(a) The inhabitants of a hospital district are a body corporate and politic by the name specified by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. Under that name they:

(1) Are vested with all the property and rights of property belonging to any corporation;

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 131E-44

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of such official seal, made upon the paper alone, as well as an impression made by means of a wafer or of wax affixed thereto. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) Have perpetual succession;

(3) May sue or be sued;

(4) May contract;

(5) May acquire any real or personal property;

(6) May hold, invest, sell or dispose of property;

(7) May have a seal and alter and renew it; and

(8) May exercise the powers conferred upon them by this Part.

(b) A hospital district is vested with all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Part, including the following powers, which are in addition to the powers granted elsewhere:

(1) Those powers granted under the Municipal Hospital Act, Chapter  131E of the General Statutes, Article 2, Part A;

(2) To issue general obligation and revenue bonds and bond anticipation notes pursuant to the Local Government Finance Act, Chapter 159 of the N.C. Gen. Stat.;

(3) To issue tax and revenue anticipation notes pursuant to Chapter 159 of the N.C. Gen. Stat., Article 9, Part 2; and

(4) All other powers as are necessary and incidental to the exercise of the powers of this Part. (1971, c. 780, s. 37.4; 1973, c. 476, s. 152; c. 494, s. 45; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)

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