North Carolina § 58-80-5 - Personnel.
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§ 58-80-5. Personnel.
The personnel of the North Carolina State Volunteer Fire Department shall consist of all active members of the organized fire departments, who are members of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, of municipalities whereof the governing bodies shall subscribe to and endorse this Article. History (1939, c. 364, s. 2; 2016-51, s. 6.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2016-51, s. 6, provides: "Chapter 251 of the Private Laws of 1889 is hereby amended by replacing the words "North Carolina State Firemen's Association" with the words "North Carolina State Firefighters' Association." "The entity formerly known as the North Carolina State Firemen's Association, and now known as the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, is hereby authorized to amend its corporate documents to conform them to the association's new name by an appropriate filing with the Secretary of State. "The Revisor of Statutes is hereby authorized to replace any occurrences in the General Statutes of the words 'North Carolina State Firemen's Association,' 'North Carolina Firemen's Association,' 'State Firemen's Association,' or any reasonable derivative thereof, with the words 'North Carolina State Firefighters' Association,' including the following sections of the General Statutes: G.S. 58-2-121 , 58-78-1, 58-80-5, 58-80-25, 58-80-60, 58-84-5, 58-84-25, 58-84-33, 58-84-35, 58-84-40, 58-84-41, 58-84-46, 58-84-50, 58-84-52, 58-85-1, 58-85-10, 58-85-20, 58-85-25, 58-85-30, 58-85-35, 58-86-25, 58-87-10, 135-27, 143-136, 143B-1401, 166A-26, and 166A-69." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2016-51, s. 6, effective July 1, 2016, substituted "North Carolina State Firefighters' Association" for "North Carolina State Firemen's Association."
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