§ 14-12.2 Definitions
§ 14-12.3 Certain secret societies prohibited
§ 14-12.4 Use of signs, grips, passwords or disguises or taking or administering oath for illegal purposes
§ 14-12.5 Permitting, etc., meetings or demonstrations of prohibited secret societies
§ 14-12.6 Meeting places and meetings of secret societies regulated
§ 14-12.7 Wearing of masks, hoods, etc., on public ways
§ 14-12.8 Wearing of masks, hoods, etc., on public property
§ 14-12.9 Entry, etc., upon premises of another while wearing mask, hood or other disguise
§ 14-12.10 Holding meetings or demonstrations while wearing masks, hoods, etc
§ 14-12.11 Exemptions from provisions of Article
§ 14-12.12 Placing burning or flaming cross on property of another or on public street or highway or on any public place
§ 14-12.13 Placing exhibit with intention of intimidating, etc., another
§ 14-12.14 Placing exhibit while wearing mask, hood, or other disguise
§ 14-12.15 Punishment for violation of Article
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 14 > Article 4A - Prohibited Secret Societies and Activities

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Aquaculture: means the propagation and rearing of aquatic species in controlled or selected environments, including, but not limited to, ocean ranching;

    North Carolina General Statutes 106-758

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Council: means the North Carolina Horse Council. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-822
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-758
  • Department: means the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-783
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-822
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Equine: means a horse, pony, mule, donkey, or hinny. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-822
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • 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
  • in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Lagoon: means a confined body of water to hold animal byproducts including bodily waste from animals or a mixture of waste with feed, bedding, litter or other agricultural materials. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-802
  • month: shall be construed to mean a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • oath: shall be construed to include "affirmation" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in like cases the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Occupied residence: means a dwelling actually inhabited by a person on a continuous basis as exemplified by a person living in his or her home. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-802
  • Outdoor recreational facility: means any plot or tract of land on which there is located an outdoor swimming pool, tennis court, or golf course that is open to either the general public or to the members and guests of any organization having 50 or more members. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-802
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • 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.
  • secret military society: shall mean any secret society, as hereinbefore defined, which shall at any time meet, assemble or engage in a venture when members thereof are illegally armed, or which shall at any time have for a purpose the engaging in any venture by members thereof which shall require illegal armed force or in which illegal armed force is to be used, or which shall at any time muster, drill or practice any military evolutions while illegally armed. See North Carolina General Statutes 14-12.2
  • secret political society: shall mean any secret society, as hereinbefore defined, which shall at any time have for a purpose the hindering or aiding the success of any candidate for public office, or the hindering or aiding the success of any political party or organization, or violating any lawfully declared policy of the government of the State or any of the laws and constitutional provisions of the State. See North Carolina General Statutes 14-12.2
  • secret society: shall mean any two or more persons organized, associated together, combined or united for any common purpose whatsoever, who shall use among themselves any certain grips, signs or password, or who shall use for the advancement of any of their purposes or as a part of their ritual any disguise of the person, face or voice or any disguise whatsoever, or who shall take any extrajudicial oath or secret solemn pledge or administer such oath or pledge to those associated with them, or who shall transact business and advance their purposes at secret meeting or meetings which are tiled and guarded against intrusion by persons not associated with them. See North Carolina General Statutes 14-12.2
  • Site evaluation: means an investigation to determine if a site meets all federal and State standards as evidenced by the Waste Management Facility Site Evaluation Report on file with the Soil and Water Conservation District office or a comparable report certified by a professional engineer or a comparable report certified by a technical specialist approved by the North Carolina Soil and Water Conservation Commission. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-802
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Strawberry plant seller: means a person who sells strawberry plants to growers for commercial production of strawberries. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-783
  • Swine farm: means a tract of land devoted to raising 250 or more animals of the porcine species. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-802
  • Swine house: means a building that shelters porcine animals on a continuous basis. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-802
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3