The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-06
COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL.


store to the people of North
Carolina local self-government.
The General Assembly Of North
Carolina do enact:
Section /. That chapter sew
enteen (l7) of the first volume
Of the Code. entitled "County
Commissioners and County Gov
ernment," be, and the same and
all amendments thereto. are
amended as follows: By strik
ing out the words "Justice of
the Peace" "with the concur
renee Of a majority of Justices
of the Peace sitting with them" /"
"and by a majority of the JUS
tices of the Peace wherever
the same may occur.
Sec. 2. By striking out in sub
section to all of the same after
the word provided"
Sec. 8. Subsection twenty
eight (2s) is hereby repealed,
and the following inserted in
lieu thereof: To qualify and
induct into Office at the meeting
of the Board on the first Mon
day in the month next succeed
ing their election or appoint.
ment, the following named
county offices, to wit: Clerk Of
the Superior Court, Clerk of the
Inferior Court, Sheriff, Coroner.
Treasurer, Register Of Deeds,
Surveyor and Constable; and tc
take and approve the Official
bonds of said officers, which
the Board shall cause to be re
gistered in the Office of the Re
gister of Deeds. The origina
bonds shall be deposited will
the Clerk of the Superior Court
except the bond of the saic
Clerk which shall be deposited
with the Register Of Deeds TO
safe keeping: Provided, how
ever, that if the said Board shal
declare the official bonds of an.
of said county officers to be in
sufficient or shall decline to re
ceive the same, the said officer
may appeal to the Superic
Court Judge riding the distric
in which said county is, or I
the resident Judge of said dii
trict, as he may elect, who sha
hear said appeal in chambers q
any place in said district whic
he shall designate, within te
days after notice by him of th
same; and if, upon the hearin
. of said appeal. the Judge sha
be of the opinion that the sal
bond is sufficient, he shall issu
an order to the said Board
Commissioners to induct the sal
officer into Office; or that ]
, shall be retained in Office as tf
case may be; but if, upon Il
J hearing of said appeal, the Juds
shall be of the opinion that q
bond is insufficient, he sha
give the appellant ten days
> which to tile before him an q
dItional bond, and If the appt
liant shall, within the said :,
days, file before the said judi
a good and sufficient bond,
4 the opinion Of said Judge,
!, shall so declare. and issue }
order to the said Board directi
and requiring them to induct I
:. appellant into Office, or reta
y him. as the case may be; but
q in the opinion of the Judge, bo
). the original and the addition
bozd are insufficient, he shI
declare the Office vacant q
:. notify the said Commissions
;. who shall notify the Clerk
n the Superior Court who shi
= appoint to fill the vacancy,
!. cept in case of the Clerk Of {
l. Superior Court. which vacan
n shall be filed by the reside
5. Judge. The judgment of I
1t Superior Court Judge shall
is final. The appeal, and the fiji
/. ing and judgment Of the {
/. perior Court Judge shall be
0. corded on the minutes Of Boz
l. Of Commissioners.
y Sec. 4. That section 7ie To-
is en- hundred and sixteen) Is
nt psaled, and the following 81