the County Chairman shall call a meeting of such Commit-
tee to fill the vacancy.
Section 5. Candidacies in Primary: Any member of any Executive Commit-
tee — Precinct, County, District or State — or any officer thereof, who announces his,
or her, candidacy for an elective office in the Democratic primary shall resign im-
mediately, his or her, Party office and the vacancy shall be filled as hereinbefore
provided. Any officer of a County, District or State Executive Committee who
manages a campaign for a candidate in a Democratic primary shall resign im-
mediately his Party office and the vacancy shall be filled as provided for in the
Plan of Organization.
Section 6. Sub-Committees : All Executive Committees shall have the power
to appoint sub-committees or special committees for such purposes and with such
powers in their respective jurisdictions as may be deemed necessary or desirable.
Section 7. Filling Vacancies Among Candidates: Vacancies shall be filled
among candidates, and the selection of candidates shall be as prescribed by statute.
Section 8. Municipal Committee: In the nomination of candidates for muni-
cipal offices to be voted for in any town or city election, where the same is not con-
trolled by charter or legislative enactment, a Municipal Executive Committee may
be created for the purpose of facilitating the orderly selection of such candidates.
The Committee shall be composed of five active Democrats who are residents of
the municipality. This Committee shall be elected biennially at a meeting of all
members of the County Executive Committee who reside in the municipality, the
meeting to be called and presided over by the County Chairman. It shall be the
sole function of any Municipal Executive Committee created under the provisions
of this section to supervise and direct the selection of candidates for municipal
offices, and to that end, the Committee may formulate such rules and regulations as
may be deemed necessary or practical. Those persons present at the meeting
called by the County Chairman shall elect from the membership of the Municipal
Executive Committee a Chairman, three Vice-Chairmen and a Secretary-Treasurer.
All vacancies in membership shall be filled by the Municipal Executive Committee.
Section 9. Appeals: Unless a grievance has been filed with the Council of
Review, the right of appeal shall lie from any subordinate committee or conven-
tion to the committee or convention next superior thereto, and in all County, Dis-
trice or State Conventions, appeals shall first be referred to the Committee on
Credentials and Appeals, or a special committee provided by the Convention, and
the findings and reports of such committee had before action thereon by the Con-
vention.
Section 10. Reports: It shall be the duty of the County Executive Commit-
tees and their Chairman to make such reports and furnish such information to the
State Chairman and Chairman of the several District Committees as the said
State and District Chairmen may desire.
Section 11. ''Active Democrat" Defined: An "active Democrat" is defined to
mean a person who is registered to vote as a Democrat, and who, as a volunteer,
takes part in Party affairs, giving of his, or her, time and/or means to further the
interest and efforts of the Democratic Party.
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Section 12. Plan-vs-Laiv : In the several counties of the State where pri-
maries are provided for by law, whether optional or mandatory, the Plan of Or-
ganization shall nevertheless be followed in all matters not inconsistent with such
laws.
Section 13. General Rules: Procedural or parliamentary questions not spe-
cifically covered by this Plan or rules adopted pursuant to authority granted herein
shall be governed by the provisions of Robert's Rules of Order Revised.
Section 14. Unit Rule Abolished: The use of the unit rule is prohibited in
all activities and at all levels in the Democratic Party in North Carolina.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. Power to Amend: The State Executive Committee, shall at any
regularly called meeting duly held, have power to amend this Plan of Organization.
Any amendment adopted by the State Executive Committee including those
herein contained shall be effective immediately and remain in effect until and un-
less the same is repealed or amended by action of the next State Convention. All
amendments to this Plan of Organization must be approved by a two-thirds vote
of the members or delegates present and voting at the State Executive Committee
meeting or State Convention considering same.
The foregoing is the Plan of Organization of the Democratic Party in North
Carolina as adopted by the State Democratic Executive Committee at a meeting
held in the City of Raleigh on the 10th day of January, 1970, amended the third
day of April, 1970, and the 11th day of January, 1972, and the 11th day of May,
1974.
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COMMITTEES OF THE STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
(From list furnished by Executive Director,
State Democratic Executive Committee)
STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
1975
Democratic Party 179
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
1974
JUNE — 1974
STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FIRST DISTRICT
County Name Address
Beaufort W. M. Hodges Washington
Beaufort Mrs. Verona Cratch Washington
Bertie W. L. Cooke Windsor
Camden Mrs. Caroline Halstead South Mills
Carteret Edward S. Dixon (Bud) Morehead City
Carteret Hugh Salter Beaufort
Chowan George Byrum Edenton
Craven Jimmie L. Morris Vanceboro
Craven Joseph Thomas Vanceboro
Currituck Wilbur B. Woodhouse Harbinger
Dare Charles Fearing Manteo
Gates Philip P. Godwin Gatesville
Greene Mrs. Seroba A. Aiken Snow Hill
Hertford Thomas W. Hill, Sr Murfreesboro
Hyde Roger Spencer Swanquarter
Jones Robert Mattocks Maysville
Lenoir William F. Grice, Jr Kinston
Lenoir Thomas H. Morris Kinston
Lenoir Vernon H. Rochelle Kinston
Martin A. B. Ayers, Jr Williamston
Pamlico Sutton Venters Stonewall
Pasquotank Herbert Mullen Elizabeth City
Perquimans W. F. (Bill) Ainsley Hertford
Pitt Carl Darden Greenville
Pitt Mrs. Peggy Taylor Greenville
Pitt Marvin Speight, Jr Farmville
Pitt Henry Oglesby Grifton
Tyrrell F. J. White Columbia
Washington Robert W. Hutchins Plymouth
SECOND DISTRICT
County Name Address
Caswell Louis McGee Pelham
Edgecombe Mrs. Nina Fountain Tarboro
Edgecombe Dr. Moses A. Ray Tarboro
Edgecombe Clarence W. Wickham Tarboro
Franklin Mrs. Martha Speed Louisburg
Franklin Charles Davis Louisburg
Granville Daniel F. Finch Oxford
Granville Claude A. Renn Oxford
Halifax George A. Hux Enfield
Halifax Ernest D. Shearin Weldon
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Halifax Frank S. Pittman Scotland Neck
Nash Charlie Winberry Rocky Mount
Nash Mrs. Fred E. Turnage Rocky Mount
Nash John E. Davenport Nashville
Northampton T. G. Joyner Garysburg
Northampton Charles Slade, Jr Rich Square
Orange Mrs. Anne Barnes Chapel Hill
Orange Roger Foushee Chapel Hill
Orange Mrs. Armetta McPherson Hillsborough
Orange Hugh Wilson Hillsborough
Orange Miss Mae Belle McLendon Chapel Hill
Person Mrs. Ben W. Tillett Roxboro
Person Gordon P. Allen Roxboro
Vance John T. Church Henderson
Vance Robert S. Hight Henderson
Warren Walter J. Harris Warrenton
Wilson Douglas B. Whitley Wilson
Wilson Louis B. Meyer Wilson
Wilson Mrs. John Lewis Bass Wilson
THIRD DISTRICT
County Name Address
Bladen Rufus Britt Bladenboro
Duplin Gerald Carr Rose Hill
Duplin Dixon S. Hall Kenansville
Harnett Fred M. Byerly Dunn
Harnett Ronald Coats Coats
Johnston Cecil Massengill Four Oaks
Johnston J. T. Smith Clayton
Johnston Mrs. J. Don Johnson Benson
Lee Fletcher Harris Sanford
Onslow H. M. Ennett, Jr Sneeds Ferry
Onslow Roscoe Sandlin Jacksonville
Pender Dr. John T. Dees Burgaw
Sampson Larry Barnes Newton Grove
Sampson Stewart B. Warren Clinton
Wayne Phillip A. Baddour Goldsboro
Wayne W. Dortch Langston, Sr Goldsboro
Wayne Dr. 0. R. Stovall Goldsboro
FOURTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Chatham Ernest Brooks Siler City
Chatham Hubert Oakley Chapel Hill
Durham A. J. Howard Clement, III Durham
Durham Dr. Lavonia Allison Durham
Durham Wilbur Hobby Raleigh
Durham James Keenan Durham
Durham Mrs. Anne Kremer Durham
Durham John H. Wheeler Durham
Durham Larry Hinton Durham
Randolph Pete Oldham Asheboro
Randolph W. Clyde Lucas Asheboro
Randolph Joseph D. Ross, Jr. Asheboro
Wake W. G. Ransdell, Jr Raleigh
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Wake Mrs. Elizabeth Cofield Raleigh
Wake Robert W. Wynne III Raleigh
Wake Ms. Sandra Babb Raleigh
Wake Harold Webb Raleigh
Wake William R. Knight Raleigh
Wake James A. Shepard Raleigh
Wake Thomas L. Barringer Raleigh
Wake Mrs. David Bristol Cary
Wake Mrs. Mary Lou Ellis Holly Springs
Wake Mrs. Bill Moore Raleigh
Wake Mrs. Archibald Lynch Raleigh
FIFTH DISTRICT
Cotinty Name Address
Alleghany Jess Gentry Sparta
Ashe C. Frank Colvard Jefferson
Davidson Tommy Hedrick Southmont
Davidson B. E. Mendenhall, Jr Winston-Salem
Davidson Eddie Smith Lexington
Davidson Mrs. George Hundley East Thomasville
Forsyth Wayne A. Corpening Winston-Salem
Forsyth Kenneth R. Babb Winston-Salem
Forsyth James Armentrout Winston-Salem
Forsyth John K. Gallaher Winston-Salem
Forsyth Mrs. Velma Hopkins Winston-Salem
Forsyth William Z. Wood, Jr Winston-Salem
Forsyth James N. Ziglar, Jr Winston-Salem
Forsyth Miss Carol Sapp Winston-Salem
Forsyth Mrs. Barbara Moser Lewisville
Forsyth Mrs. Nancy Wooten Winston-Salem
Stokes Simpson Garner King
Stokes Mrs. B. M. Wright Germanton
Surry Carroll F. Gardner Mt. Airy
Surry Tom White Dobson
Wilkes Ed Rizoti Wilkesboro
Wilkes Harry Galifianakis N. Wilkesboro
SIXTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Alamance Wiley Wooten Burlington
Alamance Dr. Stephen B. Thomas Burlington
Alamance J. Fred Bowman Burlington
Alamance Mrs. W. Clary Holt Burlington
Guilford Mrs. Jane Patterson Greensboro
Guilford Mrs. Patricia Wingler Greensboro
Guilford Burleigh Webb, Sr Greensboro
Guilford David Clark Greensboro
Guilford Russell Clark Greensboro
Guilford Mrs. Arnold Nuckles Greensboro
Guilford Jim Mebane Greensboro
Guilford Mrs. Edward Washington Jamestown
Guilford Ms. Margaret Poisson Greensboro
Guilford Jack Caudill Greensboro
Guilford Mrs. Cora Robinson Greensboro
Guilford Frank Wyatt High Point
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Guilford Ms. Roxie Hobson Greensboro
Guilford Ms. Minnie Feaster Greensboro
Guilford Mr. Samuel Burford High Point
Rockingham Hugh P. Griffin, Jr Reidsville
Rockingham Richard Paschall Reidsville
Rockingham J. Hoyt Stultz, Jr Eden
SEVENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Brunswick Frank Kivett Long Beach
Columbus Brooks Stanley Whiteville
Columbus Roscoe Lennon Evergreen
Cumberland John Beasley Fayetteville
Cumberland Mrs. Mary Grace Hair Fayetteville
Cumberland Mrs. Mae Rudd Williams Fayetteville
Cumberland Mrs. Jeanette Council Fayetteville
Cumberland Anthony E. Rand Fayetteville
Cumberland Edgar V. Edens, III Fayetteville
Hoke David Currie Red Springs
New Hanover Herbert McKim Wilmington
New Hanover Henry C. Bost Wilmington
New Hanover Leo Shepard Wilmington
New Hanover Garland Garrett, Jr Wilmington
Rob:son W. D. Buffaloe Lumberton
Robeson Mrs. Betty Williamson Lumberton
Robsson John Willie Oxendine Lumberton
Robeson Joy J. Johnson Fairmont
EIGHTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Anson F. O'Neil Jones Wadesboro
Cabarrus Frank McCray Kannapolis
Cabarrus Mrs. Arthur Thomas Concord
Cabarrus C. C. Griffin Concord
Davie Dr. Ramey Kemp Mocksville
Montgomery Russell Hollers Candor
Moore J. E. Causey Lakeview
Moore W. Lamont Brown Southern Pines
Richmond Hugh Lee Rockingham
Richmond Mrs. Miriam Taylor Hamlet
Rowan John Erwin Ramsay Salisbury
Rowan Herman F. Beaver Salisbury
Rowan Fred Corriher, Jr Landis
Rowan Ms. Pat Evans Salisbury
Scotland Jim Ollis Laurinburg
Stanly G. A. (Jake) Rudisill Badin
Stanly G. T. Rabe, Jr Albemarle
Union William D. Mclnnis Monroe
Union Joe Ross Monroe
Union Mrs. Carolyn Gaddy Wingate
Yadkin Dale W. Thomasson Hamptonville
NINTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Iredell i saac t. Avery Statesville
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Iredell Mrs. Frances L. Murdock Troutman
Iredell William R. Pope Mooresville
Lincoln David Clark Iron Station
Lincoln Clark Parker Lincolnton
Mecklenburg David Kelly Charlotte
Mecklenburg Mrs. Rebecca S. Taylor Charlotte
Mecklenburg Charlie Williams, III Charlotte
Mecklenburg Mrs. Willie A. Smith Charlotte
Mecklenburg Ms. Johnnie Purtee Charlotte
Mecklenburg John Plumides Charlotte
Mecklenburg Herman Moore Matthews
Mecklenburg H. Edward Knox Charlotte
Mecklenburg Miss Anne King Charlotte
Mecklenburg Cloyd Goodrum, Jr Charlotte
Mecklenburg Miss Jackie Frost Charlotte
Mecklenburg F. M. Dawkins Charlotte
Mecklenburg Miss Betty Chafin Charlotte
Mecklenburg Miss Barbara Brenizer Charlotte
Mecklenburg Mrs. Linda Ashendorf Charlotte
TENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Alexander Fred Brown Stony Point
Burke J. D. Baker Morganton
Burke Claude Sitton .Morganton
Burke James M. Beck Morganton
Caldwell Ted West Lenoir
Caldwell Harold Bolick Lenoir
Catawba Mrs. W. H. Hall (Margaret) Hickory
Catawba Charles J. Travis Hickory
Catawba James O. Icenhour Hickory
Catawba T. Dale Johnson Vale
Cleveland Fred F. Harrell Shelby
Cleveland Cameron Ware Kings Mountain
Cleveland Buck Lattimore Cary
Gaston Max L. Childers Mt. Holly
Gaston Gloria B. Musard Gastonia
Gaston Jerry R. Baker Stanley
Gaston Jerry R. Crisp Dallas
Gaston Charles W. Robinson Belmont
Watauga Ralph Besheare Boone
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Avery Joe H. Perry Banner Elk
Buncombe F. Piercy Carter Asheville
Buncombe Max 0. Cogburn Asheville
Buncombe Claude DeBruhl Asheville
Buncombe Mrs. Nona McDonnold Asheville
Buncombe Gary D. Moffitt Asheville
Buncombe Mrs. M. R. (Francelle) Poston Asheville
Buncombe Hugh B. Stevens Asheville
Cherokee Jim Wood Andrews
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Clay Vernon Martin Hayesville
Graham C. P. Sawyers Robbinsville
Haywood Charles Beall Clyde
Haywood Thomas Garrett Waynesville
Henderson Harley Stepp Hendersonville
Henderson Mrs. Ruth Semaschko Hendersonville
Jackson Sal Nerboso CullowheG
McDowell John M. Gilkey Marion
Macon Dolan Bates Franklin
Madison Zeno Ponder Marshall
Mitchell Lewis Turbyfill Bakersville
Polk Geoffry Tennant Tryon
Rutherford Lee Powers Lake Lure
Rutherford Charles D. Owens Forest City
Swain Mrs. R. V. Jenkins Bryson City
Transylvania Mrs. Molly C. Wilmot Pisgah Forest
Yancey Harlon Holcombe Burnsville
SENATORIAL DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
1974
FIRST DISTRICT
County Name Address
Beaufort Frank Bonner Aurora
Beaufort Mrs. Axson Smith Belhaven
Bertie James Gilliam Windsor
Bertie C. B. Griffin Lewiston
Camden Eddie Bell Belcross
Camden Mrs. Thalia Jones South Mills
Chowan Mrs. B. W. Evans Rt. 1, Edenton
Chowan John A. Mitchener, Jr Edenton
Currituck Waldon Carter Coinjock
Currituck W. W. Garvis Moyock
Dare Sharon Ludwick Hatteras
Dare John Ochs Frisco
Gates Alton Briscoe Gates
Gates G. P. Kittrell, Jr Corapeake
Hertford Donald Craft
Hertford Mrs. Harry Evans
Hyde J. V. Berry Fairfield
Hyde Bill Smithwick Belhaven
Northampton Marshall Grant Rt. 1, Garysburg
Northampton Jasper Jones Gaston
Pasquotank Charles C. Shaw, Jr.
Pasquotank Dr. William W. Hoffler
Perquimans
Perquimans
Tyrrell
Tyrrell
Washington
Washington
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second district
County Name Address
Carteret Ronald Earl Mason Beaufort
Carteret Mather Slaughter Rt. 1, Swansboro
Craven Mrs. Margaret Wethington Rt. 3, New Bern
Craven Dr. Sidney Barnwell New Bern
Pamlico Mrs. Mildred Buck Reelsboro
Pamlico Mrs. Ros Blanche Brinson Arapahoe
THIRD DISTRICT
County Name Address
Onslow
Onslow
FOURTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
New Hanover
New Hanover
Pender C. R. Dillard Willard
Pender James T. Nelson Hampstead
FIFTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Duplin J. C. Page Warsaw
Duplin C. A. Precythe Fairson
Jones C. B. Chadwick, Jr Pollocksville
Jones James Wynn Pollocksville
Lenoir Thomas Salter Kinston
Lenoir Mrs. Edith Gintis Kinston
SIXTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Edgecombe Frank R. Brown Tarboro
Edgecombe Ms. Lucille Powell Rocky Mountain
Halifax T. Carlton Quails Hollister
Halifax Richard B. Allsbrook Roanoke Rapids
Martin Jack Sharpe Robersonville
Martin Noah Jones Oak City
Pitt Thomas D. McCaskill RFD 1, Greenville
Pitt John B. Lewis, Jr Farmville
SEVENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Franklin N. E. Faulkner Rt. 2, Louisburg
Franklin Mrs. Robert Newcome, Jr Rt. 1, Spring Hope
Nash
Nash
Vance Rev. L. B. Russel
Vance E. Brooks Harris
Warren W. L. Fuller Rt. 2, Warrenton
Warren Sam Powell Rt. 3, Warrenton
Wilson Frank E. Emory Wilson
Wilson J. Norwood Whitley, Jr Rt. 2, Stantonsburg
EIGHTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Gre ene Jimmie Lee Jones Rt. 1, Snow Hill
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Greene . Joe Edwards Rt. 1, Hookerton
Wayne J. B. Davis Goldsboro
Wayne William P. Kemp Goldsboro
NINTH DISTRICT
Comity Name Address
Johnston Jack Austin Four Oaks
Johnston Woodrow Atkinson Smithneld
Sampson John N. Lockamy Rt. 1, Clinton
Sampson Dale Johnson Clinton
TENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Cumberland
Cumberland
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Bladen James R. Melvin Elizabethtown
Bladen Ardell Currit RFD 1, Clarkton
Brunswick James R. Prevatte Southport
Brunswick Rubsin Sloan Rt. 2, Leland
Columbus J. B. Evans Fair Bluff
Columbus Mrs. Hubert Norris Tabor City
TWELFTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Hoke N. L. McFadyen Raeford
Hoke Mary Lindsey Raeford
Robeson
Robeson
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Durham Mrs. Chris Greene Durham
Durham William Hancock Durham
Granville Ed Rogers Oxford
Granville Wills Hancock Oxford
Person Miss Pattie Harrison Roxboro
Person Mrs. Avie Lester Rt. 2, Roxboro
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Harnett
Harnett
Lee George Jackson Broadway
Lee Sion H. Kelly Broadway
Wake James Stamey Raleigh
Wake Jack Smith Rt. 7, Raleigh
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Alleghany Tarn Gambill Rt. 3, Sparta
Alleghany Sam Halsey Sparta
Ashe
Ashe
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Caswell Crawford Hooks Rt. 1, Pelham
Caswell Roy Blackwell Rt. 2, Elon College
Rockingham Vernon Cardwell Madison
Rockingham William C. Stokes Reidsville
Stokes Clarence Carter King
Stokes Buddy Dunlap Rt. 1, Walnut Cove
Surry Bud Cameron Rt. 7, Mt. Airy
Surry Franklin Miller Elkin
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Chatham R. Edward McLaurin, Jr Rt. 3, Siler City
Chatham T. Fleet Baldwin Siler City
Moore Joseph Monroe Eagle Springs
Moore Archie McLeod Carthage
Orange James Riddle Chapel Hill
Orange Robert Phillips Chapel Hill
Randolph Adams W. Beck Asheboro
Randolph Charles Casper Asheboro
SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Anson Fred M. Mills, Jr Wadesboro
Anson John Rennick Wadesboro
Montgomery T. R. Tedder Candor
Montgomery J. T. Allen Biscoe
Richmond A. G. Maske
Richmond Charles B. Deane, Jr.
Scotland Charles Wentz, Sr Laurinburg
Scotland Mrs. Anne Williams Laurinburg
Stanly Wayne Mabry Albemarle
Stanly Dewey Fesperman Albemarle
Union Nancy Brantley
Union Claude Eubanks
EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Alamance
Alamance
NINETEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Guilford
Guilford
TWENTIETH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Forsyth
Forsyth
TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT
County Name Address
Davidson Ted Royster, Jr Lexington
Davidson Hubert Leonard Thomasville
Davie William Ijames Mocksville
Davie Dr. Ramey F. Kemp Mocksville
Rowan W. F. Brinkley
Rowan Mary Frances Leach China Grove
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twenty-second district
County Name Address
Cabarrus Mrs. Lloyd Morgan Concord
Cabarrus J. Carlyle Rutledge Kannapolis
Mecklenburg Edward Overman Charlotte
Mecklenburg Mrs. Betty Jo Hamrick Charlotte
TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT
County Name Address
Alexander Richard Gwaltney Taylorsville
Alexander Leo Warren Rt. 2, Hiddenite
Catawba Clarence Fox, Jr Conover
Catawba Elsie Combs Hickory
Iredell Mrs. Adrian Dobson Rt. 2, Statesville
Iredell Johnny Miller Mooresville
Yadkin H. B. Shore Rt. 2, E. Bend
Yadkin Mrs. H. B. Shore Rt. 2, E. Bend
TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT
County Name Addrcs3
Avery Douglas Coffey Linville
Avery James E. Sudderth Montezuma
Burke Miss Barbara Wall Rt. 12, Morganton
Burke Mrs. Peggy Stamper Morganton
Caldwell
Caldwell
Mitchell Albert Canipe Spruce Pine
Mitchell Mrs. A. N. Fuller Spruce Pine
Wilkes George B. Collins
Wilkes T. G. Foster
Watauga Dan Williams Vilas
Watauga Richard Mast Valle Crucis
TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT
County Xante Address
Cleveland Beth Cline Holland
Cleveland C. L. Brantley
Gaston John M. Eaker Cherryville
Gaston James C. Ramsey Bessemer City
Lincoln Mr. Harry Ritchie
Lincoln Mrs. Albin Taylor
Rutherford Freida Callison Forest City
Rutherford Tommy Baldwin Mooresboro
TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Buncombe Bob Turner Asheville
Buncombe Matthew Becoate Asheville
Madison Robert L. Edwards Mars Hill
Madison Brown Amnions Mars Hill
McDowell Mrs. Janet Norton Old Fort
McDowell Penn Hunter Marion
Yancey C. Wintz Mcintosh Rt. 3, Burnsville
Yancey Wade Holloway Rt. 4, Burnsville
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twenty-seventh district
County Name Address
Cherokee John Snow Murphy
Cherokee John Carringer Murphy
Clay Bobby Hogsed
Clay Mable Kitchens
Graham Mrs. Booth Crisp, Jr Robbinsville
Graham Leon Cable Fontana Dam
Haywood ...Harry Edward Waynesville
Haywood Mike Carpenter Clyde
Henderson Joseph Schatz Hendersonville
Henderson Mayor B. A. Whitmire Hendersonville
Jackson Mrs. Frances Detiz Rt. 3, Sylva
Jackson Lloyd Leopard Glenville
Macon Charles Browning
Macon Dennis Sanders Rt. 7, Franklin
Polk John Rhodes Saluda
Polk Walden Thompson Columbus
Swain O'Neal Muse Bryson City
Swain Dr. Harold L. Bacon Bryson City
Transylvania Dr. Marvins Wells Brevard
Transylvania Mrs. Ruby Bonnell Brevard
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
1974
FIRST DISTRICT
County Name Address
Camden T. F. Leary Belcross
Camden Mrs. Geneva Forehand Shiloh
Chowan Earl Jones Edenton
Chowan John G. Wood Edenton
Currituck Tommy Moore Moyock
Currituck Hubert Lee Waterfield Powell's Point
Dare Russell Ochs Buxton
Dare Sylvia Logan Wanchese
Pasquotank W. Leslie Thompson
Pasquotank Mrs. Lillian Sugg
Perquimans
Perquimans
Tyrrell
Tyrrell
Washington
Washington
SECOND DISTRICT
County Name Address
Beaufort Standi Lilly, Sr Washington
Beaufort Louis Randolph Washington
Hyde Albert Ebron Swan Quarter
Hyde Hubert Rhyn Ponzer
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THIRD DISTRICT
County Name Address
Craven Mrs. Betty Gillikin Bridgeton
Craven John Peterson New Bern
Jones James Barbee Star Route, Maysville
Jones Mike Mallard Rt. 2, Trenton
Lenoir W. B. Taylor Rt. 5, Kinston
Lenoir W. E. Davis Kinston
Pamlico George Brinson Arapahoe
Pamlico Paul Delamar Oriental
FOURTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Carteret Mrs. Irene Hamilton Sea Level
Carteret Mrs. Arthur Mattox Broad Creek
Onslow
Onslow
FIFTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Bertie Mrs. Emma Johnson Aulander
Bertie Carlton Gillam Windsor
Gates J. C. Saunders Sunbury
Gates
Hertford Irvin Shores
Hertford R. M. Parker
Northampton Jasper Eley Jackson
Northampton Felton Turner Jackson
SIXTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Halifax Frank S. Pittman Scotland Neck
Halifax James R. Twisdale, Jr Rt. 2, Halifax
Martin Clarence Biggs Williamston
Martin J. A. Everett Palmyra
SEVENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Edgecombe Lawrence Gulley RFD 2, Tarboro
Edgecombe Rev. George Dudley Rocky Mount
Nash
Nash
Wilson Mrs. Marie Jones Wilson
Wilson Preston Harrell Saratoga
EIGHTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Greene Herman Beaman Rt. 1, Snow Hill
Greene Wilton Rowe Rt. 3, Snow Hill
Pitt Mrs. Evelyn Boyette Greenville
Pitt George W. King Ayden
NINTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Wayne
Wayne
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TENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Duplin „
Duplin
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Brunswick Louis Stanley Shallotte
Brunswick A. D. McLamb Shallotte
Pender Carroll Hamilton Atkinson
Pender Arthur Wooten Maple Hill
TWELFTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
New Hanover
New Hanover
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Caswell R. Lee Farmer Yanceyville
Caswell Elwood Clayton Rt. 1, Ruffin
Granville Mrs. Helen Amis Rt. 3, Oxford
Granville Claude Allen Rt. 1, Creedmoor
Person Mrs. Madeline Eaker Rt. 2, Woodsdale
Person Mrs. Lois Winstead Roxboro
Vance Mrs. Beatrice Brame Henderson
Vance George T. Dickie Henderson
Warren Frederick Williams Rt. 3, Warrenton
Warren Mrs. Eva Clayton Ebony
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Franklin James D. Speed Rt. 6, Louisburg
Franklin Mrs. Evelyn Horton Rt. 2, Zebulon
Johnston Bobby S. Godwin Clayton
Johnston Andy Holland Smithfield
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Wake
Wake
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Durham
Durham
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seventeenth district
County Name Address
Chatham Mrs. Isabelle Sirls Rt. 2, Bear Creek
Chatham John Snipes Siler City
Orange Gerry Cohen Chapel Hill
Orange George Spransy Chapel Hill
EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Harnett
Harnett
Lee Johnny Miller Rt. 9, Sanford
Lee H. C. Moretz Rt. 8, Sanford
NINETEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Bladen Billie R. Fisher Bladenboro
Bladen Braxton Edge RFD 5, Fayetteville
Columbus D. Frank McGougan Tabor City
Columbus Taft Turbeville Clarendon
Sampson Albert Herring Newton Grove
Sampson Billy Ray Satterfield Rt. 1, Clinton
TWENTIETH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Cumberland
Cumberland
TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT
County Name Address
Hoke W. T. McAllister Rt. 1, Raeford
Hoke Wyatt Upchurch Raeford
Robeson
Robeson
Scotland Willie C. Thomas Laurinburg
Scotland Charlotte Gibson Laurinburg
TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT
County Name Address
Alamance Eldridge Love Rt. 3, Mebane
Alamance Ms. Lizzie Terry Burlington
Rockingham A. D. Folger, Jr Madison
Rockingham Robert McAllister RFD 1, Ruffin
TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT
County Name Address
Guilford
Guilford
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twenty-fourth district
County Name Address
Randolph Dare Oldham Asheboro
Randolph T. R. Hendrix
TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Moore
Moore
TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Anson Eddie Lee Rt. 2, Polkton
Anson H. Hampton Martin Wadesboro
Montgomery J. Paul Wallace Troy
Montgomery H. Page McAulay Candor
TWENTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Richmond
Richmond
TWENTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Alleghany P. C. Collins Laurel Springs
Alleghany Floyd Reeves Rt. 2, Sparta
Ashe
Ashe
Stokes Kodell Shelton Westfield
Stokes Aaron Tilley Danbury
Surry Mrs. Julia Holthouser Elkin
Surry Mrs. Doris Fawcett Mt. Airy
Watauga Mrs. Julia Holthouser Elkin
Watauga Mrs. Doris Fawcett Mt. Airy
TWENTY-NINTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Forsyth
Forsyth
THIRTIETH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Davidson George Hundley Thomasville
Davidson Wayne Shoaf RFD 5, Lexington
Davie William Ijames Mocksville
Davie Dr. Ramey F. Kemp Mocksville
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thirty-first district
County Name Address
Rowan
Rowan
THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT
County Name Addrest
Stanly
Stanly
THIRTY-THIRD DISTRICT
County Name Address
Cabarrus Broadus Jones Concord
Cabarrus Brice J. Willeford, Jr Kannapolis
Union E. L. Belton
Union Joe McCollum
THIRTY-FOURTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Caldwell
Caldwell
Wilkes Rex Mathis
Wilkes Mrs. Gale McNeil
Yadkin Harold Brown Yadkinville
Yadkin Wiley Shore Rt. 1, Yadkinville
THIRTY-FIFTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Alexander Luther Dyson Taylorsville
Alexander Gary Rector Stoney Point
Iredell Robert N. Randall Mooresville
Iredell Mrs. Chester Middlesworth Statesville
THIRTY-SIXTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg
THIRTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Catawba A. D. Sawyer Hickory
Catawba Elsie Combs Hickory
THIRTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Gaston Helen R. Marvin Gaston
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Gaston Gene Carson Gastonia
Lincoln Jerry McMurray
Lincoln Mrs. Betty Gamble
THIRTY-NINTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Avery Douglas Coffey Linville
Avery George W. Nesbitt Elk Park
Burke Gordon Boger Rt. 1, Morganton
Burke James Warlick Rt. 7, Morganton
Mitchell B. M. Slagle Rt. 1, Bakersville
Mitchell Mrs. Emma Fortner Rt. 3, Bakersville
FORTIETH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Cleveland J. B. Brackett
Cleveland Mrs. Elva Gheen
Polk Shorty McDonald Tryon
Polk Joe Miller Rt. 2, Mill Spring
Rutherford Betram Flack Rutherfordton
Rutherford Spaniel Nero Rutherfordton
FORTY-FIRST DISTRICT
County Name Address
McDowell Roy Burgin Old Fort
McDowell Mrs. Ruth Lackey Lambeth Marion
Yancey
Yancey
FORTY-SECOND DISTRICT
County Name Address
Henderson
Henderson
FORTY-THIRD DISTRICT
County Name Address
Buncombe Harold DeBruhl Asheville
Buncombe Bobby Robinson Asheville
Transylvania F. L. McCall Pisgah Forest
Transylvania Otto Alexander Brevard
FORTY-FOURTH DISTRICT
County Name*- Address
Haywood Alvin McKinnish Clyde
Haywood Stan Henry Waynesville
Jackson Rev. Riley Covin Sylva
Jackson Dr. Cecil Brooks Cullowhee
Madison Jack Payne Rt. 5, Marshall
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Madison Lorado T. Ponder Rt. 1, Marshall
Swain Gene Weeks Bryson City
Swain Avery Bowers, Jr Rt. 2, Bryson City
FORTY-FIFTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Cherokee Ed Brumby Murphy
Cherokee John Boring Andrews
Clay R. L. McGlamery
Clay Allen Ledford
Graham Herve Coby Robbinsville
Graham Walt Jenkins Rt. 2, Robbinsville
Macon Odis Welch Franklin
Macon Bob Sloan Franklin
JUDICIAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
1974
FIRST DISTRICT
County Name Address
Camden Mrs. Evelyn Upton Camden
Camden Mr. James Whitehurst South Mills
Chowan D. F. Walker Edenton
Chowan W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr Edenton
Currituck William Brumsey Currituck
Currituck Wilton Walker Currituck
Dare Frank Cahoon Manteo
Dare Margaret Davis Kitty Hawk
Gates Isaac A. Battle Gatesville
Gates Roger Boone Gatesville
Pasquotank N. Elton Aydlett Elizabeth City
Pasquotank W. H. Jones, Jr.
Perquimans
Perquimans
SECOND DISTRICT
County Name Address
Beaufort L. H. Ross Washington
Beaufort Ashley B. Futrell Washington
Hyde Mrs. Joe Simmon Fairfield
Hyde William Cockran Swan Quarter
Martin Edgar J. Gurganus Williamston
Martin Mrs. Eugene Rogers Williamston
Tyrrell
Tyrrell
Washington
Washington
THIRD DISTRICT
County Name Address
Carteret Mr. Bill Barker Wildwood
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Carteret Mr. Harvey Hamilton Morehead City
Craven Dan Martin New Bern
Craven Hunt Baxter New Bern
Pamlico Tom Spencer Bayboro
Pamlico J. W. Bond Oriental
Pitt A. Louis Singleton Greenville
Pitt Charles J. Cain Greenville
FOURTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Duplin W. E. Craft Kenansville
Duplin Graham A. Phillips, Jr Wallace
Jones B. L. Parker Trenton
Jones Hoyle Miller Trenton
Onslow
Onslow
Sampson Jeff D. Johnson, III Clinton
Sampson Mrs. Ellen Tart Clinton
FIFTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
New Hanover
New Hanover
Pender Bennie Frank Williams Currie
Pender James B. Hayes Rocky Mount
SIXTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Bertie John R. Jenkins, Jr Aulander
Bertie Jack Williford Windsor
Halifax
Halifax
Hertford Thomas L. Jones
Hertford Robert Jenkins
Northampton Bruce Johnson Conway
Northampton James C. Boone Rt. 1, Rich Square
SEVENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Edgecombe W. 0. Warner Rocky Mount
Edgecombe M. L. Cromartie Tarboro
Nash
Nash
Wilson L. H. Gibbons Wilson
Wilson Vincent B. Thomas Wilson
EIGHTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Greene LeRoy Whitfield Hookerton
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Greene Mrs. Martha D. Taylor Snow Hill
Lenoir Mrs. Eddie Kornegay Kinston
Lenoir Mr. Edwin L. Williams, Jr Rt. 3, Kinston
Wayne C. Branson Vickory Mt. Olive
Wayne . John H. Kerr, III Goldsboro
NINTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Franklin Mr. Gene Mullen Bunn
Franklin Mr. James Smith Rt. 3, Louisburg
Granville C. W. Allen, Jr Oxford
Granville Sam Currin, III Oxford
Person Mrs. Lenzie Blackwell Roxboro
Person James Ramsey Roxboro
Vance D. L. Minis
Vance Miss Esther Bullock
Warren Julius Banzet, III Warrenton
Warren James Groom Manson
TENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Wake
Wake
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Harnett
Harnett
Johnston E. Craig Jones Selma
Johnston James C. Woodard Selma
Lee Dick Hoyle Sanford
Lee J. C. Pittman Rt. 9, Sanford
TWELFTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Cumberland Derb S. Carter Fayetteville
Cumberland ..Arthur L. Lane Fayetteville
Hoke Joe Dupree Raeford
Hoke R. Palmer Willcox Raeford
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT
County Nam,- Address
Bladen Carl C. Campbell Elizabethtown
Bladen G. W. Howard RFD, Garland
Brunswick A. E. Fullford Supply
Brunswick James M. Harper, Jr Southport
Columbus Clemmons Jacobs Riegelwood
Columbus Ross M. Williams Tabor City
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fourteenth district
County Name Address
Durham
Durham
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Alamance Jack Spencer Burlington
Alamance Mrs. Doe Weston Burlington
Chatham Gordon W. Herring Siler City
Chatham Rev. C. W. Samuels Moncure
Orange Elizabeth Petersen Chapel Hill
Orange Barry Winston Chapel Hill
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Robeson
Robeson
Scotland James W. Mason Laurinburg
Scotland Jennings G. King Laurinburg
SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Caswell Phil Allen Rt. 1, Prospect Hill
Caswell C. L. Pemberton Yanceyville
Rockingham Allen H. Gwyn, Jr Redisville
Rockingham S. J. Webster, Jr Madison
Stokes Franklin Sams Pinnacle
Stokes William Marshall, Jr Walnut Cove
Surry Frank Comer Dobson
Surry Hugh Merritt Mt. Airy
EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Guilford
Guilford
NINETEENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Cabarrus Ronnie A. Pruett Concord
Cabarrus Mrs. James Moser Kannapolis
Montgomery Charles H. Dorsett Mt. Gilead
Montgomery Charles M. Johnson Biscoe
Randolph Don Miller High Point
Randolph Archie Smith Asheboro
Rowan Catherine Carr Cleveland
Rowan Glenn Ketner, Jr Salisbury
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twentieth district
County Name Addres*
Anson Henry T. Drake Wadesboro
Anson A. Paul Kitchin Wadesboro
Moore E. D. Brogden Southern Pines
Moore M. G. Boyette, Sr Carthage
Richmond John T. Page, Jr.
Richmond Norman Gibson
Stanly Charles Brown Albemarle
Stanly Vann Smith Albemarle
Union Mrs. Jimmy Stegall Marshville
Union Olin Niven Waxhaw
TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT
County Name Address
Forsyth
Forsyth
TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT
County Name Address
Alexander Johnny Lackey Taylorsville
Alexander S. W. Bennett Taylorsville
Davidson Mrs. Phyllis Penry Lexington
Davidson Jim E. Lambeth, Jr Thomasville
Davie William Ijames Mocksville
Davie Dr. Ramey F. Kemp Mocksville
Iredell John R. McLaughlin Statesville
Iredell Mrs. Marsha Cornelius Mooresville
TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT
County Name Address
Alleghany Glenn Busic Sparta
Alleghany Woodrow Estep Sparta
Ashe
Ashe
Wilkes John Willardson
Wilkes E. James Moore
Yadkin Wade M. Hobson East Bend
Yadkin Richard N. Randleman Yadkinville
TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Avery .Mrs. O. L. Stroupe Crossnore
Avery 0. L. Stroupe Crossnore
Madison Jackie Ball Rt. 5, Marshall
Madison Olive Whitt Marshall
Mitchell Richard Dobbins Spruce Pine
Mitchell Mrs. Zona Peterson Rt. 1, Relief
Watauga John Terrell Rt. 1, Boone
Watauga Lavola Carender Rt. 2, Banner Elk
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Yancey Mark Bennett, Jr Burnsville
Yancey I. C. Clevenger Burnsville
TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Burke Gary Triggs Morganton
Burke Ted Largent Morganton
Caldwell
Caldwell
Catawba Donald Greene Hickory
Catawba Jeff Mackie Rt. 8, Hickory
TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Mecklenburg Mrs. Stan Brennan Charlotte
Mecklenburg Mrs. John C. Brown Charlotte
TWENTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Cleveland Reverend M. L. Campbell
Cleveland Robert Yelton
Gaston Ben Lamm Gastonia
Gaston P. W. Bailey Belmont
Lincoln Hamp Childs, Jr.
Lincoln Arnold Tarr
TWENTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Buncombe
Buncombe
TWENTY-NINTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Henderson Robert Deutsch Hendersonville
Henderson Edmund Walker Hendersonville
McDowell June J. Crouch Nebo
McDowell Robert Jarrett, Jr Marion
Polk William H. Miller Tryon
Polk Thurston Arledge Tryon
Rutherford Hollis Owens, Jr Rutherfordton
Rutherford Hugh McBrayer Rt. 1, Forest City
Transylvania Jack Hudson Brevard
Transylvania Gayle Ramsey Brevard
THIRTIETH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Cherokee W. T. Brown Murphy
Cherokee George Postell Rt. 2, Murphy
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Clay Norman McCray
Clay Lucille Curtis
Graham Ray Carver Tapoco
Graham Ray Phillips Robbinsville
Haywood Ted Wells Canton
Haywood Robert Hyatt Rt. 1, Waynesville
Jackson R. Phillips Haire Sylva
Jackson Grady Leopard Glenville
Macon Charles Nichols Franklin
Macon Ligon Cresswell Highlands
Swain George Davis Bryson City
Swain Stedman Hinds Bryson City
N. C. STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
COUNTY CHAIRMEN — 1974
County Name Address
Alamance Wiley P. Wooten Burlington
Alexander Glenn Watts Taylorsville
Alleghany George Finney Sparta
Anson F. O'Neil Jones Wadesboro
Ashe Bernard Goss West Jefferson
Avery Joe H. Perry Banner Elk
Beaufort W. M. Hodges Washington
Bertie W. L. Cooke Windsor
Bladen David K. Clark Elizabethtown
Brunswick Mrs. Naomi Henry Winnabow
Buncombe Hugh B. Stevens Asheville
Burke J. D. Baker Morganton
Cabarrus Frank McCray Kannapolis
Caldwell Ted West Lenoir
Camden George W. Johnson South Mills
Carteret Edward S. Dixon Morehead City
Caswell Louis McGee Rt. 1, Pelham
Catawba Charles J. Travis Hickory
Chatham Ernest Brooks Siler City
Cherokee L. L. Mason, Jr Murphy
Chowan George Byrum Edenton
Clay Aaron Martin Hayesville
Cleveland Fred F. Harrell Shelby
Columbus Brooks Stanley Whiteville
Craven Jimmie L. Morris Vanceboro
Cumberland John P. Beasley Fayetteville
Currituck John Wright, Jr Jarvisburg
Dare Charles Fearing Manteo
Davidson Jim Mock Lexington
Davie Dr. Ramey Kemp Mocksville
Duplin Gerald Carr Rose Hill
Durham A. J. H. Clement, III Durham
Edgecombe Mrs. Nina Fountain Rt. 2, Tarboro
Forsyth Wayne Corpening Winston-Salem
Franklin Mrs. Martha Speed Rt. 3, Louisburg
Gaston Max L. Childers Mt. Holly
Gates Curtis Powell Corapeake
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County Name Address
Graham Gary Steppe Robbinsville
Granville Daniel F. Finch Oxford
Greene Mrs. Seroba A. Aiken Snow Hill
Guilford Mrs. Jane Patterson Greensboro
Halifax George A. Hux Enfield
Harnett Ronald Coats Coats
Haywood Charles Beall Rt. 2, Clyde
Henderson W. Harley Stepp Hendersonville
Hertford R. G. Whitley Como
Hoke Sam C. Morris Raeford
Hyde Roger Spencer „ Swanquarter
Iredell Isaac T. Avery Statesville
Jackson Paul E. Cowan, Jr Sylva
Johnston Mrs. J. Don Johnson Rt. 2, Benson
Jones Robert Mattocks Maysville
Lee Ralph Monger, Jr Sanford
Lenoir Thomas H. Morris Kinston
Lincoln Clark Parker Lincolnton
Macon Rolan Bates Franklin
Madison Zeno Ponder Marshall
Martin A. B. Ayers, Jr Rt. 4, Williamston
McDowell Ernest J. House, Jr Marion
Mecklenburg Harvey Diamond Charlotte
Mitchell Rex 0. Wilson Spruce Pine
Montgomery Benton T. Haithcock Mt. Gilead
Moore J. E. Causey Lakeview
Nash Charlie Winberry Rocky Mount
New Hanover Herbert McKim Wilmington
Northampton T. G. Joyner Garysburg
Onslow H. M. Ennett, Jr Sneeds Ferry
Orange Mrs. Ann Barnes Chapel Hill
Pamlico Sutton Venters Stonewall
Pasquotank Herbert Mullen Elizabeth City
Pender Dr. John T. Dees Burgaw
Perquimans Joe Newell Rt. 1, Belvidere
Person Mrs. Ben W. Tillett Roxboro
Pitt Henry Oglesby „ Grifton
Polk David Preston Tryon
Randolph Pete Oldham Asheboro
Richmond Hugh Lee Rockingham
Robeson W. D. Buffaloe Lumberton
Rockingham Hugh P. Griffin, Jr Reidsville
Rowan John Erwin Ramsay Salisbury
Rutherford Charles D. Owens Forest City
Sampson Larry Barnes Rt. 2, Newton Grove
Scotland Jim Ollis Laurinburg
Stanly G. A. Rudisill Badin
Stokes Simpson Garner King
Surry Carroll Gardner Dobson
Swain R. V. Jennings Bryson City
Transylvania Mrs. Molly C. Wilmot Pisgah Forest
Tyrrell George G. Owens Columbia
Union William D. Mclnnis Monroe
Vance John T. Church Henderson
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Wake W. G. Ransdell Raleigh
Warren William E. Terry Warrenton
Washington Robert W. Hutchins Plymouth
Watauga John West Rt. 1, Sugar Grove
Wayne Phillip Baddour, Jr Goldsboro
Wilkes Ed Rizoti Rt. 2, Wilkesboro
Wilson
Yadkin Dale W. Thomasson Hamptonville
Yancey Clyde Mcintosh Rt. 1, Burnsville
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Chapter Three
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM
1974
[This office has been advised by personnel in the North Carolina Republican
Party headquarters in Raleigh that no party platform was adopted at its 1974
State Convention due to the time consumed with the election of their state chair-
man.]
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PLAN OF ORGANIZATION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
OF NORTH CAROLINA
(STATE REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION)
PREAMBLE
We, the members of the Republican Party of North Carolina, dedicated to
the sound principles fostered by that Party, conscious of our civic responsibilities
and rights, firm in our determination to give our strength to preserving the
American principle that government ought and must be of all the people, by all
the people, and for all the people do, for the purpose of uniting and co-ordinating
our efforts for maximum power and efficiency, herewith establish this instrument,
The Plan of Organization of the Republican Party of North Carolina.
ARTICLE I
MEMBERSHIP
Members
All citizens of North Carolina who are registered Republicans are members
of the Republican Party of North Carolina and shall have the right to participate
in the official affairs of the Republican Party in accordance with these rules. All
reference herein to delegates, alternates, officers, and members shall, in all cases,
mean persons identified and registered with the Republican Party in the precinct
of their residence.
ARTICLE II
PRECINCT MEETINGS
I. Biennial Precinct Meetings
A. In every odd-numbered year, the County Chairman shall call precinct
meetings within the dates designated by the State Central Committee,
after giving ten (10) days' written notice of the timee and place of hold-
ing same to each Precinct Chairman, and after giving one week's notice
of such meeting in a newspaper of general circulation within the County.
Failure of the County Chairman to act in compliance with the provision
above shall be cause for any registered Republican within the precinct to
call said precinct meeting by notice in a newspaper of general circulation
within the County. Every Republican registered within the precinct, in
attendance, shall be entitled to cast one vote.
B. Biennial precinct meetings shall elect a Precinct Committee of five or
more voters, one of whom shall be elected as Chairman and one as Vice
Chairman (of the opposite sex), and one as Secretary. Members of the
Precinct Committee shall hold their places for two years or until their
successors are chosen. Precinct meetings shall elect one delegate and one
alternate to the County Convention, plus one additional delegate and
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alternate for every fifty (50) votes, or major fraction thereof, cast for
the Republican candidate for Governor in the last General Election.
C. The Chairman and Secretary of each Precinct shall certify election of
officers, committee members, and delegates and alternates to the County
Convention, on forms stipulated by the State Central Committee and
furnished by the County Chairman. Complete Credentials shall be in the
hands of the County Secretary by the deadline set by the County Chair-
man.
II. Presidential Election Year Precinct Meetings
A. In each precinct in every Presidential Election year, the County Chair-
man shall call precinct meetings within the dates designated by the State
Central Committee after giving ten (10) days' written notice of the time
and place of holding same to each Precinct Chairman, and after giving
one week's notice of such meeting in a newspaper of general circulation
within the County. Failure of the County Chairman to act in compliance
with this provision shall be cause for any registered Republican within
the precinct to call said precinct meeting by notice in a newspaper of
general circulation within the County. Every Republican registered
within the precinct, in attendance, shall be entitled to cast one vote.
B. Presidential Election Year Precinct Meetings shall elect one delegate
and one alternate to the Presidential Election Year County Convention,
plus one additional delegate and alternate for every fifty (50) votes, or
major fraction thereof, cast for the Republican Candidate for Governor
in the last General Election. No organizational changes shall take place
except as provided in this section.
C. The Chairman and Secretary of each precinct shall certify election of
delegates and alternates to the Presidential Election Year County Con-
vention, on forms stipulated by the State Central Committee and furnish-
ed by the County Chairman. Complete credentials shall be in the hands
of the County Secretary by the deadline set by the County Chairman.
III. Other Precinct Meetings
A. Other meetings of the Precinct general membership may be held at such
time as shall be designated by the Chairman of the Precinct Committee
after giving five (5) days' notice of such meeting; or upon similar call
of one-third of the members of the Precinct Committee, or ten (10)
members of the general precinct membership. There shall be no proxy
voting.
B. In the event a Precinct fails to properly organize or the Precinct Chair-
man fails to act, the County Executive Committee shall direct the County
Chairman to appoint a Temporary Precinct Chairman to serve until a
general membership meeting can be called and a new Chairman elected.
The County Chairman shall call such a meeting within thirty (30) days
after appointment of the Temporary Chairman.
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ARTICLE III
PRECINCT COMMITTEE
I. Duties of Committee
The Precinct Committee shall cooperate with the County Executive Commit-
tee in all elections and Party activities; provide the County Chairman with a
list of Party members within the precinct suitable for appointment as regis-
trar, election judge, markers, counters, and watchers at the polls; and promote
the objectives of the Party within the Precinct.
II. Duties of Officers
The Chairman of the Precinct Committee, with the advice and consent of the
Precinct Committee, shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Party
within his precinct, shall preside at all meetings of the precinct, and shall
perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Precinct Committee
or the County Executive Committee. The Vice Chairman shall function as
Chairman in the absence of the Chairman. The Secretary shall keep all min-
utes and records, and shall maintain a list of registered Republican voters and
workers within the Precinct.
III. Meetings
Meetings of the Precinct Committee may be held at such times as shall be
designated by the Chairman of the Precinct Committee after giving five (5)
days' notice of such meetings; or upon similar call of one-third of the mem-
bers of the Precinct Committee. There shall be no proxy voting.
IV. Vacancies and Removals
A. In case of death, resignation, discontinuance of residency within the pre-
cinct, removal of any officers or members of the Precinct Committee, or
other vacancy, the resulting vacancy shall be filled by the remaining mem-
bers of the Precinct Committee.
B. Any member of the Precinct Committee may be removed by a two-third
vote of the Precinct Committee after being furnished with notice of the
charges against him, signed by not less than one-third of the members of
the Committee and allowing him twenty (20) days to appear and defend
himself; provided further that said cause for removal shall be confined
to gross inefficiency, Party disloyalty, or failure to comply with the
County or State Party Plans of Organization. Such removal may be ap-
pealed to the County Executive Committee, within twenty (20) days, and
their decision shall be final.
ARTICLE IV
COUNTY CONVENTION
I. Biennial Conventions
A. A County Convention shall be called in every odd-numbered year, by the
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Chairman of the County Executive Committee, at the County seat, within
the dates set by the State Central Committee, after giving fifteen (15)
days' notice thereof to all Precinct Chairmen and County Executive Com-
mittee members, and after giving fifteen (15) days' notice of such Con-
vention in a newspaper of general circulation within the County. The
delegates and alternates elected at the biennial precinct meetings, unless
successfully challenged, shall sit as delegates and alternates at the County
Convention.
B. Convention Action
1. Plan of Organization
The County Convention shall adopt a County Plan of Organization
not inconsistent with this State Plan of Organization, a current copy
of which shall be on file at County Headquarters and at State Head-
quarters.
2. Elections
a. The County Convention shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman
(of the opposite sex), a Secretary, a Treasurer, and such other
officers as may be deemed necessary, who shall serve for a term
of two years or until their successors are elected.
b. Elect a County Executive Committee of five (5) or more voters,
in addition to the County officers, who shall hold their places for
a term of two years or until their successors are elected. Nomina-
tions may be made by the biennial precinct meetings for member-
ship on the County Executive Committee.
c. In accordance with the County Plan of Organization, elect one
delegate and one alternate to the Congressional District and State
Conventions, plus one additional delegate and alternate for every
200 votes, or major fraction thereof, cast for the Republican can-
didate for Governor in the last General Election in said County.
Each County shall further elect one delegate and alternate for
each Republican elected to the State Legislature and to public
office on the state or national level from said County in preceding
election.
C. Credentials
The Chairman and Secretary of the County Executive Committee shall
certify the election of officers, committee members, delegates and alter-
nates to the District and State Conventions, on forms furnished by the
State Central Committee. Completed Credentials shall be in the hands
of the Congressional District Secretary and the State Headquarters by
the deadline set by the State Chairman. Credentials received shall be con-
sidered official for mailing purposes only.
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II. Presidential Election Year County Convention
A. A County Convention shall be called in every Presidential Election year
by the Chairman of the County Executive Committee, at the County seat,
within the dates set by the State General Committee, after giving fifteen
(15) days' notice thereof to all precinct chairmen and County Executive
Committee members, and after giving fifteen (15) days' notice of such
Convention in a newspaper of general circulation within the County.
The delegates and alternates elected at the Presidential Election Year
Precinct Meetings, unless successfully challenged, shall sit as delegates
and alternates in the County Convention.
B. The Presidential Election Year County Convention shall elect one dele-
gate and one alternate to the Congressional District and State Conven-
tions, plus one additional delegate and alternate for every 200 votes, or
major fraction thereof, cast for the Republican candidate for Governor
in the last General Election in said County. Each County shall further
elect one delegate and one alternate for each Republican elected to the
State Legislature and to public office on the state or national level from
said County in the preceding election. No organizational changes shall
take place except as provided in this section.
C. The Chairman and Secretary of the County Executive Committee shall
certify election of delegates and alternates to the Presidential Election
Year District and State Convention, on forms furnished by the State
Central Committee. Completed Credentials shall be in the hands of the
Congressional District Secretary and the State Headquarters by the
deadline set by the State Chairman. Credentials received shall be con-
sidered official for mailing purposes only.
ARTICLE V
COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
I. Membership
The County Executive Committee shall consist of the County Officers and
other persons elected by the County Convention (in accordance with ARTICLE
IV, and the County Finance Chairman).
II. Powers and Duties
The County Executive Committee shall cooperate with the District and State
Committees in all elections and Party activities; shall encourage qualified
candidates to office within the County ; adopt a budget ; and shall have active
management of Party affairs within the County. It shall appoint a Finance
Chairman and a Finance Committee of not less than three members, an Audit-
ing Committee of not less than three members, and may appoint such other
Committees as may be deemed necessary. The County Chairman shall be an
ex-officio member of all committees indicated in this paragraph. Prior to the
Biennial State Convention, the County Executive Committee shall elect one
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man and one woman to each of the Judicial, Solicitorial, Senatorial, and Legis-
lative District Committees (where applicable). Notification of election shall
be made to the Chairman of the County within the respective District having
the largest population.
III. Meetings
The County Executive Committee shall meet at least twice a year upon call
of the County Chairman after giving ten (10) days' notice to all members;
or upon similar call of one-third of the members of the Committee. One-third
of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
There shall be no proxy voting.
V. Duties of Officers
The Chairman of the County Executive Committee, with the advice and con-
consent of the County Executive Committee, shall have general supervision of
the affairs of the Party within his County. He shall issue the call for Biennial
Precinct Meetings and Presidential Election Year Precinct Meetings, the
County Convention, the Presidential Election Year County Convention, and
Executive Committee meetings, and shall preside at all the meetings of the
County Executive Committee. He shall make quarterly reports on the status
of the Party within his County to the District Chairman, on forms furnished
by the State Central Committee. He shall be responsible for the creation and
maintenance of a Republican organization in every precinct within his County.
He shall obtain and preserve a list of all registered Republicans within the
County and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the
County, District or State Committee.
The Vice Chairman shall function as Chairman in the absence of the Chair-
man and shall have such other duties as may be prescribed by the County
Executive Committee.
The Secretary shall keep all minutes and records and shall maintain a roster
of all precinct officers and Executive Committee Members. Such record shall
be available, upon request to any registered Republican within the County.
The Secretary shall furnish to the Congressional District Chairman and to
State Headquarters up-to-date lists of all Precinct Chairmen. The Treasurer
shall receive and disburse all funds for Party expenditures pursuant to au-
thority duly given by the County Executive Committee and will make a
financial report to all County Executive Committee meetings.
V. Vacancies and Removals
A. In case of death, resignation, discontinuance of residency within the
County, removal of any officer or member of the County Executive Com-
mittee, or other vacancy, the resulting vacancy shall be filled by the
County Executive Committee.
B. Any officer or member of the County Executive Committee may be re-
moved by a two-thirds vote of the Committee after being furnished with
notice of the charges against him, signed by not less than one-third of the
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members of the Committee and allowing him thirty (30) days to appear
and defend himself; provided further that said cause for removal shall
be confined to gross inefficiency, Party disloyalty, or failure to act in
compliance with the County or State Plans of Organization. Such re-
moval may be appealed, within twenty (20) days to the Congressional
District Chairman and members of the State Executive Committee with-
in the District, and their decision shall be final.
ARTICLE VI
COUNTY FINANCE AND AUDITING COMMITTEES
I. Finance Committee
The County Finance Committee shall be composed of the County Finance
Chairman, the County Chairman, the County Treasurer, and not less than
three persons appointed by the County Executive Committee. They shall co-
operate with the Congressional District and State Finance Committees and
shall have active management of fund-raising efforts within the County.
II. Auditing Committee
The Auditing Committee shall conduct a yearly audit of the financial records
of the County and report such audit to the County Executive Committee for
approval.
ARTICLE VII
JUDICIAL, SENATORIAL, AND LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
I. Membership
A. In one-County District, the County Executive Committee shall serve as
the District Committee.
B. In those Districts encompassing more than one county, membership shall
consist of those persons elected under ARTICLE V (II) of this Plan,
plus all members of the State Executive Committee within the District.
II. Election of Officers
At some time preceding the State Convention, the District Committees shall
meet at a time and place designated by a member of the Committee stipulated
by the County Chairman from that County within the District having the
largest population and shall elect, from among their membership, a Chair-
man and such other officers as may be deemed necessary. The officers shall
have such duties as may be prescribed by the State Executive Committee. The
Chairman shall report to the State Chairman names of elected officers.
III. Powers and Duties of Committees
A. The Judicial District Committee shall encourage qualified candidates for
Solicitor, District Judge, and Superior Court Judge and shall assist and
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cooperate with the County and State Executive Committees in all cam-
paigns.
B. The Senatorial District Committee shall encourage qualified candidates
for State Senator and shall assist and cooperate with the County and
State Executive Committee in all campaigns.
C. The Legislative District Committee shall encourage qualified candidates
for the State House of Representatives and shall assist and cooperate
with the County and State Executive Committees in all campaigns.
D. Committees herein elected shall serve as the appropriate District Execu-
tive Committee as they are referred to in North Carolina G.S. 163-114.
ARTICLE VIII
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CONVENTIONS
/. Biennial Convention
A. A Congressional District Convention shall be called in every odd-num-
bered year by the Chairman of the Congressional District Committee,
within the dates designated by the State Central Committee, upon twenty
(20) days' written notice of the time and place for holding same to all
members of the District Committee and to the County Chairmen within
said District. The delegates and alternates elected in the County Con-
ventions, unless successfully challenged, shall sit as delegates and al-
ternates in the Congressional District Convention.
B. Convention Action
1. The Congressional District Convention shall adopt a District Plan of
Organization, a current copy of which shall be on file at State Head-
quarters.
2. The Congressional District Convention shall elect a Chairman and a
Vice-Chairman (of the opposite sex), a Secretary, a Treasurer, and
such other officers as may be deemed necessary, who shall serve for a
term of two years or until their successors are elected.
3. The Congressional District Convention shall further elect one mem-
ber of the State Executive Committee, plus one additional member for
every 6,000 votes or major fraction thereof cast within the District
for the Republican candidate for Governor in the preceding General
Election.
C. Credentials
The Chairman and Secretary of the Congressional District shall certify
election of officers, State Executive Committee members, delegates and
alternates on forms furnished by the State Central Committee. Completed
District Credentials, plus completed Credentials for the Counties with-
in the District, shall be in the hands of the State Credentials Committee
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Chairman by the deadline set by the State Chairman. Credentials re-
ceived shall be considered official for mailing purposes only.
II. Presidential Election Year Congressional District Convention
A. A Presidential Election Year Congressional District Convention shall
be called in every Presidential Election Year by the Chairman of the
Congressional District Committee, within the dates designated by the
State Central Committee, upon twenty (20) days' written notice of the
time and place for holding same to all members of the District Commit-
tee and to the County Chairmen within said District. The delegates and
alternates elected in the Presidential Election Year County Conventions,
unless successfully challenged, shall sit as delegates and alternates in
the Presidential Election Year Congressional District Convention.
B. The Presidential Election Year Congressional District Convention shall
elect two delegates and two alternates to the Republican National Con-
vention, and shall nominate one Presidential Elector. No organizational
changes shall take place except as provided in this section.
C. The Chairman and Secretary of the Congressional District shall certify
election of delegates and alternates, and nominee for Presidential Elector
on forms furnished by the State Central Committee. Completed District
Credentials, plus completed Credentials for the counties within the Dis-
trict, shall be in the hands of the State Credentials Committee Chairman
by the deadline set by the State Chairman. Credentials received shall be
considered official for mailing purposes only.
ARTICLE IX
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
I. Membership
Membership of the Congressional District Executive Committee shall be com-
posed of:
A. The officers elected at the District Convention.
B. All duly elected County Chairmen within the District.
C. County Vice-Chairmen from those counties within the District which
gave a majority or plurality vote to the Republican candidate for Presi-
dent and Governor in the preceding election.
D. All members of the State Executive Committee who are elected by the
District Convention under the provisions in ARTICLE VIII, Section B, 3.
E. Such others as the District Plan of Organization may provide.
II. Powers and Duties
The Congressional District Executive Committee shall encourage qualified
candidates for Congress; cooperate with the Judicial, Senatorial, and Legis-
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lative Executive Committees in encouraging qualified candidates for those
offices, especially in multi-county districts; appoint a finance chairman; and
cooperate with the County and State Executive Committees in all campaigns.
III. Meetings
The Congressional District Executive Committee shall meet at least twice a
year upon call of the Congressional District Chairman. One-third of the
members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. There shall be no proxy voting.
IV. Duties of Officers
A. The Congressional District Chairman, with the advice and consent of the
District Executive Committee, shall have general supervision of the af-
fairs of the Party within its District. He shall assist the State Chairman
in carrying out State Programs, supervise the Congressional campaigns
until such time as a Campaign Manager shall have been appointed, main-
tain contact with all Counties within his District, and shall be responsible
for the proper organization and functioning of those Counties. He shall
maintain constant liaison with all County Chairmen with regard to a
Republican organization in every precinct within his District. In addi-
tion, he shall furnish, upon request, each County Chairman and each
County Executive Committee officer an accurate and up-to-date list of
all County Executive Committee officers within his District to include
title, name, address, and zip code. These lists shall be updated periodical-
ly to insure that the latest information is provided to those to whom it is
required to be provided. He shall have such other duties as may be pre-
scribed by the State Executive Committee.
B. The Vice-Chairman shall be Chief Assistant to the District Chairman
and shall act as Chairman in the absence of the Chairman; shall main-
tain liaison with the County Vice-Chairman throughout the District
(where applicable) and shall have such other duties as may be prescrib-
ed by the District Committee.
C. The Secretary shall keep all minutes and records and shall maintain a
roster of all officers of the Counties within the District.
D. The Treasurer shall receive and disburse all funds for Tarty expendi-
tures pursuant to authority duly given by the District Committee and
will make a financial report to all District Executive Committee meet-
ings.
V. Vacancies a)id Removals
A. In case of death, resignation, discontinuance of residency within the Dis-
trict, removal of any officer of the Congressional District Executive Com-
mittee, or other vacancy, the resulting vacancy shall be filled by the re-
maining members of the Committee.
B. Any officer of the Congressional District Executive Committee may be
removed by a two-thirds vote of the Congressional District Executive
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Committee after being notified by the charges against him signed by not
less than one-third of the members of the Committee, and allowing him
thirty (30) days to appear and defend himself; provided further that
said cause for removal shall be confined to gross inefficiency, Party dis-
loyalty, or failure to act in compliance with the District or State Plans of
Organization. Such removal may be appealed, within twenty (20) days,
to the State Central Committee, and their decision shall be final.
ARTICLE X
DISTRICT FINANCE COMMITTEE
I. The District Finance Chairman shall serve as Chairman of the Congressional
District Finance Committee, which shall be composed of the Finance Chair-
men of all the Counties within the District, the Congressional District Chair-
man, and the Congressional District Treasurer, plus three additional mem-
bers to be elected by the members of the Finance Committee. Other officers
as may be deemed necessary may be elected by and from the members of the
Committee. This Committee shall cooperate with the State Finance Committee
and with the County Finance Committees in all fund-raising efforts.
ARTICLE XI
STATE CONVENTIONS
I. Biennial State Convention
A. A biennial State Convention shall be called in every odd-numbered year
to be held between September 1 and December 1 of said odd-numbered
year, by the Chairman of the Republican State Executive Committee
after giving sixty (60) days' written notice of the time and place for
holding same to all members of the State Executive Committee and to
all County Chairmen. Delegates and alternates elected at the County
Conventions, unless successfully challenged, shall sit as delegates and al-
ternates at the Biennial State Convention.
B. In every odd-numbered year, the Biennial State Convention shall elect a
State Chairman and a Vice-Chairman (of the opposite sex) who shall
serve for a term of two years or until their successors are elected.
II. Presidential Election Year State Convention
A. A Presidential Election Year State Convention shall be called in every
Presidential Election Year between the date of the First Primary Elec-
tion and July 1 of said Presidential Election Year, by the Chairman of
the Republican State Executive Committee after giving sixty (60) days'
written notice of the time and place for holding same to all members of
the State Executive Committee and to all County Chairmen. Delegates
and alternates elected at the Presidential Election Year County Conven-
tions, unless successfully challenged shall sit as delegates and alternates
at the Presidential Election Year State Convention.
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B. In every Presidential Election Year the Presidential Election Year Con-
vention shall elect delegates and alternates to the National Convention,
in addition to those specified under ARTICLE VIII, in the number stipu-
lated by the State Chairman as determined by the National Rules. They
shall further elect a National Committeeman and a National Committee-
woman who shall serve for a term of four years or until their successors
are elected; and nominate two Presidential Electors at Large.
ARTICLE XII
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
I. Membership
The State Executive Committee shall be composed of the following:
A. The Congressional District Chairmen, the Congressional District Vice-
Chairmen, the Congressional District Finance Chairmen, and those per-
sons elected by the District Conventions under ARTICLE VIII, Section I,
Subsection B-3, of this Plan.
B. The State Chairman, Vice-Chairman, National Committeeman, National
Committeewoman, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Finance
Chairman, and General Counsel.
C. A Director of Minority Affairs.
D. The Chairman, National Committeeman and National Committeewoman
of the Young Republican Federation. The President-Elect, and Past
President of the Republican Women's Federation. The Chairman of the
North Carolina College Republicans and the Chairman of the North Car-
olina Teenage Republicans, provided they fullfill the requirements of
Article I ; otherwise, they will be non-voting members.
E. All current Republican members of the United States Congress, the State
Legislature, and the State Board of Elections.
F. The County Chairmen from those Counties which gave a majority or
plurality vote to the Republican candidate for President or Governor in
the preceding election.
G. The County Vice-Chairmen from those Counties which gave a majority
or plurality vote to the Republican candidates for President and Governor
in the preceding election.
II. Powers and Duties of Committee
The State Executive Committee shall elect a Secretary and an Assistant Sec-
retary, a Treasurer, a Finance Chairman, and a General Counsel, who shall
serve for a term of two years or until their successors are elected. The Com-
mittee shall formulate and provide for the execution of such plans and
measures as it may deem conducive to the best interests of the Republican
Party. It shall appoint an Auditing Committee of at least three members to
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conduct a yearly audit; approve such audit; adopt a budget; and shall have
active management of all affairs of the Party within the State. It may dele-
gate such duties as it deems proper to the State Central Committee.
When monies are raised and expenditures authorized by other than the State
Central Committee or the State Executive Committee on behalf of any can-
didate for state or national office, the Party shall not be held liable; except,
however, that the State Executive Committee, by a two-thirds vote of a quo-
rum present, may assume any portion of such debts it deems advisable.
III. Committee Meetings
The State Executive Committee shall meet at least twice per calendar year,
upon call of the Chairman at such times as the State Chairman shall de-
termine, after giving fifteen (15) days' written notice to all Committee mem-
bers; or upon petition of one-third of the members of the Committee. One-
third of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi-
ness. There shall be no proxy voting.
IV. Duties of Officers
A. The State Chairman, with the advice and consent of the Central Com-
mittee, shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Party within
the state. He shall preside at all meetings of the State Executive Commit-
tee and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the State
Executive Committee. He shall appoint, with the consent of the Central
Committee, a Director of Minority Affairs (who shall be a member of a
minority race) who shall serve at the pleasure of the State Chairman. He
shall be responsible for the campaigns of the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor until such time as a permanent campaign manager may be ap-
pointed. The State Chairman may delegate authority to the District
Chairman to act in his behalf on any matter.
B. The Vice-Chairman shall be Chief Assistant to the Chairman and shall
act as Chairman in the absence of the Chairman. If a woman, the Vice-
Chairman should be designated as Director of the Women's Division of
the Republican Party, which shall be supported by the State Committee.
The Vice-Chairman shall maintain close liaison with the District and
County Vice-Chairmen, encourage and direct the women's activities in
the Party structure. The Vice-Chairman shall work with the National
Committeewoman to fund the National Program and provide her with
information and assistance on the State matters. The Vice-Chairman
shall have such other duties as may be prescribed by the State Executive
Committee.
C. The National Committeeman and National Committeewoman shall main-
tain liaison with the National Republican Party.
D. The Secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings. The Assistant Secre-
tary shall assist the Secretary in the above duties and shall act as Secre-
tary in the absence of the Secretary.
E. The State Treasurer shall receive and disburse all funds collected or
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earned by the State Party and all disbursements shall be made by him.
All funds shall be deposited in a central location at the Treasurer's direc-
tion. The treasurer shall be bonded in an amount fixed by the State Cen-
tral Committee — the premium to be paid from Party funds.
F. The General Counsel shall advise the Executive Committee on all legal
matters and shall act as Parliamentarian at all meetings of the Commit-
tee.
V. Vacancies and Removals
A. In case of death, resignation, discontinuance of residency within the state,
or removal of any officer of the State Executive Committee, the resulting
vacancy shall be filled by the State Executive Committee. In case of
death, resignation, discontinuance o + * residency within the District, or re-
moval of any member representing :\ Congressional District, the vacancy
shall be filled by the remaining members of the Congressional District in
which such vacancy occurs.
B. Any officer or member may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the Com-
mittee after being furnished with notice of the charges against him,
signed by not less than one-third of the members of the Committee and al-
lowing him thirty (30) days to appear and defend himself; provided
further that said cause for removal shall be confined to gross inefficiency,
Party disloyalty, or failure to act in compliance with this Plan of Or-
ganization. The decision of the State Executive Committee shall be final.
ARTICLE XIII
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
I. Membership
The State Central Committee shall be composed of the following:
A. The Congressional District Chairmen; the Congressional District Vice-
Chairmen shall act in the absence of the Chairman.
B. The Chairman, Vice-Chairman, National Committeeman, National Com-
mitteewoman, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, General Coun-
sel, and Finance Chairman of the State Executive Committee.
C. A Director of Minority Affairs.
D. The Chairman of the Young Republican Federation and the President of
the Republican Women's Federation. The Chairman of the North Caro-
lina College Republicans and the Chairman of the North Carolina Teen-
age Republicans shall be voting members, provided they fulfill the re-
quirements of Article I; otherwise, they will be non-voting members.
E. The Congressional District Finance Chairmen shall be non-voting, ex-
officio members of this Committee.
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F. The Republican Joint Caucus Leader of the General Assembly.
