Article 48.
Executive Mansion.
§ 143‑409:  Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c.  476, s. 67.

§ 143‑410.  Purpose.
The purpose of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall be:
(1)	To preserve and maintain the Executive Mansion, located at 200 North Blount Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, as a structure having historical significance and value to the State of North Carolina;
(2)	To improve the furnishing of the Executive Mansion by encouraging gifts and objects of art, furniture and articles which may have historical value, and to approve major changes in the furnishings of the Mansion;
(3)	To recommend to the Department of Administration any major renovations to the Executive Mansion which the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources deems necessary to preserve and maintain the structure;
(4)	To keep a complete list of all gifts and articles received, together with their history and value; and
(5)	To publicize work of the Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee.  (1967, c. 273, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 67; 2015‑241, s. 14.30(s).)

§ 143‑411.  Powers of Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is hereby empowered on behalf of the State of North Carolina to receive gifts, contributions of money and objects of art consistent with the purpose for which the Department is created. Title to all gifts, articles and moneys received by the Department shall be vested in the State of North Carolina and shall remain in the custody and control of the Department. The Department is authorized to accept loans of furniture and other objects as, in its discretion, it deems suitable. The Department is empowered to employ clerical assistance on such basis as it may deem reasonable. Provided, however, that the salary of such person shall be paid out of funds the Department has received in the conduct of its work, and it is specifically provided that no other funds belonging to the State of North Carolina shall be used for this purpose.  (1967, c. 273, s. 3; 1973, c. 476, s. 67; 2015‑241, s. 14.30(s).)

§§ 143‑412 through 143‑414.  Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 476, s. 67.

§ 143‑415.  Authority, etc., of Department of Administration not affected.
This Article shall not be construed as divesting the Department of Administration of any powers, duties and authority relating to the budget or the operation and maintenance of the Executive Mansion. (1967, c. 273, s. 7.)