NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 402

SENATE BILL 232

 

 

AN ACT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF JURORS IN THE TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES IN THE GENERAL COUNTY COURT OF DUPLIN COUNTY AND TO FIX THE FEES OF ALL JURORS IN DUPLIN COUNTY AT SIX DOLLARS PER DAY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. Whenever a jury trial is had in any criminal action in the General County Court of Duplin County, such jury shall consist of only six (6) persons.

Sec. 2. All jurors in the Superior Court of Duplin County, including special veniremen and tales jurors, and all jurors in the General County Court of Duplin County shall receive fees of six dollars ($6.00) per day for their services together with such travel allowance, if any, as may be provided by law with respect to jurors in Duplin County.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This Act shall be in full force and effect on and after July 1, 1959.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 30th day of April, 1959.