Legal Research on Session Laws - 1981, Chapter 5-6; Map of Senate Plan Chapter 5 - 1982 Extra Session (SB 1)
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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Legal Research on Session Laws - 1981, Chapter 5-6; Map of Senate Plan Chapter 5 - 1982 Extra Session (SB 1), 1981. 598f709a-d392-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/83871e5c-fc5a-4fe7-886b-1f875e07033a/legal-research-on-session-laws-1981-chapter-5-6-map-of-senate-plan-chapter-5-1982-extra-session-sb-1. Accessed July 01, 2025.
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EXHIBIT U CHAMER 4 Session Laws-1981 (b) The nanres and boundaries of towrrships specified in this section are as they wcre legally dcl'irred and in el'l'ect as of January I, 1980, and recognized in the 1980 U.S. Census. (c) For Guillbrd arrd Cuntlrcrlalrd Counties, precinct boundaries are as shown on the maps on lile with the State Board of Elections on January l, 1982' in uurrrdattce with G.S. t 6ll' I 2tt(lt). ll'any charrges in jrrecinct boundaries are made, the areas on the map shall still renrain itt the sanre llousr: District." Sec. 2. This act is el'l'ective upon ratil'ication. In the Gerreral Assenrbly read three tinres and ratified, this the llth day of l'ebruary, 1982. S.B.T CHAPTDR 5 AN ACT TO I,S'I'AI]I.,ISH SENAT0RIAL DISTRICTS AND TO APPORTION SEA'I'S IN THE SENA']'E AMONG DISTRICTS. The General Assenfily ol'North Carolina enacts: Section f. G.S. 120-1, as amended by Chapter 821 of the l98l Session Lrws, is rewritten to read: ..$ 120 l. ^SeIalors.-{a) }'(,r thc purl)(,se ()f rrominatiltg und electirlg members gl the Serrate ip l9U2 and every two years thereafter, senatorial districts are established arrd seals in the Senate are apportioned among those districts as lbllows: District 2 etects one senator and consists of Bertie, chorvan, Gates, Hertlbrd, Northarrrplon, Perqtrin'rans, Tyrrell and Washingt<ln Counties. Districi I elects orre Serralor antl corrsists of Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, t)are, llyde, Panrlit o an<l P:rstluotank Counties. District 3 etects one St,rrator arrd coDsisLs of Carteret and Craven Counties. District 4 elects orte Sertator and consisls ol'Onslow County. District 5 elects orre lienator and co,lsists of Duplin, Jones and l*noir ()runt ies and (lotunrhil and Ilnion Townships in Pender County' District 6 elects orre Serralgr and cortsists ol'Edgecombe and Halilax Counties an{ the lbllgwing t6wrrships g[ warrerr county: Hawtree, River, Roanoke, and Sixpound. District 7 elecls one Senator and consists of New Hattover Clounty and the lollor'r'ing townships ol' Pender Count.y: Burgaw, Canetuck, Caswell, Grady, Holly, t ong Creek, Rocky Point and Topsail. District-8 elects one Senalor and consists of Greene and Wayne Counties. District 9 eleels orre ScDltor arrtt rrrrrsists ol'Ivlartin and Pitt counties. Dislrict I0 elecls orre Senator and consists of Wilson County; and the It-rllowirrg townships ol'Nash county: coopers, Jackson, Mannitlgs, Nashville, North \ihitakers, Oak tevel, Rcd Oak, Rocky Mount, South Whitakers and Stony Creek. District ll eteets o1e Senator arrd consists of Franklin and Vance Counties; the lbllowing townships in Nash County: Baileys, Castalia, Dry Wells, Ferrells, Griltinsl the lbllowiilg tou'nships in wake (-'ounty: Bartons Creek, lresville, Little River, New Light, and Wake l'orest; and the following townships in warrcn ()6urrty: Fishiirg (lrcck, l'ork, Jutlkins, Nutbush, sandy orcck, slrocco, Sruith Creek, atrd Warrelrton. l0 District Cunrlrcrlur Eastover.' District Crcunties r Liill('Riv Districl and the li Holly Spt Panther I Oak. District Countie+'. Districl Randolph Chapel Hi Distric' Richmonr District Columbu-. Distric Forsyth ( townships Township Township 2t,27,28, Wushitrgt, Distric' Fors.vth [,ewisvillt' Vienna an Districl Counties. District Counties. District Countics. District Stokes, Su District and Rutht Districl and Yadki Districl Mitctrbtt a Dislrict Madison a District Ilaywrlod, District ,ction are as 'ecognized in rre as shown . 