The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-05-26

McDowELL.-Sherif, ] J Bradley; coroner,
Immersion; treasurer, ii Duncan; county clerk OF
superior court d w Gillespie; register, Josiah
Wiseman; surveyor, W Craig; commissioners, John
Ross James Ledbetter, Mccall, Falkner, J
Evans.
Northumberland NJ White; coroner, Will
liam Little; treasurer, Samuel Bek; county clerk
of superior court, Osborne register, NJ Ross;
surveyor, Price; commissioners, Robert NJ Oates,
s Watson Reid, LDeArmond, Thomas Vail,
r King. @A- r
MooRE.-sherif, K Fl Worthy; coroner, Nc
Donald; treasurer, w L Sullivan; county clerk OF
superior court, McNeill; register, ] Brown;
surveyor Daniel Mcintosh; commissioners, John
Barrett W Seawel, Absoom Kelly, John Ritter,
Ii Smith.
PoLK.-Sherif, N Hampton; coroner, jackson
Dalton treasurer ] W Hampton; county clerk of
superior court R Abrams; register, James Thorn;
surveyor, Hamilton; commissioners, Berry
Thompson, James Rains, Miles Padgett, G Arledge,
John Gibbs.
RockINGHAM-Sheriff, Turner w Patterson; coro-
ner Calvin Freddy; treasurer, Jno Foster; county
clerk of superior court Thos A Ragland; register,
Green Jones; surveyor, James Starrett;~ commits
| sioners, VIM Windsor, John French, Zachariah
Groom Robert Gwynn, Chas Williams.
RowAN.-Sherif, VIM Walton; coroner, Benz
Fraley; treasurer, James McCubbins; county clerk
of superior court Judson Mason; register Obadiah
Woodson surveyor, CHASE Waggoner; commission
ers, John Shaver, Paul Seaford, N Luckey, John
D johnson, d A Davis
RUTHEnFoRp.-Sheriff, Martin Walker coroner,
Hollifeld; treasurer, Eleazer McArthur county
clerk of superior court, Carpenter; register Ru-
| fus S Willie ms; surveyor, Andrew Scoggin;
| missoners, John M Allen; Andrews, Hasel
Hopper, Joseph Taylor, Calvin Sparks.
SrANLEY-Sherit Joseph Marshall; coroner, Da-
wilson Furr treasurer, John Lilley: county clerk
| of superior court, James Nj Redwine register,
Samuel Stone; surveyor, VIM Randall; commits
sioners, W Smith, A + Atkins, Phillip Rldenhour,
| Andrew Honeycut Davis.
| USIoN.-Sherf, John Hasty; coroner, Joseph
McClelland treasurer, Thos W Griffin county clerk
| of superior court, Geo Flow; register, James
| Griffin; surveyor, Andrew Bass; commissioners,
Calvin Tru Ezekiel Gurley, Leroy Fincher, Elisha
W Griffin, Elijah Walker.
WILKEs-Sherif Joseph Hays; coroner, Har-
rold Hays; treasurer Stephen Johnson; county clerk
of superior court George Brown; register, Robert
NJ Smith; surveyor Henry Sebastian; commission
ers John SaintClair, Eli ah Dyre, James F Somers,
Robert Bryan, William Myers.
1ADKIN Sheriff, George Nicks; coroner, W II
Branon; treasurer Benz Mackie; county clerk of
superior court, James A Martin; register S Tul-
| bert; surveyor, Issac Nestal; commissioners, II
Felts, Aquilla Speer, John Algood, W W Patterson,
| Jones.
Sereah That the following named persons
have received ma ority Of the votes cast by the
qualified electors of their respective Congress
sonal Districts, as established by an ordinance of
the Convention adopted on the 9Th day Of March,
1868, and are entitled to certificates of election
as members of the House of Representatives of
the Congress of the United States for the said
DlotiICts, DIS Hclelu spcCiHeu
| First Congressional District-John r French.
| Second Dstrict.-David Heaten.
! Third Dstrict.-Olver II. Dockery
| Fourth District.-John +. Deweese.
| Fifth District. Israel G. Lash
! Sixth District. Nathaniel Boyden.
Seventh District. Alexander Ell. Jones'
The certificates of election will be sent direct
| to the State executive and judicial officers, and
4 10 ,hor ca1oo Of Io of
tatives of the Congress of the United States; but
for convenience and safety of transmission, the
certificates for the members elect Of the General
Assembly will be sent to the Commanding Officer
Post OF Raleigh, for delivery upon application by
the persons who are entitled to receive them.
For like reasons, the certificates for the county
Offices will be sent to the Commanding Officers
of Posts for the counties within their Jurisdiction,
for delivery or transmitta to the persons W ho
entitled to receive them. .a.
A certified abstract of the returns made by the
election officers will be prepared and deposited
in the Office of the Secretary of State for the
State of North Carolina.
Under the provisions of the Constitution, the
General assembly of the State elected Hereunder
"shall meet on the fifteenth day after the APP
proval thereof (the Constitution by the Congress
ofthe United States, if it fall not on Sunday; but
if it should SO fall, then on the next day there
after" (Article II, Section 29)
The officers of the Executive Department of
the State, First elected, shall assume their duties
ten days after the approval of this Constitution
by the Congress Of the United States" (Arti-
Gle Ill, Section ~
The term of Office of all officers of the Judi
cial Department shall begin upon the approval
OF this Constitution by the Congress of the Uni
ted States" (Artice ", Section 32.)
The county officers provided for and elected
''shall enter upon their duties ten days after the
approval of this Constitution by the Congress of
the United States" (Article VII, Section TO-
But in order that there may be no confusion
delay, or failure in the administration of justice
or other governmental functions, and to ensure
the safety of public property, the Solicitor of
judicial Circuits, clerks OF courts sherif1s, coro-
ners and other executive officers charged with
active administration duties, or with the care of
public records, or the custody of public moneyes
or public property, will not be relieved from re-
! sponsiblity for the due discharge of the duties
OF their Offices until their successors are duly
qualified.
1t is mace the duty of Commanders of Posts
within the limits of their respective jurisdictions
TO that the officers elect who are able to quail
~ under the Constitution and laws of the United
States and the Constitution and laws of the State
and have so qualified, are duly installed in the
Offices to which they have been elected and as
above prescribed.
| Under the requirements of The ninth Section
Of the law Of July %, 1867, amendatory of the
law OF March 2, 1867, Ito provide for the more
efficient government of the rebel States, the of
tcers elect, both Of the Legislative and executive