Article 12. 
Public Administrator. 
§ 28A‑12‑1.  Appointment and term.
There shall be a public administrator in every county, appointed by the clerk of superior court, with the written approval of the senior resident superior court judge of the district in which the  appointment is made, for a term of four years. (1868‑9, c. 113; Code,  s. 1389; Rev., s. 18; C.S, s. 17; 1925, c. 253; 1973, c. 1329, s. 3.)