The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-04-04

Tn. blll vas not enrolled u IN"
clerks of.iee. The enroll
ing clerk gave out some balls To- te
copied ey ladies Of the cry ai their
homes. out in doiig tnls be took re
e.Ipis FOR all bills sent out. aud there
l. ~ kECElFT for this one IL -
copied IL n lAiy's hAndwrif.ng.Ani u
looks a. though SOM fraud had been
practlc-d on some one .! ia. lady
e0pyIsts. Ani when thus copied the
bill Sas sur eptItgously smugE!-d IN
among lot of regularly enrolled
bills. IL ! hoped that the Iuy.stI
CATION. nov being N id-. will show az
all this rasea'lry aud fa,ivn the guilt
on the par y or parties ~ho ought 10
bearIt- Whether thIs can ever To-
don. or not. there vail lee some
future statements made about this
matter which will be somewhat
astonishing I'D astounding.
The CAUCASIAN does Mt assume
an attitude Of apology FOR the House.
Perhaps it could have been waiehfnl
enough and careful enough Ia have
prevented thu fraud: bot With a
knowledge that The bill had been ia
bled, and resting on the assurance
that II was dead, II was quite an Easy
matter 10 think that IL would not show
up again. Bat a million statements
as clear a. the abov., or even dogb' !
as clear, will not prevent the enemirs
Of the Legislature from trying 10
saddle il with whztever responsible
lty may 90 with il.
As 10 the effect of the Law as AZ
now stands there Is a difference OF
opinion. Some lawyers claim that IL
Is broad enough 10 prevent or en-
danger a mortgage for present or
future supplies. Others think il can
only prevent making preferred ere d.
tors In business assignments or deeds
of trust. and this Is the evident spirit
and intention Of the bill. Some mer
chants are advancing supplies under
the regular chattle mortgage or lier
system. Others are holding cf uu-
I'll the matter can be passed upon and
construed by the Supreme Court. 4
test case is now before the cpurt and
a decision will probably be reached
and announced this week.
The matter is one in which no
opinion should be relied on as a Ger
taInty until the decisien of The court
Is made known: but TIL CAUCASIAN
believes that the evident spiiit of the
law will prevail, and that it will not
interfere with the ordinary system Of
business as now carried on.
An Act to Provide for the Election of jus
tiee. of the Peace.
TIE "'"srR iss,D,5'g III Moth ,ars-
linn ,in Enact:
Section |. That there shall d.
elected by the General Assembly
JUS ices Of the peace in and for IN.
respective townships of the counties
OF the State. not exceeding three 10
the township. in addition to the va
cIencies 70 be filled. aud the three
hereby appointed shall be furnished
the law tooks necessary for Justices
of the peace: and for each townshin
10 which any city or Incorporated
town Is situated one justice of ,ba
peace for every one Thousand in
IN each town or city. Said
Justices of the pea elected s.
aforesaid. shall hold their Offices
respectively for the term of sly
years.
Sec ,. The Secretary of Stat.
shall certify 10 the clerks of IN. -
perlor courts of the several eaup,;.s
a list Of all the justices of the pea
elected for their several coun,i,s
and this shall be their COMMISSIONS
and the clerk of the superior cnn,,
shall notify the said Justices Of their
election. '"sii
see s. That the term of Office 20
said justices hall begin on the fi,.,
day OF April, one thousand e;gb,
undred and nin.ty-five us95.)
Sec. 1. That AT the p.x, q, MAIL
election and every TWO yeas ,bera-
after there shall be elected in ..ch
township in the State three ius,;c.s
or the peace, and for each toxnsbin
IN which any city or incorpora,sd
town Is situated, one justice of ,hs
peace for every one thousand inh.h;-
tants In each town or city. who shall
hold their offices for two wears
Sec. >. That all laws and Glance.
ot laws IN conflict with this act are
hereby repealed.
Sec. q. That this act shall be :,
loree from and after its ratification
In the General Assembly read
.nree times, and ratified ,b;s go