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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 139-15 - "County committeeman" construed to mean "county supervisor"; powers and duties.

§ 139-15. "County committeeman" construed to mean "county supervisor"; powers and duties.
Wherever the words "county committeeman" or "county committeemen" appear in this Chapter, the same shall be construed to mean "county supervisor" or "county supervisors"; and each such county committeeman or county supervisor shall receive the same compensation and have and exercise the same rights, powers, duties, responsibilities and voting privileges granted to or imposed upon district supervisors in respect to soil conservation activities under the provisions of this Chapter. (1949, c. 268, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 2 - Watershed Improvement Districts. › § 139-20.1 - Validation of creation of certain districts.

§ 139-20.1. Validation of creation of certain districts.
All actions had and taken prior to March 1, 1963, by supervisors of soil and water conservation districts, boards of county commissioners, boards of election, registrars, or other officials in the course of attempting to form and create watershed improvement districts, are hereby ratified, approved, validated and confirmed, as if accomplished in full and complete compliance with the law, and any watershed improvement district with respect to which formation may have been attempted and completed prior to March 1, 1963, is hereby declared to be lawfully formed, created, and in all respects constituted a legal and valid watershed improvement district. (1963, c. 918, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 2 - Watershed Improvement Districts. › §§ 139-37 through 139-37.1: Recodified as §§ 139-48, 139-49 by Session Laws 1993, c. 391, ss. 22, 23.

§§ 139-37 through 139-37.1: Recodified as §§ 139-48, 139-49 by Session Laws 1993, c. 391, ss. 22, 23.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 3 - Watershed Improvement Programs; Expenditure by Counties. › § 139-39 - Alternative method of financing watershed improvement programs by special county tax.

§ 139-39. Alternative method of financing watershed improvement programs by special county tax.
The board of county commissioners in any county is authorized to call a special election to determine whether it be the will of the qualified voters of the county that they levy and cause to be collected annually, at the same time and in the same manner as the general county taxes are levied and collected, a special tax at a rate not to exceed twenty-five cents (25¢) on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation of property in said county, to be known as a "Watershed Improvement Tax," the funds therefrom, if the levy be authorized by the voters of said county, to be used for the prevention of flood water and sediment damages, and for furthering the conservation, utilization and disposal of water and the development of water resources. Any special election shall be conducted in accordance with G.S. 163-287. (1959, c. 781, s. 10; 1967, c. 987, s. 8; 2013-381, s. 10.21; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 3 - Watershed Improvement Programs; Expenditure by Counties. › § 139-41.1 - Powers of counties that are not authorized to levy watershed improvement taxes.

§ 139-41.1. Powers of counties that are not authorized to levy watershed improvement taxes.
A county may exercise any of the powers set out in this Article without having been authorized to levy a watershed improvement tax pursuant to the procedures of G.S. 139-39 and 139-40 or otherwise. (1981, c. 251, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 3 - Watershed Improvement Programs; Expenditure by Counties. › § 139-42 - Article intended as supplementary.

§ 139-42. Article intended as supplementary.
This Article is intended to provide an alternative method of financing and operating watershed improvement programs, supplementary to any other method authorized by law. (1959, c. 781, s. 10; 1993, c. 391, s. 26.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 3 - Watershed Improvement Programs; Expenditure by Counties. › § 139-44 - Power of eminent domain conferred on counties.

§ 139-44. Power of eminent domain conferred on counties.
(a) A county shall have the power to acquire by condemnation any interest in land needed in carrying out the purposes of this act, except interests in land within the boundaries of any project licensed by the Federal Power Commission or interests in land owned or held for use by a public utility as defined in G.S. 62-3. This power may be exercised only after:
(1) The county makes application to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission, identifying the land sought to be condemned and stating the purposes for which said land is needed; and
(2) The Soil and Water Conservation Commission finds that the land is sought to be acquired for a proper county purpose. The findings of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(b) The Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall certify copies of its findings to the applicant county, the Environmental Management Commission and the clerk of the superior court of the county or counties wherein any part of the project lies for recordation in the special proceedings thereof.
(c) For purposes of this section:
(1) The term "interest in land" means any land, right-of-way, right of access, privilege, easement, or other interest in or relating to land. Said "interest in land" does not include an interest in land which is held or used in whole or in part for a public water supply, unless such "interest in land" is not necessary or essential for such uses or purposes.
(2) A "description" of land shall be sufficient if the boundaries of the land are described in such a way as to convey an intelligent understanding of the location of the land. In the discretion of the applicant county, boundaries may be described by any of the following methods or any combination thereof: by reference to a map; by metes and bounds; by general description referring to natural boundaries, or to boundaries of existing political subdivisions or municipalities, or to boundaries of particular tracts or parcels of land.
(3) "Commission" means the Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
(d) The procedure in all condemnation proceedings pursuant to this section shall conform as nearly as possible to the procedure provided in Chapter 40A and all acts amendatory thereof.
(e) Interests in land acquired pursuant to this section may be used in such manner and for such purposes as the board of county commissioners deem best. If, in the opinion of the board, such lands should be sold, leased or rented, the board may do so, subject to the approval of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
(f) All provisions of local acts inconsistent herewith limiting condemnation powers of counties for county watershed improvement programs are hereby repealed. (1967, c. 987, s. 5; 1973, c. 1262, s. 38; 1981, c. 326, s. 4; c. 919, s. 19; 1993, c. 391, ss. 28, 29.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 3 - Watershed Improvement Programs; Expenditure by Counties. › § 139-45 - Extraterritorial powers of counties.

