The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-07-24

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rEcT.ON There shall be three
commissioners elected By tie
General Assembly to carry out
the provisions of this act, one
Of whom shall be Of experience
III law, and one shall he Il prac
teal farmer; and one shall be
OF experience III mercantile and
manufacturing or mechanical
pursuits or i'll the railway buai-
ness Tie terms Of Office OF said
commissioners shall begin on
the LIST day Of April EeXt after
their election, and shall cOnt.n-
ue for six years, but the term
Of office of the commissioners
first stated which shall be by
this General Assembly shall be
a. follows: One for two years,
one for four years, and one for
six years. In case Of vacancy
OIe Governor shall appoint to
such vacancy, and his appointee
shall hold until the qualitica-
ton Of his successor, who shall
i be elected by the next Genera
Assembly that shall convene
next after the vacancy has taken
place, and the person then chO-
sell shall hold the office for the
uneXpired term.
The said commissioners. in
addition to the oath to support
the Constitution and the laws
of the State of North Carolina
shall take, to be adm. clustered
by one of the Justices of the
Supreme Court, the following
oath of office:
81 do solemnly swear Tor at
firm that | am not the owner OF
any steamboat or Of any stock
or bond of any railroad or other
transportation company, or the
agent or the attorney or EN-
ployee Of any such company
that [ have no interest in any
way in any such company, anC
that | will we'll and faithfully
execute the duties Of my Office
Of Railroad Commission to thu
best Of my knowledge and abil
ity without fear, favor or NAL
ice, Or reward, or the hope O
reward. So help me God"
Said commissioners shall no
jointly or severally, or in an,
way be holders of any railroa,
stock Or bond Or be the agen
or employee or attorney Of an,
y railroad company, or have an.
interest ia any way in any rail
road and sh0ll so continue dun
ing the term of his office, and
J, Case any commissioner or diStri
butee or legatee Or in any othe
J, way have Or become entitled t
any stock or bonds or interes
therein Of any railroad compa
ny ha shall at once dispose c
: thc same, and in case any CON
missioner shall fail i'll this, @
i'll care any of them shall be
come disqualified to act, the
it shall be the duty of the Coy
t, ernOr to suspend him from ofic,
and to report the fact to tn
next General Assembly; and tn
question Of his removal frol
Office shall be determined by
majority Of the General Assem-
5. bly,, IL joint session. In al
5, case of suspension the GOvernC
o shall fill the vacancy, and if I'll
General Assembly shall dete
j. mine that the commissioner SUI
pended shall be removed, the
the appointee Of the Governt
shall hold until his successor
elected and qualified. as her
L. in before provided; but if tt
. General Assembly shall dete
mine that the suspended col
missioner shall not be remove
from his Office then the effe
shall be to Teinstate him in h
said Office. The person di
charging the duty of the Off
shall be entitled to the sala
for the time he is 50 engage
but a commissioner who is So
Q pended shall not be allowed t.
! salary during his suspense
though he may not be remov
. by the General Assembly al
- may be reinstated il his Off,
SEC. 2. The salary of the Coz
missiOners shall be twenty-fi
hundred dollars per annum, pa
able quarterly by the pub
Treasurer On the warrant of t
Auditor, and they MAY empl
a clerk whose salary shall
twelve hundred dollars, viii
shall be paid quarterly on
warrant of the Auditor. T
once OF SAID COMMISSION
re- shall be kept in Raleigh, a
they shall be furnished with
. Office, necessary stationary a
furniture, which shall be pa
for by the public Treasurer
the warrant Of the Auditor: Z
rided, that the sum expended
said account shall not in any c
year exceed the sum of five hl
dred dollars. Any one of S;
commissioners shall have pow
to administer an oath in a
and all matters relating to tn
official duties. The said CO
missioners shall annually Ell
one of their number as chs