II. Powers and Duties
The State Central Committee shall have the power to appoint a Campaign
Committee, a Publicity Committee, a Committee on Senior Citizens Affairs,
State Convention Committees and Temporary Convention Officers, and such
other Committees as it may deem necessary for the proper conduct of the af-
fairs of the Party; to manage the affairs of the Party between meetings of
the State Executive Committee; to formulate fiscal policy, establish quotas,
prepare a budget; to set the dates for the Biennial Precinct Meetings, Con-
gressional District, and State Conventions between September 1 and December
1 of the odd-numbered years and the Presidential Election Year Precinct
Meetings, County, Congressional District, and State conventions, between
the date of the First Primary Election and July 1 of the Presidential Election
years, in accordance with National Rules ; and to do all things pertaining to
Party affairs which it may be authorized to do by the State Executive Com-
mittee. It shall be responsible for initiating all campaigns for the United
States Senate and Council of State and co-ordinating them as determined
feasible. The State Central Committee shall keep accurate accounts of its
proceedings and shall make annual reports to the State Executive Committee.
The Committee shall employ as full-time Executive Director a person of high-
est character and political competence to prosecute on a day-by-day basis the
mission of the Committee. The Committee shall provide on a full-time basis
in the Capital city of North Carolina adequate offices for the Executive Di-
rector and such staff as the Committee shall provide for him, which offices
shall be known as Headquarters, North Carolina Republican Party. The
Central Committee is charged with, in addition to all other duties, the mis-
sion of creating an effective Republican organization in every political pre-
cinct in North Carolina.
III. Meetings
The State Central Committee shall meet at least six times a year upon call of
the Chairman upon ten (10) days' notice to all members or upon petition of
one-third of the members of the Committee. One-third of the members shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. There shall be no proxy
voting.
V. Duties of Officers
The Officers of the State Executive Committee shall act as officers of the State
Central Committee, with corresponding duties.
ARTICLE XIV
STATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
I. Membership
The Finance Committee shall consist of the State Finance Chairman, the
Congressional Finance Chairmen, the State Chairman, plus six additional
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members to be elected by the members of the Finance Committee. The State
Finance Chairman shall serve as Chairman of the State Finance Committee.
Other officers as may be deemed necessary may be elected by and from the
members of the Committee.
II. Pon-rs and Duties
It shall be the duty of the State Finance Committee to develop ways and
means to properly finance the General Election Campaigns and other busi-
ness and affairs of the Republican Party. The Committee shall manage a
united fund-raising effort in cooperation with the State Central Committee
only in those counties with the approval of the County Executive Committee;
and cooperate with District and County organizations for effective fund-rais-
ing campaigns. Said Committee shall not, directly or indirectly, raise or col-
lect funds for the benefit of any candidates for Primary Elections. All per-
sons making contributions to the Stale Finance Committee of $10.00 or more
shall be furnished with a receipt thereof. Contributions going directly to the
National Committee or to any candidate shall not be acknowledged by the
State Treasurer or recorded as a regular contribution to the Republican
Party of North Carolina.
Permanent record of all contributors shall be maintained by the State Chair-
man and State Treasurer, and such records shall be available, upon request,
to the appropriate County and District Chairmen.
III. Duties of Officers
The Finance Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Committee and
shall be the chief liaison between the Finance Committee and the State Central
Committee. Other officers shall have such duties as may be prescribed by the
Committee.
ARTICLE XV
GENERAL CONVENTION PROCEDURE
I. Biennial Conventions and Presidential Election Year Conventions
The County, Congressional District, and State Conventions shall be called to
order by their respective Chairmen, or, in the absence of the Chairman, by
the Vice Chairman or Secretary, in order stated, who shall have the power to
appoint the necessary Convention Committees and temporary officers at, or
before, the convening of the Convention.
II. Voting Procedure
No delegate, alternate, or other member of a Convention shall cast any vote
by proxy; provided, however, that any delegate or delegates present shall
have the right to cast the entire vote of the County in District and State Con-
ventions. No precinct shall cast more votes than it has duly elected delegates
on the floor at the County Convention. No person shall be seated as a delegate
or alternate in any County, District, or State Convention unless such person
shall have been duly elected a delegate or alternate by the appropriate pre-
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cinct meeting or County Convention; EXCEPT the registered Republican, or
Republicans, present at a County Convention from an unorganized precinct,
which has not had its credentials accepted, shall have the right to vote on
vote per precinct, pro-rated among those present from that precinct.
III. Special Conventions
The State Central Committee, at any time, in the interests of the Republican
Party, may direct the State Chairman or the Congressional District Chair-
men, to issue call for special Senatorial, Judicial, or Legislative organizational
meetings, and special County and Congressional District Conventions, in any
or all of the Counties and Districts of the state. The procedure for calling
regular biennial meetings and Conventions shall apply to the calling of special
meetings and Conventions so far as applicable and not inconsistent with this
Plan of Organization.
ARTICLE XVI
OFFICIAL RECORDS
I. Minutes of Official Actions
Minutes shall be kept by all Committees and Conventions of official actions
taken and a copy shall be filed with the Chairman of the appropriate Com-
mittee on Convention.
II. Financial Accounts
The Chairman, Treasurer, and Finance Chairman of the County, District,
and State Committees shall keep faithful and accurate records of any and
all monies received by them for the use of said Committees and shall make
faithful and accurate report thereof when so requested.
ARTICLE XVII
APPOINTMENTS
I. Notification
It shall be the duty of the State Chairman to transmit to each County Chair-
man notice of all known vacancies in appointive positions in the County, in
order that eligible Republicans from that County may be considered and rec-
ommended for such positions. The State Chairman shall further transmit
notice of all known vacancies on a District or State level to those persons
having jurisdiction in such appointments.
II. County Appointments
When a vacancy occurs in a governmental office in any propArly organized
County, such vacancy shall be filled by recommendation of the State Chair-
man, only upon majority vote of the Executive Committee of the County in-
volved, at a meeting called for that purpose.
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III. District Appointments
When a vacancy occurs in a governmental office on a District level, such va-
cancy shall be filled by recommendation of the State Chairman, only upon
majority vote of the National Committeeman and National Committeewoman,
and members of the State Executive Committee from the counties embraced
in the territory served by the office in question, at a meeting; called for that
purpose.
IV. State Appointments
When a vacancy occurs in a governmental office on the state level, such va-
cancy shall be filled by recommendation of the State Chairman, only upon
majority vote of the State Executive Committee at a meeting: called for that
purpose.
ARTICLE XVIII
FORFEITURE OF OFFICIAL PRIVILEGES
Any officer or member of a Precinct Committee, County Executive Commit-
tee, District Committee, State Executive Committee, or State Central Committee
who, for any reason, is removed or resigns from said position shall forfeit all
rights and privileges in any way connected with that position.
ARTICLE XIX
APPLICABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS PLAN
I. Rules as to Towns and Cities
This Plan of Organization is not intended to extend to, or establish organiza-
tions for the Republican Party of the various towns and cities of the State
of North Carolina as separate units from the precinct and county organiza-
tions. Qualified and registered Republican voters of the towns and cities of
the state may organize and promulgate their own rules not inconsistent with
these rules and the organizations herein established.
II. Rules as to Counties and Districts
The Precinct and County Committees and County Conventions, and the Dis-
trict Committees and Conventions are authorized to promulgate such addi-
tional rules and establish such additional Party officers or committees for
their respective organizations, not inconsistent with these rules, as shall be
deemed necessary.
III. Controversies
Controversies in any County or District with respect to the Organizations set
up therein under this Plan, shall be referred to the State Chairman, National
Committeeman, National Committeewoman, and General Counsel for arbitra-
tion. Ruling shall be made within sixty (60) days and their decision shall be
final.
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IV. Parliamentary Authority
Robert's Rules of Order Revised shall govern all proceedings, except when
inconsistent with this State Plan of Organization or Convention Rules prop-
erly adopted.
V. Effective Date of this Plan
This Plan of Organization shall become effective and repeal and supercede
all other rules, except as specifically noted, immediately following adjourn-
ment of the State Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, on November 20,
1971. This, however, shall not invalidate any action taken under the previous
rules prior to the above date.
Senator Phil Kirk, Chairman
Committee on Plan of Organization
Herman Matherson
Marion Davis
Ken Zahner
Mrs. Dot Presser Furr
Doug Martin.
Committee members 1
John Wilkinson
George Jackson
Tom Bennett
LaVerne Thornton
Mrs. Jack Warren
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COMMITTEES OF THE STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY
STATE REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
STATE ORGANIZATION
Chairman Thomas S. Bennett, Raleigh
Vice-Chairman Mary Alice Warren, Winston-Salem
Secretary Mrs. Glen (Nancy) Lake, Greensboro
Assistant Secretary Harold J. Brubaker, Asheboro
Treasurer Russell N. Barringer, Sr., Durham
Finance Chairman John Murphy, Raleigh
Legal Counsel John A. Wilkinson, Washington
National Committeeman J. E. Broyhill, Lenoir
National Committeewoman Mrs. Louis Rogers, Charlotte
YOUNG REPUBLICAN FEDERATION
Chairman Mrs. Kathy Crockett, Matthews
National Committeeman Bob Freeman, Charlotte
National Committeewoman Mrs. Jo Kimberlin, Granite Falls
WOMEN'S FEDERATION
President Alma Tilghman, Beaufort
Past President Mary Alice Warren, Winston-Salem
President-Elect Mrs. E. J. Hegler, Jr., Lincolnton
DIRECTOR OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
Director Marcus Street, Chapel Hill
COLLEGE YOUNG REPUBLICANS
Chairman Steve Rader, Durham
TEENAGE REPUBLICANS
Chairman Alan Houser, Lincoln
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE 1975 GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Senate:
Donald R. Kincaid Lenoir
House of Representatives:
S. Thomas Rhodes Wilmington
Fred S. Hutchins, Jr Winston-Salem
George M. Holmes Hamptonville
Marilyn R. Bissell Charlotte
Laurence A. Cobb Charlotte
Carolyn Mathis Charlotte
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Roy Spoon Charlotte
T. Cass Ballenger Hickory
Fred R. Dorsey East Flat Rock
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
Jesse A. Helms, Jr Raleigh
James T. Broyhill Lenoir
James G. Martin Davidson
FIRST DISTRICT
Chairman Herb Lee Greenville
Vice-Chairman Helen Vernelsor. New Bern
Finance Chairman Dewey Well Elizabeth City
Members at Large:
County Name Address
Beaufort Zeno Ratcliff, Jr Pantego
Pasquotank Jake Stafford Elizabeth City
Greene E. C. Newcomb Snow Hill
Pamlico Garvin Hardison Arapahoe
Pitt William Grantmyre Greenville
Craven James K. Spruill Vanceboro
Carteret Clifford Tilghman Beaufort
Craven Kenneth Morris New Bern
Lenoir Jack Poole Kinston
SECOND DISTRICT
Chairman George W. Jackson Roxboro
Vice-Chairman Dr. Faye B. Eagles Rocky Mount
Finance Chairman P. H. Craig Hillsborough
County Name Address
Person Frank Pollock Roxboro
Orange Nick Smith Chapel Hill
Wilson Elmon Batten Wilson
Edgecombe J. Edgar Moore Rocky Mount
Vance Leon Perry Henderson
Warren Henry Hayes Warrenton
Alamance Marie T. Allred Elon College
Wake Archie Bunn Zebukm
Granville John Macky Oxford
Northampton Russell Johnson, Jr Conway
THIRD DISTRICT
Chairman John Shallcross Smithfield
Vice-Chairman Mrs. Jack Daniels Goldsboro
Finance Chairman Leslie Warrick Goldsboro
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County Name Address
Duplin Melvin Pope .. Magnolia
Harnett Abe Elmore Dunn
Harnett Larry Parker Erwin
Harnett Samuel S. Stephenson Angier
Or. slow Robert Early Jacksonville
Lee R. B. Guthrie Sanford
Sampson .. Deems H. Clifton Clinton
Sampson .... Allie Ray McCullen Clinton
Wayne Malcolm Perry Goldsboro
FOURTH DISTRICT
Chairmen Mr. & Mrs. Doug Biddy Durham
Vice-Chairman Ms. Sheree Stone Carrboro
County Name Address
Wake Mr. & Mrs. Jim Cresimore Raleigh
Wake Mrs. Jim Peden Raleigh
Wake Jane Doby Raleigh
Wake Chuck Neely Raleigh
Wake Jack Alphin Cary
Wake Mr. & Mrs. Tom Lucas Raleigh
Wake A. J. Turner Raleigh
Wake Ben Alexander Raleigh
Randolph Worth Coltrane Asheboro
Randolph James L. Coble Randleman
Gaston Floyd Langley Stanley
Randolph Isa McDowell Asheboro
Orange Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Oldham Chapel Hill
Chatham Norma d' St. Aubin Siler City
Durham Mr. & Mrs. Frank Montgomery Durham
Durham Mr. & Mrs. Asa Spaulding, Jr Durham
Durham Mr. & Mrs. Ed Parrish Durham
Durham Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Alphin Durham
Durham Mrs. Joe Leonard Durham
FIFTH DISTRICT
Chairman Eddie Armfield Winston-Salem
Vice-Chairman Mrs. Joyce Cannon Lexington
County Name Address
Alleghany Floyd Roupe Sparta
Ashe Mr. & Mrs. Dick Bryan Jefferson
Davidson Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Glosson Lexington
Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Harvey A. Carpenter Thomasville
Davidson Sheriff & Mrs. Fred Sink Lexington
Forsyth Mr. & Mrs. Guy Carswell Winston-Salem
Forsyth Mr. & Mrs. Ray Triplett Winston-Salem
Forsyth Col. & Mrs. Don Soefker Winston-Salem
Forsyth Mrs. Lewis Ludlum Winston-Salem
Forsyth Dr. David Nelson Winston-Salem
Forsyth Charles Brooks Winston-Salem
Forsyth Mr. & Mrs. James E. Edwards Winston-Salem
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Stokes Mr. & Mrs. John Burwell King
Surry Lewis Stanfield, Jr Mount Airy
Wilkes Mr. & Mrs. Claude Billings, Jr Wilkesboro
Wilkes Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Hayes Wilkesboro
SIXTH DISTRICT
Chairman Mrs. Anne S. Morrison Burlington
Vice-Chairman Dr. John H. Hall Greensboro
Finance Chairman Morris Adams High Point
County Name Address
Alamance Ken Corbett Burlington
Alamance Henry Danieley Burlington
Alamance Mrs. Shirley Fields Burlington
Alamance Mrs. Frances Woods Burlington
Alamance Mrs. Linda Brown Burlington
Guilford Bob Shaw Greensboro
Guilford Mrs. Eula Clark High Point
Guilford John Hawkins Greensboro
Guilford Lonnie Revels Greensboro
Guilford Mrs. Nancy Lake Greensboro
Guilford Mrs. Carolyn McGee Greensboro
Guilford Mr. James Gill, Jr High Point
Guilford Mrs. Linda Chilton Jamestown
Guilford Mrs. Dot Burnley Jamestown
Rockingham .William F. Simpson Reidsville
Rockingham Mrs. Frances Barham Mayodan
Rockingham Garland Edwards Eden
Rockingham Steven D. Williams Madison
Guilford Ruby Collins High Point
SEVENTH DISTRICT
Chairman Tommy Harrelson Southport
Vice-Chairman Janice Long Raeford
Finance Chairman Mayo Holmes Wilmington
County Name Address
Robeson Thomas Keith Lumberton
Columbus LeRoy Stocks Whiteville
Brunswick George Inman Freeland
Moore Eloise Strother Aberdeen
Columbus John E. Thompson Whiteville
New Hanover Susan McGaskill Wilmington
Robeson Eve & Stephen Strickland Pembroke
EIGHTH DISTRICT
Chairman Joe Medlin Monroe
Vice-Chairman Mrs. Fran Tomlin Concord
Finance Chairman Josh Morton
County Name Address
Union Joe Medlin ..._ Monroe
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Rowan Mrs. Lester Ritchie China Grove
Rowan Phillip Bostian China Grove
Yadkin . Billie Vestal Yadkinville
Union Marvin Huntly Monroe
Scotland Robert Bullard Wagram
Anson James Robert Hill Wadesboro
Cabarrus Robert Bogle Concord
Cabarrus Sam Colerider South Concord
Davie John Brock Mocksville
Montgomery Paul W. Thompson Star
Moore Mrs. Gerda Simpson Carthage
Richmond Howard Thompson Rockingham
Stanly Mrs. Vivian Harris Badin
Stanly Wendell Talley Stanfield
NINTH DISTRICT
Chairman Jack Waring Statesville
Vice-Chairman Mrs. Herbert Houser Lincolnton
County Name Address
Mecklenburg Mrs. Oliver Rowe Charlotte
Mecklenburg William Griflin Charlotte
Mecklenburg Wilson Bryan Charlotte
Mecklenburg L. D. (Pat) Stubbs Charlotte
Mecklenburg Jim Crockett Matthews
Mecklenburg Mary Alexander Charlotte
Mecklenburg Mrs. Rodger Barnhart Charlotte
Mecklenburg Mrs. Ena Faye Cobb Charlotte
Mecklenburg Parks King Charlotte
Mecklenburg L. D. Bass Charlotte
Mecklenburg Albert Hilton Charlotte
Lincoln Melvin Drum Lincolnton
Wilkes William Hale Mooresville
Iredell Troy A. Robertson Statesville
TENTH DISTRICT
Chairman Dr. W. W. Dickson Gastonia
Vice-Chairman Mrs. Jack Coffey Lenoir
' <inity Name Address
Alexander Harland Robertson Taylorsville
Burke Don Smith Morganton
Burke D. R. Vaught Valdese
Caldwell Brent Kincaid Lenoir
Caldwell Marshall Cline Lenoir
Catawba Ken Thomas Hickory
Lincoln Ralph C. Rhoney - Vale
Catawba John Weatherly Newton
Watauga Ralph Hayes Triplett
Catawba Carl Pullman Hickory
Cleveland Charles McCartney Shelby
Gaston Glenn Parker Sasar
Gaston Dr. William Quarles Gastonia
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Gaston Max Craig Mount Holly
Gaston Bruce Hartung Dallas
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
Chairman Chig Cagle Sylva
Vice-Chairman Elsie Pyatt Marion
Finance Chairman Jesse Ledbetter Sylva
Members-at-Large :
County Name Address
Avery Gary Gardner Newland
Buncombe Dan Eller Asheville
Buncombe Robert Long, Jr Asheville
Buncombe Mrs. Wesley Potter Asheville
Cherokee W. A. Hoover, Jr Murphy
Swain Carmel Crisp Fontana Dam
Haywood Mrs. Cosby Frady Waynesville
Henderson Larry Justus Dana
Henderson Fred Mason, Jr Hendersonville
Jackson Orville Coward Sylva
McDowell John Freshour Marion
Madison C. William Briggs Mars Hill
Polk Phillip Walker Columbus
Rutherford James A. Callahan Rutherfordton
Transylvania Ralph Waldrop Brevard
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
CHAIRMEN — REPUBLICAN COUNTY
FIRST DISTRICT
Ci, until Name Address
Beaufort Frances Ratcliff Pantego
Bertie . Glenn Lancaster Windsor
Camden Warren Riggs Old Trapp
Chowan Herbet Bass Edenton
Craven Trawick Stubbs, Jr New Bern
Currituck Porcius F. Crank, Jr Harbinger
Dare Gage Williams Wanchese
Gates E. M. Roundtree Corapeake
Greene Mrs. Adele Mitchell Snow Hill
Hertford Ralph P. O'Berry Ahoskie
Hyde Henry L. Harvey, Jr. Pantego
Jo'nes . W. W. Wicks Maysville
Lenoir P. C. Barwick Kinston
Martin W. K. Parker Williamston
Pamlico C. Ralph Forrest Vandemere
Pasquotank W. D. Gardner Elizabeth City
Perquimans Cecil Winslow Hertford
Pitt Dixie Green Greenville
Tyrrell .... Trvin R. Swain Columbia
Washington John A. Lamm Plymouth
SECOND DISTRICT
County Name Address
Caswell Tommy Davis Yanceyville
Edgecombe Pete Wilson Rocky Mount
Franklin Wallace Pruitt Franklinton
Granville Nancy Marshall Oxford
Halifax T. A. Merritt, Jr Roanoke Rapids
Nash Ben J. Layton Rocky Mount
Person Horton Horner Roxboro
Vance Mrs. Ruby Lassiter Henderson
Warren John J. Hawkins Warrenton
Wilson A. W. Rouse Lucama
THIRD DISTRICT
County Name Address
Bladen ...James Hill Elizabethtown
Duplin Dr. Corbett L. Quinn Magnolia
Harnett O. W. Godwin, Jr Dunn
Johnston 0. B. Batten Kenly
Lee Dennis Foushee Sanford
Onslow K. B. Hurst Jacksonville
Pender William 0. Rivenbark Willard
Sampson W. C. Fann Clinton
Wayne Mike Heeken Goldsboro
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FOURTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Chatham Dr. Floyd Oldham Chapel Hill
Durham Frank Montgomery Durham
Randolph Mr. & Mrs. Worth Coltrane Asheboro
Wake Jim Cresimore Raleigh
FIFTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Alleghany Robert L. Johnson Sparta
Ashe Harold Stanley Jefferson
Davidson Jim Snyder Lexington
Forsyth William F. Graham Winston-Salem
Surry Jimmy W. Miller Mount Airy
Wilkes Mr. James E. Swofford North Wilkesboro
Stokes Robert Buster Robertson King
SIXTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Alamance Kenneth F. Corbett Burlington
Guilford Bob Shaw Greensboro
Rockingham Bill Simpson Reidsville
SEVENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Brunswick Frankie Rabon Winnabow
Columbus R. W. Weaver Chadbourne
Cumberland Paul Hash Hope Mills
Hoke Mrs. Edith Nixon Aberdeen
New Hanover Al Butler Wilmington
Robeson Fred Musselwhite Lumberton
EIGHTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Anson John B. Christie Wadesboro
Cabarrus Dr. E. M. Tomlin Concord
Davie F. R. Hendrix, Jr _ Mocksville
Montgomery Dr. J. W. Owen Troy
Moore Floyd Cole West End
Richmond ...Charlie Monroe Rockingham
Rowan Jim Poole Rockwell
Scotland Larry Long Laurinburg
Stanly Elton Hudson Albemarle
Union Donald C. Perry Wingate
Yadkin James L. Graham Yadkinville
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NINTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Iredell Harold Bryant Statesville
Lincoln Charles Eurey Lincolnton
Mecklenburg Zack Smith Charlotte
TENTH DISTRICT
C"ii ulii Name Address
Alexander Harry Robertson Tayloresville
Burke Ray Lail Morganton
Caldwell Frank Smith, Sr Lenoir
Catawba Frank Simmons Hickory
Cleveland Bob Allen Shelby
Gaston David Ward Gastonia
Gaston Mrs. Brenda Towery Dallas
Watauga F. Cecil Miller Boone
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
County Name Address
Avery Charles VonCannon, Sr Banner Elk
Buncombe Dan Eller Asheville
Cherokee Dr. W. A. Hoover Murphy-
Clay W. P. Bradley Hayesville
Graham Delmas Shuler Robbinsville
Henderson Mrs. Rowland T. Davis Flat Rock
Haywood Mrs. Edna Harris Waynesville
Jackson William W. Cagle Sylva
Macon Harold Corbin Franklin
Madison Bill Powell Mars Hill
Mitchell Mrs. Elizabeth May Snyder Bakersville
McDowell . ..Joseph R. Kaylor Marion
Polk George S. Glenn Tryon
Rutherford Mrs. Carolyn S. Gardner Forest City
Swain Jim Meyers Bryson City
Transylvania William R. White Brevard
Yancey Steve Boone Green Mountain
PART IV
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE BRANCH
GERALD RUDOLPH FORD
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr., Republican, became President of the United States
on August 9, 1974 following the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon. He
was born July 14, 1913 and christened Leslie King, Son of Leslie L. and Dorothy
A. King; however, his parents were divorced in 1915. His mother took him to
Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she met Gerald R. Ford, Sr., whom she married
and who adopted her son giving him his name. He attended high school in Grand
Rapids where he won all-state honors in football, and the University of Michigan
(BA, 1935) where he was the starting center on the undefeated National Cham-
pionship teams of 1932 and 1933. Upon his graduating he turned down professional
football offers to attend the Yale Law School (L.L.B. 1941). He opened a law
practice in Grand Rapids in 1941; however, during the war he left his practice
to become an officer in the Navy where he served for four years. He returned to
his law practice in 1946. In 1948 at the urging of his Step-father and others, he
successfully ran for the seat of Congressman Bartel J. Jonkman. He was re-elected
and opposition to high federal spending. In November, 1963 he was appointed by
President Johnson to the seven-member "Warren Commission" investigating the
assassination of President Kennedy. Politically, he is a conservative, but he gen-
erally favored the major Civil Rights legislation of the 60's, although he did
oppose busing. After the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew in 1973, he was chosen
to successive term from 1950-1972. During his tenure in Congress, he served as his
party's Minority leader, and was noted for his stands on a strong U. S. defense
by President Nixon to be Vice-President; he took the oaths of office on December
6, 1973, following his confirmation by the Congress. He married Elizabeth Bloomer
in 1948, and they have three sons, Michael, John and Steven, and a daughter,
Susan. Episcopalian.
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THE PRESIDENT S CABINET
Vice-President Nelson A. Rockefeller
Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz
Secretary of Commerce Frederick B. Dent
Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Caspar W. Weinberger
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Carla A. Hills
Secretary of the Interior Rogers C. B. Morton
Attorney General Edward H. Levi
Secretary of Labor John T. Dunlop
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of Transportation William T. Coleman, Jr.
Secretary of The Treasury William E. Simon
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UNITED STATES CONGRESS
SENATE
OFFICERS
Nelson A. Rockefeller, President — New York
James 0. Eastland, President Pro tempore — Mississippi
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
Aeronautical and Space Sciences Foreign Relations
Agriculture and Forestry Government Operations
Appropriations Interior and Insular Affairs
Armed Services Judiciary
Banking, Housing and Urban Labor and Public Welfare
Affairs Post Office and Civil Service
Commers Public Works
District of Columbia Rules and Administration
Finance Veterans' Affairs
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NORTH CAROLINA MEMBERS
JESSE A. HELMS, JR.
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Jesse A. Helms, Jr., Republican, was born in Monroe October 18, 1921. Son
of Jesse A. Helms and Ethel Mae (Helms) Helms. Graduated Monroe High School;
Wingate College; Wake Forest University. Executive Vice-president, vice-
chairman of the board and assistant chief executive officer of Capitol Broadcasting
Company. For twelve years was editorialist for WRAL Television Station, eighty
radio stations in North Carolina and two hundred newspapers across the country;
was City Editor for the Raleigh Times. At age twenty became the youngest re-
porter to win the annual N. C. Press Association Award for enterprising reporting.
'n 1952, directed the radio-television division of the Presidential campaign of
Democratic Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia. Executive Director of the
N. C. Bankers Association 1953-60; during that time served as editor of The
Tarheel Banker. Administrative assistant to United States Senator Willis Smith;
following Senator Smith's death, served in same position to U. S. Senator Alton
Lennon. Member Raleigh City Council 1957-61 ; served as chairman of the Council's
Law and Finance Committee. Has served as President and Vice-president of the
Raleigh Rotary Club and President of the Raleigh Exchange Club. Former trustee
of Campbell College and Wingate College. Now trustee of Meredith College, John
F. Kennedy College, Douglas MacArthur Freedom Academy, Delaware Law School
and Camp Willow Run (a Youth Camp for Christ). Recipient of Southern Baptist
National Award for Service to Mankind and Especially on Behalf of Crippled
Children. Serves as a director of the N. C. Cerebral Palsy Hospital at Durham,
United Cerebral Palsy of N. C, and Wake County Cerebral Palsy and Rehabili-
tation Center in Raleigh. Member of the North Carolina Tobacco Council; a
director of the United Fund of Raleigh; state advisor to the "Young Americans
for Freedom" ; a director of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. Holds the annual
Freedoms Foundation Award for the television editorial judged to be the best in
America. Mason, member Raleigh Lodge No. 500; Grand Orator, Grand Lodge
of North Carolina, 1966. Member Hayes Barton Baptist Church of Raleigh; dea-
con and Sunday school teacher. Married Dorothy Jane Coble October 31, 1942.
Three children: Jane (Mrs. Charles R. Knox), Nancy (Mrs. John C. Stuart), and
Charles. Address: 1513 Caswell Street, Raleigh; Room 3229, Dirksen (New Senate
Office) Building, Washington, D. C.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Agriculture and Forestry
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ROBERT MORGAN
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Robert Morgan, Democrat, a native of Lillington, North Carolina, was born
October 5, 1925. Son of James Harvey and Alice (Butts) Morgan. Attended public
schools, graduating from Lillington High School in 1942; East Carolina College
(now East Carolina University), B.S. degree, 1947; Wake Forest College Law
School, LL.B., 1959; J.D., 1972. While a student at Wake Forest Law School he
filed for the office of Clerk of Superior Court of Harnett County and was elected.
Served in this position for four years and then resigned to enter the private prac-
tice of law. Member of the local, State and American Bar Associations. Mason and
Rotarian. State Senator in the General Assembly of 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965 and
1967; President Pro Tern of Senate in 1965. While a member of the Senate he was
recognized as a forceful and effective advocate of jail reform, mental health pro-
grams, better facilities for higher education, and numerous other programs. Won
the Democratic nomination for the office of Attorney General in May of 1968 and
elected to this office in the General Election of November 5, 1968. Was re-elected
for a four-year term in November, 1972. Won Democratic nomination for office
of United States Senator in May of 1974 and was elected to this office in the
General Election of November 5, 1974. Served nine terms as Chairman of the East
Carolina Board of Trustees. Member of Board of Trustees of Lees McRae College.
Lt. Col. Ret. in the U. S. Air Force Reserve. Baptist. Married Katie Earle Owen
of Roseboro, N. C. Two daughters, Mary and Margaret, and a foster son, Rupert.
Home address: Lillington, N. C. Official address: P. O. Drawer M, Raleigh, N. C.
27611.
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247
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OFFICERS
Carl B. Albert, Speaker — Oklahoma
W. Pat Jennings, Clerk — Virginia
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE
Agriculture
Appropriations
Armed Services
Banking and Currency
District of Columbia
Education and Labor
Foreign Affairs
Government Operations
House Administration
Interior and Insular
Affairs
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Judiciary
Merchant Marine and
Fisheries
Post Office and Civil Service
Public Works
Rules
Science and Astronautics
Standards of Official Conduct
Veterans' Affairs
Ways and Means
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NORTH CAROLINA MEMBERS
WALTER BEAMAN JONES
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
(First District — Counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Camben, Carteret, Chowan, Cra-
ven, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Greene, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Pam-
lico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell and Washington. Population 459,543.)
Walter Beaman Jones, Democrat, was born in Fayetteville, N. C, August 19,
1913. Son of Walter G. and Fannie M. (Anderson) Jones. Attended Elise Academy,
1926-1930; North Carolina State College, B.S. in Education, 1934. Office equipment
dealer. Director Farmville Savings & Loan Association ; member Board of Com-
missioners, Town of Farmville, 1947-1949; Mayor pro tern, 1947-1949; Mayor
Town of Farmville and Judge Farmville Recorder's Court, 1949-1953. Member
Masonic Lodge; Scottish Rite; Rotary Club, President, 1949; Loyal Order of
Moose; Junior Order; Elks Lodge. Representative in the General Assembly in
1955, 1957 and 1959; State Senator, 1965. Elected to Eighty-ninth Congress in
Special Election of February 5, 1966 to fill unexpired term of the late Herbert C.
Bonner. Re-elected to Ninetieth Congress, November 8, 1966, to Ninety-first Con-
gress, November 5, 1968, to Ninety-second Congress, November 3, 1970, and to
the Ninety-third Congress on November 7, 1972. Ninety-fourth Congress on No-
vember 5, 1974. Baptist; Deacon since 1945. Married Doris Long, April 26, 1934.
Children : Mrs. Robert Moye and Walter B. Jones, II. Address: Farmville, N. C.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Agriculture
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
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LAWRENCE H. FOUNTAIN
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
(Second District — Counties: Caswell, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Hali-
fax, Nash, Northampton, Orange, Person, Vance, Warren and Wilson. Population
457,601.)
L. H. Fountain, Democrat, was born in the village of Leggett, Edgecombe
County, North Carolina, April 23, 1913. Son of the late Sallie (Barnes) and the
late Lawrence H. Fountain. Educated in the public schools of Edgecombe County
and at the University of North Carolina, A.B. and J.D. degrees. Active attorney-
at-law from 1936 until elected to Congress. Member, local, and state Bar Associa-
tions; Kiwanis, Farm Bureau, American Legion, Grange and Elks Clubs; Execu-
tive Committee East Carolina Council Boy Scouts of America; retired Jaycee;
Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, North Carolina Citizens Association,
1971 ; Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, University of North Carolina
School of Medicine, 1973; Reading Clerk North Carolina State Senate, 1936-1941;
North Carolina State Senator, 1947-1952. World War II veteran of four years
service. Elected to 83rd Congress; re-elected to 84th, 85th, 86th, 87th, 88th, 89th,
90th, 91st, 92nd, 93rd and 94th Congresses. Member House Committees on Gov-
ernment Operations (second ranking), and Foreign Affairs (fourth ranking);
Chairman Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee of Committee on Govern-
ment Operations, and member of the following Foreign Affairs Subcommittees:
International Organizations and Movements; Near East and South Asia; Na-
tional Security and Scientific Developments; and Special Subcommittee for Review
of Foreign Aid Programs. Presbyterian. Elder. Married Christine Dail of Mount
Olive, N. C. One daughter, Nancy Dail Fountain. Address: Tarboro, N. C.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Foreign Affairs
Government Operations
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DAVID NEWTON HENDERSON
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
(Third District — Counties: Bladen, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Onslow,
Pender, Sampson, and Wayne. Population 458,000.)
David Newton Henderson, Democrat, was born in Hubert, Onslow County,
N. C, April 16, 1921. Attended Wallace High School, graduating in 1938; David-
son College, B.S., 1942; University of North Carolina Law School, LL.B., 1949.
Lawyer. Member Duplin County Bar Association. Assistant General Counsel for
Committee on Education and Labor, U. S. House of Representatives, 1951-1952;
Solicitor Duplin County General County Court, 1953-1956; Judge Duplin County
General County Court, 1956-1960. Elected to 87th Congress, November 8, 1960;
re-elected November 6, 1962, November 3, 1964, November 8, 1966, November 5,
1968, November 3, 1970 and November 7, 1972, November 5, 1974. Chairman House
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service; Committee on Public Works; Chair-
man, Subcommittee on Manpower and Civil Service. Member Lions Club, past
President and Past Deputy District Governor; Wallace Volunteer Fire Department
(active for 11 years) ; Wallace Squadron Civil Air Patrol, Legal Officer; Wallace
American Legion Post No. 156; English-Brown Post 9161, V.F.W. Member and
past Master, Wallace Masonic Lodge, 32nd degree Mason. Commissioned Second
Lieutenant in U. S. Air Force and served overseas in India, China, and Okinawa;
discharged with rank of Major in 1946. Member Wallace Presbyterian Church.
Married Mary Wellons Knowles of Wallace, N. C, December 11, 1942. Children:
David Bruce, Wiley Bryant, Wimbric Boney. Address: Wallace, N. C.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Post Office and Civil Service
Public Works
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IKE FRANKLIN ANDREWS
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
(Fourth District— Counties: Chatham, Durham, Randolph and Wake. Pop-
ulation 467,046.)
Ike Franklin Andrews, Democrat ,of Chatham County, was born in Bonlee,
Chatham County, N. C, September 2, 1925. Son of Archie Franklin and Ina (Dun-
lap) Andrews. Attended Bonlee High School, 1931-1941; Fork Union Military
Academy, Fork Union, Va., 1941-1942; Mars Hill College, 1942-1943; University
of North Carolina, 1946-1952, B.S. and LL.B. degrees. Lawyer. Member North
Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Bar Association; American Bar Association;
District Bar Association Executive Committee, 1958-1959; N. C. Bar Association
Standing Committee on Legislation and Law Reform; N. C. Judicial Council, 1959-
1961. President Junior Chamber of Commerce, member Board of Trustees, Uni-
versity of North Carolina since 1959 and member of the Executive Committee
since 1969; presently serving as Chairman of the Chancellor Election Committee
of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Board of Directors, Siler
City Chamber of Commerce; Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, Chat-
ham Hospital; Executive Committee Occoneechee Council, Boy Scouts of America;
Chairman Chatham District, Boy Scouts of America; Chatham County Civil
Defense; American Legion Oratorical Contest. Young Man of the Year, Siler
City, 1958. Solicitor, Tenth-A District, July 1981-December, 1962. Elected Poet
Laureate of the Senate, 1959. Field Artillery Forward Observer, United States
Army, 1943-1945, Master Sergeant; awarded Bronze Star and Purple Heart,
European Theatre, World War II. State Senator in the General Assembly of 1959;
Representative in the General Assembly of 1961, 1967, 1969 and 1971. He served
as Democratic Majority Leader, Chairman of the Rules Committee and as Speaker
pro tempore during the latter session. Chairman, Board of Deacons, First Baptist
Church of Siler City. Married Jo Anne Johnson, September 13, 1947. Two daugh-
ters: Alice Cecelia and Nina Patricia. Address : Siler City, N. C.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Education and Labor
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STEPHEN LYBROOK NEAL
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
Fifth District — Counties: Alleghany, Ashe, Davidson, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry,
and Wilkes. Population, 462,401.)
Stephen Lybrook Neal, Democrat, was born in Winston-Salem, N. C, No-
vember 7, 1934. Son of Charles Herbert and Mary Martha (Lybrook) Neal. At-
tended University of California at Santa Barbara and Univei'sity of Hawaii, A.B.
(Psychology), 1959. Publisher of a Weekly Newspaper; President of Corporations
which publish weeklies; president of one printing company. Member of N. C.
Press Association, National Newspaper Association, International Newspaper
Promotion Association, and Sigma Delta Chi. Elected to U. S. House of Repre-
sentatives, 1974. Member of Episcopal Church. Married Rachel Landis Miller
Neal, June 6, 1963. Two children: Mary Piper Neal, 9, and Stephen L. Neal, Jr.,
7. Address: 604 Archer Road, Winston-Salem, N. C. 27106.
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LUNSFORD RICHARDSON PREYER
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
(Sixth District — Counties: Alamance, Guilford and Rockingham. Population
457,354.)
Lunsford Richardson Preyer, Democrat, was born in Greensboro, N. C., Jan-
uary 11, 1919. Son of W. Y., Sr., and Mary Norris (Richardson) Preyer. Attended
Greensboro Schools, Woodberry Forest School, 1934-1937; Princeton University,
A.B., 1941; Harvard Law School, L.L.B., 1949. Lawyer in Greensboro from 1950
until July, 1956 when appointed to N. C. Superior Court. City Judge, 1953-54;
appointed Federal Judge of the Middle District Court in October, 1961 ; September,
1963, resigned Judgeship to become candidate for Governor of N. C; November,
1964 became Senior Vice President and Trust Officer of N. C. National Bank,
Greensboro, N. C. ; May, 1966 became City Executive for Greensboro of N. C.
National Bank. Chairman, N. C. Citizens Committee for Better Schools, 1963-64;
Chairman, Board of Visitors, Davidson College; member Board of Trustees, St.
Andrews College, member Board of Visitors, Wake Forest Law School ; Trustee,
Glade Valley School, 1967; Trustee, N. C. Foundation for Mental Health Research,
Inc.; Chairman, N. C. Trade Fair Mission to Europe, 1962; member N. C. Pro-
bation Commission, 1960-62. United States Jr. Chamber of Commerce award as
"Greensboro's Young Man of the Year," 1954; Commissioner of Greensboro Little
League and Pony League Baseball programs; Vice-Chairman of Trustees, L.
Richardson Memorial Hospital; Chairman of successful drive to raise funds to
build Cerebral Palsy School Building in Greensboro, 1953 ; general Chairman YM-
YWCA Capital Fund Drive, 1967; former Chairman Operation DARE (Down-
town Area Renewal) ; Boy Scouts, Honorary Member of National Council; Inter-
Club Council's Outstanding Civic Leader of the Year Award, 1968. Elected to
91st Congress, November 5, 1968 to 92nd Congress, November 3, 1970, to the
93rd Congress on November 7, 1972 and to the 94th Congress on November 5, 1974.
Served in U. S. Navy (Lt. USNR). Four years on destroyer duty in Atlantic and
South Pacific as Torpedo Officer, Gunnery Officer and Executive Officer, World
War II ; awarded Bronze Star for action in Okinawa. Member First Presbyterian
Church of Greensboro, Elder and former Clerk of Session for the Church and a
teacher of the Men's Bible Class. Married Emily Irving Harris of Greensboro.
Five children: L. Richardson Preyer, Jr., Mary Norris Preyer, Britt Armfield
Preyer, Jane Bethell Preyer, Emily Harris Preyer. Address: 603 Sunset Drive,
Greensboro, N. C.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Internal Security
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
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CHARLES GRANDISON ROSE, III
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
(Seventh District — Counties: Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, New
Hanover and Robeson. Population, 467,476.)
Charles Grandison Rose, III, Democrat, was born in Fayetteville August 10,
1939. Son of Charles G. Rose and Frances Duckworth Rose. Graduated Fayette-
ville High School, 1957; Davidson College, 1969, B.A.; University of North Caro-
lina Law School, 1964, LL.B. Attorney. Member Cumberland County Bar Associa-
tion and North Carolina State Bar. Editor, Davidson College yearbook. Chief
District Court Prosecutor, 12th Judicial District, 1967-70. Member First Presby-
terian Church, Fayetteville; Sunday school teacher. Married Sara Richardson
June 30, 1962. One son : Charles G. Rose, IV, a daughter, Sara Louise. Address:
9500 Spinet Court, Vienna, Virginia.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Agriculture
House Recording Studio
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WILLIAM G. HEFNER
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
(Eighth District — Counties: Anson, Cabarrus, Davie, Montgomery, Moore,
Richmond, Rowan, Scotland, Stanly, Union and Yadkin. Population,
William G. (Bill) Hefner, Democrat, was born in Elora, Tennessee, April
11, 1930. President of WRKB Radio Station, Kannapolis, N. C. Entertainer-
Harvesters Quartet; Television performer. Member Board of Directors, Cabarrus
County Chapter of American Cancer Society; member Board of Directors of
Cabarrus County Boys Club; member Board of Directors of Cabarrus County
Humane Society; President of Odell School PTA ; Publicity Committee for Cabar-
rus County United Appeal; member of Concord Noon Optimist Club. Elected to
U. S. House of Representatives, 1974. Member North Kannapolis Baptist Church.
Married Nancy Hefner of Gadsden, Alabama. Two children : Stacye Hefner, 15,
and Shelly Hefner, 12. Address Rt. #1, Concord, N. C. 28025.
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JAMES GRUBBS MARTIN
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
(Ninth District— Counties: Iredell, Lincoln and Mecklenburg. Population,
459,535.)
James Grubbs Martin, Republican, was born in Savannah, Georgia December
11, 1935. Son of Reverend Arthur M. Martin and Mary Julia Grubbs Martin.
Graduated Mt. Zion Institute, Winnsboro, S. C., 1953; Davidson College, 1957,
B.S.; Princeton University, 1960, Ph.D. in Chemistry. Associate Professor of
Chemistry, Davidson College. Member Beta Theta Pi (social) Fraternity; Na-
tional Vice President, 1966-69. Former member of Charlotte Symphony, 1962-66.
Mecklenburg County Commissioner, 1966-72, Chairman, 1967-68 and 1970-71.
President of N. C. Association of County Commissioners, 1970-71. Founder and
first chairman of Centralina Council of Governments, 1968-70; vice-president of
National Association of Regional Councils, 1969-71. Elected to 93rd Congress,
November 1972. Presbyterian; deacon, 1969-71. Mason. Married Dorothy Ann
McAulay June 1, 1957. Three children: Jimmy, age 14, Emily, age 12, and Benson,
age 3. Address: Box 697, Davidson.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Interior and Insular Affairs
Science and Astronautics
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JAMES THOMAS BROYHILL
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
(Tenth District — Counties: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland,
Gaston and Watauga. Population, 471,777.)
James Thomas Broyhill, Republican, was born in Lenoir, N. C, August 19,
1927. Son of James Edgar and Satie Leona (Hunt) Broyhill. Attended Lenoir
Public Schools 1933-1946; graduated Lenoir High School, 1946; University of
North Carolina, 1950, B.S. degree in Commerce. Before election to Congress was
a furniture manufacturer; member Southern Furniture Manufacturers Associa-
tion; North Carolina Forestry Association; Industrial Planning Committee of
the North West North Carolina Development Association ; past President and
member of the Board of the Lenoir Chamber of Commerce; past member of City
of Lenoir Recreation Commission; City of Lenoir Planning and Zoning Commis-
sion; Treasurer Caldwell County Republican Executive Committee. Young Man
of the Year Award, Lenoir and Caldwell County, 1957. Honorary Doctor of Laws
degree from Catawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina, 1966. Currently serves
on Board of Advisors, Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, N. C. and Board of
Trustees, Wake Forest University. Member Hibriten Lodge No. 262, A.F. & A.M.;
Oasis Temple of the Shrine; Loyal Order of the Moose, Lodge No. 385. Elected
to 88th Congress, Nov. 6, 1962; and succeeding Congresses. Now serving 7th
term. Member of Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee of the House of
Representatives, House Budget Committee, and the Select Committee on Small
Business. Member First Baptist Church of Lenoir, N. C. Married Louise Horton
Robbins, Durham, N. C, June 2, 1951. Children 1 Marilyn Louise, born Oct. 15,
1952; James Edgar, II, born July 23, 1954; Philip Robbins, born May 16, 1956.
Address: Lenoir, N. C.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Joint Study Committee on Budget Control
Select Committee on Small Business
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ROY A. TAYLOR
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
(Eleventh District — Counties: Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham,
Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Ruther-
ford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey. Population, 467,051.)
Roy A. Taylor, Democrat, was born in Vader, Washington, January 31, 1910.
Attended the public schools of Buncombe County; Asheville-Biltmore College;
Maryville College; Asheville University Law School. Admitted to the Bar in
January of 1936. Buncombe County Attorney, 1949-1960. Member Board of Trust-
ees, of Asheville-Biltmore College, 1949-1960; Lions Club, District Governor,
1952. Navy Combat Veteran World War II; served as Commanding Officer of
L. S. T. and discharged with rank of Lieutenant. Representative in the North
Carolina General Assembly, 1947, 1949, 1951, and 1953. Elected to the 86th Con-
gress, June 25, 1969; re-elected to 87th Congress, November 8, 1960, 88th Con-
gress, November 6, 1962, to 89th Congress, November 3, 1964, to 94th Congress,
November 8, 1966, to 91st Congress, November 5, 1968, to 92nd Congress, No-
vember 3, 1970, and to 93rd Congress, November 7, 1972 and to 94th Congress,
November 5, 1974. Chairman Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation.
Baptist; Deacon. Married Evelyn Reeves. Two children: Alan F. Taylor and
Mrs. Toni Taylor Robinson. Address: Black Mountain, N. C.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Foreign Affairs
Interior and Insular Affairs
** Sh.
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THE UNITED STATES COURT SYSTEM
THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
Warren E. Burger Chief Justice Minnesota
Potter Stewart Associate Justice Ohio
William H. Rehnquist Associate Justice Arizona
Byron R. White Associate Justice Colorado
William 0. Douglas Associate Justice Connecticut
Thurgood Marshall Associate Justice New York
William J. Brennan, Jr Associate Justice New Jersey
Lewis F. Powell, Jr Associate Justice Virginia
Harry A. Blackmun Associate Justice Minnesota
UNITED STATES FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT
OF APPEALS
James B. Craven, Jr Judge Morganton
JUDGES
Eastern District Algernon L. Butler, Chief Judge Clinton
John D. Larkins, Jr., Judge Trenton
Franklin T. Dupree, Jr., Judge Raleigh
Middle District Eugene A. Gordon, Chief Judge Burlington
Hiram H. Ward Denton
Western District Woodrow W. Jones, Chief Judge Asheville
James B. McMillan, Judge Charlotte
Wilson Warlick, Senior Judge Newton
CLERKS
Eastern District Samuel A. Howard Raleigh
Middle District Carmon J. Stuart Greensboro
Western District J. Toliver Davis Asheville
UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
Eastern District Warren H. Coolidge Fayetteville
Middle District William L. Osteen Greensboro
Western District Keith S. Snyder Lenior
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JAMES BRAXTON CRAVEN, JR.
JUDGE, UNITED STATES FOURTH CIRCUIT OF APPEALS
James Braxton Craven, Jr. was born in Lenoir, North Carolina April 3, 1918,
the son of James Braxton and Katherine Simmons Craven. Received degrees,
Duke University, A.B., 1939; LL.B., Harvard, 1942. Admitted North Carolina
Bar, 1946; Solicitor, Burke County, Criminal Court, 1947; Assistant United States
Attorney, Justice Department, Charlotte-Asheville, North Carolina, 1948-1952;
Judge, North Carolina Superior Court, Morganton, 1956-1961; Judge, United
States District Court, Western District North Carolina, 1961-1966; Judge, United
States 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1966—. Served United States Naval Re-
serve, 1942-1946. Visiting professor in Constitutional Law, University of North
Carolina Law School, Summers 1967, 1970; Visiting Professor on Federal Courts,
University of Texas Law School, Austin, Texas, summer, 1968. Member American
Judicature Society; American Law Institute; Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa,
Omicron Delta Kappa. Trustee, Duke University. Married Jean Bible, August
15, 1952. Children: James Braxton, III, Stephen K., and Elizabeth Bible. Office:
P. 0. Drawer 491, Asheville, N. C. 28802.
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ALGERNON LEE BUTLER
CHIEF JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRTCT— NORTH CAROLINA
Algernon Lee Butler, Republican, was born in Clinton, N. C, August 2, 1905.
Son of George Edwin Butler and Eva Boykin Lee Butler. Attended Duke Univer-
sity and University of North Carolina. (Law School UNC) Member of Sampson
County Bar Association, President in 1958; member Sixth District Bar Associa-
tion, President in 1953; Member N. C. Bar Association; member American Bar
Association; and member of Sigma Nu. Member of N. C. General Assembly,
Sampson County, 1931. Elected Eastern District Court Judge. Member St. Pauls
Episcopal Church; former Senior Warden of Vestry. Married Josephine Lydia
Broadwell, June 5, 1935. Three Children: Eva Josephine Daniel (Mrs. Louis B.
Daniel, Jr.), Algeron L. Butler, Jr. and George Edwin Butler II. Address: 403
Butler Drive, Clinton, N. C. 28328.
JOHN DAVIS LARKINS, JR.
JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT— NORTH CAROLINA
John Davis Larkins, Jr., Democrat, was born in Morristown, Tennessee, June
8, 1909. Son of Charles H. Larkins and Mamie Dorsett Larkins. Foster son of
John Davis Larkins and Emma Cooper Larkins. Attended schools in Cedartown,
Georgia, 1914-1920; Fayetteville, N. C, 1920-1922; Hazelhurst, Georgia, 1922-
1924; Greensboro, N. C. 1924-25. Wake Forest (College) University, B.A. 1929.
Attended Wake Forest University Law School, 1929-30. Member North Carolina
State Bar; Member American Bar, Member Federal Bar. Received Distinguished
Service Award, American Cancer Society; Received Distinguishd Alumni Award,
Wake Forest University. Private, US Army, 1945. Served as State Senator, 1936,
1937, 1938, 1939, 1941; President Pro Tern, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1953; State Chair-
man-Secretary of Democratic Executive Committee 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958; Na-
tional Committeeman, 1958, 1960. Elected US District Judge. Baptist. Chairman
of Board of Deacons, 1930, 1960. Married Pauline A. Murrell Larkins, March 13,
1930. Two children: Emma Sue (Mrs. D. H. Loften) and Paulene (Mrs. J. H.
Bearden). Address: Federal Building, Trenton, N. C. 28583.
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FRANKLIN TAYLOR DUPREE, JR.
JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT— NORTH CAROLINA
Franklin Taylor Dupree, Jr., Republican, was born in Angier, N. C, October
18, 1913. Son of Franklin T. Dupree, Sr. and Elizabeth Mason (Wells) Dupree.
Attended Angier High School 1925-28; Campbell College High School 1928-29.
Graduated University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1933, A.B.; University of
North Carolina Law School, 1936, LL.B. Member Wake County Bar Association;
North Carolina Bar Asssociation; American Bar Association; American Judicature
Society; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. US District Judge 1970. Served
US Navy, Lieutenant, 1943-46. Member Hayes Barton Baptist Church. Married
Rosalyn Dupree, December 30, 1939. Two Daughters: Elizabeth D. DeMent, born
October 17, 1940; Nancy D. Miller, Born August 10, 1942. Address: P. O. Box
27585, Raleigh, N. C. 27611; 713 Westwood Dr., Raleigh, N. C. 27607.
EUGENE ANDREW GORDON
CHIEF JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT— NORTH CAROLINA
Eugene Andrew Gordon, Democrat, was born in Brown Summit, N. C, July
10, 1917. Son of Charles Robert Gordon and Carrie Scott Gordon. Graduated Elon
College, 1939, A.B.; Duke University Law School, 1941, L.L.B. Member of Ameri-
can Judicature Society. Member Federal Bar Association ; Member American Bar
Association; Member N. C. Bar Association. Member Phi Delta Phi International
Legal Fraternity. Captain, Field Artillery January 4, 1942-May 1, 1946. Elected
Chief Judge U. S. District Court — Middle, N. C. Member Starmount Presbyterian
Church. Married Virginia Stoner Gordon, January 1, 1943. Two children: Eugene
Andrew Gordon, May 1, 1948; Rosemary Ann Gordon, born July 2, 1953. Address:
P. O. Box 3283, Greenssboro, N. C. 27410.
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HIRAM HAMILTON WARD
JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT— NORTH CAROLINA
Hiram Hamilton Ward was born in Thomasville, N. C, April 29, 1923. Son of
0. L. Ward and Margaret A. (Lowdermilk) Ward. Attended Denton High School;
Wake Forest University. Graduated Wake Forest University School of Law, 1950,
J.D. Member American Judicature Society; American Bar Association; North
Carolina Bar Association. Member Mason; Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity.
Served U. S. Air Force, October 4, 1940-May 20, 1945; Pilot and Lt. Col., Civil
Air Patrol. Served 3 terms N. C. State Board of Elections 1964-1972; Chairman
Federal Land Condemnation Commission 1964-65. U. S. District Judge July 12,
1972. Member Baptist Church; Deacon; Sunday School Teacher; Trustee Liberty
Baptist Association ; Trustee Wingate College. Married Evelyn McDaniel Ward,
June 1, 1947. Two sons: William M. Ward, born March 17, 1951; James Randolph
Ward, April 8, 1953. Address: P. 0. Box 325, Denton, N. C. 27239.
WOODROW WILSON JONES
CHIEF JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT— NORTH CAROLINA
Woodrow Wilson Jones, Democrat, was born near Rutherfordton, N. C, Jan-
uary 26, 1914. Son of Bernard B. Jones and Karl Jane Nanney Jones. Attended
Public Schools of Rutherford County from 1920-1932. Graduated Mars Hill Col-
lege, May 1934, A.S.; Wake Forest University Law School, June, 1937, LL.B.
Member North Carolina Bar Association ; Member American Beer Association ;
Member Rutherford County Bar Assosciation. President Rutherford County Bar
Association 1946. Presented Outstanding Service Award by Rutherfordton Lions
Club, October 23, 1950. Director Citizens Federal Savings & Loan Association of
Rutherfordton 1957-1967; Director Union Trust Company of Shelby 1960-1967.
Awarded Special Citation for outstanding service by Gardner- Webb College, May
12, 1965; Member Board of Trustees for Gardner-Webb College. Former member
and president, Rutherfordton Kiwanis Club ; former director and member, Ruther-
fordton Chamber of Commerce. Engaged in private practice Law in Rutherford-
ton, August 1937-August 1967; Served 2 years United States Naval Reserves; 6
years as member of Congress. Served as Solicitor of Recorder's Court of Ruther-
ford County, January 1, 1941-December 6, 1943; member House of Representatives
of N. C. General Assembly 1947-1949 sessions; member 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 84th Con-
gressses of U. S. from 11th Congressional District; November 7, 1950-January 3,
1957; Chairman North Carolina Democratic Executive Committee, 1938-1960.
Elected as Chief Judge U. S. District Court. Member First Baptist Church,
Rutherfordton, N. C; teacher and deacon. Married Rachel Phelps, November 22,
1936. Two children: W. Wilson Jones, Jr., born March 7, 1940; Michael A. Jones,
Born March 12, 1942. Address : 1018 North Main Street, Rutherfordton, N. C.
28139.
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JAMES BRYAN McMILLAN
JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT— NORTH CAROLINA
James Bryan McMillan, Democrat, was born in Goldsboro, N. C, December
19, 1916. Son of Robert Hunter McMillan and Sarah Outlaw McMillan. Attended
Public Schools of Lumberton, N. C. Attended Presbyterian Junior College (now
St. Andrews), 1932-34, Associate of Arts Degree. Graduated University of North
Carolina, 1935-37, A.M.; Harvard Law School, J.D., 1940. Member Mecklenburg
County Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Association; American Bar As-
sociation; North Carolina State Bar, Inc.; American Judicature Society. Fellow,
International Academy of Trial Lawyers, President North Carolina Bar Associa-
tion 1960-61; President Mecklenburg Bar Association 1957-58; President St. An-
drews Alumni Association 1965-66; Member Board of Visitors Davidson College.
Member Omicron Delta Kappa; Davidson; Order of The Golden Fleece, University
of N. C. at Chapel Hill. Served U. S. Navy February 19, 1942-January, 1946.
Author of opinions and orders in numerous district court and a few Circuit Court
of Appeals Cases. Served as Chairman for Precinct 15 from about 1948 to about
1964. Elected to U. S. District Court. Member First Presbyterian Church; Deacon
1957-63; Treasurer 1962-63; Ruling Elder 1963-71, 1975-83. Married Margaret
Blair Miles, February 27, 1944. Tv/o children: James Bryan McMillan, Jr., born
June 19, 1946; Marjorie Miles McMillan Rodell, born August 26, 1950. Address:
1930 Mecklenburg Avenue, Charlotte, N. C. 28205.
WILSON WARLICK
JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT— NORTH CAROLINA
Wilson Warlick, Democrat, was born in Newton, N. C, March 8, 1892. Son
of Thomas M. Warlick and Martha Elizabeth Wilson Warlick. Attended Public
Schools of Hickory 1898-1904; Hown's School for Boys 1904-1905; Professor
Barb's School for Boys 1905-1906; Lenoir Rhyne College 1907-1908. Graduated
Catawba College, B.S., 1910; University of North Carolina Law School, 1911,
1912, 1913, LL.B. Member N. C. Bar Association; N. C. State Bar; Catawba
County YMCA; Catawba County Historical Association. Received Honorary LL.D
Catawba College 1936. Member Mason; Moose; Elk; American Legion; V.F.W.;
WWI, and 40 & 8. Member Catawba County Country Club; Sons American Rev-
olution; Hound Ears. Served G-2 SOS - American Expeditionary Forces France
and AFC Intelligence Section - Cops of Intelligence Police; 1917-1918-1919. Served
as Judge Superior Court, 16th Judicial District January 1, 1931-February 13,
1949. Appointed Life Commission February 2, 1949. Member Presbyterian Church;
Elder late 1930's to late 1960's. Married Kittie Reed Hipp, October 24, 1925. Two
children: Martha Reed Warlick (Mrs. William John Brame) ; Thomas Wilson
Warlick. Address: Box 6, Newton, N. C. 28658.
PART V
NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNMENT
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INTRODUCTION
Under provisions in the Constitution of North Carolina, the three major
branches of state government — legislative, executive and judicial — are "distinct
and separate from each other" (Article T, Section 6). This separation of powers
has been a primary principal of government since our independence. In the nearly
two hundred years since the forming of the State of North Carolina, many
changes have occurred in her governmental organization. North Carolina state
and local government has grown from a small, ill-funded endeavor of a few hundred
"employees" in 1776, to a multi-billion dollar enterprise of nearly three hundred
thousand "employees" in 1975. Along with this growth came many problems, most
important of which was the existence of over 200 independent state agencies. As a
result steps toward reorganizing state government, particularly the executive
branch began to be formulated.
STATE GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION
In a speech on October 27, 1967, Governor Dan K. Moore urged the North
Carolina State Bar to take the lead in sponsoring a study to determine the need
for revising or rewriting the Constitution of North Carolina. The Council of the
North Carolina State Bar and the North Carolina Bar Association joined in ap-
pointing a steering committee which selected twenty-five persons to constitute the
North Carolina State Constitution Study Commission. The report of the commis-
sion, submitted on December 16, 1968, contained a proposed amendment which
would require the General Assembly to reduce the administrative departments of
state government to 25 and authorize the governor to reorganize the administrative
departments subject to legislative disapproval.
The 1969 General Assembly submitted the proposed constitutional amend-
ment to a vote of the people and also authorized the governor to begin a study of
consolidation of state agencies and to prepare recommendations for the General
Assembly. Governor Robert W. Scott established the State Government Reorgani-
zation Study in October of 1969. Later, in May 1970, a fifty member citizens Com-
mittee on State Government Reorganization was appointed by the governor to
review the study and make specific recommendations.
The constitutional amendment requiring the reduction of the number of state
administrative departments to not more than 25 by 1975 was adopted in the Gen-
eral Election on November 3, 1970, and the Committee on State Government Re-
organization submitted its recommendations to the governor on February 4,
1971.
The committee recommended implementation of the amendment in two phases.
Phase I would begin with general legislation in 1971 grouping agencies together in
a limited number of functional departments. Phase II would consist of the period
between 1971 and 1973 when the agencies would work together. Bills to revise the
existing statutes would be drafted on the basis of the agencies' experience and
presented to the 1973 General Assembly.
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With strong support from Governor Scott, the Executive Organization Act of
1971 was ratified July 14, 1971. It created 19 principal offices and departments
consisting of ten offices and departments headed by elected officials and nine other
departments formed by the grouping of agencies along functional lines. The Act
provided for two types of transfers to accomplish the first phase of reorganization.
Under the Act a Type I transfer meant the transferring of all or part of an
agency, including its statutory authority, powers and duties, to a principal depart-
ment. A Type II transfer meant the transferring intact of an existing agency to a
principal department with the transferring agency retaining its statutory author-
ity and functions, except for management functions, which would be performed
under the direction and supervision of the head of the principal department.
All offices and departments called for by the Executive Organization Act of
1971 were created by executive order of Governor Scott prior to the July 1, 1972
deadline set by the Act. The principal offices and departments created were:
Office of the Governor, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Department of the Sec-
retary of State, Department of the State Auditor, Department of State Treasurer,
Department of Public Education, Department of Justice, Department of Agri-
culture, Department of Labor, Department of Insurance, Department of Admini-
stration, Department of Transportation and Highway Safety, Department of
Natural and Economic Resources, Department of Human Resources, Department
of Social Rehabilitation and Control (now Department of Correction), Depart-
ment of Commerce, Department of Revenue, Department of Art, Culture and
History (now Department of Cultural Resources), and Department of Military
and Veterans' Affairs. By executive order issued June 26, 1972, an Executive
Cabinet was formed consisting of the heads of these offices and departments.
Meetings of the Cabinet have been a major tool in solving the problems of Phase
II of reorganization.
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Chapter One
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The general assembly is one of the oldest governmental bodies in North Caro-
lina. According to tradition a "legislative assembly of free holders" met some-
time in 1666; however, there is no extant proof that such a meeting took place.
Actual provisions for a representative assembly did not exist prior to the adoption
of the Concessions and Agreements of 1665. Then an unicameral body composed
of the governor, his council, and "twelve men . . . chosen annually" sat as a legis-
lature. This system of representation prevailed until 1070 when Albemarle County
was divided in three "precincts" — Berkely, Carteret and Shaftsbury. At that time
each precinct was apparently allowed five representatives. Around 1682, four new
precincts were created from the original three as population and western expan-
sion increased. The number of representatives allowed new precincts was usually
two, althought some had more. Beginning with the Assembly of 1723, some of the
larger, more important towns were allowed representatives. Edenton was the first,
followed by Bath, New Bern, Wilmington, Brunswick, Halifax, Cambellton (now
Fayetteville), Salisbury, Hillsborough and Tarborough (now Tarboro). By the
middle of the eighteenth century, the term "precinct" had been replaced by
"county" in reference to the geographical subdivisions.
The unicameral form of the legislature continued until around 1697 when a
bicameral form was adopted. The "upper house" was composed of the governor, or
chief executive at the time, and his council; while the elected "precinct" represen-
tative sat as the "lower house" or "House of Burgesses." The lower house could
adopt its own rules of procedure and elect its own speaker and other officers; how-
ever, it could only meet when the governor called it into session and only at a loca-
tion designated by him. This did not prove a disadvantage since the lower house
had "the power of the purse". As a result, the governor usually called them into
session at least once during a biennium, and usually more often, in order that he
might be paid his salary. Throughout the colonial period, this "power of the
purse" was a source of constant controversy between the governor and the lower
house, and the house used it effectively to increase its influence and prestige.
In 1776, when our first State Constitution was adopted, the effects of the ex-
ecutive-legislative conflicts of the colonial period were reflected in its provisions.
The legislature was the primary organ of state government with control over all
phases of government. Its most important power was its elective power, which
provided that all officials in the executive and judicial branches would be elected
by joint ballot of the two houses. This continued until 1835 when the governor be-
came a popularly elected official; however, it was not until 1868, that the remain-
ing executive officials and the judiciary were popularly elected.
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The Constitution of 1776 provided for a bicameral legislature, both elected by
the people. The senate was composed of one representative from each county; and
the house of commons was composed of two representatives from each county and
one from each town listed in the Constitution. This arrangement continued until
1835 when several amendments were adopted affecting the general assembly. The
membership of the senate was set at fifty and the state was divided into districts
with representation based on the population of the district. The membership of
the house of commons was set at 120 with repi-esentation based on the population
of the county in accordance with provisions set forth in the amendment; however,
each county was entitled to at least one representative. Provisions were made so
that future representation would be based on the federal census taken every ten
years.
In 1868, a new constitution was adopted which changed the name of the
"house of commons" to the "house of representatives" and eliminated the pre-
viously unfair "property qualifications" for holding office. Also the current or-
ganizational structure with the lieutenant governor as president of the senate
and provisions for the election of a president pro tempore came into existance.
In 1966, the house of representatives adopted a district setup similar to that
used by the senate. Today, the general assembly is the legislative branch of state
government; it is equal with, but independent of, the executive and judicial
branches. The legislative body is composed of two chambers, the senate and the
house of representatives, which convene in odd-year biennial sessions on the first
Wednesday after the second Monday in January. (By parliamentary means, the
general assembly may divide the biennial session into annual segments.) The
senate has fifty members and the house has 120 members, all of whom are elected
biennially from districts containing approximately equal populations. However,
one of the distinct disadvantages of the district system, particularly as it relates
to the house of representatives, is that an increasingly large number of counties
are without a "resident" legislator.
As the legislative branch of government, the general assembly has three ma-
jor functions: to enact general and local laws governing the affairs of the state,
to provide and allocate funds for operating the government by enacting tax and
appropriation laws, and to conduct investigations into such operations of the state
as it deems necessary for regulation and funding. The main work of the general
assembly, is the enactment of substantive legislation.
Much of the legislative work of the general assembly is done in committees,
composed of members of the respective houses. Senate Committees are appointed
by the lieutenant governor, who serves as presiding officer of the senate (President
of the Senate) ; House Committees are appointed by the Speaker of the House,
who is elected from among the membership of the house of representatives.
Administrative authority for the general assembly is vested in the Legislative
Services Commission. The president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker
of the house are ex officio chairmen of the Services Commission; each appoints
six members from his respective house to serve on the commission. The Services
Commission employs a legislative services officer as chief staff officer, a director of
fiscal research to deal with money matters, and a director of research to handle all
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other informational needs. The Legislative Research Commission is separated
from the Legislative Services Commission, and its authority is limited to research
projects. Again, the president pro tempore and the Speaker are ex officio chair-
men of the Research Commission; each appoints five members to sit on this com-
mission.
The staff and elective officers of the general assembly assist the membership
in accomplishing legislative tasks. The Legislative Services Commission is re-
sponsible for general and fiscal research, disbursing supplies and materials, pro-
duction and storage of legislative documents, personnel management, supervision
and maintenance of the legislative building, contracting for services, and pay-
ment of accounts. The commission employs a staff, directed by the legislative ser-
vices officer, to carry out these functions. The Legislative Research Commission
produces extensive study documents and drafts legislation for consideration by
the general assembly; special study commissions are set up to investigate difficult
or technical subjects for later reports to the legislature. In addition, standing
committees of the general assembly have been authorized to meet during interim
periods to carry on committee business and to conduct related studies. The Ser-
vices Commission provides, or arranges, for staff assistance to the Research Com-
mission and standing committees and coordinates staff work with the special com-
missions.
PRESIDED
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NORTH CAROLINA SENATE 1975 SESSION
(Democratic Unless Indicated Otherwise)
Officers
President James B. Hunt, Jr Lucama
President Pro Tern John T. Henley Hope Mills
Principal Clerk Roy Rowe Burgaw
Reading Clerk LeRoy Clark, Jr Raleigh
Sergeant-at-Arms Vinson Bridges, Jr Raleigh
SENATORS
(Alphabetically Arranged)
Name County District Address Seat
Alexander, Fred D. Mecklenburg 22nd Charlotte 11
Alford, Dallas Nash 7th Rocky Mount 9
Allsbrook, Julian R Halifax 6th Roanoke Rapids 1
Bahakel, Cy N Mecklenburg 22nd Matthews 10
Barker, Bobby L Wake 14th Raleigh 18
Britt, Luther J., Jr Robeson 12th Lumberton 27
Childers, Jack Davidson 21st Lexington 37
Combs, Bobby Lee Catawba 23rd Hickory 43
Crawford, I. C Buncombe 26th Asheville 13
Daniels, Melvin R., Jr Pasquotank 1st Elizabeth City 26
Davis, E. Lawrence Forsyth 20th Winston-Salem 50
Garrison, James B Stanly 17th Albemarle 17
Gudger, Lamar Buncombe 26th Asheville 14
Hardison, Harold W Lenoir 5th Deep Run 8
Harrington, J. J Bertie 1st Lewiston 25
Harris, Ollie Cleveland 25th Kings Mountain 42
Henley, John T Cumberland 10th Hope Mills 7
Hill, Cecil Transylvania 27th Brevard 32
Jernigan, Glenn R Cumberland 10th Fayetteville 23
Kincaid, Donald R. (R) Caldwell 24th Lenoir 39
Kirby, J. Russell Wilson 7th Wilson 3
Lackey, Pleas Alexander 23rd Hiddenite 48
McDuffie, Jim Mecklenburg 22nd Charlotte 31
Marion, George W., Jr Surry 15th Dobson 15
Mauney, W. K., Jr Cleveland 25th Kings Mountain 16
Mills, W. D Onslow 3rd Maysville 30
Moore, Herman A Mecklenburg 22nd Charlotte 12
Nye, Edd Bladen 11th Elizabethtown 35
Odom, Mary Home Scotland 17th Wagram 44
Palmer, Joe H Haywood 27th Clyde 33
Rauch, Marshall A Gaston 25th Gastonia 4
Renfrow, Edward Johnston 9th Smithfield 20
Royall, Kenneth C, Jr Durham 13th Durham 46
Scott, Ralph H Alamance 18th Haw River 24
Sebo, Katherine H Guilford 19th Greensboro 45
Smith, Lynwood Guilford 19th High Point 22
Smith, McNeill Guilford 19th Greensboro 29
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Smith. William G. New Hanover 4th Wilmington 34
Stalling*, D. Livingstone Craven 2nd New Bern 21
Staton, William W. Lee .... 14th Sanford 6
Strickland, Thomas E Wayne .... 8th Goldsboro 5
Suddarth, Tom Davidson ...21st Lexington 38
Totherow, Carl D. . ..Forsyth 20th Winston-Salem 49
Vickery, Charles E. . Orange 16th.. Chapel Hill . .....41
Walker Russell Randolph ..16th Asheboro 40
Walsh, Wade .. Caldwell.. 24th Lenoir 30
Webster, Wesley D. Rockingham ..15th... Madison 28
Whichard, Willis P Durham 13th Durham 47
White, Vernon E Pitt 6th Winterville 2
Winters, John W Wake 14th Raleigh 19
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SENATORS
(Arranged by Districts)
(Democrats unless otherwise indicated)
District Name Address
1st J. J. (Monk) Harrington Lewiston
1st Melvin R. Daniels, Jr Elizabeth City
2nd D. Livingstone Stallings New Bern
3rd W. D. (Billy) Mills Maysville
4th William G. Smith Wilmington
5th Harold W. Hardison Deep Run
6th Julian R. Allsbrook Roanoke Rapids
6th Vernon E. White Winterville
7th Dallas Alford Rocky Mount
7th J. Russell Kirby Wilson
8th Thomas E. Strickland Goldsboro
9th Edward Renfrow Smithfield
10th John T. Henley Hope Mills
10th Glenn R. Jernigan Fayetteville
11th Edd Nye Elizabethtown
12th Luther J. Britt, Jr Lumberton
13th Kenneth C. Royall, Jr Durham
13th Willis P. Whichard Durham
14th William W. Staton Sanford
14th Bobby Barker Raleigh
14th John W. Winters Raleigh
15th Wesley D. Webster Madison
15th George W. Marion, Jr Dobson
16th Charles F. Vickery Chapel Hill
16th Russell Walker Asheboro
17th Mary Home Odom Wagram
17th James B. Garrison Albemarle
18th Ralph H. Scott Haw River
19th Lynwood Smith High Point
19th Katherine H. Sebo Greensboro
19th McNeill Smith Greensboro
20th Carl D. Totherow Winston-Salem
20th E. Lawrence Davis Winston-Salem
21st Jack Childers Lexington
21st Tom Suddarth Lexington
22nd Fred D. Alexander Charlotte
22nd Cy N. Bahakel Matthews
22nd Jim McDuffie Charlotte
22nd Herman Moore Charlotte
23rd Pleas (Red) Lackey Hiddenite
23rd Bobby Lee Combs Hickory
24th Donald R. Kincaid (R) Lenoir
24th Wade Walsh . Lenoir
25th Ollie Harris Kings Mountain
25th W. K. (Bill) Mauney, Jr Kings Mountain
25th Marshall A. Rauch Gastonia
26th I. C. Crawford Asheville
26th Lamar Gudger Asheville
27th Cecil Hill Brevard
27th Joe H. Palmer Clyde
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF
MEMBERS OF THE 1975 SENATE
JOHN TANNERY HENLEY
PRESIDENT PRO TEM OF THE SENATE
(Democrat — Cumberland County)
(Tenth Senatorial District — County: Cumberland. Two Senators.)
