The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-05-26
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AN ACT CONCERNING TOWNSHIP,
100 [Pnssed April 9Th, 1899 =


SECTION 1. The General Assenbr,, -
DINA do enact. That the Districts geG ~ ..o Co..
Commissioners of the following Cdp" urted Gs
State to- the present session OF the Of Gs
sem6ly. are hereby approved, and saiS s9Reral
IN obedience to article seven, sectionsu ipsel,
tour OF the Constitution to.wit: Crs Three ana
Vile, Halifax, New Hanover, Chatham en, Gan.
land, Davidson, Duplin, EdgecomSe ) Sumbt.
Guiliord, Ireeell, Johnston, Msot r,rankha
y ortba@gton, Orange, Randolph, ROctieanlC,ur
Rowan, warren, wayne, Alanance, AIersslAaan
den, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke De Gle, b.
Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Cato,wtCaa oarns
Cleveland, Columbus, Currituck na,. Clay,
sythe, Castor, Greene, Harnett Ave ai Fot
Haywood, HEREFORD, Hyde, Jones InaeellaesOn,
coin, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowamp f Lil.
ell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, OnsIn, Mitch.
quotank, Perquimans, Person, RichmonSw pas.
erford, Sampson, Stanly, Stokes, Surry r.. Euilt
yania, Tyrrell, Union, Watauga, Wilkes iMIS ny.
Yaakin, Y ancey and Caswell, shall haye, wis" Wis
rate powers and shall be known 40 ''1 re corpO
by the boundaries ahd by the name ~ naownshik
designated In said districts NAV he aI,eey
divided, or new Townships may be er a.ersd
the County commissioners in the manne.a, b!
fled In sub division fften, section eioh, speci
act of the General Assembly, entitlrS Mt0 an |
concerning the government of Connie " act
ratified the fourteenth day of Augus,h and
Domini eighteen hundred and sixty eigh, AARO
Sec =. All acts or proceedings BY or as,.,
Township, in its corporate capacity. sbSIala
the name OF the Beard of Trustees of thsgNh
ship. b ~ 'ue t0VA.
SEC. 8. The Board of Trustees of e.o,D
ship shall consist of Clerk and Two IuD. lOSA
the Peace, except as otherwise proyided H. " 81,
act in respect to Justices of the Peace in ~ u. lh
Townships in which cities and towns ara w nus
ated. "'e sltu'
SEC. 1t every Township in which s,v l.,
or town is situated, or which NAV consist o SE
city or town, the number OF Justices or VI a
Peace to be elected shall be two more Than u, %s
number edwards in such city or town. or y
case such city or town is not divided into Ws,a
then one additional Justice for each five bnnSsi
inhabitants. or If there are less than five bundo
inhabitants, one additional Justice; for the nN'
pose of obtaining the number of inhabitanttsI u
any such city or town, the corporate authOIti.
shall have power to take census thereof
Sec. 5. The first election for Township Bo,,s
of Trustees shall be held on the first Thnn5's
in August, eighteen hundred and sixty.nine
Sec. 6. Such election shall be held in ali \.
spects under the rules and regulations now M,
scribed by law, at such place in each TowpshS
as the County Commissioners may desigMls
and the return thereof shall be made to the Boar
OF Commissioners of each county, VINO shall a.
clare the result of said election, and within IT,
days Thereon shall notify the persons recevir
the majority of votes in each Township of tLsi
election.
SEC. 2. The persons who are elected at su4
election shall appear, within five days alter g.
vice of notice, before the County Commissiorr
and qualify by taking and subscribing OATH d
office, which oath shall be filed with the Cl.,t
of the Board of Commissioners.
SEC. s. The Board Of Commissioners ,u.
thorized to decide in all cases of contested IA.
ton, subject to appeal to the Superior Coun u
SEC. Q. The persons chosen at the first election
under this act, shall continue in their office Till
the first Thursday in August, eighteen HUNDRED
and seventy-one, and until their successors shall
have qualified, when the regular election Tor
said officers shall be held every two years there.
after.
