Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-02-08

Reorganization of the State Government.
We publish in full the Bill introduced by Mr.
McAden, and passed by the General Assembly on
the 31st ult. It's importance will insure careful
perusal
A FOR THE MORE COMPLETE REORGANIZATION
OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT AND FOR OTHER PUR-
POSES.
WHEREAS, doubts are entertained whether or not
the powers of all officers and agents appointed by
the late Provisional Government ceased with the
discontinuance of said government, and as said
officers and agents may have done many official
acts since their powers may be held to have ceased
for the removal of such doubts and for the pur-
pose of validating all acts of such officers and
of more thoroughly recognizing the civil gov
eminent of the State.
SEC. l. Be 1t enacted bv tie General Asse,qbEv of
the State Of North Cd1olina and ii is heyeby enGctea
by the authority Of the sonne That the acts which
may have been done by any of the municipal Off
GERS of towns, or by any other officers and agents
of the late Provisional Government, be held as
valid they would have been had the powers of
such officers and agents been continued in unques-
tonable force until the appointment and qualifica-
ton of successors.
SEC. g BE ii further enacted Where any election
shall have been held in any of the corporated
towns for the election of municipal officers to fill
the vacancies occasioned by the discontinuance of
the Provisional Government whether such election
was held on the day and in the manner prescribed
in the charter and corporate laws of the town or
not, such elections are hereby legalized and the
officers elected hereby invested with all the
powers, rights and privileges which would have
been conferred upon them had they been elected
in strict conformity with the charter and corpo-
rate laws of such town.
SEC. 3. Be further enucted That the Clerks of
the County and Superior Courts and Sherffs and
Registers appointed under the Provisional Gov
eminent are hereby continued in office until their
successors shall be qualified.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted That as
this General Assembly shall have appointed Justi-
ceS of the peace for the several countless it shall
be the duty of the Governor to issue commissions
accordingly to the Clerks of the County Courts in
each county, andalsoa order the Sherif of each
county, together with acopy of thisact for each of
said Justices, commanding him to notify said JUS
tees of the Peace to assemble at the Court House
of their respective counties, on day to be desig
mated by said Sheritfs, not more than ten days
from the day when such order shall be delivered
to such Sheriff.
Sec. 5. BE it further enacted, That upon the
sembling of said Justices of the Peace and their
qualification by the Clerk of the County Court, or
by any other person authorized by law to admin
ter oaths, they may at once organize special
term of the County Court appoint some other
early day for the holding of a special term of said
Court, at which term the Court and Sheriff shall
have the power to pass upon the returns of cleo
ton held on the 9th November last for Clerks and
Sheriffs, and declare the result of the same re-
ceve the bonds from the officers found to be cleo
tcIl, dui uO OIL OIllei uOG
of jury, which County Court may
do at any regular term thereof.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That any two Mag
istrates of county hereby authorized to quail
fly the persons elected Superior Court Clerk for
their county, November, 9th, 1865, according to
Sec. 9Th Chap. 10, Revised Code, in like manner
as if they had been commissioned so to do by
Judge.
Sec. 7. Be it. further enacted, That in the incor-
porated towns where elections, regular irregu-
lar, for corporate officers may not have been held
the late provisional officers may, and they here
by required forthwith to appoint an early day for
such election ufon five days notice in the news
papers of such town, or by public advertisement in
such town where there is newspaper published
therein, and such election shall be conducted as
near may be in conformity with the charter and
corporate laws of the towns, and the municipal Of
fcers who shall be elected at such elections, upon
being qualified, shall forthwith enter upon the dis
charge of their duties, though they had been
duly elected at the time and according to the rules
prescribed in the charter and corporate laws of
the town; and they shall hold their offices until
their successors shall have been elected and quail
fed at the next regular election in said town.
P,ooidea this act shall not appyIto towns in which
there has been or shall be, special legislation at
this session of the General Assembly. And pro-
uioed further, that nothing contained in this act
shall be construed to prevent the holding of
ter Sessions, and the qualification of officers as
now regulated by law.
SEC. s. Be further enacted That this act be in |
orce Immediately after its ratification.