John Tannery Henley, representing the Tenth Senatorial District, was born
in Wadesboro, August 10, 1921. Son of Frank C. and Melissa (Hamilton) Henley.
Attended Mt. Vernon Goodwin Elementary School, 1929-1935; Gary High School,
1935-1939; University of North Carolina, B.S. in Pharmacy, 1943. Pharmacist,
owner of Clinic Pharmacy in Hope Mills and Professional Drug in Fayetteville.
Member of North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association; National Association
of Retail Druggists; Mayor, Town of Hope Mills, 1946-1952; member of town
Commissioners, 1952-1956. Member Kappa Psi Pharmacy Fraternity and Masonic
Order. Staff Sergeant in U. S. Army from November, 1943 to December, 1945;
served in Europe with Ninth Division. Served as State Purchasing Officer, 1963-
1965. Representative in the General Assembly of 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963 and served
as a member of the State Senate of 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1973-74. Member of the
Advisory Budget Commission 1971-73. Methodist; Steward for fifteen years and
Superintendent of Sunday School for six years. Married Rebecca Ann Bedding-
field, July 28, 1943. Children: Three sons, Douglas, 21; Robert 25; John, Jr., 27.
Address: 116 Lakeshore Drive, Hope Mills.
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FREDERICK DOUGLAS ALEXANDER
( Democrat — Mecklenburg County)
(Twenty-second Senatorial District — Counties: Cabarrus and Mecklenburg.
Four Senators.)
Frederick Douglas Alexander, representing the Twenty-
second Senatorial District, was born in Charlotte, N. C,
February 21, 1910. Son of Zechariah Alexander, Sr., and
Louise B. McCullough. Attended Myers Street Elementary
School, Charlotte, 1916-1923; Second Ward High School,
Charlotte, 1923-1927. Graduated Lincoln University, Pen-
nsylvania, A.B., 1931. Housing Management. Member,
Rotary Club; Chamber of Commerce; Mason; Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry; Shriner's Club;
Royal Arch Mason; Knight Templar; J.B. P.O. Elks of W.; Omega Psi Phi Fra-
ternity. Served City Councilman May 1965-November 1974; Mayor Pro Tern
1971-73. Member University Park Baptist Church; Chairman Board of Trustees;
Chairman Finance Committee; Sunday School Teacher. Married Frances Mau-
vene Dugas Alexander, September 18, 1935. One daughter: Theodora Eugenia
Alexander Witherspoon, 29. Address: 2140 Senior Drive, Charlotte.
DALLAS L. ALFORD, JR.
(Democrat — Nash County)
(Seventh Senatorial District — Counties: Franklin, Nash, Warren, and Wilson.
Two Senators.)
Dallas L. Alford, Jr., representing the Seventh Sena-
torial District, was born in Durham. Son of Dallas L. Al-
ford, Sr. and Sally Catherine Pope Alford. Attended public
schools of Durham; Duke University. Real Estate and In-
surance Business, Alford-Tanner Realty Company. Past
President Rocky Mount Realtors Association and Rocky
Mount Mutual Insurance Agents Association. Director of
Carbisco Flour and Feed Mills. Member Board of Alder-
men, city of Rocky Mount, 1939-42; Nash County Board of
Commissioners, 1948-58, Chairman 1952-58. N. C. Traffic Safety Authority, 1966;
Chairman Nash County Board of Health 1952-58; Chairman of Commission to
study Welfare Problems for State of North Carolina, 1962. Mutual Insurance
Agent for the Year for North Carolina and South Carolina 1966-67-68. Member,
Lodge 1038, B.P.O.E.; 40 and 8; Kiwanis Club; Benevenue Country Club, Rocky
Mount; Delta Sigma Phi (social Fraternity). Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Navy
1942-46. Past N. C. Junior Chamber of Commerce and N. C. County Commission-
ers Association; Director Peoples Bank and Trust Company, and Citizens Savings
and Loan Assoc, Rocky Mount; Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce. Commander
American Legion, 1948. State Senator in the General Assembly of 1959, 1961, 1965,
1967 and 1973-74. Methodist; member of Official Board of First Methodist Church
of Rocky Mount, 1938-65. Married Margarette Glenn Griffin, November 17, 1945.
Four children. Address: 100 Wildwood Avenue, Rocky Mount.
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JULIAN RUSSELL ALLSBROOK
(Democrat — Halifax County)
(Sixth Senatorial District — Counties: Edgecombe, Halifax, Pitt and Martin.)
Julian Russell Allsbrook, representing the Sixth Sena-
torial District, was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina,
February 17, 1903. Son of William Clemmons and Bennie
Alice (Waller) Allsbrook. Graduated from Roanoke Rapids
Public Schools in 1920; University of North Carolina, 1920-
1924; University of North Carolina Law School, 1922-1924;
President, student body, 1923-1924; permanent Vice Presi-
dent, class of 1924. Lawyer. Member Halifax County Bar
Assn.; North Carolina Bar Assn.; North Carolina and United
States Supreme Court Bars. United States Court of Appeals. Member of the
American Judicature Society; Registered in Who's Who in the South and
The National Register of Prominent Americans; Presidential Elector from Second
Congressional District, 1936; former member Board of Trustees, Roanoke Rapids
School District; Board of City Commissioner of Roanoke Rapids for one term.
State Senator in the General Assembly of 1935, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1969,
1971 and 1973-74; Representative from Halifax County in the General Assembly
of 1941; Democratic nominee to State Senate, 1942, resigned to enter U. S. Naval
Reserve as Lieutenant, 1942, and served until placed on inactive duty, 1945; Now
Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Naval Reserve, Chairman, Committee on Platform
and Resolutions, State Democratic Convention, 1956-1958; received the 1965 North
Carolina Public Health Association Award for Distinguished Service Citation for
Genuine Interest in Public Health Needs of Our Citizens in All Walks of Life
Throughout North Carolina and for Unselfish and Untiring Efforts in Promoting
the Programs in Public Health that Would Meet These Needs. Appointed as dele-
gate to Southern Regional Educational Board, Legislative Work Conference by
Governor Moore, held in Asheville, North Carolina, July, 1966. Member Phi Alpha
Delta Law Fraternity; Golden Fleece; Order of the Grail; Tau Kappa Alpha De-
bating Fraternity; American Legion, AM VETS; Woodmen of the World; Roanoke
Rapids Kiwanis Club; Mason, Widow's Lodge No. 519. Past Director, Medical
Foundation of North Carolina, Inc. Past Member North Carolina Committee on
Nursing and Patient Care; Trustee North Carolina Symphony, Inc.; Secretary,
State Municipal Road Commission: Trustee, Chowan College, Murfreesboro, North
Carolina, 1950-1954. Baptist. Member of The Governor's Study Commission on
the Public School System of North Carolina, 1967 — . Chairman, Commission for the
Study of the Rules of Civil Procedure, 1967 — . Presented Distinguished Service
Award by Roanoke Rapids Lions Club, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, May 14,
1974, "In Sincere Appreciation and Recognition of a Lifetime of Loyal and Distin-
guished Service to the Civic and Political Life of Roanoke Rapids and the Area";
Presented the Special Honor Award for Service by the North Carolina Associa-
tion of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, officially presented at its 27th
Annual Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, November, 1974. Married Frances
Virginia Brown (now deceased) of Garysburg June 24, 1926. Children: Richard
Brown, Mary Frances and Alice Harris. Address: Roanoke Rapids.
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CY N. BAHAKEL
(Democrat — Mecklenbjurg County)
Twenty-second Senatorial District — Counties: Cabarrus and Mecklenburg.
Four Senators.
Cy N. Bahakel, representing the Twenty-second Sena-
torial District, was born in Alabama. Son of S. R. Bahakel
and Mary Bahakel. Graduated Phillips High School and the
University of Alabama, A.B. and L.L.D. degrees. Owner and
operator of a group of radio and television stations, includ-
ing WCCB-TV, Charlotte. Member Rotary Club, Charlotte
Advertising Club, National Press Club, Elks (B.P.O.E.),
Theta Chi Fraternity and the American Legion. Served as
Second Lieutenant, U. S. Army. Member Board of Deacons
and Sunday School Teacher of Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church, Charlotte.
Married and father of six children. Address: P. O. Box 1045, Charlotte.
BOBBY LOUIS BARKER
(Democrat — Wake County)
(Twenty-second Senatorial District — Counties: Cabarrus and Mecklenburg.)
Four Senators.)
Bobby Louis Barker, representing the Fourteenth Sena-
torial District, was born in Harnett County December 15,
1933. Son of Ray Barker, Sr. and F. Mable Gray Barker
(deceased). Attended Raleigh Public Schools; Millbrook
High School, 1952; University of Maryland; N. C. State
University. President, Barker Electronic Industries, Inc.;
^L^rN~^f* Chairman of the Board of Directors of Litho Industries, Inc.
^ 2>|Hk Member Raleigh Chamber of Commerce; Sec.-Treas., Elec-
tronic Contractors Association. Winner of Industrial Profile
Award in 1969. Member Raleigh Lions Club; 32nd Degree Mason. Member Wake
County Democratic Executive Committee; served as Precinct Chairman. Director
of Boy's Club of Wake County and Vice-President of Executive Board; graduate
of Leadership Institute. Served in U. S. Army in Korea 1954-57. Member Pleas-
ant Grove Methodist Church; Sunday School teacher; served as Chairman of the
Official Board, Chairman of the Building Committee and Chairman of the Trus-
tees. Married Carolyn A. Moore of Raleigh September 18, 1955. Three children:
Michelle, 15; Ashley, 10; and Melissa, 8. Address: 14116 Wyndfield Circle, Raleigh.
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LUTHER J. BITT, JR.
(Democrat — Robeson County)
(Twelfth Senatorial District — Counties: Hoke and Robeson. One Senator.)
Luther J. Britt, Jr., representing the Twelfth Senatorial
District, was born in Lumberton, August 10, 1931. Son of
Luther J. and Beta Brooks (Elkins) Britt. Attended
Lumberton City Schools, 1937-1949; Wake Forest College,
1949-1952; Wake Forest Law School, LL.B. degree, 1955.
Lawyer. Member Robeson County Bar Assn., President, 1955-
1966; Sixteenth Judicial Bar Assn., President, 1967-1968;
North Carolina State Bar Assn. ; American Bar Assn. Mem-
ber, North Carolina Jaycees, President 1967; United States
Jaycees; President, Lumberton Jaycees; State Vice President, North Carolina Jay-
cees; National Director United States Jaycees. Only man in the history of the
North Carolina Jaycees, on three successive years, to be selected the outstanding
State Vice President, the outstanding National Director, and one of five outstand-
ing State Presidents in the United States Jaycees in 1967. Received the Clayton
Frost Award as one of five outstanding Presidents of United States Jaycees, and
led the North Carolina Jaycees to the Number 3 position of fifty-one State organi-
zations. Past Chairman, Mayor's Advisory Committee, City of Lumberton: past
President, Tanglewood P.T.A.; twice selected the outstanding young man in Lum-
berton. Chairman, Robeson County Democratic Executive Committee, 1967-1970;
City Attorney, Lumberton, 1966. Member Board of Directors, Waccamaw Bank &
Brust Company; has served on seven different Study Commissions under appoint-
ment from the Governor of the State of North Carolina; Judicial Council of North
Carolina. Served in U.S. Army, 1956-1957. Member First Baptist Church, Lum-
berton; Sunday School Teacher. Married Sarah Williams, August 19, 1955. Four
children: Sallie B., 19; Luther Johnson, III, 15: Hewett Brooks, 12, and Lee
Elkins, 8. Address: P. 0. Box 1015, 603 W. 25th Street, Lumberton.
JACK CELY CHILDERS
(Democrat — Davidson County)
(Twenty-first Senatorial District — Counties: Davidson, Davie, Rowan. Two
Senators.)
Jack Cely Childers, representing the Twenty-first Sena-
torial District, was born in Anderson, S. C, December 30,
1909. Son of James W. and Delia Cely Childers. Attended
public schools of Greenville, S. C. Graduated Clemson Uni-
versity, B.S. Textile Eng., 1931; Harvard Business School,
1946. Retired Textile Manufacturer; Former President of
Enlarger Mills, Inc., Lexington, N. C. Former President
North Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association. Served
Army as Tank Battalion Commander: Active 1941(46; Re-
serves, 1931-32. Member Presbyterian Church; Superintendent Sunday School:
Deacon; Ruling Elder. Married Edith Anderson Childers. Two sons: Dr. Jack
C. Childers, Jr.; James A. Childers. Address: One Childers Court, Lexington.
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BOBBY LEE COMBS
(Democrat — Catawba County)
(Twenty-third Senatorial District — Counties: Alexander, Catawba, Iredell,
Yadkin. Two Senatms.)
Bobby Lee Combs, representing: the Twenty-third Sena-
torial District, was born in North Wilkesboro, N. C, March
25, 1930. Son of Cuester Lee and Vivian McKay Combs.
Attended Huntersville High School. Graduated Wingate
College, Associate, 1930; Davidson College, B.S., 1952;
Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, B.D., 1955; Mc-
Mormich Theological Seminary, Chicago, 111., 1961. Pastor
Sweetwater Presbyterian Church ; Partner in Little Folks
School, Hickory and Mooresville. Member Mooresville Cham-
ber of Commerce; Catawba County Chamber of Commerce; Mooresville Retail
Merchants Association. Served N. C. Senate 1971-72. Served 378th Combat En-
gineers, 30th Division, 1948-1950. Member Presbyterian Church. Married Elsie
Hunter Combs, July 13, 1950. Three Children: Robert Lee Combs; Pamela Elise
Combs; Ray Cuester Combs. Address: Box 1003, 500 21st St., Hickory.
IRVIN COOPER CRAWFORD
(Democrat — Buncombe County)
(Twenty-sixth Senatorial District — Counties: Buncombe, Madison, McDowell
and Yancey. Two Senators)
Irvin Cooper Crawford, representing the Twenty-sixth
Senatorial District, was born in Bryson City. Son of Gordon
Lee and Mary Jane (Cooper) Crawford. Attended Cullowhee
High School, 1919-1922; Duke University; Wake Forest
College. Lawyer. Member, Swain County Board of Educa-
tion, 1933-1934; Mayor, Bryson City, 1935-1936; Chairman,
Swain County Democratic Executive Committee, 1932-1940.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1957, 1959, 1961,
1963 and 1965. Senator in the General Assembly, 1971 and
Trustee of U. N. C, Asheville. Member of the Judicial Council. Member
ille Country Club. Methodist. Married Evelyn Gregory, August 20, 1935.
Stephen G. Crawford. Address: 10 Hampshire Circle, Asheville.
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MELVIN ROY DANIELS, JR.
(Democrat — Pasquotank County)
(First Senatorial District — Counties : Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan,
Currtiuck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Tyrrell, Washington. Two Senators.)
Melvin Roy Daniels, Jr., representing the First Sena-
torial District, was born in Wanchese, N. C, October 7, 1925.
Son of Melvin Roy Daniels and Carrie Daniels. Graduated
Manteo High School. Attended Campbell College; North
Carolina State College; Virginia Polytechnical Institute.
Banker; Senior Vice-President People's Bank and Trust,
Elizabeth City, N. C. Member N. C. Marine Science Council;
Vice Chairman Elizabeth City Airport Commission. Member
Lions; Elks; Masonic Order, Scottish Rite. Served U. S.
Army Air Force 1943-1944. Member, Methodist Church. Married Gladys Toxey
Daniels, August 18, 1950. Three children: Melvin Roy Daniels, III, 22; Linda
Diane Daniels, 15. Address: 1618 Rochelle Drive, Elizabeth City.
EGBERT LAWRENCE DAVIS, III
(Democrat — Forsyth County)
(Twentieth Senatorial District — County: Forsyth. Two Senators.)
Egbert Lawrence Davis, III, representing the Twentieth
Senatorial District, was born in Winston-Salem December
30, 1937. Son of Egbert L. Davis, Jr. and Eleanor Layfield
Davis. Graduated R. J. Reynolds High School 1956; Prince-
ton University, 1960, A.B.; Duke Law School, 1963, L.L.B.;
George Washington University, 1966; M.B.A. Major, Wood-
row Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. At-
torney. Member Forsyth Bar Association; North Carolina
Bar Association; American Bar Association. Member, Wins-
ton-Salem Rotary Club; Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce; Board Member,
of Goodwill Industries. Member Kidney Foundation; Children's Home Society;
Mental Health Association. Recepient of Winston-Salem Jaycees Distinguished
Service Award 1972; Winston-Salem Mayors Committee on Employment of Handi-
capped "Citizen of the Year" Award 1971 ; N. C. Jaycees Freedom Guard Award
1973; Served as Captain, U. S. Army, 1963-1965. Served four years House of
Representatives 1970-72, 1972-74. Member Knollwood Baptist Church; Deacon;
Sunday School Teacher. Married Sandra Holderness Davis, August 25, 1962.
Four Children: Alexandra, 10; Bert, 8; Lucenda, 6; Pamela, 4. Address: P. O.
Drawer 84, 321 Banbury Rd., Winston-Salem.
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JAMES BANKS GARRISON
(Democrat — Stanly County)
(Seventeenth Senatorial District — Counties: Anson, Montgomery, Richmond,
Scotland and Union. Two Senators.)
James Banks Garrison, representing the Seventeenth
Senatorial District, was born in Badin May 25, 1925. Son of
B. T. Garrison and Myrtle Kirk Garrison. Graduated Badin
High School, Stanton Military Academy, and the University
of North Carolina, 1950, B. A. in Economics. Gasoline Dis-
tributor, President of South Central Oil Company, Inc. Pres-
ident, Delta Buyers Co-op of North Carolina, South Carolina
and Virginia. Past President, N. C. Jobbers Association.
Served four year term as Albemarle City Councilman and
four years as Mayor of Albemarle. Vice-chairman, Stanly County Industrial
Commission; member, Executive Committee of Stanly County Hospital; Stanly
County Health Department Board; past President, Albemarle-Stanly County
Chamber of Commerce; past President, Stanly County Welfare Board; past
President, Albemarle Junior Chamber of Commerce. Young Man of the Year,
1956. United States Marine Corps, Corporal, 1943-46. Member First Presbyterian
Church, Albemarle; past Chairman, Board of Deacons. Married Betty Jane
Hearne, 1948. Two children: James Banks Garrison, Jr. and Jane Hearne Garri-
son. Address: 819 North Sixth Street, Albemarle.
LAMAR GUDGER
(Democrat — Buncombe County)
(Twenty-sixth Senatorial District — Counties: Buncombe, Madison, McDowell
and Yancey. Two Senators.)
Lamar Gudger, representing the Twenty-sixth Sena-
torial District, was born in Asheville April 30, 1919. Son of
Vonno Lamar and Elizabeth (Wilson) Gudger. Attended
Lee H. Edwards High School, Asheville, graduated 1936,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A. Degree 1940,
LL.B. Degree 1942. Captain, USAFR, 305th Bomb Group,
' ^ *jJrJL 8th Air Force, 1942-45. Lawyer; Senior Member of Gudger,
^ m g^ j^ Sawyer & Parker. Member, Buncombe County Bar Associa-
tion; North Carolina State Bar and State Bar Association;
President, 1971-72; Buncombe County Bar Association. Representative in General
Assembly of 1951; State Senator, 1971-74. Solicitor, 19th Solicitorial District
1952-1954; Secretary, State Democratic Party, 1962-1963. Member, North Carolina
State Ports Authority, 1967-1968; Legislative Research Commission, 1971-1972;
North Carolina Bar Prison Study Committee, 1970-1974; Board of Directors,
Buncombe County Mental Health Association, 1972; Director, The Children's
Home Society of North Carolina, 1972-74. Methodist, member Central United
Methodist Church. Married Eugenia Reid of Surry County October 25, 1947.
Children: Lamar, Jr., Eugenia Reid, Carol Eugenia and Martha Elizabeth Gudger.
Address: 189 Kimberly Avenue, Asheville.
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HAROLD WOODROW HARDISON
(Democrat — Lenoir County)
(Fifth Senatorial District — Counties: Duplin, Jones and Lenoir. One Sena-
tor.)
Harold Woodrow Hardison, representing the Fifth Sen-
atorial District, was born in Deep Run, Lenoir County, Sep-
tember 8, 1923. Son of Rutha and Annie (Stroud) Hardison.
Attended Deep Run High School; Atlantic Christian Col-
lege. Member, House of Representatives, 1971 ; President,
Humphrey-Hardison Oil Company of Deep Run and Mount
Olive. Charter member, Deep Run Ruritan Club; board
member, Selective Service Board No. 55, Lenoir County;
Chairman, Deep Run School Board and South Lenoir School
Board; member Neuse River Economic Development Commission; Kinston Lenoir
County Industrial and Agricultural Development Commission. Telped organize
Deep Run Water Corp., first president, now member, Board of Directors; Board
of Directors of Parrott Memorial Hospital, Kinston; Past Master, Pleasant Hill
Masonic Lodge No. 304; Shriner, member Sudan Temple, former Lt. Commander
of the Legion of Honor. U. S. Air Force, 1942-1947. Past Chairman, Lenoir
County United Fund. Member, Board of Directors Mount Olive College, and
Executive Board; Board of Directors of NCNB, Kinston. Baptist, member, Deep
Run Free Will Baptist Church; Sunday School Teacher; Chairman, Finance Com-
mittee, 1963 — . Married Arlene Humphrey, June 14, 1944. One daughter, Pamela
Jane. Address: Box 128, Deep Run.
JOSEPH JULIAN HARINGTON
(Democrat — Bertie County)
(First Senatorial District — Counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan,
Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Tyrrell aand Washington. Two Senators.)
Joseph Julian Harrington, representing the First Sen-
atorial District, was born in Lewiston, February 18, 1919.
Son of Julian Picott and Ethel Mae (Barnes) Harrington.
President, Harrington Mfg. Co., Lewiston. Member, Farm
Bureau Federation; Southern Farm Equipment Association;
Davie Lodge No. 39, Lewiston; 32nd Degree Scottish Rite;
Shriner, Sudan Temple, New Bern; Trustee of Chowan Col-
lege, Murfreesboro and Elizabeth City State College. Mem-
ber, Lewiston-Woodville Local School Board, 1955-1959;
Town Commissioner, Lewiston, 1948. State Senator in the General Assembly of
1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973 and 1974. Technical Sergeant, World War II,
1942-1945. Baptist; Sunday School Superintendent and Deacon, Lewiston Baptist
Church. Married Lettie Leigh Early, August 7, 1947. Children: Robert E. H.
Harrington, Julian Picott Harrington, II, Victoria Leigh Harrington. Address:
Lewiston.
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JOHN OLLIE HARRIS
(Democrat — Cleveland County)
(Twenty-fifth Senatorial District — Counties 1 Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln,
Rutherford. Three Senators.)
John Ollie Harris, representing the Twenty-fifth Sena-
torial District, was born in Anderson, S. C, September 2,
1913. Son of J. Frank and Jessie Hambright Harris. Grad-
uated Shelby High School 1931; Gupton-Jones College of
Embalming, 1935. Funeral Director and Embalmer. Presi-
dent and Treasurer, Harris Funeral Home, Inc. Member,
N. C. Funeral Directors Association; National Funeral
Director Association; National Selected Morticians. Past
President, N. C. Coroner's Association; N. C. Funeral Direct-
ing and Embalming Board. Mason; Shriner. Served Army, 85th Field Hospital,
European Theatre 1943-1946; Holder, Bronze Star. Served 1971 Session N. C.
Senate; Cleveland County Coroner 1946-1970. Baptist Church; Chairman of Board
of Deacon 1962. Married Abbie Jane Wall, May 4, 1934. Two children: Ollie
Harris, Jr., 40; Mrs. Becky Harris Hambright, 37. Four Grandchildren. Address:
Box 627, 921 Sharon Dr., Kings Mountain.
CECIL JAMES HILL
(Democrat — Transylvania County)
(Twenty-seventh Senatorial District — Counties: Cherokee, Clay, Graham,
Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk, Swain, Transylvania. Two Senators.)
Cecil James Hill, representing the Twenty-seventh Sen-
atorial District, was born in Asheville, N. C, November 20,
1919. Son of Burton Harrison and Vallie Staton Hill. Grad-
uated Valley Springs High School, 1939; Mars Hill College,
1941, Associate in Arts; University of North Carolina, 1943,
B.S.; University of N. C, 1945, Doctor of Laws. Lawyer.
Member, Transylvania County Bar Association; North Car-
olina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar. Director,
First Union National Bank; Past President, 1956, Transyl-
vania County Bar Association. Member Order of the Coif; Scottish Rite Mason,
Delta Sigma Pi. Former Elk. Editor in Chief, North Carolina Law Review.
Contributor, Union of South Africa Law Review; The Progressive. Farmer. Pre-
cinct Chairman, Member of Executive Committee, Secretary of Executive Com-
mittee—Transylvania County Democrat Party. Town Attorney, Brevard and
vice Award for Fayetteville and Cumberland County, 1969; Fayetteville Jaycees
Woodside Drive, Brevard.
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GLENN REGINALD JERNIGAN
( Democrat — Cumberland County )
(Tenth Senatorial District — County: Cumberland. Two Senators.)
Glenn Reginald Jernigan, representing the Tenth Sena-
torial District, was born in La Grange, April 10, 1939.
Son of Claude J. Jernigan, Sr. (Deceased) and Lydia E.
Jones Jernigan (Deceased). Graduated Fayetteville High
School 1957; Campbell College, A.A., 1959; East Carolina
University, B.A., 1961. Mortgage Banker. Member, Fay-
etteville Board of Realtors; Mortgage Bankers Association;
Homebuilders Association. Chairman of the Board Wacho-
via Bank and Trust Co., Fayetteville. Member, Fay-
etteville Kiwanis Club; Director Cumberland County Boys Club 1968-71; Presi-
dent Cumberland County Boys Club 1972; Vice President Fayetteville Jaycees;
Chairman, East Carolina University Pirates Club. Received Distinguished Ser-
vice Award for Fayetteville and Cumberland County 1969; Fayetteville Jaycees
Young Man of the Year. Received Realtor of the year Award 1971 ; E. J. Wells
Award for Fayetteville Kiwanis, 1968. Director of The Year (Boys Club) 1973;
Who's Who In American Colleges and Universities. Secretary and Vice Chairman
Cumberland County Democratic Executive Committee; Cumberland County YDC
President; State Chairman, Citizens for Kennedy -Johnson, 1960. Member, State
Legislative Committee for Fayetteville Board of Realtors; State Legislative Com-
mittee for N. C. Board of Realtors; Cumberland County campaign manager for
Mel Broughton (Gubernatorial Candidate). Co-ordinator Bob Scott Committee
(Gubernatorial Candidate). Former Representative from 20th District; Member
Finance Committee; Member Insurance Committee; Member Military and Vet-
eran Affairs; Member State Government; Vice Chairman Alcohol and Beverage
Control; Vice Chairman Conservation and Development; Chairman Sub Commit-
tee on Ethics. Member Highland Presbyterian Church; Deacon; Sunday School
Teacher; Church Stewardship Committee. Married Jane Clark Jernigan, August
3, 1963. Two Children: Lisa, 9; Glenn, Jr., 5. Address: 2414 Rollinghill Road,
Fayetteville.
DONALD RAYVAUGHN KINCAID
(Republican — Caldwell County)
(Twenty-fourth Senatorial District — Counties 1 Avery, Burke, Caldwell,
Mitchell, Watauga and Wilkes. Two Senators.)
^^^^^ Donald Rayvaughn Kincaid, representing the Twenty-
0^^^^^ fourth Senatorial District, was born in Caldwell County,
i June 2, 1936. Son of Hugh T. and Myrtle (McCall) Kincaid.
I 28^ SE. f Attended Gamewell Elementary School, 1943-1950; Game-
jL „ N well High School, 1951-1954; Appalachian State Teachers
College, 1955-1959, B.S. degree; Clevenger's Business Col-
J^^^^^ lege, 1955. School Teacher and owner of Kincaid Insurance
^|| jgl Agency, Lenoir. Member, Lenoir Lions Club, Lion Tamer,
immediate past Secretary; past member, N.C.A.E.;
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Gamewell Ruritan Club. Served in North Carolina National Guard for nine
years. 5-E; N. C. Cattelemen's Association; Representative in the Genera]
Assembly of 19(37, 1969 and 1971. Served in the N. C. Senate in 1973; member,
X. C. Board of Agriculture; Advisory Committee, Southeastern Parks, U. S.
Department of Interior. Member Carolina Association of Mutual Insurance
Agents. Member Grandview Park Baptist Church; Assistant Teacher, Young
Married Men's Class; past Teacher of Young Peoples Class. Married Syretha
Weatherford, June 30, 1956. Three children. Address: 113 Spencer Heights,
Lenoir.
JAMES RUSSELL KIRBY
(Democrat — Wilson County)
(Seventh Senatorial District — Counties: Franklin, Nash, Vance, Warren and
Two Senators.)
James Russell Kirby, representing the Seventh Sena-
torial District, was born in Wilson County February 17,
1922. Son of Sanford and Cora (Scott) Kirby. Attended
University of North Carolina, B.S. in Commerce, 1943;
University of North Carolina, B.S., 1943; University of
North Carolina Law School, LL.B., 1948. Lawyer. Mason;
Elk; Rotarian. Sergeant in U. S. Army, 1943-1945. State
Senator in the General Assembly of 1963, 1965, 1969, 1971
and 1973. Chairman, Traffic Code Commission; State Edu-
cation Assistance Authority; former member, Board of
Higher Education (Executive Committee), 1969 and 1971; General Statutes
Commission; Health Subcommittee, Legislative Research Commission, Committee
on Lawful Role of Nurses; N. C. Courts Commission (1972); Advisory Budget
Commission 1973-74; Chairman, Special Senate Commission on North Carolina
Revenue Laws, 1974; Trustee, Patrick Henry Memorial Commission. Delegate,
1964 National Democratic Convention. Methodist. Married Rebekah Fulghum,
December 20, 1946. Children: James Russell Kirby, II, David Fughum Kirby,
Jane Darden Kirby. Address: 1711 Brentwood Circle, Wilson.
dfh
PLEAS LACKEY
(Democrat — Alexander County)
(Twenty-third Senatorial District — Counties: Alexander, Catawba, Iredell,
Yadkin. Two Senators.)
Pleas Lackey, representing the Twenty-third Senatorial
District, was born in Hiddenite, N. C. March 29, 1906. Son
of E. E. (deceased) and Jane A. Sharpe Lackey. Attended
L^rfn*. public schools, Hiddenite; graduated, 1921; Kings Business
College, Raleigh, 1922. Retired Business Man. Member
American Legion; V.F.W.; Lions Club. Corporal, U. S. Air
Force, 1942-1945. House of Representatives, 1959. Mem-
ber Sulphur Springs Baptist Church; Finance Committee;
Grounds and Building Committee. Married Clarice A.
Lackey (deceased), May 21, 1928. Address: P. 0. Box 166, Hiddenite.
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JAMES DOYLE McDUFFIE
(Democrat — Mecklenburg County)
(Twenty-second Senatorial District — Counties: Cabarrus and Mecklenburg.
Four Senators.)
James Doyle McDuffie, representing the Twenty-second
Senatorial District, was born in Kannapolis, N. C, Novem-
ber 17, 1929. Son of James Dewey (deceased) and Viola
Cress McDuffie. Graduated Cannon High School, 1946. At-
tended Lenoir Rhyne College, 1946. Graduated Phiffer Col-
lege, A. A., 1948; Catawba College, B.A., 1950; University
of Denver, M.A., 1953. Self-employed, Insurance Agency.
Member East Mecklenburg Optimist Club; American Leg-
ion; Tar Hill Cyclists; Board — Carolinas Chapter Multiple
Society. Sergeant, U. S. Air Force, 1950-1953. Charlotte City Council. Member
Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church. Married M. Darlene (Pat) McDuffie, April
10, 1953. Four Children: James David McDuffie, 15; Mark Stephen McDuffie, 14;
Patricia Karen McDuffie, 12; John Patrick McDuffie, 3. Address: 1800 Eastvvay
Drive, Charlotte.
GEORGE W. MARION, JR.
(Democrat — Surry County)
(Fifteenth Senatorial District-
ingham, Stokes, and Surry.)
-Counties: Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rock-
1954-1956, Spec. 3
Church. Married Patty Hodges,
Drive, Dobson.
George W. Marion, Jr., representing the Fifteenth Sen-
atorial District, was born in Surry County, April 14, 1935.
Son of George W., Sr. and Stanley Marion. Attended Dob-
son High School, graduated, 1953 ; Appalachian University,
four years. Housewares distributors and real estate. Mem-
ber Lions Club, President Dobson Lions Club, 1969; P.T.A.,
Northwest Dev. Assoc. Director; President, Dobson P.T.A.,
1966-1967, 1968-1969. President, Surry County Y.D.C.,
1969; President, 5th District, Y.D.C., 1969. U. S. Army.
Member 1971 North Carolina House. Member, Dobson Baptist
1959. Three daughters. Address: Forest Oaks
WILLIAM KEMP MAUNEY, JR.
(Democrat — Cleveland County)
(Twenty-fifth Senatorial District — Counties: Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln and
Rutherford. Three Senators.)
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William Kemp Mauney, Jr., representing the Twenty-
fifth Senatorial District, was born in Kings Mountain,
August 15, 1917. Son of William Kemp and Sarah Jane
(Hoffman) Mauney. Attended Kings Mountain City Schools,
1923-1934; Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory, A.B., 1938, with
major in math and history. Men's hosiery manufacturing
executive and synthetic yarn throwing executive. Director
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Member Board of Direct-
ors, Catawba Valley Hosiery Club, 1963-1964; National
Association of Manufacturers; National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers;
Association of Synthetic Yarn Manufacturers, Inc.; 36 years in Lions Club, Presi-
dent, Kings Mountain Club; 1947-1948, also served as Treasurer and Tail Twister;
Woodmen of the World; Fraternal Order of Eagles; Loyal Order of the Moose.
President, Industrial Association of Kings Mountain area, 1965-1966, 1967-1968;
former member, Kings Mountain Jaycees, President, 1953. Member, Board of
Trustees, Lenoir Rhyne College, Executive Committee; past Scout Master,
Eagle Scout Rank with four brothers, all Eagle Rank; past member Board of
Directors of Alumni Assn., Lenoir Rhyne College; Representative in the General
Assembly of 1967, 1969 and 1971; State Senator, 1973; served on Democratic
Party Study Commission, 1969-1970. Member, Board of Directors, Cleveland
County Mental Health Assn., 1967-1975. Member, St. Matthews Lutheran Church,
Kings Mountain; Church Council, 1943-1945, 1963-1965; Chairman,
Church Council, 1963-1965; Supt. of Sunday School, 1948-1949. Married Mary
Elizabeth Simpson, June 2, 1939. Children: Sarah Mauney Faunce, 28; Mary
Mauney Turner, 25; William Kemp, III, 23; Martha Jane, 19. Address: East Gold
Street, P. 0. Box 1042, Kings Mountain.
WILLIAM DONALD MILLS
(Democrat — Onslow County)
(Third Senatorial District — County: Onslow. One Senator.)
William Donald Mills, representing the Third Senatorial
District, was born in Maysville, October 8, 1932. Son of Leo
Bell and Mildred (Jones) Mills. Attended White Oak Ele-
mentary School, 1938-1946; White Oak High School, 1946-
1950; East Carolina College, September to December, 1950,
1953-1954. Appliance and furniture retail business. Sea
Side Lodge No. 429, Swansboro; New Bern Consistory No.
3, New Bern; Sudan Temple, New Bern; Loyal Order of
Moose; Order of Eastern Star No. 238, Swansboro. Onslow
County Commissioner, 1959-1964; Trustee Coastal Carolina Community College;
State Director, N. C. Merchants Association; Past Director Jacksonville Chamber
of Commerce. Served in U. S. Army, January 1951 to December 1952; Corporal
E-4. Representative in the General Assembly of 1965, 1967; State Senator, 1971.
Member, Belgrade United Methodist Church, Route 1, Maysville; Superintendent,
1954-1960; Trustee since 1962; President, Methodist Men's Club, 1959-1960. Presi-
dent, N. C. Community College Trustee Association, 1975-76. Married Donniere
Morton, January 25, 1952. Children: William Donald Mills, Jr., Robert Duane
Mills and Kathy Darlene Mills. Address: Route 1, Maysville.
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HERMAN AUBREY MOORE
(Democrat — Mecklenburg County)
(Twenty-second Senatorial District — Counties : Cabarrus and Mecklenburg-.
Four Senators.)
Herman Aubrey Moore, representing the Twenty-second
Senatorial District, was born in Greenwood, S. C, November
8, 1929. Attended Culver Military Academy, Darlington
School, Central High School; University of North Carolina;
Charlotte College. Member, Board of Directors, Executive
i n Committee and Consultant, American Credit Corporation;
A ^B^. President, the Hagley Corporation; Consultant, The Ran-
M . *H^k dolph Clinic, Inc.; President, Mecklenburg County YDC;
Secretary, Democratic Executive Committee, 1952-1956;
State Senator in the General Assembly of 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1973-74. Pres-
ident Pro Tern, N. C. Senate, 1967-1969. Member of the Committee on State, Gov-
ernment Reorganization. Chairman of the N. C. Tax Study Commission. Member
of the National Legislative Leaders Conference. Co-Chairman Legislative Re-
search Commission Member, Governor's Study Committee on Vocational Re-
habilitation Member, National Society of State Legislators; Dinner Chairman,
Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, 1955. Director, N. C. Wildlife Federation. Mem-
ber, N. C. American Revolution Bi-Centennial Commission. Director of Charlotte
Rehabilitation Hospital, Commissioner of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Au-
thority. Director, North Carolina Foundation for Mental Research, North Caro-
lina Children's Home Society, Central Piedmont Community College Foundation,
N. C. Education Council on National Purposes. Presbyterian. Four Children.
Address : 8629 Providence Road, Matthews.
EDD NYE
(Democrat — Bladen County)
(Eleventh Senatorial District — Counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus. One
Senator.)
Edd Nye, representing the Eleventh Senatorial District,
was born in Gulf, North Carolina, September 12, 1932. Son
of Joseph Burke and Vera R. (Johnson) Nye. Graduated
Clarkton High School 1951; S.E. Community College, A. A.,
1969; North Carolina State University, Fort Bragg Exten-
sion, 1972. Insurance Agency. Member, Bladen Masonic
Lodge 646; V.F.W. Served as Bladen County Commissioner,
June 1966 to December 1972. Served, U. S. Air Force, 1952-
1956. Member Elizabethtown Baptist Church; Deacon; Sun-
day School Teacher; Moderator, Bladen Baptist Association, 1966-1968. Married
Peggy McKee, January 9, 1955. Three Children: Shannoin Sue Nye, 15; Edward
McKee Nye, 15; Allison Hope Nye, 4. Address: P. O. Box 8, Elizabethtown.
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MARY HORNE ODOM
(Democrat — Scotland County)
(Seventeenth Senatorial District — Counties: Anson, Montgomery, Richmond,
Scotland, Stanly, and, Union. Two Senators.)
Mary Home Odom, representing the Seventeenth Sena-
torial District, was born in Greenville, N. C, January 29,
1921. Daughter of John Long Home and Mary Dorethea
(Bagwell) Home. Graduated Greenville High School 1938;
East Carolina Teachers College, 1942, A.B. Attended UNC-
Chapel Hill; N. C. State; Flora Macdonald College. Teacher-
Coordinator, Industrial Cooperative Training, Scotland High
School, Laurinburg, N. C. Member North Carolina Associa-
tion of Educators; National Education Association; North
Carolina Vocational Association; American Vocational Association; Lamda Chap-
ter Delta Kappa Gamma; Business and Professional Women's Club, Lumberton.
Served House of Representatives 1971. Member Montpelier Presbyterian Church;
Past President, Women of the Church. Married Leggette Willington Odom, Jr.,
June 22, 1943. Three Sons: Legette W. Odom, III, 30; John Hubert Odom, 28; J.
Phillip Odom, 22. Address: Box 7, Wagram.
JOE H. PALMER
(Democrat — Haywood County)
(Twenty-seventh Senatorial District — Counties: Cherokee, Clay, Graham,
Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk, Swain, and Transylvania. Two Sen-
ators.)
Joe H. Palmer, representing the Twenty-seventh Sena-
torial District, was born in Haywood, N. C, September 17,
1919. Son of Glenn C. Palmer and Fannie (Ferguson) Pal-
mer. Attended Clyde High School 1933-37; N. C. State Uni-
versity, B.S., 1942. Farmer. Member Farm Bureau; Ameri-
can Forestry Association; American Legion; Cattleman's
Association. Former President, Haywood Fruit and Vege-
table Association; Former President, N. C. Tomato Associa-
tion. Served Sgt., Marine Corps, 1942-1945. Served House
of Representatives, 1953. Member, Crabtree Methodist Church; Lay Leader. Mar-
ried Elise Palmer, 1949. Four Children: John, 24; Amy, 18; Kim, 16; Chris, 11.
Address: Route 3, Clyde.
MARSHALL ARTHUR RAUCH
(Democrat — Gaston County)
(Twenty-fifth Senatorial District— Counties: Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln and
Rutherford. Three Senators.)
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Marshall Arthur Rauch, representing the Twenty-fifth
Senatorial District, was born in New York City February 2,
1923. Son of Nathan A. and Tillie (Wohl) Rauch. Attended
Woodmere High School, Class of 1940; Duke University,
varsity basketball and Fraternity President; Chairman of
the Board, Director and Treasurer of Rauch Industries, Inc.,
Nile Star, Inc. of Woodmere, N. Y. ; Director and Treasurer
of E. P. Press, Inc., Gastonia and The Rauch Foundation,
Inc., Bessemer City. Director, Sedgefield Realty Company;
Gastonia; Majestic Insurance Financing Corporation, Gastonia. Mayor Pro Tern,
City of Gastonia, 1952-1954, 1961-1963; City Councilman, City of Gastonia, 1952-
1954, 1961-1965; Governor's Good Neighbor Council, 1963-1970; North Carolina
Jail Study Commission, 1968; Advisory Council, North Carolina Committee for
Children and Youth, 1968-1969; Legislative Research Committee on Interest Rates,
1968-1969; Chairman Gastonia Human Relations Committee, 1964-1967; Chair-
man North Carolina Committee on Population and Family, 1968-1969; Employ
the Handicapped Committee, 1964-1965. Senior Advisor, Gastonia Boys Club,
1947-1963; Big Brother, 1951-1960; member North Carolina Citizens Committee
for Dental Health, 1968-1969; Vice President and Director, Community Concert
Association, 1960-1961 ; Top Managament Advisory Committee, Gaston County
Industrial Management Club, 1963-1965; Consulting Commission, Pioneer Girl
Scout Council, 1968-1969; President, Duke University Gaston Alumni Association,
1961-1962; President, Associated Industries, 1964-1965. Director: Gastonia Cham-
ber of Commerce, 1965-1966; Gaston Skills, 1964-1966; Salvation Army Boys Club
since 1963; United Fund, 1963-1967; Gaston Boys Club since 1964; Carolinas
A.A.U., 1951-1953; Gaston Museum of Natural History, 1963-1964; Holy Angels
Nursery, Belmont, 1960-1970; Planned Parenthood and World Population, New
York, N. Y., 1968-1969; Gaston Community Action, Inc., 1966; Gaston-Cleveland
Tuberculosis Association for 1968; Gastonia YMCA, 1959-1962, 1967-1969, also
since 1971. Member Board of Trustees of U.N.C. since 1969; First Vice President
Gaston County Y.M.C.A., 1970, President Gaston County Y.M.C.A., 1971; Board
of Advisors, Gardner Webb College; awarded Man & Boy Award, Salvation Army
Red Shield Boys Club, 1970. Trustee, University of North Carolina at Greens-
boro. Man of the Year, Gastonia Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1957 ; Man of the
Year, Gastonia Junior Woman's Club, 1964; Man of the Year, Gaston County
Omega Psi Phi, 1966; Man of the Year, North Carolina Health Department, 1968;
National Recreation Citation, National Recreation Association, 1965; State Senator
in the General Assembly of 1967; also Advisory Budget Commission, 1974; Trus-
tee U.N.C. 1971-1973; Chairman Joint Advisory Committee on Dental Education,
1969-1971. Biography listed in "Who's Who in World Jewery", "Who's Who in the
South and Southwest" and "Leading Men in the United States." President, Tem-
ple Emanuel, Gastonia, 1962-1964; President, Frank Goldberg Lodge, Bnai Brith,
1951-1952; Chairman, Gaston Jewish Welfare Fund, 1958-1962, 1968-1969; Di-
rector, North Carolina United Jewish Appeal Cabinet, 1968-1969; First Vice Pres-
ident, North Carolina Association of Jewish Men, 1966; National Council Ameri-
can Jewish Joint Distributions Committee, 1968-1971; Sunday School Teacher,
1951-1956; Board of Governors, North Carolina Jewish Home for the Aged, Inc.,
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since 1908. Married Jeanne Girard, May 18, 1946. Children: John, Ingrid, Marc,
Pete and Stephanie. Address: 1121 Scotch Drive, Gastonia.
EDWARD RENFROW
(Democrat — Johnston County)
(Ninth Senatorial District — Counties: Johnston and Sampson. One Senator.)
Edward Renfrow, representing the Ninth Senatorial
District, was born in Kenly, N. C, September 12, 1940. Son
of Donnie T. Renfrow and Ilamae Lewis Renfrow. Grad-
uated Clayton High School May, 1958; Hardbargers Busi-
ness College. Attended Atlantic Christian College. Account-
ant. Member North Carolina Society of Accountants; Na-
tional Society of Public Accountants; Phi Theta Fi Fra-
ternity. President North Carolina Society of Accountants
1972-73; Seminar Speaker. National Society of Public Ac-
countants; First Vice-President, Smithfield-Selma Chamber of Commerce 1974;
Treasurer, N. C. Democratic Executive Committeee 1973 March 1974. Received
Distinguished Service Award Smithfield Jaycees 1974. N. C. National Guard,
Specialist 4th Class, 1962-1966. Member, Sharon Baptist Church; Chairman of
Deacon Board, two terms; Sunday School Teacher; Member of General Board of
Baptist State Convention 1970-1974; Current Treasurer, Johnston Baptist As-
sociation. Married Debecca Stephenson Renfrow, December 4, 1960. Two Chil-
dren: Candy, 8; Paige, 6. Address: P. O. Box 731, Smithfield.
KENNETH CLAIBORNE ROYALL, JR.
(Democrat — Durham County)
(Thirteenth Senatorial District-
Two Senators.)
-Counties: Durham, Person and Granville.
Kenneth Claiborne Royall, Jr., representing the Thir-
teenth Senate District, was born in Warsaw, North Caro-
lina, September 2, 1918. Son of Kenneth Claiborne and
Margaret Pierce (Best) Royall. Attended Goldsboro High
School, Goldsboro, 1932-34; Episcopal High School
Alexandria, Virginia 1934-36; University of North Caro-
lina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1939-40, A.B. Degree;
University of Virginia Law School 1940-41; Wake Forest
Law School, 1941-42. U. S. Marine Corps, 1942-45,
rank, Major. Received the Bronze Star with Combat V while serving
as a platoon leader in South Pacific area during World War II. Owner, retail
furniture store. Member Southern Retail Furniture Association ; Director, North
Carolina Merchants Association; Rotary Club; Elks Club; Delta Kappa Epsilon
Fraternity; Board of Directors, Durham Chamber of Commerce, 1962-72, Vice-
President, 1972; President, Durham Merchants Association 1959. Member Dur-
ham County Board of Education, 1957-66, Chairman 1959-66. Representative in
the General Assembly, 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1973-74; Legislative Research Com-
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mission, Chairman, Sub-committee on Health 1969; Chairman, House of Appropri-
ations Committee 1971-72; Member, Advisory Budget Commission, 1971-72;
North Carolina Legislative Building Governing Commission, 1971-72; Advisory
Council of National Conference for State Legislative Leaders, 1972; Executive
Residence Building Commission 1972. Senator in the General Assembly of 1973,
1975; Chairman, Mental Health Study Commission 1973-74; Legislative Services
Commission, 1973, 1974, 1975; Courts Commission, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974; Chair-
man, Senate Health Committee, 1973-74; Vice-Chairman, Governmental Expendi-
tures Study Commission, 1974. Steering Committee, Fiscal Affairs and Govern-
ment Operations Committee of the Council of State Governments, 1974; Citizens
Advisory Council to the UNC-CH Center for Alcohol Studies, 1974-75; Standardi-
zation Committee, 1971-1972; Board of Governors of the National Society of Legis-
lators, 1972; North Carolina Prevention of Blindness, Second Vice President,
1972, Board of Directors, 1973, 1974, 1975; Director, Training Center for Hearing
Impaired Children; Board of Higher Education, 1971, 1972. Member St. Phillips
Episcopal Church, Durham; Junior Warden, 1959; Senior Warden, 1964; Member
of Vestry 3 terms. Married Julia Bryan Zollicoffer, February 10, 1945. Children 1
Kenneth Claiborne Royall III, 28; Jere Zollicoffer Royall, 23 and Julia Bryan
Royall, 21. Address: 64 Beverly Drive, Durham.
RALPH H. SCOTT
(Democrat — Alamance County)
(Eighteenth Senatorial District — County: Alamance. One Senator.)
Ralph H. Scott, representing the Eighteenth Senatorial
District, was born near Haw River December 12, 1903. Son
of Robert Walter and Elizabeth (Hughes) Scott. Attended
Hawfields High School, 1916-1920; North Carolina State
j College, B.S., 1924. President of Melville Dairy, Inc. Mem-
jjjk. ber, Kiwanis Club, President 1942; Chamber of Commerce,
v," gife^ President, 1944-1945; Merchants Association; North Caro-
Ht Jf^™ Hi li na Dairy Products Association, President, 1947; North
Carolina Jersey Breeders Association, President, 1939;
Chairman of Board, Alamance Dairy Foods; Chairman of Board, Carolina Cas-
ualty Company, Jacksonville, Florida; Raleigh, Durham, Burlington Dairy Coun-
cil, President, 1945-1946; Alamance County Tuberculosis Association, President,
1942, 1953 and 1954; North Carolina State Grange; North Carolina Farm Bureau;
member, Advisory Budget Commission, 1961-1964, 1967-1968, 1969-1971, 1973-1974,
Chairman, 1973-74; Chairman, N. C. Department of Human Resources' Council on
Developmental Disabilities. County Commissioner, 1944-1950. Mason; member
Burlington Moose Lodge; Bula Lodge No. 409, A.F. & A.M.; Burlington BPO
Elks No. 1633; Knights Templar; Royal Arch Masons; Oasis Temple. State Sen-
ator in the General Assembly of 1951, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969,
1971 and 1973-74. Trustee, Elon College, Trustee, Memorial Hospital of Alamance,
Burlington; Member of Board of First Federal Savings & Loan, Burlington. Re-
ceived the National Education Association's Dept. of Rural Education, 1966; Na-
tional Distinguished Legislative Service Award; North Carolina Dairy Products
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Association's Distinguished Service Award, Jan., 1971. Presbyterian; Elder since
1950; Chairman Board of Deacons, 1938-1950; Moderator of Orange Presbytery,
1970. Married Hazeleene Tate, November 11, 1925. Children: Miriam Scott Mayo,
Tarboro; Ralph Henderson Scott, Jr., Route 1, Haw River; and William Clevenger
Scott, Burlington. Address: Haw River.
KATHERINE ANN HAGEN SEBO
(Democrat — Guilford County)
(Nineteenth Senatorial District — County: Guilford.
Three Senators.)
Katherine Ann Hagen Sebo, representing the Nineteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
July 9, 1944. Daughter of Kristofer Hagen and Bertha El-
vira Johanson Hagen. Attended Edina Jr. and Sr. High
School, Edina, Minn., 1956-1959; KoHaikanal Hi<_rh Schoool,
Kodaikanal, South India, 1960-61 ; University of Minnesota
1961-62; Oberlin College, 1962-65, B.A.; The American
University School of International Service, M.A., 1968,
Ph.D., 1973. College Professor. Member American Associa-
tion of University Professors; American Political Science Association; Pi Gamma
Mu; Altrusa International, Inc.; YWCA ; League of Women Voters. Appointed
Chairman, Mayor's Committee on the Status of Women in Greensboro, 1972-73.
Member Centenary United Methodist Church. Married Paul Gustav Sebo, June
10, 1967. Address: 907 W. McGee Street, Greensboro.
john McNeill smith, jr.
(Democrat — Guilford County)
(Nineteenth Senatorial District — County 1 Guilford. Three Senators.)
John McNeill Smith, Jr., representing the Nineteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Rowland, April 9, 1918. Son
of John McNeill Smith, Sr. and Roberta Olivia (Andrew)
Smith. Attended Rowland Public Schools, 1924-1934; Uni-
versity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, A.B. degree, 1938;
Columbia University Law School, LL.B., 1941. Member,
Greensboro, America, and International Bar Associations;
life member Judicial Conference, L T . S. Court of Appeals;
International Association of Insurance Counsel; American
Judicature Society; Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity; Phi Delta Phi
(legal); Phi Beta Kappa, Vice President, 1937-1938; Order of Golden Fleece;
Order of the Grail; Amphoterothen, President, 1936-1937; Chairman, ABA Sec-
tion on Individual Rights and Responsibilities 1972-73; member, ABA National
Commission on Rights of Mentally Disabled 1973-74; Director, Greensboro Cham-
ber of Commerce, 1961-62; Chairman, Downtown Improvement Committee 1961-
64; winner, North Carolina Planning Award, 1963; and Chamber of Commerce
Award for Outstanding Service, 1965; State Chairman of International Relations
when a Jaycee; an incorporator, 1954, and past President, American Freedom
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Association, and Chairman for several years, Southeastern World Affairs In-
stitute. Past President, America Business Club; member, Executive Committee,
Southern Regional Council 1966-70, and Board of Trustees, North Carolina Out-
ward Bound School; charter member, Greensboro Citizens for Greensboro Col-
lege; charter member, Secretary and Director, Excellence Fund, UNC-G, and
member, Board of Directors, Hayes-Taylor YMCA. Editor of Equal Protection of
the Laws in North Carolina, 1963, Report of the N. C. Advisory Committee, Chair-
man, 1959-63. Visiting Professor, Constitutional Law, UNC Law School, 1964-
65. Served in U. S. Navy, 1941-45; Lt. Commander, USNR; Reserve Officers
Association, USA. Methodist; elected several terms, Lay Leader, Guilford and
Rockingham counties; Sunday School teacher since 1945; President, Men's Fellow-
ship, 1958-59; member Official Board and Chairman, Ecumenical Affairs Commis-
sion, West Market Street United Methodist Church; President, (1972) Greens-
boro Association of Churches and Synagogues; Vice President, (1972-73) North
Carolina Council of Churches. House of Representatives, 1970-71; Senate 1971-
74. Married Louise Huske Jordan, May 19, 1941. Children: Mrs. Louise Jordan
Smith Nichols, Anne Talbott Smith, John McNeill Smith, III and Eleanor Huske
Smith. Address: 2501 West Market Street, Greensboro.
THOMAS LYNWOOD SMITH
(Democrat — Guilford County)
(Nineteenth Senatorial District — County: Guilford. Three Senators.)
Thomas Lynwood Smith, representing the Nineteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Maxton, May 10, 1908. Son
of Thomas Leak Smith and Mayme McF. McCallum Smith.
Attended Blue Ridge School for Boys, 1924-25; Georgia Mili-
tary Academy, 1926-28; Rutherford Junior College, 1928-29;
Wake Forest University, 1930-34, LL.B. Attorney. Member,
High Point and North Carolina State Bar Associations,
American Bar Association. Past Director and Treasurer,
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers. Member,
Kappa Alpha (social) Fraternity, Newcomen Society of North Carolina, High
Point Rotary Club, and was selected as High Point's "Man of the Year" for 1969.
Served on High Point City Council 1958-62; Mayor Pro-Tern for High Point 1958-
62. Presidential Elector, 1940. Judge Pro-Tern High Point Municipal Court 1957-
58. Appointed N. C. State Highway Commissioner, Seventh Division, by Governor
Robert W. Scott July, 1969. Elected to Alumni Council of Wake Forest Univ.
February, 1970; received Distinguished Service Citation on "Politics and Govern-
ment" from WFU May, 1970; elected to the Board of Visitors of WFU School of
Law January, 1971; appointed member of the Law Committee of WFU School of
Law February, 1971 ; received Distinguished Alumnus Award for Noteworthy
Service and Success in the fields of business and law through leadership in the
textile industry in North Carolina, from Georgia Military Academy, College Park,
Georgia, October, 1971. Trustee of Woodward Academy, Atlanta, Ga.; Oak Ridge
Academy, Oak Ridge, N. C; and Methodist College, Favetteville, N. C; Director
in several North Carolina Corporations. Member Wesley Memorial Methodist
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Church and past Chairman of the Official Board of Stewards. Married Sarah
Elizabeth "Betsy" Armfield January 4, 1938. Two children: Mrs. Cornelia Arm-
field Smith Pell and Thomas Lynwood Smith, Jr. Address: 1031 Rockford Road,
High Point.
WILLIAM GRAY SMITH
(Democrat — New Hanover County)
(Fourth Senatorial District — Counties: New Hanover and Pender. One Senator.)
William Gray Smith, representing the Fourth Senatorial
District, was born in Goldsboro, January 3, 1922. Son
of Walter G. Smith and Eloise (Price) Smith. Graduated
Tarboro High School, 1939; Wake Forest College, 1948, A.B.;
UNC Law School, 1950, LL.B. Lawyer. Member, N. C. Bar
Association; State Bar, Inc.; American Bar Association;
N. C. Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Judicature
Society; American Trial Lawyers Association; Board of
Governors for the N. C. Trial Lawyers; President, New
Hanover Bar Association. Served Corporal, U. S. Army, March, 1944-October,
1945. Member, Methodist Church; Church Board; Sunday School Teacher. Mar-
ried Helen Smith, December 28, 1945. Three Children: Julia Smith Capone, 24;
Walter M. Smith, 21; Barbara Smith, 14. Address: P. O. Box 1761, Wilmington.
DANIEL LIVINGSTONE STALLINGS
(Democrat — Craven County)
(Second Senatorial District — Counties: Carteret, Craven and Pamlico. One
Senator.)
Daniel Livingstone Stallings was born in Craven County
July 19, 1917. Son of Robert Lee Stallings and Lilly Tingle
Stallings. Graduated New Bern High School, 1934; Mars
Hill College, 1936; University of North Carolina, 1938, B.S.
degree in Business Administration. Insurance business,
general insurance agency; Member, North Carolina Inde-
pendent Insurance Agents Association, and Carolina As-
sociation of Mutual Insurance Agents. Member, Craven
County Board of Commissioners, 19C2-72, Chairman, 1962-
70. President N. C. Association of County Commissioners, 1970. Member Masonic
Order, 32nd° ; Sudan Temple; New Bern Scottish Rite Bodies; New Bern York
Rite Bodies; B. P. O. E., Lodge 764; Loyal Order of the Moose; Woodmen of the
World; Civitan. Recipient of "Civitan of the Year" Award, 1960; "Citizen of the
Year" Award, 1962; "Distinguished Citizen of the Year" Award. N. C. District
East, Civitan International, 1971. Phi Beta Kappa, University of North Carolina,
1938. Past president, Neuse River Regional Planning and Development Council;
President Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad. Member, West New Bern Presby-
terian Church, member of Session 1966-72; Moderator, Albemarle Presbytery,
1970. Married Evelyn Ricks April 7, 1948. Four children: Dan L. Stallings, Jr.,
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Mrs. Hugh B. Mills, Jr., Mrs. Hal F. Humphrey, Jr. and Joseph H. Stallings. Ad-
dress: P. 0. Box 1733, New Bern.
WILLIAM W. STATON
(Democrat — Lee County)
(Fourteenth Senatorial District — Counties: Wake, Harnett and Lee. Three
Senators.)
William W. Staton, representing the Fourteenth Sena-
torial District, was born in Union County, October 11, 1917.
Son of Oscar M. and Mae (Young) Staton. Attended Stone-
ville High School, Stoneville; Mt. Ulla High School, Mt.
Ulla; Wake Forest College, B.S. degree, 1938; Wake Forest
Law School, LL.B. degree, 1941; University of North Caro-
lina, graduate study in law, 1946; Wake Forest University,
J.D. degree, 1971. Member Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
Lawyer. Member Lee County Bar Assn. ; Fourth Judicial
District Bar Assn., President, 1964-1965; State Bar Assn.; American Bar Assn.;
North Carolina State Bar. Attorney for City Board of Education, 1956-1972;
County Attorney, Lee County, 1958-1960; Attorney for Central Carolina Technical
Institute, 1960-1972; City Attorney, City of Sanford, 1962-1964; Attorney for
Town of Carrboro, 1971-1972. Member, Lee County Democratic Executive Commit-
tee, 1948-1949; President, Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina, 1951-1952;
Democratic National Committeeman for North Carolina, 1960-1964. Delegate,
Democratic National Convention 1952, 1956, and 1964. Past President, Chamber
of Commerce, City of Sanford; past President, Sanford Executive Club; past Presi-
dent, United Fund of Lee County. Member State Democratic Executive Commit-
tee, 1951-1952, 1960-1964; Board of Trustees, Wake Forest University; Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks; Royal Order of Moose. Entered U. S. Army as pri-
vate, 1942; served in European Theatre during three campaigns; awarded Bronze
Star for Valor, Ardennes Campaign, 1945; discharged as Captain of Artillery
1946; Colonel, Judge Advocate General's Corps, North Carolina Army National
Guard, (retired). Member North Carolina Veteran's Commission 1966. Repre-
sentative in the General Assembly of 1967. State Senator in the General Assembly
of 1969, 1971, and 1973-74. Member First Baptist Church of Sanford; member
Board of Deacons; Teacher Men's Bible Class for 20 years; and Vice-President
Occoneechee Council, Boy Scouts of America. Married Ellen Douglas Boone, June
28, 1947. Children: William Wayne, Jr., 25, and Allyn Moore Station, 22. Address:
636 Palmer Drive, Sanford.
THOMAS EDWARD STRICKLAND
(Democrat — Wayne County)
(Eighth Senatorial District — Counties: Greene and Wayne. One Senator.)
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Thomas Edward Strickland, representing the Eighth
Senatorial District, was born in Wayne County, June 16,
1930, son of Willie and Weltha White (Dail) Strickland.
Attended New Hope Hope High School, 1945-1946; Oak
Ridge Military Institute, 1947-1948; University of North
Carolina, A.B. degree in Political Science, 1952; Wake Forest
Law School, LL.B. degree, 1955. Lawyer. Member, Wayne
County Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Association;
American Bar Association ; American Trial Lawyers As-
sociation; American Judicature Society; Goldsboro Chamber of Commerce; Com-
mittee of One Hundred; Grange; Farm Bureau; Harmony Lodge No. 340, A.F.
and A.M.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Woodmen of the World. Chair-
man of New Hope Advisory Committee, 1963-1966. Lieutenant, U. S. Marine
Corps, 1955-1957. Representative in the General Assembly of 1967 and 1969;
Senate, 1971, and 1973-74 Sessions. Member, General Statutes Commission,
1969-1971; State Government Reorganization Committee; Criminal Code Com-
mission; Advisory Budget Commission, 1973-1974. Member Saulston United
Methodist Church; Lay Speaker; Chairman of the Official Board. Married Shirley
Lancaster December 25, 1953. Children: Larry Thomas, 18, and Ruth Ann, 15.
Address: Route 2, Goldsboro.
THOMAS HENRY SUDDARTH
(Democrat — Davidson County)
(Twenty-first Senatorial District — Counties: Davidson, Davie, Rowan. Two
Senators.)
Thomas Henry Suddarth, representing the Twenty-first
f Senatorial District, was born in New Bern, Tennessee. Son
of Thomas Henry Suddarth (deceased) and Oneita Springer
r& &W Suddarth. Graduated Gallatin High School, Gallatin, Ten-
.4kM nessee, 1941; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
1948, B.S.; University of North Carolina Law School, 1951,
LL.B. Attorney. Member, N. C. State Bar; N. C. As-
sociation ; American Bar Association ; Davidson County Bar
Association; Phi Delta Phi; A.O.P.A. Law Clerk, John J.
Parker, 1951-1952; President Ten G, Inc. Write Article— UNC Law Review 1951.
Member, Unharrie Council Executive Board, Boy Scouts of America, 1956-. Re-
cipient, Silver Beaver Award 1973; Lt. Governor, Carolinas District, Division 3-W,
1973-74; President, Lexington Kiwanis Club 1971. Served Sgt. Army — Infantry,
1943-1945. Served County Court Solicitor 1958-1962; County Attorney 1962-
1966; Chairman, Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee 1962-1966.
Member, First Baptist Church of Lexington, N. C. ; Sunday School Teacher, Men's
Class 1955-1968, Couple's Class 1970-1973; Deacon 1965-. Married Jeanne R.
Suddarth, September 24, 1973. Two Children: Elizabeth Lee, 16; Thomas Sterling,
10. Address: 408 Country Club Drive, Lexington.
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CARL D. TOTHEROW
(Democrat — Forsyth County)
(Twentieth Senatorial District — County: Forsyth. Two Senators.)
Ik
Carl D. Totherow, representing the Twentieth Sena-
torial District, was born April 16, 1921. Merchant. Married
Thelma Hunter Totherow. Address: 713 Longbow Rd.,
Winston-Salem.
CHARLES EUGENE VICKERY
(Democrat — Orange County)
(Sixteenth Senatorial District — Counties: Chatham, Moore, Orange, Ran-
dolph. Two Senators.)
Charles Eugene Vickery, representing the Sixteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Greenville, S. C, September
22, 1943. Son of Victor Van Vickery, and Elna (Freeman)
Vickery. Attended Cool Springs High School, Forest City,
N. C; The Citadel, 1965, B.S.; University of North Caro-
lina of North Carolina Law School, 1968. Attorney. Mem-
ber, Orange County Bar Association; Fifteenth Judicial
District Bar Association ; North Carolina Bar Association ;
American Bar Association ; Phi Delta Theta Legal Fratern-
ity. Assistant District Attorney, 29th Judicial District, 1970; Assistant District
Attorney, 15th Judicial District, 1970-71; Active in Orange County Democratic
Party and State Democratic Party Affairs. Served U. S. Army Reserves, 1968-
1974. Member Baptist Church. Married Jean Marshall Vickery, June 4, 1970.
One Son: Andrew Marshall Vickery, 2. Address: 515 Morgan Creek Road, Chapel
Hill.
RUSSELL GRADY WALKER
(Democrat — Randolph County)
(Sixteenth Senatorial District- — Counties: Chatham, Moore, Orange, Ran-
dolph. Two Senators.)
Russell Grady Walker, representing the Sixteenth Sen-
atorial District, was born in Conetoe, N. C, August 26, 1918.
Son of Ashley Walker and Alleen Bryant Walker. Grad-
uated, High Point High School; Graduate Army Air Force
Pilot Training School. Chain Super Market Operator; Pres-
ident Food Line Super Markets, Inv. Member, North Caro-
lina Food Dealers Association; Super Market Institute of
North Carolina. First Vice-president, North Carolina
Food Dealers Association. Member Masonic Order, Balfour
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Lodge, Asheboro, N. C. Served Army Air Corps, 1941-1946; U. S. Air Force,
1947-1955. Served Asheboro City Council (2 terms) 1961-1965. Member First
Baptist Church, Asheboro, N. C; Deacon 1968-1971. Married Ruth Brunt Walker,
July 13, 1941. Three Children: Russell G. Walker, Jr., 31; Mrs. Susan Walker
Fernandez,
Asheboro.
Stephen Allen Walker, 22. Address: 1004 Westmount Drive,
JAMES WADE WALSH
(Democrat — Caldwell County)
(Twenty-fourth Senatorial District — Counties: Avery, Burke, Caldwell,
Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes. Two Senators.)
James Wade Marsh, representing the Twenty-fourth
Senatorial District, was born in Boomer, N. C, October 25,
1912. Son of William Cornelius Walsh and Lou Triplett
Walsh. Attended Boomer Ferguson, Wilkesboro, 1919-1932;
Member Masonic Orders; Moose Orders. Member Baptist
Church; Financial Committee. Married Winifred Blanken-
ship Walsh, May, 1932. Three Children: James Ralph
Walsh, 41; Hazel Lovellen Walsh, 29; Joyce Linda Walsh,
36. Address: 811 Wild Cherry Place, Lenoir.
WESLEY DAVIS WEBSTER
(Democrat — Rockingham County)
(Fifteenth Senatorial District — Counties: Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rocking-
ham, Stokes, Surry. Two Senators.)
Wesley Davis Webster was born in Madison, September
15, 1923. Son of Henry Samuel and Mabel Gray (Davis)
Webster. Attended Madison City Schools, 1942. Represen-
tative in the General Assembly, 1971; Senator, 1973-74.
Vice President, H. J. Grogan Hardware, Inc.; Vice President
People's Bank of North Carolina. Commissioner, Rocking-
ham County, 1958-1970; Chairman, Rockingham County
Commissioners, 1964-1970. Member, Board of North Carolina
Association of County Commissioners, two years. Trustee
Rockingham Community College; Rockingham County Health Board; Dan River
District Scout Executive Committee. Past President, Madison Merchants Assn. ;
presently Director, Madison Merchants Assn.; past Commander, American Legion;
past Commander, Madison V.F.W. Served in U. S. Army, 1943-1945, Staff Ser-
geant. Member Madison United Methodist Church, Madison. Married Wanda
Grogan, July 10, 1943. One son, Wesley Dodd Webster, and one daughter, Mrs.
Connie Webster Fearing; two grandchildren, Todd and Wendy. Address: Madison.
WILLIS PADGETT WHICHARD
(Democrat — Durham County)
(Thirteen Senatorial District — Counties: Durham, Granville and Person.
Two Senators.)
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Willis Padgett Whichard, representing the Thirteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Durham, May 24, 1940. Son
of the late Willis Guilford Whichard and Beula Padgett
Whichard. Attended Durham City Schools, 1946-1958; Uni-
versity of North Carolina, A.B., 1962; University of North
Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1965. Practicing attorney with
laf firm of Powe, Porter, Alphin and Whichard, P. A., Dur-
ham. Member, American Bar Assn.; North Carolina Bar
Assn.; Durham County Bar Assn.; North Carolina State
Bar; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif. Co-author, article entitled "Limiting Confidential Communications in Coun-
seling" published in September, 1970 issue of the Personnel and Guidance Journal.
Law Clerk to Justice (later Chief Justice) William H. Bobbitt, North Carolina
Supreme Court, 1965-1966; member, North Carolina General Statutes Commis-
sion, 1969-1973; Summer Intern in State Government, 1962. Enlisted man, Head-
quarters and Headquarters Detachment, North Carolina Army National Guard,
1966-1972. Life member, North Carolina National Guard Association, (Judge Ad-
vocate, 1972-73). Baptist. Member, Durham Jaycees, 1966-, (Program Chairman,
1967-1968; Secretary 1968-1970; Legal Counsel, 1970-1971); Durham County
Campaign Director for March of Dimes, 1968 and 1969; Chapter Chairman, Dur-
ham County Chapter, National Foundation, March of Dimes, 1969-1974; Board
Member, Durham County Chapter, American Red Cross, 1971- ; Board Member,
Transition of Youth, Inc., 1971- ; Board Member, Senior Citizens Coordinating
Council, 1972- ; Board Member, U.N.C. Law Alumni Assn., 1971-1974; Board
Member, Southern Growith Policies Board, 1971- ; Board Member, Durham
Y.M.C.A., 1973- ; Representative, N. C. General Assembly, 1970-74; Senator,
1975; Member, N. C. Legislative Research Commission, 1971-73, (Chairman of
Subcommittee on Motor Vehicle Laws) ; Member, Governor's Advisory Committee
on Youth Development, 1972-73. Member, Kiwanis Club of Tobaccoland, 1974.
Recipient of Distinguished Service Award as "Young Man of Year" in Durham,
1971. Married Leona Irene Paschal, June 4, 1961. One daughter Jennifer Diane
Whichard, 6. Address: 5608 Woodberry Rd., Durham.
VERNON E. WHITE
(Democrat — Pitt County)
(Sixth Senatorial District — Counties: Edgecombe, Halifax, Martin and Pitt.
Two Senators.)
Vernon E. White, representing the Sixth Senatorial
District, was born in Hertford County, April 27, 1906. Son
of Charles Thomas and Emma Dale (Liverman) White.
Attended Aulander High School, class of 1925; Wake Forest
University, B.S. degree 1929 and B.A. degree, 1931. Farmer.
Principal and teacher, 1929-1940; County Supervisor, Farm-
er's Home Administration 1941-1943; Chairman, Board of
Trustees of Pitt Technical Institute; Member, Board of
Trustees of Chowan College; Board of Advisors to Chowan
College; Former Chairman, Pitt County Planning Board; Former Member
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and Treasurer of Pitt County Development Commission; Former Mem-
ber Pitt County Draft Board and Chairman for three years. Former Member Pitt
County Board of Health, Chairman 1966; Former Member of Board of Trustees
Shepherd Memorial Library, Greenville. Member, Pitt County Board of Commis-
sioners, 1963-1966, Chairman, 1966. Member, Ruritan Club; Kiwanis Internation-
al; Loyal Order of Moose; President of Winterville Kiwanis Club in 1963. Veteran
of World War II. State Senator in the General Assembly of 1969, 1971 and 1973-
74. Member Winterville Missionary Baptist Church Board of Deacons for six-
teen years and three times chairman; Director, Sunday School for nineteen
years. Married Louise Ange of Winterville, 1931. One son, Charles Vernon
White. Address: P. O. Box 41, Winterville.
