41-13. Freeholders in petition for special taxes defined.
In all cases where a petition by a specific number of freeholders is required as a condition precedent to ordering an election to provide for the assessment or levy of taxes upon realty, all residents of legal age owning realty for life or longer term, irrespective of sex, shall be deemed freeholders within the meaning of such requirement. (1915, c. 22; C.S., s. 1746.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 1 - Survivorship Rights and Future Interests.
§ 41-1 - Fee tail converted into fee simple.
§ 41-2.1 - Right of survivorship in bank deposits created by written agreement.
§ 41-2.2 - Joint ownership of securities.
§ 41-2.5 - Recodified as G.S41-56(d) by Session Laws 2020-50, s1(b), effective June 30, 2020.
§ 41-3 - Survivorship among trustees.
§ 41-4 - Limitations on failure of issue.
§ 41-5 - Unborn infant may take by deed or writing.
§ 41-6 - "Heirs" construed to be "children" in certain limitations.
§ 41-6.1 - Meaning of "next of kin."
§ 41-6.2 - Doctrine of worthier title abolished.
§ 41-6.3 - Rule in Shelley's case abolished.
§ 41-6.4 - Rule in Dumpor's Case abolished.
§ 41-6.5 - Common-law rule against perpetuities abolished.
§ 41-7 - Possession transferred to use in certain conveyances.
§ 41-8 - Collateral warranties abolished; warranties by life tenants deemed covenants.
§ 41-10.1 - Trying title to land where State claims interest.
§ 41-11 - Sale, lease or mortgage in case of remainders.
§ 41-11.2 - Sale of standing timber; life estate.
§ 41-12 - Sales or mortgages of contingent remainders validated.
§ 41-13 - Freeholders in petition for special taxes defined.