The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-04-18
COUNTY GOVERNMENT LAW.
The Measure Passed by tn. Recent Legi.
LAT,


thereto are amended az follows: By
striking out the words Justices OF
the peace. with the concurrence Of
II maj 'rity of the Justices OF the
peace sitting with the III, "and ty a
ma jDrity of the justices of the peace
wherever the same may occur.
Sec. =. BY striking out in sub. see
ton 10, of section 1O7, all Of the same
after the word provided"
See. 3. Subsection twenty-eight
(2SJ of section 7O7 is hereby repealed
and the following inserted in lieu
thereof, viz. To quality and induct
INTO office At the meeting of the board
on the first Monday in the month
next succeeding their election OF ap-
pointment the following named
county Off ers, to-wit: Clerk OF the
Superior court, clerk of the Inferior
court, sheriff, coroner, treasur r,
register of deeds, s"rveyor and con
stable; and to take and improve the
Off 'ial bonds of said officers, which
the board shall cause to be registered
in the flee of the register OF dee DIS.
The original bonds shall be deposite d
with the clerk of the Superior court,
except the bond of the said clerk,
which shall be deposited with the
register of deeds for safe keeping.
Provided, however, that if the said
board shal' declare the official bonds
of any Of said county officers to be
insuf1icient or shall decline to receive
l., "A xft,,
to the Superior court judge riding
the district in which SAID county is,
or to the resident Judge Of said
district, as he may elect, who shall
hear said appeal in chambers at any
place in said district which he shall
d"sip nate within ten days after mott e
10y him of the same; and if upon the
hearing of said appeal the judge
shall be Of the opinion that the SAID
bond is sufficient, he shall issue an
order to the said board of commits
sioners to induct the said officer in
Office or that he shall be retained in
Office as the case may be; but,
if upon the hearing of said appe al
the Judge shall be of the opinion that
the bond is insufficient, he shall give
the appellant ten days in which to
file lefore him an additional bond
and if the appellant shall within the
said ten days file before the 'ad
Judge Il good and sufficient bond in
the opinion of said Judge, he shall so
declare and issue his order to said
board, directing and requiring them
to induct the appellant into office or
retain him, as the case may be; but
if IN the opinion of the said judge
both the original and the additional
bonds are insufficient, he shall de-
clare the said Office vacant, and
notify said commissioners who shall
notify the clerk of the Superior court,
who shall appoint to fl the vacancy,
except in the case of the clerk of the
Superior court, which vacancy shs IL
be filed by the resident Judge. The
j~dgment of the Superior court Judge
shall be final.
The appeal and the finding and
Judgment of the Superior court Judge
shall be recorded on the minutes Of
the board of commissioners.
Sec. That section seven hundred
ard sixteen 7l6) is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu there
Of, viz: There shall be elected in
each county of the State, at the gen
eral election to be held in the year
one thousand eight hundred and
ninety six 1S9G) and every two years
thereafter, by the duly qualified cleo
tors thereof, three persons to be
chosen from the body of the county,
who shall be styled the board of com
of the county OF --,
and shall hold their Office for two
years from the date of their quallti-
cation and until their successors
shall be elected and qualified; and
they shall be qualified by taking the
oath of office before the clerk of the
Superior court or some judge or JUS
tice of the peace, and the register OF
deeds shall be ex-Officio clerk Of the
board of commissioners.
Sec 5. That whenever as many as
five electors of the county make atfi-
davit before the clerk of the Superior
court at any time after the elt ction
of the county commissioners, that
they verify believe that the business
of the county, if left entirely IN the
hands of the three commissioners
elected by the people, will be i'm
properly managed; that then, upon
petition of two hundred electors of
said county, one-half of whom shall
be free hO lders, and socertitied bv the
clerk of the Superior court, made to
the Judge Of the district or the judge
presiding therein, it shall be the duty
of said judge to appoint two honest
and discreet citizens of SAID county,
who shall be Of a political party diff
ferent from that of majority OF
commiss ionels, who shall, from their
appointment and qualifications, by
taking the oath required for county
mmissioners, be members of said
board of county commissioners. in
every respect as fully as if elected bv
the people, and shall continue In
Office until the election and qualiti-
cation of the successors of said board
of county commissioners and that
no money shall be paid upon the
order OF So id board, or official bonds
accepted, nor shall any debt be IN
CURED except upon the concurrence
of as many as four of said board.
That all motions concerning tina
cial matters shall be taken upon
ave and no vote and recorded upo
the minutes.
Sec. 6. That section O1O sew i
hundred and seventeen be and the
same is hereby repealed.
See. 7. That section Oly seven
hundred and nineteen be and the
same is hereby amended by striking
out Justices of the peace" and in-
serting in lieu thereof, "the clerk OF
the Superior court"
Sec. s. That all laws and clauses
of laws inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.