JOHN WESLEY WINTERS
(Democrat — Wake County)
(Fourteenth Senatorial District — Counties: Harnett, Lee, Wake. Three Sen-
ators.)
John Wesley Winters, representing the Fourteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Raleigh, N. C, January 21,
1920. Son of Charlie and Lillie (Summerville) Winters.
Graduated Boys High School 1939. Attended Virginia State
College; Shaw University; Long Island University. Real
IJrL Estate-Construction; Member Wake County Homebuilders
f^fer^^^^k Association; National Association of Home Builders; Delta
I ^ J/l Mu Delta — National Honor Society in Business Administra-
tion; Phi Beta Alpha — Honor Society St. Augustine's Col-
lege; Doctor of Law — Shaw University; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Author of
Getting It Together (Published by: Berkely Burrell & John Seder). Served
Raleigh City Council, 1961-1963, 1963-1965, 1965-1967; Board of Governors,
1973-1974. Member St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church; Board of Consultants to
Bishop-President; Vice-President Parrish Advisory Council — Cardinal Gibbons
School Board. Married Marie Winters, February 3, 1941. Seven Children: Frances
W. Carter, 33; John W. Winters, Jr., 32; Donna W. LaRoche, 26; Naomi Regina
Winters, 23; Rebecca Joyce Winters, 21; Roland Edward Winters, 20; Seanne
Marie Winters, 16. Address: 8001 Caddy Road, Raleigh.
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ROY ROWE
PRINCIPAL CLERK OF SENATE
Roy Rowe, Democrat, was born in Burgaw, North Caro-
lina, May 29, 1905. Son of Nicholas Henry and Mary Bell
Rowe. Member Class of 1927 UNC Chapel Hill. Former
owner of theatres, motel, apartments, and farms in Eastern
North Carolina. Former President of Carolina Aero Club;
Former President of Theatre Owners of North and South
Carolina; Former Chairman of N. C. Aeronautics Commis-
sion. Recent President of National Association of Govern-
ing Boards of Universities and Colleges. Author of Treatise
on N. C. Governor's Council on Aging (UNC Library Chapel Hill). Served as
Major, Civil Air Patrol 1943-1948. Married Nina Worsley Rowe (deceased),
February 22, 1929. Two Children: Tonia Rowe Bryan, 42; Roy Rowe, Jr., 29.
Address: 2809 Wade Avenue, Raleigh.
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OCCUPATIONS OF
Accountant
Renfrow, Edward
Appliance Business
Mills, William D.
Attorney
Allsbrook, Julian R.
Britt, Luther J., Jr.
Crawford, I. C.
Davis, E. Lawrence
Gudger, Lamar
Hill, Cecil
Kirby, J. Russell
Smith, J. McNeill
Smith, Lynwood
Smith, William G.
Staton, William W.
Strickland, Thomas E.
Suddarth, Tom
Vickery, Charles E.
Whichard, Willis P.
Banker
Daniels, Melvin R., Jr.
Webster, Wesley D.
College Professor
Sebo, Katherine H.
Coordinator
Odom, Mary Home
Corporate Executive
Moore, Herman A.
Dairy Business
Scott, Ralph H.
Electronic Industry
Barker, Bobby L.
MEMBERS OF THE 1975 SENATE
Farmer
Palmer, Joe H.
White, Vernon E.
Funeral Business
Harris, Ollie
Mills, William D.
Royall, Kenneth C, Jr.
Hardware Dealer
Webster, Wesley D.
Housing Management
Alexander, Fred D.
Insurance
Alford, Dallas L., Jr.
Kincaid, Donald
McDuffie, Jim
Nye, Edd
Stallings, D. Livingstone
Manufacturer - Farm Machinery
Harrington, J. J.
Manufacturer - Hosiery
Mauney, W. K.
Manufacturer - Textiles
Rauch, Marshall A.
Childers, Jack (retired)
Merchant
Totherow, Carl D.
Walker, Russell
Oil Business
Garrdison, James B.
Hardison, Harold W.
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Pastor
Combs, Bobby Lee
Pharmacist
Henley, Jobn T.
Real Estate
Alford, Dallas L., Jr.
Jernigan, Glenn R.
Marion, George W., Jr.
Winters, John W.
Retired
Lackey, Pleas
Welsh, Wade
Teacher
Odom, Mary Home
Kincaid, Donald R.
T.V. Station Owner
Bahakel, Cy N.
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1975 SENATE COMMITTEES
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Alford, Dallas L.
Barker, Bob L.
Hardison, Harold W.
Harrington, J. J.
Kincaid, Donald R.
White, Vernon E. — Chairman
Renfrow, Edward — Vice Chairman
Lackey, Pleas
Nye, Edd
Palmer, Joe H.
Scott, Ralph
COMMITTEE ON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
Britt, Luther J.
Combs, Bobby Lee
Davis, E. Lawrence
Jernigan, Glenn R. — Chairman
Harris, Ollie — -Vice Chairman
McDuffie, James D.
Nye, Edd
Walsh, J. Wade
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Allsbrook, Julian R.
Bahakel, Cy N.
Childers, Jack
Combs, Bobby Lee
Crawford, I. C.
Daniels, Melvin R.
Davis, E. Lawrence
Garrison, James B.
Hardison, Harold W.
Harris, Ollie
Henley, John T.
Hill, Cecil J.
Kincaid, Donald R.
Kirby, J. Russell
Scott, Ralph — Chairman
Mills, William D. — Vice Chairman
Lackey, Pleas
McDuffie, James D.
Marion, George W., Jr.
Renfrow, Edward
Royall, Kenneth C.
Smith, McNeill
Stallings, D. Livingstone
Strickland, Thomas E.
Suddarth, Tom
Totherow, Carl D.
Vickery, Charles E.
Whichard, Willis P.
White, Vernon E.
Winters, John W.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1
ON HUMAN RESOURCES AND CORRECTIONS GROUP
Crawford, I. C. — Chairman
Royall, Kenneth C. — Vice Chairman
Daniels, Melvin R.
Harris, Ollie
Henley, John T.
Lackey, Pleas
Mills, William D.
Whichard, Willis P.
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APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 2 ON EDUCATION
Childers, Jack
Kirby, J. Russell
Mills, William D.
Renfrow, Edward
Stallings, D. Livingstone — Chairman
White, Vernon E. — Vice Chairman
Smith, McNeill
Strickland, Thomas E.
Winters, John W.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3
ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND TRANSPORTATION
Allsbrook, Julian R.
Combs, Bobby Lee
McDuffie, James D.
Hardison, Harold W. — Chairman
Garrison, James B. — Vice Chairman
Mills, William D.
Suddarth, Tom
Totherow, Carl D.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4
ON STATE GOVERNMENT PLANNING AND PERSONNEL
Bahakel, Cy N. — Chairman
Kincaid, Donald R. — Vice Chairman
Davis, E. Lawrence
Hill, Cecil J.
Marion, George W., Jr.
Mills, William D.
Vickery, Charles E.
COMMITTEE ON BANKING
Garrison, James B. — Chairman
Hardison, Harold W. — Vice Chairman
Alexander, Fred D.
Barker, Bob L.
Daniels, Melvin R.
Staton, William W.
Totherow, Carl D.
Hill, Cecil J.
Mauney, William K.
Smith, Lynwood
Webster, Wesley D.
COMMITTEE ON COURTS AND JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
Whichard, Willis P. — Chairman
Smith, William G. — Vice Chairman
Vickery, Charles G. — Vice Chairman
Bahakel, Cy N.
Britt, Luther J.
Crawford, I. C.
Gudger, Lamar
Kirby, J. Russell
McDuffie, James D.
Strickland, Thomas E.
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COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS
Alexander, Fred D.
Alford, Dallas L.
Allsbrook, Julian R.
Harris, Ollie
Gudger, Lamar — Chairman
Sebo, Katherine H. — Vice Chairman
Jernigan, Glenn R.
Kirby, J. Russell
Suddarth, Tom
Whichard, Willis P.
COMMITTEE ON THE ECONOMY
Bahakel, Cy N.
Crawford, I. C.
Hardison, Harold W.
Henley, John T.
Kirby, J. Russell
Mills, William D. — Chairman
Royall, Kenneth C.
Scott, Ralph
Stallings, D. Livingstone
Strickland, Thomas E.
Webster, Wesley D.
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Childers, Jack
Gudger, Lamar
Marion, George W., Jr.
Mills, William D.
Alford, Dallas L. — Chairman
Lackey, Pleas — Vice Chairman
Odom, Mary H. — Vice Chairman
Sebo, Katherine H.
Walker, Russell
White, Vernon E.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Kirby, J. Russell — Chairman
Webster, Wesley D. — Vice Chairman
Alexander, Fred D.
Alford, Dallas L.
Barker, Bob L.
Britt, Luther J.
Gudger, Lamar
Harrington, J. J.
Rauch, Marshall A.
Scott, Ralph
Sebo, Katherine H.
Smith, Lynwood
Jernigan, Glenn R.
Mauney, William K.
Moore, Herman A.
Nye, Edd
Odom, Mary H.
Palmer, Joe H.
Smith, William G.
Staton, William W.
Walker, Russell
Walsh, Wade J.
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COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Crawford, I. C.
Daniels, Melvin R.
Harrington, J. J.
Rauch, Marshall A.
Scott, Ralph
Sebo, Katherine H.
Strickland, Thomas E. — Chairman
Alexander, Fred D. — Vice Chairman
Suddarth, Tom
Totherow, Carl D.
Vickery, Charles E.
White, Vernon E.
Winters, John W.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Allsbrook, Julian R.
Bahakel Cy N.
Gudger, Lamar
Henley, John T.
Mills, William D.
Odom, Mary H.
Royall, Kenneth C. — Chairman
Harris, Ollie — Vice Chairman
Rauch, Marshall A.
Scott, Ralph
Sebo, Katherine H.
Walker, Russell
White, Vernon E.
COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
Alexander, Fred D.
Alford, Dallas L.
Britt, Luther J.
Garrison, James B.
Jernigan, Glenn R.
Kincaid, Donald R.
Barker, Bob L. — Chairman
Henley, John T. — Vice Chairman
Marion, George W.
Nye, Edd
Smith, Lynwood
Staton, William W.
Stallings, D. Livingstone
Totherow, Carl D.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY I
Allsbrook, Julian R. — Chairman
Suddarth, Thomas H. — Vice Chairman
Alford, Dallas L.
Gudger, Lamar
Marion, George W., Jr.
Renfrow, Edward
Smith, Lynwood
Staton, William W.
Totherow, Carol D.
Walsh, J. Wade
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COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY II
Crawford, I. C.
Davis, E. Lawrence
Kirby, J. Russell
Odom, Mary H.
Sebo, Katherine H.
Smith, McNeill
Britt, Luther J. — Chairman
Hill, Cecil J. — Vice Chairman
Smith, William G.
Strickland, Thomas E.
Vickery, Charles E.
Whichard, Willis P.
Winters, John W.
COMMITTEE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIME CONTROL
Bahakel, Cy N.
Crawford, I. C.
Harrington, J. J.
Harris, Ollie
Odom, Mary H.
Palmer, Joe H.
Rauch, Marshall A. — Chairman
McDuffie, James D. — Vice Chairman
Renfrow, Edward
Smith, William G.
Suddarth, Tom
Walsh, J. Wade
White, Vernon E.
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
Alexander, Fred D.
Britt, Luther J.
Crawford, I. C.
Hill, Cecil J.
Kincaid, Donald R.
McDuffie, James D.
Davis, E. Lawrence — Chairman
Marion, George W., Jr. — Vice Chairman
Moore, Herman A.
Nye, Edd
Stallings, D. Livingstone
Walker, Russell
Webster, Wesley D.
COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURING, LABOR AND COMMERCE
Childers, Jack
Combs, Bobby Lee
Kincaid, Donald R.
Lackey, Pleas
Smith, Lynwood — Chairman
Mauney, William K. — Vice Chairman
Marion, George W., Jr.
Rauch, Marshall A.
Royall, Kenneth C.
Walker, Russell
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COMMITTEE ON NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES
Staton, William W. — Chairman
Daniels, Melvin R. — Vice Chairman
Whichard, Willis P. — Vice Chairman
Combs, Bobby Lee
Davis, E. Lawrence
Jernigan, Glenn R.
Mauney, William K.
Mills, William D.
Royall, Kenneth C.
Smith, Lynwood
Smith, McNeill
Vickery, Charles E.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UTILITIES AND ENERGY
Allsbrook, Julian R.
Bahakel, Cy N.
Hardison, Harold W.
Odom, Mary H.
Palmer, Joe H.
Royall, Kenneth C.
Webster, Wesley D. — Chairman
Childers, Jack — Vice Chairman
Smith, McNeill
Stallings, D. Livingstone
Suddarth, Tom
Vickery, Charles E.
Walker, Russell
Winters, John W.
COMMITTEE ON RULES AND OPERATIONS OF THE SENATE
Barker, Bob L.
Garrison, James B.
Hardison, Harold W.
Harrington, J. J.
Kirby, J. Russell
Henley, John T. — Chairman
Scott, Ralph — Vice Chairman
Mills, William D.
Smith, McNeill
Strickland, Thomas E.
Webster, Wesley D.
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Bahakel, Cy N.
Barker, Bob L.
Garrison, James B.
Hardison, Harold W.
Henley, John T.
Hill, Cecil J.
Smith, McNeill — Chairman
Nye, Edd — Vice Chairman
Winters, John W. — Vice Chairman
Kirby, J. Russell
Rauch, Marshall A.
Scott, Ralph
Stallings, D. Livingstone
Staton, William W.
Webster, Wesley D.
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COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Davis, E. Lawrence
Garrison, James B.
Henley, John T.
Jernigan, Glenn R.
McDuffie, James D.
Moore, Herman A.
Renfrow, Edward
Harrington, J. J. — Chairman
Combs, Bobby Lee — Vice Chairman
Smith, William G.
Stallings, D. Livingstone
Strickland, Thomas E.
Walsh, J. Wade
Whichard, Willis P.
Winters, John W.
COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Allsbrook, Julian R.
Childers, Jack
Daniels, Melvin R.
Harris, Ollie
Mauney, William K. — Chairman
Totherow, Carl D. — Vice Chairman
Lackey, Pleas
Palmer, Joe H.
Renfrow, Edward
Childers, Jack
Combs, Bobby Lee
Daniels, Melvin R.
Kincaid, Donald R.
Lackey, Pleas
COMMITTEE ON WILDLIFE
Moore, Herman A. — Chairman
Palmer, Joe H. — Vice Chairman
Mauney, William K.
Mills, William D.
Smith, William G.
Walsh, J. Wade
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RULES OF THE SENATE 1975 SESSION
I. Order of Business, Rules 1-7
II. Conduct of Debate, Rules 8-17
III. Motions, Rules 18-24
IV. Voting-, Rules 25-30
V. Committees, Rules 31-37
VI. Handling Bills, Rules 38-59
VII. Legislative Officers and Employees, Rules 60-65
VIII. General Rules, Rules 66-77
I. Order of Business
RULE. 1. Rules controlling the Senate of North Carolina and its Commit-
tees.— The following rules shall govern and control all actions and procedures of
the Senate and its committees.
RULE 2. Convening hour. — The President shall take the chair at the hour
fixed by the Senate upon adjournment on the preceding legislative day, and shall
call the members to order. In case the Senate adjourned on the preceding legis-
lative day without having fixed the hour of reconvening, the Senate shall recon-
vene on the next legislative day at 1:00 p.m.
RULE 3. Opening the session. — The President shall, upon order being ob-
tained, have the sessions of the Senate opened with prayer.
RULE 4. Convening in absence of President. — In the absence of the Presi-
dent, the President pro tempore shall reconvene the Senate and preside, and dur-
ing such time shall be vested with all powers of the President except that of cast-
ing a vote in case of tie when he has already voted on the question as a Senator.
In the event of the absence of the President and President pro tempore at any
time fixed for the reconvening of the Senate, the Principal Clerk of the Senate,
or in his absence also, some member of the Senate Committee on Rules and
Operation of the Senate, shall call the Senate to order and designate some member
to act as President.
RULE 5. Quorum. — (a) A quorum consists of a majority of all the quali-
fied members of the Senate.
(b) When a lesser number than a quorum convene, the Senators present may
send the doorkeeper or any person, for any or all absent Senators, as a majority
of the Senators present determine.
RULE. 6. Approval of Journal. — After the prayer, and upon appearance
of a quorum, the President shall cause the Journal of the preceding day to be
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read and approved, unless the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Opera-
tion of the Senate or some member of the Senate by motion sustained by a ma-
jority of the members present, has the reading thereof dispensed with and the
same approved as written.
RULE. 7. Order of business.— After approval of the Journal, the order of
business shall be as follows:
(1) Reports of standing committees.
(2) Reports of select committees.
(3) Introduction of bills, petitions, and resolutions.
(4) Messages from the House of Representatives.
(5) Unfinished business of preceding day.
(6) Special orders.
(7) General Orders:
(a) Local bills in numerical order, Senate bills first
(i) Third reading roll call and electronic voting system votes
(ii) Second reading roll call and electronic voting system votes
(iii) Second reading viva voce
(iv) Third reading viva voce
(b) Public bills in numerical order, Senate bills first
(i) Third reading roll call and electronic voting system votes
(ii) Second reading roll call and electronic voting system votes
(iii) Second reading viva voce
(iv) Third reading viva voce.
II. Conduct of Debate
RULE 8. President to ynaintain order. — The President shall have general
direction of the Hall of the Senate and shall be authorized to take such action as
is necessary to maintain order, and in case of any disturbance or disorderly con-
duct in the galleries or lobbies, he shall have the power to order those areas clear-
ed.
RULE 9. Substitution for President. — The President shall have the right to
call on any member to perform the duties of the Chair, but substitution shall not
extend beyond one day.
RULE 10. Points of order. — (a) The President shall preserve order and
decorum and proceed with the business of the Senate according to the rules adopt-
ed. He shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Senate by
any member, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once unless by
leave of the Senate. A two-thirds vote of the members present is necessary co
sustain any appeal from the ruling of the Chair.
(b) In the event the Senate Rules do not provide for, or cover any point of
order raised by any Senator, the rules of the United States House of Represen-
tatives shall govern.
(c) When a Senator is called to order he shall take his seat until the President
determines whether he was in order or not; if decided to be out of order, he shall
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not proceed without the permission of the Senate; and every question of order
shall be decided by the President, subject to an appeal to the Senate by any Sen-
ator; and if a Senator is called to order for words spoken, the words excepted to
shall be immediately taken down in writing, that the President or Senate may be
better able to judge the matter.
RULE 11. Debating and voting by Lieutenant Governor. — The Lieutenant
Governor, as President of the Senate, being a Constitutional Officer shall not have
the right to debate any question or to address the Senate upon any proposition
unless by permission of the majority of members present, and shall have the right
to vote only when there is a tie vote upon any question or election.
RULE 12. Obtaining recognition. — (a) When any Senator is about to speak
in debate or deliver any matter to the Senate, he shall rise from his seat and re-
spectfully address the President. No member shall speak until recognized by the
President, and when two or more members rise at the same time, the President
shall name the member to speak.
(b) A Senator who has the floor may yield the floor to another Senator only
for the purpose of allowing another Senator to state a question. Only the Chair
may award the floor to any Senator for the purposes of allowing that Senator to
engage in general debate.
RULE 13. Recognition ) l 'or extending courtesies. — (a) Courtesies of the floor
and galleries shall be extended only by the President on his own motion or upon
the written request of a member of the Senate to former members of the General
Assembly or to distinguished visitors.
(b) Members may designate Honorary Pages by a statement delivered to the
Principal Clerk who will have a certificate issued therefor.
(c) The President may upon written request at intervals between various orders
of business extend courtesies to schools or other special large groups visiting in
the galleries while they are present, and the President shall, at such times as he
deems appropriate, express to those visitors in the galleries the pleasure of the
Senate for their presence.
RULE 14. Limitations on individual debate. — (a) No Senator shall speak
or debate more than three times nor longer than forty-five minutes on the same
day on the same subject without leave of the Senate.
(b) By permission of the President any member of the Senate may address the
Senate from the lectern located on the floor before the dais for the purpose of ex-
plaining a bill or resolution, stating a point of personal privilege or for the pur-
pose of debate.
RULE 15. Priority of business. — All questions relating to priority of busi-
ness shall be decided without debate.
RULE 16. Reading of papers. — When the reading of a paper, other than a
a petition, is called for, and any Senator objects to the reading, the question shall
be determined by the Senate without debate.
RULE 17. General decorum. — (a) Senators and visitors shall uncover their
heads upon entering the Senate Chamber while the Senate is in session and shall
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continue uncovered during their continuance in the Chamber, unless one's religion
requires his head to be covered.
(b) No remark reflecting personally upon the action of any Senator shall be
in order upon the floor of the Senate unless preceded by a motion or resolution o:
censure.
(c) When the President is putting a question, or a division by counting is in
progress, no Senator shall walk out of or across the Chamber, nor when a Senator
is speaking, pass between him and the President.
(d) When a motion to adjourn or for recess is affirmatively determined, no
member or officer shall leave his place until adjournment or recess is declared by
the President.
(e) Smoking shall not be allowed in the galleries of the Senate during Sessions.
Smoking shall not be allowed on the floor of the Senate during Sessions, except by
vote of a simple majority of the Senators present.
(f) No remark soliciting the donation of funds for the support of any person
or organization shall be in order upon the floor of the Senate, unless the remark
has some relevance to a bill or resolution before the body.
III. Motions
RULE 18. Motions generally. — All motions shall be reduced to writing, if
desired by the President or a Senator, delivered at the table, and read by L he
President or Reading Clerk before the same are debated ; but any motion may ba
withdrawn by the introducer at any time before decision or amendment. Except
as otherwise specifically provided in these rules, no second is required.
RULE 19. Motions; order of precedence. — When a question is before the
Senate no motion shall be received except those herein specified, which motions
shall have precedence as follows:
(1) To adjourn.
(2) To lay on the table.
(3) For the previous question.
(4) To postpone indefinitely.
(5) To postpone to a certain day.
(6) To commit to a standing committee.
(7) To commit to a select committee.
(8) To amend.
(9) To substitute.
RULE 20. Motions to adjourn and to lay on the table. — The motions to ad-
journ and to lay on the table shall be decided without debate, and the motion to
adjourn shall always be in order when made by a Senator entitled to the floor.
RULE 21. Motions to postpone to certain day and to commit. — The respec-
tive motions to postpone to a certain day, or to commit to a standing or select
committee, shall preclude debate on the main question.
RULE 22. Action when previous question pending. — When a motion for the
previous question is made and is pending, debate shall cease. After a motion for
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the previous question is made, pending a second thereto, any member may give
notice that he desires to offer an amendment to the bill or other matter under con-
sideration; and after the previous question is seconded such member shall be en-
titled to offer his amendment in pursuance of such notice.
RULE 23. Motion for previous question. — The previous question shall be as
follows: "Shall the main question be now put?" and until it is decided shall pre-
clude all amendments and debate. If this question is decided in the affirmative,
the "main question" shall be on the passage of the bill, resolution, or other matter
under consideration ; but when amendments are pending, the question shall be
taken upon such amendments in their inverse order, without further debate or
amendment: Provided, that no one shall move the previous question except the
chairman of the committee submitting the report on the bill or other matter under
consideration, and the member introducing the bill or other matter under con-
sideration or the member in charge of the measure, who shall be designated by
the chairman of the committee reporting the same to the Senate at the time the
bill or other matter under consideration is reported to the Senate or taken up for
consideration.
RULE 24. Motion to reconsider — When a question has been once put and
decided, any Senator who voted in the majority may move to reconsideration there-
of; but no motion for the reconsideration of any vote shall be in order after the
bill, resolution, message, report, amendment, or motion upon which the vote was
taken has gone out of the possession of the Senate; nor shall any motion for re-
consideration be in order unless made on the same day or in the next following
legislative day on which the vote proposed to be reconsidered took place, unless
the motion is made by the Committee on Rules and Operation of the Senate for
verbal or grammatical errors in the bills, when the motion may be made at any
time: Provided, that when the next legislative day has by motion of the Senate,
been restricted as to matters which may be considered, a motion to reconsider
shall be in order on the next succeeding day upon which regular business is con-
ducted. No question shall be reconsidered more than once.
IV. Voting
RULE 25. Use of electronic voting system. — (a) Votes on the following
questions shall be taken on the electronic voting system, and the ayes and noes
shall be recorded on the Journal:
(1) All questions on which the Constitution of North Carolina requires that
the ayes and noes be taken and recorded on the Journal.
(2) All questions on which a call for the ayes and noes under Rule 26(b) has
been sustained.
(3) Both second and third readings of bills proposing amendment of the Con-
stitution of North Carolina.
(b) Votes on the following questions shall be taken on the electronic voting
system, and a copy of the machine print-out of the votes shall be filed in the Legis-
lative Library where it shall be open to public inspection:
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(1) Second reading of all public bills, all amendments to public bills offered
after second reading, third reading- if a public bill was amended after
second reading, and all conference reports on public bills.
(2) Any other question upon direction of the Chair or upon motion of any
Senator supported by one-fifth of the Senators present.
(c) When the electronic voting system is used, the Chair shall fix and announce
the time, not to exceed one minute, which shall be allowed for voting on the ques-
tion before the Senate. The system shall be set to lock automatically and to record
the vote when that time has expired. Once the system has locked and recorded a
vote, the vote shall be printed by the system.
(d) The voting station at each Senator's desk in the Chamber shall be used only
by the Senator to which the station is assigned. Under no circumstances shall any
other person vote at a Senator's station. It is a breach of the ethical obligation of
a Senator either to request that another vote at the requesting Senator's station,
or to vote at another Senator's station. The Chair shall enforce this rule without
exception.
(e) When the electronic voting system is used, the Chair shall state the ques-
tion and shall then state substantially the following: "All in favor vote 'aye';
all opposed vote 'no'; — seconds will be allowed for voting on this question; the
Clerk will unlock the machine." After the machine locks and records the vote,
the Chair shall announce the vote and declare the result.
(f) One copy of the machine print-out of the vote record shall be filed in the
office of the Principal Clerk, and one copy shall be filed in the Legislative Library
where it shall be open to public inspection.
(g) When the Chair ascertains that the electronic voting system is inoperative
before a vote is taken or while a vote is being taken on the electronic system, he
shall announce that fact to the Senate and any partial electronic system voting-
record shall be voided. In such a case, if the Constitution of North Carolina or
the Rules of the Senate require a call of the ayes and noes, the Clerk shall call die
roll of the Senate, and the ayes and noes shall be taken manually and shall be re-
corded on the Journal. All other votes shall be taken by voice vote as prescribed
in Senate Rule 26(a). If, after a vote is taken on the electronic system, it is dis-
covered that a malfunction caused an error in the electronic system print-out, the
Chair shall direct the Reading Clerk and the Principal Clerk to verify and correct
the print-out record and so advise the Senate.
(h) For the purpose of identifying motions on which the vote is taken on the
electronic system (the identification codes having no relation to the order of
precedence of motions), the motions are coded as follows:
1. To lay on the table.
2. For the previous question.
3. To postpone indefinitely.
4. To postpone to a day certain.
5. To refer to a committee.
6. To reconsider.
7. To recall from committee.
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8. To substitute.
9. To take from the table.
10. Miscellaneous.
RULE 26. Voice votes; call for ayes and noes. — (a) When the electronic
voting system is not used, all votes on which a call of the roll of the Senate is not
required shall be taken by voice vote. The question shall be put as follows: "Those
in favor say 'aye'," and, after the affirmative vote is expressed, "Opposed 'no'";
after which the Chair shall announce the result. If a division on any vote is de-
sired, it must be called for immediately before the result of the voting is announc-
ed on any question, and upon such call, the Chair shall require the members lO
stand and be counted for and against the proposition under consideration.
(b) The ayes and the noes may be called for on any question before the vote is
taken. If a Senator desires the ayes and noes recorded on the Journal on a ques-
tion, he shall address the Chair and obtain recognition and say "Upon that ques-
tion I call for the ayes and noes." Whereupon the Chair shall say, "Is the call
sustained?" If one-fifth of the Senators present then stand, the vote shall be taken
on the electronic voting system if it is operative, and the ayes and noes shall be
recorded on the Journal. If the electronic voting system is inoperative, the roll
of the Senate shall be called and the ayes and noes taken manually and recorded
on the Journal. If fewer than one-fifth of the Senators present stand to sustain
the call, the Chair shall announce "An insufficient number up" and a vote by
electronic voting or by voice, whichever is appropriate under the Rules of the
Senate, shall be taken.
RULE 27. Pairs. — If a Senator is paired with another Senator on a ques-
tion, the Senator shall announce the pair as follows: "Mr. President, I desire to
announce a pair. If Senator were present, he would vote ; if I
were free to vote, I would vote (the opposite)." The Senator shall send
forward at that time a written statement of the pair on a form provided by the
Principal Clerk. The Clerk shall record the pair on the Journal, and neither
member of the pair shall vote on the question. A pair shall be announced before
the vote is taken viva voce, or, if the electronic voting system is used, before ihe
machine is unlocked.
RULE 28. Dividing question. — If any question contains several distinct
propositions, it shall be divided by the President, at the request of any Senator,
provided each subdivision, if left to itself, forms a substantive proposition.
RULE 29. Duty to vote; excuses. — (a) Every Senator who is within the
bar of the Senate when the question is stated by the Chair shall vote thereon un-
less he is excused by the Senate. The bar of the Senate shall include the entire
Senate Chamber.
(b) Any Senator may request to be excused from voting, either immediately
before or after the vote has been called for and before a viva voce vote result has
been announced or before the electronic voting system has been unlocked. Th?
Senator may make a brief statement of the reasons for making such request, and
shall send forward to the Principal Clerk, on a form provided by the Clerk, a
concise statement of the reason for the request, and the Clerk shall include this
statement in the Journal. The question on granting of the request shall be taken
without debate.
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RULE 30. Explanation of vote. — Any Senator may explain his vote on any
bill pending by obtaining: permission of the President before the vote is taken:
Provided, that not more than three minutes shall be consumed in such explanation.
V. Committees
RULE 31. Appointment of Committees — The President of the Senate, un-
less he has by law disqualified himself from that office, shall have the exclusive
right and authority to appoint all Committees, regular or select, and to appoint
Committee Chairmen and Vice Chairmen, and he is specifically authorized to ap-
point four Chairmen of four subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations;
but he may delegate said authority in any instance, as he may choose. Upon the
recommendation of the Committee on Rules and Operation of the Senate, the
Senate may authorize additional standing committees.
RULE 32. List of Standing Committees. — The standing committees shall be :
Agriculture
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Appropriations
Appropriations Subcommittee #1 on Human Resources and Corrections Group
Appropriations Subcommittee #2 on Education
Appropriations Subcommittee #3 on General Government and Transportation
Appropriations Subcommittee #4 on State Government Planning and Person-
nel
Banking
Courts and Judicial Districts
The Economy
Education
Finance
Higher Education
Insurance
Judiciary I
Judiciary II
Local Government and Regional Affairs
Manufacturing, Labor and Commerce
Human Resources
Natural and Economic Resources
Public Utilities and Energy
Rules and Operation of the Senate
Criminal Justice and Corrections
State Government
Law Enforcement and Crime Control
Transportation
Veterans and Military Affairs
Wildlife
RULE 33. Notice of Committee Meetings.— Public notice of all committees
meetings shall be given in the Senate. The required notice may be waived as to
any meeting by the attendance at that meeting of all of the members of the com-
mittee, or by personal waiver.
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RULE 34. Membership of Committees; quorum. — Membership on standing
committees shall consist of not more than 22 or less than 8 Senators, including
the Chairman and Vice Chairman who shall be designated by the President:
Provided, the committee membership on the Committee on Appropriations and
the Committee on Finance shall not be limited as to membership but shall be left
to the discretion of the President. No Senator shall hold membership on more
than 10 standing committees unless the Committee on Rules and Operation of
the Senate provides otherwise. A quorum of any committee shall consist of a
majority of the committee.
RULE 35. Roll Call vote in Committee.— No roll call vote may be taken in
any committee.
RULE 36. Committee Meetings. — No committee or subcommittee shall hold
a secret meeting, and all meetings of committees and subcommittees shall be open
to the public: Provided, that any committee or subcommittee has the inherent
right to hold an executive session when it determines that it is absolutely necessary
to have such a session in order to prevent personal embarrassment, or when it is
in the best interest of the State; and in no event shall final action be taken by
any committee or subcommittee except in open session.
RULE 37. (Reserved for interim operations rule)
VI. Handling Bills
RULE 38. Construction of rules. — All provisions of these rules applying to
bills shall apply also to resolutions, memorials and petitions.
RULE 39. Introduction of bills. — (a) Unless variation is authorized by
the Committee on Rules and Operation of the Senate, bills submitted for introduc-
tion shall be in a computer-typed form prepared by the Legislative Services
Office. When a bill which is introduced is not in the prescribed form, the Princi-
pal Clerk shall cause the bill to be retyped in the prescribed form, and the re-
typed copy shall become the official copy of the bill for all purposes. The original
bill shall then be returned to the introducer of the bill and shall not become a part
of the records or documents of the Senate.
(b) Whenever a bill is introduced, 20 copies shall be submitted to the Principal
Clerk. Any bill submitted without the required number of copies shall be im-
mediately returned to the introducer.
RULE 40. Presenting papers to Senate. — Every bill presented to the Sen-
ate shall contain on the outside cover the title of the document and the name of
the Senator or Senators presenting it. All bills shall be delivered to the Reading
Clerk for the reading of the number and the title. The President shall then an-
nounce the referral of the document. The title and referral shall be entered on
the Journal.
RULE 41. Deadline on introduction of certain bills. — All bills prepared to
be introduced by departments, agencies or institutions of the State must be in-
troduced in the Senate not later than March 15 of the session. All local bills must
be introduced not later than April 1 of the session.
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RULE 42. References of appropriations and finance bills. — All bills intro-
duced in the Senate providing for appropriations from the State, or any sub-
division thereof, shall, before being considered by the Senate, be referred to the
Committee on Appropriations, and bills referred to other committees carrying any
such provisions shall be reported to the Senate as being bills to be referred to the
Appropriations Committee before proper action may be taken by the Senate. All
bills introduced in the Senate providing for bond issues, levying taxes, or in any
manner affecting the taxing power of the State or any subdivision thereof, shall,
before being considered by the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Finance,
and bills referred to other committees carrying any such provisions shall be re-
ported to the Senate as being bills to be referred to the Finance Committee before
proper action may be taken by the Senate.
RULE 43. First reading; reference to Committee. — All bills shall be read
by their titles, which reading shall constitute the first reading of the bills, and
unless otherwise disposed of shall be referred to the proper committee.
RULE 44. Bills to receive three readings. — Every bill shall receive three
readings previous to being passed, and the President shall give notice at oach
whether it be the first, second, or third. After the first reading, unless a motion
is made by some Senator, the President shall refer the bill to an appropriate com-
mittee. No bill shall be amended upon the floor of the Senate until it has been
twice read. Senate simple resolutions shall not require three readings.
RULE 45. Reports of Committees. — Every Senator presenting a report of
a committee shall endorse the report with the name of the committee and, in casa
of a minority report, with the names of the members making the report. The
report of the committee shall show that a majority of the committee were present
and voted. Every report of the committee upon a bill or resolution shall stand
upon the general orders with the bill or resolution.
RULE 46. Unfavorable report by Committee. — (a) All bills reported un-
favorably by the committee to which they were referred, and having no minority
report, shall lie upon the table, but may be taken from the table, and placed upon
the calendar by a two-thirds vote of those present and voting.
(b) When a bill is reported by a committee with an unfavorable report, but
accompanied by a minority report, signed by at least three members of the com-
mittee who were present and who voted on the bill when the bill was considered
in committee, then the minority report shall be placed on the calendar and con-
sidered the following day, and the question before the Senate shall be "The adop-
tion of the Minority Report". If the minority report is adopted by a majority
vote, the bill shall be placed upon the calendar; if the minority report is not
adopted, the bill shall lie upon the table.
RULE 47. Recall of bill from Committee. — When a bill has been introduced
and referred to a committee, if after 10 days the committee has failed to report
thereon, then the author of the bill may, after three days' public notice given in
the Senate, on motion supported by a vote of two-thirds of the Senators present
and voting, recall the bill from the committee to the floor of the Senate for con-
sideration and such action thereon as a majority of the Senators present may
direct.
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RULE 48. Calendar; order to be followed. — The President and the Princi-
pal Clerk of the Senate shall see that all bills are acted upon by the Senate in the
order in which they stand upon the calendar, unless otherwise ordered as herein-
after provided. The published calendar shall include all bills reported favorably
from committees, or reported with a minority report attached, or placed on the
calendar on motion: Provided, that the published local calendar may carry the
number of each bill, the county or counties referred to, and an abbreviated state-
ment of the title of the bill.
RULE 49. Considering bills out of regular order. — Except as provided in
Rule 50, any bill or other matter may be taken up out of order upon order of the
President or upon motion sustained by a majority of the membership present and
voting.
RULE 50. Third reading requirements. — No bill on its third reading shall
be acted upon out of the regular order in which it stands on the calendar, and
no bill shall be acted upon on its third reading the same day on which it passed its
second reading, unless so ordered by two-thirds of the Senators present.
RULE 51. Special orders. — Any bill or other matter may be made a special
order for a particular day or hour by a vote of the majority of the Senators
voting, and if action on the bill is not completed on that day, it shall be returned
to its place on the calendar, unless it is made a special order for another day;
and when a special order is under consideration it shall take precedence over any
special order or subsequent order for the day, but such subsequent order may ba
taken up immediately after the previous special order has been disposed of.
RULE 52. Procedure when necessary number of Senators not present. — If,
on taking the question on a bill, it appears that a constitutional quorum is not
present, or if the bill requires a vote of a certain proportion of all the Senators
to pass it, and it appears that such number is not present, the bill shall be again
read and the question taken thereon ; if the bill fails a second time for the want
of the necessary number being present and voting, the bill shall not be finally
lost, but shall be returned to the calendar in its proper order.
RULE 53. Effect of defeated bill. — (a) After a bill has been tabled or has
failed to pass on any of its readings, the contents of such bill or the principal pro-
visions of its subject matter shall not be embodied in any other measure. Upon the
point of order being raised and sustained by the Chair, such measure shall be
laid upon the table, and shall not be taken therefrom except by a vote of two-
thirds of the qualified membership of the Senate: Provided, no local bill shall be
held by the Chair as embodying the provisions, or being identical with any state-
wide measure which has been laid upon the table or failed to pass any of its read-
ings.
(b) When a bill has been postponed indefinitely by the Senate, the bill shall lie
upon the table, and shall not be taken therefrom except by a vote of two-thirds of
the Senators present.
RULE 54. Taking bill from table. — No bill which has been laid upon the
table shall be taken therefrom except by a vote of two-thirds of the Senators pres-
ent.
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RULE 55. Amending titles of bills. — When a bill is materially modified or
the scope of its application extended or decreased, or if the county, or counties,
to which it applies is changed, the title of the bill shall be changed by the Sen-
ator introducing' the bill or by the committee having it in charge, or bv the
Principal Clerk, so as to indicate the full support of the bill as amended and the
county or counties to which it applies.
RULE 56. Corrections of typographical errors in bills. The Enrolling Clerk
is authorized to make corrections of typographical errors in the text of bills at any
time prior to ratification. Before the correction is made, the Enrolling Clerk
shall have the approval of the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Opera-
tion of the Senate.
RULE 57. Conference Committees. — Whenever the Senate declines or re-
fuses to concur in amendments put by the House to a bill originating in the Sen-
ate, or refuses to adopt a substitute adopted by the House for a bill originating in
the Senate, a conference committee shall be appointed upon motion and the bill
under consideration shall thereupon go to and be considered by the joint conferees
on the part of the Senate and House. In considering matters in difference between
the Senate and House committed to the conferees, only such matters as are in
difference between the two houses shall be considered by the conferees, and the
conference report shall deal only with such matters. The conference report shall
not be amended. Except as herein set out, the rules of the United States House
of Representatives shall govern the appointment, conduct, and reports of the
conferees.
RULE 58. Certification of passage of bills. — The Principal Clerk shall
certify the passage of bills by the Senate, with the date thereof, together with the
fact whether passed by vote of three-fifths or two-thirds of the Senate, when-
ever such vote may be required by the Constitution or laws of the State.
RULE 59. Transmittal of bills to House. — No bill shall be sent from the
Senate on the day of its passage except on the last day of the session, unless
otherwise ordered by a vote of two-thirds of the Senators present.
VII. Legislative Officers and Employees
RULE 60. Pages. — The President of the Senate shall appoint pages. The
President, or such person as he may designate, shall supervise the pages and as-
sign to them their duties. Each page shall be at least 14 years of age.
RULE 61. Sergeant-at-Arms. — (a) There shall be 14 positions of Assist-
ant Sergeants-at-Arms to be appointed by the Sergeant-at-Arms who are to
work under his supervision and to be assigned such duties and powers as he shall
direct.
(b) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall be responsible for the safety of the members
and employees of the Senate while in the Senate Chamber, or any place in which
the Senate or its committees are in session.
(c) The Sergeant-at-Arms shall serve all warrants and subpoenas issued by
orders of the Senate and signed by the President of the Senate, and said warrants
and subpoenas shall be returnable to the Principal Clerk of the Senate.
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RULE 62. Principal Clerk's staff. — The Principal Clerk of the Senate shall
employ all necessary employees and clerks required to carry out the duties of his
office. The Principal Clerk shall have supervision and control, and shall assign
such duties and powers as he shall direct to his employees and clerks.
RULE 63. Committee Clerks. — (a) The President of the Senate shall ap-
point clerks to such committees as he may deem necessary and appropriate.
(b) All Committee Clerks, when not in attendance upon the direct duties con-
nected with their committee shall report to the Supervisor of Committee Clerks
for such duties as may be assigned to them upon approval by Committee Chair-
men.
RULE 64. Senate Journal. — The Principal Clerk shall prepare and be re-
sponsible for the Journal. The Committee on Rules and Operation of the Senate
shall examine the Journal to determine if the proceedings of the previous day
have been correctly recorded.
RULE 6. (Reserved for future addition to rules)
VIII. General Rules
RULE 66. President to sign papers. — All acts, addresses and resolutions,
and all warrants and subpoenas issued by order of the Senate shall be signed by
the President.
RULE 67. Admission to the flloor of the Senate. — No person except members
of the Senate, members of the House of Representatives, staff of the General As-
sembly; Judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Superior Courts;
the Governor and members of the Council of State; former members of the Gen-
eral Assembly; and persons particularly invited and extended the privileges of
the floor by the President shall be admitted to the floor of the Senate during its
session. No registered lobbyist shall be admitted to the floor of the Senate or
Senate Chamber while the Senate is in session.
RULE 68. Privileges of the floor. — Any group or individual other than
members of the Senate who desires to make remarks upon the floor of the Senate
will first obtain approval of the Committee on Rules and Operation of the Senate.
RULE 69. News Media. — The President is authorized to assign area and
equipment on the floor of the Senate for the use of the representatives of news
media ; and the President shall provide regulations for the operation of the repre-
sentatives of the news media on the floor of the Senate.
RULE 70. Absence without leave. — No Senator or officer of the Senate shall
depart the service of the Senate without leave, or receive pay as a Senator or
officer for the time he is absent without leave.
RULE 71. Placing material on Senators' desks. — Any person other than a
member of the Senate desiring to place articles of any kind on or about desks in
the Senate Chamber of in the offices of the members of the Senate shall make
written application to, and obtain written approval from, the Principal Clerk of
the Senate.
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RULE 72. Assignment of Offices. — The Chairman of the Committee on
Rules and Operation of the Senate, subject to the approval of the Committee, is
authorized to make assignments of committee rooms and offices to designated
committees, chairmen, and members of the Senate. The office adjacent to any
committee room assigned to a principal committee by the Chairman of the Com-
mittee on Rules and Operation of the Senate, subject to the approval of the Com-
mittee on Rules and Operation of the Senate, shall be automatically assigned to
the chairman of the principal committee. In making such assignments of individ-
ual offices, the said Rules Committee Chairman shall give preferential considera-
tion to the respective members according to the length of service which each
member has rendered in the General Assembly.
RULE 73. Administrative rules and regulations involving Senate employ-
ees. — All administrative rules, regulations and orders involving all individuals
employed to perform duties for the Senate, other than those appointed by the
Principal Clerk and the Sergeant-at-Arms, shall be first approved by the Commit-
tee on Rules and Operation of the Senate.
RULE 74. Notice of public hearings. — Notice shall be given not less than
five calendar days prior to public hearings. Such notices shall be issued as in-
formation for the press and the information shall be posted in the places desig-
nated by the Principal Clerks.
RULE 75. Public hearings, filing of written statements. — Persons desiring
to appear and be heard at a public hearing are encouraged to file a brief or a
written statement of the remarks to be made at least 24 hours before the time of
the hearing.
RULE 76. Voting in Joint Sessions. — When any Senate Committee sits
jointly with the House Committee, the Senate Committee reserves the right to vote
separately from the House Committee.
RULE 77. Alterations, suspension or rescission of rules. — No rule of the
Senate shall be altered, suspended, or rescinded except on a two-thirds vote of
the Senators present.
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NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1975 SESSION
(Democrat Unless Indicated Otherwise)
Officers
Speaker James C. Green Clarkton
Speaker Pro Tern C. Kitchin Josey Scotland Neck
Principal Clerk Mrs. Grace A. Collins Raleigh
Reading Clerk Sam J. Burrows, Jr Asheboro
Sergeant-at-Arms Archie T. Lane, Sr Hertford
REPRESENTATIVES
Name County District Address Seat
Adams, Allen Wake 15th Raleigh 81
Auman, T. Clyde Moore 25th West End 78
Baker, T. J Duplin 10th Wallace 37
Ballenger, T. Cass (R) Catawba 37th Hickory 117
Barbee, Allen C Nash 7th Spring Hope 20
Barker, Chris S., Jr Craven 3rd New Bern 1
Barnes, Henson P Wayne 9th Goldsboro 97
Beard, R. D Cumberland 20th Fayetteville 29
Bell, E. Graham Gaston 38th Gastonia 70
Bissell, Marilyn R. (R) Mecklenburg 36th Charlotte 106
Blackwell, David M Rockingham 22nd Reidsville 65
Breece, George W Cumberland 20th Fayetteville 28
Bright, Joe L Craven 3rd Vanceboro 57
Brown, Richard Lane, III ...Stanly 32nd Norwood 31
Bumgardner, David W., Jr. ..Gaston 38th Belmont 58
Bundy, Sam D Pitt 8th Farmville 26
Campbell, A. Hartwell Wilson 7th Wilson 21
Chapin, Howard B Beaufort 2nd Washington 49
Chase, Mrs. John B Wayne 9th Eureka 32
Cobb, Laurence A. (R) Mecklenburg 36th Charlotte 103
Collins, P. C, Jr Alleghany 28th Laurel Springs 91
Cook, Ruth E Wake 15th Raleigh 82
Creech, William A Wake .. ..15th Raleigh 79
Cullipher, George P Martin . . 6th Williamston 35
Davenport, John Ed Nash ... 7th Nashville 22
Davis, Gilbert R Randolph 24th Randleman 110
DeBruhl, Claude Buncombe 43rd Candler 41
DeRamus, Judson D., Jr Forsyth 29th Winston-Salem 76
Diamont, David H Surry ...28th Pilot Mountain 93
Dorsey, Fred R. (R) Henderson 42nd East Flat Rock 115
Eagles, Larry P Edgecombe 7th Tarboro 3
Edwards, James H Caldwell 34th Granite Falls 119
Ellis, T. W., Jr Vance ..13th Henderson 108
Enloe, Jeff H., Jr Macon 45th Franklin 87
Erwin, Richard C Forsyth ...29th Winston-Salem 88
Falls, Robert Z Cleveland 40th Shelby 11
Farmer, Robert L Wake 15th Raleigh 9
Foster, Jo Graham Mecklenburg 36th Charlotte 4
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CLERKS
SPEAKER
CLERKS
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Name County District Address Seat
Frye, Henry E Guilford 23rd Greensboro 73
Gamble, John R., Jr Lincoln 38th Lincolnton 71
Gardner, J. M Johnston 14th Smithfield 13
Gentry, J. Worth Stokes 28th King 92
Gilmore, Thomas Guilford 23rd Greensboro 62
Gregory, Carson Harnett 18th Angier 54
Griffin, Mrs. Dillard Durham 16th Durham 68
Green, James C Bladen 19th Clarkton 120
Hairston, Peter W Davie 30th Advance 114
Harris, W. S., Jr Alamance 22nd Graham 64
Heer, Leo Guilford 23rd High Point 85
Helms, H. Parks Mecklenburg 36th Charlotte 95
Hightower, Foyle, Jr. Anson 26th Wadesboro 46
Holmes, Edward S Chatham 17th Pittsboro 69
Holmes, George M. (R) Yadkin 34th Hamptonville 116
Holt, Charles Cumberland 20th Fayetteville 27
Hunt, John J Cleveland 40th Lattimore 12
Hunt, Patricia Stanford Orange 17th Chapel Hill 56
Hunter, Thomas B Richmond 27th Rockingham 38
Hurst, Mrs. Wilda Onslow 4th Hubert 50
Huskins, J. P Iredell 35th Statesville 14
Hutchins, Fred S., Jr. (R) ...Forsyth 29th Winston-Salem 90
Hyde, Herbert L Buncombe 43rd Asheville 39
James, Vernon G Pasquotank 1st Elizabeth City 24
Jernigan, Roberts H., Jr Hertford 5th Ahoskie 16
Johnson, Joseph E Wake 15th Raleigh 80
Johnson, Joy J Robeson 21st Fairmont 33
Jones, Robert A Rutherford 40th Forest City 55
Jordan, John M Alamance 22nd Saxapahaw 63
Josey, Kitchin Halifax 6th Scotland Neck 36
Lachot, W. H., Jr Burke 39th Morganton Ill
Lawing, Craig Mecklenburg 36th Charlotte 6
Leonard, Larry E Davidson 30th Thomasville 113
Lilley, Daniel T Lenoir 3rd Kinston 2
Long, James E Alamance 22nd Burlington 66
Love, Jimmy L Lee 18th Sanford 53
McMillan, William H Iredell 35th Statesville 99
Mason, Ronald E Carteret 4th Beaufort 19
Mathis, Carolyn (R) Mecklenburg 36th Charlotte 105
Messer, Ernest B Haywood 44th Canton 18
Michaux, H. M., Jr Durham 16th Durham 45
Miller, George M., Jr Durham 16th Durham 44
Morris, Glenn A McDowell 41st Marion 42
Nash, Robie L Rowan 31st Salisbury 102
Nesbitt, Mary C Buncombe 43rd Asheville 52
Oxendine, Henry Ward Robeson 21st Pembroke 34
Parnell, David R Robeson ...21st Parkton 107
Phillips, C. W Guilford 23rd Greensboro 61
Plyler, Aaron W Union 33rd Monroe 72
Prestwood, Ralph Caldwell 34th Lenoir 118
Pugh, J. T Randolph 24th Asheboro 109
Quinn, Dwight W Cabarrus 33rd Kannapolis 7
Ramsey, Liston B Madison 44th Marshall 47
Ray, Hector Cumberland 20th Fayetteville 5%
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Name County District Address Seat
Revelle, J. Guy, Sr Northampton 5th Conway 15
Rhodes, S. Thomas (R) New Hanover 12th Wilmington 84
Rogers, Bobby W Vance 13th Henderson 60
Rountree, H. Horton Pitt 8th Greenville 25
Sandlin, Hugh C Onslow 4th Jacksonville 100
Sawyer, Thomas B Guilford 23rd Greensboro 75
Schwartz, B. D New Hanover 12th Wilmington 83
Setzer, Frances E Catawba 37th Newton 96
Short, W. M Guilford 23rd Greensboro 86
Smith, A. Neal Rowan 31st Woodleaf 101
Smith, Ned R Forsyth 29th Winston-Salem 89
Smith, Wade Wake ...15th Raleigh 10
Soles, R. C, Jr Columbus 19th Tabor City 17
Spoon, Roy (R) Mecklenburg 36th Charlotte 104
Stevens, John S Buncombe 43rd Asheville 40
Stewart, Carl J., Jr Gaston 38th Gastonia 59
Tally, Lura Cumberland 20th Fayetteville 30
Tennille, Margaret Forsyth 29th Winston-Salem 77
Thomas, A. W Cabarrus 33rd Concord 8
Tison, Ben Mecklenburg 36th Charlotte 5
Varner, Dr. John Davidson 30th Lexington 112
Ward, Allen C Brunswick llth Shallotte 98
Watkins, William T Granville 13th Oxford 48
Webb, Charlie Guilford 23rd Greensboro 74
White, W. Stanford Dare 1st Manns Harbor 23
Wiseman, Myrtle E Avery 39th Spruce Pine 94
Woodard. Barney Paul Johnston 14th Princeton 43
Wright, Richard Columbus 19th Tabor City 67
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REPRESENTATIVES
(Arranged by Districts)
(Democrats unless otherwise indicated)
District Name Address
1st W. Stanford White Manns Harbor
1st Vernon G. James Elizabeth City
2nd Howard B. Chapin Washington
3rd Chris S. Barker, Jr New Bern
3rd Joe L. Bright Vanceboro
3rd Daniel T. Lilley Kinston
4th Ronald E. Mason Beaufort
4th Mrs. Wilda Hurst Hubert
4th Hugh C. Sandlin Jacksonville
5th Roberts H. Jernigan, Jr Ahoskie
5th J. Guy Revelle, Sr Conway
6th C. Kitchin Josey Scotland Neck
6th George P. Cullipher Williamston
7th Larry P. Eagles Tarboro
7th Allen C. Barbee Spring Hope
7th John Ed. Davenport Nashville
7th A. Hartwell Campbell Wilson
8th Sam D. Bundy Farmville
8th H. Horton Rountree Greenville
9th Henson P. Barnes Goldsboro
9th Mrs. John B. Chase Eureka
10th T. J. (Tommy) Baker Wallace
11th Allen C. Ward Shallotte
12th B. D. (Bennie) Schwartz Wilmington
12th S. Thomas (Tommy) Rhodes (R) Wilmington
13th William T. Watkins Oxford
13th T. W. (Tom) Ellis, Jr Henderson
13th Bobby W. Rogers Henderson
14th J. M. (Jack) Gardner Smithfield
14th Barney Paul Woodard Princeton
15th Allen (Al) Adams Raleigh
15th Ruth E. Cook Raleigh
15th William A. (Bill) Creech Raleigh
15th Robert L. (Bob) Farmer Raleigh
15th Joseph E. (Joe) Johnson Raleigh
15th Wade Smith Raleigh
16th Mrs. Dillard (Pat) Griffin Durham
16th H. M. Michaux, Jr Durham
16th George W. Miller, Jr Durham
17th Edward S. Holmes Pittsboro
17th Patricia (Trish) Stanford Hunt Chapel Hill
18th Carson Gregory Angier
18th Jimmy L. Love Sanford
19th James C. (Jimmy) Green Clarkton
19th R. C. Soles, Jr Tabor City
19th Richard Wright Tabor City
20th R. D. (Don) Beard Fayettevill'e
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20th George W. Breece Fayetteville
20th Charles Holt Fayetteville
20th Hector (Heck) Ray Fayetteville
20th Lura Tally Fayetteville
21st Joy J. Johnson Fairmont
21st Henry Ward Oxendine Pembroke
21st David R. Parnell Parkton
22nd John M. Jordan Saxapahaw
22nd W. S. (Sandy) Harris, Jr Graham
22nd James E. (Jim) Long' Burlington
22nd David M. Blackwell Reidsville
23rd Henry E. Frye Greensboro
23rd Thomas (Tom) O. Gilmore Greensboro
23rd Leo Heer High Point
23rd C. W. (Charlie) Phillips Greensboro
23rd Thomas B. (Tom) Sawyer Greensboro
23rd W. M. (Mark) Short Greensboro
23rd Charlie Webb Greensboro
34th J. T. (Jack) Pugh Asheboro
24th Gilbert R. Davis Randleman
25th T. Clyde Auman West End
26th Foyle Hightower, Jr Wadesboro
27th Thomas B. Hunter Rockingham
28th P. C. Collins, Jr Laurel Springs
28th J. Worth Gentry King
28th David H. Diamont Pilot Mountain
29th Margaret Tennille Winston-Salem
29th Richard C. Erwin Winston-Salem
29th Ned R. Smith Winston-Salem
29th Judson D. DeRamus, Jr Winston-Salem
29th Fred S. Hutchins, Jr. (R) Winston-Salem
30th Larry E. Leonard Thomasville
30th Dr. John Varner Lexington
30th Peter W. Hairston Advance
31st Robie L. Nash Salisbury
31st A. Neal Smith Woodleaf
32nd Richard Lane Brown, III Norwood
33rd Dwight W. Quinn Kannapolis
33rd A. W. (Art) Thomas Concord
33rd Aaron W. Plyler Monroe
34th James H. (Jim) Edwards Granite Falls
34th George M. Holmes (R) Hamptonville
34th Ralph Prestwood Lenoir
35th J. P. Huskins Statesville
35th William H. (Bill) McMillan Statesville
36th Marilyn R. Bissell (R) Charlotte
36th Jo Graham Foster Charlotte
36th Laurence A. Cobb (R) Charlotte
36th H. Parks Helms Charlotte
36th Craig Lawing Charlotte
36th Carolyn Mathis (R) Charlotte
36th Ben Tison Charlotte
36th Roy Spoon (R) Charlotte
37th T. Cass Ballenger (R) Hickory
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37th Frances E. Setzer Newton
38th Carl J. Stewart, Jr Gastonia
38th E. Graham Bell Gastonia
38th David W. Bumgardner, Jr Belmont
38th John R. Gamble, Jr. Lincolnton
39th Myrtle E. (Lula Belle) Wiseman Spruce Pine
39th W. H. (Bill) Lachot, Jr Morganton
40th Robert Z. (Bob) Falls Shelby
40th John J. (Jack) Hunt Lattimore
40th Robert A. (Bob) Jones Forest City
41st Glenn A. Morris Marion
42nd Fred R. Dorsey (R) East Flat Rock
43rd Mary C. Nesbitt Asheville
43rd Herbert L. Hyde Asheville
43rd Claude DeBruhl Candler
43rd John S. Stevens Asheville
44th Ernest B. Messer Canton
44th Liston B. Ramsey Marshall
45th Jeff H. Enloe, Jr Franklin
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JAMES COLLINS GREEN
SPEAKER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
(Democrat — Bladen County)
(Nineteenth Representative District — Counties: Bladen, Columbus and Samp-
son. Three Representatives.)
James Collins Green, representing the Nineteenth Representative District, was
born in Halifax County, Virginia, February 24, 1921. Son of John Collins and
Frances Sue (Oliver) Green. Graduated Volens High School, Nathalie, Virginia;
attended Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. Farmer and
businessman. Owner and operator of tobacco warehouses in Chadbourn and Clark-
ton, North Carolina; Brookneal, Virginia; and Greenville and Newport, Tennessee.
Member Bright Belt Warehouse Association Board of Governors; Bladen County
Board of Education, 1955-1961; Bladen County Democratic Executive Committee;
Precinct Chairman or Vice-Chairman for ten years; former Trustee of South-
eastern Community College in Columbus County and Chairman of Building Com-
mittee; former member of the Board of Trustees of the Consolidated University
of North Carolina; former member of the Board of Trustees of the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro; Member of the North Carolina State Board of
Transportation; past President Clarkton Rotary Club; Director Clarkton Com-
munity Development Corp. and Clarkton Merchants Association ; President Brown
Marsh Development Corporation of Clarkton. Representative in the General
Assembly of 1961, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1971 and 1973-74. State Senator in the General
Assembly of 1967. Member French Lodge No. 270 A.F. and A.M.; Thirty-second
Degree Scottish Rite Mason; Clarkton Woodmen of the World Camp. Served as
a Corporal in the U. S. Marine Corps, 1944-1946; participated in invasion of
Iwo Jima as a machine gunner with Third Marine Division. Presbyterian; Deacon
Clarkton Presbyterian Church; past superintendent Sunday School. Married
Alice McAulay Clark, October 7, 1943. Children: Sarah Frances, 24; Susan
Clark, 22; James Collins, Jr., 18. Address: Box 185, Clarkton.
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CLAUDE KITCHIN JOSEY
SPEAKER PRO TEM, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
(Democrat — Halifax County)
(Sixth House District — Counties: Halifax and Martin. Two Representatives.)
Claude Kitchin Josey, representing the Sixth Representative District, was
born in Scotland Neck September 6, 1923. Son of Robert Carey, Jr. and Anna
(Kitchin) Josey. Attended Wake Forest College, 1941-1942; United States Mili-
tary Academy, B.S. degree, 1945; Duke University School of Law, J.D. degree,
1956. Lawyer. Assistant Solicitor, Superior Court, Guilford County, 1958-1959.
Partner in law firm of Douglas, Ravene, Josey and Hardy, 1959-1968; now prac-
tices law in Scotland Neck. Member, Halifax County Bar Assn. ; North Carolina
Bar Assn.; American Bar Assn.; Kiwanis Club. Former Chairman, Democratic
Executive Committee of Guilford County. Served in United States Army, 1945-
1953, Captain; holder of the Purple Heart and Distinguished Service Cross.
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives 1971-72 and 1973-74;
Elected to House of Representatives to serve during 1975-76 Session; Served on
the following committees : Chairman, Constitutional Amendments; Public Educa-
tion; Highway Safety; Judiciary; Alcoholic Beverage Control; State Government
Reorganization; Appropriations; Finance; Courts and Judicial Districts and
Congressional Reapportionment. Member First Baptist Church of Scotland Neck.
Married Linnell Bruce, February 9, 1948. Children: Roberta Josey Kemp, 25,
Claude Kitchin Josey, Jr., 23, Robert Bruce Josey, 19. Address: Rich Square Road,
Scotland Neck.
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JOSEPH ALLEN ADAMS
(Democrat — Wake County)
(Fifteenth House District — County: Wake. Six Representatives.)
Joseph Allen Adams, representing the Fifteenth Repre-
sentative District, was born in Greensboro, N. C, January
15, 1932. Son of Allen and Marion L. (Crawford) Adams.
Attended Phillips Exeter Academy 1945-48; Cambridge High
and Latin, Massachusetts, 1948; Boston University, 1948-
49. Attended University of North Carolina, 1949-52, A.B.;
1952-54, J.D. Attorney. Member Wake County Bar Associa-
tion ; North Carolina Bar Association; American Bar As-
sociation; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Aca-
demy of Trial Lawyers; Naval Reserve Lawyers Association; Secretary Wake
County Bar 1961. Member Phi Delta Phi. Served U. S. Navy— JAG Corps,
Lieutenant Commander, 1955-Present. Member Naval Reserve Law Company
6-1, Raleigh. Author N. C. Law Review, 1953-54. Served as Chairman Wake
County Public Library Board 1970-74; Chairman Wake Co. Democratic Party
1968-72; President Yake YDC, 1964. Member United Church of Christ; Chair-
man Finance Committee 1965-66; Chairman Institute of Religion 1963. Married
Le Neve Hodges Adams, June 27, 1953. Three Children: Ann Caroline, 21;
Jefferson Hodges, 19; Spencer Allen, 13. Address: Box 389, Raleigh; 1618 Amble-
side Drive, Raleigh.
TOFFIE CLYDE AUMAN
(Democrat — Moore County)
(Twenty-fifth House District — County: Moore. One Representative.)
Toffie Clyde Auman, representing the Twenty-fifth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Jackson Springs March 11,
1909. Son of Claude and Lillie Catherine (Graham) Auman.
Attended Jackson Springs High School; North Carolina
State University. Farmer. Member N. C. Farm Bureau,
former Director; President National Peach Council, 1965-
1966; member Horticulture Committee, American Farm
Bureau, 1956-1962; President, Sandhill Production Credit
Assn., 1967-1969; Chairman, Board of Directors, Sandhill
Production Credit Association; President North Carolina Peach Grower's Society,
1960-1963; past Director, N. C. Farm Bureau Insurance Company; past Director,
and President, N. C. State University Agricultural Foundation. Advisor to Dean
of Agriculture, N. C. State University; past Director N. C. State University
Alumni Assn.; West End School Committee, 1948-1964. Received Gamma Sigma
Delta Award from N. C. State University for contributions to agriculture. Mem-
ber N. C. Board of Juvenile Correction, 1950-1966. Director, Sandhills Mental
Health Association. N. C. Committee for Better Schools, 1958; Director, N. C.
Mental Health Association, 1970; Director, N. C. Railroad, 1949-1950. Represen-
tative in the General Assembly of 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, and 1973. Presbyterian;
Elder; Commissioner to General Assembly, 1955; Vice President, Synod's Men's
Council, 1959; President, Men of the Church, Fayetteville Presbytery. President,
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Moore Friends of the Library, 1969. Chairman, North Carolina Board of Youth
Development, 1971-1973. Married Sally Watts, August 7, 1936. Children: Clyde
Watts, Robert M., Nancy (Mrs. Charles Cunningham), and Laura Graham,
graduate student, U.N.C.-G. 2 grand daughters. Address: Route 1, West End.
THOMAS JAMES BAKER
(Democrat — Duplin County)
(Tenth House District — County: Duplin. One Representative.)
Thomas James Baker, representing the Tenth Represen-
tative District, was born in Wallace, October 9, 1920. Son
of William B. (dec'd) and Harriett (Southerland) Baker.
Attended Wallace High School, graduated, 1938; Kings Busi-
ness College, Raleigh, 1939. Oil distributor. President E &
B Oil Co. of Wallace, Inc., Wallace, N. C, President Tire
Sales Co., Inc., Wallace, President Tri-County Petroleum,
Inc., Wallace, President E & B Oil Co. of Burgaw, Inc.,
Burgaw, Vice-President B. M. W. Corporation (Rockfish
Plaza), Wallace. Served as Director, Duplin Industrial Commission; Wallace
Sewing Company; Walace Development Corp.; Past President, Duplin Municipal
Assn.; Director Tuscarora Council Boy Scouts of America; Director of Bank of
North Carolina, NA, Wallace. Member Lions Club; Wallace Masonic Lodge No.
595, past Master; Sudan Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S., New Bern; Duplin Shrine
Club. Named "Man of the Year" for Wallace-Rose Hill Community by English-
Brown Post, No. 9161, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1969. Served 13 years as Town
Commissioner, Town of Wallace, 1945-1966. Mayor, Town of Wallace, 1966-1970.
Member Wallace Baptist Church; Teacher, Men's Sunday School Class; Deacon;
member Finance Committee. Married Dorothy Edgerton, October 18, 1947. Two
daughters: Dorothy Sue, student at UNC, Chapel Hill and Laura Faye (Mrs.
Eddie Lockamy), Wilmington. Address: 306 East Cliff Street. Wallace.
THOMAS CASS BALLENGER
(Republican — Catawba County)
(Thirty-seventh House District — County: Catawba. Two Representatives.)
Thomas Cass Ballenger, representing the thirty-seventh
Representative District, was born in Hickory, N. C, Decem-
ber 6, 1926. Son of Richard E. and Dorothy (Collins) Bal-
lenger. Attended Episcopal High School 1939-1944; UNC
Chapel Hill 1944-45; Amherst, 1945-48, B.A. President
Hickory Paper Box Co.; President Plastic Packaging. Serv-
ed Catawba County Commissioner 1966-1974; Chairman
4Bk. ftfe 1970-1974. Served U. S. Air Corps, 1944-1945. Member
Episcopal Church; Senior; Junior Warden; Lay Leader.
Married Donna Davis Ballenger, June 14, 1952. Three Daughters: Lucinda Garri-
son, 21; Mellissa Jane, 19; Worothy Davis, 10. Address: Box 2029, Hickory.
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ALLEN CROMWELL BARBEE
(Democrat — Nash County)
(Seventh House District — Counties: Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson. Four
Representatives. )
Allen Cromwell Barbee, representing the Seventh Rep-
resentative District, was born in Spring Hope, N. C, De-
cember 18, 1910. Son of John Lucian and Deborah Lena
(Vester) Barbee. Attended Spring Hope High School; Uni-
versity of North Carolina. Farmer; Broker; Developer.
Member Elk; Mason; Shriner. Served as Captain, Air Force,
June 18, 1942-June 18, 1946. Served Town Commissioner
Spring Hope, 1951-52; Mayor Spring Hope, 1952-1960;
Served House of Representatives, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967,
1969, 1971. Member Methodist Church; Official Board, 1946-1974; Chairman,
1947-1957. Married Mabel McClellan Dixon Barbee, March 7, 1942. Two Chil-
dren: Rebecca Barnes Barbee, 22; Allen Cromwell Barbee II, 18. Address: Barbee
Building, Spring Hope.
CHRISTOPHER SYLVANUS BARKER, JR.
(Democrat — Craven County)
(Third House District — Counties 1 Craven, Jones, Pamlico and Lenoir. Three
Representatives.
Christopher Sylvanus Barker, Jr., representing the
Third Representative District, was born in Trenton Septem-
ber 7, 1911. Son of the late Dr. Christopher Sylvanus Barker
and Ruth Jane (Henderson) Barker. Attended New Bern
High School, Class of 1928; United States Naval Academy,
1933. Bachelor of Science; Northwestern University, sum-
mer, 1946. Registered Securities Representative. Associate
Professor of Naval Science, Princeton University, 1945-
1948; Professor of Naval Science, University of South Caro-
lina, 1954-1957. Vice Chairman of New Bern USO 1971-1973; member and past
President (1964-1965) of New Bern Civitan Club; member and past President
(1965-1966) of the Craven County Chapter for Retarded Citizens; member and
Director, (1962-1964, 1970-1972) New Bern Craven County Chamber of Com-
merce; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Craven Unit of the Neuse Develop-
ment Association, 1964-1966; Treasurer of the Coastal Carolina Council, Navy
League of the United States, 1966-1973; 22nd Mason, Shriner, Sojourner; Elk;
Moose; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Representative in the Gen-
eral Assembly of 1969, 1971, and 1973. Vice Chairman of the Commercial and
Sports Fisheries Advisory Board (1969-1974) ; Chairman of the Study Commis-
sion on the Use of Illegal and Harmful Drugs in the State of North Carolina in
accordance with Resolution 74, 1969 Session Laws; Chairman of the North Caro-
lina Drug Authority (1971-) ; Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy, 1928-1959; awarded
"Legion of Merit" and "Bronze Star" during World War II. Methodist, member
of Official Board, 1963-1966 and Administrative Board, 1972. Married Jean Kou-
wenhoven, December 30, 1949. Children: Christopher Sylvanus, III, (married El-
bert H. Lee, Jr., 1974) and Gary Cornelius. Address: 3911 Trent Pines Drive,
New Bern.
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HENSON PERRYMOORE BARNES
(Democrat — Wayne County)
(Ninth House District— County : Wayne. Two Representatives.)
Henson Perrymoore Barnes, representing the Ninth
Representative District, was born in Bladen, N. C, Novem-
ber 18, 1934. Son of Rev. Lalon L. and Mable Cumbee
Barnes. Attended Garland High School, Sampson County,
1949-1953. Graduated Wilmington College, 1958, A.A.; Uni-
versity of North Carolina, 1959, A.B.; University of North
Carolina Law School, 1961, J.D. Attorney. Member Wayne
County Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Association;
American Bar Associataion ; American Trial Lawyers As-
Member Masons; Shriners; Elks Lodge; American Legion; Moose
Lodge. Outstanding Young Man Award, Goldsboro, N. C, 1963. Served U. S.
Army Paratroop, 1953-1956. Member First Baptist Church, Goldsboro, N. C. ;
Deacon; Sunday School Teacher; Chairman of Budget, Finance Board. Married
Kitty Allen Barnes, August 27, 1961. Two Daughters: Rebecca Barnes, 12;
Amy Barnes, 8. Address: 707 Park Avenue, Goldsboro.
sociation.
RAYFORD DONALD BEARD
(Democrat — Cumberland County)
(Twentieth House District — County: Cumberland. Five Representatives.)
Rayford Donald Beard, representing the Twentieth
Representative District, was born in Beard, N. C, March
24, 1923. Son of William A. and Lola (Maxwell) Beard.
Graduated Central High School, 1942; Various Insurance
Courses. Insurance. Member Carolinas' Association of Mu-
tual Insurance Agents; N. C. Independent Agents Associa-
tion ; N. C. Association of Premium Service Companies.
Member Lions Club; Masonic Order; Shriner; Scottish
Rite. Member Snyder Memorial Baptist Church; Sunday
School Teacher; Deacon since 1950; Chairman of Board of Deacons and Church
Moderation 1960. Married Katherine Beard, July 30, 1944; Three Children:
Linda B. Kay, 20; Kathy B. Allen, 27; Don Beard, Jr., 22. Address: 2918 Skye
Drive, Fayetteville.
E. GRAHAM BELL
(Democrat — Gaston County)
(Thirty-eighth House District — Counties: Gaston and Lincoln,
resentatives.)
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E. Graham Bell was born in Gaston Gounty April 16,
1939. Son of J. Clyde Bell and Thelma Henley Bell. Attend-
ed Gaston County Schools; IBM School, Charlotte; Data
Programming, IBM School, Atlanta, Georgia; IBM School,
New York. Owner E. Graham Bell Insurance Agency and
E. Graham Bell Real Estate. President, Majestic Fin. Cor-
poration; President Colonial Insurance Brokers, Inc.; Pres-
ident Cardinal Insurance Agency, Charlotte; E. Graham
Bell Prop., Inc.; Bells General Store, Inc. President N. C.
