The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-05-13
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sembiy kaoOn as /" Battle's Rerisal.' :
,c1aich chapter Is entitled Crimes ana
Punishments.'' aud chapter 33, !. Bot
ties Refusal, entitled !" Crimiaal Pro
ceedisgs.'' ss ss.. ss
WHEREAS. Great expense is incurred
by Coanlies. and sometimes unnecessar,
hardships are imposed upon persons charg
ed with petty offences By reason Of ID.
long tune between their imprisonmeut up
on the charge and aregulsr term Of th,
Superior Court Of the County and where
as Iii Is desirable for these and other rea.
sons to increase the present Jurisdiction ol
Justices Of the Peace to bear and finally de,
terinine rriminsl charges and actions III
petty offences within the Constitu i,ns
limits now therefore, i n
The General assembly cf North Car
0lind do enact. gse 48laII
SECTION l. Chapter thirty-two Of the
Act Of Assembly, known rs = Battle
ReyiSsl." which chapter is entitled Crimes
and Pun isbmen:s. shall be amended a
follows: 6sa,f Naa asE I
SIC. 3, Section fortr.thrce shall be a.
mended by adding thereto ~ follows; The
punishment for this offence shall not ex-
eeed tihe of City dollars, Or imprisop- |
ment for one month H fihi
SEC. 8. Section forty six shall be A.
NEEDED By adding thereto IS follows
To. punishment for this offence shall not
exceed 6ne Of Fifty dollars. Or imrrison.
ment for one month.
SEC. 4. Section eighty Eve shall be a.
mended BY adding thereto as follows: The
punishment for this offence shall not ~ex-
ceed fne 81 6fy dollars. or imprisonment
for one m0nth. ast. ae
Sgc. S. Ssctien one hundred aud two
,laIl be amended by adding as follows:
When the owner or one Of the owners o.
en- estate ID possession, the party IN
jured shall complain. ofthe- injury before a
Justice Of the Peace eofathea County IN
which the offence is charged 10 have been
committed before the regular term Of the
Superior Court Of the County next after
the commissien Of the oiIcnce. aud shall
fail to state in bis complaint that the dam
age exceeded ten dollars, the punishment.
upon conviction ofths lodencs shall not
exceed 6ne Of fifty dollars, or imprison.
ment for one month. Sd
h, Ssc. 6. Section one hundred and eleven
shall he made to read As follows: IN all
cases Of assault without intent to kill, and
when 90 deadly weapon has been used and
no serious damage done. and when the par
~ injured shall mako complaint before .
Justice or the Peace for the County in
which the offence shall have been commit.
ted. and shall ask the Justice tinslly to de-
,eraiine the action, in such case the pun
i.hment shall not exceed = line Of 6fty
dollars or imprisonment for one month.
SEc. z. Section Que hundred and
twelve shall be amended BY adding as fol-
lows: Tbe punishment for this offence
shall not exceed fine q ifty dollars or
for one luanth. 1
SEC. s. Section one hundred aud six
teen shall Be amended IS follows: The
punishment for this offence shall not ex-I
ceed . Cue Of lifty dollars or Imprisonment
for one month. 81 aF l# n
~ SIC. 9. Section one hundred aud sev.
entsen shall be amended b. adding as fol.
lows; The punishment for this offence
shall not exceed 6ne Of City dollars or
fDr one month.
SEC. 10. Section QUE hundred aud nine.
,een shall be amended BY striking out the
fo.lowihg words: .Ur both In the discre.
ton of the Judge of the Superior Cour. o.
Justice Of the Peace before whom the case
shall DO tried. An s@ W.
SIC. IN. Section one bundred and
twsnt, shall be amended By striking out
The same words as are stricken out IN sec.
lion one hundred and nineteen.
SIC. II. Section one hundred and :hir-
.y-nine shall be amended BY striking out
All thereof after the words sshsll be
deemed vsgssnt aud guilty Of q INSIDE
ueauur.' aud inserting in place Of The
words stricken out: The offence shall be
punished by 6ne not 70 exceed hfty dol
ars or BY imprisonment not 70 exceed one
month, and il shall be equitable only be-
fore Justice Of the Peace Of the county
n which Il is committed. who may release
he PARTY on his giving = reccgnizsncc.
With or without security. for bis industri.
,us and peaceable department for one year
,r less from the date thereof or may slso
impose on him punishment not 70 exceed
hat above mentioned, 49,
SEC 49, Chapter thirty-throc Of an act
known az Battles Reviml. shall be a..
s,ended By adding thereto as follows:
Insticcs Of the Peace shall have jurisdie,.
on Il. hear, try and determine nths man
,er prescribed ia this chapter. Criminal
Ac,ions,' for the Offences described N SEQ
ion twenty t20). forty. three lis) forty.
,ix (46). eighty.6se ts5l, one hundsed md
.wc ti02) ons handaea and eleven )iiIl.
,ds hundred and sixteen tliCl, one bun.
iisdjand seventeen tifTi. Obs hundred
nd pihsteerf ulg). one hundred and
.senty tig0yasIa Uis ih0adrdl Ind thirty
,ius lagJ. 6f shsptef lS2) ..ol Battles
whereby sai,l skrptsf thirty.tso
S2) rs amended byshls set. or By any
,ther law nos in force. or which mss here.
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