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NC Gen Stat § 146-57 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 12 - Correction of Grants.|§ 146-57 - Time for registering grants and other instruments extended.

 146-57. Time for registering grants and other instruments extended.The time is hereby extended until September 1, 1926, for the proving and registering of all deeds of gift, grants from the State, or other instruments of writing heretofore executed and which are permitted or required by law to be registered, and which were or are required to be proved and registered within a limited time from the date of their execution; and all such instruments which have heretofore been or may be probated and registered before the expiration of the period herein limited shall be held and deemed, from and after the date of such registration, to have been probated and registered in due time, if proved in due form, and registration thereof be in other respects valid: Provided that nothing in this section shall be held or deemed to validate or attempt to validate or give effect to any informal instrument; and provided further that this section shall not affect pending litigation: Provided further that nothing herein contained shall be held deemed to place any limitation upon the time allowed for the registration of any instrument where no such limit is now fixed by law. (Ex. Sess. 1924, c. 20; G.S., s. 146-64; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-58 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 12 - Correction of Grants.|§ 146-58 - Time for registering grants further extended.

 146-58. Time for registering grants further extended.The time for the registration of grants issued by the State of North Carolina is hereby extended for a period of two years from January 1, 1925: Provided that nothing herein contained shall be held or have the effect to divest any rights, titles, or equities in or to the land covered by such grants, or any of them, acquired by any person from the State of North Carolina by or through any entry or grant made or issued since such grants were respectively issued, or those claiming through or under such subsequent entry or grant. (1925, c. 97; G.S., s. 146-65; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-59 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 12 - Correction of Grants.|§ 146-59 - Time for registering grants or copies extended.

 146-59. Time for registering grants or copies extended.The time for the registration of grants issued by the State of North Carolina, or copies of such grants duly certified by the Secretary of State under his official seal, be and the same hereby is extended for a period of two years from January 1, 1927, and such grants or copies thereof duly certified as above set forth may be registered within such time as fully as the original might have been registered at any time heretofore: Provided that nothing herein contained shall be held or have the effect to divest any rights, titles, or equities in or to the land covered by such grants or any of them, acquired by any person from the State of North Carolina by or through any entry or grant made or issued since such grants were respectively issued, or those claiming through or under such subsequent entry or grant. (1927, c. 140; G.S., s. 146-66; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-60 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 12 - Correction of Grants.|§ 146-60 - Further extension of time for registering grants or copies for two years from January 1, 1947.

 146-60. Further extension of time for registering grants or copies for two years from January 1, 1947.The time for the registration of grants issued by the State of North Carolina, or copies of such grants duly certified by the Secretary of State under his official seal, be and the same hereby is extended for a period of two years from January 1, 1947, next ensuing, and such grants or copies thereof duly certified as above set forth may be registered within such time as fully as the original might have been registered at any time heretofore: Provided that nothing herein contained shall be held or have the effect to divest any rights, titles, or equities in or to the land covered by such grants or any of them acquired by any person from the State of North Carolina by or through any entry or grant made or issued since such grants were respectively issued, or those claiming through or under such subsequent entry or grant. (1947, c. 99; G.S., s. 146-66.1; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-60.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 12 - Correction of Grants.|§ 146-60.1 - Further extension of time for registering grants or copies for four years from January 1, 1977.

 146-60.1. Further extension of time for registering grants or copies for four years from January 1, 1977.The time for the registration of grants issued by the State of North Carolina, or copies of such grants duly certified by the Secretary of State under his official seal, be and the same hereby is extended for a period of four years from January 1, 1977, and such grants or copies thereof duly certified as above set forth may be registered within such time as fully as the original might have been registered at any time heretofore: Provided that nothing herein contained shall be held or have the effect to divest any rights, titles, or equities in or to the land covered by such grants or any of them acquired by any person from the State of North Carolina by or through any entry or grant made or issued since such grants were respectively issued, or those claiming through or under such subsequent entry or grant. (1977, c. 701.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-61 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 13 - Grants Vacated.|§ 146-61 - Civil action to vacate grant.