Premium Service Comps., also on the Board 1970-71. President Gaston County
Young Democratic Club, 1966 and Secretary 1965; Tenth District President
NCYDC; national committee member 1966-68; one of the top ten young democrats
in North Carolina 1965. United States Air Force A/2c 1957-60. Member Holy
Communion Lutheran Church, Dallas; chairman, Church Council. Married Gayle
Walker February 7, 1957. Five children 1 E. Graham, Jr. (Chuck), J. Chris,
Martin Craig, Ann Margaret and Patrick. Address: Route 3, Kendrick Road,
Gastonia.
MARILYN R. BISSELL
(MRS. H. A. BISSELL)
(Republican — Mecklenburg County)
(Thirty-sixth House District — County: Mecklenburg. Eight Representatives.)
Mrs. Marilyn R. Bissell, representing the Thirty-sixth
Representative District, was born in Jamestown, New York
September 29, 1927. Daughter of John E. Weaver and Ro-
maine Cherry Weaver. Attended Jamestown Hiu'h School,
1941-1945. Graduated Grove City College, Grove City, Pen-
nsylvania, B.S. degree, June 1940. Payroll Accountant.
Vice-Chairman, Mecklenburg County Republican Party,
1970-1972; Precinct Vice-Chairman, 1968-1970; former
school teacher. Board member, Charlotte Women's Political
Caucus; Board member, Charity League of Charlotte; Member 1972-73 Session;
Appears in: Who's Who in Politics (1974 edition), Personalities of the South
(1974 edition) ; Criminal Justice and Training Standards Council (1974) ; Legis-
lative Commission on Governmental Expenditures (1974). Member Trinity Pres-
byterian Church, Circle Leader and Choir Member. Married H. A. Bissell, May
12, 1951. Three children: Karen Romaine, Kathleen Martha, and Leslie Kay
Marilyn. Address: 2216 Providence Road, Charlotte.
DAVID M. BLACKWELL
(Democrat — Rockingham County)
(Twenty-second House District — Counties: Alamance and Rockingham. Four
Representatives. )
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David M. Blackwell, representing the Twenty-second
Representative District, was born in Reidsville October 18,
1939. Son of I. J. Blackwell and Bessie Mae Irby Blackwell.
Attended Hargrave Military Academy, 1966-1967 and grad-
uated University of North Carolina, A.B. degree, 1961. Uni-
versity of North Carolina Law School, LL.B. degree, 1963.
Attorney at Law. Chairman, Rockingham County Board of
Elections, 1966-1969; Clerk, Superior Court, Rockingham
County, 1969-1972. Married Mary Lou Parker of Murfrees-
boro, January 31, 1965. Address: 1206 Maiden Lane, Reidsville.
GEORGE WILBUR BREECE
(Democrat — Cumberland County)
(Twentieth House District — County: Cumberland. Five Representatives.)
George Wilbur Breece, representing the Twentieth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Fayetteville, N. C, July
20, 1945. Son of Wilbur and Barbara Pearsall Breece.
Graduated Fayetteville High School, 1963; Atlantic Chris-
tian College, 1971, B.A. Attended Monterat-Anderson Col-
lege. Funeral Business. Member Fayetteville Jaycees;
Knights of Pythian. Campaign Aid (National Youth Di-
rector) to Senator Hubert H. Humphrey 1972; Former Con-
vention Chairman of N. C. Student Legislature; Former
Co-Chairman National Young Democrats Convention. Served U. S. Army, Jan-
uary 1967-January, 1970. Member Hay Street Methodist Church.
JOSEPH LEONARD BRIGHT
(Democrat — Craven County)
(Third House District — Counties 1 Craven, Jones, Lenoir and Pamlico.
Representatives. )
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29, 1969.
Joseph Leonard Bright, Representing the Third Dis-
trict, was born in Vanceboro, January 6, 1925. Son of
George Clifton and Pauline (Hill) Bright. Attended Farm
Life School, 1931-1942; Merchant Marine Academy, Cali-
fornia; Kings Business College, 1949. Automobile dealer
and farmer. Member Masonic Order and Sudan Shrine.
Served in Merchant Marines, 1943-1946. Member Vance-
boro Methodist Church. Married Rachel C. Allcox, May 17,
1947. Children: Joe, Jr. (killed in automobile accident, Nov.
), George Clifton and Barbara Bright Smith. Address: Rt. 2, Vanceboro.
RICHARD LANE BROWN III
(Democrat — Stanly County)
(Thirty-second House District— County : Stanly. One Representative.)
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Richard Lane Brown, III, representing the Thirty-sec-
ond District, was born in Albemarle October 3, 1940. Son
of Richard L., Jr. and Charlotte (Palmer) Brown. Attend-
ed Albemarle City Schools, 1946-1959; Graduate, Albemarle
Senior High School, 1959; University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, B.S. in Business Administration, 1963; Univer-
sity of North Carolina School of Law, LL.B., 1965; New
York University Law School, New York, graduate Tax
Program, 1966. Lawyer. Partner, firm of Brown, Brown &
Brown. Attorneys, Albemarle. Member Stanly County Bar Assn.; North Carolina
Bar Assn.; North Carolina State Bar; American Bar Assn.; 20th Judicial District
(N. C.) Bar Assn.; licensed to practice before U. S. Tax Court, U. S. Supreme
Court, Federal Communications Commission and Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion; Member North Carolina Courts Commission 1971; Member Albemarle
Board of Realtors; Stanly County Law Enforcement Officers Assn.; Albemarle-
Stanly County Chamber of Commerce, Director and Vice President, 1989-1972;
Member Estate Planning Committee, Campbell College, 1970; Albemarle
Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) ; Director, Albemarle Jaycees, 1968-
1970; President, Stanly County Combined Charities, Inc., 1972; Director Stanly
County Cancer Society, 1972. Member Sigma Nu Fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta
Law Fraternity; Stanly County Young Democratic Club; Albemarle Rotary Club.
President UNC YDC, Chapel Hill, 1963-1964; Secretary, North Carolina Young
Democratic Clubs, 1962-1963. Member First Lutheran Church, Albemarle; Teach-
er, Men's Bible Class, 1974. Married Janet Wales, August 13, 1966. Home address:
Route 3, Randall's Ferry Road, Norwood 28128; Office Address: Box 400, Albe-
marle 28001.
DAVID WEBSTER BUMGARDNER, JR.
(Democrat — Gaston County)
(Thirty-eighth House District — Counties: Gaston and Lincoln. Four Repre-
sentatives.)
David Webster Bumgardner, Jr., representing the
Thirty-eighth Representative District, was born in Belmont
November 2, 1921. Son of David Webster and Winnifred
(Ballard) Bumgardner. Attended Belmont Public Schools,
1927-1938; Belmont Abbey College, 1939-1940; Gupton-Jones
College of Mortuary Science, Nashville, Tenn., graduated,
1942. Mortician. President & Treasurer, Bumgardner Fun-
eral Home, Inc. Director, Belmont Savings and Loan. Mem-
ber N. C. Funeral Director Assn.; National Funreal Direct-
ors Assn. ; Board of Directors, Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards
of the United States, 1952-1956, served as President, 1955-1956; N. C. State Board
of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, 1950-1955, served as President, 1954-1955.
Received Distinguished Service Award from Dallas Institute-Gupton-Jones Col-
lege of Mortuary Science, 1954. Member Masons, Belmont Lodge No. 627; Gas-
tonia York Rite Masonic Orders; Shrine, Oasis Temple. Past President of Bel-
mont Kiwanis Club, Past Lieutenant Governor of Division Two, Carolinas Ki-
wanis District (1966). Appointed to original Planning and Zoning Board of Bel-
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mont; past President, Belmont Chamber of Commerce; Past President, Belmont
United Fund, Inc. Named 1967 "Man of the Year" by Belmont Chamber of Com-
merce. Chairman of Commission for the Study of the Local and Ad Valorem Tax
Structure of N. C, 1970. Served in U. S. Army, 1942-1945; European-African
Theatre, 1943-1945; U. S. Army Reserve, 1949-1955; N. C. National Guard since
1955; Lt. Colonel (Retired). Representative in the General Assembly of 1967,
1969, 1971, and 1973. Member First Baptist Church, Belmont; Deacon; Church
Parliamentarian; formerly served as Chairman Finance Committee; as Depart-
ment Superintendent in Sunday School and on Building Committee. Married Sara
Margaret Jones, August 14, 1948. Children: Mrs. Sharon B. Hill, 24, and
Sandra Jo, 14. Address: 209 Peachtree Street, Belmont.
SAM D. BUNDY
(Democrat — Pitt County)
(Eighth House District — Counties 1 Greene and Pitt. Two Representatives.)
^09^"**^ Sam D. Bundy represents the Eighth Representative
M 1 District. Graduated Farmville High School, 1923; Duke
University, A.B., 1927; East Carolina University, M.A.,
^■^f 1948. Retired. Former Principal of Schools in Duplin,
Edgecombe, and Martin Couties; Federal Government 1943-
1944; Secretary of Farmville Chamber of Commerce and
Tobacco Board of Trade, 1946-47; Principal of Farmville
Public Schools, 1947-1965; Principal of Sam D. Bundy
School, 1965-1970; Member Mount Olive College Board of
Trustees, President of Pitt County Unit N. C. AE, 1951-52; President North-
eastern District NCAE, 1952-53. Past Master Tarboro Masonic Lodge 1942;
Past Master Farmville Masonic Lodge 1950; 32 Degree Scottish Rite Mason and
Member of Sudan Temple of the Shrine; District Deputy Grand Master Fifth
Masonic District N. C. 1951-54; Grand Orator of Grand Lodge of Masons in North
Carolina 1961-62; Knight Commander of Court of Honor. Past President Tar-
boro Kiwanis Club 1941 ; Past District Governor of Carolina Kiwanis District
1945; Farmville Man of Year 1974. Rotating Panel Member of Carolina Today
Morning Show, WCNT-TV, Greenville, N. C. Member North Carolina General
Assembly, 1971, 1973, 1975; Vice-Chairman Constitutional Amendments Commit-
tee, 1973; Vice-Chairman Education Committee, 1973. Member Diciples of Christ
Church; Teacher Men's Class Farmville Christian Church Sunday School 1954-
Superintendent Farmville Christian Church Sunday School, 1946-1953;
President North Carolina Christian Men's Fellowship, 1950-51, 1955-56; Presi-
dent State Convention Diciples of Christ, 1954. Married Bettie Spencer Bundy.
Two Sons: Sam D. Bundy, Jr. and James Henry Bundy. Address: Box 30, Farm-
ville, N. C. 27828.
ARTHUR HARTWELL CAMPBELL
(Democrat — Wilson County)
(Seventh House District — Counties: Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson. Four
Representatives.)
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Arthur Hartwell Campbell, representing the Seventh
Representative District, was born in Buie's Creek October
8, 1916. Son of Dr. Leslie H. Campbell and Viola Haire
Campbell. Graduated Campbell High School 1932; Camp-
bell College, A. A., 1934; Wake Forest College, B.S., 1936;
graduate student, U.N.C., 1937; Yale University, B.D.,
1938-41. Owner and Editor of Radio Station WGTM in
Wilson. Past President Wilson-Rocky Mount Sales, Market-
ing and Executive Club. Organized, built and managed
Eastern Carolina's first television station 1955-1963 in Greenville. An organizer
and first President of Sentinel Life Insurance Company, Greenville. Member Wil-
son Rotary Club. Past Director of Rotary Club, Wilson Chamber of Commerce,
Eastern Carolina Council of Boy Scouts, Carolinas United Fund and Wilson
County United Fund. Member Greenville City School Board 1958-63; Greenville
City Council 1963-64; Chairman Wilson County Economic Development Commis-
sion 1965- ; trustee of Campbell College. Member N. C. House of Representatives,
1969. Member First Baptist Church, Wilson; Sunday School Teacher 1965-70 and
Deacon 1967-70. Married Verda Harris October 20, 1942. Three sons: Thomas
Hartwell, Leslie Vann and Neal Pearson. Address: 1709 Wilshire Boulevard,
Wilson.
HOWARD B. CHAPIN
(Democrat — Beaufort County)
(Second House District — Counties: Beaufort and Hyde. One Representative.)
Howard B. Chapin, representing the Second Represen-
tative District, was born in Ahoskie, N. C, December 9,
1921. Son of Henry B. Chapin (Deceased) and Lavenia
(Howard) Chapin. Attended Public Schools of Weldon
Aurora; Graduated Kinston High School. Graduated At-
lantic Christian College, 1947, A.B.; Attended Civic In-
stitute of Government Chapel Hill; Political Science Courses
East Carolina University. Teacher, Washington City
Schools. Member NEA; NCAE; ACT. Former Coach
High School Football, Basketball, Baseball; Division Manager F. E. Compton
Company; Past President Belhaven Lions Club; Past President Washington
Kiwanis Club; Charter Member Tri-Community Ruritan Club. Served Sgt. 8th
Air Force, October 1943-November 1945. Member Christian Church. Married
Mary Alice (Beasley) Chapin, January 29, 1948. Two Sons: J. Michael Chapin,
25; Kenneth E. Chapin, 24. Address: Rt. 5, Box 419, Runyon Hills, Washington.
NANCY WINBORN CHASE
(MRS. JOHN B. CHASE)
(Democrat — Wayne County)
(Ninth House District — County : Wayne. Two Representatives.)
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Nancy Winborn Chase, representing the Ninth Repre-
sentative District, was born in Fremont October 12, 1903.
Daughter of Robert Edward and Kate (Davis) Winbon.
Attended Fremont High School, 1910-1921. Housewife.
Vice-Chairman Eureka Precinct, 1960, 1961; Co-Chairman
Wayne County Democratic Campaign, 1960; Chairman
North Carolina Farm Bureau. Women's Committee, 1955-
1961 ; North Carolina Farm Bureau, Distinguished Service
to Agriculture Award, 1956; Member Board of Trustees
Wayne Community College; Wayne County "Woman of the Year," 1956; member
Goldsboro area Chamber of Commerce; honorary member Future Homemakers of
America; included in 1965 edition of International Biography; received 1965
Progressive Farmer Award for Rural Woman of the Year in the South. Included
in the 1971 edition of the National Register of Prominent Americans and in the
1972 edition of Personalities of the South. Serving on Governor's Study Commis-
sion on the Education and Employment of Women, Vice Chairman of Commission;
Governor's Study Committee on Architectural Barriers; Member of the Charles B.
Aycock Memorial Commission, 1972; Treasurer North Carolina Council of Wo-
men's Organizations, 1959-1961. Vice Chairman, 1957-1959. Member Mental
Health Commission. Past member Governor's State Traffic Safety Council; Eureka
School Board, 1959, 1960; Charles B. Aycock School Board, 1960-1962; State Wel-
fare Study Commission, 1961, 1962; State Tobacco Advisory Committee, 1966;
Wayne County Extension Advisory Committee, 1964. Democratic "Woman of the
Year", Wayne County and Third District, 1962; "Tar Heel of the Week" in The
News and Observer August 12, 1962. Representative in the General Assembly of
1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, and 1975. Honorary member Delta Kappa
Gamma, 1963, (teachers' organization), member Beta Sigma Phi (social and cul-
tural organization), also honorary international members; included in 1962 edi-
tion of "North Carolina Lives— The Tar Heel Who's Who"; included in 1964 edi-
tion of "Who's Who of American Women". Member of N. C. Mental Health As-
sociation; N. C. National Bank, Goldsboro; N. C. Land Use Planning Congress;
Wayne County Symphony Board, 1967- ; Goldsboro Chamber of Commerce; Busi-
ness and Professional Women's Club, Legislative Committee of the Club ; member
of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association; received Community
Service Award in 1963 given by Eureka Ruritan Club. Methodist; President Wo-
man's Society of Christian Service; District Treasurer, New Bern District, 1946-
1948; District President, New Bern District, 1949-1953; Charge Treasurer, 1959-
1960; Honorary Life Patron, 1952, Life Member, 1944 Award. Teacher Adult
Sunday School since 1947; Treasurer Eureka Church, 1959-1968; member Board
of Stewards, 1959-. Awarded the 1972 Distinguished Service Award by the North
Carolina Public Health Association. Married John B. Chase, January 27, 1922
(now deceased). Children: John B., Jr. and Thomas E. Chase (now deceased).
Address: Box 226, Eureka.
LAURENCE ARTHUR COBB
(Republican — Mecklenburg County)
(Thirty-sixth District — County: Mecklenburg. Eight Representatives.)
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Laurence Arthur Cobb, representing the Thirty-sixth
Representative District, was born in Teaneck, New Jersey,
May 20, 1933. Son of Gardiner and Georgette (Robedee)
Cobb. Attended Freeport High School, Freeport, N. Y. ;
1947-1951; Rutgers University, 1951-1962; University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1952-1955, B.S. in Business
Administration (Banking & Finance) ; Washburn Univer-
sity School of Law, 1955-1957; University of North Caro-
lina School of Law, 1957-1958, Juris Doctor with Honors.
Lawyer. Member 26th Judicial District Bar; North Carolina State Bar; North
Carolina Bar and American Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of
America; Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. Member Chi Psi Fraternity; Phi
Alpha Delta, Legal Fraternity; Director, Alpha Sigma of Chi Psi, 1964; member
Lions International; Charlotte Southern Lions, Director, 1969-1971. Author of
two Law Review articles, published while in Law School. President, Kidney
Foundation of Mecklenburg County, 1969-1970, Director, 1969; Director, Mecklen-
burg Unit, American Cancer Society, 1969 ; North Carolina Courts Commission,
1971 ; Legislative Study Commission Committee on Motor Vehicles, 1971-. Served
in U. S. Air Force, active duty, 1959-1962; in Reserve since 1962. Member Christ
Episcopal Church. Married Edna Faye Pugh January 30, 1960. Children: Laura
Georgette and Glenn Laurence. Address: 158 McAlway Road, Charlotte.
PORTER CLAUDE COLLINS, JR.
(Democrat — Alleghany County)
(Twenty-eighth Representative District — Counties: Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes,
Surry and Watauga. Three Representatives.)
Porter Claude Collins, Jr., representing the Twenty-
eighth Representative District, was born in Alleghany
County, N. C, July 1, 1928. Son of Porter Claude and
Nannie (Billings) Collins. Attended Glade Valley High
School and has attended two insurance courses conducted
at the University of N. C. at Chapel Hill, N. C. Owner of
general insurance agency, and livestock farmer. Member
of Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina. Direc-
tor of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation; mem-
ber of the New River Development Corp. ; former Trustee of the Northwestern
Regional Library; past Chairman Laurel Springs School Committee, 1958-1963;
past Chairman Laurel Springs Community Club, 1956-1962. Served as Member
of Executive Committee of New River Mental Health Association for Alleghany,
Ashe and Watauga Counties; Alleghany County Board of County Commissioners.
Alleghany County Tax Supervisor. Representative in the General Assemblies of
1967 and 1969. Member Sparta Masonic Lodge No. 423, past Master; York Rite
Masons; Oasis Shrine, Grange, "Grange Deputy of the Year" for 1962; past
Deputy North Carolina State Grange, 1956-1965; past Master Alleghany Pomona
Grange, 1957-1963. Member Sparta Methodist Church; Steward; Treasurer of
Building Fund; member of Official Board. Served as member of the N. C. State
Parks and Forests Study Commission, which was created by the 1967 General
Assembly. Appointed member of Governor Scott's Advisory Committee Studying
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the Feasibility of Establishing: a Veterinary School of Medicine in N. C. Married
Annie Blanche Pugh, June 10, 1947. Two daughters, Linda and Susan. Address:
Route 1, Box 96, Laurel Springs.
RUTH E. COOK
(MRS. JOHN O. COOK)
(Democrat — Wake County)
(Fifteenth House District — County: Wake. Six Representatives.)
Ruth E. Cook, representing the Fifteenth Representa-
tive District, was born in Berlin, Germany, November 11,
1929. Daughter of Samuel and Use (Meyer) Mohr. At-
tended George Washington High School, 1944-1947; New
York University. Former Executive Director of The State
Council For Social Legislation. Member N. C. Consumers
Council; League of Women Voters; N. C. Civil Liberties
Union. Tar Heel of The Week, News and Observer, 1969.
Member Unitarian— Universalist Fellowship. Married John
Oliver Cook (deceased), October 31, 1954. Two Children 1 Roger Mohr Cook born
age 18; Judith Ellen Cook, age 15. Address: 3413 Churchill Road, Raleigh.
WILLIAM AYDEN CREECH
(Democrat — Wake County)
(Fifteenth House District — County: Wake. Six Representatives.)
William Ayden Creech, representing the Fifteenth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Smithfield, N. C. August 5,
1925. Attended Public Schools of North Carolina; Univer-
sity of North Carolina, A.B., 1948; University of Oslo,
Blindern, Norway, 1947; George Washington University,
1949, 1952, 1953; Inter-Agency Foreign Trade Course, De-
partment of State, Agriculture, Commerce and Labor, 1952;
Near East Area Specialization Course, Foreign Service In-
stitute, Department of State, 1952-1953; Certificate in Eng-
lish and Comparative Law, City of London School, 1954; Georgetown University
Law School, J.D., 1958. Economic Assistant, American Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq,
1949-1951; International Economist, Near East and African Division, Bureau of
Foreign Commerce. Department of Commerce, 1952-1954; Economic Officer,
American Embassy, London, England, 1954-55; Professional Staff Member, U. S.
Senate Committee on Small Business, Washington, D. C, 1955-58; Counsel, U. S.
Senate Committee on Small Business, Washington, D. C, 1958-59; Attorney At
Law, Smithfield, N. C, 1959-1961; Chief Counsel and Staff Director, Sub-Com-
mittee on Constitutional Rights of the U. S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Wash-
ington, D. C, 1961-1966; Attorney at Law, Raleigh, N. C. 1965. Chairman
of Board, Edenton Street United Methodist Child Development Center, 1973;
Member Advisory Committee North Carolina Business and Economic Improve-
ment Corporation, 1973; Member North Carolina Advisory Council on Small
Business, 1968; Chairman, N. C. Advisory Council on Small Business, 1969; Vice-
President Wake County Mental Health Association 1968-1969; President Cameron
Park Association, 1973; President-Elect, Raleigh Little Treatre, 1973;
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Member Board of Directors and Executive Committee North Carolina Mental
Health Association, 1971 ; Member and Vice Chairman North Carolina
American Revolution Bicentennial Commission; 1967- ; Member Board of
Associates Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C, 196(5; Member Law Committee
North Carolina Council on Mental Retardation; Member Task Force on Social
Services and Child Mental Health State Study Commission on Emotionally Dis-
turbed Children, 1970; Chairman North Carolina Bar Association Committee on
Mental Health, 1971; President Wake County Historical Society, Inc., 1971-1972;
Member Board of Trustees North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc., 1967;
Member Advisory Committee North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc., 1964-1967,
1973, 1974; President Raleigh-Wake County Chapter North Carolina Symphony
Society, Inc., 1967, 1968; Member of Campbell College Million Dollar Cabinet
(Sixteen Member Fund-Raising Committee for Baptist Church related College at
Buies Creek, N. C, 1965-1966) ; Member of Bennett Place Centennial Committee,
1965; Member of Bentonville Centennial Committee, 1965; Member Board of
Directors of National Capital Area Chapter of the National Foundation, 1962-
1964; Member Tuscarora Council Boy Scouts of America, 1961; North Carolina
State Chairman March of Dimes, 1960, 1961; Member Johnston County (N. C.)
Board of Public Welfare, 1960-61. Recipient of Junior Chamber of Commerce
Distinguished Service Award, 1961 ; Certificate of Appreciation, The National
Foundation, 1961; Award for Outstanding Service Johnston (N. C.) County His-
torical Society, 1965; Award for outstanding effort for achievement in accredita-
tion Compbell College, 1966. Member, American Legion; Mason. Author Congress
Looks to the Serviceman's Rights; American Bar Association Journal, Vol. 49,
Number 11, November, 1963; "Psychological Testing and Constitutional Rights",
1966 Duke Law Journal, 332; "The Privacy of Government Employees", 1966
Law and Contemporary Problems, 413; Numerous articles Foi-eign Commerce
Weekly and Publications of Bureau of Foreign Commerce, U. S. Dept. of Com-
merce, 1952-1953; Newspaper articles, 1947. Attended 1964 National Democratic
Convention, aide to Senator Sam J. Ervin, Sr. ; 1968 National Convention as al-
ternate delegate; Chairman of Committee on Permanent Organization, N. C.
Democratic State Convention, 1960. Veteran WWII. Member United Methodist
Church; Chairman of Ministry of Social Concerns; Sunday School Teacher; Mar-
ried Sally (Wood) Creech. Three Sons: Lawrence, 5; Ezekiel, 3; Charles, 4
months. Address: 1208 College Place, Raleigh; 1208 Branch Banw Building,
Raleigh.
GEORGE PRESTON CULLIPHER
(Democrat — Martin County)
(Sixth House District — Counties: Halifax, Martin. Two Representatives.)
George Preston Cullipher, representing the Sixth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Merry Hill, N. C, Septem-
ber 23, 1908. Son of Thomas and Sophis J. (Mizzelle) Cul-
lipher. Colerain High School, 1923-1927; Campbell Junior-
College, 1927-1929, A.A., Wake Forest College, 1929-1931,
B.S. Served 42 years Public Schools (Retired). Member
Masons; Board of Martin County Mental Health Associa-
tion; Board of Directors of East Carolina Sheltered Work-
shop; Served as District Governor, two terms 1958-1968
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Roanoke District of North Carolina, National Ruritan Clubs. Member Methodist
Church; Sunday School Teacher; Lay Leader; Chairman Finance Committee;
Member Pastoral-Parish Relationship Committee; Program Chairman Methodist
Men's Club. Married Mary A. Cullipher, July 8, 1933. Two sons: Bill Cullipher,
41; Joe Culliper, 35. Address: 102 Christina Ave., Williamston.
JOHN EDWIN DAVENPORT
(Democrat — Nash County)
(Seventh House District — Counties: Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson. Four
Representatives. )
John Edwin Davenport, representing the Seventh Rep-
resentative District, was born in Nashville April 28, 1928.
|L Ik Son of Louis Ludford Davenport and Bybe Rogers Daven-
BL** ***** * port. Graduated Nashville High School, 1945; University of
North Carolina, 1948, A.B.; UNC School of Law, 1951, J.D.
* ^r- - i Attorney. Member Nash-Edgecombe Bar Association, Pres-
Jg^^ ^^ ident 1969-70 and Secretary 1955-56. Member Seventh Ju-
g/^ M dicial District Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Asso.;
American Bar Asso. (member Real Estate and Probate Sec-
tion) ; N. C. State Bar; American Judicature Society and N. C. Academy of Trial
Lawyers. Lecturer on Eminent Domain Laws, N. C. Bar Association Practical
Skills Course 1971 and 1972. Trust Officer, First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.,
1959-64; Chairman of Board, Sharpsburg Properties, Inc.; President, Regency
Estates, Inc.; President, Nashville Industrial Development Corp. 1964 to date.
Member Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, District Chancellor 1958-70. Mason.
Prosecuting Attorney, Nash County Recorder's Court 1956-57. Real Property
Attorney, State of N. C. 1957-59. College Organizer, N. C. Young Democratic
Club 1955-56; President, Nash County YDC 1956-57. Chairman, Nash County
Democratic Executive Committee, 1974 to date; member N. C. Democratic Execu-
tive Committee 1970-72, Nashville Young Man of the Year, 1956. District Vice-
President, N. C. Jaycees 1956-57. Director, Nashville Chamber of Commerce 1971
to date. Member, Friends of Harold D. Cooley Memorial Library Committee. Di-
rector, Country Doctor Museum. Enlisted U.S. Air Force 1951; Officers Candi-
date School, graduated 1952; Honorable Discharge as 1st Lieutenant 1953. Cap-
tain, U.S.A. F. Reserves 1953-65. Member Nashville United Methodist Church;
chairman of Work Area on Worship; member, Council of Ministries and Ad-
ministrative Board; assistant Sunday school teacher. Married Mary Elizabeth
Pope October 10, 1959. Two children: Mary Elizabeth, 14, and Wynn Newman,
11. Address: P. O. Drawer 988, Nashville.
GILBERT RAY DAVIS
(Democrat — Randolph County)
(Twenty-fourth House District^County : Randolph. Two Representatives.)
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Gilbert Ray Davis, representing the Twenty-fourth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Randolph County, N. C,
March 18, 1936. Son of Ernest and Anna (Hohn) Davis.
Graduated Trinity High School, 1954. Beef Cattle Farmer;
Real Estate; Davis Auction Co. Past President and mem-
ber Randolph County Farm Bureau; Member Holstein As-
sociation; Member Civitan; Mason; Shriner. Outstanding
Young Farmer of Year, 1965, 1968. Member Cedar Square
Friends Sunday School. Married L. Marie W. Davis, Feb-
uary 12, 1954. Three Children: Kathryn Diane Davis, 20; Steven Eddie, 18;
Tammy Luane, 14. Address: Route No. 1, Randleman.
CLAUDE DeBRUHL
(Democrat — Buncombe County)
(Forty-third House District — Counties: Buncombe and Transylvania. Four
Representatives.)
^^^^ Claude DeBruhl, representing the Forty-third Repre-
B| sentative District, was born in Buncombe County, January
5, 1915. Son of William LeRoy and Levasta (Reece) De-
T^ewl Bruhl. Attended Buncombe County Schools; Woodfin High
\~7\^y School; Asheville Biltmore College; Lenoir Rhyne College;
Love Law School, Asheville; graduated from "The Anna-
polis of the Air" at Pensacola, Fla. as naval officer, and
graduate of the Appraisal School, University of Georgia.
Farmer, publisher and builder. Selected "Home Builder of
the Year" for Western North Carolina, 1967; President, WNC Home Builders
Assn., 1969-1970. Representative in the General Assembly of 1969 and 1971.
Awarded plaque for "Outstanding Services Rendered" to Disabled American
Veterans in 1965, 1966, 1967. Past Commander, West Asheville American Legion.
Member Asheville, State and National Boards of Realtors; Chamber of Com-
merce; West Asheville Business Assn. 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason; member
Blackmer Masonic Lodge No. 170, Oasis Temple and Asheville Consistory,
A&ASR. Member Montmorenci Methodist Church. President, Allied Publishers,
Inc. Married Revonda Miller April 13, 1940. Two sons, Captain Claude Michael,
U. S. Air Force, and William Patrick. Address: Route No. 1, Box 480, Candler.
JUDSON DAVIE DeRAMUS, JR.
(Democrat — Forsyth County)
(Twenty-ninth House District — County: Forsyth. Five Representatives.)
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Judson Davie DeRamus, Jr., representing the Twenty-
ninth Representative District, was born in Charlotte, N. C,
January 6, 1945. Son of Judson Davie DeRamus, Sr., and
Nina Dixon (Jerome) DeRamus. Attended Reynolds High
School, Winston-Salem, 1957-1959; The McCallie School,
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1959-1962. Graduated Duke Uni-
versity, B.A., 1965; University of North Carolina Law
School, J.D., 1968. Attorney — Jenkins, Lucas, Babb & De-
Ramus, Winston-Salem. Member North Carolina Bar; North
Carolina Bar Association; Forsyth County Bar Association; Forsyth County
Junior Bar Association; American Judicature Society, Member Rotary; Ex-
change; Elks; Odd Fellows. Served U. S. Army Reserve, 1988-1969. Member
Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks Commission, January 8, 1974. Member
Centenary United Methodist Church. Married Sarah Lane (Ivey) DeRamus, June
28, 1969. Address: 792 Arbor Road, Winston-Salem.
DAVID HUNTER DIAMONT
(Democrat — Surry County)
(Twenty-eighth House District — Counties 1 Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry,
and Watauga. Three Representatives.)
David Hunter Diamont, representing the Twenty-
eighth Representative District, was born in Greensboro,
N. C, February 9, 1946. Son of David Elijah and Hyacinth
Cleo (Hunter) Diamont. Attended East Surry High School,
Pilot Mountain, N. C, 1961-1963; Frank L. Ashley High
School, Gastonia, N. C, 1963-64. Graduated Wake Forest
University, B.A., 1968; Appalachian State University,
M.A., 1972. High School History Teacher; Assistant Foot-
ball Coach. Member NEA ; NCAE ; North Carolina Coaches'
Association; Lambda Chi Alpha. Member First United Methodist Church of
Pilot Mountain; President of MYF, 1962. Address: P. 0. Box 161, Pilot Moun-
tain.
FRED RAY DORSEY
(Republican — Henderson County)
(Forty-second House District — County: Henderson. One Representative.)
Fred Ray Dorsey, representing the Forty-second Repre-
sentative District, was born January 19, 1930 in Buncombe
County. Son of Fred D. Dorsey and Jessie Hensley Dorsey.
Graduated Flat Rock High School, 1948. Attended Blanton's
Business College, Asheville. Specialist, Physical Distribu-
tion, General Electric Lighting Systems. Immediate past
President North Carolina Wildlife Federation; Director
North Carolina Wildlife Federation; member National
Wildlife Federation; founder Blue Ridge Wildlife Club.
Member National Rifle Association. Sustaining member Boy Scouts. Military
service-Sergeant, 1951-53. Member East Flat Rock Methodist Church. Married
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Suzanne Carmichael February 8, 1957. Two children: Deborah Lee and Robert
Todd. Address: Box 273, East Flat Rock.
LARRY P. EAGLES
(Democrat — Edgecombe County)
(Seventh House District — Counties: Edgecombe, Nash, and Wilson. Four
Representatives. )
Larry P. Eagles, Democrat of Edgecombe County, rep-
resenting the Seventh Representative District, was born in
Fountain December 18, 1909. Son of Fitzhugh Lee and
Kippie (Yelverton) Eagles. Attended Pitt County Schools
(Fountain); Mars Hill (High School), 1927; Wake Forest
University, B.A., 1932. Retired President, State Life and
Health Insurance Company. Former member Executive
Committee, North Carolina Life Insurance Association;
North Carolina Insurance Advisory Board, 1964-1970;
Chairman, Tarboro Zoning Board of Adjustment (18 years). Reading Clerk of
North Carolina State Senate, 1935. Member Tarboro Rotary Club, President,
1958; Loyal Order of Moose; American Legion. Master Sergeant, U.S. Army.
1942-1945, served in South Pacific Theater. Representative in 1971 Legislature.
Member Board of Governors, Council of State Government; Chairman N. C. In-
terstate Corporation Commission; Executive Committee S. Region Council of
State Government. Missionary Baptist; Teacher of Men's Bible Class 15 years.
Married to former Barbara Cole of Peoria, Illinois. One daughter, Barbara Anne,
age 16 months. Two daughters by a previous marriage, Becky and Brenda Eagles.
Two step-children, Brad and Gina Alexander. Address: 806 St. Patrick Street,
Tarboro.
JAMES HARRELL EDWARDS
(Democrat — Caldwell County)
(Thirty-fourth House District — Counties: Caldwell, Wilkes and Yadkin.
Three Representatives.)
James Harrell Edwards, representing the Thirty-fourth
Representative District, was born in Ayden, N. C, Novem-
ber 25, 1926. Son of James J. and Ella Stokes Edwards.
Attended Atlantic Christian College; East Carolina Univer-
sity; University of Miami. Insurance Adjuster; Private
Detective. Member N. C. Association of Licensed Detec-
tives; National Association of Independent Insurance Ad-
justers; N. C. Adjusters Association; Loyal Order of Blue
Goose International; National Association of Fire Investi-
gators; NWNC Claims Association. Member Shriner; White Shrine of Jeru-
salem; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion, Loyal Order of Moose;
Order of Elks; Hickory Lodge No. 343 AF and AM; Hickory Commandry;
Hickory Council; Catawba Chapter; Scottish Rite of Free Masonry. Adjuster of
the Year, 1970. Member Governor Scott's Insurance Study Commission. Served
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U. S. Naval Reserve, Ensign, November 1944-December 1947. Member Bethle-
hem Lutheran Church; Deacon (1948-49). Chicod Presbyterian Church, Green-
ville, N. C. Married Trelby Bumgarner Edwards, June 30, 1967. Six children:
James Loren Edwards; Charles Thomas Edwards; Ella Ann Edwards Compton;
Johnny Harrell Edwards; Keith Charles Edwards; Greta Lynn Edwards. Ad-
dress: Route No. 3, Box 118, Granite Falls.
THOMAS WILLIAM ELLIS, JR.
(Democrat — Vance County)
Thirteenth House District — Counties: Caswell, Granville, Person, Vance and
Warren. Three Representatives.)
Thomas William Ellis, Jr., representing the Thirteenth
Representative District, was born in Henderson, N. C, Jan-
uary 9, 1919. Son of Thomas William Ellis, Sr. and Verlie
(Weldon) Ellis. Attended Public Schools of Henderson;
Graduated Henderson High School 1936. Attended Mars
Hill College; UNC-Chapel Hill, B.A., 1940; N. C. State
College, 1941. Automobile Executive; Farmer. Member N.
C. Auto Dealers and National Auto Dealers Association;
Served 12 years as area chairman, both groups. Member
Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce, 1964. Member Lions Club
President 1955-56; Zone Chairman 1962-63; Deputy District Governor 1963-64
Director 1972-74. Appointed Trustee N. C. College by Governor Umstead, 1954
Member Henderson City School Board, Chairman two years, 1958-1966; Member
N. C. Seashore Commission 1961-65; Served Vance County Board of Health;
Board of Trustees of Maria Parham Hospital; Chairmana Area Mental Health
Board 1971-72; Vice Chairman Cherokee District Boy Scouts, 1966-1971. Mem-
ber First United Methodist Church, Henderson, N. C; Board of Stewards, Lay
Leader. Married Dorothy Wiggins Ellis, July 24, 1942. Three Children: Dorothy
Mae Ellis, 27; Dianne Marie Ellis, 27; and Thomas William Ellis, III, 21. Address:
70 Forrest Road, Henderson.
JEFF HAILEN ENLOE, JR.
(Democrat — Macon County)
(Forty-fifth Representative District — Counties: Cherokee, Clay, Graham and
Macon. One Representative.)
Jeff Hailen Enloe, Jr., was born in Franklin, North
Carolina on September 2, 1914 the son of Jeff H. and Jessie
Hester Enloe, Sr. Attended Franklin public schools, grad-
uated Franklin High School, 1932; North Carolina State
College, B.S., 1938, in Agriculture Education. Retired after
34 years of service with the United States Department of
Agriculture. Served in the United States Navy, 1943-1946,
Petty Officer 2nd Class. Methodist. Married Duth Drum-
mond July 20, 1946. Children: William A. Enloe, 27; Jeff
H. Enloe III, 25; James R. Enloe, 19; and Gregory M. Enloe, 15. Address: RFD
1, Box 46, Franklin.
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RICHARD CANNON ERWIN
(Democrat — Forsyth County)
(Twenty-ninth Representative District — County: Forsyth. Five Represen-
tatives.)
Richard Cannon Erwin was born in Marion (McDowell
County), North Carolina August 23, 1923 the son of John
Adams and Flora Cannon Erwin. Attended McDowell
County Public Schools; Johnson C. Smith University (Char-
lotte, North Carolina), B.A. degree, 1947; Howard Univer-
sity School of Law (Washington, D. C), LL.B. degree, 1951.
Lawyer (Firm of Erwin and Beaty) Member Forsyth
County and State Bar Association; Bar of the United
States Supreme Court; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Win-
ner Silver Cup, Citizens Coalition of Forsyth County, August, 1974. Past Presi-
dent, Forsyth County Bar Association. Served United States Army, 1943-1946
(First Sergeant). Member St. Paul United Methodist Church; served as Na-
tional Methodist Layman. Married Demerice Whitley August 25, 1946. Children 1
Aurelia Whitley, 20; and Richard Cannon, Jr., 26. Address: P. 0. Box 995,
Winston-Salem, 27102; Home: 628 West 24% Street, Winston-Salem.
ROBERT ZEMRI FALLS
(Democrat — Cleveland County)
(Fourtieth House District — Counties: Cleveland, Polk and Rutherford. Three
Representatives. )
Robert Zemri Falls, representing the Fourtieth Repre-
sentative District, was born in Cleveland County April 15,
1912. Son of Alfred and Lula (Crowder) Falls. Attended
Lattimore High School, 1929; The Citadel, (Military),
R.O.T.C. training, 1929-1930; Gardner-Webb Junior Col-
lege. Farmer. Member Shelby Rotary Club; Shelby Cham-
ber of Commerce; Cleveland County Agricultural Commit-
tee. Representative in the General Assembly of 1965, 1967,
1969 and 1971. Member Westview Baptist Church, Shelby;
Deacon, 1953. Married Jeannie Blanton November 20, 1935. Address: 1308 Wes-
son Road, Shelby.
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ROBERT L. FARMER
(Democrat — Wake County)
(Fifteenth House District— County : Wake. Six Representatives.)
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Robert L. Farmer, representing the Fifteenth Repre-
sentative District, was born in Johnston County, July 23,
1933. Son of Thomas Albert and Oma Martha (Adams)
Farmer. Attended Smithfield High School, graduated, 1951 ;
University of North Carolina, B.S. degree in Business Ad-
ministration, 1955, with major in Accounting; University
of North Carolina Law School, LL.B., 1960. Lawyer. Mem-
ber North Carolina State Bar, Wake County Bar, and North
Carolina Bar Associations. Solicitor, Wake County Do-
mestic Relations Court, 1963-1965. Admitted to practice before North Carolina
State Courts, U. S. District Courts in North Carolina, and Supreme Court of the
United States. Member Raleigh Jaycees, President, 1966-1967; Raleigh Jaycee
Zoological Foundation, first President, 1967; Raleigh Kiwanis Club. Served in
U. S. Army, 1955-1957. Member Hayes Barton United Methodist Church; Chair-
man, Board of Trustees since 1968; member Official Board for past nine years.
Representative in the General Assembly, 1971. Married Martha Caroline Las-
siter September 6, 1959. Children: Joseph Robert, James Thomas, and Caroline
Marie. Address: 107 Kipling Place, Raleigh.
JO GRAHAM FOSTER
(MRS. JAMES B. FOSTER)
(Democrat — Mecklenburg County)
(Thirty-sixth House District — County: Mecklenburg. Eight Representatives.)
Jo Graham Foster, representing the thirty-sixth House
District, was born May 22, 1915. Daughter of Rev. Joseph
Alexander Graham and Queen McDonald Graham. Attended
McBee S. C. High School, 1927-1928 and Spring Hill Central
High School, 1928-1931. Graduated Columbia College May
J_" - im 26, 1935. Member Delta Kappa Gamma, National Educa-
\. ^.^^ tion Association, North Carolina Association of Educators,
W\^A n P.A.C.E., local unit of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Educators,
National Association of Secondary School Principals, As-
sistant Principals Organization, Gamma Sigma Sorority, Sigma Tau Delta Hon-
orary Sorority, International Platform Association, and precinct committee Vice
Chairman. A nominee in the field of education as a Salute to Working Women,
1968, and past president of N.C.A.E. Listed in Who's Who of American Plat-
form. Present profession, Assistant to the Superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklen-
burg Schools. Member of Dilworth Methodist Church of Charlotte. Board of
Stewards, adult Sunday School teacher, lay speaker and serves on several commit-
tees including Committee on Education. Married James Benjamin, June 4, 1937.
One daughter, Mary Jo Foster McClure (Mrs. Thomas A. McClure). Address :
5600 Seacroft Road, Charlotte.
HENRY E. FRYE
(Democrat — Guilford County)
(Twenty-third House District — County: Guilford. Seven Representatives.)
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Henry E. Frye, representing the Twenty-third Repre-
sentative District, was born in Ellerbe August 1, 1932. Son
of Walter A. (deceased) and Pearl Alma (Motley) Frye.
Attended Mineral Springs School, Ellerbe; A & T State
University, B.S. (Biological Sciences), 1953; University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, J. D. with Honors, June, 1959.
jrShllll^ Lawyer. Member Creensboro Bar Association; North Caro-
L ^J^^^.j Kna, American and National Bar Associations; Assistant
■"*'^ B * U. S. Attorney, Middle District, 1963-1965; Professor of
Law, N. C. Central University at Durham, 1965-1967; practicing- attorney 1967- ;
organizer and president of Greensboro National Bank 1971- ; Board of Directors,
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. Member Kappa Alpha Psi Fra-
ternity. Representative in the General Assembly of 1969, 1971 and 1973. Captain
in U. S. Air Force, 1953-1955. Member Providence Baptist Church; Deacon;
Youth Sunday School Teacher. Married Edith Shirley Taylor August 25, 1956.
Children: Henry Eric, 15 and Harlan Elbert, 13. Address: 1920 Drexmore Avenue,
Greensboro.
JOHN REEVES GAMBLE, JR.
(Democrat — Lincoln County)
(Thirty-eighth House District — Counties: Gaston and Lincoln. Four Repre-
sentatives.)
John Reeves Gamble, representing the Thirty-eighth
Representative District, was born in Lincolnton March 26,
1922. Member N. C. House 1973-74. Son of John Reeves
Gamble and Hope Lucile Seibert Gamble. Graduated Lin-
colnton High School, 1939; Emory University, A.B., 1943;
University of Maryland School of Medicine, M.D., 1946.
Physician (surgeon). Past President Lincoln County Medi-
cal Society; member N. C. Medical Society, American Medi-
cal Society, Kappa Alpha Order and Phi Chi Medical Fra-
ternity. President and Administrator Reeves Gamble Hospital, Inc. 1946-1970.
Commanding Officer and Chief Surgeon of 48th (mobile) Army Surgical Hospital
1954-1956. Member VFW; Eagle Scout; Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln Health
Planning Council, Founders Group; Past Director, N. C. Hereford Association;
member Catawba-Lincoln-Alexander Health Board 1966-70; Central Piedmont
Council of Governments, Founders Group; chairman of Constitution and By-
Laws, Legislative and Nominating Committees of CPCOG. North Carolina Medi-
cal Society, Legislative Committee 1971-73. Lincoln County Board of Commis-
sioners, chairman 1966-70. N. C. Local Government Commission 1968-73. Member
Emmanuel Lutheran Church (LCA) ; Council member two terms. Married Mary
Elizabeth (Betty) Rhodes March 31, 1945. Children: John R., Ill, Elizabeth
Rhodes and Mary Caroline. Address: P. O. Box 250, Lincolnton.
JONAS MELVIN GARDNER
(Democrat — Johnston County)
(Fourteenth House District- — Counties: Johnston and Franklin. Two Repre-
sentatives.)
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Jonas Melvin Gardner, representing the Fourteenth
Representative District, was born in Johnston County Sep-
tember 11, 1911. Son of Jonas Bailey and Mary Elizabeth
(Baker) Gardner. Attended Brogden Elementary School,
1918-1925; Princeton High School, 1925-1929. Oil Jobber.
Member Fellowship Lodge No. 84, Ancient Free and Ac-
cepted Masons; Master of Fellowship Lodge No. 84, A.F. &
A.M., Smithfield, 1959; 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason;
Shriner; member Sudan Temple. Town Commissioner,
Smithfield, 1965-1970; Mayor Pro-Tern, Smithfield, 1967-1970. Vice President
and Director, First National Bank of Smithfield; past Director, Smithfield Cham-
ber of Commerce; past Chairman, Johnston County Oil Men's Assn. Served as
Private First Class, August 14, 1942 to December 11, 1942. Member of the North
Carolina Farm Bureau, Johnston County Shrine Club; Restaurant and Service
Station business, member of the Carolina Country Club in Raleigh, North Caro-
lina Jobbers Assoc, charter member of the Smithfield Lions Club, member of the
Smithfield-Selma Chamber of Commerce, President of Gardner-Creech Oil Com-
pany, Farmer, Citrus Grower; and Real Estate Business. Presbyterian. Married
Rose Darby August 11, 1957. Address: 825 Vermont Street, Smithfield.
JAMES WORTH GENTRY
(Democrat — Stokes County)
(Twenty-eighth Representative District — Counties: Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes
and Surry. Three Representatives.)
James Worth Gentry, representing the Twenty-eighth
Representative District, was born in King, N. C, August
4, 1908. Son of I. G. and Mary (Kreeger) Gentry. Attend-
ed Draughans Business College, 1929. Fertilizer dealer,
cattle raiser and farmer. County Commissioner 1956-1957,
1957-1958; Chairman of the local school board for ten years;
Chairman Finance Committee and member Board of Direc-
tors, Stokes-Reynolds Memorial Hospital, 1954-1966; Chair-
man Hospital Board, 1966-. Mason; Charter member King
Lions Club, 1948-1968, President, 1957, and Citizen of the Year, 1958; President
Stokes County United Fund, 1959; President, N. C. Agriculture Foundation, 1972-
1973 ; member Stokes County Industrial Committee, North West Development
Association. Member Chestnut Grove Methodist; Steward, 1952-1968. State
Senator in the General Assembly of 1961, 1965 and 1967. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1969 and 1971. Married Marguerite Priscilla Slate, June 16.
1934. Children: Marvin D. Gentry and Glenn W. Gentry. Address: Route 1,
King.
THOMAS ODELL GILMORE, SR.
(Democrat — Guilford County)
(Twenty-third House District— County : Guilford. Seven Representatives.)
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*t^^^^ Thomas Odell Gilmore, Sr., representing the Twenty-
^k third Representative District, was born in Randolph County
L __ J November 15, 1936. Son of Glenn G. Gilmore, Sr. and Mary
T*^ ^5jj Elizabeth Harris Gilmore. Graduated Liberty High School,
-* 1954; American Landscape School, 1957; North Carolina
State University, 1959, B.S. in Horticulture. Landscape
Contractor. Vice-President, Gilmore Plant and Bulb Com-
pany, Inc. Member of North Carolina Association of Nur-
serymen, Chairman, Board of Directors; American Associa-
tion Nurserymen, Chairman Highways Committee; National Landscape Associa-
tion, member Board of Directors ; Associated Landscape Contractors of America,
member Board of Directors; Piedmont Association of Nurserymen; Southern As-
sociation of Nurserymen; North Carolina Horticultural Council, Inc., member
Advisory Council. Member Guilford County Mental Health Association and North
Carolina State University Alumni Association. Named Guilford County's "Most
Outstanding Farmer", 1969. Member State Board of Agriculture, 1961-1967;
served on National Beautification Clinic, 1969. Received Industrial Landscaping
Award by American Association of Nurserymen, 1971 ; "Outstanding Young
Alumnus Award" by the Alumni Association of North Carolina State University,
1972. Member Blue Key, Alpha Zeta, Pi Alpha Xi and Farm House. President
North Carolina State University Young Democratic Club, 1958 ; State President
Young Democrat Club, 1964; delegate to 1964 National Democratic Convention
and Alternate to 1968 Convention. Member The Community in Christ Presbyterian
Church; Elder. Married Betty Lou Shoffner August 16, 1958. Three children:
Dell, age 12; Dwayne, age 10 and Dana, age 2. Residence: Forest Oaks, Route 13,
Ramblewood Drive, Greensboro. Office: Julian.
CARSON GREGORY
(Democrat — Harnett County)
(Eighteenth Representative District — Counties: Harnett and Lee.
i-esentatives.)
Two Rep-
Carson Gregory was born in Angier (Harnett County)
August 11, 1911 the son of Alex and Carra Parrish Gregory.
Attended Harnett County Schools; Campbell College (one
year). Farmer and businessman. Member Erwin Chamber
of Commerce; President, Good Hope Hospital Board of Di-
rectors; President N. C. Spotted Swine Association; Presi-
dent, Harnett County Farm Bureau; National Board of
Directors Spot Swine Association; Board of Directors,
Terri Hill Manufacturing (Coats) ; Board of Directors,
. C. Pork Producers; Past President, Board of Directors, Harnett County Men-
tally Retarded Children; Board of Harnett County Sheltered Workshop. Mem-
ber, Angier Mason 686; Shriner, Sudan, Dunn Shrine Club; Dunn-Erwin WOW;
Coats Lions Club; Coats Hunting and Fishing Club. Coats First Baptist Church;
member, Finance Committee. Married Blanche Williams November 4, 1939.
Children: Carson W. Gregory, Jr. (deceased); Joe Gregory, 30; and Frances G.
Avery, 27. Address: Route 2, Angier.
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PAT OAKES GRIFFIN
(MRS. ROSCOE DILLARD GRIFFIN)
(Democrat — Durham County)
(Sixteenth Representative District— County : Durham. Three Representatives.)
Pat Oakes Griffin was born Pittsylvanie County (Vir-
ginia) May 6, 1918 the daughter of James David and Lu-
cille Rogers Oakes. Attended Ridgeville High School
(Ridgeville, Indiana), 1931-1933; Burlington High School,
1934-1935; Manchester College (North Manchester, Indi-
ana), 1935-1937; Burlington Business College, 1938. Mem-
ber Durham's Business and Professional Women; Shi Sigma
Alpha Sorority. Member First Baptist Church (Durham) ;
former Sunday School Teacher; Trustee, 1973. Married
Roscoe Dillard Griffin June 30, 1939. Children: Roscoe David Griffin, 32; and
Patricia Gail Clowen, 29. Six Grandchildren. Address: 1829 Front Sereet, Apt.
F-2, Durham.
PETER WILSON HAIRSTON
(Democrat — Davie County)
(Thirtieth House District — Counties: Davidson and Davie. Three Repre-
sentatives.)
Peter Wilson Hairston, representing the Thirtieth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Davie County August 2,
1913. Son of Peter Wilson Hairston, and Margaret Elmer
(George) Hairston. Attended Virginia Episcopal School,
Lynchburg, Virginia 1927-30; University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, A.B. Degree, 1933. University of North Caro-
lina Law School, Chapel Hill, L.L.B. Degree, 1935. Lawyer.
Member North Carolina American Bar Association. Presi-
dent, 26th Judicial District Bar. Sigmon U Fraternity, Phi
Beta Cappa. Captain, Tank Destroyer Corps, 1942-1946. North Carolina In-
surance Advisory Commission. North Carolina Real Estate Licensing Board.
Representative in the General Assembly, 1955. Military Decorations: Bronze
Star, Purple Heart, 5 Battle Stars. Member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
Literary Productions: Law Review Articles, Historical Review Articles. Protes-
tant Episcopal. Vestry. Married Lucy Mt. Dortch Hairston, August 6, 1949.
Children: George Ryan Hairston, 30, and Peter Wilson Hairston, Jr., 24. Address:
Cooleemee Plantation, Route 2, Advance.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE HARRIS, JR.
(Democrat-
( Twenty-second House District-
Representatives. )
-Alamance County)
-Counties: Alamance and Rockingham. Four
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William Shakespeare Harris, Jr., representing the
Twenty-second Representative District, was born in Dur-
ham July 20, 1924. Son of William Shakespeare Harris, Sr.,
and Eunice (Fairchild) Harris. Attended Mebane High
School, Mebane, N. C, graduated 1941; University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A. degree, 1948; University of
North Carolina Law School, Chapel Hill, LL.B. degree,
1950. Lawyer Member Alamance County Bar Association;
North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar
Assn.; American Bar Assn.; past president Graham Kiwanis Club; member and
Secretary of E. M. Holt School Advisory Council 1964-68 and Chapter Chairman of
Alamance County Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1965-1968. Member Citizens
Advisory Council to the Center for Alcoholic Studies at U.N.C., member of the
Board of Directors of the N.C.R.R., 1969-73. Member Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fra-
ternity; 32nd degree Mason; President of U.N.C. Young Democratic Club, 1949;
President of Alamance County Young Democratic Club, 1951; Treasurer of North
Carolina Young Democratic Club, 1953 and Precinct Chairman and member of
Alamance County Democratic Executive Committee, 1964-1968. Served in U. S.
Navy, 1943-1946. Representative in the General Assembly of 1969-1971 and 1973;
Member Graham Presbyterian Church; Board of Deacons and Session; Board of
Trustees; Chairman of Building Committee, 1964 building project; represented
local Church at Presbytery meetings; Commissioner to General Assembly, Presby-
terian Church in the United States 1968, and member of Orange Presbytery Com-
mittee on Church Extension. Married Lula C. Chapman, June 20, 1953. Children:
Susan Fairchild Harris, 17, Charles Brevard Harris, 15, and Frank Chapman
Harris, 12. Address: 1628 Hanford Rd., Graham.
LEO JOSEPH HEER
(Democrat — Guilford County)
(Twenty-third House District — County: Guilford. Seven Representatives.)
Leo Joseph Heer, representing the Twenty-third Rep-
resentative District, was born in Louisville, Kentucky De-
cember 18, 1902. Son of John and Elizabeth (Scraub) Heer.
" , N C ^t £= W Attended Louisville Kentucky dupone MTHS - 1917-21 ; Uni-
versity of Kentucky 1921-22. L T niversity of Louisville, L.L.B.
J -»«»■ "-~~~J Degree, 1925. Public Relations Consultant. Former General
A ^j^^ji fe^fe Manager of Southern Furniture Exposition Building. High
^ Point Man of the Year, \\>f,S; Doctor of Laws, High Point
College, May, 1969; Furniture South Award of Merit, Jan-
uary, 1972; James T. Ryan Award (Southern Furniture Manufacturers Associa-
tion) November, 1973. Knights of Columbus. District Governor 709 Rotary Inter-
national, 1965; Chairman (1967) Member High Point Library Board, awarded
Certificate of Appreciation for Services to High Point, 1966; President Home Eco-
nomics Foundation UNC-G, 1966-67; President Chamber of Commerce, 1969;
High Point Memorial Hospital Board. Numerous Trade Magazine articles as edi-
tor of National Furniture Review, 1938-1941. Roman Catholic. Parish Advisory
Council; Advisory Council to Bishop, Diocese of Married Frances Heer,
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November 17, 1926. Children: Daniel Lee, 33; Rosemary Frances, 32; Michael
John, 31; and Kathleen Mary Frances, 28. Address: 718 West Farriss Ave.,
High Point.
HAROLD PARKS HELMS
(Democrat — Mecklenburg County)
(Thirty-sixth House Dirstrict— County : Mecklenburg. Eight Representatives.)
Harold Parks Helms, representing the Thirty-sixth
Representative District, was born in Charlotte March 26,
1939. Son of Wade H. Helms and Ida Parks Helms. At-
tended Charlotte Technical High School, graduated 1954.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, graduated 1959,
A.B. Degree. University of North Carolina Law School,
Chapel Hill, L.L.B. Degree, 1961. Attorney. 26th Judicial
District Bar Association; N. C. State Bar; N. C. Bar As-
'•- * sociation; American Bar Association; American Judicature
Society; Phi Delta Theta Legal Fraternity; N. C. Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Chi Phi Social Fraternity. Elected Charlotte's Outstanding Young Man of the
Year in 1970. Member Park Road Baptist Church, Charlotte. Deacon, 1969-1971,
1973 to present. Married Eleanor Allen Helms March 26, 1959. Children: Deborah
Parks Helms, age 14; Allen Grant Helms, age 11; William Gray Helms, age 8.
Address: 4901 Hadrian Way, Charlotte.
FOYLE ROBERT HIGHTOWER, JR.
(Democrat — Anson County)
(Twenty-sixth House District — Counties: Anson and Montgomery. One Rep-
resentative.)
Foyle Robert Hightower, Jr., representing the Twenty-
sixth Representative District, was born in Wadesboro Jan-
uary 21, 1941. Son of Foyle Robert, Sr. and Mildred (Brig-
man) Hightower. Attended Wadesboro Public Schools;
graduated Wadesboro High School, 1959; Elon College;
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Vice President,
Hightower Ice & Fuel Co., Inc. Member Kilwinning Lodge
No. 64, Wadesboro, Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons;
32nd degree Mason, Shriner; Woodman of the World; Jay-
cees: Civitan, Director Wadesboro Club. Past Chairman Anson Blood Program;
American Red Cross; member Merit Badge Committee, Boy Scouts of America
and member Board of Review; past Area Chairman Cancer Drive. Master Coun-
sellor Order of DeMolay, Wadesboro Chapter, 1959; Member, North Carolina
House of Representatives, 1971, 1973. Served in United States Army Reserve,
1963-1969; Corporal. Member First Presbyterian Church, Wadesboro; Sunday
School Teacher; Secretary-Treasurer, Men of the Church, 1971; President, Men
of the Church, 1973. Address: 715 East Wade Street, Wadesboro.
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EDWARD SHELTON HOLMES
(Democrat — Chatham County)
(Seventeenth House District — Counties: Chatham and Orange. Two Repre-
sentatives.)
Edward Shelton Holmes, representing the Seventeenth
Representative District, was born in Leaksville November
20, 1929. Son of James Eugene Holmes and Bessie Estelle
Shelton Holmes. Graduated Leaksville High School, 1947
and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, A.B.
degree, 1951. Graduated University of North Carolina Law
School, Bachelor of Laws, 1958. Served in United States
Army 1953-1955. Lawyer in firm of Barber, Holmes and
Barber. President, Chatham W. Bar 1968-1970; President,
15th Judicial District Bar 1972-1973; Pittsboro Lions Club; Chairman Governor's
Committee on Low Income Housing 1965-1968; President of North Carolina
Legal Aid Association, 1971 to present; Chatham County Library Board, 1963-
1967; North Carolina Regional Library Board, 1965-1967. Member Pittsboro
Presbyterian Church and Deacon since 1971 ; Member of the General Statutes
Commission. Married Mary Hayes Barber June 7, 1958. Three children: Edward
Shelton, Jr., Hayes Barber, Jr., and Agnes Ferebee. Address: Box 126, Pittsboro.
GEORGE MILTON HOLMES
(Republican — Yadkin County)
(Thirty-fourth House District — Counties: Caldwell, Wilkes, and Yadkin.
Three Representatives.)
George Milton Holmes, representing the Thirty-fourth
Representative District, was born in Mt. Airy, N. C. June
20, 1929. Son of John William Holmes and Thelma Dobie
Holmes. Attended Western High School, 1945-1948 (Wash-
ington, D. C). Appalachian State University, 1950-54.
Travelers Insurance Multiple Line School, 1959. Insurance
and Real Estate. President, W. N. Ireland Insurance
Agency, Inc. Vice-President, Yadkin Valley Realty, Inc.
Yadkin Lodge No. 162, A.F. & A.M.; Oasis Temple. Former
school teacher and coach; Player professional baseball six years; Lettered in
football at Appalachian. Member Flat Rock Baptist Church. Deacon from 1956-
1970; Trustee from 1970 to present; Sunday School Teacher from 1955-1968;
Sunday School Superintendent from 1968-1972. Married Barbara Ireland Holmes,
June 30, 1956. One Child: Jeffifer Leigh Holmes, 17. Address: Rt. 1, Box 14*
Hamptonville.
CHARLES B. C. HOLT
(Democrat — Cumberland County)
(Twentieth House District— County : Cumberland. Five Representatives.)
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Charles B. C. Holt, representing the Twentieth Repre-
sentative District, was born in Fayetteville, N. C. February
16, 1933. Son of William DeRossett Holt and Hannah Pickett
(Lilly) Holt. Attended Fayetteville High School, 1946. Fish-
burne Military School, 1947-50. University of North Caro-
lina, 1957, B.A. History. Army Security Agency School,
1953. Jobber, Amoco Oil Co.; Chamber of Commerce; Fay-
etteville Area Industrial Development Committee; First
Vice President Chamber of Commerce, 1972-73. Delta Kappa
Member Sierra Club; Conservation Council of N. C; State Wildlife;
Wildlife; Corporal, U. S. Army, 1952-55. Fayetteville City Council,
Mayor of Fayetteville, 1969-71. Member Episcopal Church. Vestry
1968. Married Sarah (Edgerton) Holt, September 8, 1956. Children^
Charles C. Holt, 16; Sarah E. Holt, 14; Hannah L. Holt, 11. Address: Box 3157,
Fayetteville.
Epsilion.
National
1963-69;
Member,
JOHN JACKSON HUNT
(Democrat — Cleveland County)
(Fortieth House District-
Representatives.)
-Counties: Cleveland, Polk and Rutherford. Three
John Jackson (Jack) Hunt, representing the Fortieth
Representative District, was born in Lattimore, Cleveland
County November 22, 1927. Son of Robert Lee and Alma
(Harrill) Hunt. Graduated Lattimore High School 1939;
Wake Forest College 1943; Emory University 1946, DDS.
Dentist; Salvage business and owner of Roundup Stores.
Member North Carolina Dental Society and Isothermal
Dental Society, President 1958. Mason; Shriner; Alderman
of Lattimore 1956-1966. Precinct Chairman and County
Vice Chairman of Democratic Party. Military service 1946-
1948 and 1950-1952, Major. Member First Baptist Church, Shelby. Married
Ruby Crowder, 1946. Children: Judy, 25; Penny, 23; Libby, 22; Cindy, 20; and
Sally, 18. Address: Lattimore.
PATRICIA STANFORD HUNT
(MRS. THOMAS M. HUNT, SR.)
(Democrat — Orange County)
(Seventeenth House District — Counties: Orange and Chatham. Two Repre-
sentatives.)
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Patricia Stanford Hunt, representing the Seventeenth
Representative District, was born in Dunn June 9, 1928.
Daughter of Lewis Knox Denning 1 (deceased) and Florence
Hibbette Cooper Denning:. Attended Coral Gables Senior
High School in Florida 1942-1946. Attended Sweet Briar
College 1946-1948. Graduated University of North Caro-
lina at Chapel Hill, A.B. degree, 1948-1950, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, M.A. degree, 1961-1963 and
Postgraduate work 1963-1970. Professional Educator.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Delta Pi, Valkyries, American Historical Associa-
tion, North Carolina Personnel and Guidance Association, American Personnel
and Guidance Association, North Carolina Association of Educators, National
Association of Educators, North Carolina Association Classroom Teachers, and
Chapel Hill Junior Service League. President, Chapel Hill Association of Edu-
cators, 1971; President, Chapel Hill Classroom Teachers Association, 1969; Chair-
man, Citizenship Committee, North Carolina Association of Educators, 1969;
President, Chapel Hill Junior Service League, 1961. Co-author North Carolina
History, Geography, and Government. Received Irene Lee Cup for Outstanding
Woman Graduate of the University of North Carolina, 1950. Appointed to the
North Carolina General Assembly to fill first husband's term, 1969 (Donald Mc-
Iver Stanford). Recreation Commission, Town of Chapel Hill, 1971. Member
University Presbyterian Church, Chapel Hill. Married Donald Mclver Stanford
June 30, 1947 (died May 1970). Married Donald Thomas Montague Hunt, Sr.
June 17, 1972. Four children: Donald Mclver, Jr., Randolph Lewis, Charles
Ashley and James Cooper Stanford. Address: 1079 Burning Tree Drive, Chapel
Hill.
THOMAS BELL HUNTER
(Democrat — Richmond County)
(Twenty-seventh House District — County: Richmond. One Representative.)
Thomas Bell Hunter, representing the Twenty-seventh
Representative District, was born in Rockingham October
20, 1916. Son of Dr. N. C. and Carrie (Jones) Hunter. At-
tended Rockingham and Laurinburg City Schools; Univer-
sity of North Carolina. Insurance business. Mayor of
A Rockingham, May, 1957 to 1963. Shrine, Oasis Temple.
^A^Hf^^^. Captain U. S. Army, 1942-1946. Representative in the Gen-
eral Assembly of 1963,1967, 1971, and 1973. Methodist. Mar-
ried Florence Ledbetter September 18, 1947. Childrem
Thomas B., Jr., age 26, Henry L., age 24 and John W., age 23. Address: P. O.
Box 475, Rockingham.
WILDA HANCOCK HURST
(MRS. BASIL B. HURST)
(Democrat — Onslow County)
(Fourth Representative District — Counties: Carteret and Onslow. Three
Representatives.)
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Wilda Hancock Hurst, representing the Fourth Repre-
sentative District, was born in Morehead City, N. C, Oc-
tober 20, 1920. Daughter of Nathaniel Lane Hancock, and
Lora Ward (Taylor) Hancock. Attended Swansboro Hi^h
School, 1938. Also attended Strayers-Bryant-Straton of
Maryland. School of Insurance, 1962. General Insurance
& Real Estate Agency (owner and manager of same). Inde-
pendent Insurance Association; Travel Council of N. C. ;
Business Women's Association; Democratic Women's Or-
ganization. Eastern Star, Women of the Moose, Investors Club of Onslow, Jack-
sonville Country Club, Daughters of the American Revolution. Credited with be-
ing instrumental in bringing the Uniflite Boat Co. to Onslow and obtaining the
Governor's Award to the town of Swansboro Toured Europe with the Southern
Travel Council in 1972, promoting tourism in North Carolina and the eleven
Southern States. Travel Council (now serving). Member Oak Grove Methodist
tary of N. C. Travel Council (now serving). Member Oak Grove Methodist
Church. Married Basil B. Hurst October 27, 1940. Children: Basil Jackson, age
33; Barbara Dameron, age 31; William Lane, age 16. Address: Rt. 1, Box 390,
Willis Landing, Hubert.
JOSEPH PATTERSON HUSKINS
(Democrat — Iredell County)
(Thirty-fifth House District — Counties: Alexander and Iredell. Two Repre-
sentatives.)
Joseph Patterson Huskins, representing the Thirty-fifth
Representative District, was born in Burnsville June 23,
■j 1908. Son of Joseph Erwin and Mary Etta (Peterson) Hus-
f JJ kins. Attended Yancey Collegiate Institute, 1921-1923;
Mars Hill Junior College, 1924-1926; University of North
Carolina, 1928-1930, A.B. degree in Journalism. Newspaper
Publisher. Member North Carolina Press Assn.; Associa-
tion of Afternoon Dailies; International Platform Assn.;
Statesville Chamber of Commerce, past President. Received
Outstanding Citizenship Award, Statesville Chamber of Commerce, 1960; NCPA
Editorial Award, 1966. Honorary life member, Red Cross Board of Directors,
Statesville chapter. Member Statesville Lodge No. 27, A.F. & A.M.; Statesville
Lodge 1823, B.P.O.E.; Post Exalted Ruler, Statesville Elke Lodge. Member Area
Rent Control Board, 1947-1951; Statesville Zoning Board, 1961-1962; State Board
of Higher Education since 1965-72; University of N. C. Board of Governors,
1972-73. Mitchell College Board of Trustees, third term, former chairman; past
President, two terms, Associated Dailies of North Carolina. Member State Vet-
erinary School Feasibility Study Commission. Served in U. S. Navy, 1943-1946,
Lt. (s.g.). Member United Methodist Church. Married Mildred Amburn Septem-
ber 29, 1934. One daughter, Amburn. Address: Our Dell, Statesville.
FRED S. HUTCHINS, JR.
(Republican — Forsyth County)
(Twenty-ninth House District— County : Forsyth. Five Representatives.)
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Fred S. Hutchins, Jr., representing- the Twenty-ninth
Representative District, was born in Winston-Salem August
31, 1932. Son of Fred S. Hutchins and Annie Laurie Wier
Hutchins. Attended R. J. Reynolds High School; graduated
Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia, 1961; Univer-
sity of North Carolina, 1954, B.S. in Business Administra-
fk tion; Wake Forest University School of Law, 1959, J.D.,
Wk Cum laude. Attorney. Member American Bar Association,
North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Bar Association
and Forsyth County Bar Association. Winston Lodge 167 AF and AM (Mason) ;
Oasis Shrine. County Chairman, Mizell for Congress, 1968. Forsyth County Re-
publican Party Chairman 1969-1971 ; Fifth Congressional District Chairman 1971-
1972; State Republican Executive Committee, 1969-1972; State Republican Central
Committee, 1971-1972; Delegate to County District and State Republican Conven-
tions 1970 and 1972. N. C. House of Representatives 1973-74. U. S. Army, 1954-
1956, Counter Intelligence Corps. Member Reynolds Presbyterian Church, Wins-
ton-Salem; Deacon. Married Florence Jane Stone April 16, 1955. Two children:
Laurie Louise, 18 and Fred S., Ill (Rick), 13. Address: 200 Sherwood Forest
Road, Winston-Salem.
HERBERT LEE HYDE
(Democrat — Buncombe County)
(Forty-third House District — Counties: Buncombe and Transylvania. Four
Representatives. )
Herbert Lee Hyde, representing the Forty-third Repre-
sentative District, was born in Swain County December 12,
1925. Son of Ervin M. Hyde and Alice Medlin Hyde. Grad-
uated Western Carolina University, B.A. Degree, 1951 ;
New York University School of Law, J.D., 1954. Served in
United States Navcy during World War II, 1944-1946,
Petty Officer. Attorney at Law. Member Buncombe County
Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, American
Bar Association and Judicature Society, North Carolina
Senator 1964-66; Secretary, Buncombe County Democratic Executive Committee
1962-1972; Chairman, North Carolina State Blind Commission 1969-1971. Baptist.
Married Kathryn Long December 25, 1949. Six Children. Address: 93 East View
Circle, Asheville.
VERNON GRANT JAMES
( Democrat — Pasquotank County )
(First House District — Counties: Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Pas-
quotank, Perquimans. Tyrrell and Washington. Two Representatives.)
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Vernon Grant James, representing the First Represen-
tative District, was born in Pasquotank County July 11,
1910. Son of John Calvin James and Fannie Coppersmith
James. Graduated Weeksville High School, 1930; attend-
ed North Carolina State University, 1930-31. Farmer and
farm produce supply business. President and Manager of
James Brothers, Inc. ; member North Carolina and National
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Growers Associations. Secre-
tary and Treasurer of State 4-H Club Council, 1930; dele-
gate to International 4-H Club Camp in Springfield, Mass., 1930; charter member
of State 4-H Honor Club, 1931; recipient of 4-H Alumni Recognition Award,
1954. Member Board of Education for Weeksville High School 1943-44; member
Board of Trustees of College of the Albemarle since 1960; member Board of
Trustees for the Greater University of North Carolina, 1947-1955; member Board
of Directors of Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce, 1964; member of Pasquo-
tank County-Elizabeth City Airport Commission, 1963. Appointed by U. S.
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman to the Potato Advisory Committee,
1961-68; President of National Potato Council, 1965-66; member National Potato
Steering Committee since 1966; recipient of the Commissioner of Agriculture's
Award for the Promotion of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, 1971. Appointed by
Governor Terry Sanford to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority, 1963; "Tar-
heel of the Week" in December, 1965. Member of the House of Representatives in
th^ General Assembly of 1945, 1947 and 1973-74. Member Salem Baptist Church.
