North Carolina § 46A-50 Commissioners appointed; compensation; oath; delay or neglect

North Carolina Statutes

§ 46A-50 — Commissioners appointed; compensation; oath; delay or neglect

North Carolina § 46A-50

Ch. 46APartition

Art. 2Partition of Real Property

This text of North Carolina § 46A-50 (Commissioners appointed; compensation; oath; delay or neglect) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 46A-50 (2026).

Text

(a)Appointment. - The superior court shall appoint three disinterested commissioners to apportion the real property to be partitioned among the cotenants. If the property to be partitioned is located in more than one county, the court may appoint additional commissioners if necessary from counties where the property is located other than the county where the proceeding is commenced.

(b)Compensation. - The clerk of the superior court shall fix the compensation of commissioners for the partition of real property according to G.S. 1-408.

(c)Oath. - The commissioners shall be sworn according to Chapter 11 of the General Statutes.

(d)Delay or Neglect. - If, after accepting the commission, any of the commissioners unreasonably delays or neglects to perform his or her duties as a commissioner

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) Appointment. - The superior court shall appoint three disinterested commissioners to apportion the real property to be partitioned among the cotenants. If the property to be partitioned is located in more than one county, the court may appoint additional commissioners if necessary from counties where the property is located other than the county where the proceeding is commenced.
(b) Compensation. - The clerk of the superior court shall fix the compensation of commissioners for the partition of real property according to G.S. 1-408.
(c) Oath. - The commissioners shall be sworn according to Chapter 11 of the General Statutes.
(d) Delay or Neglect. - If, after accepting the commission, any of the commissioners unreasonably delays or neglects to perform his or her duties as a commissioner, the court may remove the commissioner and appoint a new commissioner. (1868-9, c. 122, ss. 1, 2, 10; Code, ss. 1892, 1893, 1901; Rev., ss. 2487, 2492, 2498; C.S. 3219, 3220, 3221; Ex. Sess. 1924, c. 62, s. 2; 1945, c. 472; 1949, c. 975; 1953, c. 48; 1971, c. 1185, s. 8; 2020-23, ss. 2(i)-(l), 3.)