The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-07-22

his Office: Provided, The Sheriff shall exc
cute three several bonds payable to the State
of North Carolina one in the sum OF twice
the amount of the County and poor taxes
for the preceding year, conditioned for the
collection, payment and settlement OF the
County and poor taxes as required by law
one in the sum of twice the amount OF the
public taxes paid by the County for the pre-
ceding year, conditioned for the collection,
payment and settlement of the public taxes
as required by law: Provided, further, That
neither of the aforesaid bonds shall exceed
the amount as required by existing law.
And the third in the sum of five thousand
dollars, conditioned as follows: "the condi
ton of the above obligation is such that,
whereas, the above bounden - is elect
ed and appointed sheriff of county,
if therefore, lie shall well and truly
execute and due return make of all process
and precepts to him directed, and pay and
satisfy all fees and sums of money by him
received, or levied by virtue of any process
into the proper office into which the same
by the tenor thereof ought to be paid, or to
the person or persons to whom the same
shall he due, his, her, or their executors, adj
ministrators, attorneys, or agents, and IN all
other things well, truly and faithfully exc
cute the said office OF sheriff during his con-
tinuance therein, then the above obligation
to be void, otherwise to remain in full force
and effect Procided, Those commissioners
and other county officers who have hereto
fore been qualified by other means than
those prescribed in this Act, shall re-qualify
according to the provisions OF this Act; but
all Official acts done by such officers hereto
fore, in good faith, shall be deemed valid in
all respects.
SEC. 3. That majority of the Board of
County Commissioners shall have power to
perform the duties imposed by this act upon
said Board The sufficlency of any bond
required by this act, shall be certified by in
dorscment of such bond by each member of
said Board asserting thereto and if any
bond with insufficient sureties be taken OF
any officer by said Board, or by majority
acting for them, each and every member of
the Board asserting to such sufficiency,
shall himself be liable in all respects, as a
surety on such bond, and subject to suit as
such, by any person entitled to sue on said
bond. but the Commissioners shall not be
liable if they actin good faith, and the bond
is sufficient when taken.
Sec T. That if any of the aforesaid coun
ty officers elected or appointed, shall fail
to give sufficient bond or bonds, as re-
quired by this act, within twenty days after
receiving notice from the aforesaid Board to
appear and qualify, it shall be the duty OF
said Board to declare the office of the said
officer elected or appointed, vacant, and to
take such action at once as may be necessary
to have said vacancy filled in the manner
prescribed by the Constitution and laws of
this State.
SEC. 5. That the solicitor in each judicial
district of the State shall be qualified ~
the Judge of the superior court of said judi
cial district by taking the oath aforesaid
and if there be no Judge in the judicial dis
trict, then the solicitor may be qualified 10y
the Judge of some other judicial district;
and if any Solicitor elect shall, for INSULT
Gent reasons, fail to qualify within twenty
days after notice from the Judge of said
district to appear and qualify, it shall he the
duty of the Judge aforesaid to declare the
office of said officer elect, vacant, and to re-
port the said vacancy to the Governor
Sec. 6. All officers herein mentioned, in
Guiding the County Commissioners when
they are qualified as herein directed, shall
be furnished by the authority qualifying
them with certificates duly signed, stating
the fact of their having been qualified and
the date when, together with the office to
which each has been qualified, which certiii-
! Gates shall be recorded IN the office of the
Register of Deeds, who shall endorse upon
each certificate the book and page of the
| book on which the same is recorded.
SEC. Z. That all persons now holding Off
ces of trust or profit in this State shall, i'm
mediately after demand is made and the
| aforesaid certificate of qualification is exhin-
tied to them by their successors, chosen un-
der the present Constitution of this State,
| turn over to their said successors all moneys,
| books, papers, processes, executions, lists of
taxes collected and uncollected, County and
| State, for the year 1868, and all other effects
whatsoever, pertaining to their respective
offices, taking receipts for the same, but such
officer is hereby authorized to retain the fees
and commissions accrued up to the time OF
transfer: Provided, that within the mean
ing of this section, the Register of Deeds
| shall be deemed the successor of the late
| County Register, and the County Treasurer
| shall be deemed the successor of the County
| Trustee
Sec. s. No person prohibited from holding
Office under any State, by section 8, of the
| Amendment to the Constitution of the Uni
| ted States, known as article IA, shall qualify
under this act, or hold Office in this State,
| and no officer whose election has been deter
mneu by competent authority.
SEC. 9 That any person now holding an
office of trust or profit, who shall wiliully
fail or refuse to comply with the require
ments of section 7, in relation to turning
over the appurtenances of his Office to his
successors, under the present Constitution of
this State, or shall violate section 8 of this
act, shall be liable to Indictment for high
misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be
! fined not less than one thousand dollars nor
over five Thousand dollars, or imprisoned
not exceeding two years, or both at the
discretion of the court.
SEC. 10. That all laws and parts of laws
inconsistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
Sec. H. That this act shall take effect
from and after the date of its ratification.