GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1997 SESSION
S.L. 1997-56
AN ACT TO AMEND EXISTING LAW PERTAINING TO SESSIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 7A-10(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) The Supreme Court
shall consist of a Chief Justice and six associate justices, elected by the
qualified voters of the State for terms of eight years. Before entering upon
the duties of his office, each justice shall take an oath of office. Four justices
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the court. Sessions
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, sessions of the
court shall be held in the city of Raleigh, and scheduled by rule of court so
as to discharge expeditiously the court's business. The court may by
rule hold sessions not more than twice annually in the Old Chowan County
Courthouse (1767) in the Town of Edenton, which is a State-owned court facility
that is designated as a National Historic Landmark by the United States
Department of the Interior."
Section 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 8th day of May, 1997.
s/ Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate
s/ Harold J. Brubaker
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ James B. Hunt, Jr.
Governor
Approved 12:47 p.m. this 16th day of May, 1997