NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1961 SESSION

CHAPTER 698
HOUSE BILL 595

AN ACT TO AMEND G. S. 7‑70 RELATING TO THE TERMS OF SUPERIOR COURT OF FORSYTH COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. That the portion of the General Statutes of North Carolina, Section 7‑70 which fixes the terms of the Superior Court to be held in Forsyth County is rewritten to read as follows:
"Twenty‑First District
"Forsyth. The eighth Monday before the first Monday in March to continue two weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases; the sixth Monday before the first Monday in March to continue three weeks for the trial of civil cases only; the third Monday before the first Monday in March to continue three weeks for the trial of civil cases only, the first week to be without a jury; the first Monday in March to continue two weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases; the second Monday after the first Monday in March to continue three weeks for the trial of civil cases only; the fifth Monday after the first Monday in March to continue two weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases; the seventh Monday after the first Monday in March to continue three weeks for the trial of civil cases only; the tenth Monday after the first Monday in March to continue two weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases; the twelfth Monday after the first Monday in March to continue two weeks for the trial of civil cases only; the fourteenth Monday after the first Monday in March to continue two weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases; the eighth Monday before the first Monday in September to continue two weeks for the trial of civil cases only; the sixth Monday before the first Monday in September to continue two weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases; the first Monday before the first Monday in September to continue one week for the trial of civil cases only, without a jury; the first Monday in September to continue three weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases; the third Monday after the first Monday in September to continue two weeks for the trial of civil cases only; the fifth Monday after the first Monday in September to continue two weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases; the eighth Monday after the first Monday in September to continue three weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases; the eleventh Monday after the first Monday in September to continue two weeks for the trial of civil cases only; the thirteenth Monday after the first Monday in September to continue two weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases.
"In addition to the above terms of court there shall be held in the County of Forsyth the following terms of court: The eighth Monday before the first Monday in March to continue one week for the trial of civil cases only, without a jury; the fourth Monday before the first Monday in March to continue two weeks for the trial of criminal and civil cases; the first Monday in March to continue two weeks for the trial of civil cases only, the first week of this term to be without a jury; the fifth Monday after the first Monday in March to continue two weeks for the trial of civil cases only, the second week of the term to be without a jury; the tenth Monday after the first Monday in March to continue two weeks for the trial of civil cases only; the fifteenth Monday after the first Monday in March to continue two weeks for the trial of civil cases only; the first Monday after the first Monday in September to continue two weeks for the trial of civil cases only; the fifth Monday after the first Monday in September to continue one week for the trial of civil cases only, without a jury; the seventh Monday after the first Monday in September to continue two weeks for the trial of civil cases only; the tenth Monday after the first Monday in September to continue one week for the trial of civil cases only, without a jury; the thirteenth Monday after the first Monday in September to continue two weeks for the trial of civil cases only. The Chief Justice shall assign a regular, special, or emergency judge to hold the terms of court set forth in this paragraph."
Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 1961.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 9th day of June, 1961.