§ 120-157.1 Committee established
§ 120-157.2 Purpose and powers of Committee
§ 120-157.3 Organization of Committee
§ 120-157.4 Additional powers
§ 120-158 Creation of Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee
§ 120-159 Terms; meetings
§ 120-163 Petition
§ 120-164 Notification
§ 120-165 Initial inquiry
§ 120-166 Additional criteria; nearness to another municipality
§ 120-167 Additional criteria; population
§ 120-168 Additional criteria; development
§ 120-169 Additional criteria; area unincorporated
§ 120-169.1 Additional criteria; level of development, services; financial impact on other local governments
§ 120-170 Findings as to services
§ 120-171 Procedures if findings made
§ 120-172 Referendum
§ 120-173 Modification of petition
§ 120-174 Deadline for recommendations

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 120 > Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • 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