§ 139-45. Extraterritorial powers of counties.
A county which has been authorized to levy a watershed improvement tax, whether pursuant to Article 3 of General Statutes 139 or by special act or otherwise, may take any authorized watershed action and may expend funds for any authorized watershed purpose (including acquisition of real and personal property, easements, options, or other interests in real property) outside as well as inside the boundaries of the county, if the board of county commissioners finds that substantial flood prevention, drainage or water supply benefits will accrue to property located within the boundaries of the county as a result of such action or expenditure. The board of county commissioners may delegate to a watershed improvement commission the function of making such findings, either generally or in a particular case. (1967, c. 987, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 3 - Watershed Improvement Programs; Expenditure by Counties. › § 139-48 - Participation by cities, counties, industries and others.

§ 139-48. Participation by cities, counties, industries and others.
(a) Any industry, or private water user, the State of North Carolina, the United States or any of its agencies, any county, municipality or any other political subdivision may participate in watershed improvement works or projects upon mutually agreeable terms relating to such matters as the construction, financing, maintenance and operation thereof.
(b) Any county or municipality may contribute funds toward the construction, maintenance and operation of watershed improvement works or projects, to the extent that such works or projects:
(1) Provide a source (respectively) of county or municipal water supply; or protect an existing source of such supply, enhance its quality or increase its dependable capacity or quantity; or
(2) Protect against or alleviate the effects of flood-water or sediment damages affecting, or provide drainage benefits for, (respectively) county or municipally owned property or the property (respectively) of county or municipal inhabitants located outside the boundaries of such works or projects but within the respective boundaries of such county or municipality.
Each county and city may fund appropriations for the purposes of this section by levy of property taxes pursuant to G.S. 153A-149 and G.S. 160A-209 and by the allocation of other revenues whose use is not otherwise restricted by law. (1959, c. 781, s. 8; 1973, c. 803, s. 33; 1993, c. 391, ss. 22, 32.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 4 - Grants for Small Watershed Projects. › § 139-53 - State Soil and Water Conservation Commission authorized to accept applications.

§ 139-53. State Soil and Water Conservation Commission authorized to accept applications.
The State Soil and Water Conservation Commission is authorized to accept applications for grants for nonfederal costs relating to small watershed projects authorized under Public Law 566 (83rd Congress as amended) from local sponsors of such projects properly organized under the provisions of either Chapter 156 of the General Statutes of North Carolina or Chapter 139 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, or from county service districts authorized by G.S. 153A-301, or from municipal service districts authorized by G.S. 160A-536. Applications shall be made on forms prescribed by the Commission. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206; 1981, c. 326, s. 9.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 4 - Grants for Small Watershed Projects. › § 139-54 - Purposes for which grants may be requested.

§ 139-54. Purposes for which grants may be requested.
Applications for grants may be made for the nonfederal share of small watershed projects for the following purposes in amounts not to exceed the percentage of the nonfederal costs indicated:
(1) Land rights acquisition for impounding or retarding water – fifty percent (50%).
(2) Engineering fees – fifty percent (50%).
(3) Anticipated future and present water supply needs in conjunction with watershed improvement works or projects as described in G.S. 139-37.1 – fifty percent (50%).
(4) Installation of recreational facilities and services (to include land acquisition) as described in G.S. 139-46 – fifty percent (50%).
(5) Construction costs for water management (drainage or irrigation) purposes, including utility and road relocations not funded by the State Department of Transportation – sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%).
(6) Conservation and replacement of fish and wildlife habitat as described in G.S. 139-46 – seventy-five percent (75%).
(7) Rehabilitation or improvement of water resources structural measures in accordance with criteria established by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954, as amended by the Small Watershed Rehabilitation Amendments of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106-472, 114 Stat. 2007), codified at 16 U.S.C. § 1001, et. seq.; the Dam Safety Law of 1967, G.S. 143-215.23, et. seq.; and rules adopted pursuant thereto – fifty percent (50%). (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206; 1979, c. 1046, s. 2; 2002-176, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 4 - Grants for Small Watershed Projects. › § 139-55 - Review of applications.