1, 1982, in e map shall IIthdayol AND TO ,81 Session .g members ist ricts are ,listricts as ., Hertlbrd, Currituck, runties. nd Lenoir :r Counties rnoke, and ]'and the .ll, Grady, nties. tli. arrrl llrt, tlashville, .rkt,rs :trrrl (irunties; . l'errells, Leesville, nships in ;, Sltocco, District 2l elects Counties. District 12 elects two Senators and consisls of the following townships of'Cumberland (hunty: Black River, Carvers Creek, C,edar Cr";f, 6;; Creek, Eastover, Gray's creek, Manchester, pearces Miil, Rrrckl'isr, "^J $*rty-ri^t. District l3 elects two senators and consists ol'Durham, Granvillelni person counties and the lbllowing trwnship; .r'orange (irurrty: b"a"i ci,r*, inu u,,.1Little River. District 14 elects three senators and c.nsists ol' Harnett arrd [.ee counties and the lbllowing Towr-rships ol'wake county: Buckhorn, cary, cedar Rort<,Holly springs, Hruse oreek, Marks ()reek, Mcretrith, Middle"cre;k, Neuse, Panther Branch, Raleigh, st. Mary's, st. Matthew's, Swirt cru"t ,-rni wt itu 0uk. District l5 elecls one senator and consists ol' Joh'ston and sampson Counties. District 16 elects two senators and consists ol' ohatham, Moore and Randolph Counties ,n1 -t-h9 f<rllowing t,wnships ol Orange County: Bingham,()hapel Hill, (lheeks and Hillsborough. District 17 elects two senators and consists 'l' Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly and Union (hunties. District l8 elects one senator and consists ol' Blader, Brunswick and columbus counties and the Bt'aver D:rnr Townshigml'ounrlrcriand courrty. District l9 elects one senator arrd consisls ,ri th" fullu*ing townships ot' Forsyth county: Beleu's creek and Kernersviile; and corrsists o'i'the follo*ing townships and precincts of cuillbrd county: Bruce Township, c,enter Grove T,wnship, clay Township, Fentress Township, Friendship piecinct I, Greene Township, Madison Township, Monroe Townsirip, creerrsrnrro precincts 10, 20, 21,27, 28,32, 34, and 35, and Oak Ridge Ttrwrrship, Rrrck ()re,ek Township, and Washington Township. District 20 elecls two senators arul c.lrsisl.s ol'tht tollowing townships ol. F orsyth county: Abbotts creek, Bethania, llr,adbay, ci".ntonrrillu, l,r'wisville, Middle Fork, old Richrnrrrtl, or<r 'Rrwn, salt,nr i)hupel, soul.lr lbrk, Vienna and Winston Townships. Session Laws-lg8t CHAPTER 5 one Senator and consists ol' Alamance and Caswell Lincoln Iredell District 22 elects lbur senators and consists of' oabarrus and Mecklenburg Counties. District 23 elects two Senators and colrsists of Davidson, Davie and Rowan Counties. Distri.t 24 elecLs tw. senators a,d consisls of Aileghany, Ashe, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and Watatrga Counties. nistrict 25 elects three Senatoru and currsisls ol'(rlevelancl, Gaston, and Rutherlbrd (-'ounties. District 26 elects lwo senators and consists ol Alex,rrder, oar.awba, lrrd Yarlkirr ()ourrl ies. District 27 elects two senators and c.nsists ol' Avery, Burke, caldwell, Mitchell and Wilkes Counties. District 28 elects two Senators and consisls ol' Buncomhe, McDowell, Madison and Yancey Counties. District 29 elects two senators and consists of cherokee, clay, Graham, llaywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, p.lk, swain arrd 1'ranrylvania counties. District 30 elccts one Senator and consists of Hoke arrd Rolx,son counties. ll CHAMER 5 Session Laws"-I981 District 3l elects one Serrator and consists of the following townships and precincts ol Guillbrd County: Jel'l'erson Township, Greensboro Precilgts 3,,1, 6' b. z, 4,9, tl, 19, 25, 29, and 30, High Point Precincts 3,5,6, 7' tl' 12, and 19' Janiestown precincts l, 2, and 3, Sumner Township, and Block 921 of Census 'l'ract lti6 irt High Poirrt l'owlrship' District 32 elecb one Senator and consists of the following townships and precirrcts in