NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1963 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1183

HOUSE BILL 1104

 

 

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE TRAFFIC CODE COMMISSION.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  Creation of Commission; Membership; Chairman. There is hereby created "The Traffic Code Commission", which shall consist of 11 persons appointed by the Governor from among the membership of the 1963 General Assembly. All members shall be appointed on July 1, 1963, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and shall serve until completion of duties assigned to the Commission. All vacancies occurring in the membership of the Commission shall be filled by the Governor in the same manner as the original appointments. The Chairman of the Commission shall be designated by the Governor from among the Commission membership.

Sec. 2.  Duties of the Commission. The Traffic Code Commission shall have the following duties.

(a)        To study the motor vehicle laws of North Carolina and to evaluate their effectiveness in promoting traffic safety;

(b)        To consider the feasibility of removing minor traffic violations from the criminal code.

(c)        To file a report containing its findings, recommendations and plans with the Governor not later than September 1, 1964, and to present such report to the 1965 General Assembly.

Sec. 3.  Per Diem and Allowances. The members of the Traffic Code Commission shall receive for their services the same per diem and allowances as are granted members of State boards and commissions generally.

Sec. 4.  Expenses. All expenses of the Traffic Code Commission shall be paid from the Contingency and Emergency Fund upon application in the manner prescribed in G.S. 143‑12.

Sec. 5.  Expiration. The Traffic Code Commission shall expire upon certification by the Chairman of the Commission to the Governor that, in the opinion of the Commission, it has performed all of the duties assigned to it by this Act, but in any event not later than June 30, 1965.

Sec. 6.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 7.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 25th day of June, 1963.