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14 <br />~-oo ~3 <br />.: §133 ~-23 A12T -k FORbt GF GO~"ERIv`YIENT §.153A-27 <br />upon r quaLfied voters of the entire county n ominate all candidates for aad elect aA <br />cu]u ~ members of the board. (1931, c. 795..) <br />vers - <br />17& <br />~ Local hlodi5cation, - Dara: 1991. Es. an;r precious action under G S. 153A-22." Sec- <br />: <br />~ !` Sess , c. 3, ss. g-6.1 t?s to applicability zed tlon 1 provides: "Chapter 136, Session Laws of <br />~' <br />1 != contingency provisions, see ' 991 Session Laws. 199 i, (relating io eavanding and redistricting <br />- Ex. Sess„ c. 3, s, 7L the Guilford County Board of Commissioners) <br /> Editor's tiote. -Session Laws 1993, c 5°l, is reenacted." <br />" ~' s. 2 provides: "Section 1 of this act supersedes <br />§§ 153A-23, 153A-?~: Peserved for future codification purposes. <br />urenc - ARTICLE a. <br />clerk,- - <br />is <br />- ~ Farm of Government. <br />Part 1. General Provisions. <br />~` § 153A-25. Qualifications for appointiy e oE~ce. <br />r,':, <br />:~; <br />The board of commissioners may fix qualifications for any appointive office <br />including a requirement that a person seeing in such an oince reside within <br />1'' the county, The board spay not waive qualiflcatiors fixed by law for an <br />~- 1- appointive ofnce but may fix additional qualifications for that office, (1973, c, <br />a ~~ 822, s. 1J ' <br />~' <br />§ 153A-26. Oath. of office. <br />of <br />of a <br />Each person elected by the people or appointed to a county ofnce shall, before <br />entering upon the duties of the office, take and subscribe the oath of office <br />prescribed in Article VI, Sec. 7 of the Constitution. The oath of office shall be <br />administered by same person authorized bylaw to administer oaths and shall <br />be filed with the clerk. <br />On the first lYIonday in December following each general election at which <br />county officers are elected, the persons who have been elected to county ofrice <br />in that election shall assemble at the regular meeting place of the bord of <br />commissioners. At that time each such officer shall take and subscribe the oath <br />of office. An officer not present at this time may take and subscribe the oath at <br />a later time. (1868, c, 20, s. 8; la7?-5, a 237, s. 3; Code, s. 707, 708; 1895, c. <br />135, ss, 3, d; P~ev., ss. 1316, 1318; C.S., r. 1295, 1297; 1965, c. 26; 1973, c. 822, <br />s, 1J <br />CASEIvQTES <br />Applied in P.atclitT v. County of Buncombe, <br />663 F Supp. SD03 (w.D N C. 19671. <br />§ 153A-27. Vacancies on the board of commissioners. <br />If a vacancy occurs on the board of commissioners, the remaining members <br />of the board shall appoint a quali$ed person to fill the vacancy If the number <br />of vacancies on the bcard is such that a quorum of the board cannot be <br />9i3 <br />