2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions.
§ 143-675. Commission established; purpose; members; terms of office; quorum; compensation; termination.

ARTICLE 71.

North Carolina Postal History Commission.

§ 143‑675.  Commission established; purpose; members; terms of office; quorum; compensation; termination.

(a)        Establishment. – There is established the North Carolina Postal History Commission. The Commission shall be located within the Department of Cultural Resources for organizational, budgetary, and administrative purposes.

(b)        Purpose. – The purpose of the Commission is to advise the Secretary of Cultural Resources on the collection, preservation, cataloging, publication, and exhibition of material associated with North Carolina's postal history.

(c)        Membership. – The Commission shall consist of 16 members, as follows:

(1)        Four persons appointed by the Governor, two of whom shall be recommended by the President of the North Carolina Postal History Society.

(2)        Four persons appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, two of whom shall be recommended by the President of the North Carolina Postal History Society.

(3)        Four persons appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two of whom shall be recommended by the President of the North Carolina Postal History Society.

(4)        Four persons appointed by the Secretary of Cultural Resources, two of whom shall be recommended by the President of the North Carolina Postal History Society.

The members appointed to the North Carolina Postal History Commission shall be chosen from among individuals who have education or experience in the fields of archives preservation, North Carolina history, historical administration, museum administration, or a knowledge of North Carolina's postal history.

(d)        Terms. – Members shall serve for the duration of the Commission. Initial terms shall commence July 1, 1997.

(e)        Chair. – The chair shall be elected biennially from the membership of the Commission from among its members. The initial term shall commence July 1, 1997.

(f)         Vacancies. – Vacancies resulting from the resignation of a member or otherwise shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made, and the term shall be for the balance of the unexpired term.

(g)        Compensation. – The Commission members shall receive no salary as a result of serving on the Commission but shall receive per diem, subsistence, and travel expenses in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 120‑3.1, 138‑5, and 138‑6, as applicable.

(h)        Removal. – Members may be removed in accordance with G.S. 143B‑13.

(i)         Meetings. – The chair shall convene the Commission. The Commission shall meet at least quarterly until an exhibit on postal history is mounted and at least semiannually thereafter.

(j)         Quorum. – A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at meetings of the Commission shall be necessary for action to be taken by the Commission.

(k)        Termination of Commission. – The Commission shall terminate June 30, 2000. (1997‑443, s. 30.5.)