81, SEC. 10. At the time and in the manner sp
thorized by this act for the election of Town.
ship Board of Trustees, there shall be held an
election for one Constable i'm each Township
who shall give bond and security in such rea
sonable sum as the Board of Trustees may deem
sufficient, to be not less than five hundred dol
lars, nor more than two thousand dollars, and
take the oath OF Office as now prescribed By
law. E po,-t $500 g 9fsi e.aa.
SEC. IL. The Board of Trustees shall have
power to urchase and to hold for the use Of The
Township, such real estate as they may deem
necessary, not to exceed one acre, and to erect
thereon Township house, which shall be IS
near central in location as may be; and for The
purpose, OF buying and erecting such building,
they are authorized, il they deem it expedieNN
to lay and collect tax upon all the property in
the Township, with the approval of majority
OF the qualified voters Of the Township to be
given at an election to be held for that purpose
under the direction of such Trustees.
Sec. II. The Board shall have power to ap
pointii own meetings, and to adjourn from
time to time,
Sec. 10. A majority of the Trustees shall con-
stitute quorum. -I,osII 1.rt
Sec. ID. The Board OF Trustees shall have al
thority, within their respective Townships, II
lay out, alter, repair, or discontinue Highways
to establish and settle ferries to build and keg
up bridges, subject to sub division eleven, see
ton eight, of the before cited acts concenir
the government of counties to lay off or discOl
tinue cartwars, to appoint overseers of higi
ways; to allow and contract for the BUILDING
toll bridges, and to license the erectiu
of gates across highways. This authority sa
be exercised under the rules, regulations, restrc
tions and penalties, in all respects, prescribl
and imposed in chapter one hundred and on
of the Revised Code, upon the Justices of tH
late County Courts. The Clerk of The Boar
shall pcrfom the duties therein enjoined upO
the Clerk of the late County Court; and tb
Township Constable shall perform the duties i'm
posed in said chapter on the Sheriff.
SEC. Is. In all cases, OF the exercise of an
thority under the preceding section, there ma
be an appeal by either party from the decsU
of the Township Board OF Trustees to the BOan
OF Commissioners OF the County, whose de
cision in the case shall be final; and, on eve!
appeal, the Clerk of the Board of Trustees shil
transmit to the Commissioners all the papeEr
the case. and the parties shall be allowed TO X
heard before the Commissioners de novo.
Sec. l6. The Township Board OF Trustes
shall assess the taxable property of their Tow
ships, and make returntO the County Commf
siOners for revision, as may be prescribed bylaw
SEC. II. The Board of Trustees of each Tow
ship shall make out written, report, upon th
condition OF the roads and bridges in their II
spective Townships, to the County CommissiCt
lers, ut least ten days before regular terms Of t
Superior Courts of the County.
Sec. II. The Board of Trustees shall audit o.
accounts against the Township, as directed
section ten of the act concerning the gOvernmeIl
ofCounties; and shall cause semi-an publ,
cations of all accounts, SO audited, to be posts
at the township house, or other place oil mea
ing. it there be no Township house, and thret
other public places in the Township.
Sec. ~. The Board OF Trustees shall III,
power to lay and collect all taxes which msy J
required to defray the necessary expenses OIL y
Township, and the Township Constable sDa
collect all taxes SO laid and assessed.
30 SEC. 90. The Clerk of the Board OF Trusss
shall record all the proceedings OF the Board
book to he provided for that purpose, and Ee'
all its papers and hold them open to the exaS
nation of all persons, except on the Sabbatl
disburse all moneys belonging to the TownshI
under the order OF the Board, taking prop
vouchers therefor, and making quarterly retur1
to the Board, ifrequired, of all his receipts %
disbursements. .haifs irad ia
SEC. 81. Each Justice of the Peace, who "
member of the Board, shall receive two dolSl
per diem for each days attendance upon !
meetings of the Board and the Clerk shall
ceive the same per diem, with such addlnoS
compensation for bis duties as Clerk as the BOY
may allow. .,,,,s sss srfb.aaa
SEC. %. The Commissioners of any County y
included in this act, shall have power to de;|
nate their present election precincts, as lus|
ships, for school and assessment purposes, vi
q proper survey is made and report Of thss'l
Is made to this body. sdi Ii e23}p
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