GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

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HOUSE BILL 1381

Short Title:  Haliwa-Saponi Tribe Designation.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Representatives Locke; Crawford, Sutton, Fox, Wilkins, and Hensley.

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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government I.

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May 29, 1996

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND THE DESIGNATION OF THE HALIWA-SAPONI INDIAN TRIBE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 71A-5 reads as rewritten:
"§ 71A-5.  Haliwa-Saponi Tribe of North Carolina; rights, privileges, immunities, obligations and duties.
The Indians now residing in Halifax, Warren and adjoining counties of North Carolina, originally found by the first permanent white settlers on the Roanoke River in Halifax and Warren Counties, and claiming descent from certain tribes of Indians originally inhabiting the coastal regions of North Carolina, shall, from and after April 15, 1965, be designated and officially recognized as the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe of North Carolina, and they shall continue to enjoy all their rights, privileges and immunities as citizens of the State as now or hereafter provided by law, and shall continue to be subject to all the obligations and duties of citizens under the law."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 1997.