§ 139-55. Review of applications.
(a) The State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall receive and review applications for grants for small watershed projects authorized under Public Law 566 (83rd Congress, as amended) and approve, approve in part, or disapprove all such applications.
(b) In reviewing each application, the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall consider:
(1) The financial resources of the local sponsoring organization;
(2) Nonstructural measures such as sedimentation control ordinances and floodplain zoning ordinances enacted and enforced by local governments to alleviate flooding;
(3) Regional benefits of projects to an area greater than the area under jurisdiction of the local sponsoring organization;
(4) Any direct benefit to State-owned lands and properties. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206; 2002-165, s. 2.17; 2007-495, s. 17.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 4 - Grants for Small Watershed Projects. › § 139-56 - Recommendation of priorities and disbursal of grant funds.

§ 139-56. Recommendation of priorities and disbursal of grant funds.
Whenever two or more applications for grants are approved in whole or in part, the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall establish priorities among the several applications for disbursal of grant funds. To the extent that funds are available, the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission may authorize the disbursal of grant funds to the applicants consistent with the established priorities. The State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall promulgate regulations to provide for an audit of grant funds to assure that they are spent for the purposes delineated in the application. Established priorities may be reviewed from time to time and revised if circumstances warrant such revision. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts › Article 4 - Grants for Small Watershed Projects. › § 139-57 - Availability of funds.

§ 139-57. Availability of funds.
All grants shall be contingent upon the availability of funds for disbursement to applicants. At the end of each fiscal year the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall notify all applicants whose applications have been approved and to whom grant funds have not been disbursed of the status of their application. At the time of notification the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall notify the applicants of the availability of funds for grants in the upcoming fiscal year and at the same time shall notify the applicants of their position on any priority list that may have been established for the disbursal of grant funds for small watershed projects. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies › Article 1 - North Carolina Museum of Art. › §§ 140-1 through 140-5.1. Recodified as §§ 140-5.12 to 140-5.17.

Article 1.
North Carolina Museum of Art.
§§ 140-1 through 140-5.1. Recodified as §§ 140-5.12 to 140-5.17.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies › Article 1B - North Carolina Museum of Art. › § 140-5.12 - Agency of State; functions.

§ 140-5.12. Agency of State; functions.
The North Carolina Museum of Art is an agency of the State of North Carolina within the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The functions of the North Carolina Museum of Art shall be to acquire, preserve, and exhibit works of art for the education and enjoyment of the people of the State, and to conduct programs of education, research, and publication designed to encourage an interest in and an appreciation of art on the part of the people of the State. (1961, c. 731; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1306, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies › Article 1B - North Carolina Museum of Art. › § 140-5.15 - Director of Museum of Art; appointment; dismissal; powers and duties; staff.

§ 140-5.15. Director of Museum of Art; appointment; dismissal; powers and duties; staff.
(a) The Director's Committee shall elect and supervise the Director of the North Carolina Museum of Art and may dismiss the Director. The Director's Committee shall evaluate the performance of the Director and shall determine the Director's compensation within the limitations of available funding.
(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2012-120, s. 2(a), effective June 28, 2012.
(b1) The Director's Committee shall consist of five members chosen as follows:
(1) The Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources, who shall serve as the chairman of the Committee.
(2) The Chair of the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Museum of Art.
(3) One member designated by the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Museum of Art.
(4) The President of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, Inc., or the President's designee.
(5) One member designated by the Board of the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, Inc.
(b2) The members of the Director's Committee selected under subdivisions (b1)(3) and (b1)(5) of this section shall serve terms of four years and may not serve more than two consecutive terms of four years. Four members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(c) The State-funded portion of the salary of the Director shall be fixed by the Governor.
(d) The Director shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) Under the supervision of the Director's Committee, to direct and administer the North Carolina Museum of Art in accordance with the policies, rules, and regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees;
(2) To employ such persons as are necessary to perform the functions of the North Carolina Museum of Art and are provided for in the budget of the Museum and to promote, demote, and dismiss such persons in accordance with State personnel policies, rules, and regulations. This paragraph shall not apply to associate directors and curators;
(3) To serve as director of collections of the North Carolina Museum of Art;
(4) To serve as Secretary to the Board of Trustees.
(e) The Director, associate directors, and curators shall be exempt from the provisions of the North Carolina Human Resources Act. (1961, c. 731; 1973, c. 476, s. 38; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1306, s. 1; 1985, c. 122, s. 6; c. 479, s. 218; 1987, c. 827, s. 81; 2006-66, s. 22.22(g); 2006-221, s. 23; 2012-120, s. 2(a); 2012-142, s. 25.1(d); 2013-382, s. 9.1(c); 2015-241, s. 14.30(t); 2019-241, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies › Article 1B - North Carolina Museum of Art. › § 140-5.16 - Gifts; special fund; exemption from taxation.

