Complaint; General Assembly of North Carolina Bills 415, 313, and 87
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September 16, 1981

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Legal Research on Session Laws - 1981, Chapter 820-821, 1981. 5dcf9375-d392-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/814ac71c-1552-472d-ab0e-d772e490e0c9/legal-research-on-session-laws-1981-chapter-820-821. Accessed May 22, 2025.
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I E)CIIBIT CHAPTER 82I s. 8.622 Session Laws-198l CHAPTER E2O AN ALT'IU ALIOW SANITARY DISflTIL-Iti'TU PROVIDE RES(;UE SERVICES, AND LEVY A TAX THEREFOR. Whereas, cities, counties, fire districts, and sanitary districts are all authorized to provide fire protection; and Whereas, G.S. l60A'209(cX4) authorizes citie's to l'und rercue squads; and Whereas, G.S. l53A 149(cX5) authorizs countic to fund rescue squads; and whereas. c.s.69-25.4, as unrerrded by chapter 217, licssirxr [,uws of l{ltll, allows fire districts to fund rescue squads; Now' therefore' The Generul Assembly of North (hrolina enacts: Section f . C.S. 130-128 is amended by adding a new suborrtion to read: ..(l3a). To provide rescue services, defined as to establish a rescue squad. to provide ambulance service, rescue service, or other emergency medical seryices, Lr to contract with cities, counties, other governmental units, or any incorporated nonprofit votunteer or cotnmunity rescue squad tg furrrish such s€rvice for use in the district. The sanitary district shall be subject to G.S. l53A-250." Sec. 2. G.S. 130-128(14) is amended by inserting in each place after "fire protectiort", the words "or rescue scrvicr:s". Sec. 3. G.S. 130-128(15) is amended by adding after the words "fire protection", the words "and rescue scrvices".- Sec. 4. This act is effective upon ratification' In the General llssembly read three times and ratified, this the 3rd day of July,1981. s. B. 3r3 CHAPTER 821 AN ACT TO ESTABLISH SENATORIAL DISTRICTS AND TO APPOR'IION SEATS IN THE SENATE AMONG DISTRIC'TS. The General A*embly of North Carolina enacts: section 1. G.S. 120-l is hcreby deleted und the following inserted in lieu thereo[: ..0 120-1. senalors.-Por the purpose ol nominating and electing membcrs of the tjenate irr 1982 atrd every two yearu thereafter, senatorial districts are established and seats in the Senate are apportioned among those districts as lollows: District I shatl consist of Beaufort, Bertie, camden, chowan, currituck, t)are, Gutes, llertford, llyde, Northanrpton, Pusquotank, I'erquimarrs, Tyrrell. and Washington Counties and shall elect two Senators. District 2 shall consist of Carteret, Cravetl, and Pamlico Grunties and shall elect one Senator. District 3 shatt consist ofOnslow County and shall elect one Senator. District 4 shall consist of New Hanover and Pender Countiee and shall elect one Senator. f)istrict 5 shall consist of Duplin, Jonm, and [*noir c,ounties and shall elect orre Senator. District 6 shatt consist of Edgec,rnrbe and Halilhx Counties and shall elect one Senator. I rgt ffiii; mr 11{.i-, I i3l r.ur il(!{ tt '; l;t)/i' ;*; <; 'i:i--r 5":r";, ,'4.'j r +\, ;;j.j&i;t '1. I "i1 : I CHAPTER 82I Session Laws-1981 District 7 shall consist of Martin and Pitt C,ounties and shall elect one tienator. District 8 shall consist of Franklin, Nash, Vance, Warren, and Wilson Orunties and shall elect two Senators. District 9 shall consist of Greene and Wayne C.ounties and shall elect one lienator. District l0 shall consist 9f Johnston and Sampson Counties and shall elect one lienator. District I I shall consist ol'Cumberland County and shall elect two Senators. District l2 shall consist of Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus Counties and shall elect one lienator. District l3 shall consist o[ Hoke and Robeson C,ounties and shall elect one Senator. District l4 shall consist ol Durham, Cranville, and Penson Counties and shall elect two Senatort. District l5 shall cottsist of Harnett, Lee and Wake Counties and ehall elect three Senators. District l6 shall consist ol'Alleghany, Ashe, Surry and Watauga Counties and shall eler:t orte Senator. District l7 shall corrsist of Rtrkingham and Stokes Counties and shall elect one Senator. District lIt shall consist of Chatham, Moore, Orange, and Randolph Caunties and shall elect two lienators. District l9 shall consist of Arrson, Montgomery, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly, and Uniorr Countics arrd shall elect two fienators. District 20 shall consist ol' Alamance and Caswell Caunties and shall elect one lit,nutor. District 2l shall consist of Forsyth County and shall elect two Senators. District 22 shall consist ol'Guillbrd County and shall elect three Senators. District 23 shall consist of Davidson, Davie, and Rowan Counties and shall elect two Senators. Distritt 24 slrall corrsisl ol' Calurrus and Mecklenburg Counties and shall elect lbur lienators. District 25 shall consist of Alexander. Catawba, Iredell, and Yadkin Counties and shall t,lcct two Settatom. District 26 shull corrsist ol' Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Mitchell, and Wilkes Oounties alrd shall elect two Senatom. District 27 shall consist ol' Cleveland, Caston, Lincoln, and Rutherford (lounties arrd shall elect three Senators. District 28 shall tonsist ol' Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, and Yancey Courrties and shall elt'ct two Senators. District 29 shall consist of Cherokee, CIay, Craham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macorr, Polk, Swain, and Transylvania Counties and shall elect two Senatorc." Sec. 2. This act is el'li'ctive upon ratification. ln the General Assenrbly read three times and ratil'ied, this the 3rd day of July,1981. I 192 H:. AN ( ( 7'h Pr let na rel let nit ex l'e: 8f, ot le