(a)        Executive officers are either:

(1)        Civil;

(2)        Military.

(b)        Civil executive officers are:

(1)        General, or for the whole State;

(2)        Special, or for special duties in different parts of the State;

(3)        Local, or for a particular part of the State.

(c)        The general civil executive officers of this State are as follows:

(1)        A Governor;

(2)        A Lieutenant Governor;

(3)        Private secretary for the Governor;

(4)        A Secretary of State;

(5)        An Auditor;

(6)        A Treasurer;

(7)        An Attorney General;

(8)        A Superintendent of Public Instruction;

(9)        The members of the Governor’s Council;

(10)      A Commissioner of Agriculture;

(11)      A Commissioner of Labor;

(12)      A Commissioner of Insurance. (1868-9, c. 270, ss. 24, 25, 26; Code, s. 3319; 1899, c. 54, ss. 3, 4; c. 373; 1901, c. 479, s. 4; Rev., s. 5325; C.S., s. 7626; 1931, c. 312, s. 5; 1943, c. 170.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 147-3

  • 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