Title: S.L. 1961-547
Category: Introduced Bill
Keywords: Bill ?

NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1961 SESSION

CHAPTER 547
SENATE BILL 21

AN ACT TO RELIEVE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SERVING ON THE STATE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE ART SOCIETY AND THE STATE BANKING COMMISSION.

WHEREAS, the Attorney General is the official legal advisor of the various State departments and agencies; and
WHEREAS, it is inconsistent for the Attorney General to be a member of a board which he serves as legal advisor; and
WHEREAS, the Attorney General has expressed a desire not to serve in an ex officio capacity as a member of certain boards: Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  The Attorney General shall not be a member of the State Board of Assessment. G.S. 105‑273 is hereby amended by striking out the words 'the Attorney General', in line 3.
Sec. 2.  G.S. 53‑92 is hereby amended by rewriting the first sentence of the second paragraph to read as follows:
"The State Banking Commission, which has heretofore been created, shall hereafter consist of the State Treasurer, who shall serve as an ex officio member thereof, and ten (10) members who shall be appointed by the Governor."
Said paragraph is further amended by inserting the following sentence immediately following the third sentence:
"One member shall be appointed for a four (4) year term commencing April 1, 1961, and his successor shall be appointed quadrennially thereafter."
Sec. 3.  G.S. 140‑1 is hereby amended by changing "sixteen" to "fifteen" in line 3, and by striking out "the Attorney General," in line 4.
Sec. 4.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 5.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 30th day of May, 1961.