For purposes of the application of the applicable provisions of Article 13 of Chapter 160A of the N.C. Gen. Stat., the following terms contained in Article 13 of Chapter 160A of the N.C. Gen. Stat. shall be construed as follows:

(1)        City. – To mean the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

(2)        Council or governing body. – To mean the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

(3)        City clerk. – To mean the clerk of the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians.

(4)        Corporate limits of the city. – To mean the boundaries of the trust lands of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians wherever located within the State of North Carolina.

(5)        Law enforcement agency or local law enforcement agency. – To include the Cherokee Police Department, the Cherokee Marshals Service, the Tribal Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, and the Natural Resources Enforcement Agency of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. ?(2015-287, s. 1.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 1E-11

  • 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
  • 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
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