Ouillbrd Courrty: Deep River'Iownship, Friendship Precinct lI, breensboro Precincls 1, 2, 12, I 3, l4' f5, 16, t 7, 18, 22,23,24,26, 3l' 33 and 36' arrd High Point Precincts l, 2,4, tl,9, l0' 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,20 and 21, but it does nrit include Block 921 ol (lensusTract 166 in tligh PointTownship. (b) 'I'5e lar1es arrrl lxrurullrics ol' townships specified irr this section are as tlrey wert, legally flr:linerl arrfl in el'lect as ol Jarruary I, f980. and recognized in tlre l9U0 cctrsus. (c) l'or Guillbrd (irunty, precinct boundaries are as shown on the maps on file ,niit ttro State Board ol"Elections on January I, 1982, in accordance with G'S. r63 r2ll(b)." Sec. 2. This act is ell'ective upon ratil'ication. Irr the General Asscrllbly read ihree tinres and ratified, this the Ilth day of February, I982. H.8.7 CHAPTER 6 AN ACII'T() AMEND (IIIAPTER 160 O}- l'}IE PRIVATE LAWS OF I89I IN R['CARD'fO'I'}IE ('}IAII'I'ER OF'fIIE TOWN OF HOtsGOOD, HALIFAX COIJN'fY, NOIT'I'II CARoI,INA, TU PITOVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF .I'IIE TOWN BOARD O}'(X)MMISSIONER.S AND To VALIDATE THE til,E(:l'loN 0["]'llt L]oAltl)s Et,E(Il'ttD IN l98l AND PRIOR YEARS. T'he Gerwil AssernbrJ' ol'Norlh Carolina enacts: S.8.2 AN ACT CONGRES The General.. Sectiot: [,aws, is rewr "$ 163-201 nominating I Oongreris ol tl ol'North Carr FITLS'| I)I Currituck, D, Pamlico, Pas, SECONI) Nash, Penxrrr in Johnston ( .|HIRD L Sampson. an Bunner. Ber Ingrams, Mt Wilders, and (Carthage),,1 FOURTH Counties. FI}-TH D Stokes, Surrr SIXTH DI SEVENTI and Robeson EIGIITII Richmond. I townships of Hill), and 9 ( Boonville. El NINTH t follorving tou TENTH I Watauga Ootr Beech Mounl ELEVEN' Henderson, J Swain, Tran Avery Count (b) 1'he n' they were lel the 1980 Uni Sec. 2' tir ttre C FebruarY, 19, Section l. Set'tion 3 ol'the "Ol'licers", as anrended by Chapter rewrittcrt lo read as lirllows: 'r D -:---:---- --.:. L Charter of the Town of Hobgood entitled 137, ol' the. Private l,aws of f903, is hereby .sec.3. Begirrning with the nrunicipat etection to be held in the Town of llobgotxl in lstlli, ttrere shlll he ctecled a nra)'or and a board of conrmissioners constting ol'l'ive nrt,rrrbers, who shalt be elected from the town at large and for a tcrn-r ol irvo yorrr. arrd ulrtil their su(x:essr)rs are elected and qualilied. The etectir-)n shallire nonpurt isarr and rlecided by sirDplc pluratity as provided in G.S- 163-279, arrrl shall lie hcl<l arrrl conducted irr accordance with the applicable provisions ol Arlictcs 23 urrd 24 ol'ohapter 163 of the General statutes, and ilrall bt cottrlut'lerl by' the cotrrrty lxrard ol'elcctions." Sec. 2. The frr'errrirrg board of the 'Irwn ol Ilobgood shall consist of a nra.yor arrd a b,,ari ol' conrnrissit)1ers consisting of five menrbers, and the Geircral Asserrrbty tlucs lrcreh.y rtet:tare valid in all respects the municipal elcctiotrs lrelrl irr tltc'l'<.rwrr ol'llolrgrxtd in tgtlI arrd prior years' Sec. 3. Any provisions ,rf I lie Chartrr ol'the Town ol' Holrgrxrd in conflict u,itlr this act are herelly repealed. Sec. 4. This act is efli'ctive upon ratil'ication. In tlre cerrerat Assernbly read ttrree tinres and ratified, this the llth day of l'ebruary, 1982. t2 (* i r- a rBrT SE\.\TE PL\\ C}L\PTER 5. 1982 ESTRA SESSION (SB 1) 3a'O 'tl'o'lts EXH v t@ 2DO -4.6ra na -rt.gl ,tO-q.s5r.q 9,9 2A, S2 t .82e w.u irra! i y' -ltr5 North Carolina ilUNBBB OP SEIIATOBS IVEBTGE POPULIIION 6INIdUd COUTBOLLING BI[G8 OP DEVIATIOI OVEBILL RAUGE IVBBIGE DEYIATIOII PEB STIIDTBI' DE'TTTIOI TRrAL DTSTBICT PLli - sElrlB-(s300[r0f^"'-- -ii- sonnARr srlrrstrcs ata2e PEB SENTTOB P ERCEIITIGE PBOII llo86 SEB TTOR 5,881,766 1.0995 50 1 17,635 50.4513 -{.959? tO q- 0980 9- '15763.15s3 ,-3723 le StltE PORtlttol, lir6Clr?G6 t2rTtcl 40 -4.r24 (3@ -4.6'ts7 Lj=:g TOTAL STATE POPULAAIOX Rtiio oP HrGHEsr ro LocEsT 3 3 DirRorlttnlts€e O-r.lonber of .9ltalac . -4,1t 57 = Relatrri 0 aairi at IL t