NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

CHAPTER 650

HOUSE BILL 1028

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT, SALARY, AND DUTIES OF AN ASSISTANT SOLICITOR FOR THE FOURTEENTH-A SOLICITORIAL DISTRICT TO ASSIST IN THE PROSECUTION OF THE CRIMINAL DOCKET IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. The Board of Commissioners of Mecklenburg County is hereby authorized and empowered, at its discretion, to appoint one or more competent attorneys of Mecklenburg County to assist the solicitor of the Fourteenth-A Solicitorial District in the prosecution of the criminal docket of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg County; provided, that no one shall be appointed assistant solicitor under this Act unless and until he shall be first recommended for the office by the solicitor of the Fourteenth-A Solicitorial District; and provided further that no more than one such assistant solicitor shall be appointed until such time as the Board of Commissioners of Mecklenburg County shall find that there exists a necessity for more than one such assistant solicitor. The solicitor of the Fourteenth-A Solicitorial District is hereby authorized to designate the duties of such assistant or assistant solicitor. Such assistant or assistants shall be required to take an oath similar to that now required to be taken by the solicitor. The solicitor may remove one or more of such assistants without a hearing provided that written notice of such removal is delivered to such assistant and to the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Mecklenburg County more than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such removal.

Sec. 2. The term of office of such assistant or assistants shall begin on the first day of July, 1963, and end on the thirtieth day of June, 1964. Thereafter the terms of said office or offices shall begin on the first day of July in each year and end on the thirtieth day of June in the following year.

Sec. 3. At the end of the term of office of any such assistant solicitor, the Board of Commissioners of Mecklenburg County, in its discretion, may leave the office unfilled for the ensuing term or any portion thereof; but this provision shall not prevent said Commissioners from appointing an assistant solicitor upon recommendation and nomination of the solicitor at any time when the office is unfilled under the provisions of this Act; and any such appointment shall be for the remainder of the term ending on the next ensuing thirtieth day of June.

Sec. 4. The salary of such assistant or assistants shall be fixed by the Board of Commissioners of Mecklenburg County at such sum as they may deem proper, which such salary or salaries will be paid from the general fund of said County.

Sec. 5. The Board of Commissioners of Mecklenburg County is further authorized and empowered, at its discretion, to hire some suitable person in the County as secretary to the solicitor of the Fourteenth-A Solicitorial District. Any person so hired or appointed shall serve at the will of the Board and shall be paid such compensation as the Board may deem proper when such compensation shall be paid from the general fund of the County. Such person shall perform such duties as may be designated by the solicitor.

Sec. 6. This Act shall apply only to Mecklenburg County.

Sec. 7. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 8. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after the first day of July, 1963.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 31st day of May, 1963.