The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-01-24
the resignation Of Edward ]. Warren filed
n nv Office on the 18th instant.

she resignation Of Edward ]. Warren filed
n nv Office on the 18th instant.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The many embarrassing questionssf law
growing out Of the transition from war to
Seace, and from Provisional to partial Gil
vii Government, make it necessary. that
there should be legal officer whom the
Chief Executive officer OF the State. should
have right to consult on doubtful ques-
lions Of law pertaining to their otticiul du-
ties. Ii has long been the practice to cali
onIthe Attorney General for such opinions,
hut we have no law requiring him 70 give
such oninions, or compensating him for
his service. In every. other State Of the
Union, I believe. the Attorney General is
required to reside at the Capitol. and to
give written opinions upon such questions
of administrative duty. as may be submit
ted TO him by the Chief Executive Depart
ments. 1t seems to me that this oiicer
ought to have fixed salary, and to be re-
CURED to attend to all suits and indict
ments pending in the Supreme Court. and
TO such important suits IN which the State
may be interested, pending, in other Courts
of The State as the Governor may require,
and that he should not be.requlred 10 ride
a circuit as.prosecuting attorney. ! re-
commend this matter 10 your conslders-
tion.
1t cannot be reasonably expected that ne
can bestow the requisite attention, ard
take the responsibility Of writing out oPin-
ions. where il is not made hls duty. nor
any compensation provided for The service.
apprehend that very great difficulty
will arise in applying 70 many acts passed
since Goth of Nav, 1861, the provisions Ut
the ordinance ratified on the 18th OF Ocio-
Der last, declaring what laws and ordinan
css are in force. This ordinance declares
that such of said laws are in force as we're
compatible with the allegiance Of the citi-
gems Of the State to the government Of the
United States, and not since repealed or
modified, where the, same are consistent
with the Constitution of the State and oil
the United States" This ordinance has
the important prosiso TO which call your
speciaE attention: :. Provided, however.
that nothing herein contained, shall be y
construed as to prevent The General As
sembly from repeating or modifying any q
said laws and ordinances hereby ratified,
which shall not form part Vi the GonstI-
tuition of the State
think very many Of these laws, enact
ed in reference TO the deran5ed state o. Tie
currency, and adapted 10 : state Of war.
which are left in force under this ordi-
nance. ought to be repealed. recommend
that all the laws, passed shortly before and
during the war. Be carefully reviewed. and
such Of them or such parts OF them rrpeai.
ed, by distinct reference tothpm, a. shait
be deemed unsuited 10 our present COM
tlon, as we'll as those deemed Incompat.a
with, our allegiance anu 10 conflict with liz
Constitution ol he State aud Of the Until
States. Doubts, a. 10 what i, and VIII. i
no. in force, should be removed - ii T.
possible.
There are probably many acts passed
during and Immediately preceding ne Nar
relating to the militia, which, upon their
face, NAV not be Unconstitutional or incosn !,
pa,Iole with our allegiance, was.h ought
no = 10 DC repealed or msdified.
It's 10 be heped that tie period i MOI
distant When The United States will per
cel.e that We are satisfied that &c have
hal enough u var, and thu, We are - Tea-
dy Is any people can be. to perform All our
dnlies TO the National Government. When
this shall occur, il j. 10 be hsped that civil
government will be fully restored 70 -.
Il is important now that our nilitia.lass
be revised and consolidated, and an intel.
iiglbie and iudieious militia code adopted.
under which the militia may D. organized
and put il condition to perform - appts
pirate part in The goyernmeat, both Feds.
raj and State.
BANKING.