 146-61. Civil action to vacate grant.When any person claiming title to lands under a grant or patent from the King of Great Britain, any of the lords proprietors of North Carolina, or from the State of North Carolina, shall consider himself aggrieved by any grant or patent issued or made since July 4, 1776, to any other person, against law or obtained by false suggestions, surprise, or fraud, the person aggrieved may bring a civil action in the superior court for the county in which such land may be, together with an authenticated copy of such grant or patent, briefly stating the grounds whereon such patent should be repealed and vacated, whereupon the grantee, patentee, or the person, owner, or claimant under such grant or patent, shall be required to show cause why the same shall not be repealed and vacated. (R.C., c. 42, s. 29; Code, s. 2786; Rev., s. 1748; C.S., s. 7594; G.S., s. 146-67; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-62 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 13 - Grants Vacated.|§ 146-62 - Judgment recorded in Secretary of State's office.

 146-62. Judgment recorded in Secretary of State's office.If, upon verdict or demurrer, the court believe that the patent or grant was made against law or obtained by fraud, surprise, or upon untrue suggestions, it may vacate the same; and a copy of such judgment, after being recorded at large, shall be filed by the petitioner in the Secretary of State's office, where it shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose; and the Secretary shall note in the margin of the original record of the grant the entry of the judgment, with a reference to the record in his office. (R.C., c. 42, s. 30; Code, s. 2787; Rev., s. 1749; C.S., s. 7595; G.S., s. 146-68; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-63 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 13 - Grants Vacated.|§ 146-63 - Action by State to vacate grants.

 146-63. Action by State to vacate grants.An action may be brought by the Attorney General in the name of the State for the purpose of vacating or annulling letters patent granted by the State, in the following cases:(1) When he has reason to believe that such letters patent were obtained by means of some fraudulent suggestion or concealment of a material fact, made by the person to whom the same were issued or made, or with his consent or knowledge; or(2) When he has reason to believe that such letters patent were issued through mistake, or in ignorance of a material fact; or(3) When he has reason to believe that the patentee, or those claiming under him, have done or omitted an act in violation of the terms and conditions on which the letters patent were granted, or have by any other means forfeited the interest acquired under the same. (C. C. P., s. 367; Code, s. 2788; Rev., s. 1750; C.S., s. 7596; G.S., s. 146-69; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-65 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 14 - General Provisions.|§ 146-65 - Exemptions from Chapter.

 146-65. Exemptions from Chapter.This Chapter does not apply to any of the following:(1) The acquisition of highway rights-of-way, borrow pits, or other interests or estates in land acquired for the same or similar purposes, or to the disposition thereof, by the Board of Transportation or the North Carolina Turnpike Authority.(2) The North Carolina State Ports Authority in exercising its powers under G.S. 136-260 through G.S. 136-275.  (1957, c. 584, s. 6; G.S., s. 146-112; 1959, c. 683, s. 1; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1993, c. 553, s. 52.3; 2008-225, s. 10; 2011-145, s. 14.6(i).)
NC Gen Stat § 146-66 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 14 - General Provisions.|§ 146-66 - Voidability of transactions contrary to Chapter.

 146-66. Voidability of transactions contrary to Chapter.Any sale, lease, rental, or other disposition of State lands or of any interest or right therein, made or entered into contrary to the provisions of this Chapter, shall be voidable in the discretion of the Governor and Council of State. (1957, c. 584, s. 6; G.S., s. 146-111; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-67 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 14 - General Provisions.|§ 146-67 - Governor to employ persons.

 146-67. Governor to employ persons.The Governor may employ persons to perform such services as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter, and he shall fix the compensation to be paid for such services. All expenditures for such services shall be paid from the State Land Fund on order of the Director of the Budget, or the officer designated by him to issue such orders. (1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-68 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 14 - General Provisions.|§ 146-68 - Statutes of limitation.

 146-68. Statutes of limitation.The provisions of G.S. 1-35, 1-36, and 1-37 are made applicable to this Chapter. (1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-69 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 14 - General Provisions.|§ 146-69 - Service on State in land actions.

 146-69. Service on State in land actions.In all actions and special proceedings brought by or against the State or any State agency with respect to State land or any interest therein, service of process upon the Secretary of Administration, with delivery to him of copies for the Attorney General and for the administrative head of each State agency known by the party in whose behalf service is made to have an interest in the land which is the subject of the action or proceeding, shall constitute service upon the State for all purposes. (1959, c. 683, s. 1; 1975, c. 879, s. 46.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-70 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 14 - General Provisions.|§ 146-70 - Institution of land actions by the State.