Married Selma Willard Harris May 14, 1933. Two children: John Thomas and
Vernon Grant, Jr. Address: Route 1, Box 170, Elizabeth City.
ROBERTS HARRELL JERNIGAN, JR.
(Democrat — Hertford County)
(Fifth House District — Counties: Bertie, Gates, Hertford and Northampton.
Two Representatives.)
Roberts Harrell Jernigan, Jr., representing the Fifth
Representative District, was born in Ahoskie November 24,
1915. Son of Roberts Harrell and Jessie (Garrett) Jerni-
gan. Attended Naval Academy Preparatory School, 1932-
1933; Wake Forest College, 1933-1936; University of North
Carolina, 1936-1937, A.B.; University of North Carolina
Law School, 1937-1939. Farmer and President and Treasurer
Ahoskie Meat and Provision Co., Inc., of Ahoskie. Member
Sigma Nu Fraternity; President Ahoskie Rotary Club,
1955; President, Hertford County Y. D. C, 1954; Chairman Hertford County
Democratic Executive Committee, 1958. Representative in the General Assembly
of 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, and 1973. President of Hertford County Savings
& Loan Association; member of Advisory Board of the Salvation Army; member
of Governor's Aviation Commission and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
the Roanoke-Chowan Technical Institute. Also a director of Wachovia Bank and
Trust Company, Ahoskie Branch. Went to China in 1940 as an employee of
Standard Vacuum Oil Company and was manager of Peking office at start of
World War II; prisoner of Japansese for twenty-three months and returned to
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United States on the exchange ship "MS Gripsholm." Served as Ensign in United
States Navy, 1943-1946; participated in invasion of Southern France. Episco-
palian. Married Linda Williams of Sanford May 14, 1949. Children: Roberts III,
Elizabeth and Clawson. Address: 401 North Curtis Street, Ahoskie.
JOSEPH EDWARD JOHNSON
(Democrat — Wake County)
(Fourteenth House District. Counties: Franklin and Johnston. Two Repre-
sentatives.)
Joseph Edward Johnson, representing the Fourteenth
Representative District, was born in Raleigh, N. C. October
17, 1941. Son of Ira Edward Johnson and Grace Ivey John-
son. Attended Raleigh Public Schools 1946-1959. N. C.
State University 1959-1961. Wake Forest University 1961-
1963, B.B.A. Degree, 1964. School of Law— Wake Forest
University, 1963-1966, J.D. Degree. Vice President & As-
sistant Corporations Counsel for Cameron-Brown Company.
Wake County, North Carolina, & American Bar Association.
(Business) Fraternity. U. S. Army (Military Police Corps)
Member Edenton Street United Methodist Church. Member
Administrative Board, Assistant Superintendent, Sunday School, Sunday School
Teacher. Married Jane Francum Johnson, January 31, 1964. Children: Jane
Elizabeth Johnson, age 10; Kathryn Ivey Johnson, 5; Susan Briles Johnson,
3. Address: 4301 Yadkin Drive, Raleigh.
Alpha Kappa Psi
1st Lt. 1967-1969.
JOY JOSEPH JOHNSON
(Democrat — Robeson County)
(Twenty-first House District — Counties: Hoke, Robeson and Scotland. Three
Representatives. )
Joy Joseph Johnson, representing the Twenty-first Rep-
resentative District, was born in Laurel Hill, November 2,
1922. Son of William Joseph and Edith (Buchanan) John-
son. Attended Scotland Public Schools; graduated Laurin-
burg Institute, Laurinburg, 1941; Shaw University, Raleigh,
A.B. degree, 1945. Minister. Pastor, First Baptist Church,
Fairmont. Member Shaw University Theological Alumni
Assn.; Lumber River Baptist Assn.; General Baptist Con-
vention of N. C; National Progressive Convention of U.S.A.
Awarded Doctor of Divinity degree, Friendship College, Rock Hill, S. C, 1965.
Grand Chaplain of United Order of Salem, 1966-1970. Town Commissioner, City
of Fairmont, 1966-1970; Vice Chairman, Robeson County Democratic Executive
Committee and Vice Chairman 7th Congressional District, 1968. President Lum-
ber River Housing Development, Inc., Lumberton. Organized People's Investment
Company, Fairmont; Chairman, Fairmont Good Neighbor Council. Mason; mem-
ber Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, United Order of Salem; Independent Order of
St. Luke. Member Missionary Baptist Church; Chairman, Executive Committee,
General Baptist State Convention, 1966-1968; President Southern Region of Na-
tional Progressive Convention of U.S.A., 1968; President, General Baptist State
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convention of N. C, 1974-. Received Honorary LL.D. degree from Shaw Univer-
sity, 1972. Married Omega Foster December 22, 1945. One daughter, Deborah
Charita. Address: 121 N. Main Street, (P. 0. Box 455), Fairmont.
ROBERT ALDEN JONES
(Democrat — Rutherford County)
(Fortieth House District — Counties: Cleveland, Polk and Rutherford. Three
Representatives. )
Robert Alden Jones, representing the Fortieth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Forest City June 8, 1931.
Son of Basil Thomas Jones, Jr. and Rosagray (Chesson)
Jones. Attended Forest City Elementary and High School,
1937-1948; Brevard Junior College, summer of 1948 where
received high school diploma, August 1948; Wake Forest
College, B.A. degree, 1959; Wake Forest Law School, 1958-
1960, Cum Laude Graduate with LL.B. degree. Lawyer
with firm of Jones and Jones, Forest City. P.A.D. Law
Fraternity; member Rutherford County Bar President, 1967-1969; 29th Judicial
District Bar, President, 1967; member N. C. State Bar and N. C. Bar Assn. Re-
search Assistant for Justice Carlisle Higgins, N. C. Supreme Court, 1960-1961.
President, Forest City PTA, 1965-1967; President, Forest City Jaycees, 1964-
1965; District Vice President, N. C. Jaycees, 1966-1967; received Distinguished
Service Award from Forest City Jaycees (and a lifetime membership) in 1966;
served as District Commissioner and Advancement Chairman for Boy Scouts,
1962-1965, County Chairman for Gardner- Webb College Fund Drive; Member
Gardner-Webb Board of Advisors; Director, Rutherford County Mental Health
Advisory Board, President 1967-1968; Parliamentarian and Legal Counsel for
N. C. Congress of Parents and Teachers, 1968-1970; Director, Rutherford County
Civil Defense since 1968; former Director and Vice President of Forest City
Chamber of Commerce; Director and former Vice President of Rutherford County
Vocational Rehabilitation and Guidance Board; member, Rutherford County
Planning Board; charter director of Performing Arts Guild. Representative in
the General Assembly of 1969, 1971, and 1973-74. Member Board of Directors,
Biblical Recorder, 1969-73 ; Board of Trustees, Florence Crittenton Services, 1968-
72. Enlisted USAF, 1950-1953, Staff Sgt.; O.C.S. 1953, First Lt., 1956; presently
Lt. Col. USAFR. Baptist, Sunday School Teacher 1961-1971; Junior Deacon and
Usher, 1961 to 1971 Married Nancy Hardwick April 3, 1954. Children: Pamela,
19; Robert A., Jr., 12; John Hardwick, 7. Address: 122 Woodland Avenue, Forest
City.
JOHN M. JORDAN
(Democrat — Alamance County)
(Twenty-second House District — Counties: Alamance and Rockingham. Four
Representatives.)
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^p^ John M. Jordan, representing the Twenty-second Rep-
resentative District, was born in Durham, N. C. February
16, 1936. Son of B. Everett Jordan and Katherine (Mc-
Lean) Jordan. Attended Saxapahaw Elementary School,
and Walter Williams High School. Duke University, B.S.
Degree, 1958. Took additional courses at Technical Institute
^A \^^* of Alamance, N. C. State University and Clemson Univer-
^ flfefc^ sity. Textiles and Agriculture. Member of Farm Bureau;
Founder and President — N. C. Chianina Association and
Mid-East Regional Director; Founder and President — Va.-Carolinas Charolais
Association; N. C. Cattlemen's Association. Vice-President, Secretary and Direc-
tor of four textiles mills. President and Treasurer of Alamance YDC. Exchange
Club of Saxapahaw, Masons, Shrine, and Moose. Boy Scouts of America; Eagle
Scout with 3 palms, Silver Beaver, Founder and Explorer Advisor of Post 65 — 10
years, Cherokee Council Commissioner — 3 years, Cherokee Council Executive
Board — 10 years, and Order of the Arrow Member. Board Member of Alamance
County Planning Board; Board Member of Burlington-Alamance Chamber of
Commerce; Director of Med-State Lung Association. Air Force (ROTC) — 2 years,
4-F. Saxaphaw United Methodist Church. Senior High Sunday School teacher —
10 years, Church School Superintendent — 3 years, Lay Speaker — 6 years, Chair-
man of Finance Board — 6 years, Official Board — 15 years; President of Metho-
dist Men — 3 times. Married Margaret C. Jordan November 25, 1930. Children:
Mac, 13; Louise, 10; Carter, 8; and May, 6. Address: Saxapahaw.
WILLIS HENRY LACHOT, JR.
Democrat — Burke County)
(Thirty-ninth House District — Counties: Avery, Burke, and Mitchell. Two
Representatives.)
Willis Henry Lachot, Jr., representing the Thirty-ninth
Representative District, was born in Hickory, N. C. January
14, 1933. Son of Willis Henry Lachot, Sr. and Lula (Chap-
man) Lachot. Attended Rutherford College Elementary
1939-1947; Valdese High School 1947-1951. Graduated
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.S. Degree,
June 1, 1955. Insurance Agent. Independent Insurance
Agents of North Carolina. Member First Baptist Church,
Morganton, N. C. Deacon 1973 & 1974. Married Rowena
Gee Lachot December 19, 1954. Children: Wesley Dean, 18; Don, 15; Lynn, 13;
Perry, 12; and Ann, 10. Address: 9 Woodside Place, Morganton.
WILLIAM CRAIG LAWING
(Democrat— Mecklenburg County)
(Thirty-sixth House District— County: Mecklenburg. Eight Representatives.)
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William Craig Lawing, representing the Thirty-sixth
Representative District, was born in Mecklenburg County,
July 6, 1925. Son of Samuel Oliver and Essie 0. (Dunn)
Lawing. Attended Mecklenburg County Public Schools;
Oakdale Elementary, 1931-1937; Paw Creek, 1937-1942;
University of Chattanooga as Aviation Cadet, United States
Army Air Force, 1943-1944; Repperts School of Auctioneer-
ing, 1958. President of Lawing, Inc., dealing in real estate,
insurance and auction business. Member Charlotte Board
of Realtors; North Carolina Association of Realtors; National Association of Real
Estate Boards; Auctioneers Association of North Carolina, President, 1962-1965;
National Auctioneers Association, on Board of Directors, three-year term, 1969-
1972. Member Paw Creek American Legion Post No. 353, Commander, 1948-1951;
Voiture 1400 Forty and Eight, Voiture Correspondent, 1952-1953; Grand Chimi-
not Forty and Eight, 1954-1955. Member Excelsior Lodge No. 261, A.F. & A.M.;
Carolina Consistory Scottish Rite; Oasis Temple of the Shrine. Chairman, Legis-
lative Committee of Paw Creek American Legion Post, 1961-1971 Commander,
Mecklenburg County Council of American Legion Post, 1968-1969. Member of
the General Assembly, 1971. Received "Go-Getter" designation and star for past
23 years in American Legion. Member Board of Mecklenburg County Commis-
sioners, 1952-1956, 1958-1964, Vice Chairman, 1954-1956, 1962-19C4. Chosen one
of 10 Outstanding Men of the Year by Charlotte Jaycees, 1959, 1960. Awarded
City of Charlotte Citizenship Award, 1964, and Certificate of Appreciation by
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 1964. Served on Mecklenburg County
Welfare Board, 1961-1964. Served in United States Army Air Force as Aviation
Cadet and Gunnery Instructor, 1943-1946. Member United Methodist Church;
Official Board, 1960-1968, Chairman, 1966-1968; Chairman, Membership and Evan-
gelism Committee, 1968-1970; Teacher Glenn Lackey Adult Sunday School Class
since 1958; taught Men's Bible Class, Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.
1956-1958. Served in the 1971 and 1973 Session of the North Carolina General
Assembly as a member of the House of Representatives. Married Jane Gaffney
December 31, 1943. Two daughters, Diane Lawing Loudermilk and Sally Ann
Lawing. Address: RFD No. 9, Box 195-G, Charlotte.
LARRY ELMER LEONARD
(Democrat — Davidson County)
(Thirtieth House District — Counties: Davidson and Davie. Three Represen-
tatives.)
Larry Elmer Leonard, representing the Thirtieth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Thomasville, N. C, Novem-
ber 22, 1941. Son of Elmer Elwood Leonard, and May Nell
(Gallimore) Leonard. Attended Thomasville Senior High
School— 1956-1960. Western Carolina University, B.S. De-
gree, 1964. Addititional work: High Point College — Fall
Semester 1968, UNC-Greensboro— Spring Semester, 1969.
Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D. Degree, 1972.
Attorney. American Bar Association, N. C. State Bar, N. C.
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Bar Association, Davidson County Bar Association, Thomasville Area Chamber
of Commerce. Phi Alpha Delta, Legal Fraternity (Law School): Tau Kappa
Epsilon Social Fraternity (undergrad). Thomasville Jaycees — Present. Member
Heidelberg United Church of Christ. Vice President Church — Currently (1974) ;
President Heidelberg Brotherhood, currently (1974) ; Secretary and Board Mem-
ber of Heidelberg United Church of Christ Endowment Fund, Inc. (5 year term
expires 1975) ; Deacon 1970-72; Deacon 1974-76; Past youth group advisor, Sun-
day School Teacher 1970-74. Married Brenda Sue (Westmoreland) Leonard Oc-
tober 1, 1967. Children: Caroline Sue Leonard, 2; and Marcus Larry Leonard,
2 months. Address: 708 Diana Drive, Thomasville.
DANIEL T. LILLEY
(Democrat — Lenoir County)
(Third House District — Counties: Craven, Jones, Lenoir and Pamlico. Three
Representatives. )
Daniel T. Lilley, representing the Third Representative
District, was born in Martin County, August 15, 1920. Son
of Alfred Tom Lilley (deceased) and Ethel Grace (Gurkin)
Lilley (deceased). Attended Farm Life High School; Spar-
tan School of Aeronautics, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Airline Mainte-
nance Course and School of Flight-Diplomas; Self Study —
Chartered Life Underwriting Course (C.L.U.) 1967; Ameri-
can College of Life Underwriters, Bryn Mawr, Pennsyl-
vania. Salesman with The Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company. Member Lenoir County Life Underwriters Association ; The American
Society of Chartered Life Underwriters; Kinston Junior Chamber of Commerce,
past President, received D.S.A. Award; Kinston Chamber of Commerce, received
the First Citizen of The Year Award, 1963; Kinston Rotary Club; 1973 National
Sales Achievement Award from National Association of Life Underwriters; 1972
National Quality Award — National Association of Life Underwriters; member
Top Club, The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1970. Member Lenoir
County Board of Commissioners, 1964-1968. Representative in the General As-
sembly of 1969. Lt. Col. in N. C. Wing, Civil Air Patrol; U. S. Air Force Re-
serve, Lt. Colonel, 6 years active duty World War II. Member Northwest Chris-
tian Church, Kinston; Elder; serving as Minister, Silver Hill Christian Church,
Grantsboro and Cove City Christian Church, Cove City since 19C4. Married Jean
Hites of McPherson, Kansas, July 7, 1944. Children: Eileen, 26, and Dan, Jr.,
24. Address: 1805 Sedgefield Drive, Kinston. Mailing Address: P. O. Box 824,
Kinston.
JAMES EUGENE LONG
(Democrat — Alamance County)
(Twenty-second House District — Counties: Alamance and Rockingham. Four
Representatives.)
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James Eugene Long, representing the Twenty-second
Representative District was born in Burlington March 19,
1940. Son of George A. and Helen (Long) Long. Attended
Walter M. Williams High School, Burlington, 1954-1958;
N. C. State University, 1958-1962; University of North Car-
olina, 1962-1963, A.B. in Political Science; University of
North Carolina Law School, 1963-1966, J.D. degree. Lawyer.
Partner in firm, Long, Ridge & Long. Member N. C. State
Bar; Alamance County Bar Assn.; North Carolina Bar
Assn.; Chairman, Alamance County Young Lawyers Section, 1972-1975; Bar
Assn.; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Burlington Jaycees;
American Business Club; Burlington-Alamance County Chamber of Commerce.
Member Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, Vice-Chairman, Board of Trustees;
Pershing Rifles Military Society; Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Vice Presi-
dent, 1965-1966; Alamance County Young Democratic Club, Treasurer, 1967,
President, 1968, Executive Committee, 1969, Second Vice President, 1970, Sixth
District Secretary, 1971; Treasurer, North State Caucus, 1974-1975; Secretary
and Director, North Carolina Special Olympics, Inc., 197 0-. Selected as one of
Outstanding Young Men in America, 1972; Personalities of the South, 1972;
Who's Who in American Politics, 1971 and 1972. Vice-Chairman of Motor Ve-
hicles Committee, Legislative Research Commission, 1972. Chairman, Joint Legis-
lative Committee to Study Taxation of Local Unit of Government, 1974; Chair-
man, Legislative Committee to Study the Rights and Responsibilities of State
Employees, 1974. Representative in the General Assembly of 1971 and 1973.
Episcopalian; member Vestry, 1969-1971; Children: James Eugene Long, Jr.,
12, and Rebecca Ann Long, 10. Address: P. 0. Box 690, Burlington.
JIMMY LEWIS LOVE
(Democrat — Lee County)
(Eighth House District— Counties : Harnett and Lee. Two Representatives.)
Jimmy Lewis Love, representing the Eighteenth Repre-
sentative District, was born in Sanford December 21, 1934.
Son of James Alonzo and Willie (Brannon) Love. Attended
Sanford City Schools, 1941-1953; University of North Caro-
lina, 1956-1960, A.B. and LL.B. degrees. Lawyer. Member
N. C. Bar Assn.; N. C. State Bar Assn.; American Bar
Assn. President, Lee County Young Democrat Club, 1958;
Solicitor, Lee County Criminal Court, 1961-1966; Assistant
Superior Court Solicitor, 1961-1966. Member Masons; Ro-
tary. Major, U. S. Air Force (JAG) Reserves since 1957. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1967, 1969 and 1971. Member First Baptist Church, Deacon
and Teacher. Married Etta Brown Howard November 9, 1957. Children: Joni
Brown, 15; Tim, 13; Melody, 10, and Mark, 1. Address: Rt. 5, Box 593, Sanford.
WILLIAM HANNON McMILLAN
(Democrat — Iredell County)
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(Thirty-fifth House District — Counties: Alexander and Iredell. Two Repre-
sentatives.)
William Hannon McMillan, representing the Thrity-fifth
Representative District, was born in Gaffney, S. C. Novem-
ber 12, 1938. Son of William Hazel McMillan and Ethel
Jane Stacy McMillan. Attended Harding High School, 1952-
1956, Charlotte, N. C. ; Charlotte College, 1956-1957. UNC-
Chapel Hill, 1957-1960, B.S. Degree. University of North
Carolina Law School, Chapel Hill, J.D. Degree, 1968. At-
torney. American, N. C. and Iredell County Bar Associa-
tion. Home Builders Association of Statesville-Mooresville.
Delta Phi Fraternity, and Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity. U. S. Air Force, 1st
Lieutenant, 1961-1965. Member First Baptist Church, Statesville, N. C. Sunday
School Teacher, 1970-present. Married Martha Eleanor Bynum April 17, 1965.
One Child: Stacy Eleanor, 4. Address: P. O. Box 1776, Statesville.
RONALD EARL MASON
(Democrat — Carteret County)
(Fourth House District — Counties: Carteret and Onslow. Three Represen-
tatives.)
Ronald Earl Mason, representing the Fourth Repre-
sentative District, was born in Atlantic August 3, 1929. Son
of Earl and Geraldine (Robinson) Mason. Attended Atlantic
Elementary School, Beaufort High School, Sullivan's Prep
School, Washington, D. C, Oak Ridge Military Institute,
North Carolina State University. Real Estate Broker, Ma-
j/'t ^|^L son Realty Company. Shriner and 32nd Mason, member of
£ IPj^^i Franklin Lodge No. 109 AF and AM. Eastern Star No. 128,
a Past Patron, Past President of the Beaufort Jaycees, and
winner of their Distinguished Service Award, Young Man of the Year, Past
President of the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, Charter President of the Car-
teret Toastmasters Club, and Charter President of the Carteret Young Demo-
crats Club. Served as Town Clerk, Treasurer, and Tax Collector, Town of Beau-
fort, 1959-1962, served as Auditor, Tax Supervisor, and Treasurer of Carteret
County, 1962-1966, and served in 1971 and 1973 North Carolina House of Repre-
sentatives. Served in the U. S. Air Force, 1949-1951, Sgt. ; member First Baptist
Church, Beaufort, former Sunday School Teacher. Married Joyce Lewis of Davis
June 2, 1949. One son, Ronald Earl, Jr. (deceased) ; three daughters, Olivia,
Cynthia, and Angelia. Address: Home, 315 Ann Street, Beaufort and Business,
Mason Realty, P. 0. Box 296, Beaufort.
CAROLYN MATHIS
(MRS. RAY MATHIS)
(Republican — Mecklenburg County)
(Thirty-Sixth House District — County: Mecklenburg. Eight Representatives.)
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Carolyn Mathis was born in Sampson County in 1942
to Mr. and Mrs. Horace Williamson. Graduated Clinton
High School, 1959; UNC-G, 1963, BS in Home Economics;
UNC-CH, 1970, M.Ed, in Special Education. Educational
Disabilities teacher. Appointed by Governor to Council on
Educational Services for Exceptional Children, 1974.
Member Children 100, Council for Exceptional Children,
Mecklenburg Association for Retarded Children, Charlotte
Classroom Teachers Association. Married to Ray Mathis.
One daughter: Bentley. Family is members of Myers Park United Methodist
Church and reside at 8045 Regent Park Lane, Charlotte.
ERNEST BRYAN MESSER
(Democrat — Haywood County)
(Forty-fourth House District — Counties: Haywood, Jackson, Madison and
Swain. Two Representatives.)
Ernest Bryan Messer, representing the Forty-fourth
Representative District, was born in Waynesville Decem-
ber 21, 1913. Son of Forest W. and Effie (Furr) Messer.
Attended James Chapel, 1920-1927; Lee Edwards High
School, 1927-1931; Carson Newman College, B.A. degree,
1935. Supervisor, Wood Procurement Department, Cham-
pion International, Inc., Canton. Teacher and basketball
coach, Haywood County Schools, 1935-1939. Member Can-
ton Lions Club ; Canton Toastmasters Club ; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Board of Directors and President Haywood
County Mental Health Association; Board of Directors of Champion Y.M.C.A.
and Champion Credit Union. Chairman Haywood County Democratic Executive
Committee, 1958-1962; Haywood County Planning Board; Haywood County His-
torical Association; Chairman Canton Chapter Red Cross Bloodmobile; Chair-
man Inplant United Fund Drive; Trustee Haywood Technical Institute; Conser-
vation and Development Study Commission; Water and Air Resources Study
Commission; Governor's Advisory Council Comprehensive Health Planning;
Member State Mental Health Services; Member Legislative Research Commission;
Board of Directors State of Franklin Health Council; 1974 Layman's Award for
Distinguished Service to Education given by Phi Delta Kappa of Western Caro-
lina University. Served in U. S. Navy as Lieutenant, World War II, 1942-1945.
Representative in General Assembly of 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, and
1974. Baptist, Teacher, Adult Sunday School Class; former Training Union
Director. Married Jincy Owen January 11, 1936. One daughter, Mrs. Clyde
Poovey, Jr., Atlanta, Ga. Address: 15 Forest View Circle, Canton.
HENRY M. MICHAUX, JR.
(Democrat — Durham County)
(Sixteenth House District — County: Durham. Three Representatives.)
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Henry M. Michaux, Jr., representing the Sixteenth Rep-
I'esentative District, was born in Durham September 4, 1930.
Son of Henry M. Michaux and Isadore M. Coates Michaux.
Graduated Palmer Memorial Institute, 1948; North Carolina
Central University, 1952, B.S.; North Carolina Central Uni-
versity Law School, 1964, J.D. Attorney; Real Estate
Broker; Property Insurance Agent; Appraiser. Member
National Association of Real Estate Brokers, North Caro-
lina Bar Association, North Carolina State Bar, George H.
White Bar Asso., National Bar Association and the American Judicature Society;
Recipient of the Service and Political Award from the National Association of
Real Estate Brokers for 1972. Member Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Chief Assistant
Solicitor for the 14th Solicitorial District; Prosecutor for the District Court of
Durham. Served as chairman of the Turnkey III Committee of the Durham
Housing Authority. Sergeant, United States Army Medical Corps, 1952-54.
Member St. Joseph's AME Church, Durham; member of Junior Steward Board,
Nursery School Board and treasurer of Sunday School. Married Joyce M. Wins-
ton July 2, 1966. One daughter: Jocelyn M. Winston. Residence: 1722 Alfred
Street, Durham. Mailing Address: P. 0. Box 2152, Durham.
GEORGE W. MILLER, JR.
Democrat — Durham County)
(Sixteenth House District — County: Durham.)
George W. Miller, Jr., representing the Sixteenth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Spencer, N. C. May 14,
1930. Son of George W. and Blanche M. (Iddings) Miller.
Attended Spencer Elementary and High School, 1936-1948;
University of North Carolina, Bachelor of Science and
Business Administration; University of North Carolina Law
School, 1954-1957, LL.B. degree. Lawyer, firm of Haywood,
Denny & Miller. Member North Carolina Bar Assn.; Ameri-
can Bar Assn.; Durham County Bar Assn.; International
Association of Insurance Counsel. Member Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity;
Member Sertoma Club; Member of the House of Representatives, 1971-1973.
President, North Carolina Young Democratic Clubs, 1964-1965. Served in U. S.
Marine Corps, Sergeant, 1951-1953. Member Duke Memorial Methodist Church,
Durham; Chairman, Duke Memorial Week Day School Committee, 1968; Member
Official Board. Member of the North Carolina Symphony Board of Trustees;
Vice-President of Citizens Advisory Council for Center for Alcohol Studies, Di-
vision of Health Sciences. Married Eula Hux June 21, 1958. Children 1 Elizabeth
Ann, Blanche Rose and George, III. Address: 3862 Somerset Drive, Durham.
GLENN ALEXANDER MORRIS
(Democrat — McDowell County)
(Forty-first House District — Counties: McDowell and Yancey,
sentative.)
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Glenn Alexander Morris, representing the Forty-first
Representative District, was born in Marion November 9,
1908. Son of Thomas Morris and Mary Neal Morris. At-
tended Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, Georgia
1928-1928. Attended Wake Forest College 1929-1931. Serv-
ed in United States Army 1944. Member Kappa Alpha Order
and President of Tau Chapter Kappa Alpha Order at Wake
Forest 1930-1931. Retired General Manager, Clinchfield
Manufacturing Company, Plants of Burlington Industries,
Inc., Marion. Vice-Chairman, McDowell County Board of Commissioners 1953-
1959. Board of Governors, Marion General Hospital 1951-19G8, Chairman of the
Board 1954-1964; Marion's "Man of the Year" award for 1952; Director, Mc-
Dowell County Dread Disease Society, 1955 to present; member Board of Direc-
tors First Union National Bank of Marion, 1952 to present; Member Board of
Directors Wachovia Bank & Trust Company, Asheville, N. C. 1956 to 1962; Mem-
ber, Board of Directors University of North Carolina-Asheville Foundation, elect-
ed 1972. Member First Presbyterian Church and Deacon, 1955 to present. Mar-
ried Mary Augusta McGregor October 5, 1939. Two children: Glenn Alexander,
Jr. and James McGregor. Address: 808 Fleming Avenue, Marion.
ROBIE LEE NASH
(Democrat — Rowan County)
(Thirty-first House District — County: Rowan. Two Representatives.)
Robie Lee Nash, representing the Thirty-first Repre-
sentative District, was born in E. Spencer, N. C, October
5, 1910. Son of Archie Lee Nash, and Mary Kenerly Nash.
Attended East Spencer School, 1916-1924, and Salisbury
High School, 1924-1927. Also, night classes for two semes-
ters in Catawba College. Manager Real Estate Invest-
ments. North Carolina Forestry Association; Salisbury-
Rowan County Chamber of Commerce; Salisbury Lions
Club, President 1945-1946. North Carolina House of Rep-
sentatives— 1971-1973. Salisbury City Council, 1951-1953 and 1953-1955. Andrew
Jackson Masonic Lodge No. 576. Member First United Methodist Church, Salis-
bury, N. C. Co-Chairman Building Program, 1951-1954; Chairman, Official Board,
1953-1954; Chairman, Trustees, 1969-1974; District Trustee, 1964-1974. Married
Ethel (Arey) Nash August 24, 1936. Children: John Lee Nash, age 36; Samuel
Arey Nash, 32; Lona Marie Nash Duggins, 26. Address: No. 232 Richmond Road,
Salisbury.
MARY CORDELL NESBITT
(MRS. MARTIN L. NESBITT)
(Democrat — Buncombe County)
(Forty-third House District — Counties: Buncombe and Transylvania. Four
Representatives.)
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Mary Cordell Nesbitt, representing the Forty-third
Representative District, was born in Asheville, N. C, De-
cember 18,1911. Daughter of Joseph Clemans Cordell and
Martha T. Jones Cordell. Attended Buncombe County Junior
College 1928-30; Western Carolina College, 1934-35, B.S.
Degree; Western Carolina College, 1958, Masters Degree.
Retired Educational Consultant. Life Member North Caro-
lina Education Association and National Education Associ-
ation. Western Carolina University Alumni Award for
Distinguished Service to Education. Asheville Business and Professional Wo-
mens Club; Kappa Kappa lota National Teachers Sorority. Member Oakley
United Methodist Church. Married Martin L. Nesbitt (deceased) July 27, 1935.
Children: Mary Ann Dotson, 32; Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr., 28. Address: 471 Fairview
Road, Asheville.
HENRY WARD OXENDINE
(Democrat — Robeson County)
(Twenty-first House District — Counties: Hoke, Robeson and Scotland. Three
Representatives. )
Henry Ward Oxendine was born in Robeson County
September 4, 1940. Son of Lockey Oxendine and Nancy
Locklear Oxendine. Graduated Pembroke High School ;
Pembroke State University, 1964, B.S. in Social Studies;
North Carolina Central University, 1973, J.D. Member
American Bar Assn., N. C. Bar Assn., Robeson County Bar
Assn. Member Pembroke Jaycees; secretary, 1966-67; Ex-
ternal Vice-President, 1970-71 ; Jaycee of the Year, 1969.
Member Pembroke Kikanis, Distinguished Service Award,
1968. Second Vice-chairman, Democratic Executive Committee. United States
Air Force, September, 1957-August, 1960, A/2c. Member Union Chapel Metho-
dist Church, Pembroke. Married Sandra Ransom, August 20, 1965. Two sons:
Hampton Wayne Oxendine, 8, and Hughes Wendell Oxendine, 7. Address: P. O.
Box 996, Pembroke.
DAVID RUSSELL PARNELL
(Democrat — Robeson County)
(Twenty-first House District — Counties: Hoke, Robeson and Scotland. Three
Representatives. )
David Russell Parnell, representing the Twenty-first
Representative District, was born in Parkton, N. C, No-
vember 16, 1925. Son of John Quincy Parnell, and Clelia
(Britt) Parnell. Attended Parkton Public Schools, 1931-
1941; Oak Ridge Military Institute, 1941-1944. Wake Forest
University, B.S. Degree, 1949. Merchant and Farmer. N. C.
Merchants Association, N. C. Oil Jobbers Association; N. C.
State Highway Commissioner, 1969-1972. Member Robeson
County Industrial Development Commission, 1963-1974;
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Mayor— Town of Parkton, 1964-1969. U. S. Army Corporal, 1945-1946.
Member Parkton Baptist Church; Chairman — Board of Deacons — 1974-1975;
1972-1973; 1968-1969; Church Treasurer, 1950-1972; Sunday School Teacher,
1950-present. Married Barbara Johnson Parnell, June 11, 1948. Children: David
R., Jr., 22; Anne J. Parnell, 19; and Timothy Scott Parnell, 9. Address: P. O.
Box 190, Parkton.
CHARLES WILEY PHILLIPS
(Democrat — Guilford County)
(Twenty-third House District— County: Guilford. Seven Representatives.)
Charles Wiley Phillips, representing the Twenty-third
Representative District, was born in Randolph County, June
25, 1897. Son of Jesse Lee and Fannie (Waddell) Phillips.
Attended Trinity High School, 1911-1914; Jamestown High
School, 1915-1916; University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, 1916-1921, A.B. degree; Columbia University, sum-
mers of 1923, 1924, 1926 and 1927, M.A. degree; UNC
(Greensboro), 1967; A&T State University, 1973, and
Campbell College, 1974, L.L.D. Life Member N. C. Educa-
tional Association; President State Education Association, 1945-1946; President
State Congress of P.T.A., 1943-1945. Member Rotary International, District Gov-
ernor, 1932-1933 and 1963-1964; Rotary Club of Greensboro, President, 1929-
1930, Secretary, 1941-1972. Teacher and Principal in Greensboro Public Schools,
12 years. Director Public Relations, Woman's College, U. N. C, 27 years; retired,
1962. Director of Experiment in Television Teaching in the State, 1957-1961;
Director, Downtown Campus, Guilford College, 1965-1966. Corporal, U. S. Army,
World War I. Representative in General Assembly of 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973
and 1975. Methodist; Church School Teacher; District Lay Leader. Married Lela
Wade, 1924. Children 1 Wade, Carolyn, Charles, Jr., and Barbara Ann. Eleven
grandchildren. Address: 210 Tremont Drive, Greensboro.
AARON WESLEY PLYLER
(Democrat — Union County)
(Thirty-third House District — Counties: Cabarrus and Union,
resentatives.)
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Aaron Wesley Plyler, representing the Thirty-third
Representative District, was born in Monroe, N. C. October
1, 1926. Son of Isom F. Plyler, Sr., and Ida Foard Plyler.
Attended Benton Heights School, Monroe, N. C, 1933-1943;
Florida Military Academy, 1943-1944. President of Plyler
Grading & Paving, Inc.; President of Hill Top Enterprises,
Inc., Secretary and Treasurer of White Point, Inc., N.
Myrtle Beach, S. C. ; Vice President of Childhood Discovery
Products, Inc., Member of the Associated General Con-
tractors; Past President of the Patrons Club of Wingate College, Past President
of the Monroe-Union County Chamber of Commerce, Inc., Monroe, N. C; Monroe
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Rotary Club. Union County "Man of the Year" 1971 — Monroe-Union County
Chamber of Commerce, Inc. City of Monroe — Planning; Board; various other ap-
pointments by the City Council and County Commissioners; served on the Ad-
visory Board of Vocational and Technical Education in North Carolina. Member
Benton Heights Presbyterian Church, Monroe, N. C. Deacon; Member of the
Building Committee; Chairman of the Board of Deacons. Married Dorothy Moser
Plyler May 22, 1948. Children: Barbara Plyler Faulk, age 25; Nancy Diane, age
Plyler May 22, 1948. Children: Barbara Plyler Faulk, 25; Nancy Diane, 23;
Aaron W., Jr., 21; Alan, 17; Alton, 14. Address: Route 7, Box 62, Monroe.
RALPH MENZIE PRESTWOOD
(Democrat-
( Thirty-fourth House District-
Three Representatives.)
-Caldwell County)
-Counties: Caldwell, Wilkes,
and Yadkin.
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Ralph Menzie Prestwood, representing the Thirty-
fourth Representative District, was born in Hickory, N. C,
May 5, 1919. Son of Walter Sidney and Mary Hood Prest-
wood. Attended Lenoir High School. Also a two year Busi-
ness course under GI Bill, 1948-1950. Operates Men's Cloth-
ing Shop. Staff Sergeant— U. S. Army September 10, 1940-
October 8, 1945. Private Pilot. Member Baptist Church.
Married Edith (Coffey) Prestwood, January 26, 1950. Chil-
dren: Sharon Deloris, 24; and Ralph Michael, 22. Address:
206 Friendly Pai'k Road, Lenoir.
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JESSE THOMAS PUGH, JR.
(Democrat — Randolph County)
(Twenty-fourth House District — County: Randolph. Two Representatives.)
Jesse Thomas Pugh, Jr., representing the Twenty-fourth
Representative District, was born in Asheboro, December
16, 1921. Son of Jesse Thomas Pugh, and Mary (Fox) Pugh.
Navy — Chief Pharmacist Mate, September 28, 1942-Decem-
ber 5, 1945. Chairman, Redevelopment Commission, City of
Asheboro. Member Central United Methodist. Member Ad-
ministrative Board; Sunday School Teacher; Chairman
Commission on Education (1955). Married Sarah (Tyson)
Pugh May 8, 1942. Children 1 Elizabeth (Mrs. Fred I. Jones),
Jesse Thomas Pugh, III, 27; Glenn McLaurin Pugh, 24; James Edgar Pugh,
21. Address: P. O. Box 846, Asheboro.
DWIGHT WILSON QUINN
(Democrat — Cabarrus County)
(Thirty-third House District — Counties: Cabarrus and Union. Three Repre-
sentatives.)
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Dwight Wilson Quinn, representing the Thirty-third
Representative District, was born in York, South Caro-
lina, September 12, 1917. Son of Lucy (Wilson) Quinn and
the late William Lytle Quinn. Served as a member of the
Governor's Commission on Reorganization of State Govern-
ment, 1961-1962; member Executive Committee Governor's
Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime;
member of the committee appointed by the Attorney Gen-
eral on Criminal Code Revision ; member of the Governor's
Study Committee on Architectural Barriers for the Benefit of the Handicapped;
member of the Board of Directors of the Southern Region Education Board.
Voted Kannapolis Man of the Year, 1948, by the Jaycees. Received Amvets Na-
tional Distinguished Service Award for outstanding community service, 1953.
Member Board of Directors Cannon Memorial Y.M.C.A., member of the Board of
Directors of the Cabarrus County Boys Club; Board of National Cerebral Palsy
Association; Board of Directors and past President Cabarrus County Chapter,
North Carolina Heart Association. Served in United States Army, 1944-1945.
Member American Legion, Post 115, served as Vice Commander of the American
Legion; 40 and 8; Rotarian; member Cannon Memorial Lodge, No. C26, A.F. &
A.M.; Scottish Rite Bodies; Shriner, Oasis Temple. Representative in the Gen-
eral Assembly regular sessions of 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965,
1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974 and 1975 and special sessions, 1956, 1963, 1965, 1966
and 1971. Lutheran, member Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church; has served as
a member of Church Council. Delegate to the National Democratic Convention
1960 in Los Angeles, California and Chicago, Illinois, 1968; former Chairman of
the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee of Appalachian State Uni-
versity. Married Marian Elizabeth Isenhour February 23, 193G. One daughter,
Mrs. Lester U. Dodge. Address: 213 South Main Street, Kannapolis.
LISTON BRYAN RAMSEY
(Democrat — Madison County)
(Forty-fourth House District — Counties: Haywood, Jackson, Madison and
Swain. Two Representatives.)
Liston Bryan Ramsey, representing the Forty-fourth
Representative District, was born at Marshall, February
26, 1919. Son of John Morgan and Delia Lee (Bryan) Ram-
sey. Attended Mars Hill College, 1938. Merchant. Elk;
Mason; American Legion, former Commander; Veterans of
Foreign Wars. County Chairman Democratic Executive
Committee, 1958-1960, 1962; served as a delegate to the 1968
National Convention. Board of Aldermen, Town of Mar-
shall, 1949-1961. Served in Army Air Corps as Sergeant,
1944-1946. Representative in the General Assembly of 1961, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1971
and 1973-74; Chairman, Finance Committee, 1973-74; member, Advisory Budget
Commission, 1973-74. Baptist. Married Florence McDevitt. One daughter, Martha
Louise. Address: Marshall.
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HECTOR E. RAY
(Democrat — Cumberland County)
(Twentieth House District — County: Cumberland. Five Representatives.)
Hector E. Ray, representing the Twentieth Representa-
tive District, was born in Fayetteville, N. C. October 20,
1919. Son of Bond Sedberry Ray, and Ester Hazel Brad-
ford Ray. Attended Massey Hill High School, Fayetteville,
N. C, 1939. Government Electrical Trade School— Ft. Bragg,
N. C, 1942-43. Owner- — Electrical Contracting Firm. Cum-
berland County Board of County Commissioners, 1964-1972;
Chairman — 3 years, 1969-1972. Fayetteville Optimist Club
— 1972, for outstanding contributions in civic and govern-
mental affairs; Fayetteville Jaycees — December 22, 1972, in grateful apprecia-
tion of his splendid contributions while serving as chairman of the Cumberland
County Board of Commissioners; Honorary member — Fayetteville-Cumberland
County Youth Council; Certificate of Appreciation — May 19, 1971, Fayetteville
Cumberland County Youth Council in recognition of outstanding service to the
youth of Fayetteville and Cumberland County; Certificate of Appreciation — 1972-
73, for outstanding and dedicated service to Cumberland County Association —
Classroom Learning Disability; Cumberland County Distinguished Service Award
— 1973, for outstanding service to the citizens of Cumberland County as a mem-
ber and chairman of the Board of County Commissioners; North Carolina Re-
habilitation Association, citation of Merit Award for exceptional contributions on
behalf of handicapped citizens of North Carolina; City of Fayetteville — December
1972, Resolution of Appreciation; United States Department of Agriculture —
November, 1968, Certificate of Appreciation — for outstanding service in assisting
agricultural agencies in Cumberland County. Member — The Masons, The Shrin-
ers, The Knights of Pythias. Member — Agricultural Extension Service Advisory
Board; Member — Cumberland County Auditorium Executive Committee; Past
member— Board of Directors, N. C. Electrical Contractors Association. Appointed
by Governor Terry Sanford to N. C. Board of Electrical Examiners, February 6,
1961 — 1 year; April 15, 1962 — 4 years. Member First Baptist Church. President —
Sunday School Class 1964; Deacon, 1968 to present; Vice President — Brotherhood,
1972; Administrative Committee, 1971-74 Chairman, 1974. Married Dorothy
(Dot) Ray March 7, 1941. Children: Louise Bond, 31; Brenda Joyce, 27; and
Mary Elizabeth (Beth), 23. Address: 306 Dunbar Drive, Fayetteville.
JAMES GUY REVELLE, SR.
(Democrat — Northampton County)
(Fifth House District — Counties: Bertie, Gates, Hertford and Northampton.
Two Representatives.)
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James Guy Revelle, Sr., representing the Fifth Repre-
sentative District, was born in Conway July 14, 1908. Son
of James Kelly Revelle and Annie Elizabeth Watson Revelle.
Graduated Woodland-Olney High School; attended Wake
Forest University. Retired businessman and farmer.
Member Grand Lodge of A.F. and A.M. of North Carolina
and Potecasi Lodge No. 418. Recipient of Twenty-five year
Membership Pin, Masonic Lodge. Northampton County Com-
missioner 1953-72, Chairman, 1963-72. Member Local
School Board, 1944-53. Member State Democratic Executive Committee, 1953-55.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1973-74. Trustee of Roanoke-Chowan
Hospital. Member Ashley's Grove Baptist Church ; Sunday School Superintendent
ten years; deacon thirty-four years, Chairman of Board of Deacons four years.
Married Pearla Futrell December 20, 1931. Two children: James Guy, Jr. and
Pearla Revelle Lowe. Address: RFD, Conway.
SAMUEL THOMAS RHODES
(Republican — New Hanover County)
(Twelfth House District — County: New Hanover. Two Representatives.)
Samuel Thomas Rhodes, representing the Twelfth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Wilmington October 12,
1944. Son of Samuel Thomas Rhodes and Dorothy William-
son Rhodes. Graduated New Hanover High School, 1962;
University of North Carolina, 1966, B.A.; Auburn Univer-
sity, 1969, M.S. Work toward Ph.D. done at North Carolina
State University. Instructor of Marine Science, Cape Fear
Technical Institute. Member Biological Society of America,
American Museum of National History, American Institute
of Biological Sciences, International Oceanographic Foundation, National His-
torical Society. Has had two scientific papers published. Member National Rifle
Association. Member Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina (St.
John's Lodge No. 1 — Senior Deacon on First Degree Team, 1972) ; Scottish Rite
of Free Masonry Southern Jurisdiction of the United States; Ancient Arabic
Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Sudan Temple) ; Arab Shrine Club, mem-
ber Board of Directors, 1970-72; Sudan Drum and Bugle Corps, Wilmington
Order of Demolay, advisor and member of Board of Directors and Founding
Father, 1972. Order of the Eastern Star. Member of Wilmington Jaycees; Mem-
ber of North Carolina Marine Science Council; Member Board of Directors, New
Hanover County Marine Science Consortium ; Member Board of Directors, North
Carolina Ocean Sciences Institute; First Vice President of Lower Cape Fear
Council for the Arts; Presented Jaycees Distinguished Service Award for 19 73;
Nominee North Carolina State Jaycee Man of the Year Award, 1973; Represen-
tative in the General Assembly of 1973-1974; Member of Greater Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce; Member Historic Wilmington Foundation. Member Winter
Park Baptist Church, Wilmington. Address: P. 0. Box 3251, Wilmington.
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BOBBY WAYNE ROGERS
(Democrat — Vance County)
(Thirteenth House District — Counties: Caswell, Granville, Person, Vance
and Warren Counties. Three Representatives.)
Bobby Wayne Rogers, representing the Thirteenth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Vance County June 19,
1934. Son of Hartwell B. and Rena N. (Gentry) Rogers.
Attended Henderson High School, Henderson, 1948-1952;
Civil Engineering, N. C. State College, Raleigh, 1959;
George Washington University, Washington, D. C, LL.B.
degree, 1963. Lawyer. Member North Carolina State Bar;
North Carolina Bar Assn.; North Carolina Academy of
Trial Lawyers; Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity; Benevolent
Protective Order of the Elks; Loyal Order of the Moose. Prosecutor Vance County
Recorder's Court, 1964-1968; Chairman Vance County Democratic Executive
Committee, 1967-1968. Served in U. S. Navy, 1952-1955. Member St. John's
Episcopal Church, Henderson. Married Nancy Bell Rogers April 28, 1960. Chil-
dren: Samuel J.; Rena E.; Michael F. and Matthew H. W. Address: 661 Lake-
view Drive, Henderson.
HERBERT HORTON ROUNTREE
(Democrat — Pitt County)
(Eighth House District — Counties: Greene and Pitt. Two Representatives.)
Herbert Horton Rountree, representing the Eighth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Farmville May 5, 1921.
Son of Charles Stanley and Madeline V. (Horton) Rountree.
Attended Farmville High School, 1934-1938; Darlington
Prep School, 1938-1939; University of North Carolina, A.B.
degree, 1943; University of North Carolina Law School,
LL.B. degree, 1950. Lawyer. Member North Carolina State
Bar; Pitt County Bar Assn.; Fifth Judicial Bar Assn.;
Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity; N. C. Academy of Trial
Lawyers. Member Governor's Industrial Financing Study Group, 1961-1962;
North Carolina Judicial Council, 1961-1962; Loan Committee, State Employees'
Credit Union, 1958-1962. Master Farmville Masonic Lodge No. 517, 1955. Mem-
ber New Bern Consistory No. 3, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free-
masonry; Sudan Temple A. A. O.N. M.S. of New Bern, N. C. ; Pitt County Scottish
Rite and Shrine Clubs; Burnette-Rouse Post No. 9081, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Commander, Farmville American Legion Post No. 151, 1954; Governor, Green-
ville Lodge No. 885, Loyal Order of Moose, 1965; Exalted Ruler, Greenville Lodge
No. 1645, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, 1966; President, Farmville
Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1952; Jaycee, Distinguished Service Award, 1953.
Commissioner, Town of Farmville, 1955-1957; Solicitor Pitt County Recorder's
Court, 1951-1953; Assistant Attorney General of North Carolina, 1959-1962.
Served in U. S. Naval Reserve, Lt. (J.G.), 1943-1946, Pacific Theatre. Repre-
sentative in the General Assembly of 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1973-74. Member State
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Courts Commission; Governor's Advisory Committee on Law and Order; Legis-
lative Research Commission Subcommittee to study Shortage of Rural Doctors
and General Health Affairs; Governor's Task Force Committee on Apprehension
and Suppression. Member, Legislative Services Commission, 1971-1972, 1973-1974-
1975; Chairman, House Committee on Congressional Redisricting, 1971; Chair-
man, House Committee on Appropriations, Base Budget, 1973 ; Member, Commis-
sion on Sentencing, Criminal Punishment and Rehabilitation, 1974; Member,
Health Manpower Study Commission, 1973; Trustee, East Carolina University;
Kiwanian; and Recipient of the Greenville Outstanding Citizen Award, 1972.
Salvation Army Advisory Board; Executive Committee on Coastal Plains Mental
Health Association. Episcopalian. Member of Vestry, Farmville Emmanuel
Church, 1952-1956; St. Christopher's Church, Garner, 19G0-1962; St. Paul's
Greenville, 1963-1965; Sunday School Teacher and Lay Reader. Married Helen
Elizabeth Lotz, 1946. Three daughters: Kathryn Rountree Cameron; Mary Helen
Rountree; Dorene Horton Rountree; one son, Charles S. Rountree, III. Address:
1209 Drexel Lane, Greenville.
HUGH C. SANDLIN
(Democrat — Onslow County)
(Fourth House District — Counties: Carteret and Onslow. Three Represen-
tatives.)
Hugh C. Sandlin, representing the Fourth Representa-
tive District, was born in Jacksonville, N. C. February 26,
1914. Son of Henry Sandlin (deceased), and Lyde (Mills)
Sandlin (deceased). Attended Dixon High School, Jackson-
ville, N. C. 1920-1931. 1942— Ministry of Agriculture, Lon-
don, England; 1943 — University of Paris, France. 1968 —
~4JL v rAwiii Metal School — Petersburg, Virginia. Farming, Mobile
Home Park, and Retail Furniture. Director EMC; Cape
Fear Lung Association; New River Lions Club; United
Fund Board; Red Cross; Farm Bureau and Retired Federal Employee. Technical
Sergeant — Army, 1942-December, 1945 ; Member Verona Methodist Church ; Treas-
urer, Secretary, Teacher, Superintendent, Building Committee, Lay Speaker,
Trustee. Married Juanita Sandlin, January 7, 1948. Children: Hugh, Jr., 25;
and John M., 22. Address: Rte. 3, Box 333, Jacksonville.
THOMAS B. SAWYER
(Democrat — Guilford County)
(Twenty-third House District — County: Guilford County. Seven Represen-
tatives.)
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f Thomas B. Sawyer, representing the Twenty-third Rep-
resentative District, was born in Tapoco April 9, 1918. Son
H of Pleas M. Sawyer (member 1917 General Assembly as
v**^*!J Representative) and Edna O'Neal Garland Sawyer. Grad-
uated Duke University, A.B. Degree, 1938; Emory Univer-
sity, Doctor of Law, 1947. Attended Duke University Di-
vinity School 1948. Served in United States Army as Second
Lieutenant, First Lieutenant and Captain August 1941 to
January 1946; Captain, November 1950 to August 1951; at
present, Lt. Col. United States Army Reserves, retired. Attorney at Law. Hon-
orary Life member of Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, June 5, 1963. Life mem-
ber of Greensboro Moose Lodge No. 685. North Carolina State Senate, 14th Sen-
atorial District, 1951. State Commander, American Veterans of World War II,
1949; State Commander, Disabled American Veterans, 1959. Member of Our
Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Married Dorothy Marie Siler August 25, 1939.
Seven children: Pleas M. Sawyer, Joseph B. Sawyer, Thomas B. Sawyer, Jr.,
Floy Sawyer Blanton (married), Wendell H. Sawyer, Sharon Marie Sawyer and
Gregory W. Sawyer. Address: 411 S. Elam Avenue, Greensboro.
BENJAMIN DAVID SCHWARTZ
(Democrat — New Hanover County)
(Twelfth House District— County : New Hanover. Two Representatives.)
Benjamin David Schwartz, representing the Twelfth
Representative District, was born in Wilmington January
17, 1909. Son of Louis Schwartz and Anne Rulhick Schwartz.
Attended New Hanover High School 1921-1925. Graduated
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S. Degree,
1929. Investments. Member Chamber of Commerce, Wil-
mington Merchants Association; President, Wilmington
Merchants Association, 1961-1963; Received trophy for out-
standing service Wilmington Merchants Association, 1963;
President-Elect Chamber of Commerce, 1971; Tau Epsilon Phi; Elks; B'nai
Brith; elected Wilmington City Council 1969; served as Mayor-Protem and Mayor
of City of Wilmington. Member original Board of Trustees of Wilmington Col-
lege and served eleven years. Charter member University of North Carolina at
Wilmington Foundation. Received award for outstanding Community Service
from North Carolina Human Relations Commission, 1972. Member North Caro-
lina Citizens Committee on the Schools, 1971. Member B'nai Israel Synagogue,
member Board of Directors and Vice President. Married Sylvia Wolk June 3,
1931. Two children: one son, Dr. M. J. Schwartz of Newton, Massachusetts and
one daughter, Dr. Maxine Seller of Buffalo, N. Y. Address: 205 Forest Hills
Drive, Wilmington.
FRANCES ELLEN SETZER
(Democrat — Catawba County)
(Thirty-seventh House District — County: Catawba. Two Representatives.)
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Frances Ellen Setzer, representing the Thirty-seventh
Representative District, was born in Catawba County, N. C,
November 27, 1922. Daughter of Macon L. Setzer, and
Maude (Boggs) Setzer. Attended Bowling Green College
of Commerce, Bowling Green, Ky., A.B. Degree, May 1942;
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, M.A. Degree-
Public Health, 1957. Former Work Experience: Textiles,
Banking, Public Health, N. C. PTA Field Secretary. Mem-
ber First United Methodist Church. Address: P. O. Box
265, 860 South Main Avenue, Newton.
WILLIAM MARCUS SHORT
(Democrat — Guilford County)
(Twenty-third House District — County: Guilford. Seven Representatives.)
William Marcus Short, representing the Twenty-third
Representative District, was born in Pleasant Garden, N. C.
August 4, 1930. Son of George Asa Short, Sr., and Blanche
Futrell Short. Attended Sumner School (1936-1948). Uni-
versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1948-1950, 1954-
1955) B.S. Degree, Business Administration. University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Law School, J.D. Degree
(1955-1958). Lawyer. All local, State Bar Associations and
the American Bar Association. House of Representatives
1972). Elks, Moose, Oddfellows, and YMCA. U. S. Air Force, Staff Ser-
(1950-1953). Member Rehobeth Methodist Church. Board of Stewards
1962). Married Dorothy Ruth Mangum February 16, 1952. One Child:
Elizabeth Short, 18. Address: Suite 319 Southeastern Building, Greensboro.
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ADDISON NEAL SMITH
(Democrat — Rowan County)
(Thirty-first House District — County: Rowan. Two Representatives.)
Addison Neal Smith, representing the Thirty-first
Representative District, was born in Bailey, N. C. Decem-
ber 20, 1934. Son of Robert Lee Smith and Grace Goodnight
Smith. Attended Woodleaf High School, Woodleaf, N. C,
June 1953; Pfeiffer College, June 1961; University of Mis-
sissippi, 1961-1963, Graduate Study; University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, Masters Degree — in education with
major in Speech Pathology and Audiology, June 1965. Edu-
cator. Recognized as Outstanding Alumnus (Speech and
Audiology) UNC-G. Drafted bill for N. C. Legislature 1969 that enabled the first
services for hearing impaired children in the public schools in the preschool years.
(Employed by The State Department of Public Instruction 1965-19/2). Formerly
the Acting Director, Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, Washing-
ton, D. C. Literary Productions— "Speech Therapy for the Mentally Retarded",
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N. C. Education, February 1968, "Guide for Speech and Hearing", N. C. Dept. of
Public Instruction, 1967, "Programs for Hearing Impaired", Volta Bureau, Alex-
ander Graham Bell Association, Washington, D. C., 1973. U. S. Army (Engi-
neers), Specialist 4, 1958-1960. Member United Methodist Church. Director of
Music, 1963-65, Church Lay Leader, 1975; Member of Administrative Board, 1975.
Married Elizabeth Withers Smith August 29, 1965. Children: Mary Beth Smith,
8; Addison Neal Smith, 7; Todd Robert Smith, 6; and Anna Elizabeth Smith, 6
months. Address: Route 1, Hart Road, Woodleaf.
NED RAEFORD SMITH
(Democrat — Forsyth County)
(Twenty-ninth House District — County: Forsyth. Five Representatives.)
Ned Raeford Smith, representing the Twenty-ninth
Representative District, was born in Granite Falls, N. C,
January 16, 1911. Son of Lloyd Poole Smith, and Dora
(Bradley) Smith. Attended R. J. Reynolds High School,
Winston-Salem, N. C, 1929; Duke University, 1929-1931;
Salem College, 1932-1933; Duke University, A.B. Degree,
1935. University of North Carolina, M.A. Degree, Educa-
tional Administration, 1942-1943. Retired (1973) Associate
Superintendent of Winston-Salem Forsyth County School
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Member Ardmore United Methodist
Member of Administrative Board. Chairman of Council of Ministry on
Education. Married Marguerite Britt Smith June 5, 1936. Children: Ned Britt
Smith, age 32; and Edith Carol Smith Strittmatter, age 28. Grandchildren:
Barbara Lynn Smith, 6; Suzanne Britt Smith, 5; and Margaret Jeanne Stritt-
matter, age 1. Address: 773 N. Stratford Rd., Winston-Salem.
System.
Church.
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WADE MARVIN SMITH
(Democrat — Wake County)
Wade Smith, representing the Fifteenth Representative
HI District, was born in Albemarle, October 9, 1937. Son of
Charles B. Smith and Ruth Carpenter Smith. Graduated
Albemarle High School 1956. Graduated University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, A.B. Degree, 1960. Univer-
sity of North Carolina School of Law, L.L.B., 1963. At-
torney. Member American Bar Association; American Trial
Lawyers Association, Wake County Bar Association ; Wake
County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers; North Caro-
lina Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Advisory Committee to the
Criminal Bar; North Carolina Criminal Code Commission; Board of Directors,
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce; Director, Raleigh Developmental Evaluation
Clinic; Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity; President, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fra-
ternity, 1962-63; Law Clerk to Justice Carlisle Higgins, 1963-64; Assistant So-
licitor, Superior Court, Wake County, 1964-66. Member Pullen Memorial Baptist
Church; member Board of Trustees, 1970 to present; Chairman, Board of Dea-
cons, 1969. Married Ann Hassinger, 1960. Two daughters, Karen, 11, and Robin,
9. Address: 213 Wilson Lane, Raleigh.
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ROBERT CHARLES SOLES, JR.
(Democrat — Columbus County)
(Nineteenth House District — Counties: Bladen, Columbus and Sampson.
Three Representatives.)
Robert Charles Soles, Jr., representing the Nineteenth
Representative District, was born in Tabor City December
17, 1934. Son of Robert C. and Myrtle (Norris) Soles. At-
tended Tabor City High School; Wake Forest University,
B.S., 1956 and University of N. C. School of Law, J.D., 1959.
Lawyer. Member American Bar Association; N. C. Bar As-
sociation; American Trial Lawyers Association and N. C.
Association of County Attorneys. Article concerning Do-
mestic Relations published in N. C. Law Review. Former
Member University of North Carolina Board of Trustees. Member of Phi Alpha
Delta Law Fraternity; Rotary Club, past President. Representative in the Gen-
eral Assembly of 1969, 1971 and 1973. Served in U. S. Army, 1957-67, (Reserve),
Captain. Member Tabor City Baptist Church. Address: Box 275, Tabor City.
LeROY PAGE SPOON, JR.
(Republican — Mecklenburg County)
(Thirty-sixth House District — County: Mecklenburg. Eight Representatives.)
Leroy Page Spoon, Jr. (Roy), representing the Thirty-
sixth Representative District, was born in Athens, Georgia,
October 19, 1924. Son of LeRoy Page Spoon Sr. and Kath-
ryn Warren Spoon. Attended Central High School in Char-
lotte and North Charleston High School in Charleston,
South Carolina. Attended Clemson College, Boston Uni-
versity, George Washington University and the University
of Georgia. Served in the United States Army 1942-1946
as an Infantryman in the European Theatre and as an En-
gineer in the Korean Theatre from 1950-1952. Served as a member of the North
Carolina National Guard 1953-1963 as a member of the 105th Engineer Battalion,
30th Infantry Division. President of L. P. Spoon, Inc., an Electrical Manu-
facturer's Agency. Member, Sardis Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, Elder
1957-1961, 1963-1966, 1968-1972 and 1974-. Member, North Carolina Crime Study
Commission, Presbyterian Family Life Council Board of Directors, Charlotte
Oratorio Board of Directors, Mecklenburg Drug Alcohol Board, Barium Springs
Home for Children Board of Regeants, Chairman Landowne School Committee,
Chairman North Carolina Drug Abuse Advisory Council. Married Ruth Eliza-
beth Atwell, September 11, 1948. Three children: Carolyn Christina, LeRoy Page,
III, and Charles Wilfred.
JOHN SHORTER STEVENS
(Democrat — Buncombe County)
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-Counties: Buncombe and Transylvania. Four
John Shorter Stevens, representing the Forty-third
Representative District, was born in Asheville May 30, 1933.
Son of John Henry and Viola Wyatt (Shorter) Stevens.
Graduate of Christ School, Arden, 1952; University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, A.B. Economics, 1956; Univer-
sity of North Carolina Law School, LL.D., 1961. Lawyer.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi and Chi Phi. Cor-
poral, U. S. Army, 1957-1958. Representative in the General
Assembly of 1969, 1971 and 1973-1974. Member Grace Cov-
enant Presbyterian Church, Asheville. Married Imogene (Cissie) Radeker August
21, 1965. Three sons, John Brent Stevens, 7, Wyatt Shorter Stevens, 5 and Scott
Radeker Stevens, 2. Address: 8 Pine Tree Road, Asheville.
CARL JEROME STEWART, JR.
(Democrat — Gaston County)
(Thirty-eighth House District — Counties: Gaston and Lincoln. Four Repre-
sentatives.)
Carl Jerome Stewart, Jr., representing the Thirty-
eighth Representative District, was born in Gastonia Oc-
I tober 2, 1936. Son of Carl Jerome and Hazel (Holland)
\&* * Stewart. Attended Ashley High School, Gastonia, 1950-1954;
Duke University, A.B. degree, 1958; elected to Phi Beta
Kappa; Duke University Law School, LL.B. degree, 1958-
1961. Lawyer, and Professor, Gaston College, teaching
Business Law. Member American Bar Assn. ; American
Trial Lawyers Assn.; N. C. Bar Assn.; N. C. State Bar. At
Ashley High School, was selected President Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes,
also Firestone Scholar. At Duke University, was Regional Scholar; President,
Student Body, and Assistant to the Dean; won Southern Regional National Moot
Court Competition and was national finalist in New York ; was also Atlantic Coast
Conference Debating Champion; President, Duke Alumni Assn.; member, Board
of Advisers of Gardner-Webb College; Chairman, Duke University Alumni Ad-
missions Committee for Gaston County. Member Newcomen Society; Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks; Gaston Country Club. Director and past President,
Gaston Skills, Inc., an organization to aid in rehabilitation of physically and
mentally handicapped adults. Executive Vice-President, Royal Villa, Inc. Mem-
ber Board of Directors, Gaston Children's Center, and has been their legal ad-
visor; member, Board of Directors, Gaston County Chapter for American Cancer
Society; past Director, Gastonia Junior Chamber of Commerce; 1965 winner,
Distinguished Service Award as Gastonia's Outstanding Young Man of the Year;
Omega Psi Phi Citizen of the Year for 1974; Community Service Chairman, North
Carolina District, Optimist International. Past Boys Work Chairman; past Pres-
ident, Gastonia Optimist Club; General Chairman, 1966 Greater Gastonia United
Fund, and Vice Chairman for last two years; also President, United Appeal.
Winner. DeMolay Legion of Honor (1968). Scottish Rite Mason; Shriner; Mem-
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ber Southern Region Education Board. Representative in the General Assembly
of 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1973. Member, Bradley Memorial Methodist Church, Gas-
tonia; Trustee, Greensboro College, Greensboro, N. C. ; Teacher, Jr. High Bible
Class. Married Kathryn Wesson May 28, 1964. Children: Kathryn Elizabeth,
Julie Anne and Carl J. Stewart, III. Address: 1855 Westbrook Circle, Gastonia.
MRS. LURA SELF TALLEY
(Democrat — Cumberland County)
(Twentieth House District — County: Cumberland. Five Representatives.)
Mrs. Lura Self Talley, representing the Twentieth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Statesville December 9,
1921. Daughter of R. O. Self and Sara Sherrill Cowles
Self. Attended Raleigh Public Schools and graduated Need-
ham-Broughton High School, 1938. Attended Peace Col-
lege. Graduated Duke University, A.B. Degree, 1942; North
Carolina State University Graduate School of Education,
M.A. Degree, 1970. Teacher and Guidance Counselor, Fay-
etteville City Schools. Member Kappa Delta Sorority; NEA;
North Carolina Association of Educators; North Carolina Personnel and Guid-
ance Association; American Association of University Women; Business and Pro-
fessional Woman's Club; North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs and Fay-
etteville Woman's Club. Past President, North Carolina Society for Preservation
of Antiquities; former President, Fayetteville Woman's Club; President, Cumber-
land County Historical Society; President, Cumberland County Mental Health
Association; Coordinator of Volunteers, Cumberland County Mental Health
Center; member Fayetteville Recreation Commission; Teacher, Adult Education,
Fayetteville Technical Institute; member North Carolina Art Society, Board of
Fayetteville Art Museum and Board of Fayetteville Little Theatre. Governor's
Advocary Council on Children and Youth. Member Hay Street Methodist Church.
Divorced. Two sons: Robert Taylor and John Cowles. Address: 3100 Tallywood
Drive, Fayetteville.
MARGARET ROSE TENNILLE
(MRS. NORTON F. TENNILLE)
(Democrat — Forsyth County)
(Twenty-ninth House District — County: Forsyth. Five Representatives.)
Margaret Rose Tennille, representing the Twenty-ninth
Representative District, was born in Hopewell, Virginia
March 25, 1917. Daughter of Robert Wilson Rose, and Byrd
McClure Rose. Attended R. J. Reynolds High School, Wins-
ton-Salem, N. C. (1929-1933). Salem College, Winston-Sa-
lem, N. C. 2 years, 1934, 1935. Retired. Member, Board of
Directors, Forsyth Bank & Trust Co. Administrative Assis-
tant to Mayor of Winston-Salem, 1961. Member Centenary
United Methodist Church. Two terms on Board of Stewards,
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1961-64, 1971-74. Married Norton F. Tennille April 22, 1939. Children: Norton F.
Tennille, Jr., 34; Wilson R. Tennille, 31; Ben F. Tennille, 29. Address: 2307
Greenwich Road, S.W. Winston-Salem.
ARTHUR WEBSTER THOMAS, JR.
(Democrat — Cabarrus County)
(Thirty-third House District — Counties: Cabarrus and Union. Three Repre-
sentatives.)
Arthur Webster Thomas, Jr., representing the Thirty-
third Representative District, was born in Asheville October
28, 1924. Son of Arthur Webster Thomas, Sr. and Nancy
Davis Thomas. Graduated Concord High School 1942. Grad-
uated University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S.
Degree, 1947. Served in U. S. Navy, 1942-1946. Automobile
Dealer. Member North Carolina Automobile Dealers As-
sociation, North Carolina Merchants Association, Concord
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association, North
Carolina Farm Bureau, American Horse Show Association, American Saddle
Horse Breeders Association, Concord Rotary Club, American Legion Post 51, Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars Post 6480, Stokes Lodge No. 32, AF & AM, Oasis Temple
Shrine, and Cabarrus Shrine Club. Past President of each of the following: Con-
cord Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association, Concord Jaycees, Con-
cord Rotary Club, Concord United Community Chest, Cabarrus County Boy's Club,
Cabarrus County Automobile Dealers Assn. and District 11 North Carolina School
Boards Assn. Current Advisory Board Chairman of the Salvation Army and Con-
cord General Motors Community Relations Chairman. Three term member of
Chevrolet Factory-Dealer Planning Committee, 1955, 1960, 1967. Vice Chairman
and Chairman of Concord City School Board, 1958-1966. Director, North Carolina
School Boards Association, 1966. Received Jaycee "Young Man of the Year"
Award, 1954. Member Central United Methodist Church, current Chairman of
Board of Trustees, past Superintendent of Sunday School. Current member of
Chancel Choir and Church Building Committee and Finance Committee. Member
of Moose Lodge No. 1722; Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of N. C. A.F. & A.M.;
Representative in the 1973 and 1974 Sessions of the General Assembly. Married
Betty Marie Dorton April 3, 1948. Three children: Tina, Terre and Tom. Ad-
dress: 160 Glendale Avenue, S.E., P.O. Box 487, Concord.
BENJAMIN THOMPSON TISON, III
(Democrat — Mecklenburg County)
(Thirty-sixth House District — County: Mecklenburg. Eight Representatives.)
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Benjamin Thompson Tison, III, representing the Thirty-
sixth Representative District, was born in Charlotte Novem-
ber 4, 1930. Son of Benjamin Thompson Tison, Jr. (deceas-
ed) and Bryte Washam Tison. Attended Charlotte Public
Schools and graduated from Central High School, 1949.
Graduated U.N.C. School of Business, B.S. Degree, 1953
and U.N.C. School of Law, J.D., 1958. Member of North
Carolina State Bar and North Carolina Industrial Develop-
ment Association. Served as Lieutenant in USNR, 1953-
1963. Attended Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management, Harvard
University, 1971. Present profession, North Carolina National Bank. Presby-
terian. Married Roma Wornall December 12, 1971. Two children: son, William
Woodbridge Tison and daughter, Clay Wornall Tison. Address: 2119 Hopedale
Avenue, Charlotte.
DR. JOHN WESLEY VARNER
(Democrat — Davidson County)
(Thirtieth House District — Counties: Davidson and Davie. Three Repre-
sentatives.)
John Wesley Varner, representing the Thirtieth Rep-
resentative District, was born in Randolph County, Sep-
tember 30, 1906. Son of Reverand James Milton Varner,
-« — *! »"» *£» and Dora Plummer Varner. Attended Rutherford College
fci (Junior College), 1922-1926; Duke University, A.B. Degree,
■K .Jl 1928. University of Tennessee Medical School, M.D. Degree,
1932. Psychiatrist (Retired). Davidson County Medical So-
11 "/M. ciety; American Psychiatric- Association; N. C. Medical So-
ciety; American Medical Association; N. C. Neuro-psy-
chiatric Association. Mason Phi Rho Sigma (Medical Fraternity). N. C. Na-
tional Guard, Lieutenant-Colonel, 1954-1966. Member United Methodist Church.
Administrative Board, 1969-1971. Married Billie Jordan Varner December 18,
1934. Children: Dr. Roy Van Varner, age 38; John Wesley Varner, Jr., age 34;
1934. Children: Dr. Roy Van Varner, 38; John Wesley Varner, Jr., 34; and
Virginia Jordan Varner Clifford, 30. Address: 116 Ridgewood Drive, Lexington.
ALLEN COLON WARD
(Democrat — Brunswick County)
(Eleventh House District— Counties : Brunswick and Pender. One Repre-
sentative.)
Allen Colon Ward, representing the Eleventh Repre-
sentative District, was born in Chadbourn, N. C, July 19,
1922. Son of Allen Ward, and Chellie Byrd Ward. Navy,
Seaman 1st Class, 1941-1942. Married Freida Ward March
24, 1956. Children: Robert Alan Ward, 13; and Chellie
Jacqualine Ward, 9. Address: Star Route 1, Box 27, Shal-
lotte.
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WILLIAM THOMAS WATKINS
(Democrat — Granville County)
(Thirteenth House District — Counties: Caswell, Granville, Person, Vance and
Warren. Three Representatives.)
William Thomas Watkins, representing the Thirteenth
Representative District, was born in Granville County July
1, 1921. Son of John Stradley and Belle (Norwood) Wat-
kins. Attended Oak Hill High School, 1927-1939; Mars Hill
Junior College, 1942; Wake Forest College, 1939-1941 and
1946-1948; Wake Forest College, B.S., 1949; Wake Forest
Law School, 1949-1952, LL.B. Lawyer. Member N. C. State
Bar Association, Ninth District Bar and Granville County
Bar. City Attorney for City of Creedmoor, 1955-1968. At-
torney for Granville County. Member Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi Delta Phi, Magister,
1952. U. S. Army Staff Sergeant, 1942-1946. Representative in the General As-
sembly of 1969 and 1971. Member Oxford Baptist Church, Oxford; Sunday
School Teacher, 1956-1960. Married Louie Marie Best, November 18, 1944.
Children: Mrs. Martin L. (Alma Marie) Nesbitt, Jr. and Annabell Watkins. Ad-
dress: 213 W. Thorndale Drive, Oxford.
CHARLES EDWARD WEBB
(Democrat — Guilford County)
(Twenty-third House District- — County: Guilford. Seven Representatives.)
Charles Edward Webb, representing the Twenty-third
Representative District, was born in Charlotte December
29, 1936. Son of Sherrid Elliott Webb and Belle Powers
Webb. Attended Charlotte Central High School, 1952-1955.
Attended Mars Hill Junior College, 1957 and graduated from
Appalachian State University, B.S. degree, 1960. Graduated
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, B.D. Degree,
1964. Owner Hickory Farms, Greensboro. Member Greens-
boro Chamber of Commerce ; National Award for Excellence
in Merchandizing for Hickory Farms Franchises, 1971 ; President, Friendly
Shopping Center Merchants Association, 1972; former President Guilford County
Young Democratic Club, 1969; member of Governor's Follow-up Committee on
Environmental Health, 1971; former public school teacher in North Carolina.
