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Statutory Authority
Chapter 140A.
State Awards System.
§ 140A-1. Annual awards established;
form and design. The State of North Carolina hereby establishes annual
awards, not to exceed six in number, each bearing the name of the recipient,
with an appropriate inscription reciting the reason for the award, which form
and design shall be approved by the Governor and Council of State. (1961, c.
1143, s. 1.)
§ 140A-2. Fields of recognition; periods covered. These
recognitions shall be known as the North Carolina Awards for Literature,
Science, the Fine Arts and Public Service, and shall be conferred upon citizens
of North Carolina for the most notable attainments in these respective fields
during the current year, terminating four months before the date of award,
though such distinctions can be exceptionally conferred, with the approval of
the Governor and the Council of State, for eminence achieved during years prior
to the award. (1961, c. 1143, s. 2.)
§ 140A-3. Annual awards to natives
living outside State. Awards may be made annually to native-born North
Carolinians, living outside of North Carolina, for preeminent accomplishment in
not more than two of the above fields of creative endeavor. (1961, c. 1143, s.
3; 1991, c. 131, s. 1.)
§ 140A-4. Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 476, s.
73.
§ 140A-5. Selection of recipients for awards. The recipients of the
awards shall be chosen by a committee named by the North Carolina Awards
Committee, for each category of achievement, but no award shall be made in any
field unless the committee of awards deems the recognized accomplishment to be
outstanding in merit, value, and distinction. (1961, c. 1143, s. 5; 1973, c.
476, s. 73.)
§ 140A-6. Administration expense. The expense of
administering this Chapter shall be paid out of the Contingency and Emergency
Fund subject to the approval of the Governor and Council of State. (1961, c.
1143, s. 6.)
Chapter 143B.
North Carolina Awards Committee.
§ 143B-83. North Carolina Awards Committee - creation,
powers and duties.
There is hereby created the North Carolina Awards
Committee with the duty to advise the Secretary of Cultural
Resources on the formulation and administration of the program
governing North Carolina awards and on the selection of a
committee in each award area to choose the recipients.
The Committee shall advise the Secretary of the Department
upon any matter the Secretary may refer to it. (1973, c. 476, s.
71; 1979, c. 504, s. 2; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 995, s. 22.)
§ 143B-84. North Carolina Awards Committee - members;
selection; quorum; compensation.
The North Carolina Awards Committee shall consist of five
members appointed by the Governor to serve at the Governor's
pleasure.
The Governor shall designate a member of the Committee as
chairman to serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the
Governor.
Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation or
travel or per diem.
A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.
The Secretary of Cultural Resources is hereby authorized to
request contingency and emergency funds for the administration
of the North Carolina Awards Committee, for the period between
July 1, 1973, and ratification of the next general
appropriations bill for the Department.
All clerical and other services required by the Committee
shall be supplied by the Secretary of Cultural Resources.
(1973, c. 476, s. 72.)
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