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17223
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Pursuant to the Charter from the Crown in 1663, and the Concessions of 1665 which was the first from of government definitely laid out for the Colony, the Province of Carolina was divided into eight precincts and the people of these precincts were instructed to elect representatives to a General Assembly. This assembly was known as the \"Grant Assembly of the Albemarle,\" and it was the first law-making body in North Carolina.
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17298
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One year after the historic election that saw a Republican gain of majority and new leadership in the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives asked new legislators to address the issues of North Carolina's rural economies and energy future.
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18312
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Reviewed are the changes in the General Assembly concerning growth in budget and drastic increase in number of employees. A breakdown of assembly members' occupations and how many recurring members is also included.
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31195
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The idea of free public schools found favor with North Carolina legislators as early as the eighteenth century. Ordered by the Colonial General Assembly in May of 1760 during the administration of Royal Governor Arthur Dobbs in address to King George II, free public schools had a sympathetic interest early in North Carolina's history.
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33190
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Mr. Johnson points out some of the dangers involved in bringing up in the General Assembly so many of these “purely local bills”, a great many of which aren’t pure at all.
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