North Carolina General Statutes
Article 1 - Classification and General Provisions.
§ 147-3 - Executive officers.

147-3. Executive officers.
(a) Executive officers are either:
(1) Civil;
(2) Military.
(b) Civil executive officers are:
(1) General, or for the whole State;
(2) Special, or for special duties in different parts of the State;
(3) Local, or for a particular part of the State.
(c) The general civil executive officers of this State are as follows:
(1) A Governor;
(2) A Lieutenant Governor;
(3) Private secretary for the Governor;
(4) A Secretary of State;
(5) An Auditor;
(6) A Treasurer;
(7) An Attorney General;
(8) A Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(9) The members of the Governor's Council;
(10) A Commissioner of Agriculture;
(11) A Commissioner of Labor;
(12) A Commissioner of Insurance. (1868-9, c. 270, ss. 24, 25, 26; Code, s. 3319; 1899, c. 54, ss. 3, 4; c. 373; 1901, c. 479, s. 4; Rev., s. 5325; C.S., s. 7626; 1931, c. 312, s. 5; 1943, c. 170.)