§ 140-5.16. Gifts; special fund; exemption from taxation.
(a) All gifts of money to the North Carolina Museum of Art and all interest earned thereon shall be paid into the State treasury and maintained as a fund to be designated "The North Carolina Museum of Art Special Fund."
(b) All gifts made to the North Carolina Museum of Art shall be exempt from every form of taxation including, but not by way of limitation, ad valorem, intangible, gift, inheritance, and income taxation. (1961, c. 731; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1306, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies › Article 2 - North Carolina Symphony Society. › § 140-7 - Adoption of bylaws; amendments.

§ 140-7. Adoption of bylaws; amendments.
The said board of trustees, when organized under the terms of this Article, shall have authority to adopt bylaws for the Society and said bylaws shall thereafter be subject to change only by a three-fifths vote of a quorum of said board of trustees. (1943, c. 755, s. 3; 1947, c. 1049, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies › Article 2 - North Carolina Symphony Society. › § 140-8 - Audit.

§ 140-8. Audit.
The operations of the North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc., shall be subject to the oversight of the State Auditor pursuant to Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes. (1943, c. 755, s. 4; 1983, c. 913, s. 28.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies › Article 2 - North Carolina Symphony Society. › § 140-9 - Allocations from Contingency and Emergency Fund; expenditures.

§ 140-9. Allocations from Contingency and Emergency Fund; expenditures.
The Governor and Council of State are hereby authorized to allot such sums as they may deem appropriate, from the Contingency and Emergency Fund, to the North Carolina Symphony Society, to aid in carrying on the activities of the said Society. All expenditures made by said Society shall be subject to the provisions of the State Budget Act, Chapter 143C of the General Statutes. (1943, c. 755, s. 5; 1955, c. 1309; 2006-203, s. 80.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies › Article 2 - North Carolina Symphony Society. › § 140-10 - Counties and municipalities authorized to make contributions.

§ 140-10. Counties and municipalities authorized to make contributions.
The governing body of any county or incorporated municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to appropriate and make voluntary contributions out of nontax funds to the North Carolina Symphony Society. (1953, c. 1212.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 140A - State Awards System › § 140A-1 - Annual awards established; form and design.

§ 140A-1. Annual awards established; form and design.
The State of North Carolina hereby establishes annual awards, not to exceed six in number, each bearing the name of the recipient, with an appropriate inscription reciting the reason for the award, which form and design shall be approved by the Governor and Council of State. (1961, c. 1143, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 140A - State Awards System › § 140A-2 - Fields of recognition; periods covered.

§ 140A-2. Fields of recognition; periods covered.
These recognitions shall be known as the North Carolina Awards for Literature, Science, the Fine Arts and Public Service, and shall be conferred upon citizens of North Carolina for the most notable attainments in these respective fields during the current year, terminating four months before the date of award, though such distinctions can be exceptionally conferred, with the approval of the Governor and the Council of State, for eminence achieved during years prior to the award. (1961, c. 1143, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 140A - State Awards System › § 140A-3 - Annual awards to natives living outside State.

§ 140A-3. Annual awards to natives living outside State.
Awards may be made annually to native-born North Carolinians, living outside of North Carolina, for preeminent accomplishment in not more than two of the above fields of creative endeavor. (1961, c. 1143, s. 3; 1991, c. 131, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 140A - State Awards System › § 140A-5 - Selection of recipients for awards.

