Leete v. County of Warren

MARTIN, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether defendants’ proposed payment of “severance pay” to Mr. Worth violates Article I, Section 32 of the North Carolina Constitution. For the reasons set forth herein, we hold that it does not. Accordingly, we reverse the order of the trial court.

Article I, Section 32 provide as follows:

Exclusive emoluments.

No person or set of persons is entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community but in consideration of public services.

*757By its definition, this Constitutional provision does not proscribe all exclusive…