11.   In August, the North Carolina Legislature passed a bill, which the governor signed into law, prohibiting the execution of the mentally retarded.

12.   In the end, he said, Symington had moved far enough into his camp to make Buster believe the governor ultimately would sign the bill.

13.   In Massachusetts, however, the governor signed just such a mandatory reporting provision into law last week after four years of controversy.

14.   In Sacramento, the governor signed a bill that requires high school students to pass a graduation exam.

15.   Privately, mayoral aides said they were concerned that the governor would sign it.

16.   Recent governors have signed or vetoed bills relating to abortion.

17.   Recently, he said, the governor signed a bill that named a stretch of Texas highway for a Houston doctor, John B. Coleman.

18.   Sherrer informed Graves of his decision, and the governor later signed the papers authorizing the bond sale.

19.   So the governor has signed the death warrant.

20.   The Assembly is expected to act by tomorrow and the governor could sign the legislation by the end of the week.