The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-03-22
SUPERIOR COURT or LAW,
March Term, 1854.


SUPERIOR COURT or LAMP
March Term. 1854.
The Grand Jurors Of Orange Caun-
ty, at the present term Of the Superior
Court, having under consideration the
evils. resulting fruIu the practice Of
treating by candidates for Office and
their friends, would respectfully call
the attention Of the Court and the Pub
lie TO this practice as a violation of the
Statute Laws Of the State aud though
it may not be their DIN. y, under ilfe' 22d
and esd sections Of the Sod chapter Of
the Revised Statutes. TO present the Of
tenders against this Law for prnishnlent
by the Court. vet they desire to call
public attention TO the fact that such
practice Is violation Of the law, with
The hepe that the law. abiding spirit q;
our people, as we'll as their moral sense,
will lead them 10 set their faces against
a practice so fraught with evil, and, il
possible. frown il down. They would
furthermore call the attention of the
Sheriff of the county 10 the duty en-.
joined upon him in relation to this mat
ter in the 24rh section of the SGD chap.
ter of the Revised Statutes. an atten-
tion to which on his part may matrri
ally aid 10 causing a compliance with
the law.
In bringing this subject to the attcn-
ton of the Court, the Grand Jurors of
the county would earnestly express
the hope that, in future. those who seek
to fill public stations will not resort to
the practice Of treating. with meat or
drink. as a means al success, in viola
ton Of the law Of the State, TO their
own reproaeh, to the injury Of the com.
munity, and in opposition t, the wish
es Of the moral portion OF the people,
who must form majority Of the elec.
W.T.. JOHN q. KIRKLAND. Foreman.
john p. FAucErr. JoaS F. LYON,
LEWIS HUTcIiMs, SouIRE ID EMsrEAD,
A. w. GAY. JLssE ". Parker,
JuLIus WATSON. JOHN NJ. GArrIs,
WV. CARLTON, SAMUEL CRAxraRp,
o. w. HnoKER, Wa. DusKIxs,
WILLIAM PAUL, DaS'L TuRRRNTISE,
LExuEL CRoaproN.. ions r. EAucEIT,
LEsuEL LYNCH.
Resoired, by this GRIND Jury. That the con.
ten,s Of this paper be presented to the Editors
Of the IIiIshoroush Recorder, with a request l.,
P4'''' mo. r. FACCErr, CLERK q Jury.
For general information, We copy f,nn, thr kc.
yiscd Statues the sections Of The 5flh chapter ia
which reference is made in the Prseen,nlent Of
the Grand Jury, as fo'lows:
Sec. %. II any person shall al any time before
or afler.any election either directly or indirectly
give an, money. gift, gratpi,y OF irnam to any
eiector or electors or 10 any county DISTRICT IN
order To be elected, or 10 procure any Other pei
sou to he elected as a member Of the General A..
sem'iy, every person offending shall forfeit aud
ply four hundred dollars, 70 be recovered by &C.
tlon ni debt, IN any court OF record having cusni.
Iincr thereof, with Costs. aud shall be incapable
10 srfve as member during the continuance Of
that GENERAL Assembly, for which, such election
shall be made as afiFrss,d.
Sec. %. II any person or persons shall treat,
with eitLer meat Or drink, on any ID, ot election
or any day previous thereto, with an intent 10
snflucnce the election. every person So offending
hail fnrieit and IA, the sum Of ,wo hundred dol.
lars, the one half Tor the use Of the county where
the same shall he recovered, To he paid to the
county trustee, the other half "a, tho ,xs ~ ~.
person. mho shall sue for ths sa,ne r. be rccoycr-
ed by action Of debt in amy court Of record ha,-
ing cogniSancr thereof. with costs.
Sec. 81. II shall be the duty Of The Sheriff ii,
each al.l every e"asiry, ssnuats 10 publish he
two prrrr,i;ng sections Of this act hy advertising
and reading the sa ne at the court house door On
the fist and second days of the County Court,
which shall happen previous TO the ann,isl elrc.
ton, and also on the different Ja,s ii the sIrr.
ton, under the penalty Of forty dollars Tor each
and every neglect.
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