Member, Guilford County Humane Society Board of Directors 1971, 1972, 1973,
1974, 1975. Member, Breakfast Optimist Club; member, YMCA Men's Club;
United Community Services Planning Committee 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974. Member,
General Assembly, House of Representatives 1973 Session. Member College Park
Baptist Church. Married Dorothy Cox March 19, 1964. One daughter: Letisha.
Address: 302 Kensington Road, Greensboro.
WILLIAM STANFORD WHITE
(Democrat — Dare County)
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(First House District — Counties: Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Pas-
quotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington. Two Representatives.)
W. Stanford White, representing the First Represen-
tative District, was born in Windsor August 10, 1911. Son
of William Meady White and Alice Elizabeth Snell White.
Graduated Columbia High School, 1929. Owner White's
Shopping Center and Motel. Given Governor's Award on
Total Development by Governor Dan K. Moore. Member
Masonic Lodge No. 521. Chairman Dare County Board of
Commissioners 1962-72. Member North Carolina Marine
Council 1970-. Member Mt. Carmel Methodist Church; Lay
Speaker and Sunday School teacher. Married Grace Willard Mann May 31, 1936.
Three sons: William Ray, Stanford Meady and Wade Erwin White. Address:
P. O. Box 7, Manns Harbor.
MYRTLE ELEANOR WISEMAN
(MRS. SCOTT WISEMAN)
(Democrat — Avery County)
(Thirty-ninth House District — Counties: Avery, Burke and Mitchell. Two
Representatives. )
Myrtle Eleanor Wiseman, representing the Thirty-ninth
Representative District, was born in Boone, N. C, Decem-
ber 24, 1913. Daughter of John Reed Cooper, and Sydney
(Knupp) Cooper. Retired Entertainer. Member of the
Country Music Association, Nashville, Tenn. Elected most
popular female entertainer (Radio) in the United States in
1936 and 1937. Radio Queen was the title. Co-writer of
the following songs that have become standards in the coun-
try field: "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" and
"Mountain Dew". Member of Order of the Eastern Star. Senior Women's Club.
Active in Volunteer work for the American Red Cross, 14 years. Taught Home
Nursing classes two years, also knitting classes for three years. Member Pine
Grove Methodist Church. Married Scott Wiseman, December 13, 1934. Children:
Linda Lou Wiseman Johnston, 38; and Steven Scott Wiseman, 34. Address:
Route 2, Mullein Hill Road, Spruce Pine.
BARNEY PAUL WOODARD
(Democrat — Johnston County)
(Fourteenth House District— Counties : Franklin and Johnston. Two Rep-
resentatives.)
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Barney Paul Woodard, representing the Fourteenth
Representative District, was born in Princeton November
23, 1914. Son of John Richard Woodard and Elizabeth Wall
Woodard. Graduated University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, B.S. Degree in Pharmacy, 1938. Owner Wood-
ard Pharmacy and Pharmacist. Member North Carolina
Pharmaceutical Association and Natural Association of Re-
^j^jtjl tail Pharmacy. Mason and Shriner. Past Master, St. Pat-
rick Lodge No. 617, 1952. Town Councilman, 1948. North
Carolina House of Representatives, 1967. Past President Lions Club, 20 years
of Princeton Advisory School Committee and past chairman. Served 2 years as
Fund Chairman, Johnston County Mental Health Association and on Executive
Board. Past Fund Chairman, TB Association. Served on Tuscorora Boy Scout
Council. Member Methodist Church and Chairman Board of Trustees, 1970-1974.
Married Annie Louise Sugg September 6, 1941. Four children: Barney Paul, Jr.,
Dianne, Michael, and Joy. Address: Box 5, Princeton.
OTTIS RICHARD WRIGHT, JR.
(Democrat — Columbus County)
(Nineteenth House District — Counties: Bladen, Columbus and Sampson. Three
Representatives. )
Ottis Richard Wright, Jr., representing the Nineteenth
Representative District, was born in Loris, South Carolina
October 8, 1944. Son of Ottis R. Wright, and Olive Battle
Wright. Attended Tabor City High School, September,
1959-June, 1963. University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, A.B. Degree in Political Science, 1967. University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law School, J.D. Degree,
1971. Attorney and Farmer. North Carolina Bar Associa-
tion, 13th Judicial District Bar Association, Columbus
County Bar Association and Columbus County Farm Bureau. Civitan Club. Phi
Beta Kappa. Member Methodist Church. Council on Ministeries and Admini-
strative Board; Youth Co-Ordinator, U.M.Y.F. Counselor. Address: Route No.
1, Box 72, Tabor City.
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GRACE AVERETTE COLLINS
CLERK— NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Grace Averette Collins, Principal Clerk of the House
of Representatives, was born in Fuquay-Varina. Daughter
of Alozona Deems Averette, and Minnie Lee (Helms)
Averette. Graduated Fuquay-Varina High School, 1949.
Kings Business College, 1951; Attended Raleigh School of
Commerce and Hardbarger Business College. Refresher
Courses — 1954-1973. Home Maker. National Society of
Legislative Clerks and Secretaries. General Assembly Ex-
perience: Assistant Calendar Clerk 1969; Journal Clerk
1971-1973; and Principal Clerk, 1974. Served as First Vice-chairman of Middle
Creek Fuquay precinct, 1969-1971. Served as Chairman for precinct 1971-1973.
Presently serving as second Vice-Chairman. Served as Cub Scout Den Mother,
active in community affairs — fund raising, etc., served on Wake County Bicennten-
nial Committee, 1972. Town Board Recreation Committee. Member Fuquay
Methodist. Board of Mission, Sunday School Teacher, Member of Chancel Choir.
Director of Youth Choir. Married John Nolan Collins Octber 4, 1952. Children:
John N. Collins, Jr., age 19; Joseph A. Collins, age 17; James D. Collins, age 16;
and Laurie E. Collins, age 14. Address: 518 East Academy Street, Raleigh.
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OCCUPATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE 1975
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Accountant, Payroll
Bissell, Marilyn R.
Agriculture
Jordan, John M.
Attorney
Adams, Allen
Barnes, Henson P.
Blackwell, David M.
Brown, Richard Lane, III
Cobb, Laurence
Creech, William A.
Davenport, John Edwin
DeRamus, Judson D., Jr.
Erwin, Richard C.
Farmer, Robert L.
Frye, Henry E.
Hairston, Peter W.
Harris, W. S., Jr.
Helms, H. Parks
Holmes, Edward S.
Hutchins, Fred S.
Hyde, Herbert L.
Jones, Robert A.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Leonard, Larry E.
Long, James E.
Love, Jimmy L.
McMillan, William H.
Michaux, Henry M., Jr.
Miller, George W., Jr.
Oxendine, Henry Ward
Rogers, Bobby W.
Rountree, H. Horton
Sawyer, Thomas B.
Short, W. M.
Smith, Wade
Soles, R. C, Jr.
Stevens, John S.
Stewart, Carl J., Jr.
Watkins, William T.
Wright, Richard
Auction Business
Lawing, Craig
Auto Dealer
Bright, Joe L.
Ellis, T. W., Jr.
Thomas, A. W.
Banker
Tison, Ben
Broker - Developer
Barbee, Allen C.
Builder
DeBruhl, Claude
Cattle
Gentry, J. Worth
Coach
Diamont, David H.
College Professor
Rhodes, S. Thomas
Stewart, Carl J., Jr.
Consultant - Public Relations
Heer, Leo
Corporation - Management
Messer, Ernest
Morris, Glenn A. (retired)
Plyler, Aaron W.
Quinn, Dwight W.
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Customer Service Specialist
Dorsey, Fred R.
Dentist
Hunt, John J.
Educational Consultant
Nesbitt, Mary C.
Educator
Phillips, C. W. (retired)
Smith, A. Neal
Electrical Manufacturer's Agent
Spoon, Roy
Entertainer
Wiseman, Myrtle E. (retired)
Farmer
Auman, T. Clyde
Barbee, Allen C.
Bright, Joe L.
Bundy, Sam D.
Davis, Gilbert R.
DeBruhl, Claude
Ellis, T. W., Jr.
Falls, Robert Z.
Gentry, J. Worth
Gregory, Carson
James, Vernon G.
Jernigan, Roberts H.
Parnell, David R.
Revelle, J. Guy, Sr.
Sandlin, Hugh C.
Ward, Allen C.
Wright, Richard
Collins, P. C, Jr.
Fertilizer Dealer
Gentry, J. Worth
Funeral Home Business
Breece, George W.
Bumgardner, David W., Jr.
Pugh, J. T.
Furniture Business
Sandlin, Hugh C.
Guidance Counselor
Hunt, Patricia Stanford
Tally, Mrs. Lura S.
Housewife
Chase, Mrs. John B.
Griffin, Mrs. Dillard
Ice and Fuel Business
Hightower, Foyle, Jr.
Insurance
Beard, R. D.
Bell, E. Graham
Campbell, A. Hartwell
Eagles, Larry P.
Edwards, James H.
Holmes, George M.
Hunter, Thomas B.
Hurst, Mrs. Wilda
Lachot, W. H., Jr.
Lawing, Craig
Lilley, Daniel
Collins, P. C, Jr.
Investments
Schwartz, Benjamin D.
Jobber
Holt, Charles
Landscape Contractor
Gilmore, Thomas O.
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Meat Packing Business
Jernigan, Roberts H., Jr.
Merchant
Parnell, David R.
Ramsey, Liston B.
Minister
Johnson, Joy J.
Motel and Shopping Center Owner
White, W. Stanford
Oil Business
Baker, T. J.
Gardner, J. M.
Ward, Allen C.
Operator - Men's Clothing Shop
Prestwood, Ralph
Owner - Electrical Contractor
Firm
Ray, Hector
Owner - Hickory Farms of
Greensboro
Webb, C. E.
Owner - Tobacco Warehouses
Green, James C.
Pharmacist
Woodard, Barney Paul
Physician, Surgeon
Gamble. John R., Jr.
Plastic Packaging
Ballenger, T. Cass
Private Detective
Edwards, James H.
Psychiatrist
Varner, Dr. John (retired)
Public Schools
Cullipher, George P.
Publisher
DeBruhl, Claude
Huskins, J. P.
Real Estate
Bell, E. Graham
Gregory, Carson
Holmes, George M.
Hurst, Mrs. Wilda
Lawing, Craig
Mason, Ronald Earl
Michaux, Henry M., Jr.
Nash, Robie L.
Retired
Setzer, Frances E.
Tennille, Margaret
School Principal
Foster, Jo Graham
School Teacher
Bundy, Sam D. (retired)
Chapin, Howard B.
Diamont, David H.
Mathis, Carolyn
Tally, Lura
Securities Representative
Barker, Chris S.
Social Legislation
Cook, Ruth E.
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Superintendent of School System T.V.-Radio Station Business
Smith, Ned R.
Textiles
Jordan, John M.
Tobacco Warehouseman
Green, James C.
Campbell, A. Hartwell
U.S.D.A.
Enloe, Jeff H., Jr. (retired)
Vice President - Cameron Brown
Company
Johnson, Joseph
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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
Eagles, Larry P. — Chairman
Bundy, Sam D. — Vice-Chairman
Lilley, Daniel T. — Vice-Chairman
Cobb, Laurence A.
Edwards, James H.
Gamble, John R.
Johnson, Joy J.
Josey, C. Kitchin
McMillan, William H.
Nash, Robie L.
Smith, A. Neal
Spoon, Roy
Tison, Ben
Beard, R. D.
Bright, Joe L.
Chase, Mrs. John B.
Davis, Gilbert R.
Ellis, T. W., Jr.
Enloe, Jeff H., Jr.
Farmer, Robert L.
Gardner, J. M.
Gentry, J. Worth
AGRICULTURE
Falls, Robert Z. — Chairman
Auman, T. Clyde — Vice-Chairman
Hightower, Foyle, Jr. — Vice-Chairman
James, Vernon G. — Vice-Chairman
Revelle, J. Guy, Sr. — Vice-Chairman
Gregory, Carson
Jordan, John M.
Josey, C. Kitchin
McMillan, William H.
Parnell, David R.
Plyler, Aaron W.
Soles, R. C, Jr.
Ward, Allen C.
APPROPRIATIONS
Love, Jimmy L.— Chairman
James, Vernon G. — Vice-Chairman
Messer, Ernest B. — Vice-Chairman
Tally, Lura — Vice-Chairwoman
Thomas, A. W. — Vice-Chairman
Tison, Ben — Vice-Chairman
Auman, T. Clyde
Ballenger, T. Cuss
Blackwell, David M.
Campbell, A. Hartwell
Chase, Mrs. John B.
Creech, William A.
Cullipher, George P.
Edwards, James H.
Erwin, Richard C.
Gamble, John R., Jr.
Heer, Leo
Holmes, Edward S.
Holt, Charles
Huskins, J. P.
Hyde, Herbert L.
Johnson, Joy J.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Lachot, W. H., Jr.
Mason, Ronald E.
Nash, Robie L.
Ramsey, Liston B.
Revelle, J. Guy, Sr.
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Sandlin, Hugh C.
Sawyer, Thomas B.
Smith, Wade
Spoon, Roy
Watkins, William T.
Woodard, Barney Paul
Wright, Richard
Beard, R. D.
Bright, Joe L.
Griffin, Mrs. Dillard
Heer, Leo
Johnson, Joseph E.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Lachot, W. H., Jr.
BANKS AND BANKING
Baker, T. J. — Chairman
Collins, P. C, Jr. — Vice-Chairman
Gardner, J. M. — Vice-Chairman
Schwartz, B. D. — Vice-Chairman
Short, W. M. — Vice-Chairman
Mathis, Carolyn
Morris, Glenn A.
Revelle, J. Guy, Sr.
Rountree, H. Horton
Setzer, Frances E.
Tennille, Margaret
BASE BUDGET
Watkins, William T. — Chairman
Bissell, Marilyn R. — Vice-Chairwoman
Davenport, John Ed. — Vice-Chairman
DeBruhl, Claude — Vice-Chairman
Foster, Jo Graham — Vice-Chairwoman
Miller, George M., Jr. — Vice-Chairman
Barbee, Allen C.
Bumgardner, David W.
Bundy, Sam D.
Collins, P. C, Jr.
Davis, Gilbert R.
Diamont, David H.
Ellis, T. W., Jr.
Griffin, Mrs. Dillard
Harris, W. S., Jr.
Holmes, George M.
Hunt, John J.
Hutchins, Fred S., Jr.
Johnson, Joseph E.
Jr.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Lawing, Craig
Leonard, Larry E.
Love, Jimmy L.
Nesbitt, Mary C.
Oxendine, Henry Ward
Ramsey, Liston B.
Ray, Hector
Schwartz, B. D.
Setzer, Frances E.
Smith, Ned R.
Webb, Charlie
COMMERCIAL FISHERIES AND OYSTER INDUSTRY
Bright, Joe L. — Chairman
Mason, Ronald E. — Vice-Chairman
White, W. Stanford — Vice-Chairman
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Ballenger, T. Cass
Dorsey, Fred R.
Holt, Charles
James, Vernon G.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Plyler, Aaron W.
Rhodes, S. Thomas
Sandlin, Hugh C.
Ward, Allen C,
COMMISSIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR BLIND AND DEAF
Auman, T. Clyde — Chairman
Quinn, Dwight W. — Vice-Chairman
Hunt, John J. — Vice-Chairman
Adams, Allen
Brown, Richard Lane, III
Bumgardner, David W., Jr.
Diamont, David H.
Edwards, James H.
Griffin, Mrs. Dillard
Johnson, Joy J.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Mathis, Carolyn
Pugh, J. T.
Smith, A. Neal
Wiseman, Myrtle E.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Campbell, A. Hartwell, Chairman
Huskins, J. P. — Vice-Chairman
Jones, Robert A. — Vice-Chairman
Bundy, Sam D.
Cook, Ruth E.
Davenport, John Ed.
DeRamus, Judson D., Jr.
Gilmore, Thomas 0.
Harris, W. S., Jr.
Hutchins, Fred S., Jr.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Michaux, H. M., Jr.
Nesbitt, Mary C.
Ray, Hector
Rogers, Bobby W.
Smith, Wade
Stewart, Carl J., Jr.
Barnes, Henson P.
Bell, E. Graham
Creech, William A.
Holmes, George M.
CORPORATIONS
Gardner, J. M. — Chairman
Lilley, Daniel T. — Vice-Chairman
Morris, Glenn A. — Vice-Chairman
Jordan, John M.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Leonard, Larry E.
Setzer, Frances E.
CORRECTIONS
Hightower, Foyle, Jr. — Chairman
Johnson, Joy J. — Vice-Chairman
Oxendine, Henry Ward — Vice-Chairman
Tally, Lura — Vice-Chairwoman
Tison, Ben — Vice-Chairman
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Auman, T. Clyde
Bell, E. Graham
Cook, Ruth E.
Davenport, John Ed.
Diamont, David H.
Erwin, Richard C.
Helms, H. Parks
Josey, C. Kitchin
Leonard, Larry E.
Mathis, Carolyn
Michaux, H. M., Jr.
Plyler, Aaron W.
Prestwood, Ralph
Spoon, Roy
Varner, Dr. John
Webb, Charlie
Blackwell, David M.
Cobb, Laurence A.
Davenport, John Ed.
Erwin, Richard C.
Farmer, Robert L.
Griffin, Mrs. Dillard
Hairston, Peter W.
Harris, W. S., Jr.
Helms, H. Parks
Holt, Charles
COURTS AND JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
Hyde, Herbert L. — Chairman
Brown, Richard Lane, III — Vice-Chairman
Rogers, Bobby W. — Vice-Chairman
Short, W. M. — Vice-Chairman
Huskins, J. P.
Hutchins, Fred S., Jr.
Josey, C. Kitchin
McMillan, William H.
Michaux, H. M., Jr.
Ramsey, Liston B.
Rountree, H. Horton
Smith, Wade
Soles, R. C, Jr.
Tally, Lura
Baker, T. J.
Barbee, Allen C.
Bissell, Marilyn R.
Frye, Henry E.
Gentry, J. Worth
Hunter, Thomas B.
ECONOMY
Lawing, Craig — Chairman
Messer, Ernest B. — Vice-Chairman
Smith, Wade, — Vice-Chairman
Jernigan, Roberts H.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Love, Jimmy L.
Ramsey, Liston B.
Stevens, John S.
Watkins, William T.
EDUCATION
Hunter, Thomas B. — Chairman
Auman, T. Clyde — Vice-Chairman
Bundy, Sam D. — Vice-Chairman
Foster, Jo Graham — Vice-Chairwoman
Campbell, A. Hartwell
Chapin, Howard B.
Cullipher, George P.
Enloe, Jeff H., Jr.
Heer, Leo
James, Vernon G.
Johnson, Joy J.
Nesbitt, Mary C.
Oxendine, Henry Ward
Ray, Hector
Smith, Ned R.
Tally, Lura
Wright, Richard
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Gentry, J. Worth — Chairman
Frye, Henry E. — Vice-Chairman
Jones, Robert A. — Vice-Chairman
Adams, Allen
Barbee, Allen C.
Barker, Chris S.
Breece, George W.
Brown, Richard Lane, III
Chapin, Howard B.
Cobb, Laurence A.
DeRamus, Judson D., Jr.
Enloe, Jeff H., Jr.
Gilmore, Thomas O.
Holmes, George M.
Jordan, John M.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Mason, Ronald E.
Messer, Ernest B.
Ramsey, Liston B.
Spoon, Ray
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
Morris, Glenn A. — Chairman
Gilmore, Thomas O. — Vice-Chairman
Jernigan, Roberts H., Jr. — Vice-Chairman
Bumgardner, David W., Jr.
Erwin, Richard C.
Hairston, Peter W.
Jordan, John M.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Lachot, W. H., Jr.
Long, James E.
Messer, Ernest B.
Rhodes, S. Thomas
Smith, Ned R.
Varner, Dr. John
Webb, Charlie
FINANCE
Ramsey, Liston B. — Chairman
Baker, T. J. — Vice-Chairman
Eagles, Larry P. — Vice-Chairman
Hunter, Thomas B. — Vice-Chairman
Morris, Glenn A.- — Vice-Chairman
Stevens, John S. — Vice-Chairman
Adams, Allen
Barker, Chris S., Jr.
Barnes, Henson P.
Beard, R. D.
Bell, E. Graham
Breece, George W.
Bright, Joe L.
Brown, Richard Lane, III
Chapin, Howard B.
Cobb, Laurence A.
Cook, Ruth E.
DeRamus, Judson D., Jr.
Dorsey, Fred R.
Enloe, Jeff H., Jr.
Falls, Robert Z.
Farmer, Robert L.
Frye, Henry E.
Gardner, J. M.
Gentry, J. Worth
Gilmore, Thomas O.
Gregory, Carson
Hairston, Peter W.
Helms, H. Parks
Hightower, Foyle, Jr.
Hunt, Patricia Stanford
Hurst, Mrs. Wilda
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Jemigan, Roberts H., Jr.
Jones, Robert A.
Jordan, John M.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Lilley, Daniel T.
Long, James E.
Love, Jimmy L.
McMillan, William H.
Mathis, Carolyn
Michaux, H. M., Jr.
Parnell, David R.
Phillips, C. W.
Plyler, Aaron W.
Prestwood, Ralph
Pugh, J. T.
Quinn, Dwight W.
Rhodes, S. Thomas
Rogers, Bobby W.
Rountree, H. Horton
Short, W. M.
Smith, A. Neal
Soles, R. C, Jr.
Stewart, Carl J., Jr.
Tennille, Margaret
Varner, Dr. John
Ward, Allen C.
Watkins, William T.
White, W. Stanford
Wiseman, Myrtle E.
HEALTH
Chase, Mrs. John B. — Chairwoman
Gamble, John R., Jr. — Vice-Chairman
Phillips, C. W. — Vice-Chairman
Woodard, Barney Paul — Vice-Chairman
Bissell, Marilyn R.
Cullipher, George P.
Farmer, Robert L.
Heer, Leo
Hunt, Patricia Stanford
Josey, C. Kitchin
Prestwood, Ralph
Varner, Dr. John
HIGHER EDUCATION
Huskins, J. P. — Chairman
Hunt, Patricia Stanford — Vice-Chairwoman
Rountree, H. Horton — Vice-Chairman
Woodard, Barney Paul — Vice-Chairman
Breece, George W.
Chase, Mrs. John B.
Frye, Henry E.
Helms, H. Parks
Hunter, Thomas B.
Jernigan, Roberts H., Jr.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Nesbitt, Mary C.
Oxendine, Henry Ward
Phillips, C. W.
Quinn, Dwight W.
Schwartz, B. D.
Smith, A. Neal
Stevens, John S.
Stewart, Carl J., Jr.
HIGHWAY SAFETY
Sawyer, Thomas B. — Chairman
Blackwell, David M.— Vice-Chairman
Bright, Joe L. — Vice-Chairman
Gregory, Carson — Vice-Chairman
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Bissell, Marilyn R.
Cobb, Laurence A.
Davis, Gilbert R.
Edwards, James H.
Erwin, Richard C.
Farmer, Robert L.
Foster, Jo Graham
Harris, W. S., Jr.
Hunt, John J.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Miller, George M., Jr.
Pugh, J. T.
Short, W. M.
Spoon, Roy
Wiseman, Myrtle E.
Wright, Richard
Creech, William A.
Cullipher, George P.
Foster, Jo Graham
Josey, C. Kitchin
Math is, Carolyn
McMillan, William H.
Nesbitt, Mary C.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Johnson, Joy J. — Chairman
Frye, Henry E. — Vice-Chairman
Harris, W. S., Jr. — Vice-Chairman
Oxendine, Henry Ward
Pugh, J. T.
Smith, Ned R.
Tally, Lura
Varner, Dr. John
Wiseman, Myrtle E.
INSURANCE
Messer, Ernest B. — Chairman
Lawing, Craig — Vice-Chairman
Soles, R. C, Jr. — Vice-Chairman
Thomas, A. W. — Vice-Chairman
Bell, E. Graham
Bissell, Marilyn R.
Campbell, A. Hartwell
Davis, Gilbert R.
DeRamus, Judson D., Jr.
Edwards, James H.
Falls, Robert Z.
Gamble, John R., Jr.
Harris, W. S., Jr.
Hightower, Foyle, Jr.
Holmes, George M.
Hunter, Thomas B.
Hurst, Mrs. Wilda
Josey, C. Kitchin
Lachot, W. H., Jr.
Leonard, Larry E.
Lilley, Daniel T.
Mason, Ronald E.
Oxendine, Henry Ward
Rogers, Bobby W.
Sandlin, Hugh C.
Short, W. M.
Collins, D. C, Jr.
Miller, George W., Jr.
Sawyer, Thomas B.
JUDICIARY I
Rogers, Bobby W. — Chairman
Brown, Richard Lane, III — Vice-Chairman
Holmes, Edward S. — Vice-Chairman
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Cook, Ruth E.
Creech, William A.
Hairston, Peter W.
Helms, H. Parks
Hunt, Patricia Stanford
Hyde, Herbert L.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Leonard, Larry E.
Love, Jimmy L.
Miller, George W.
Revelle, J. Guy, Sr.
Rountree, H. Horton
Wright, Richard
Barnes, Henson P.
Cobb, Laurence A.
Davenport, John Ed.
Erwin, Richard C.
Johnson, Joseph E.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Long, James E.
JUDICIARY II
Soles, R. C, Jr. — Chairman
Harris, W. S., Jr. — Vice-Chairman
Smith, Wade — Vice-Chairman
McMillan, William H.
Morris, Glenn A.
Ray, Hector
Stevens, John S.
Tison, Ben
Watkins, William T.
JUDICIARY III
Farmer, Robert L. — Chairman
Blackwell, David M. — Vice-Chairman
Sawyer, Thomas B. — Vice-Chairman
Adams, Allen
DeRamus, Judson D., Jr.
Frye, Henry E.
Gamble, John R., Jr.
Hutchins, Fred S., Jr.
Jones, Robert A.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Michaux, H. M., Jr.
Oxendine, Henry Ward
Quinn, Dwight W.
Short, W. M.
Stewart, Carl J., Jr.
Tally, Lura
Chase, Mrs. John B.
Cook, Ruth E.
Dorsey, Fred R.
Ellis, T. W., Jr.
Holmes, George M.
Holt, Charles
LOCAL GOVERNMENT I
Collins, P. C, Jr. — Chairman
Bell, E. Graham — Vice-Chairman
DeBruhl, Claude — Vice-Chairman
White, W. Stanford — Vice-Chairman
Hurst, Mrs. Wilda
Josey, C. Kitchin
Long, James M.
Thomas, A. W.
Wright, Richard
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Ballenger, T. Cass
Cullipher, George P.
Farmer, Robert L.
Griffin, Mrs. Dillard
Josey, C. Kitchin
Leonard, Larry E.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT II
James, Vernon G. — Chairman
Gardner, J. M. — Vice-Chairman
Revelle, J. Guy, Sr. — Vice-Chairman
Mathis, Carolyn
Nash, Robie L.
Nesbitt, Mary C.
Ray, Hector
Tennille, Margaret
Ballenger, T. Cass
Beard, R. D.
Diamont, David H.
Heer, Leo
Jordan, John M.
MANUFACTURERS AND LABOR
Tison, Ben — Chairman
Hunt, John J. — Vice-Chairman
Michaux, H. M., Jr. — Vice-Chairman
Quinn, Dwight W. — Vice-Chairman
Josey, C. Kitchin
Love, Jimmy L.
Morris, Glenn A.
Plyler, Aaron W.
Sandlin, Hugh C.
Beard, R. D.
Bell, E. Graham
Blackwell, David M.
Cook, Ruth E.
Creech, William A.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Prestwood, Ralph
MENTAL HEALTH
Barker, Chris S., Jr. — Chairman
Chase, Mrs. John B. — Vice-Chairwoman
Nash, Robie L. — Vice-Chairman
Tally, Lura — Vice-Chairwoman
Pugh, J. T.
Setzer, Frances E.
Soles, R. C, Jr.
Spoon, Roy
Varner, Dr. John
Wiseman, Myrtle E.
MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Woodard, Barney Paul — Chairman
Barker, Chris S., Jr. — Vice-Chairman
Lilley, Daniel T. — Vice-Chairman
Breece, George W.
Bumgardner, David W., Jr.
DeBruhl, Claude
Hunt, John J.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Parnell, David R.
Prestwood, Ralph
Sawyer, Thomas B.
Wright, Richard
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NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES
Mason, Ronald E. — Chairman
Gilmore, Thomas O. — Vice-Chairman
Nash. Robie L. — Vice-Chairman
Auman, T. Clyde
Chapin, Howard B.
Dorsey, Fred R.
Griffin, Mrs. Dillard
Hairston, Peter W.
Heer, Leo
Holmes, Edward S.
Holt, Charles
Hurst, Mrs. Wilda
Josey, C. Kitchin
Pugh, J. T.
Rhodes, S. Thomas
Ward, Allen C.
Webb, Charlie
White, W. Stanford
PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL
AND PRACTICE
Holmes, Edward S.— Chairman
Blackwell, David M. — Vice-Chairman
Rountree, H. Horton — Vice-Chairman
Smith, Wade — Vice-Chairman
Barker, Chris S., Jr.
Cullipher, George P.
Eagles, Larry P.
Ellis, T. W., Jr.
Erwin, Richard C.
Hunter, Thomas B.
Hyde, Herbert L.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Lawing, Craig
Revelle, J. Guy, Sr.
Spoon, Roy
Stevens, John S.
Adams, Allen
Breece, George W.
Bright, Joe L.
Creech, William A.
Diamont, David H.
Hairston, Peter W.
Helms, H. Parks
Hurst, Mrs. Wilda
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Hunt, Patricia Stanford — Chairwoman
Gamble, John R. — Vice-Chairman
Gilmore, Thomas O. — Vice-Chairman
Hunt, John J. — Vice-Chairman
Johnson, Joseph E.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Phillips, C. W.
Rhodes, S. Thomas
Smith, A. Neal
Smith, Ned R.
Woodard, Barney Paul
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Miller, George W. — Chairman
Quinn, Dwight W. — Vice-Chairman
Rountree, H. Horton — Vice-Chairman
Schwartz, B. D. — Vice-Chairman
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Barnes, Henson P.
Bumgardner, David W., Jr.
Campbell, A. Hartwell
Collins, P. C, Jr.
DeBruhl, Claude
Falls, Robert Z.
Frye, Henry E.
Hairston, Peter W.
Hightower, Foyle, Jr.
Huskins, J. P.
Hutchins, Fred S., Jr.
Hyde, Herbert L.
Jernigan, Roberts H., Jr.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Lawing, Craig
Long, James E.
Morris, Glenn A.
Parnell, David R.
Sandlin, Hugh C.
RULES
Stevens, John S. — Chairman
Barbee, Allen C. — Vice-Chairman
Mason, Ronald E. — Vice-Chairman
Adams, Allen
Baker, T. J.
Barker, Chris S., Jr.
Bissell, Marilyn R.
Breece, George W.
Collins, P. C, Jr.
Davis, Gilbert R.
Eagles, Larry P.
Falls, Robert Z.
Gamble, John R., Jr.
Gardner, J. M.
Huskins, J. P.
Hutchins, Fred S., Jr.
Hyde, Herbert L.
James, Vernon G.
Jones, Robert A.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Lawing, Craig
Morris, Glenn A.
Parnell, David R.
Ramsey, Liston B.
Sawyer, Thomas B.
Tennille, Margaret
Ward, Allen C.
Watkins, William T.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Jernigan, Roberts H., Jr. — Chairman
Bumgardner, David W., Jr. — Vice-Chairman
Gregory, Carson — Vice-Chairman
Hunt, Patricia Stanford — Vice-Chairwoman
Webb, Charlie — Vice-Chairman
Barbee, Allen C.
Beard, R. D.
Brown, Richard Lane, III
Chapin, Howard B.
Davenport, John Ed
Diamont, David H.
Hightower, Foyle, Jr.
Hyde, Herbert L.
Johnson, Joseph E.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Lachot, W. H., Jr.
Nash, Robie L.
Ramsey, Liston B.
Setzer, Frances E.
Schwartz, B. D.
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Baker, T. J.
Barnes, Henson P.
Bunday, Sam D.
Enloe, Jeff H., Jr.
Foster, Jo Graham
Johnson, Joseph E.
Josey, C. Kitchin
STATE PERSONNEL
DeBruhl, Claude — Chairman
Campbell, A. Hartwell — Vice-Chairman
Long, James E. — Vice-Chairman
Messer, Ernest B.
Ray, Hector
Sandlin, Hugh C.
Tennille, Margaret
Thomas, A. W.
Woodard, Barney Paul
Barnes, Henson P.
DeBruhl, Claude
Dorsey, Fred R.
Edwards, James H.
STATE PROPERTIES
Thomas, A. W. — Chairman
Phillips, C. W. — Vice-Chairman
Hightower, Foyle, Jr.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Rountree, H. Horton
Ward, Allen C.
Chapin, Howard B.
Enloe, Jeff H., Jr.
Gregory, Carson
Holmes, Edward S.
Hunter, Thomas B.
Huskins, J. P.
Josey, C. Kitchin
Morris, Glenn A.
TRANSPORTATION
Barbee, Allen C. — Chairman
Falls, Robert Z. — Vice-Chairman
Gentry, J. Worth — Vice-Chairman
White, W. Stanford — Vice-Chairman
Ramsey, Liston B.
Revelle, J. Guy, Sr.
Rogers, Bobby W.
Schwartz, B. D.
Smith, Ned R.
Soles, R. C, Jr.
Thomas, A. W.
Tison, Ben
UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Schwartz, B. D. — Chairman
Hunt, Patricia Stanford — Vice-Chairwoman
Huskins, J. P. — Vice-Chairman
Phillips, C.W. — Vice-Chairman
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Blackwell, David M.
Foster, Jo Graham
Josey, C. Kitchin
Messer, Ernest B.
Rountree, H. Horton
Smith, A. Neal
Stevens, John S.
Tennille, Margaret
Baker, T. J.
Ballenger, T. Cass
Collins, P. C, Jr.
Ellis, T. W., Jr.
Enloe, Jeff H., Jr.
Holt, Charles
Jones, Robert A.
WATER AND AIR RESOURCES
Stewart, Carl J., Jr. — Chairman
Gentry, J. Worth — Vice-Chairman
Smith, Wade — Vice-Chairman
White, W. Stanford — Vice-Chairman
Josey, C. Kitchin
Messer, Ernest B.
Stevens, John S.
Tennille, Margaret
Ward, Allen C.
Webb, Charlie
Wiseman, Myrtle E.
WILDLIFE
Lilley, Daniel T. — Chairman
Eagles, Larry P. — Vice-Chairman
Hyde, Herbert L. — Vice-Chairman
White, W. Stanford — Vice-Chairman
Davis, Gilbert R.
DeRamus, Judson D., Jr.
Ellis, T. W., Jr.
Gregory, Carson
Hunt, John J.
Prestwood, Ralph
Ramsey, Liston B.
Sandlin, Hugh C.
Stewart, Carl J., Jr.
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RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1975 SESSION
I. Order of Business, 1-5
II. Conduct of Debate, 6-12
III. Motions, 13-19
IV. Voting, 20-25
V. Committees, 26-30
VI. Handling of Bills, 31-44
VII. Legislative Officers and Employees, 45-49
VIII. Privileges of the Hall, 50-53
IX. General Rules, 54-61
I. Order of Business
RULE 1. Convening Hour. — The House shall convene each legislative day
at the hour fixed by the House. In the event the House adjourns on the preceding
legislative day without having fixed an hour for reconvening, the House shall
convene on the next legislative day at 1 :00 P.M.
RULE 2. Opening the Session. — At the convening hour on each legislative
day the Speaker shall call the members to order and shall have the session opened
with prayer.
RULE 3. Quorum. — (a) A quorum consists of a majority of the qualified
members of the House.
(b) Should the point of a quorum be raised, the doors shall be closed and the
Clerk shall call the roll of the House, after which the names of those not respond-
ing shall again be called. In the absence of a quorum, fifteen members are author-
ized to compel the attendance of absent members and may order that absentees
for whom no sufficient excuses are made be taken into custody wherever they may
be found by special messenger appointed for that purpose.
RULE 4. Approval of Journal. — (a) The Committee on Rules and Opera-
tion of the House shall cause the Journal of the House to be examined daily be-
fore the hour of convening to determine if the proceedings of the previous day
have been correctly recorded.
(b) Immediately following the opening prayer and upon appearance of a
quorum, the Speaker shall call ior the Journal report by the Chairman of the
Committee on Rules and Operation of the House or by a Representative designated
by the Chairman as to whether the proceedings ol the previous day have been
correctly recorded. Without objection, the Speaker snail cause the Journal to
stand approved.
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RULE 5. Order of Business of the Day. — After the approval of the Journal
of the preceding day, the House shall proceed to business in the following order:
(1) The receiving of petitions, memorials and papers addressed to the Gen-
eral Assembly or to the House;
(2) Reports of standing committees;
(3) Reports of select committees;
(4) First reading and reference to committee of bills and resolutions;
(5) Messages from the Senate;
(6) The unfinished business of the preceding day;
(7) Calendar (each category in numerical order) :
(a) Local bills (roll call) third reading
(b) Local bills (roll call) second reading
(c) Local bills third reading
(d) Local bills second reading
(e) Public bills (roll call) third reading
(f) Public bills (roll call) second reading
(g) Public bills and resolutions, third reading
(h) Public bills and resolutions, second reading;
(8) Reading of Notices and Announcements; but messages and motions to
elect officers shall always be in order.
II. Conduct of Debate
RULE 6. Duties and Powers of the Speaker. — The Speaker shall have gen-
eral direction of the Hall. He may name any member to perform the duties of
the Chair, but substitution shall not extend beyond one day, except in the case of
sickness or by leave of the House.
RULE 7. Obtaining Floor. — (a) When any member desires recognition for
any purpose, he shall rise from his seat and respectfully address the Speaker. No
member shall proceed until recognized by the Speaker.
(b) When a member desires to interrupt a member having the floor, he shall
first obtain recognition by the Speaker and permission of the member occupying
the floor, and when such recognition and permission have been obtained, he may
propound a question to the member occupying the floor; but he s' all not otherwise
interrupt the member having the floor; and the Speaker shall, without the point
of order being raised, enforce this rule.
(e) When a bill is submitted to the Committee of the Whole House, it shall
be read and debated by sections, leaving the preamble to be last considered. The
body of the bill shall not be defaced or interlined, but all amendments, noting the
page and line, shall be duly entered by the Clerk on a separate paper as the same
shall be agreed to by the committee, and be so reported to the House. After re-
port, the bill shall again be subject to be debated and amended by sections before
a question on its passage be taken.
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RULE 8. Questions of Personal Privilege. — At any time, upon recognition
by the Speaker, any member may speak to a question of personal privilege. The
Speaker shall determine if the question is one of privilege.
RULE 9. Poiyits of Order. — (a) The Speaker shall decide questions of order
and may speak to points of order in preference to other members arising from
their seats for that purpose. Any member may appeal from the ruling of the
Chair on questions of order; on such appeal no member may speak more than
once, unless by leave of the House. A two-thirds ( % ) vote of the members present
shall be necessary to sustain any appeal from the ruling of the Chair.
(b) When the Speaker calls a member to order, the member shall take his
seat except that a member called to order may clear a matter of fact, or explain,
but shall not proceed in debate so long as the decision stands. If the member ap-
peals from the ruling of the Chair and the decision by a two-thirds ( % ) vote of
the members present be in favor of the member called to order, he may proceed ;
if otherwise, he shall not; and if the case, in the judgment of the House, requires
it, he shall be liable to censure by the House.
RULE 10. Limitations on Debate. — No member shall speak more than twice
on the main question, nor longer than thirty minutes for the first speech and fif-
teen minutes for the second speech, unless allowed to do so by the affirmative vote
of a majority of the members present; nor shall he speak more than once upon
an amendment or motion to reconsider, commit, appeal or postpone, and then not
longer than ten minutes. The House may, however, by consent of a majority of
the members present, suspend the operation of this rule during any debate on
any particular question before the House, or the Rules Committee may bring in
a special rule that shall be applicable to the debate on any bill.
RULE 11. Reading of Papers. — When there is a call for the reading of a
paper which has been read in the House, and there is objection to such reading,
the question shall be determined by a majority vote of the members of the House
present. Except for protests permitted by the Constitution, no member may have
material printed in the Journal until said material has been presented to the
House and the printing approved by the House, and said material shall not ex-
ceed 1,000 words.
RULE 12. General Decorum.— (a) The Speaker shall preserve order and
decorum.
(b) Decency of speech shall be observed and disrespect to personalities
carefully avoided.
(c) When the Speaker is putting any question, or addressing the House, no
person shall speak, stand up, walk out of or cross the House, nor when a member
is speaking, engage in disruptive discourse or pass between the member and the
Chair.
(d) Smoking shall not be permitted on the floor of the House during the first
hour the House is in session.
(e) Food or beverages shall not be permitted on the floor of the House.
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(f) The reading of newspapers shall not be permitted on the floor of the
House while the House is in session.
(g) Smoking or the consumption of food or beverages shall not be permitted
in the galleries at any time.
(h) Special recitals, performances by musicians or other groups shall not
be permitted on the floor of the House and special guests of members of the
House shall not be permitted on the floor of the House.
III. Motions
RULE 13. Motions Generally. — (a) Every motion shall be reduced to writ-
ing, if the Speaker or any two members request it.
(b) When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the Speaker, or, if written,
it shall be handed to the Chair and read aloud by the Speaker or Clerk before de-
bate.
(c) After a motion has been stated by the Speaker or read by the Speaker
or Clerk, it shall be in the possession of the House; but it may be withdrawn
before a decision or amendment, except in case of a motion to reconsider, which
motion, when made by a member, shall be in possession of the House and shall not
be withdrawn without leave of the House.
RULE 14. Motions, Order of Precedence. — When there are motions before
the House, the order of precedence is as follows:
To adjourn
To lay on th table
To postpone indefinitely
Previous question
To postpone to a day certain
To commit
To amend an amendment
To amend
To substitute
To pass the bill
No motion to lay on the table, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a day
certain, to commit or to make a particular amendment, being decided, shall be
again allowed at the same stage of the bill or proposition.
RULE 15. Motion to adjourn. — (a) A motion to adjourn shall be seconded
before the motion is put to the vote of the House.
(b) A motion to adjourn shall be decided without debate, and shall always
be in order, except when the House is voting or some member is speaking; but a
motion to adjourn shall not follow a motion to adjourn until debate or some
other business of the House has intervened.
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RULE 16. Motion to Table. — (a) A motion to table shall be seconded be-
fore the motion is put to the vote of the House and is in order except when a
motion to adjourn is before the House.
(b) A motion to table shall be decided without debate.
(c) A motion to table a bill shall constitute a motion to table the bill and all
amendments thereto.
(d) A motion to table an amendment shall not be construed as a motion to
table the principal bill or any other amendment which has been offered thereto,
and if such motion is carried, only the amendment shall lie upon the table.
(e) When a question has been tabled, it shall not thereafter be considered
except on motion to remove from the table, approved by a two-thirds ( % ) vote.
RULE 17. Motion to Postpone Indefinitely. — A motion to postpone in-
definitely is in order except when a motion to adjourn or to lay on the table is
before the House. However, after one motion to postpone indefinitely has been
decided, another motion to postpone indefinitely shall not be allowed at the same
stage of the bill or proposition. When a question has been postponed indefinitely,
it shall not thereafter be considered except on motion to place on the favorable
calendar approved by a two-thirds ( % ) vote.
RULE 18. Motion to Reconsider. — (a) When a question has been decided,
it is in order for any member of the majority to move for the reconsideration
thereof, on the same or the succeeding legislative day; provided that unless the
vote by which the motion was originally decided was taken by a call of the ayes
and noes, any member may move to reconsider.
(b) A motion to reconsider shall be determined by a majority vote, except a
motion to reconsider a motion tabling a motion to reconsider, which shall require
a two-thirds ( % ) vote.
(c) A motion to reconsider a motion made under Rules 16, 17, 37, 41 and 42
shall require a two-thirds (%) vote.
RULE 19. Previous Question. — (a) The previous question may be called
only by the member submitting the report on the bill or other matter under con-
sideration, by the member (s) introducing the bill or other matter under con-
sideration, or by the member in charge of the measure, who shall be designated
by the chairman of the committee reporting the same to the House at the time
the bill or other matter under consideration is reported to the House or taken up
for consideration.
(b) The previous question shall be as follows: "Shall the main question now
be put?" When the call for the previous question has been decided in the affirma-
tive by a majority vote of the House, the "main question" is on the passage of
the bill, resolution or other matter under consideration.
(c) The call for the previous question shall preclude all motions, amend-
ments and debate, except the motion to adjourn or motion to table or motion to
postpone indefinitely made prior to the determination of the previous question.
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(d) If the previous question is decided in the negative, the main question
remains under debate.
IV. Voting
RULE 20. Stating Questions. — (a) The Speaker shall rise to put a question.
(b) The question shall be put in this form, namely, "Those in favor (as the
question may be) will say 'Aye'," and after the affirmation voice has been ex-
pressed, "Those opposed will say 'No'."
(c) Any member may call for a question to be divided into two or more
propositions to be voted on separately, and the Speaker shall determine whether
the question admits of such a division.
RULE 21. Determining Questions. — Unless otherwise provided by the Con-
stitution of North Carolina, all questions shall be determined by the members
present and voting.
RULE 22. Voting by Division. — Any member may call for a division of the
members upon the question before the result of the vote has been announced.
Upon a call for a division, the Speaker shall cause the number voting in the af-
firmative and in the negative to be determined. LTpon a division and count of the
House on any question, no member away from his seat shall be counted.
RULE 23. Roll Call Vote. — (a) Before a question is put, any member may
call for the ayes and noes. If the call is sustained by one-fifth (1/5) of the mem-
bers present, the question shall be decided by the ayes and noes upon a roll call
vote. All roll call votes shall be taken alphabetically.
(b) Every member who is in the Hall of the House when the question is put
shall give his vote upon a call of the ayes and noes, unless the House for special
reasons shall excuse him and no application to be excused from voting shall be
entertained unless made before the call of the roll.
RULE 24. Voting by Absentees. — (a) No member shall vote on any ques-
tion when he was not present when the question was put by the Speaker, except
by the consent of the House.
(b) If any member is necessarily absent on business of the House when a
vote is taken upon any question, upon entering the House he shall be permitted,
on request, to vote, provided that the result shall not be affected thereby.
RULE 25. Voting by Speaker. — In all elections the Speaker may vote. In
all other instances he may exercise his right to vote, or he may reserve this right
until there is a tie, but in no instance may he vote twice on the same question.
V. Committees
RULE 26. Committees Generally. — (a) All standing and select committees
shall be appointed by the Speaker, unless otherwise specially ordered by the
House.
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(b) Any member may excuse himself from serving - on any committee if he
is a member of two other standing committees.
(c) The Chairman and five other members of any committee shall constitute
a quorum of that committee for the transaction of business.
(d) In any joint meeting of the Senate and House Committees, the House
Committee may in its discretion reserve the right to vote separately.
RULE 27. Appointment of Standi)ig Committees. — -(a) At the commence-
ment of the session the Speaker shall appoint a standing committee on each of
the following subjects, namely;
Agriculture.
Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Appropriations.
Banks and Banking.
Base Budget.
Commercial Fisheries and Oyster Industry.
Commissions and Institutions for the Blind and Deaf.
Constitutional Amendments.
Corporations.
Corrections.
Courts and Judicial Districts.
Economy.
Education.
Election Laws.
Employment Security.
Finance.
Health.
Higher Education.
Highway Safety.
Human Resources.
Insurance.
Judiciary No. I.
Judiciary No. II.
Judiciary No. III.
Local Government No. I.
Local Government No. II.
Manufacturers and Labor.
Mental Health.
Military and Veteran's Affairs.
Natural & Economic Resources.
Public Libraries.
Public Utilities.
Rules and Operation of the House.
State Government.
State Personnel.
State Properties.
Transportation.
University Board of Governors Nominating Committee.
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Water and Air Resources.
Wildlife Resources.
(b) The first member announced on each committee shall be chairman, and
where the Speaker so desires he may designate a co-chairman and one or more
vice-chairmen.
RULE 28. Committee Meetings. — (a) Standing committees and subcommit-
tees of standing committees shall be furnished with suitable meeting places pur-
suant to a schedule adopted by the Committee on Rules and Operation of the
House. Select committees shall be furnished with suitable meeting places as their
needs require by the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Operation of the
House.
(b) Subject to the provisions of the subsection (c) of this Rule, committees
and subcommittees thereof shall permit other members of the General Assembly,
the press, and the general public to attend all sessions of said committees or sub-
committees.
(c) The chairman or other presiding officer shall have general direction of
the meeting place of the committee or subcommittee and, in case of any disturb-
ance or disorderly conduct therein, or if the peace, good order, and proper conduct
of the legislative business is hindered by any person or persons, the chairman or
presiding officer shall have power to exclude from the session any individual or
individuals so hindering the legislative business or, if necessary, to order the
meeting place cleared of all persons not members of the committee or subcommit-
tee.
(d) Procedure in the committees shall be governed by the rules of the House,
so far as the same may be applicable to such procedure, except that roll call votes
may be required in the discretion of the committee chairman.
(e) No committee or subcommittee shall meet on any day when the House
shall not convene except by permission of the Speaker or by approval of the
House by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the House.
(f) No committee or subcommittee shall meet during any session of the
House and all committee and subcommittee meetings shall adjourn no later than
15 minutes preceding a regular session of the House.
(g) Any call or notice of a standing committee meeting between legislative
sessions shall be mailed to each member of the committee by certified mail at least
five days prior to such meeting.
RULE 29. Committee Hearings.— The chairmen of all committees shall
notify, or cause to be notified, the first named introducer on such bills as are set
for hearing before their respective committees as to the date, time and place of
such hearing.
RULE 30. Committee of the Whole House. — (a) A Committee of the Whole
House shall not be formed, except by suspension of the rules, if there be objection
by any member.
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(b) After passage of a motion to form a Committee of the Whole House,
the Speaker shall appoint a chairman to preside in committee, and the Speaker
shall leave the Chair.
(c) The rules of procedure in the House shall be observed in the Committee
of the Whole House, so far as they may be applicable, except the rule limiting the
time of speaking and the previous question.
(d) In the Committee of the Whole House a motion that the committee rise
shall always be in order, except when a member is speaking, and shall be decided
without debate.
VI. Handling of Bills
RULE 31. Reference to Committee. — Each bill, joint resolution, or House
resolution not introduced on the report of a committee shall immediately upon its
first reading be referred by the Speaker to such committee as he deems appropri-
ate.
RULE 32. Introduction of Bills and Resolutions. — (a) All bills and resolu-
tions shall be introduced by submitting same to the Principal Clerk's office on the
legislative day prior to the first reading and reference thereof according to the
following schedule: by 8:30 o'clock p.m. each Monday, by 4:30 o'clock p.m. each
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and by 3:00 o'clock p.m. each Friday.
(b) Every bill or resolution shall be read in regular order of business, ex-
cept upon permission of the Speaker or on the report of a committee.
(c) All bills and resolutions shall show in their caption a brief descriptive
statement of the true substance of same, which captions may thereafter be amend-
ed ; provided that third reading shall not be had on any bill or resolution on the
same day that such caption is amended.
(d) A Substitute Bill shall be covered with the same color jacket as the
original bill and shall be prefaced as follows:
"House Substitute for" or "House Committee Substitute for "
(e) House Resolutions need not be read more than twice.
RULE 33. Papers Addressed to the House. — Petitions, memorials and other
papers addressed to the House shall be presented by the Speaker. A brief state-
ment of the contents thereof may be orally made by the introducer before reference
to a committee, but such papers shall not be debated or decided on the day of
their first being read unless the House shall direct otherwise.
RULE 24. Introduction of Resolutions and Bills, Copies Required. — (a)
Whenever any resolution or bill is introduced, a duplicate copy thereof shall be
attached thereto, and the Principal Clerk shall cause said duplicate copy to be
numbered as the original resolution or bill is numbered, and shall cause the same
to be available at all times to the member introducing the same.
(b) Numbering of House Hills shall be designated as "H.B " (No fol-
lowing). A Joint Resolution shall be designed as "H.J.R " (No following).
A House Resolution shall be designated as "H.R " (No. following).
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(c) Whenever any resolution or bill is filed for introduction, it shall be in
such form and have such copies accompanying same as designated by the Speaker,
and any resolution or bill introduced without the required number of copies shall
be immediately returned to the introducer. The Clerk shall stamp the copies with
the number stamped upon the original bill.
RULE 35. Duplicating of Bills. — The Legislative Services Officer shall cause
such bills as are introduced to be duplicated in such numbers as may be specified
by the Speaker. The Legislative Services Officer shall cause one copy of each
resolution and public bill for each legislator to be delivered to his clerk or secre-
tary who shall place it in the appropriate notebook on the legislator's desk. If a
legislator so requests, a second copy shall be delivered to his clerk or secretary
who shall place it in the legislator's office. The remaining copies shall be placed
in the Printed Bills Room and made available to the committees to which the bill
is referred, to individual legislators on request, and to the general public.
RULE 36. Report by Committee. — All bills and resolutions shall be report-
ed from the committee to which referred, with such recommendations as the com-
mittee may desire to make except in the case where the principal introducer re-
quests in writing to the chairman of the committee that the bill not be considered.
(a) Favorable Report. When a committee reports a bill with the recommen-
dation that it be passed, the bill shall be placed on the favorable calendar for the
next succeeding legislative day; except that Committee Substitutes for bills shall
be placed on the favorable calendar for the second next succeeding legislative day
after adoption.
(b) Report Without Prejudice. When a committee reports a bill without
prejudice, the bill shall be placed on the favorable calendar.
(c) Postponed Indefinitely. When a committee reports a bill with the recom-
mendation that it be postponed indefinitely, and no minority report accompanies
it, the bill shall be placed on the unfavorable calendar.
(d) Unfavorable Report. When a committee reports a bill with the recom-
mendation that it be not passed, and no minority report accompanies it, the bill
shall be placed on the unfavorable calendar.
(e) Minority Report. When a bill is reported by a committee with a recom-
mendation that it be not passed or that it be postponed indefinitely, but it is ac-
companied by a minority report signed by at least one-fourth ( J 4 ) of the mem-
bers of the committee who were present and voting when the bill was considered
in committee, the question before the House shall be: "The adoption of the minority
report." If the minority report is adopted by majority vote, the bill shall be
placed on the favorable calendar for consideration. If the minority report fails
of adoption by a majority vote, the bill shall be placed on the unfavorable calendar.
RULE 37. Removing Bill from Unfavorable Calendar.— A bill may be re-
moved from the unfavorable calendar upon motion carried by a two-thirds ( % )
vote. A motion to remove a bill from the unfavorable calendar is not debatable;
but the movant may, before making the motion, make a brief and concise state-
ment, not more than five minutes in length, of the reasons for the motion.
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RULE 38. Reports on Appropriation and Revenue Bills. — All committees,
other than the Committee on Appropriations, when favorably reporting any bill
which carries an appropriation from the State, shall indicate same in the report,
and said bill shall be referred to the Committee on Appropriations for a further
report before being acted upon by the House. All committees, other than the
Committee on Finance, when favorably reporting any bill which in any way or
manner raises revenue or levies a tax or authorizes the issue of bonds or notes,
whether public, public-local, or private, shall indicate same in the report, and
said bill shall be referred to the Committee on Finance for a further report before
being acted upon by the House.
RULE 39. Recall of Bill from Committee. — When a bill has been introduced
and referred to a committee, if after 10 legislative days the committee has failed
to report thereon, then the introducer of the bill or some member designated by
him may, after three legislative days' public notice given in the House, on motion
supported by a vote of two-thirds ( % ) of the members present and voting, recall
the same from the committee to the floor of the House for consideration and such
action thereon as a majority of the members present may direct.
RULE 40. Calendars and Schedules of Business. — The Clerk of the House
shall prepare a daily schedule of business, including the Calendar of Bills and
Resolutions for consideration and debate that day, in accordance with the Order
of Business of the Day (Rule 5). The Clerk shall number all bills and resolutions
in the order in which they are introduced, and all bills and resolutions shall be
taken up in their exact numerical order as they appear in each category; but the
Committee on Rules and Operations of the House may at any time arrange the
order of precedence in which bills may be considered.
RULE 41. Readings of Bills. — (a) Every bill shall receive three readings
in the House prior to its passage. The first reading and reference of the bill to
committee shall occur on the next legislative day following its introduction, and
the Speaker shall give notice at each subsequent reading whether it be the second
or third reading.
(b) No bill shall be read more than once on the same day without the con-
currence of two-thirds ( % ) of the members present and voting.
RULE 42. Effect of Defeated Bill.— (a.) Subject to the provisions of sub-
section (b) of this Rule, after a bill has been tabled or has failed to pass on any
of its readings, the contents of such bill or the principal provisions of its subject
matter shall not be embodied in any other measure. Upon the point of order
being raised and sustained by the Chair, such measure shall be laid upon the
table, and shall not be taken therefrom except by a two-thirds (%) vote.
(b) No local bill shall be held by the Chair to embody the provisions of or
to be identical with any statewide measure which has been laid upon the table,
or failed to pass any of its readings.
RULE 43. Amendments and Riders. — No amendment or rider to a bill be-
fore the House shall be in order unless such rider or amendment is germane to
the bill under consideration.
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Only one principal (first degree) amendment shall be pending at any one
time. If" a subsequent or substitute principal amendment shall be offered, the
Speaker shall rule it out of order. However, any member desiring to offer a sub-
sequent or substitute principal amendment in opposition to the pending amend-
ment may inform the House by way of argument against the pending amendment
that if it is defeated he proposes to offer another principal amendment, and he
may then read and explain such proposed amendment.
Perfecting (or second degree) amendments may be offered and considered
without limitation as to number, and in the event of multiple perfecting amend-
ments, they shall be voted upon in inverse order.
RULE 44. Conference Committees. — (a) Whenever the House shall decline
or refuse to concur in amendments put by the Senate to a bill originating in the
House, or shall refuse to adopt a substitute adopted by the Senate for a bill
originating in the House or whenever the Senate shall decline or refuse to con-
cur in amendments put by the House to a bill originating in the Senate or shall
refuse to adopt a substitute adopted by the House for a bill originating in the
Senate, a conference committee chairman and committee shall be appointed upon
motion made, consisting of the number named in the motion; and the bill under
consideration shall thereupon go to and be considered by the joint conferees on
the part of the House and Senate.
(b) Only such matters as are in diffei - ence between the two houses shall be
considered by the conferees, and the conference report shall not be amended and
may be made by a majority of the House members of such conference committee.
VII. Legislative Officers and Employees
RULE 45. Elected Officers. — (a) The House shall elect one of its members
Speaker.
(b) The House shall elect one of its members Speaker pro tempore who
shall perform such duties as the Speaker may assign and shall preside over the
House in the absence or incapacity of the Speaker and shall perform all of the
duties of the Speaker until such time the Speaker may assume the Chair.
(c) The House shall elect a Principal Clerk, a Reading Clerk and a Ser-
geant-at-Arms, each of whom shall have and perform such duties and responsi-
bilities not inconsistent with these Rules as the Speaker may assign. The Principal
Clerk shall continue in office until another is elected.
RULE 46. Assistants to Principal Clerk and Sergcant-at-Arms. — The
Principal Clerk and the Sergeant-at-Arms may appoint, with the approval of the
Speaker, such assistants as may be necessary to the efficient discharge of the
duties of their respective offices.
RULE 47. Speaker's Clerk, Chaplain, and Pages. — (a) The Speaker may
appoint one or more clerks to the Speaker, a Chaplain of the House, and pages
to wait upon the sessions of the House.
(b) When the House is not in session, the pages shall be under the super-
vision of the Supervisor of Pages.
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(c) No member may have more than 10 persons designated as honorary pages.
RULE 48. Committee Clerks and Secretaries. — (a) Each committee shall
have a clerk. The clerk to a committee shall serve as secretary to the chairman
of that committee.
(b) Each member shall be assigned a secretary, unless he has a committee
clerk to serve as his secretary.
(c) The selection and retention of clerks and secretaries shall be the sole
prerogative of the individual member or members. Such clerks and secretaries
shall file initial applications for employment with the Legislative Services Office
and shall receive compensation as prescribed by the Legislative Services Com-
mission. The employment period of clerks and secretaries shall commence not
earlier than the convening date of the General Assembly and shall terminate not
later than final adjournment or recess of the General Assembly unless employ-
ment for an extended period is approved by the Speaker. The clerks and secre-
taries shall adhere to such uniform rules and regulations not inconsistent with
these Rules regarding hours and other conditions of employment as the Legislative
Services Commission shall fix by appropriate regulations.
RULE 49. Compensation of Clerks and Secretaries. — No clerk, laborer, or
other person employed or appointed under Rules 47, 48, and 49 hereof shall re-
ceive during such employment, appointment, or service, any compensation from
any department of the State government, and there shall not be voted, paid or
awarded any additional pay, bonus or gratuity to any of them, but they shall re-
ceive only the pay now provided by law for such duties and services.
VIII. Privileges of the Hall
RULE 50. Admittance to Floor.- — No person except members, officers and
employees of the General Assembly and former members of the General Assem-
bly who are not registered under the provisions of Article 9 of Chapter 120 of
the General Statutes of North Carolina shall be allowed on the floor of the House
during its session, unless permitted by the Speaker or otherwise provided by law.
RULE 51. Admittance of Pi-ess. — Reporters wishing to take down debates
may be admitted by the Speaker, who shall assign such places to them on the
floor or elsewhere, to effect this object, as shall not interfere with the convenience
of the House.
RULE 52. Extending Courtesies. — Courtesies of the floor, galleries or lobby
shall only be extended at the discretion of the Speaker.
RULE 53. Order in Galleries and Lobby. — In case of any disturbance or
disorderly conduct in the galleries or lobby, the Speaker or other presiding officer
is empowered to order the same to be cleared.
IX. General Rules
RULE 54. Attendance of Members. — No member or officer of the House
shall absent himself from the service of the House without leave, unless from
sickness or disability.
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RULE 55. Documents to be Signed by the Speaker. — All acts, addresses,
and resolutions and all warrants and subpoenas issued by order of the House
shall be signed by the Speaker or other presiding officer.
RULE 56. There shall be no printing or reproducing of paper (s) that are
not legislative in essence except upon approval of the Speaker.
RULE 57. Placement of Material on Members' Desks. — Persons other than
members of the General Assembly, officers or staff thereof shall not place or cause
to be placed any materials on members' desks without obtaining approval of the
Speaker. Any printed material so placed shall bear the name of the originator.
RULE 58. Rules, Rescission and Alternation. — (a) No standing rule or order
shall be rescinded or altered without one day's notice given on the motion thereof,
and to sustain such motion two-thirds ( % ) of the members present and voting
shall be required.
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the House upon two-thirds (%)
vote of the members present and voting may temporarily suspend any rule.
RULE 59. Limitation o>i Co-sponsorship of Bills and Resolutions. — -Any
member wishing to co-sponsor a bill or resolution which has been introduced may
do so by appearing in the office of the Principal Clerk for such purpose within
one-half hour following the adjournment of the session during which such bill or
resolution was first read and referred.
RULE 60. Correcting of Typographical Errors. — The Legislative Services
Officer may correct typographical errors appearing in House bills or resolutions
povided that such corrections are made before ratification and do not conflict with
any actions or rules of the Senate and provided further that such correction be ap-
proved by the Chairman of the Rules Committee, the Speaker or other presiding
officer.
RULE 61. Except as herein set out the rules of the House of Representatives
of Congress shall govern the operation of the House.
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CLYDE LOWELL BALL
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES OFFICER
Clyde Lowell Ball, Legislative Services Officer, was born in Rutherford,
Tennessee, October 12, 1916. Son of Clyde L. Ball and Zula Norvell Ball. Attended
Mason Hall High School, Kenton, Tennessee, 1928-32. Memphis State University,
1932-36, B.S. Degree; Vanderbilt University, 1936-37, M.A. Degree; Vanderbilt
University, 1946-49, J.D. Degree. Full-time State Official. Tennessee Bar Associa-
tion. Literary Productions: The General Assembly of North Carolina; Articles
in Vanderbilt Law Review, Best's Insurance Reports, Tennessee Historical Society
Magazine. Assistant Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University, 1953-55; Visiting
Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant Director, Legislative Drafting Research
Fund, Columbia University, 1955-56; Professor of Public Law and Government
and Assistant Director, Institute of Government, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, 1956-64; Professor of Law, Memphis State University, 1964-70;
Editor-in-Chief, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1948-49, Faculty editor 1953-55; Order
of the Coif, 1949, Founders' Medalist, Vanderbilt University School of Law. Cap-
tain — Field Artillery, September 1942-September 1946. Member Episcopal Church.
Married Lyda (White) Ball May 31, 1952. Children: Michael Lee Ball, 21; Edward
Lewis Ball, 19; Clyde Lowell Ball, Jr., 17; and Celeste White Ball, 13. Address:
1051 Iredell Drive, Raleigh.
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Chapter Two
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
JAMES EUBERT HOLSHOUSER, JR.
GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA
James Eubert Holshouser, Jr., Republican, was elected Governor November
7, 1972, and was inaugurated January 5, 1973. He was born in Boone, North Caro-
lina, October 8, 1934, the son of James Eubert and Virginia (Day vault) Hols-
houser. He attended Appalachian High School, 1948-1952; Davidson College, 1956,
B.S. degree; University of North Carolina Law School, 1960, L.L.B. degree.
Lawyer. Member Phi Delta Theta Social Fraternity; Phi Alpha Delta Law Fra-
ternity; Boone Jaycees; national winner of Jaycee Freedom Guard Award, 1971;
Watauga County's Young Man of the Year, 1964. Memberships (past and present)
include Board of Directors, Davidson College Alumni Association; Board of Visi-
tors, Lees McRae College; Board of Directors, UNC Law Alumni Association;
Board of Directors, Southern Appalachian Historical Association; Advisory
Board, Regional Mental Health Authority; Mountain Scenic Economic Develop-
ment Commission; Committee on Court Study, North Carolina Bar Association;
Chairman, Southern Regional Education Board; Co-Chairman, Coastal Plains
Regional Commission; Executive Committee, National Governors Conference;
Campaign Chairman, Republican Governors Association. Chairman, Republican
State Executive Committee, 1966-72. Representative in the General Assembly of
1963, 1965, 1969, and 1971. Presbyterian: Deacon. Married Patricia Hollings-
worth, 1961. One daughter, Virginia Walker Holshouser.
Office Personnel
Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr Watauga
Personal Secretary Ann Shore Watauga
Administrative Assistant Phillip J. Kirk, Jr Rowan
Special Assistant Gene Anderson ... Wake
Special Assistantfor
Minority Affairs Dr. Larnie Horton Chatham
Special Assistant for
Appointments M. Laney Funderburk, Jr Durham
News Secretary Jack S. Childs Buncombe
Legal Counsel Samuel H. Long, III Wake
Budget Officer Rowena S. Piner Wake
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THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
The office of the governor is the oldest governmental office in North Carolina.
The first governor of land in North Carolina was Ralph Lane, who served
as governor of Sir Walter Raleigh's first colony on Roanoke Island (1585). The
first permanent governor was William Drummond, appointed by William Berkely,
Governor of Virginia and one of the Lords Proprietors, at the request of his col-
leagues. During the colonial period governors were appointed by either the Lords
Proprietors — prior to 1729 — or the Crown. These people served at the pleasures of
their appointers, usually until a governor died or resigned, although there were
several instances when other factors were involved. When a regularly appointed
governor, for whatever reason, could no longer perform his function as chief
executive, either the president of the council, or the deputy, or lieutenant governor,
took over until a new governor was appointed and qualified. Following our in-
dependence in 1776, and the adoption of our first State Constitution, the governor
was elected by the two houses of the general assembly and served no more than
three years in any six. He was elected to serve a one-year term and had relatively
little power.
In 1835 with the clamors for a more democratic form of government being
felt in Raleigh, a constitutional convention was called to amend certain sections
of the constitution. One of the amendments provided for the popular election of
the governor every two years; however, little was done to increase his authority
in any area other than that of appointments. In 1868 a second constitution was
adopted by the State of North Carolina which reflected the principals resulting
from the Civil War. Under provisions in this new constitution, the governor's
term of office was expanded from two to four years, and his duties and powers
were greatly expanded.
Today North Carolina is governed by her third constitution and while several
changes were made in its content, the Article dealing with the executive branch,
and the governor in particular, remain basically in tact. In recent years there
has been a growing concern over two basic omissions in the powers of the governor
as found in our Constitution. The primary of these is the veto power over
legislation passed by the general assembly — North Carolina is the only state
which does not allow its governor any veto power. The second is the right of a
governor to secede himself.
In 1972, the Office of the Governor was created as one of the 19 major de-
partments of State government. Under his immediate jurisdiction are such as-
sistants and personnel as he may need to carry out the functions as chief executive
of the State. In North Carolina, the governor is not only the state's chief execu-
tive, but he is also the director of the budget, with responsibilities for all phases
of budgeting from the initial preparation to final execution; he is commander-in-
chief of the state military; and he is chairman of the Council of State, which he
may convene at any time for advice on allotments from the Contingency and
Emergency Fund and for the disposition of state property. He also has the au-
thority to convene the general assembly into extra session should affairs of the
state dictate such a move. The governor is directed by the North Carolina Con-
stitution to "take care" that all state laws are faithfully executed. He has the
power to grant pardons and commutations; issue extradition warrants and re-
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quests; join interstate compacts; and reorganize and consolidate state agencies.
The governor has final authority over all expenditures of the state, and he is
also responsible for the administration of all funds and loans from the federal
government. At the start of each regular session of the general assembly, the
governor delivers legislative and budgetary messages to the legslators. To help
him carry out his administrative duties and run his office the governor has several
assistants.
Administrative Assistant to the Governors
The Administrative Assistant to the Governor serves as the chief of staff
for the rest of the personnel in the office. It is his duty to see that the office func-
tions smoothly and that the right decisions are made to insure this. Communica-
tions for the governor, either by telephone or correspondence, are often handled
by him and then either answered or directed to the proper person. The admini-
strative assistant must also serve as secretary to the Council of State, and as
liaison between the Cabinet and Council of State and the Governor. He also is
responsible for setting up part of the governor's schedule, for advising the governor
on various matters of state, and sometimes serves as the governor's representative
at special events which the governor himself cannot attend. In addition to his
duties in the office, he also serves on the Educational Commission of the States and
the Governor's Policy Council. In short, anything and everything which is a part
of the daily life of the Office of the Governor is his responsibility.
Special Assistant for Appointments
As North Carolina's chief executive, the Governor has the responsibility
for making appointments to more than 250 statutory bodies and to approximately
35 non-statutory advisory groups created or required by federal legislation, execu-
tive orders, or the by-laws of private organizations. He is likewise responsible
for filling vacancies in some elective offices. To assist him in performing these
duties, the Governor's appointments officer receives recommendations, researches
qualifications and requirements, maintains records, and provides liaison with as-
sociations, agencies, and interested individuals and groups. Through these func-
tions, the appointments office provides information and advice to the Governor
on matters relating to his powers of appointment.
Special Assistant for Minority Affairs
The special assistant for minority affairs is responsible for bringing to the
attention of the governor the needs, issues and problems of minority people in
North Carolina, and to advise the governor on practical and policy decisions
through which these needs, issues and problems can be met. Daily correspondence
and occasionally personal meetings between minority leaders and the governor are
arranged by this special assistant who tries to keep as many channels of communi-
cations open between the Office of the Governor and Minority groups. He also
tries to recruit and place qualified minority persons in salaried and non-salaried
positions on all levels of state government,
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Legal Counsel to the Governor
The Legal Counsel to the Governor is appointed by the Governor to assist
and advise him on legal matters and obligations relating to the office of the Gov-
ernor. Specifically he is delegated the responsibility of investigating the merits
of requests for pardons, commutations, reprieves, extradition, rewards, and pay-
ment of legal fees charged the State, and reporting to the Governor those findings
for his consideration. He is available to the public to assist them with problems
relating to state government in areas where the Governor has jurisdiction. The
Legal Counsel researches the legality and contents of executive orders, partici-
pates in structuring the Governor's legislative program and budget, is involved
with inter-departmental program coordination and advises the Governor on
general policy issues.
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OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
JAMES B. HUNT, JR.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
James B. Hunt, Jr., Democrat of Wilson County, was born May 16, 1937 in
Greensboro. Son of James B. Hunt and Elsie (Brame) Hunt. Graduated Rock
Ridge High School, Wilson County; North Carolina State University, B.S. in
Agricultural Education and M.S. in Agricultural Economics; University of North
Carolina Law School, J.D. While at NCSU served two terms as Student Govern-
ment President, was chosen "Outstanding Senior" in 1959, and edited the Agri-
culturalist, the student publication of the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Thesis for M.S., "Acreage Controls and Poundage Controls: Their Effects on
Most Profitable Production Practices for Flue Cured Tobacco," was chosen as
one of three best in the U.S. and Canada in 1963 by the American Farm Eco-
nomic Association. National college director for the Democratic National Com-
mittee, 1962-63. In 1964 went to Nepal to serve two years as Economic Advisor
to the government of that nation. Elected President of Wilson Young Democratic
Club in 1967; President of North Carolina YDC in 1968. Delegate to the 1968
National Democratic Convention. Author of the N. C. Democratic precinct man-
ual "Rally Around the Precinct." Appointed Assistant State Party Chairman in
1969. Elected Lieutenant Governor on November 7, 1972. Vice-Chairman of the
Council on State Goals and Policy; Member of the Land Policy Council and the
State Youth Advisory Council. Past President of the Coastal Plains Development
Association, a director of the NCSU Foundation, Inc., director of the NCSU
Alumni Association, member NCSU Public Relations Committee. Former mem-
ber Wilson Sertoma Club, Jaycees, Wilson Good Neighbor Council. Received
Wilson Jaycees' Distinguished Service Award for 1969. Member and elder, First
Presbyterian Church of Wilson; former deacon, chairman of Youth Division of
the Education Commission, and assistant Sunday School teacher. Married Carolyn
Leonard of Mingo, Iowa. Four children: Rebecca, Baxter, Rachel and Elizabeth.
