NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 844

SENATE BILL 378

 

 

AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN STATE EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH FEDERAL LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF STATE CASES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section. 1.  Chapter 6 of the General Statutes is hereby amended by adding a new Section immediately following G.S. 6-17, to be designated as G.S. 6-17.1, and to read as follows:

"In all cases of litigation in any court of the United States arising out of or by reason of any cases pending or tried in any court of the State of North Carolina, or in any action originally instituted in any court of the United States, the expenses for State court costs, securing of court records and transcripts, and other necessary expenses in representing the State of North Carolina or any of its departments, officials or agencies shall be allocated from and paid out of the State Contingency and Emergency Fund."

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  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.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 12th day of June, 1963.