NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-9 (2026)

Copies of grants certified by clerk of Secretary of State validated

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All copies of grants heretofore issued from the office of the Secretary of State, duly certified under the great seal of the State, and to which the name of the Secretary has been written or affixed by the clerk of the said Secretary of State, are hereby ratified and approved and declared to be good and valid copies of the  original grants and admissible in evidence in all courts of this State when duly registered in the counties in which the land lies; all such copies heretofore registered in said counties are hereby declared to be lawful and regular in all respects as if the same had been signed by the Secretary of State in person and duly registered. (1901, c. 613; Rev., s. 1597; C.S., s. 1754.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1999–2024 · leading case: Coley v. State, 631 S.E.2d 121 (N.C. 2006).
Coley v. State, 631 S.E.2d 121 (N.C. 2006). · cites it 2× “See generally 5A Strong's North Carolina Index 4th: Constitutional Law §§ 8-9 (2000). If the meaning of the language of Article I, Section 16 is plain, we must follow it.”
Eberhart v. Gettys, 215 F. Supp. 2d 666 (M.D.N.C. 2002). · cites it 3× “) In addition, § 8-9(3) of the ordinances lists, as a specific activity that qualifies as a loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noise, the “playing of any radio, phonograph or other musical instrument in such manner or with such volume, particularly during the hours between 11:00…”
Brown v. Roth, 514 S.E.2d 294 (N.C. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “, Webster’s Real Estate Law in North Carolina § 8-9, at 243 (Patrick K. Hetrick & James B.”
Riley v. Cephas (E.D.N.C. 2020). “§ 8-9. Defendant Cephas was apparently traveling with Defendant Holliday.”
In Re: Novant Health, Inc. (M.D.N.C. 2024). “61-1 at §§ 8-9. While on the high side, these hourly rates are on par with rates previously approved in this circuit in complex class action litigation.”
Stanley v. Universal Cable Holdings, Inc. (E.D.N.C. 2021). “at {§ 8-9. Plaintiff and Mr. Chris Manning, project development manager, provided the account executives with sales support.”
Whitmire v. S. Farm Bureau Life Ins. Co. (E.D.N.C. 2021). “Section 12 of the application also lists Plaintiff's name _ above the line for ‘Depositor/Premium Payor,” DE-44 §§ 8-9, apparently written in by Mrs. Whitmire, DE-49 § 8.”
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-9(3) — 1 case
Eberhart v. Gettys, 215 F. Supp. 2d 666 (M.D.N.C. 2002). “) In addition, § 8-9(3) of the ordinances lists, as a specific activity that qualifies as a loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noise, the “playing of any radio, phonograph or other musical instrument in such manner or with such volume, particularly during the hours between 11:00…”
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