§ 140A-5. Selection of recipients for awards.
The recipients of the awards shall be chosen by a committee named by the North Carolina Awards Committee, for each category of achievement, but no award shall be made in any field unless the committee of awards deems the recognized accomplishment to be outstanding in merit, value, and distinction. (1961, c. 1143, s. 5; 1973, c. 476, s. 73.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 141 - State Boundaries › § 141-1 - Governor to cause boundaries to be established and protected.

§ 141-1. Governor to cause boundaries to be established and protected.
The Governor of North Carolina is hereby authorized to appoint two competent commissioners and a surveyor and a sufficient number of chainbearers, on the part of the State of North Carolina, to act with the commissioners or surveyors appointed or to be appointed by any of the contiguous states of Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia, to return and remark, by some permanent monuments at convenient intervals, not greater than five miles, the boundary lines between this State and any of the said states.
The Governor is also authorized, whenever in his judgment it shall be deemed necessary to protect or establish the boundary lines between this State and any other state, to institute and prosecute in the name of the State of North Carolina any and all such actions, suits, or proceedings at law or in equity, and to direct the Attorney General or such other person as he may designate to conduct and prosecute such actions, suits, or proceedings. (1881, c. 347, s. 1; Code, s. 2289; 1889, c. 475, s. 1; Rev., s. 5315; 1909, c. 51, s. 1; C.S., s. 7396.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 141 - State Boundaries › § 141-2 - Payment of expenses of establishing boundaries.

§ 141-2. Payment of expenses of establishing boundaries.
When the line has been rerun and remarked as above provided between this State and any of the contiguous states, or such portion of said lines as shall be mutually agreed by the commissioners, the Governor is authorized to issue his warrant upon the State Treasurer for such portion of the expenses as shall fall to the share of this State. (1881, c. 347, s. 2; Code, s. 2290; 1889, c. 475, s. 2; Rev., s. 5316; C.S., s. 7397.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 141 - State Boundaries › § 141-3 - Appointment of arbitrators.

§ 141-3. Appointment of arbitrators.
If any disagreement shall arise between the commissioners, the Governor of this State is hereby authorized to appoint arbitrators to act with similar officers to be appointed by the other states in the settlement of the exact boundary. (1881, c. 347, s. 3; Code, s. 2291; 1889, c. 475, s. 3; Rev., s. 5317; C.S., s. 7398.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 141 - State Boundaries › § 141-4 - Disagreement of arbitrators reported to General Assembly.

§ 141-4. Disagreement of arbitrators reported to General Assembly.
In case of any serious disagreement and inability on the part of the said arbitrators to agree upon said boundary, such fact shall be reported by the Governor to the next General Assembly for their action. (1881, c. 347, s. 4; Code, s. 2292; 1889, c. 475, s. 4; Rev., s. 5318; C.S., s. 7399.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 141 - State Boundaries › § 141-5 - Approval of survey.

§ 141-5. Approval of survey.
When the commissioners shall have completed the survey, or so much as shall be necessary, they shall report the same to the Governor, who shall lay the same before the Council of State; and when the Governor and the Council of State shall have approved the same the Governor shall issue his proclamation, declaring said lines to be the true boundary line or lines, and the same shall be the true boundary line or lines between this and the states above referred to. (1881, c. 347, s. 5; Code, s. 2293; 1889, c. 475, s. 5; Rev., s. 5319; C.S., s. 7400.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 141 - State Boundaries › § 141-6 - Eastern boundary of State; jurisdiction over territory within littoral waters and lands under same.

§ 141-6. Eastern boundary of State; jurisdiction over territory within littoral waters and lands under same.
(a) The Constitution of the State of North Carolina, adopted in 1868, having provided in Article I, Sec. 34, that the "limits and boundaries of the State shall be and remain as they now are," and the eastern limit and boundary of the State of North Carolina on the Atlantic seaboard having always been, since the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain in 1783 and the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, one marine league eastward from the Atlantic seashore, measured from the extreme low-water mark, the eastern boundary of the State of North Carolina is hereby declared to be fixed as it has always been at one marine league eastward from the seashore of the Atlantic Ocean bordering the State of North Carolina, measured from the extreme low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean seashore aforesaid.
(b) The State of North Carolina shall continue as it always has to exercise jurisdiction over the territory within the littoral waters and ownership of the lands under the same within the boundaries of the State, subject only to the jurisdiction of the federal government over navigation within such territorial waters.
(c) The Governor and the Attorney General are hereby directed to take all such action as may be found appropriate to defend the jurisdiction of the State over its littoral waters and the ownership of the lands beneath the same. (1947, c. 1031, ss. 1-3; 1969, c. 541, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 141 - State Boundaries › § 141-7.1 - Southern lateral seaward boundary.

