NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 1037

HOUSE BILL 1353

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 120 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES RELATING TO VACANCIES ON THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  G.S. 120-30.12, as the same appears in 1967 Cumulative Supplement to the 1964 Replacement Volume 3B of the General Statutes, is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph at the end thereof to read as follows:

"If for any reason the office of President pro tempore of the Senate becomes vacant, the five Senate members of the Legislative Research Commission shall elect one of their own number to perform and exercise the duties imposed and powers granted pursuant to this Article, and such Senator so elected shall serve until the Senate shall elect a President pro tempore. If for any reason the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives becomes vacant, the five members of the House of Representatives of the Legislative Research Commission shall elect one of their own number to perform and exercise the duties imposed and powers granted pursuant to this Article, and such member of the House of Representatives so elected shall serve until the House of Representatives shall elect a Speaker.

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 25th day of June, 1969.