According to one early compilation of the "Laws of North Carolina", the first "General Biennial Assembly" was held "at the House of Capt.
Richard Sanderson, at Little-River begun on the 17th day of November, 1715 and continued by several Adjournments, until the 19th Day of January, 1715  [sic]."
 At that session the Assembly adopted many of the laws of England that remained in effect through most of the 20th Century.
 Notable in this category is the Statute of Elizabeth or the Statute of Frauds, which was not repealed until the General Assembly adopted the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act in July 1997.

The House also controlled the salary of the Governor, and withheld that salary when the Governor displeased a majority of the House.
Naturally, conflicts between the Governor and the legislature were frequent.
In 1774 and 1775, the people of the colony elected a provincial Congress, independent of the royal governor, as the American Revolution began.
 Most of its members were also members of what would be the last House of Burgesses.
According to one early compilation of the "Laws of North Carolina", the first "General Biennial Assembly" was held "at the House of Capt. Richard Sanderson, at Little-River begun on the 17th day of November, 1715 and continued by several Adjournments, until the 19th Day of January, 1715  [sic]."  At that session the Assembly adopted many of the laws of England that remained in effect through most of the 20th Century.  Notable in this category is the Statute of Elizabeth or the Statute of Frauds, which was not repealed until the General Assembly adopted the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act in July 1997.
The House also controlled the salary of the Governor, and withheld that salary when the Governor displeased a majority of the House. Naturally, conflicts between the Governor and the legislature were frequent. In 1774 and 1775, the people of the colony elected a provincial Congress, independent of the royal governor, as the American Revolution began.  Most of its members were also members of what would be the last House of Burgesses.
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