§ 130A-29 Commission for Public Health – Creation, powers and duties
§ 130A-30 Commission for Public Health – Members; selection; quorum; compensation
§ 130A-31 Commission for Public Health – Officers
§ 130A-32 Commission for Public Health – Election meetings
§ 130A-33 Commission for Public Health – Regular and special meetings

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 130A > Article 1A - Commission for Public Health

  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3