Legal Research on Session Laws - 1981, Chapter 800
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January 1, 1981
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AN ACT TO APPORTION THE DISI'RICTS OF THE NORTH CAR,LINAH0 I J SE OT' REPTiESI,NTA'I'I VES.
The General Axsembly of Norlh (iarolina enacls:
Section f. C.S. 120-2 is rewritten to read:
"$ 120-2' Hoqe app.rtltn1ynt specirid.-For the purpose o' n.nrinatirrgand electing memben ol the North i-'arolina Hiruse ol'Represcntatives i' I9,2and every two yeirrs therearrer, the state of North carorina shalr lrc di'idedinto lbrt1,-lirur districts us lirllows:
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District lI shull consist ol'
shall elect two Representatives.
District 12 shall consist of
Representatives.
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elect two
llrunswick, Duplirr, arxl l)errrler (irurrtics. urrr.l
' New Hanover County, and rhall elect two
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District I shall consist of (_lanrden, Chowan, Curituck, l)are,Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washingtun Currties, arrd shall
Representat ives.
District 2 shall cottsist ol lleaulbrt urrd llyde (iourrtics, urrd slall elect orreRepresentative.
District 3 shall co.sist ,r'c'raven, Jorres, Lenoir, and panrric, ()rurrti,', undehall elect three Representatives.
District 4 shall consist of c'arteret and onsr.w countits, and shail erect threeRepresen tative,n.
District 5 shull colrsist o[ B_ertie, Gate$, Hertrbrd, Martirr, arrd NortlrarrrptonCounties, and shall etect twcr Representativrs.
Dist rict 6 shall c,nsist of Halifax county, and srrail erect ,ne Represerrtutive.District 7 shall consist ot lirtgecombe, f.r"rf,, rra lVilxr, O,unties. arr, shallelect lirur liepresentatives.
District 8 shall consist or Greene and pitt counties, and shail erect twoRepresentatives,
District 9 shar t consist ,t' wayne o,unty, and shart erect tw,Representatives.
District l0 shail consist of R,beson county, and shail erect tw,Representativm.
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- District 13 shall consist of caswer, Granvile, person. vance, and warrenCounties, and shall etect thre.e Representatives.
District l4 shall consist o[ Frarrkrin and Jorrnst., (irulrties, and shail ete.ttn'o Representatives.
District l5 shall c,nsist ,l \vak-e c.urrty, and shalr erect six ltepreserrtatives.District l6 sharr consist of Durhim c.urty, and shall erect lrrreeRepresentatives.
District l7 sharr consist o[ctratrranr anrr orarrge orurrtics, arrrt shup t,lei.r rw,Representati ves.
District 18 shail consist.f Harnett and Lee counties, and shart erecr two
Reprr,'selr tatives.
f)istrict l9 shall corrsist rI Brarten, (-irtumbus, anrr Sanrps,rr (irurrties, arrrr
shall elect three Representatives.
Districl 20 shall consist ,f (rrnrrrcrra,d o'urrty, alrd srrail erect t.ive
Representati ves.
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tt"i;#[l,lshall qr'sist .f H.ke and scottand counries, and shall etect one
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o"3*J,Ilr,'"Lshall c,nsist ,l' Guiltord county, and shau erect seven
District 24 shal
Representatives. -'l co,sist ol' Randolph county, and shall elect two
District 25 sha' *rrrsist.f-Mqrre c'.unty, and sha, erect one Repreentative.
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tr n'-"'i"a fiui.',*ur,"., c,u,tiet, and sha, erect
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shall c.nsist or Richmrnd courrty, and shau ere* one
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.shall "un'i'i-i:ii';"il"county, and shau erect five
,r.?:ffiii:;;l,r,lo;,,,_,rt ,t.t)avids,, and Davie C,unties, and sha, etect
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shatt co'sist o[ Rowan c.unty, and shail erecr two
District J2 shall *1:_rl
:, S.r:nly (irunty, and sha,
_elect ,ne Representative.
,,,3:'$j,;i#,illll;:"*''t .f oala rrus' Jni'Lniun counries, and sha, erecr
. l)istrict J4 shall runsist ol.()aldwell, Wilkcr.ele-c't three R"p.*.nirt,r*. , and Yadkin Cnunties, and shal
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shall consist ot'Alexander and Iredeil counties, and shal erect
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c,rrsist ol' Mecklenburg cburrry, and shall elect nine
l ) ist rir.t iJ7 s ha llH"p.*"r,irtir;.""'" ttrrtstst ol' catawba c,unty, and shall elect two
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c,,sist ,l'Gaston and Lincot, counties, and sha[ etect four
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o[ Aver.v, Burke, and Mitcheu counties, and shau
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of crever a, d, por k, a n d R u t herford cou n t ies, a nd
,,,,X,1'i;l';:..1i;lli'J. ""'''-' ,l' McD,well arrd yancey orunries, and shal erect
District 42 shall cons
u.tres, a,d str., ctect ,r",jfjl,^r.:.1:.:*:, Henderson, and Transytvania
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ct av, G ra ha nr, a nd M acon coun ries,arrd slrall elect one Rtprcsentative..,
Sec. 2. This ;r.t is cl1i.<.t ivc u;xxr ral i[it.rrtion.
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('le,eral Arsernblv t"ra ilr"r tl-os and ratiried, this the Jrd day of
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