History: G.S. 1868, ch. 31, § 8; L. 1907, ch. 188, § 1; R.S. 1923, 21-403; L. 1935, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1937, ch. 210, § 1; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-4701; July 1, 1970.