State ex rel. Grimes v. Holmes

Tbe question involved: Is it a valid exercise of legislative power for tbe Legislature to enact that: In tbe event tbe city manager of a municipal corporation shall be sick, absent, or otherwise unable to perform tbe duties of bis office, or should tbe position be vacant, tbe city council may delegate tbe duties of city manager to one of its members, to be performed ex officio as mere auxiliary duties? We think so> under tbe facts and circumstances of this case.

Article XIY, section 7, of the Constitution of North Carolina, is as follows: “No person who shall hold any office or place of trust…