The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-01-24

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these causes, the Office has lost much of III,
dignity which ought TO belong to it. An
opportunity is now offered to profit BY the,
errors Of the past. Il
The evil, both as to the number and quail
lty sf these officers, is so universally fell
that the Convention has under considera :.
tlsn and will probably adopt. at its next
session, an amendmen. limiting the num-
bers to be appointed in each coanty; pos
sibly altering the mode of appointment. I
therefore respectfully recommend that on :
ly very small number be appointed at
the present session. TAese should be pro-
perly distributed over the county.
II il be deemed doubtful whether the
provisional Sheriffs and Clerks of The Courts
retain their authority uatiI the qualifica-
tlon OF their successors, recommend that
they be continued in Office by an act to be
passed by you, to enable them to qualify
the justices Of the peace to be appointed
by you, as well as all other duties pertain
ing to their Offices.
In some ot the counties it win be neces-
sary. that special terms of the County
Court be held. to qualify the newly elected
Clerks and Sherifs, to provide jurors for
the next courts, and to transact any other
county business which they may think re-
quires immediate action.
| further recommend. that 50 soon as ynu
shall have appointed Justices of the Peace
and passed such acts as you may deem ne
cessary to remedy the irregularities to
which | have referred, that the Governor
be forthwith required to issue commissions
TO the Justices appointed, and an order to
the sheriffs of each county, commanding
him to netify each of said Justices of his
appointment, and requesting them to as :
semble at their respective Court Houses at
an early day to be designated by tbs Sher.
i'll. in order to be qualified; on which day !,
they may, if they choose, hold the special
term of the County Court. A copy of such
act or acts. as you may designate, should
be printed and sent to each of said Justices
by the Sheriff al the time Of notifying them
Of their appointment. and the Governor
should be empowered to employ such agen-
cy for the expeditions transmission Of said
commissions and order to the sheriffs, and
copies of said acts as he may deem be ST,
with power to draw on the Public Treas
urer to pay the expenses.
CHARTER ELECTION.
As elections have probably been held in
many Of the incorporated towns, not in
conformity with their charters, and many
acts may have been done since the 2Sth
December last, or NAV be done by the late
officers and agents Of the Provisional gov
ernment, before their successors shall be
qualified, recommend that such elections
be declared valid. and such acts declared
as lawful as they would have been, il done
before the discontinuance Of the Provision
al government.
wRrTs or ELECTION.
Having been notified by the Sheriff of
Sampson, that Thomas /. Faison, Senator
OF this General Assembly from said coun-
", and member OF the State Convention
from said county. departed this life since
your adjournment. have ISSUED writs of
election TO said county, appointing the
9Th day OF this month for the holding Of
an election 10 kll such vacancies. The 10th
section 1t chapter 81, Rev. CsJe, requires
the Governor to issue a writ Of election 70
hll a vacancy occurring before the meeting
Of the General Assembly. lhave had doubt
as to my power to issue such writ to fil =
vacancy occurring bet,Oeas the sessions Of
the same General Assembly, but | conceive
the intent Of the statute was that the Gov
ernor should exercise this power whsn the
General Assembly, not being in session.
could not order the filling Of the vacancy.
| construe " before" TO have reference u
the meeting Of the Assembly at It's neat
session.
have also sent writ Of election to the
Sheriff Of Beaufort, to hold an election on
the SOth instant. TO Gil the vacancy ccea-
stoned in the lslh Senatorial district, by