Senate Journal Extra Session February 1982 First Day
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February 9, 1982

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Senate Journal Extra Session February 1982 First Day, 1982. 23806794-d392-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/18a12868-b830-45f7-b033-7fb720c8ba26/senate-journal-extra-session-february-1982-first-day. Accessed October 09, 2025.
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Jr o o 9-2 SENATE JOURNAL EXTRA SESSION FEBRUARY 1982 FIRST DAY Sr:ruere CxeuRcn, rn aceordance with raw, as set rorrh ,",n".i*nlJ;lil-'rll::L, carorina and pursuant to the Proclamation issued by the Governor on February 2, lgg2, the senate of the North Carolina General Assembly convenes in Extra session at the hour of l6:fi) A.M. in the Senate chamber of the state Legislative Building in the city of Rateigh. The HonorableJames C. Green, Lieutenant Governor, presirtes arrd catls the Senate to order. Prayer is offered by the Reverend claude Godwin, senate chaplain, as follows: "14'e stand before you this day, o God, with the visible symbols ofour tlisunitv apparent for all to see. we are male and female, black and rvhite, ol<l and.r'oung, Republican and Demoerat, liberal and conservative, inhabitants ofmountain talleys arxl crr:rstal basins, dwellers in crowded cities and lonely farms. As n c gather to do thr-l u'ork of this Rul.y, onl.v our comon allegiance to the good of this state and our common lron<l to t,aeh other as your children can raise us above the petty rlemanrls of class, race, nt'ighb.rhrxxl anrl lbrty. Keep these twin beaeons of unity ever before us, ealling us to be faithful anrl effective representatives of the best intentions of those who elcctert us. Amen.. Led by the Lieutenant Governor, the Senators and guests remain stanrling and pledge their allegiance to the United States of America. The President lays before the senate the proclamation by the Go'ernor, James B. Hunt, Jr., issued February 2, l9BZ, as folows: STATE OF NORTII CAROLINA James B. Hunt, Jr. Goueraor EXTRA SESSION OF TIIE (;EN})RAL ASS}:ItIII,Y A PRO(ILA}I..ITION I]Y TIIF] GovERNOR FETIRUARY 2, I9E2 wHEREAS, the President of the North carolina Senate, Lieutenant Gor.er.norJimmy Green, and the speaker ofthe North carolina House of Reprcsentativcs, Rt'lrrt,tcntative Liston B. Ramsey, have recomme.nded that the Gcnrral A.ssemblS.be cc,rrveircrl in Extra Session by proelamation of the Governor for the purpose of consiitcr.ing lrll acting u;xrn legislation to reapportion and redistrict the State of North Carotina; arxl wHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the state of North carr-rlina that an Extra Session ofthe General Assenrbly be convened as soon as is practicabte; NOW,'l'HEREFORE, l,JamesB. Ifunt,Jr.,G,r'cr.norof thestateof NorthCarotina, under and by virtue of the authority vested irr mt, by Artiele Ill, scctiurr r-r(?) of the Pebruary g, 1982 i*.:-rtS:!l;!t^rF..S,ili;S iliiqtfi*tr.'jJ;'fl rar!.lii o constitution of North carorina, do, by and with the rd.u9.e of the councir of state,proclaim that the eenerat Assembry oi North ceroli.na gharl ryet in Extra session atRaleigh at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, F"b*""y,S, fG, f* tf,. foUo*i"ip",ril..T. (l) considering and acting upon registation conoerning tlre apportionment ofthe North carorina House of Repreintetives, the Norih c.-'ri-* s""*'r.. irathe U.S. House of Representa[ives, anrt conforming ctanl", ;,h;:ilfl,laws and the primary election schejule. (2) Considering an<l acting upon legishtion to amend G. S. t l6?(c) and to fil avacanc)' on the Board of Governors of the university of North daioLi.'- (3) considering and acti,g upon regislation to emend or repear chapteis 56?and gGS of rhe Sessio, Lau's-of lgg-t an<r other tews requiring r*Jil"ra, "reducation to charge tuition. I do hereby call upon, notify anrt rtirect all members of the General Assembty to meet inthe city of Raleigh at 10:00 A.M., February 9, 1982, i, gu.L illJ'i'r*"#,, *provided by the Constitution of North Carolina. Done at our Capitol at Raleigh, this the second day of February, t9g2. SENATE JOURNAL [Extra Session S/Jrnes B. Huxr, Jn. Gotentor ST..ITH 0}. NoIITII CAROLTNA f)ecember 23, l98l Febnrary, lt the year ofour. I rixth year of ou I Txeu Eunp Secrelary of Sto 'Do you solem the United Stst "Do you solem to the State of N or may be estab 'That you will of said State, no your knouledge "Do you solem member of the S best of your akil Sworn and subs, thie the 6th day I Tnep Errnp Secretary ol Sta The roll of th General Assemb and the follou'in Senators Alfo Clarke, Cockerh eon, Harrington Mathis, IrtcDuffi Soles, Speed, Su Warren, White, The President Senator Lau'ir First Session anr February2, l98i convened this dr !,.i::,4 !1,: + The President announces that the principar crerk has-or file the foilowing documentsrelative to the appointment .f Anthony i. Ranrl to filt the. *;;;; ;;;il;"iy ttreresignation of Grenn R. Jernigan to aceept the chairmanship of the North carotinaEmplo.vment Securitl, Cornnrission. (See Appenrlix) (SEAL) James B. Hunt. Jr. Govntor F:: j wHEREAS, Thc rrrrrrrr,brt, (irt,ru Jernigan, crccterl-senator of the lOth senatoriarDistrict, lg8l General Assembly, has now iesigned, and wHEREAS, the pro'ision of ccn.rar statutes l68-r l.req_uires that the vacancy cre-ated b.r'thc rcsigrratir' ,f thr lJ,n.rable Glenrr,lernigan be fillerl by appointment of theperson selected b1'the l)istrict Executive conrnrittee oftt u o"ro".rti. il"il:;;;|. ,ornSenatorial l)istrict, anrl IItHEREAS. the f)xt,cutiv<,(irrnrnittt,t,of thc t)r,nrotrutic part),of the lOth SenatoriatI)istrict has notifierr me .f rhe s.recti.n of ANTHoNI' E. RANb, rrl-ii"r.iii.,'N*rr,Oarolina, to fill sairl vacanc.y I rLr b1'tht,se pl.(,stnts ap4roint ANTHONY E. RAND N( )Rrli 3,l};;lii,Jf s*or" lllttl (it,neral Assembly IN *ITNESS wHEREoF, I.ha'e hereunto signed my name end afiixed the GreatSealof the State at the capitrr in *re citl' oinai.,*nliii.,"*ty-third day of Decemberin February g, lg82 ,'$ ..,s 'i'i. a ,I ,} ..1't