§ 143-262. Organization meeting; election of officers; status of members.
§ 143‑262. Organization meeting; election of officers; status of members.
After their appointment, the Commission shall meet in the office of theGovernor of North Carolina not later than the fifteenth of May, 1947, and uponthe recommendation of the Governor, elect a chairman and a full‑timeexecutive secretary. The secretary may or may not be a member of theCommission. Membership on the Commission herein authorized shall not constitutepublic office but shall be considered as a commissioner for a special purpose;and the Governor may appoint as ex officio member, or members, on saidCommission any public official without violating the provisions of Article XIV,Sec. 7, of the State Constitution. (1947, c. 724, s. 2.)