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Home » US Law » 2022 North Carolina General Statutes » Chapter 147 - State Officers » Article 1 - Classification and General Provisions.

§ 147-1 – Public State officials classified.

147-1. Public State officials classified. The public officers of the State are legislative, executive, and judicial. But this classification shall not be construed as defining the legal powers of either class. (1868-9, c. 270, ss. 1, 2; Code, s. 3317; Rev., s. 5323; C.S., s. 7624.)

§ 147-2 – Legislative officers.

147-2. Legislative officers. The legislative officers are: (1) Fifty Senators; (2) One hundred and twenty members of the House of Representatives; (3) A Speaker of the House of Representatives; (4) A clerk and assistants in each house; (5) A Sergeant-at-arms and assistants in each house; (6) As many subordinates in each house as may be […]

§ 147-3 – Executive officers.

147-3. Executive officers. (a) Executive officers are either: (1) Civil; (2) Military. (b) Civil executive officers are: (1) General, or for the whole State; (2) Special, or for special duties in different parts of the State; (3) Local, or for a particular part of the State. (c) The general civil executive officers of this State […]

§ 147-4 – Executive officers election; term; induction into office.

147-4. Executive officers – election; term; induction into office. The executive department shall consist of a Governor, a Lieutenant Governor, a Secretary of State, an Auditor, a Treasurer, a Superintendent of Public Instruction, an Attorney General, a Commissioner of Agriculture, a Commissioner of Insurance, and a Commissioner of Labor, who shall be elected for a […]