NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1102

HOUSE BILL 1079

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 18 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES WITH REFERENCE TO THE STATE BOARD OF ALCOHOLIC CONTROL.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 18-37 is hereby rewritten to read as follows:

"§ 18-37.  State Board of Alcoholic Control; Membership; Compensation. A State Board of Alcoholic Control is hereby created and shall consist of five members. The members shall be men well known for their character, ability, business acumen and success. The Governor shall appoint the members of the Board and, from those appointed, the Governor shall name one as chairman of the State Board of Alcoholic Control. The chairman and two members shall be appointed for a term of six years. Two members shall be appointed for a term of four years. The term of each member shall begin on the first day of July in the year of appointment.

The chairman and members shall receive no compensation, but shall be allowed the same per diem, subsistence and travel allowances as members of other State boards and commissions, as provided in Chapter 138 of the General Statutes.

The State Board of Alcoholic Control shall not transact any official business unless a quorum, consisting of the chairman and two members, is present. The chairman shall be the executive officer of the board and shall execute all orders, rules and regulations established by the board. The board may meet at the call of the chairman or any three members of the board."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 18-38 is hereby rewritten to read as follows:

"§ 18-38.  Director of State Board of Alcoholic Control. There shall be a Director of the State Board of Alcoholic Control who shall be a career official and the administrative officer of the board. On July 1, 1965, and quadrennially thereafter, the Governor shall appoint the Director, subject to the approval of the State Board of Alcoholic Control. A vacancy in the office of the Director shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Governor, subject to approval by the board. The Governor, at all times, subject to approval by the board, shall have full power and authority to remove the Director for cause.

The Director shall be paid a salary fixed by the Governor, subject to the approval of the Advisory Budget Commission.

Subject to the approval of the State Board of Alcoholic Control, the Director shall have such powers and perform such duties as the State Board of Alcoholic Control shall prescribe, including the authority to appoint, promote, demote and discharge all subordinate officers and employees of the State Board of Alcoholic Control, and they shall perform such duties as the Director may assign."

Sec. 3.  G.S. 18-39 is hereby amended by deleting the last paragraph thereof.

Sec. 4.  G.S. 18-49.1 is hereby amended by deleting the word "secretary" in line 2 of subsection (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Director".

Sec. 5.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 6.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 16th day of June, 1965.