§ 141-7.1. Southern lateral seaward boundary.
The lateral seaward boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina from the low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean shall be and is hereby designated as a continuation of the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary line as described by monuments located at Latitude 33° 51' 50.7214" North, Longitude 78° 33' 22.9448" West, at Latitude 33° 51' 36.4626" North, Longitude 78° 33' 06.1937" West, and at Latitude 33° 51' 07.8792" North, Longitude 78° 32' 32.6210" West, in a straight line projection of said line to the seaward limits of the States' territorial jurisdiction, such line to be extended on the same bearing insofar as a need for further delimitation may arise. (1979, c. 894; 1981, c. 744.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 141 - State Boundaries › § 141-8 - Northern lateral seaward boundary.

§ 141-8. Northern lateral seaward boundary.
The lateral seaward boundary between North Carolina and Virginia eastward from the low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean shall be and is hereby designated as a line beginning at the intersection of the low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean and the existing North Carolina-Virginia boundary line; thence due east on a true 90 degree bearing to the seaward jurisdictional limit of North Carolina; such boundary line to be extended on the true 90 degree bearing as far as a need for further delineation may arise. (1969, c. 841; 1971, c. 452, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 141 - State Boundaries › § 141-9 - Reestablishment of North Carolina-South Carolina boundary.

§ 141-9. Reestablishment of North Carolina-South Carolina boundary.
(a) Findings. – The General Assembly finds that:
(1) North Carolina and South Carolina were created as separate British colonies.
(2) Surveys to determine the boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina began in 1735 and concluded in 1815.
(3) Resurveys of three sections of the boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina were performed in 1813, 1905, and 1928.
(4) The boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina has not changed; however, over the course of time from the original survey of the boundary, some of the markers denoting the boundary from the original surveys have been lost or destroyed by the elements.
(5) The boundary commission authorized pursuant to Chapter 141 of the General Statutes has worked with commissioners appointed by South Carolina to reestablish the boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina.
(b) Intent. – It is the intent of the General Assembly to address the effects on persons or land with a situs recognized, as a result of a boundary certification, to be in this State and to avoid disputes with such persons or owners of such land. This act does not apply to persons whose property, rights, and businesses are not affected by boundary certification. For purposes of this act, "boundary certification" means the certification by the General Assembly of the boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina, as provided for in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Certification. – For purposes other than property tax, the General Assembly hereby certifies that, as of January 1, 2017, the boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina is the boundary that was established by the original survey and resurveys that were adopted through legislative and executive actions, and the reestablished boundary has been approved by the boundary commissions of North Carolina and South Carolina and proclaimed as the boundary by the Governor, pursuant to G.S. 141-5. For property tax purposes, the General Assembly hereby certifies that, as of January 1 of the year following the year this act becomes effective or the year an executive order has been issued by the Governor proclaiming the boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina, whichever is earlier, the boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina is the boundary that was established by the original survey and resurveys that were adopted through legislative and executive actions, and the reestablished boundary has been approved by the boundary commissions of North Carolina and South Carolina and proclaimed as the boundary by the Governor, pursuant to G.S. 141-5. (2016-23, ss. 1(a)-(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 142 - State Debt › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 142-1 - How bonds executed; interest coupons attached; where payable; not to be sold at less than par.

§ 142-1. How bonds executed; interest coupons attached; where payable; not to be sold at less than par.
All bonds or certificates of debt of the State shall be signed by the Governor, and countersigned by the State Treasurer, and sealed with the great seal of the State, and shall be made payable to bearer unless registered as hereinafter provided. The principal shall be made payable by the State at a day named in the bonds or certificates. Interest coupons shall be attached to the bonds or certificates unless they be bonds or certificates registered as to both principal and interest, and the bonds, certificates and coupons shall be made payable at such banks or trust companies within or without the State as shall be designated by the State Treasurer, or at the office of the State Treasurer in Raleigh. Any bank or trust company serving as a paying agent may be paid such reasonable fees and charges for such services as shall be agreed upon by and between such bank or trust company and the State Treasurer. No original bond or certificate of debt of the State shall be sold for a sum less than the par value thereof, nor shall any such bond or certificate, issued in lieu of a transferred bond or certificate, be payable elsewhere than may be the original, except by the consent of the holder it may be made payable at the State treasury. (1848, c. 89, s. 22; 1852, c. 9; c. 10, s. 10; R.C., c. 90, s. 3; Code, s. 3563; Rev., s. 5020; C.S., s. 7401; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 66, ss. 1, 2; 1977, c. 405.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 142 - State Debt › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 142-2 - Title of act and year of enactment recited in bonds.

