§ 128-18 – Petition filed with clerk; what it shall contain; answer.
128-18. Petition filed with clerk; what it shall contain; answer. The accused shall be named as defendant, and the petition shall be signed by some elector, or by such officer. The petition shall state the charges against the accused, and may be amended, and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the […]
§ 128-19 – Suspension pending hearing; how vacancy filled.
128-19. Suspension pending hearing; how vacancy filled. Upon the filing of the petition in the office of the clerk of the superior court, and the presentation of the same to the judge, the judge may suspend the accused from office if in his judgment sufficient cause appear from the petition and affidavit, or affidavits, which […]
§ 128-20 – Precedence on calendar; costs.
128-20. Precedence on calendar; costs. In the trial of the cause in the superior court the cause shall be advanced and take precedence over all other causes upon the court calendar, and shall be heard at the next session after the petition is filed, provided the proceedings are filed in said court in time for […]
§ 128-17 – Petition for removal; county attorney to prosecute.
128-17. Petition for removal; county attorney to prosecute. The complaint or petition shall be entitled in the name of the State of North Carolina, and may be filed upon the relation of any five qualified electors of the county in which the person charged is an officer, upon the approval of the county attorney of […]
§ 128-16 – Officers subject to removal; for what offenses.
128-16. Officers subject to removal; for what offenses. Any sheriff or police officer shall be removed from office by the judge of the superior court, resident in or holding the courts of the district where said officer is resident upon charges made in writing, and hearing thereunder, for the following causes: (1) For willful or […]