Home address, Lucama.
Office Personnel
Lieutenant Governor James B. Hunt, Jr Wilson
Administrative Assistant J. Paul Essex, Jr Wake
Special Assistant Joseph W. Grimsley Wake
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THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
During the Colonial period, William Tryon was the only person to hold a
commission specifically as lieutenant governor — although many others were ap-
pointed "deputy" governors by both the Lords Proprietors and by the crown.
When independence was declared in 1776, no provisions for a lieutenant governor
were incorporated into the first Constitution. The office of lieutenant governor was
created for the first time as a state office with the adoption of the Constitution of
North Carolina of 1868.
Today the lieutenant governor is a constitutional officer, elected to a four
year term by the citizens of North Carolina. He is a member of the Council of
State, President of the North Carolina Senate, and a member of the State Board
of Education. Under the laws of North Carolina, he is a member of the Commis-
sion on Interstate Cooperation, the Commission on Indian Affairs, the State Con-
struction Finance Authority, and the North Carolina Capital Planning Commis-
sion. He also performs such other duties as may be assigned him by the governor
or the general assembly. At the request of the governor he is vice chairman of the
Council on State Goals and Policy and a member of the North Carolina Land
Policy Council.
Until recently, the lieutenant governor was a part time official restricted in
duties and authority. A 1970 constitutional amendment made the lieutenant
governor a full-time state official, and the Executive Organization Act of 1971
established an office for the lieutenant governor, effective January 1, 1973.
The lieutenant governor's primary responsibility is serving as president of
the North Carolina Senate. He is the presiding officer and is empowered to ap-
point all committees (regular or select), as well as committee chairmen and vice
chairman; to appoint and supervise pages; to supervise certain activities of the
sergeant-at-arms; to appoint clerks to committees that need this assistance;
and to supervise certain activities of the disbursing clerk.
As a member of the State Board of Education, the lieutenant governor rep-
resents the citizens of the state in the formulation and adoption of educational
policies and budgets for the Department of Public Instruction and the Depart-
ment of Community Colleges.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THAD EURE
SECRETARY OF STATE
Thad Eure, Democrat, of Hertford County, was born November 15, 1899, in
Gates County, N. C. Son of Tazewell A. and Armecia (Langstun) Eure. Attended
Gatesville High School, 1913-1917; University of North Carolina, 1917-1919;
University Law School, 1921-1922; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Elon College,
1958. Lawyer. Mayor of Winton, 1923-1928. County attorney for Hertford
County, 1923-1931. Member of General Assembly of 1929, representing Hertford
County. Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives, Sessions of 1931, 1933,
and 1935, and Extra Session, 1936. Presidential Elector First District of North
Carolina, 1932. Escheats Agent, University of North Carolina, 1933-1936. Elected
Secretary of State in the General Election of November 3, 1936, and assumed
duties of the office December 21, 1936, by virtue of executive appointment, ten days
prior to the commencement of constitutional term, on account of a vacancy that
then occurred. Re-elected Secretary of State in General Elections of 1940, 1944,
1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972. President, Ahoskie Kiwanis Club,
1927. Theta Chi Fraternity; Junior Order; B.P.O. Elks and a Grand Lodge Chair
Officer, 1956; T.P.A. ; Chairman Board of Trustees, Elon College; American
Legion, Forty and Eight; President, National Association of Secretaries of State,
1942, and became the Dean in 1961. Keynote speaker, Democratic State Conven-
tion, 1950, and Permanent Chairman, 1962. United Church of Christ. Married
Minta Banks of Winton, N. C, November 15, 1924. Of this union there are two
children, a daughter and a son, Mrs. Norman Black, Jr., and Thai Eure, Jr.
Seven grandchildren. Votes in Winton, Hertford County, N. C. Official address,
State Capitol, Raleigh; Resides at 2345 New Bern Avenue., Raleigh.
Department Personnel
Secretary of State Thad Eure Hertford
Deputy Secretary of State Clyde Smith Wake
Corporations Attorney Jack B. Styles Wake
Securities Deputy William W. Coppedge Wake
Notary Public Officer Susan Lobinger Wake
U.C.C. Filing Officer Charles W. Moore Wake
Director of Publications John L. Cheney, Jr Wake
Budget Officer Judy M. Hawley Wake
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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
The office of secretary is the second oldest governmental office in North Caro-
lina. Shortly after the Lords Proprietors were granted their charter, the first
secretary was appointed to maintain the records of the colony. The office con-
tinued to function following the purchase of North Carolina by the Crown in
1728. Following independence, the office of secretary of state was created in a
special resolution and was later incorporated into the Constitution of 1776; and
except for expansion as new responsibilities were assigned it, it has remained
one of the primary constitutional offices of state government.
Today, the Secretary of State is a constitutional officer elected to a four-year
term by the general citizenry. He heads the Department of the Secretary of State
which was created by the Executive Organization Act of 1971. The Secretary of
State is a member of the Council of State which must approve acquisitions and
conveyances of state lands and allotments from the Contingency and Emergency
Fund. He is ex officio member of the Local Government Commission and Capital
Planning Commission. He is required by law to attend every session of the Gen-
eral Assembly to receive bills which have become laws and to perform other duties
prescribed by resolution of either or both Houses. He assigns seats to members
of both Houses by Resolution of the 1939 General Assembly, and convenes the
House of Representatives; presiding until a Speaker is elected. The original
Journals of each House are delivered to him for preservation. He is empowered
by law to administer oaths to any public official of whom an oath is required, and
he is frequently called upon to administer oaths to officers of the Highway Patrol
and similar agencies.
The purpose and objective of the Department of the Secretary of State is
to faithfully perform the duties assigned to the Secretary of State by the Con-
stitution and laws of the State of North Carolina. The Department of the Secre-
tary of State is charged with the duty of maintaining certain records pertaining
to state and local government actions and the commercial activity of private busi-
ness. This duty is imposed by widely scattered sections of the General Statutes
of North Carolina and involves varying degrees of responsibility to review the
documents for conformity to statutory requirements prior to filing. The Depart-
ment has responsibilities under approximately fifty separate statutes which may
be divided into categories dealing with custodianship of the Constitution and
laws of the State, administrative commercial law, the elective process, the Gen-
eral Assembly and public information.
The management functions of the Department are the responsibility of the
Secretary of State and his Deputy. In addition, miscellaneous statutory duties
and responsibilities not mentioned above which are not assigned to one of the
Departmental Divisions are performed by the Secretary of State or Deputy Sec-
retary of State. These functions include: countersigning all commissions issued
by the Governor; attesting all documents issued in the name of the state; assign-
ing seats to members of General Assembly ; in convening the House of Repre-
sentatives; receiving and preserving original laws of the General Assembly and
furnishing certified copies thereof. The reason for each specific function varies,
but basic to the majority is the right of citizens to information about their gov-
ernment. The Department of the Secretary of State serves as a cenral source of
public information on a continuing basis.
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Deputy Secretary of State
The Deputy Secretary of State has responsibility for registration of trade-
marks and service marks and the filing of municipal annexation ordinances. The
processing of summons and complaints served on the Secretary of State on be-
half of corporations which cannot be served with process otherwise is under his
supervision. Registration of Lobbyists, the filing of their letters of authority and
expense are under the direct supervision of the Secretary of State and, in his
absence, the Deputy Secretary of State.
During 1974, 210 Trademarks were either registered or renewed and 225
lobbyist registered. Also during the 1973-74 Session of the General Assembly,
1688 Ratified Acts and resolutions were received.
Corporation Division
A corporation is a legal entity created under the authority of the laws of the
State which enjoys the capacity of perpetual succession, the ability to act as a
single unit and limited liability for its stockholders or members. The various
corporation laws of the State of North Carolina are enabling statutes under
which a corporation may be organized and continue to exist, control its internal
affairs and determine its relation with the State while its existence continues.
The responsibility of the Secretary of State is to insure uniform compliance with
such statutes, record information required as a public record, prevent duplica-
tion of corporate names and furnish information to the public.
During 1974, 5232 domestic business corporations were formed and 875 foreign
corporations admitted in North Carolina.
Uniform Commercial Code Division
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code provides a method for giving in-
terested third parties adequate notice of security interests in personal property.
The method adopted is a "notice" filing system, the objective of which is to ap-
prise interested third parties of the fact of possible adverse interest, leaving to
inquiry of the debtor the ascertainment of the extent and terms of existence of
the interest.
The Secretary of State, as central filing officer, receives and files Financing
Statements and related "notice" statements and furnishes information about such
filings. He is also central filing officer for Federal Tax Liens which are handled
in the same manner as UCC filings. Finance Statements are generally effective
for five years and may be continued within six months of their expiration for an
additional five year period.
Securities Division
The primary purpose of the North Carolina Securities Law is to protect the
general public from "wildcat" organizers, promoters and unscrupulous persons,
whether foreign or domestic, preying upon an unsuspecting and confiding public
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by selling worthless securities. This purpose is achieved through the formulating
administrative rules, examination and registration of securities prior to sale,
licensing of securities salesmen and dealers, investigation and prosecution where
there is violation of Securities Law, cooperation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Department of Justice, and other state and federal government
agencies, participation in conferences of the National Association of Securities
Administrators; information presentations to the industry and civic groups.
Between April 1, 1974 and March 31, 1975 there were 375 Securities Issues
Cleared, 164 Securities Issues Withdrawn, 3982 Salesmen licensed, and 287
Dealers licensed.
Publications Division
The primary purpose of the Publications division is to compile and publish
information useful to the General Assembly, State Agencies and the public; to
maintain for public inspection certain records required to be kept in the custody
of the Secretary of State and to distribute publications of the General Assembly.
This is achieved through the publishing of the Election Returns, the Directory of
State and County Officials and The North Carolina Manual; maintenance of files
of rules and regulations of state agencies and examining boards; assisting re-
searchers in the records of North Carolina Land Grants; and through sale and
distribution of the Session Laws, House Journal, and Senate Journal.
During 1973 and 1974 nearly 4000 copies of the 1973 North Carolina Manual,
6500 copies of the Directory of State and County Officials (Two editions) and 700
copies of North Carolina Election Returns, 1972 were distributed to public officials,
schools and the general public. Also, during the same two-year period our land
grants section handled more than 2500 pieces of correspondence and entertained
more than 1000 visitors.
Notary Public Division
The function of issuing commissions to Notaries Public was transferred to
the Secretary of State from the Governor under the Executive Organization Act
of 1971.
The purpose of the Notary Public Division is to provide a convenient means
for establishing the authenticity of certain documents. This is accomplished
through the issuing of commissions to Notaries Public in the several counties of
the State.
During 1974, 10,000 Notary Public Commissions were issued, and 25 com-
plaints were investigated.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE AUDITOR
HENRY LEE BRIDGES
STATE AUDITOR
Henry Lee Bridges, Democrat, was born in Franklin County, N. C, June 10,
1907. Son of John Joseph and Ida Loraine (Carroll) Bridges. Attended Wakelon
High School, 1914-1920; Wiley School, Raleigh, 1921; Wakelon High Schoolo, 1922;
Millbrook High School, 1923-1925; Mars Hill Junior College, A.B. degree, 1929;
Wake Forest College, B.A. degree, 1931; Wake Forest Law School, 1932-1933.
Attorney-at-law. Member of the Greensboro Bar Association; N. C. State Bar.
Deputy Clerk, Superior Court of Guilford County, August, 1935-September, 1940;
December, 1941-October, 1942; December, 1945-June 1, 1946. (Break in dates
caused by Military Service.) Secretary and Treasurer, Guilford County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, 1933-1940. President National Association of State
Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers, 1957; Executive Director National As-
sociation of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers, 1958-1969. Member
and Past Master of Greensboro Lodge No. 76 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
Choraz in Chapter No. 13 Royal Arch Masons; Ivanhoe Commandery No. 8
Knights Templar; Sudan Temple A. A. O.N. M.S. ; Societas Roesecrucians in Civi-
tatibs Foederatis; Raleigh Lions Club. Enlisted in National Guard May, 1934, as
a Private; promoted to Sergeant, February, 1935; commissioned Second Lieu-
tenant, June 18, 1935; commissioned First Lieutenant November 18, 1939; pro-
moted to Captain, January 28, 1943, to Major on inactive status, January 17, 1947.
Entered Federal Service, September 16, 1940; released from active duty Novem-
ber 2, 1941; recalled to active duty October 7, 1942; relieved from active duty
December 14, 1945. Veteran World War II, Post No. 53 American Legion Local;
Local No. 506 Forty and Eight. Life Deacon, Hayes Barton Baptist Church;
member Board of Trustees Wake Forest College, 1949-1952, 1955-1958, 1960-
1963, 1965-1968, 1970-1973, and Southeastern Baptist Seminary, 1968-. Ap-
pointed State Auditor February 15, 1947; elected four-year term 1948; re-elected
1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972. Married Clarice Hines, December 12, 1936.
Two children: Joseph Henry, age 30, George Hines, age 27. Home address: 2618
Grant Ave., Raleigh.
Department Personnel
State Auditor Henry L. Bridges Guilford
Deputy State Auditors Lee Bowman Wake
John Buchan Wake
Auditing Division Carlyle Craven, Director Wake
Accounting Systems Division ....Bradley Buie, Director Wake
Firemans' Pension Fund Joseph L. Sommerlin, Jr.,
Executive Director Wake
Law Enforcement Officers
Benefit Retirement Fund Henry G. McFayden, Executive Secretary .. Wake
State Board of Pensions Henry L. Bridges, Director Guilford
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUDITOR
The office of State Auditor was created by the Constitution of 1868, although
the office of "Auditor of Public Accounts" had existed since 18G2. Today, the
State Auditor is a constitutional officer elected by the people every four years.
It is the duty of his office to conduct annual audits of the financial affairs of all
state agencies and such other special audits as may be requested by the governor,
Advisory Budget Commission, or when, he feels an audit is warranted. In order
to insure that accounting systems used in the various state agencies are efficient
he conducts surveys and make changes when necessary. Also under his jurisdic-
tion is the administration of the Fire's Pension Fund, the Law Enforcement
Officers' Benefit and Retirement Fund, and the State Board of Pensions.
In addition to his duties as the state's financial watchdog, the State Auditor
has several other duties assigned to him by virtue of his office. He is a member
of the Council of State, the Capitol Planning Commission, the Local Government
Commission and the State Pension Board as well as ex officio chairman of the
Law Enforcement Officers' Benefit and Retirement Fund and ex officio member
of the Firmen's Pension Fund.
The Department of State Auditor is divided into the following divisions:
General Administration, Auditing Division, Accounting Systems Division, Fire-
men's Pension Fund Division, Law Enforcement Officers' Benefit and Retire-
ment Fund Division, and the State Board of Pensions.
General Administration
This Division or Section, under the direct supervision of the State Auditor
and his deputies, handles all administrative matters, personnel, budget, over-
all planning, and coordination of activities for all functions assigned to the State
Auditor by statute or under the Reorganization of State Government.
Auditing Division
The State Auditor is responsible for conducting a thorough post audit
of the receipts, expenditures and fiscal transactions of each and every state agency
which in any manner handles state funds. A state agency is defined to mean any
state department, institution, board, commission, official or officer of the state.
This post audit is to be conducted annually. In addition to the annual audit, the
auditor shall conduct special investigations upon written requests from the Gov-
ernor, Advisory Budget Commission or whenever he deems that such an exami-
nation is necessary. Upon the completion of each audit or investigation, the
Auditor shall report his findings and recommendations to the Advisory Budget
Commission, the Governor, the head of the state agency and all other interested
parties. In addition to auditing all general and special fund accounts, the Audi-
tor is required to audit federal programs handled by state agencies. The auditing
of federal programs require a great deal of time.
The Auditor is independent of any fiscal control exercised by the Director of
the Budget (Governor) or the Budget Division. He is responsible to the Ad-
visory Budget Commission, the General Assembly and the people of North Caro-
lina for the efficient and faithful exercise of his duties and responsibilities.
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Accounting Systems Division
The Accounting Systems Division under the direction of the State Auditor
may, as often as he deems advisable, conduct a detailed review of the bookkeep-
ing and accounting systems in use in the various departments, institutions, com-
missions, boards and agencies which are supported partially or entirely from
State funds. Such examinations would be for the purpose of evaluating the
adequacy of systems in use by these agencies and institutions. In instances where
the Auditor determines that existing systems are outmoded, inefficient or other-
wise inadequate, he shall prescribe and supervise the installation of such changes,
as, in his judgment appear necessary to secure and maintain internal control and
facilitate the recording of accounting data for the purpose of preparing reliable
and meaningful financial statements and reports. In all cases in which major
changes in the accounting systems are made, he will be responsible for seeing
that the new system is designed to accumulate information required for the prep-
aration of budget reports and other financial records required by the Budget
Division of the Department of Administration. In instances in which depart-
ments, institutions, boards, commissions and agencies feel it desirable to revise
or alter existing accounting systems, said agencies or institutions shall request
the Auditor to make a survey of their systems for the purpose of seeing if such
a change is desirable, including the advisability of purchasing or renting ac-
counting equipment. Requisitions for the purchase of accounting equipment or
contracts for the rental of accounting equipment for any state department, in-
stitution, or agency shall be approved by the Auditor.
Fireman's Pension Fund Division
The Firemen's Pension Fund operates under the provisions of G.S. 118-18.
The Fund has a Board of Trustees which is responsible for formulating Rules
and Regulations within the framework of the statutes, for the efficient and effec-
tive operation of the Fund. The State Auditor is responsible for day to day
operation of the Fund.
The Fund was created for the purpose of providing firemen with a small
monthly pension. Membership is open to all firemen, both paid and volunteer,
of a certified or rated fire department. Each member pays into the Fund $5.00
per month to help finance the pension program. In addition to the member's
contribution, the State appropriates approximately $500.00 annually. This plus
the interest the fund receives from its investments finances the program.
At age 55 with 20 years service a Fireman may retire and receive a monthly
pension of $36.00. The maximum pension is $50.00 a month for a fireman who
retires at age 65.
Law Enforcement Officers' Benefit and Retirement Fund Division
The Law Enforcement Officers' Benefit and Retirement Fund operates under
the provisions of G.A., 143-166 and provides for qualified law enforcement of-
ficers employed by the State of North Carolina or any political subdivisions
thereof a benfit and a retirement program. A Board of Commissioners is re-
sponsible for formulating Rules and Regulations under which the funds operate.
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Membership in the Retirement Fund is optional on the part of law enforce-
ment officers and all members contribute 5% of salary to a membership account.
Employers may contribute for the member's credit at any rate not to exceed 159c
of salary and approximately 85% of the present membership has some form of
employer contributions made on their behalf.
Upon meeting certain requirements, members of the Retirement Fund are
entitled to monthly retirement benefits based on age at retirement and total
monies accumulated to the individual's credit.
The separate Benefit Fund provides, at no cost of qualified law enforcement
officers, a form of disability income if the officer becomes totally disabled. In
addition, a benefit is paid to a designated beneficiary in the event of the officer's
death. These benefits are provided from certain receipts through the courts of
North Carolina and eligibility for participation. Benefits available are in fixed
amounts, but all benefits are subject to change by the Board of Commissioners
at any time that the overall experience of the Fund so dictates.
The Fund also provides for the payment of certain benefits in the event of
accidental death of any law enforcement officer employed by the State of North
Carolina or any political subdivisions thereof while in the actual performance
of duty. These benefits consist of a widow's allowance of $500, partial reim-
bursement of funeral expense in the amount of $1,000, and $200 each for not more
than three dependent children of the deceased officer.
State Board of Pensions (Confederate Widows Pension)
The statute provides that a widow of a Confederate soldier is entitled to re-
ceive a monthly pension. This division handles the payment of these pensions.
Upon the death of one of these widows, her estate receives $150.00 to help defray
the funeral expense.
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BOARDS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE AUDITOR
NORTH CAROLINA FIREMAN'S PENSION FUND
(G.S. 118-19, G.S. 143A-27)
Composition: Five Members — two ex-officio and three appointed by the governor
as follows: one paid Fireman, one Volunteer Fireman and one Representative
of the public at large. The State Auditor and State Insurance Commissioner
are ex-officio members with the State Auditor serving as Chairman.
Term of Appointment: 4 years
Appointed by the Governor:
Name Term Expires Address
H. Clifton Blue 06-30-75 Aberdeen
James R. Jamison, Jr., Deputy Chief 06-30-75 Charlotte
Miller I. Warren, Chief 06-30-75 Plymouth
Ex-Officio
Henry L. Bridges, State Auditor, Chairman Raleigh
John Ingram, Commissioner of Insurance Raleigh
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BENEFIT
AND RETIREMENT FUND
(G.S. 143-166; G.S. 143A-29)
Composition : Seven members. Three ex-officio and four appointed by the Gov-
ernor as follows : A sheriff, police officer, a state law enforcement officer,
and a representative of the public. The State Auditor, State Treasurer and
State Insurance Commissioner are ex-officio members with the State Auditor
serving as Chairman.
Term of Appointment: Pleasure of the Governor
Appointed by the Governor
Name Address
Colonel Edward White Jones Raleigh
Captain Conrad D. Wade Greensboro
Donald W. Stahl Charlotte
William A. Granberry Raleigh
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Ex-Officio
Henry L. Bridges, State Auditor, Chairman Raleigh
Edwin Gill, State Treasurer Raleigh
John Ingram, Commissioner of Insurance Raleigh
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DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE TREASURER
EDWIN MAURICE GILL
STATE TREASURER
Edwin Maurice Gill, Democrat, was born in Laurinburg, N. C. July 20, 1899.
Son of Thomas Jeffries and Mamie (North) Gill. Graduate of Laurinburg High
School; Trinity College, 1922-1924. Representative in the General Assembly from
Scotland County, 1929 and 1931. Private Secretary, Governor Gardner, 1931-
1933; Commissioner of Paroles, 1933-1942; appointed Commissioner of Revenue
by Governor Broughton, serving from July 1, 1942 to July 1, 1949. Admitted to
the Bar, January 28, 1924, and practiced law in Laurinburg, 1924-1931 as a mem-
ber of the firm of Gibson and Gill, and practiced law in Washington, D. C, 1949-
1950 as a member of the firm of Gardner, Morrison & Rogers. Member of North
Carolina Bar Association and the Bar of the District of Columbia. Collector and
Director of Internal Revenue, Greensboro, N. C, 1950-1953. Appointed by Gov-
ernor Umstead Treasurer of North Carolina, July 20, 1953, and elected to this
office November 2, 1954. Re-elected for four-year term, November 6, 1956, No-
vember 8, 1960, November 3, 1964, November 5, 1968, and November 7, 1972. Ex-
officio: Chairman of State Banking Commission; Chairman of Local Government
Commission; Director of Local Government; Chairman of Tax Review Board;
Chairman and Investment Officer of Board of Trustees of Teachers & State Em-
ployees' Retirement System; member of Board of Commissioners of the Law En-
forcement Officers' Benefit and Retirement Fund; member and Investment Officer
for Board of Trustees of Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System;
member of State Board of Education; member of the Sinking Fund Commission;
member of the Capital Planning Commission; member of the Capital Building
Authority; member of the Board of Directors of the State Art Society; President
American Parole Association, 1940-1941; President, Southeastern State Proba-
tion and Parole Association, 1939-1940; Director American Prison Association,
1939-1940. Elected member of Executive Committee of the National Tax As-
sociation in 1944 for three-year term. Elected member of Executive Committee
of National Association of Tax Administrators in 1946 for two-year term. Former
member of N. C. Probation Commission. Former member of State Art Commis-
sion; member Board of Trustees, N. C. State Art Museum. Member of the
American Legion; Sigma Nu Phi, Legal Fraternity; Omicron Delta Kappa,
Leadership Fraternity, honorary member, Duke University, 1940; Beta Gamma
Sigma, honorary member, UNC, Chapel Hill, 1963; LL.D., Duke University, June
8, 1959. Honorary Degree, Campbell College, May 20, 1974. N. C. Citizens Asso.
Citation for Distinguished Public Service, March 25, 1970. Methodist. Address:
Raleigh.
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Department Personnel
State Treasurer Edwin Gill Scotland
Deputy Treasurer Harlan E. Boyles Wake
Division of Treasurer's
Administration and
Operations Harlan E. Boyles, Director Wake
Escheat Fund Edwin Gill, Director Scotland
Local Government
Commission Harlan E. Boyles, Secretary Wake
Tax Review Board Harlan E. Boyles, Secretary Wake
Division of Funds, Investment
Management and
Public Debt R. Ray Moore, Assistant Treasurer Wake
Division of Employees'
Retirement and
Health Benefits William H. Hambleton, Director Wake
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Legislative Retirement Fund.. William H. Hambleton, Director Wake
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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE TREASURER
The office itself is an old one, beginning as the office of treasurer of the
colony in 1715. In 1775, shortly before the colony became a state, it was divided
into two districts - - a northern district and, a southern one - - with a treasurer
for each. Later, other districts were created but were eliminated along with
the original two when the 1784 General Assembly provided for one State Treasurer.
Until the adoption of the Constitution of 18f>8, the treasurer was elected by a
joint ballot of both houses of the General Assembly. The treasurer is now elected
in a general election to a four-year term which is concurrent with the governor's
term.
The Treasurer is responsible for the receipt, custody and disbursement of
all State funds and must see to their security and be sure that funds are available
to meet all obligations of the State as they arise. In addition, funds not im-
mediately needed to meet current obligations must be invested economically and
efficiently, according to law, bringing in the highest investment return possible.
In addition to being the official depository and investor for the State's funds, the
Treasurer is the State's fiscal consultant and manager of the public debt. He
must lend the resources of his office to aid all State agencies and institutions in
the area of financial management. His duties as financial advisor extend to the
Governor, the Advisory Budget Commission and the General Assembly.
As manager of the State's public debt, the Treasurer is one of the principal
guardians of the public credit. He has the duty to warn against unwise borrow-
ing when, in his opinion, it would endanger the State's credit rating. After the
decision to borrow is made by the General Assembly, and approved by the voters
in a referendum when required by the Constitution, the Treasurer is charged
with the duty of timing and planning the sale of bonds or notes — all, of course, as
provided by the General Assembly and as approved by the Governor and Council
of State.
The Treasurer's functions of public debt manager and fiscal consultant extend
to the local governments of North Carolina in that the Treasurer, through the
Local Government Commission, is directly concerned with their long and short
term debts and fiscal well-being. The Treasurer thus performs the same advisory
service to local units of government as he does for the State and, in addition, acts
in a regulatory capacity as provided by law.
The Treasurer is one of three constitutional officers held responsible for the
fiscal affairs of the State in a system of checks and balances. Briefly stated, the
Director of the Budget is the business manager of the State, and through the func-
tion of pre-audit, authorizes the expenditure of all public funds. The Treasurer
has the duty to honor all valid and properly drawn warrants within approved
budget allotments. It would be within his province, of course, to withhold the
payment of any warrant which, from his independent knowledge, is improper or
unauthorized. The Auditor, of course, has the function of post-audit, through
which he has the right and duty to criticize what he regards to be the improper
expenditure of public funds.
The Treasurer, because of his logical place in fiscal affairs, is given ex officio
duties and responsibilities in connection with many boards and commissions
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which are, one way or another, concerned with financial management. These in-
clude membership on agencies concerned with local government finance, public
education, banking, taxes, housing, hospital finance and employee benefit programs.
The Treasurer is head of the Department of State Treasurer and directs
the fiscal and administrative affairs traditionally incident to his Office, and also
those of the Local Government Commission, the Tax Review Board, and the
Escheat Fund. In addition, the Department of the Treasurer has been extended
and expanded over the years to include those agencies responsible for benfit pro-
grams for teachers, State and local government employees, legislators, and the
judges and justices of the General Court of Justice. In 1974 the General Assembly
created the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency.
The Department of State Treasurer is composed of the Office of State Treas-
urer, the Local Government Commission, the Teachers' and State Employees' Re-
tirement System, the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees Retirement
System, the Public Employees' Social Security Agency, the Uniform Judicial Re-
tirement System of North Carolina, and the Tax Review Board.
The organizational structure of the Department of State Treasurer is divided
into three major areas. These are the State Treasurer's Office, the Local Govern-
ment Commission, and the Employees' Retirement and Health Benefits Division.
These areas constitute four divisions within the Department, which are the same
as the above mentioned areas with the exception of the State Treasurer's Office,
which is divided into two divisions, one being the Division of Funds, Investment
Management and Public Debt; and the other, Administration and Operations.
The Deputy State Treasurer is presently serving in a dual capacity as head of
the Treasurer's Administration and Operational Division and Secretary to the
Local Government Commission.
The Local Government Commission
The Local Government Commission is the State's agency charged with the
duty of advising and assisting the local governments of North Carolina in de-
velopment of all phases of fiscal management. This capacity of fiscal counselor
expands to that of supervisor in the specialized area of local debt administration.
The Commission's goal is to insure sound fiscal management and careful borrow-
ing, thus promoting the efficient use of monetary resources in the localities.
This cooperative effort between the Commission and the officials of local
government not only fulfills statutory requirements reflecting sound debt man-
agement practices but also promotes the best interests of the localities. This is
a strong State assistance program that does not interfere with the substantive
decisions that can only be made at the local level.
The Commission still supervises all aspects of the debt issuance process for
the local governments as prescribed by law; but more importantly, it assists
them in the interim with comprehensive accounting advisory services. The princi-
pal benefits of thsese services can be measured in lower interest costs on future
bond issues. Also in the area of accounting advisory services, the local govern-
ment officials, their managers, finance officers and independent auditors are ad-
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vised on methods to improve uniform accounting; systems. The Commission also
receives, reviews and retains audit reports; approves audit contracts; and ap-
proves audit fees.
The Escheat Fund
The State Treasurer is vested with the responsibility of collecting, depositing,
and managing all unclaimed property or revenue that escheats annually to the
State of North Carolina. Although classified administratively as a departmental
program, the purpose and functioning of the Escheat Fund might be understood
more properly as a revenue-producing measure. As a consequence, it differs
somewhat from the other service-oriented programs of the Department. This
difference, however, is one of degree, because the collections, investment, and dis-
tribution of any public revenue is a service that ultimately benefits the people.
An "escheat" by definition is the reversion of property to the State by the
failure of persons legally entitled to the property to make a proper claim against
the holder of said property within a prescribed period of time.
The legal basis and historical foundation of the present Escheat Fund can
be traced to the charter granted the University of North Carolina in 1789. The
relevant section of this charter conferred upon the University the right of succeed-
ing by escheat to all property when there existed no wife or other parties entitled
to the property under the statutes of descent and distribution. This right sub-
sequently was confirmed by the State Constitution, Article IX, Section 7, and has
been modified by statute G.S. 116-A.
The 1971 General Assembly transferred the administration of the Escheat
Fund from the University to the State Treasurer, and made the Education As-
sistance Authority the beneficiary of the earnings of the accumulated funds. The
Treasurer is under legislative mandate to deposit and invest the Escheat Fund as
provided for State funds generally. The income derived by this investment is
distributed annually to the State Education Assistance Authority, which in turn
awards loans to worthy and needy students who are residents of this State and
who are enrolled public institutions of higher education in this state.
The Tax Review Board
The Tax Review Board is an administrative review body that hears and con-
siders petitions from corporate and individual taxpayers concerning their re-
spective tax liability. The Board is chaired by the State Treasurer and member-
ship is comprised of the Director of the Department of Tax Research and the
Chairman of the Utilities Commission. In matters involving the allocation formula
for income and franchise tax purposes, the membership is augmented by the
Commissioner of Revenue. (G.S. 105-169.2.)
Tax liability in North Carolina is based upon statutes enacted by the Gen-
eral Assembly and administered by the Commissioner of Revenue. Any corporate
or individual taxpayer having a legitimate grievance concerning his liability
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first must seek a final determination on this question by the Commissioner of
Revenue. If aggrieved by the Commissioner's decision, the taxpayer may re-
quest a hearing by the Tax Review Board.
This policy of administrative review is predicated upon the theory that an
administrative hearing may be preferred by the taxpayer to an action at law to
determine liability. Should the taxpayer or the Commissioner of Revenue wish
to appeal the decision of the Tax Review Board, the statutes provide recourse in
the Superior Court.
Division of Employees' Retirement and Health Benefits
The Employees' Retirement and Health Benefits Division of the Department
of the State Treasurer encompasses the statutory benefit programs that affect and
serve approximately 250,000 State and local governmental employees in North
Carolina.
State and local governmental employees served by at least one, and probably
more, of the programs in this Division owe some part of their future financial
security to the State's recognition of the necessity for comprehensive employee
benefit programs. The specific statutory agencies and Funds in this Division are:
The Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (G.S. 135, Article 1) ;
The N. C. Local Government Employees' Retirement System (G.S. 128) ; The
Public Employees' Social Security Agency (G.S. 135, Article 2); The Health
Benefits Program for Teachers and State Employees (G.S. 135, Article 3) ; The
Uniform Judicial Retirement System of North Carolina (G.S. 135, Article 4).
Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System
and
Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System
The goals and objectives of these two Systems are to provide retirement al-
lowances and other benefits to teachers, State employees and participating local
government employees of North Carolina. This is accomplished by collecting,
crediting, and investing employee and employer contributions. Monthly allow-
ances are paid to the members and their beneficiaries for disability, early and
service retirements; and, lump sum death benefit payments are paid to bene-
ficiaries For those members already retired, an automatic cost-of-living increase
schedule, as provided by statute, is intended to keep their benefits beyond or con-
current with inflationary trends.
The goal of providing retirement benefits does not end in simply acting as a
trustee and paying benefits as authorized by law. The Systems must research
and plan the future of their benefit structures with the view toward maximum
and competitive benefits with actuarial soundness.
The Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System, begun in 1941,
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serves approximately 229,203 members including 24,657 retired members who are
receiving monthly checks. As of December 31, 1974 the Investment Port-folio
held by this System showed assets in the amount of $1,702,556,276 with an ap-
proximate return of 6V4%. The State Retirement System is maintained for all
full-time teachers and State Employees in all school systems, colleges and uni-
versities, institutions and agencies of the State. The Local Government Em-
ployees' Retirement System was established in 1945 as a service agency for public
employees of counties, cities, towns, boards, commissions and other similar political
entities. As of December 31, 1974, 471 such entities were participating. This
System has approximately 47,342 members including 3,698 receiving monthly re-
tirement checks. Assets of this System as of December 31, 1974, were $240,658,244
with an approximate return of 6V2 per cent.
Under applicable statutes, the State Treasurer is custodian of the funds and
under the Constitution of North Carolina the funds may be used only for retire-
ment purposes.
Public Employees' Social Security Agency
Because the Federal Constitution prohibits the Federal government from
imposing taxes on State and local governmental entities, Social Security bene-
fits are not available to public employees unless a state voluntarily agrees to
collect and transmit through a single state agency the taxes required for the
coverage. By such an agreement, the North Carolina Public Employees' Social
Security Agency serves as the medium (1) for qualifying governmental units for
participation and (2) for collecting and transmitting employee and employer
contributions. Currently, the Agency is assuring coverage for approximately
265,000 public employees in North Carolina.
Rules, regulations, procedures, forms, and guidelines are prepared and direct-
ed by the Social Security Administration. Eligibility for coverage is defined by
Federal Statutes and confirmed for each governmental unit by the State Attorney
General upon evidence of statutory authority supplied and documented by the
Agency. Objectives and plans of work are, therefore, subject to the jurisdiction
of the Social Security Administration.
Health Benefits Program for Teachers and State Employees
This Program was created by the 1971 General Assembly to become effective
July 1, 1972. Its express purpose was to provide a more comprehensive fringe
benefits program for all full-time teachers and State employees. This legislation
provided for the establishment of a two-part program of Hospital-Medical Bene-
fits, and Disability Salary Continuation.
Uniform Judicial Retirement System of North Carolina
The 1973 Session of the General Assembly created the Uniform Judicial Re-
tirement System of North Carolina and placed it under the management of the
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State Treasurer and the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' and State Employees'
Retirement System. The express purpose of this System is to provide, on a funded
basis, retirement allowances and other benefits for justices and judges of the
General Court of Justice of North Carolina, and their survivors. This Retirement
System began operation January 1, 1974.
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BOARDS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE TREASURER
NORTH CAROLINA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
(G. S. 122A-4; G. S. 143A-85)
Composition: Thirteen Members — four by Governor, four by Speaker, four by
President of Senate, and 1 other. The Governor's appointees shall be ex-
perienced in: Community Planning, Subsidized Housing: Management;
Specialist in Housing Public Policy, Manufactured Housing Industry; The
House Speaker's appointees as follows: 2 State Representatives, 1 experienc-
ed in a Mortgage Service Institution, 1 experinced Licensed Real Estate
Broker; and the President of the Senate's appointees as follows: 2 State
Senators, 1 experienced in Savings and Loan Institution, 1 experienced in
Home-Building. The thirteenth member of the Board shall be elected by
majority vote of the Board itself and shall be Chairman.
Term of Appointment: The 8 Non-Legislative Directors shall be appointed for
staggered 4-year terms. The 4 Directors who are Legislators si" all be ap-
pointed for 2-year terms. Any member shall be eligible for reappointment.
Appointed by the Governor
Name Term Expires Address
William Bradbury Cash 06-12-78 Winston-Salem
A. Thomas Anderson 06-12-78 Raleigh
Ben J. Layton 06-12-77 Rocky Mount
George E. Carr, Jr 06-12-77 Greensboro
Appointed by the President of the Senate
Senator John T. Henley 06-12-76 Hope Mills
Senator Ralph H. Scott 06-12-76 Haw River
John T. Bell 06-30-77 Goldsboro
John Stewart 06-30-77 Durham
Appointed by the Speaker of the House
Rep. Homer E. Wright, Jr 06-12-76 Eden
Rep. W. R. Roberson, Jr 06-12-76 Washington
J. Alton Stanford 06-12-76 High Point
William E. Arant, Jr 06-30-77 Winston-Salem
Elected by the Members
Fred J. Herndon, Chairman 06-12-76 Durham
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
(G. S. 159-3; G. S. 143A-33)
Composition: Nine members — four ex-officio, 1 by Lieutenant Governor, 1 Speaker
of the House and 3 appointed by the Governor as follows: one shall be or have
been the Mayor or a member of the governing body of a city and one shall
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be or has been a member of County Board of Commissioners. The State Audi-
tor, Secretary of Revenue, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer are ex-
officio members with the State Treasure srving as Chairman.
Term of Appointment: Four years.
Appointed by the Governor
Name Term Expires Address
James Robert Hawkins 06-30-77 Durham
Milton Edward Prevost 06-30-77 Tryon
C. Frank James 06-30-77 Mt. Pleasant
Appointed by the Lieutenant Governor
H. Milton Short, Jr 06-30-77 Charlotte
Appointed by the Speaker of the House
Clarence E. Leatherman 06-30-77 Lincolnton
Ex-Officio
Henry Bridges, State Auditor Raleigh
Howard Coble, Secretary of Revenue Raleigh
Thad Eure, Secretary of State Raleigh
Edwin Gill, State Treasurer Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA LOCAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM
(G. S. 128-28; G. S. 143A-35)
Composition: Membership — The members of the Board of Trustees of the
Teachers and State Employees Retirement System and two appointed by the
Governor as follows: one local government official who is a Mayor, a mem-
ber of the Governing Body or a full-time officer of a city or town participat-
ing in the retirement system and one local government official who is a County
Commissioner or a full time officer of a county participating in the Retire-
ment System. The Governor shall designate these 2 officials on April 1 of
years in which an election is held for the office of Governor. If one of these
local government officials vacates his local office, he also vacates this post
and the Governor selects a new official to serve. The Chairman is elected from
the membership of the Board.
Term of Appointment: 4 years.
Appointed by the Governor
Name Term Expires Address
J. Guy Smith, Jr 05-31-76 Fayetteville
Samuel M. Gattis 05-31-76 Hillsborough
Board of Trustees of Teachers and State Employees Retirement System
Archie K. Davis 04-05-76 Winston-Salem
Donald R. Lineberger 04-05-76 Brevard
Lewis J. Outlaw, Jr 04-05-79 Dudley
Hargett Y. Kinard 04-05-75 Raleigh
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Name Term Expires Address
John P. Booker, Jr 04-05-79* Raleigh
Edward Millis Armfield 04-05-77 Winston-Salem
Lynn Holaday 07-01-77 Boone
Ella B. McDearman 07-01-77 Raleigh
Rep. Claude DeBruhl 01-11-77 Chandler
Harold W. Hardison 11-02-76 Deep Run
MUNICIPAL BOARD OF CONTROL
(G. S. 160A-6)
Composition : Five members — three ex-officio and two appointed by the Governor
as follows: one elected municipal official and one elected county official. The
Secretary of Local Government Commission and the Chairmen of the local
government committees in the House and Senate shall serve ex-officio, with the
Secretary of Local Government Commission serving as Chairman.
Term of Appointment: Pleasure of the Governor.
Appointed by the Governor
Name Address
John H. Bell, Jr Elizabeth City
J. Paul Russell Troy
Ex-OfFicio
Harlan E. Boyles, Secretary, Local Government Commission,
Chairman Raleigh
E. Lawrence Davis, Chairman, Senate Committee on
Local Government Raleigh
P. C. Collins, Jr., Chairman, House Committee on Local Government. ... Raleigh
TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM
(G. S. 135-6; G. S. 143A-34)
Composition : Twelve members — two ex-officio, two others and eight appointed
by the Governor as follows: one teacher, one transportation employee, one
general state employee, three who are neither teachers nor state employees,
one representing higher education and one retired teacher or state employee
drawing a retirement allowance. State Treasurer and Superintendent of
Public Instruction are ex-officio members with the State Treasurer serv-
ing as Chairman. The two others will consist of one member of the House
appointed by the Speaker and one member of the Senate appointed by the
President of the Senate.
Term of Appointment: Four years.
Appointed by the Governor
Name Term Expires Address
Archie K. Davis 04-05-76 Winston-Salem
Donald R. Lineberger 04-05-76 Charlotte
Lewis J. Outlaw, Jr 04-05-79 Dudley
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Name Term Expires Address
Hargett Y. Kinard 04-05-75 Raleigh
John P. Booker, Jr.* 04-05-79 Raleigh
Edward Millis Armfield 04-05-77 Winston-Salem
Lynn Holaday 07-01-77 Boone
Ella B. McDearman 07-01-77 Raleigh
Ex-Officio
Edwin Gill, State Treasurer, Chairman Raleigh
Craig Phillips, Superintendent of Public Instruction Raleigh
Appointed by the President of the Senate
Harold W. Hardison 11-05-74 Deep Run
Appointed by the Speaker of the House
Rep. Claude DeBruhl 01-11-77 Candler
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
ANDREW CRAIG PHILLIPS
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Andrew Craig Phillips, Democrat, was born in Greensboro, N. C, November
1, 1922. Son of Guy B. (deceased) and Annie Elizabeth (Craig) Phillips. At-
tended Greensboro High School; Chapel Hill High School, graduated in 1938;
Post Grad Stonybrook Prep School (Long Island, N. Y.), 1939; UNC, Chapel Hill,
A.B. 1943, M.A. 1948, Ed.D., 1955. Young Man of the Year (Distinguished Ser-
vice Award), Junior Chamber of Commerce, Winston-Salem, 1957. USNR, Lt.
1943-1946. Superintendent Winston-Salem City Schools, 1955-1962; Superinten-
dent Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 1962-1967; Administrative Vice President,
Smith Richardson Foundation, 1967-1968. Methodist. Married Mary Martha
Cobb, November 27, 1943. Children: Martha Gatlin, age 28; Andrew Craig, Jr.,
age 26; Elizabeth, age 24; and Eva Craig, age 13. Address: 2200 Barfield Ct.,
Raleigh.
Department Personnel
State Board of Education Dallas Herring, Chairman Duplin
Controller's Office A. C. Davis, Controller Wake
Dept. of Technical Institutes
and Community Colleges Ben E. Fountain, Jr Wake
Dept. of Public Instruction Craig Phillips, Superintendent Wake
Textbook Commission Mrs. Joyce Wasdell, Chairman Durham
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THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction was formed in Decem-
ber 1852, although the current title and specific delineation of responsibilities
were first set forth in the 1868 State Constitution. The head of the Department
originally went by the title "Superintendent of Common Schools"; however this
office was abolished in 1865. Today the department is headed by the State Super-
intendent of Public Instruction who is a constitutional officer and a member of
the Council of State. He is elected by popular vote every four years. The sup-
erintendent is the administrative head of the Department of Public Instruction as
well as secretary and chief administrative officer of the State Board of Educa-
tion.
The Department of Public Education is headed by the State Board of Edu-
cation, which is directed by the North Carolina Constitution to supervise and
administer the free public school system and the educational funds provided for
its support. Consistent with other laws enacted by the General Assembly, the
board decides rules and regulations for the public school system. Board mem-
bership includes the lieutenant governor, the state treasurer, and eleven guber-
natorial appointees, who are subject to confirmation by the General Assembly
in joint session.
The purpose of the Department of Public Instruction is to insure through in-
formed and effective leadership at the State and local levels that learning ex-
periences which are compatible with individual need, intei-ests and capabilities,
will lead to continued education and/or employment for all students.
The Department of Public Instruction is organized in accordance with six
broad functional areas: Administrative Services, Human Relations and Student
Affairs, Personnel Relations and Public Affairs, Research and Development, Pro-
gram Services and Special Services.
Administrative Services Area
The purpose of the Administrative Services Area is to develope and direct
educational leadership and management programs in the State Education Agency
and in local educational agencies and to manage the operation of specified divisions
within the State Agency; and to plan, implement, coordinate and manage the
operations of such leadership development programs which will strengthen the
caliber of educational administration and management in the State Education
Agency and the local education agencies.
Human Relations and Student Affairs
The purpose of this area is to remove those obstacles in the area of Human
Relations which hinder the achievement of the continuing objectives of the State
Department of Public Instruction and to coordinate the procurement of Federal
and foundation support for education programs in North Carolina; and to elimi-
nate problems incident to the desegregation-integration process; To eliminate
barriers to optimum development of social, physical and emotional well-being of
students; and To influence federal legislation favorable to public education and
to generate and obtain federal and foundation funds.
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Personnel Relations and Public Affairs Area
The purpose of this area is to develop a knowledgeable, responsive, and
supportive public; to develop and maintain a workable two-way communica-
tion within the Department of Public Instruction and with the many publics of
public education; to provide accurate information to the members of the General
Assembly; to assist in the development of acceptable personnel policies and prac-
tices in each local school system consistent with State policy; and to inform the
many publics about and involve citizens in the affairs of their schools by provid-
ing educational news to all media; to assist local school systems in developing
public information programs, by offering direct assistance and materials; and
to motivate and assist local school systems to improve instructional programs,
by means of a quarterly magazine, educational television and workshops with
administrators.
Research and Development Area
The purpose of this area is to discover new and better ways to teach children
and youth and manager the elementary and secondary schools in the State and
to evaluate existing and new programs.
Program Services Area
The purpose of this area is to give leadership to the instructional program in
the State's public school system. This responsibility includes assistance to the
60,000 teachers and staff working in the K-12 educational program. A staff of
consultants furnish leadership in the development of curriculum and new materials
and in the introduction of new teaching techniques; and to provide a program
of studies, kindergarten through twelfth grade, in each of the discipline (subject)
areas which charts a course of action for the local school systems of the State;
to insure a successful learning experience for each child in the public school sys-
tem based on a dynamic program of studies ; to provide an accurate assessment
of children's needs and modern research and knowledge about child growth and
development; to provide a comprehensive plan for upgrading teacher effective-
ness in instruction through leadership in introducing new textbooks and materials,
staff workshop, implementation of models and demonstrations, and better organi-
zation and use of materials at the school and classroom levels; to expand pro-
grams in early childhood education, basic skills programs, and career education
through the addition of new resources, staff training, and development of teaching
materials in these areas; and to redirect teacher training through cooperation
with institutions in areas of program priorities and involvement of student
trainees in more meaningful laboratory experiences.
Special Services Area
The purpose of this area is to insure that all professional personnel and
other public school employees are qualified to serve effectively in the realization
of the continuing objectives of the State Education Agency.
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Controller's Office
The Controller's Office provides service and leadership in fiscal and other
supporting functions to the board, The Department of Public Instruction, the
public school system, and the community college system. The office is headed by
the controller of the State Board of Education who is appointed by the board
subject to the approval of the governor and serves at the will of the board. The
controller administers the budgeting, allocating, accounting, auditing, certifying,
and disbursing of public school funds.
Division of Auditing and Accounting
The Division of Auditing and Accounting employs approximately 118 people
and comprises nine major sections of work assignment with responsibilities and
duties which may be projected into five main categories. These categories con-
sist of Budgeting, Disbursement of Funds, Record Maintenance, Auditing and
Field Services.
Division of Departmental Services
The Division of Departmental Services provides four basic functions for the
Department of Public Instruction —
1. Purchasing, The Purchasing function processes all requirements through
the appropriate procurement cycle including materials, machines, equip-
ment, transportation, supplies, services, and leases.
2. Support Services, The Support Services function directs operating sup-
port including central supply, mail and messenger service, communica-
tions support, equipment maintenance, transportation, and building space
control and configuration.
3. Materials Handling, The Materials Handling function maintains ac-
countability and control on all items processed through shipping and re-
ceiving, inspection and acceptance, packing and crating, distribution, and
warehousing including a property inventory, maintenance, repair and
disposition system.
4. Fiscal & Records. The Fiscal and Records function maintains accounta-
ability for transfers and billings for inter and intra agency cross service.
Division of Insurance
The Division of Insurance, established July 1, 1949, by Article 16 of Chapter
115, General Statutes, operates under supervision of the Controller of the State
Board of Education. The program provides fire, lightning, and extended coverage
insurance for public school administrative units, community colleges and technical
institutions at their option.
"The Fund" provides up to $200,000 coverage on each building and carries
reinsurance on buildings valued in excess of $200,000. The reinsurance provides
coverage up to $2,000,000 for each building.
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Division of Management Information Systems
The Division of Management Information Systems is charged with the re-
sponsibility for developing a comprehensive information system to support the
administrative and regulatory functions of the Department of Public Education.
Division of Teacher Allotment and General Control
The staff of this Division allots teachers, supervisors, attendance counselors
and assistant superintendent positions to county and city administrative units;
collects and evaluates pertinent data relating to teacher allotment; checks and
offers assistance in pupil accounting procedures in all public schools, community
colleges and technical institutes throughout the State; offers suggestions regard-
ing rules and regulations governing teacher allotment to the State Board of Edu-
cation, Controller and State Superintendent of Public Instruction; confers and
works with superintendents, community college presidents, principals, teachers,
boards of education, colleges and others in the area of pupil accounting; monitors
requirements of Class Size legislation. It also allots and certifies funds from the
State Public School Fund for General Control items, together with funds for
Instructional Materials; Clerical Assistance in Schools; Instructional Personnel
in Reading, Math and Cultural Arts; Psychologists; Guidance Counselors; Health
and Social Services; Physical Education.
Another important function is that the division collects and evaluates perti-
nent pupil accounting statistical data relating to budgetary items under the State
Public School Fund and State aid to institutions of the Community College Sys-
tem; evaluates and makes studies on teacher-pupil ratios. The staff interprets
statistics for the purpose of projecting pupil population and number of teaching
positions necessary for each budget. Other general responsibilities include making
lectures to various schools, colleges and civic groups, and conducting workshops
on pupil accounting.
Division of Textbooks
The Division of Textbooks is responsible for the administration of the State
Textbook program, including purchasing, warehousing, and distributing basic
textbooks in grades 1-12. It also administers State appropriations for high school
basic books.
Division of Transportation
The Function of the Division of Transportation involves the financing, plan-
ning, organizing, coordinating and assisting with the execution of the transporta-
tion system for the public schools of the State.
The Department of Community Colleges
North Carolina's community college system was established in 1963. In the
same year, the State Board of Education was authorized (GS 115A) to establish,
organize and direct a department to provide state level administration for a sys-
tem of community colleges and technical institutes that would be separate from
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the public school system of the state. The board fulfills its responsibility by
adopting and administering policies, regulations, and standards governing the
organization and operation of the community college system.
The Department of Community Colleges provides state level leadership, ad-
ministration, and general governance for the system. This department is headed
by the state president who has on his staff four vice-presidents, seven associate
and assistant vice-presidents, and other technical and clerical specialists. The
board duties and responsibilities of the department are enumerated in the Ad-
ministration and the Policy and Planning Programs which include the develop-
ment, administration, and implementation of educational and fiscal policies and
plans.
Other programs include Management Services to Institutions, Educational
Program Services to Institutions, and Educational Support Services to Institu-
tions. Centralized budgeting business affairs, and the coordination of depart-
mental activities, programs, and supportive services are provided through these
three program areas.
The Direct Financial Aid to Institutions Program includes all educational
services to students, such as degree and diploma programs, and continuing educa-
tion programs. The personnel, instructional, and institutional resources required
to maintain an effective institution also fall under the auspices of this program.
Since 1963, the system has grown to fifty-seven institutions; each is desig-
nated either as a technical institute or a community college. Community colleges
include the academic college transfer curriculum in their programs; technical in-
stitutes do not.
Approximately 97 percent of the state's population lives within thirty miles
of at least one institution. Last year, over 400,000 persons enrolled in these in-
stitutions for one or more courses ranging from basic education in reading,
writing, and arithmetic up to and including advanced technical training and
college transfer academic work at the freshman and sophomore levels.
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BOARDS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
(G. S. 115-2; G. S. 143A-41)
Composition: Fourteen members — Three ex-offieio and eleven appointed by the
governor and confirmed by the General Assembly as follows: three at large
and one from each of eight educational districts. He must submit on or be-
fore 60th Legislative Day of each session to each presiding officer his ap-
pointees. Vacancies for unexpired terms not subject to confirmation. The
Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion are ex-offieio members with the Superintendent of Public Instruction
serving as Secretary of Board. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman are elected
by the Board.
Term of Appointment: Eight years.
Appointed by the Governor
Name Term Expires Address
John A. Pritchett (1) 04-01-79 Winston-Salem
Dallas erring, (2) Chairman 04-01-79 Windsor
Richard R. Manz (3) 04-01-79 Hudson
Earl H. Oxendine (4) 04-01-75 Roanoke-Rapids
Mrs. Evelyn S. Tyler (5) 04-01-77 Smithfield
Larry M. Harding (6) 04-01-77 Rose Hill
R. Barton Hayes (7) 04-01-77 Asheville
John M. Reynolds (8) 04-01-83 Charlotte
Richard C. Erwin (At large) 04-01-81 Raleigh
Prezell R. Robinson (At large) 04-01-81 Pembroke
Mrs. W. B. Strickland (At large) 04-01-81 Greensboro
Ex-Officio
James B. Hunt, Jr., Lieutenant Governor Wilson
Edwin Gill, State Treasurer Raleigh
A. Craig Phillips, Supterintendent of Public Instruction Raleigh
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
(G. S. 115-11.7)
Composition: Seventeen Members — Two appointed by the Governor, and fifteen
others as follows : Two members of the Senate are appointed by the Lt. Gov-
ernor, two members of the House of Representatives are appointed by the
Speaker and eleven members are appointed by the State Board of Education
(one from each Congressional District) with the Chairman designated by the
State Board from the appointees of the Governor, Lt. Governor or Speaker
of the House.
Term of Appointment: Four years.
Appointed by the Governor
Name Term Expires Address
Mrs. Lois R. Hirschman 06-30-76 Raleigh
Rep. Carolyn Mathis 06-30-76 Charlotte
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Appointed by the Lieutenant Governor
Name Term Expires Address
Sen. Joseph B. Raynor, Jr 06-30-76 Fayetteville
Sen. Betty Ann Wilkie 06-30-76 Fletcher
Appointed by the Speaker of the House
Rep. Graham Bell 06-30-76 Gastonia
Rep. David Blackwell 06-30-76 Reidsville
Appointed by the State Board of Education
Mrs. L. Polk Williams, Jr 06-30-78 Elizabeth City
Barry Munson 06-30-76 Roanoke Rapids
Grady McNeill 06-30-78 Dunn
Garland H. Stout 06-30-76 Raleigh
Clarence McKee 06-30-78 Winston-Salem
Archie Banks 06-30-78 Wentworth
Earl Oxendine 06-30-78 Raeford
Mrs. Barbara Blake 06-30-76 Pinehurst
Mrs. Doris Hoyle 06-30-76
Carlos Young 06-30-78 Shelby
Mrs. Dorcus Welsh 06-30-70 Bryson City
NORTH CAROLINA TEXTBOOK COMMISSION
(G. S. 115-208; G. S. 143A-48)
Composition: Twelve members — appointed by the Governor (upon recommen-
dation of State Superintendent of Education) as follows: Seven members must
be outstanding teachers or principals in the elementary grades and five mem-
bers must be outstanding teachers or principals in the high school grades
provided that one member may be a county or city superintendent.
Term of Appointment: Four years.
Name Term Expires Address
Joyce Wasdell, Chairperson 04-01-77 Durham
Louis Gaskins 04-01-77 Pineville
Dean Westmoreland 04-01-77 Kings Mountain
L. C. Howard 04-01-77 Franklin
Jerry Shaver 04-01-77 High Point
Ann H. Kennedy 04-01-77 Raleigh
Stacy Brayboy 04-01-77 Maxton
Juanita Corbin 04-01-77 Riegelwood
Harriett B. McCormick 04-01-77 Winston-Salem
Roy E. Coffey 04-01-77 Hudson
Hazel Sorrell 04-01-77 Benson
Barbara Baucom 04-01-77 Raleigh
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
RUFUS LIGH EDMISTEN
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Rufus Ligh Edmisten, a native of Boone, was born July 12, 1941. Son
of Walter F. and Nell (Hollar) Edmisten. Attended Public Schools, graduat-
ing from Appalachian High School in 1959; University of North Carolina,
B.A. with honors, 1963 ; George Washington University, J.D. with honors,
1967. Member North Carolina Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar As-
sociation; North Carolina Bar; District of Columbia Bar; American Bar As-
sociation; Federal Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity. Member of
Masons. Elected as Attorney General. Member Three Forks Baptist Church.
Married Jone Moretz Edmisten, August 3, 1963. One child: Martha Rebecca
Edmisten, age 1. Address: 1406-A, Quail Ridge Rd., Raleigh.
Department Personnel
Attorney General Rufus L. Edmisten Wake
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division.. James L. Blackburn, Asst. Atty. Gen Wake
Education and Correction
Division Andrew A. Vanore, Jr.,
Deputy Attorney General Wake
Land and Contract Division ..Buie Costen, Deputy Attorney General Wake
Legislative Affairs Division ..Sidney S. Eagles, Jr.,
Assistant Attorney General Wake
Local Government Division ..James F. Bullock, Deputy Attorney General Wake
State Boards and Agencies
Division Harry W. McGalliard,
Deputy Attorney General Wake
State Bureau of Investigation
Police Information Networks ...Howard M. Livingston, Director Wake
North Carolina Criminal Justice
Training and Standards
Cou ncil John Faircloth, Director Wake
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
The Department of Justice is headed by the Attorney General of North Caro-
lina. The attorney general's office might be called a tradition in state government
since it can be traced back to colonial times; in fact, this office predates the for-
mation of the state of North Carolina. When the first state constitution was
drawn up in 1776 provision was made for the attorney general's office. In 1937,
the General Assembly amended the constitution to establish the Department of
Justice including the State Bureau of Investigation. The SBI remains in the de-
partment today. A more recent major addition to the department occurred in
1969 when the General Assembly authorized the creation of a Police Information
Network, (PIN). The recent rewrite of the state constitution deletes all ref-
erences to the Department of Justice and to th SBI. It simply states that there
shall be an attorney general whose duties "shall be prescribed by law" (Article
III). In addition, it appointed the attorney general as a member of the Council
of State. Prior to 1971, he had been the council's legal advisor only. The attorney
general serves as an ex officio member of the Governor's Committee on Law and
Order, the Capital Building Authority, the State Capital Planning Commission,
the North Carolina Drug Authority, and several other state boards and commis-
sions.
The North Carolina Department of Justice consists of the Office of the At-
torney General, the State Bureau of Investigation, the Division of Criminal
Statistics (Police Information Network), and the Division of Legislative Drafting
and Codification of Statutes. In addition, under the Executive Reorganization
Bill passed by the 1971 General Assembly, the Department of Justice received
the arson squad from the Insurance Department.
Office of the Attorney General
It is the duty and responsibility of the Attorney General to defend all ac-
tions in the appellate court divisions in which the State of North Carolina is
either interested or is a party, and also when requested by the governor or either
house of the general assembly to appear for the State in any other court or trib-
unal in any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the State may be a party
or interested. In addition, the Attorney General's Office, at the requests of the
Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Utilities Commission, Commis-
sioner of Banks, Insurance Commissioner or Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, prosecutes and defends all suits relating to matters connected with their
Departments. The Attorney General's Office represents all State institutions
whenever requested to do so by the official head of any such institution.
The Attorney General's Office consults with and advises the district attorneys
throughout the State of North Carolina whenever they request such assistance.
Opinions are rendered upon all questions of law which are submitted by the Gen-
eral Assembly or by the Governor, Auditor, Treasurer or any other State officer.
Whenever it is deemed advisable in the public interest, the Attorney Gen-
eral's Office intervenes in proceedings before any courts, regulatory officers,
agencies and bodies, both State and Federal in a representative capacity for and
on the behalf of the consuming and using public of this State. The Attorney
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General has the authority to institute and originate the proceedings before such
courts, officers, agencies or bodies and has the authority to appear before agencies
on behalf of the State and its agencies and citizens in all matters affecting the
public interest.
The Office of the Attorney General is divided into nine major divisions: the
Legislative Liason Division, the Consumer Protection Division, the Utilities Di-
vision, the Education, Labor and Corrections Division, the State Highways Di-
vision, and the Department of Administration Division.
Legislative Liaison Division
The principal areas of responsibility for this division relate to Codification
and Legislative Drafting; operation of the General Statutes Commission; and
operation of the Criminal Code Commission.
Legislative drafting and codification function is a year round activity of
limited scope which expands dramatically on a seasonal basis in the month lead-
ing up to, during and immediately after the biennial session of the General As-
sembly. This section coordinates receipt and assignment of all bill drafting re-
quests addressed to the Attorney General's Office.
The Legislative Liaison Division is responsible for organization and mainte-
nance of the Attorney General's legislative offices, prompt courteous and profes-
sional bill drafting service from the best qualified draftsmen on the Attorney
General's staff. The office functions as a clearinghouse of information concerning
the status of bills in the process of being drafted and as a central office to which
all bill drafting requests are channeled for assignment to appropriate members
of the Attorney General Staff.
The codification function begins as the first bills are drafted when tentative
codification is determinated and ends when the last enactment of the General As-
sembly has been assigned its codification and has been successfully integrated into
the General Statutes by the publisher. This section is responsible for the super-
vision by the Attorney General's office of the General Statute publisher in its
publication of the Advance Legislative Sciences, the cumulative supplements to
the General Statutes and any new volumes of the General Statutes.
The General Statutes Commission is a civil law revision body satutorily as-
signed duties in civil law reform and supervision of the General Statutes (G.S.
164-13). The General Statutes Commission also has an active legislative program
in which it sponsors between twenty and twenty-five separate items of substantial
legislation each session. The Commission is a nine member part-time Commission
appointed pursuant to statute.
The Criminal Code Commission is a twenty-six member Commission appointed
by the Attorney General pursuant to legislative resolution. It is charged with the
responsibility for reviewing, studying and rewriting where necessary, the crimi-
nal law and procedure of North Carolina.
The Consumer Protection Division
The Consumer Protection Division was established as a division of the North
Carolina Attorney General's Office in 1969. One of the most important functions
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is to protect North Carolina consumers from unfair and deceptive trade practices
and to protect North Carolina business from dishonest and unethical competition.
They receive complaints about business practices, and they often help resolve
consumer problems. Immediate action is taken to inform the company of the
complaint, and to ask for a response.
This office does not represent an individual consumer in a lawsuit, and does
not give personal legal advice or counsel to one person who has become involved
in a dispute with another; however, they do investigate consumer fraud and
initiate legal action to enjoin unfair and deceptive trade practices.
Utilities Division
Pursuant to G.S. 62-20, the Assistant Attorney General who heads the Utili-
ties Division has the duty and responsibility, when it is deemed by the Attorney
General to be in the public interest, of intervening in proceedings before the
North Carolina Utilities Commission on behalf of the using and consuming public,
including utility users generally and agencies of the State.
Education, Labor, and Corrections Division
The Education, Labor and Corrections Division is directly responsible for
providing legal assistance to the following governmental agencies: State Depart-
ment of Public Instruction; State Board of Education; State Department of
Labor; State Department of Correction; North Carolina Ports Authority; North
Carolina Housing Corporation; All sixteen state-supported institutions of higher
learning; and all educational institutions organized and operated pursuant to
Chapter 115A of the General Statutes (community colleges, technical institutes
and industrial education centers).
State Agencies Division
The principal areas of responsibility for this division relate to acting as
legal advisor to the various state agencies, boards, and commissions; participa-
tion in the handling of criminal appeals in the North Carolina Court of Appeals,
the North Carolina Supreme Court, and the various federal courts, up to and
including the United States Supreme Court; participation in the proescution or
defense of all civil suits, both trial and appellate, in the state and federal courts,
which involve the state agencies which this division represents; and the drafting
of proposed legislation for each session of the General Assembly.
In carrying out these responsibilities, the State Agencies Division is divided
into three sections: General Section, Human Resources Section, and Taxation
Section.
The General Section handles such diverse branches of state government as
the Department of Agriculture, the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement
System, the Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control, and the Office of Water and
Air Resources. In addition, this section handles criminal appeals on behalf of
the state in both the state and federal courts as well as civil cases on behalf of
the various state departments, boards and agencies at the trial and appellate
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level in the state and federal courts. In short, this section handles all those legal
matters of the State Agencies Division which cannot be neatly categorized in
either of the other two sections.
The Human Resources Section primary responsibility is to act as legal advisor
to the Department of Human Resources. More specifically this section advises
the Division of Mental Health Services, the Division of Social Services and the
administrative offices of the Department of Human Resources.
The Taxation Section represents and advises the Department of Revenue.
This division handles criminal appeals at the state and federal appellate level as
well as civil suits on behalf of the state agencies which are represented; and they
actively participate in the drafting of legislation for the members of each General
Assembly.
Local Government — State Agencies Division
This Division is responsible for legal matters in the following major areas:
(1) Advice to counties and municipalities generally;
(2) State Board of Elections — County and city boards of elections;
(3) State Board of Alcoholic Control — County and city boards;
(4) Courts, Solicitors, Administrative Office of the Courts;
(5) Department of Motor Vehicles — State Highway Patrol;
(6) Industrial Commission — Tort claims, Workmen's Compensation;
(7) Collections — Student loans, accounts — All State agencies, educational
institutions;
(8) Criminal Law — Advise to all State and local law enforcement agencies;
(10) Information tapes and bulletins for law enforcement agencies, courts;
(12) Trial of cases involving various agencies, State officials, and employees;
and
(13) Legislative drafting — Misc. matters— Special assignments.
State Highway Division
The State Highway Division furnishes legal counsel to the State Highway
Commission and the Property Control Division and the Purchase and Contract
Division of the Department of Administration. These State agencies award and
administer public works contracts deal with the acquisition, control, and disposi-
tion of real and personal property for the State. The Highway Division also
handles legal matters involving Occupational Licensing Boards related to the
construction industry including the Licensing Board for Professional Engineers
and Land Surveyors, Architects, Plumbing and Heating Contractors, Electrical
Contractors, and the General Contractors. The State Highway Division is divided
into the Contracts Section, the Land Section, and the Property Control Section.
Department of Administration Division
The Deparment of Administration Division advises and assists the Depart-
ment of Administration and all State agencies in the management of the State's
lands. Acquisition of highway right of way is excluded.
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A major requirement is constant consultation with Department of Adminis-
tration officials and to a lesser degree those of the State agencies. Other major
duties of the Division are: Advising the Department of Administration problems
of vacant and unappropriated lands such as oil and mining leases, private claims,
encroachments, determination of State ownership, State's boundaries and ocean
problems. In ocean problems liaison and coordination are maintained with the
Ocean Law Consultant of the Attorney General's Office.
State Bureau of Investigation
The State Bureau of Investigation was established in order to secure a more
effective administration of the criminal laws of North Carolina, to prevent crime,
and to procure the speedy apprehension of criminals. The State Bureau of In-
vestigation assists in the identification of criminals, their apprehension, and also
helps in the scientific analysis of evidence of crimes and the investigation and
preparation of evidence which is to be used in criminal courts. Whenever request-
ed by sheriffs, police officers, solicitors and judges, the State Bureau of Investi-
gation lends its assistance to them.
Under the Attorney General's leadership, the SBI has more than tripled in
size and effectiveness. At the present time we have a total size of just over 200,
divided into two major areas — Field Investigations and Crime Laboratory.
The Bureau has been able to extend its services for criminal investigations
to local law enforcement. The great majority of our commitment is in this direc-
tion and in spite of a tripling of manpower, we are still having difficulty in keep-
ing up with the requests. We are, however, more able now to concentrate man-
power on major investigations and to supplement field investigators with the
crime lab specialists, as well as the technical expertise of the laboratory, in which
there has been a greater degree of specialization. The arson investigators from
the Department of Insurance also were added to the Bureau under the reorganiza-
tion last year.
At the present time we are in the process of developing an organized crime
control field unit or tactical squad. This tactical operation in the field will be
coordinated with increased efforts in the organized crime control unit of the lab-
oratory.
Police Information Network
The Police Information Network (PIN) which is established under the Di-
vision of Criminal Statistics was established in order to devise, maintain and
operate a system for receiving and disseminating to participating agencies in-
formation that will assist in the performance of duties required in the administra-
tion of criminal justice throughout North Carolina. Such information, for ex-
ample, includes motor vehicle registration, driver's license, wanted and missing
persons, stolen property, warrants, stolen vehicles, firearms registration, drugs,
drug users, and parole and probation histories.
The genesis for the Police Information Network System can be traced to
the decade 1960-70. During this period crime within our State continued to rise
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even though law enforcement agencies were making increased efforts to determine
its causes, trends, effects, and solutions. Studies revealed that if more timely and
accurate information could be supplied to North Carolina law enforcement agen-
cies, they could perform their duties much more effectively and perhaps cope with
the rising tide of crime.
North Carolina's answer to the crime problem was to introduce the computer
to the law enforcement community. The 1969 General Assembly passed legisla-
tion officially creating the Police Information Network as a new agency under the
Department of Justice. With the official creation of PIN, a system had been
proposed and authorized to provide a computer oriented filing system and com-
munications network which would provide information to qualified agencies con-
cerned with the administration of criminal justice anywhere in the State. PIN
has been developed to overcome the traditional communication and information
problems that have plagued law enforcement. Its job is to provide to the law
enforcement community of North Carolina information accurately, rapidly, and
at the right time to support its task.
PIN is bringing to some 500 law enforcement agencies the advantages of
computer science and related technology. PIN maintains information as the
trusted custodian of the law enforcement community. The integrity of the sys-
tem and the confidentiality of the data are considered prime concerns of PIN.
The system has dual objectives of effective law enforcement and protection of
individual rights.
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BOARDS UNDER THE JURIST1CTION
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CRIMINAL CODE COMMISSION
Regular Membership
Mr. Allen A. Bailey, Chairman Charlotte
Sheriff Carl H. Axsom Wentworth
Professor Rhoda B. Billings Winston-Salem
Anthony Brannon Durham
Senator Luther J. Britt, Jr Lumberton
Mr. W. R. Britt Smithfield
Thomas D. Dunn Raleigh
Dean LeMarquis DeJarmon Durham
Sidney S. Eagles, Jr Raleigh
William C. Griffin, Jr Williamston
Mr. Hamilton Horton Winston-Salem
Mr. Herbert Hulse Goldsboro
Mrs. Annie Brown Kennedy Winston-Salem
Judge Charles T. Kivett Greensboro
Dr. John Kozy, Jr Greenville
Representative H. M. Michaux, Jr Duurham
Dean A. Kenneth Pye Durham
Representative Bobby W. Rogers Henderson
Judge Robert D. Rouse, Jr Farmville
Representative Wade M. Smith Raleigh
Mr. Charles C. Spaulding, Jr Durham
Senator Thomas E. Strickland Goldsboro
Mr. Jack Thompson Fayetteville
Judge Lacy Thornburg Webster
Mr. James R. VanCamp Carthage
Mr. Lewis E. Waddell, Jr Newton
Judge Edward K. Washington Jamestown
Mr. Henry M. Whitesides Gastonia
Mr. Charles B. Winberry Rocky Mount
Consultants
Mr. Leon H. Corbett, Jr Winston-Salem
Walter E. Dellinger, III Durham
Mr. Douglas Gill Chapel Hill
Mr. Dexter Watts Chapel Hill
T. Lawrence Pollard, Secretary, Associate Attorney General Raleigh
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION AND
TRAINING SYSTEM COUNCIL
(G. S. 17B-4)
Composition : Thirty-eight members — Five appointed by the Governor.
Term of Appointment: One year.
Appointed by the Governor
Name Term Expires Address
Leonard C. Alcon 09-01-74 Burlington
Mrs. Ada Strong Johnson 09-01-74 Warrenton
John Lee Whitley 09-01-74 Wilson
Donald C. Perry 09-01-74 Wingate
William S. Anderson 09-01-74 Arden
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS
(G. S. 17A-3)
Composition: Twenty-one members — Four appointed by the Governor, 4 ex-of-
ficio and thirteen others as follows: five sheriffs, one by N. C. State Law En-
forcement Officers Association and four by N. C. Sheriffs Associatio, five police
chiefs or officers, one by N. C. State Law Enforcement Officers Association,
and four by N. C. Association of Police Executives 
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