 146-70. Institution of land actions by the State.Every action or special proceeding in behalf of the State or any State agency with respect to State lands or any interest therein, or with respect to land being condemned by the State, shall be brought by the Attorney General in the name of the State, upon the complaint of the Secretary of Administration. (1959, c. 683, s. 1; 1975, c. 879, s. 46.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-71 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 15 - State Land Fund.|§ 146-71 - State Land Fund created.

 146-71. State Land Fund created.The State Land Fund, which is hereby created, shall consist of the moneys required by this Chapter to be paid into that fund, together with such amounts as the General Assembly may appropriate thereto. (1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-72 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 15 - State Land Fund.|§ 146-72 - Purpose.

 146-72. Purpose.The State Land Fund may, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the Governor and approved by the Council of State, be used for the following purposes:(1) To pay any expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities created by the provisions of this Chapter.(2) For the acquisition of land, when appropriation is made for that purpose by the General Assembly.(3) To pay any expenses incurred by the State Auditor in carrying out the duties and responsibilities created by G.S. 143-341.2(b)(3).  (1959, c. 683, s. 1; 2016-119, s. 1(d).)
NC Gen Stat § 146-73 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 15 - State Land Fund.|§ 146-73 - Administration.

 146-73. Administration.The State Land Fund shall be administered by the Department of Administration, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the Governor and approved by the Council of State. All expenditures from the fund shall be made upon order of the Director of the Budget, or of the officer designated by him to issue such orders. (1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-74 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 16 - Form of Conveyances.|§ 146-74 - Approval of conveyances.

 146-74. Approval of conveyances.Every proposed conveyance in fee, including conveyances by gift, of State lands shall be submitted to the Governor and Council of State for their approval. If the proposed conveyance is of State lands with an appraised value of at least twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), and it is for other than a transportation purpose, the Council of State shall consult with the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations before making a final decision on the proposed conveyance. Upon approval of the proposed conveyance in fee by the Governor and Council of State, a deed for the land being conveyed shall be executed in the manner prescribed in this Article. (1957, c. 584, s. 7; G.S., ss. 143-147; 1959, c. 683, s. 1; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1116, s. 97; 1993, c. 561, s. 32(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 146-75 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 16 - Form of Conveyances.|§ 146-75 - Execution; signature; attestation; seal.

 146-75. Execution; signature; attestation; seal.Each such conveyance in fee shall be in the usual form of deeds of conveyance of real property and shall be executed in the name of the State of North Carolina, signed in the name of the State by the Governor, and attested by the Secretary of State; and the great seal of the State of North Carolina shall be affixed thereto. (1929, c. 143, s. 2; G.S., s. 143-148; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-76 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 16 - Form of Conveyances.|§ 146-76 - Exclusive method of conveying State lands.

 146-76. Exclusive method of conveying State lands.The manner and method of conveying State lands herein set out shall be the exclusive and only method of conveying State lands in fee. Any conveyance thereof by any other person or executed in any other manner or by any other method shall not be effective to convey the interest or estate of the State in such land. (1929, c. 143, s. 4; G.S., s. 143-150; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-77 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 16 - Form of Conveyances.|§ 146-77 - Admission to registration in counties.

 146-77. Admission to registration in counties.Each such conveyance shall be admitted to registration in the several counties of the State upon the probate required by law for deeds of corporations. (1929, c. 143, s. 3; G.S., s. 143-149; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-78 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 16 - Form of Conveyances.|§ 146-78 - Validation of conveyances of state-owned lands.

 146-78. Validation of conveyances of state-owned lands.All conveyances heretofore made by the Governor, attested by the Secretary of State, and authorized by the Council of State, in the manner provided by G.S. 146-74 and 146-75 of any lands, the title to which was vested in the State for the use of any State institution, department, or agency, or vested in the State for any other purpose, are hereby ratified and validated. (1917, c. 129; C.S., s. 7524; 1951, c. 18; 1957, c. 584, s. 7; G.S., s. 143-146; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-79 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 17 - Title in State.|§ 146-79 - Title presumed in the State; tax titles.