§ 142-2. Title of act and year of enactment recited in bonds.
In every bond or certificate of debt issued by the State, and in the body thereof, shall be set forth the title of the act, with the year of its enactment, under the authority of which the same may be issued; or reference shall be made thereto by the number of the Chapter, and the year of the legislative session. (1850, c. 90, s. 6; R.C., c. 90, s. 6; Code, s. 3566; Rev., s. 5023; C.S., s. 7402.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 142 - State Debt › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 142-3 - Record of bonds kept by State Treasurer.

§ 142-3. Record of bonds kept by State Treasurer.
The State Treasurer shall enter in a book to be kept for that purpose a memorandum of every bond or certificate of debt of the State, issued or to be issued under any act whatever, together with the numbers, dates of issue, when and where payable, at what premium, and to whom the same may have been sold or issued. (1852, c. 10, s. 2; R.C., c. 90, s. 4; Code, s. 3564; Rev., s. 5021; C.S., s. 7403.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 142 - State Debt › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 142-4 - Books for registration and transfer.

§ 142-4. Books for registration and transfer.
The State Treasurer shall keep in his office a register or registers for the registration and transfer of all bonds and certificates of the State heretofore or hereafter issued, in which he may register any bond or certificate at the time of its issue or at the request of the holder. When any bond or certificate shall have been registered as hereinafter provided, the State Treasurer shall enter in a manner to be of easy and ready reference, a description of said bond, or certificates giving the number, series, date of issue, denomination, by whom signed, and such other data as may be necessary for the ready identification thereof, together with the name of the person in whose name the same is then to be registered and whether in his individual capacity or in a fiduciary relation, and if the latter, for whose benefit the same is to be registered. (1848, c. 37, s. 5; 1850, c. 58, s. 4; 1852, c. 11; R.C., c. 90, s. 2; Code, s. 3562; Rev., s. 5019; C.S., s. 7404; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 66, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 142 - State Debt › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 142-5 - Registration as to principal.

§ 142-5. Registration as to principal.
Upon the presentation at the office of the State Treasurer of any bond or certificate that has heretofore been or may hereafter be issued by the State, or upon the first issuance of any bond or certificate, the same may be registered as to principal in the name of the holder upon such register, such registration to be noted on the reverse of the bond or certificate by the State Treasurer. The principal of any bond or certificate so registered shall be payable only to the registered payee or his legal representative, and such bond or certificate shall be transferable to another holder or back to bearer only upon presentation of the State Treasurer with a written assignment acknowledged or approved in a form satisfactory to the Treasurer. The name of the registered assignee shall be written in said register and upon any bond or certificate so transferred. A bond or certificate so transferred to bearer shall be subject to future registration and transfer as before. (1883, c. 25; Code, s. 3568; 1887, c. 287; Rev., s. 5025; C.S., s. 7405; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 66, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 142 - State Debt › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 142-6 - Registration as to principal and interest.

§ 142-6. Registration as to principal and interest.
(a) If, upon the registration of any such bond or certificate dated prior to January 1, 1965, or at any time after such registration, the coupons thereto attached, evidencing all interest to be paid thereon to the date of maturity, shall be surrendered, such coupons shall be canceled by the Treasurer, and he shall sign a statement endorsed upon such bond or certificate of the cancellation of all unmatured coupons and of the fact that such bond or certificate has been converted into a fully registered bond or certificate, and shall make like entry in the said register. Thereafter the interest evidenced by such canceled coupons shall be paid at the time provided therein, to the registered owner or his legal representatives, in New York exchange, mailed to his address, unless he shall have requested the State Treasurer to pay such interest in funds current at the State capital, which request shall be entered in the said register.
(b) If, upon the registration of any such bond or certificate dated on or after January 1, 1965, or at any time after such registration, the coupons thereto attached, evidencing all interest to be paid thereon to the date of maturity, shall be surrendered, such coupons shall be detached and retained in the custody of the State Treasurer, and the State Treasurer shall endorse upon such bond or certificate the fact that such bond or certificate has been converted into a fully registered bond or certificate, and shall make like entry in said register. Thereafter the interest evidenced by such detached coupons shall be paid at the times provided therein to the registered owner or his legal representatives, in New York exchange, mailed to his address, unless he shall have requested the State Treasurer to pay such interest in funds current at the State capital, which request shall be entered in said register. Any such bond or certificate, if converted into a bond or certificate registered as to both principal and interest, may be reconverted at the expense of the registered owner into a coupon bond or certificate upon presentation thereof to the State Treasurer, accompanied by an instrument duly executed by the registered owner or his legal representatives in such form as shall be satisfactory to the State Treasurer; upon any such reconversion the State Treasurer shall reattach thereto the coupons representing the interest to become due thereafter on such bond or certificate to the date of maturity and shall make notation upon such bond or certificate whether such bond or certificate is registered as to principal alone or is payable to bearer, and shall make like entry in said register and he shall cancel any detached coupons retained by him representing interest that has been paid. (1856, c. 16; 1883, c. 25, s. 2; Code, s. 3569; 1887, c. 287, s. 2; Rev., s. 5026; C.S., s. 7406; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 66, s. 5; 1965, c. 181, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 142 - State Debt › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 142-7 - No charge for registration.

