Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-03-16
GOLDsBORO. c.. THURSDAY.


structioa Of the law many who de-
served punishment escaped, because
Jurors we're unwilling to hang the
prisoner and had to choose between
hanE ng him anu turning hin loose,
The lew sct does not disturb the
law CT man-slaugLter, but divides
the crime Of murder into two de-
grees, making deliberate and pre-
meditated murders and murders
committed while attempting to COM
nit burglary and other feIcnies,
murder in the first degree and pun
ishable with death, and other muir
dere,1 murder in the second de-
gree and punishable with inprison-
mentin the pcnltentiary for not less
than five ncr more than thirty years.
A kindred piece Of legislat ion is
the bill to prevent lyncbing. which
requires the Solicitor Of the district
when persons have been taken from
Jail and lyrched to so at once 10 the
place aud investigate, with power to
summon witnesses etc, and with au
thority to bind over the accused to
the Superior Court Of an adjoining
county for trial. This bill also
makes it the duty Of any county
commissioner, when lynching is
threatened, and upon plicatior, to
authorize the employment of a suf-
fcient guard by the sheriff; aud upon
failure to do so the county is liable
for any injury to the prisoner.
Another law worthy of cons5dcra-
tlon is one regulating assignments.
The frequency Of frauds in assign
ments has injured our credit abroad
and has done much to damage the
reputation Of our people. The new
law does not interfere with the right
to prefer a creditor, but undertakes
to throw obstacles il the way Of
fraudulent practices.
a merchant who intends to COM
nit q frasd usually buys a large
stock on sixty, ninety and one hun
dred aad twenty days time, comes
home and begins to CELL for cash,
Before BIS debts become due he a.
signs, generally to an insolvent per-
son, and within ten days, before the
creditors can assemble, the aSsigaee
has sold the stock, paid cut tie
money and settled the trust.
The new law provides that upon
the registsation Of 3 deed Of assign
ment al debts Of the maker shall
become due at once; that the assign
ee shall net sell the pro perty in
bulk, except such as is Pc rishabie.
within less than ter days; that the
assignee shall file with the clerk 6
sworn inventory and quartz rly and
annual accounts; that the maker OF
the deed shall file with the clerk g
sworn statement that the debts Sc
cured in the deed are due; that the
assignee shall not pay any arloant
to any creditor until such creditor
shall first file with the clerk q sworn
statement OF his claim; that the
clerk, upon the sworn complaint of
any creditor, alleging the insolvency
Of an assignee, shall, upou being
satisfied that he is insolvent, require
him to give bond, and in default Of
bond Shall remove him and appoint
some suitable person who shall give
bond, Sufficient penalties are at
taehed to secure obedience to the
law.
Another law of general import
ance relates to land titles. There are
many cases in which q person is iii
possession of a tract Of land, aud
some other person who has no valid
title sets up claim to it. The party
claiming it Will not bring an action
to try the title. but by his claim
throws a cloud over the It'll G and
thereby deprecIates tie value Of the
land and prevents the person in pos'
session from borrowing money on
the land or selling it.
The old law provided no remedy
for this case, because the party was
in possession of the land and could
not bring his action to recover the
possession. The new law provides
that in such case the party N pos~
sion may bring his action to establish
his title, but provides that if the
party against whom the action is
brought files no answer and nfakes
no defense, he shall not be required
to pay any costs.
(COnttnued.)
DIR Furness, the ShakesI Iearean