 146-79. Title presumed in the State; tax titles.In all controversies and suits for any land to which the State or any State agency or its assigns shall be a party, the title to such lands shall be taken and deemed to be in the State or the State agency or its assigns until the other party shall show that he has a good and valid title to such lands in himself.In all controversies touching the title or the right of possession of any lands claimed by the State or by any State agency under any sale for taxes at any time heretofore made or which hereafter may be made, the deed of conveyance made by the sheriff or other officer or person making such sale, or who may have been authorized to execute such deed, shall be presumptive evidence that the lands therein mentioned were, at the time the lien for such taxes attached and at the time of the sale, the property of the person therein designated as the delinquent owner; that such lands were subject to taxation; that the taxes were duly levied and assessed; that the lands were duly listed; that the taxes were due and unpaid; that the manner in which the listing, assessment, levy, and sale were conducted was in all respects as the law directed; that all the prerequisites of the law were duly complied with by all officers or persons who had or whose duty it was to have had any part or action in any transaction relating to or affecting the title conveyed or purported to be conveyed by the deed, from the listing and valuation of the property up to the execution of the deed, both inclusive; and that all things whatsoever required by law to make a good and valid sale and vest the title in the purchaser were done, and that all recitals in such deed contained are true as to each and every of the matters so recited.In all controversies and suits involving the title to real property claimed and held under and by virtue of a deed made substantially as above, the person claiming title adverse to the title conveyed by such deed shall be required to prove, in order to defeat such title, either that the real property was not subject to taxation for the year or years named in the deed, that the taxes had been paid before the sale, that the property had been redeemed from the sale according to the provisions of law, and that such redemption was had or made for the use or benefit of persons having the right of redemption under the laws of this State, or that there had been an entire omission to list or assess the property or to levy the taxes or to sell the property; but no person shall be permitted to question the title acquired under such sale and deed without first showing that he or the person under whom he claims title had title to the property at the time of the sale, and that all taxes due upon the property have been paid by such person or the person under whom he claims title. (1842-3, c. 36, s. 3; R.C., c. 66, s. 24; Code, s. 2527; 1889, c. 243; Rev., s. 4047; C.S., s. 7617; G.S., s. 146-90; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-80 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 17 - Title in State.|§ 146-80 - Statute of limitations.

 146-80. Statute of limitations.No statute of limitations shall affect the title or mar the action of the State, or of any State agency, or of its assigns, unless the same would protect the person holding and claiming adversely against the State. Neither the State nor any State agency, nor its assigns, shall commence any action for the recovery of damages for timber cut and removed from lands owned by the State or by any State agency or for any other act of trespass committed on such lands, more than 10 years after the occurrence of such cutting, removal, or other act of trespass. The provisions of this section shall not have the effect of reviving any cause of action which was, at the date of ratification of this Chapter, barred by any applicable statute of limitations. (1842, c. 36, s. 5; R.C., c. 66, s. 25; Code, s. 2528; Rev., s. 4048; 1917, c. 287; C.S., s. 7618; G.S., s. 146-91; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-81 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 17 - Title in State.|§ 146-81 - Title to lands sold for taxes.

 146-81. Title to lands sold for taxes.The title to all land acquired by the State by virtue of being sold for taxes is hereby vested in the State of North Carolina. (1917, c. 209; C.S., s. 7615; G.S., s. 146-88; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-82 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 17 - Title in State.|§ 146-82 - Protection of interest in lands sold for taxes.

 146-82. Protection of interest in lands sold for taxes.Whenever any lands in which the State of North Carolina or any State agency has an interest, by way of mortgage or otherwise, are advertised to be sold for any taxes or special assessment, or under any lien, the Department of Administration is authorized, if in its judgment it is necessary to protect the interest of the State, to appear at any sale of such lands and to buy the same as any other person would. For the purpose of paying therefor, the Director of the Budget is authorized to draw upon the State Land Fund. (1917, c. 246; C.S., s. 7616; G.S., s. 146-89; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 146-83 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 146 - State Lands|Article 18 - Miscellaneous.|§ 146-83 - Vested rights protected.

 146-83. Vested rights protected.No provision of this Chapter shall be applied or construed to the detriment of vested rights, interests, or estates of any private individual, firm, or corporation, acquired prior to June 2, 1959. (1959, c. 683, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-1 (2021)
2021 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.)
NC Gen Stat § 147-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 147 - State Officers|Article 1 - Classification and General Provisions.|§ 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 deemed necessary. (1868-9, c. 270, s. 3; Code, s. 3318; Rev., s. 5324; C.S., s. 7625; 1995, c. 379, s. 13.)