§ 142-7. No charge for registration.
There shall be no charge for the registration of any bond or certificate whether registered at the time of issuance thereof or subsequently registered, and no charge for the transfer of registered bonds and certificates shall be made. (1887, c. 287, ss. 4, 5; Rev., s. 5027; C.S., s. 7407; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 66, s. 6; 1925, c. 49.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 142 - State Debt › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 142-8 - Application of §§ 142-1 to 142-9.

§ 142-8. Application of §§ 142-1 to 142-9.
General Statutes 142-1 to 142-9, both inclusive, as amended, shall be applicable to all bonds or certificates of the State heretofore issued and now outstanding, and to all bonds or certificates of the State that may hereafter be issued in accordance with any law now in force or hereafter to be enacted. However, any provisions of G.S. 142-1 to G.S. 142-9 in conflict with the "Registered Public Obligations Act", Chapter 159E of the General Statutes, shall not apply. (Code, s. 3570; 1887, c. 287, s. 3; Rev., s. 5028; C.S., s. 7408; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 66, s. 7; 1965, c. 181, s. 2; 1983, c. 322, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 142 - State Debt › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 142-9 - Duties performed by other officers.

§ 142-9. Duties performed by other officers.
If the Council of State shall at any time find that either the Governor or the State Treasurer is unable by reason of absence, disability, or otherwise, to sign any bonds or certificates, the Lieutenant-Governor may sign the same in lieu of the Governor, and they may be signed in lieu of the Treasurer by any member of the Council of State designated by it. (1864-5, c. 24; Code, s. 3567; Rev., s. 5024; C.S., s. 7409; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 66, s. 8.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 142 - State Debt › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 142-10 - Chief clerk may issue when Treasurer unable to act.

§ 142-10. Chief clerk may issue when Treasurer unable to act.
Whenever it shall appear by formal finding of the Governor and Council of State, within seven days before any bonds or notes of the State or any interest thereon shall fall due, that it is advisable to issue notice of the State to provide for the renewal or payment of such bonds, notes or interest and that the State Treasurer is unable for any reason to negotiate or to issue such notes, it shall be the duty of the chief clerk of the State treasury, if the issuance of such notice shall have been authorized by law, upon certification to him of such finding, and in the name of the State Treasurer, to make all necessary negotiations and to sign and deliver such notes for value and to attach thereto the seal of the State Treasurer. (1927, c. 12.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 142 - State Debt › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 142-11 - When bonds deemed duly executed.

§ 142-11. When bonds deemed duly executed.
State bonds duly authorized by law and approved by the Governor and Council of State shall be regarded as duly executed by proper officers if signed and sealed while in office by the officer or officers then authorized to sign and seal the same, notwithstanding one or more of such officers shall not be in office at the time of actual delivery of such bonds. (1925, c. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 142 - State Debt › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 142-12 - State bonds exempt from taxation.

§ 142-12. State bonds exempt from taxation.
Bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the State are exempt from State taxation to the extent provided in the act authorizing their issuance. If the act authorizing the issuance of the instruments does not address exemption from taxation, then they are exempt from taxation by the State or any of its subdivisions, except for inheritance or gift taxes, income taxes on the gain from the transfer of the instruments, and franchise taxes. Unless the act authorizing the issuance of the instruments provides otherwise, the interest on the instruments is not subject to taxation as income. (1852, c. 10, s. 4; R.C., c. 90, s. 5; Code, s. 3565; Rev., s. 5022; C.S., s. 7410; 1995, c. 46, s. 14.)