20-301.   District court in each county; jurisdiction.There shall be in each county a districtcourt, which shall be a court of record, and shall have general originaljurisdiction of all matters, both civil and criminal, unless otherwiseprovided by law, and also shall havesuch appellate jurisdiction as prescribed by law.

      History:   G.S. 1868, ch. 28, § 1; R.S. 1923, 20-301; L. 1951, ch.243, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 176, § 14; L. 1976, ch. 146, § 9; Jan. 10, 1977.