The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-04
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
FULL TEXT.
Clerks Of Superior Courts
to Fill Vacancies.

Following is the full text of the new
county government law
Section l. That Chapter II of the
first volume of the Code, entitled
Counties, County Commissioners and
County Government" be, and the same
and all amendments thereto, are amend
ed as follows: By striking out the
words "Justices of the Peace" ""with the
concurrence of a majority of the Justices
OF the Peace, sitting with them,'' land
by majority of the Justices Of the
Peace" wherever the same may occur
Sec. 2. By striking ou: N sub-sec-
ton 10 all of the same after the word
"provided.'
! Sec. 3. Subsection twenty-eight
! (2S) is hereby repealed, and the follow
ing inserted in lieu thereof: To quail
/ ify and induct into Office at the meeting
of the board on the first Monday in
the month next succeeding their cleo
ton or appointment, the following
named county officers, to wit; Clerk
OF the Superior Court, Clerk of the
Inferior Court, Sheriff, Coroner, Treas
urer, Register of Deeds, Surveyor, and
Constable and to take and approve
| the Off cial bonds of said officers, which
the Loard shall cause to be registered
in the Register of Deeds office. The
original bonds shall be deposited with
/ the Clerk of the Superior Court, except
! the bond of the said Clerk, which shall
for safe-keeplng. Provided, however,
that if the said board shall declare the
official bonds of any Of said county
officers to be insufficient, or shall de-
cline to receive the same, the said
officer may appeal 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
designate, within ten days after notice
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 Commissioners to induct
the said officer into office; or that he
shall be retained in office, as the case
may be ; but if, upon the hearing of
said appeal, the Judge shall be of the
opinion that the bond is insufficient,
he shall give the appellant ten days in
which to file before him an additional
bond, and if the appellant shall, within
the said ten day, file before the said
Judge 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 it in the
opinion of the Judge both the original
and the additional bond are insufficient
he shall declare the said Office vacant
and notify the said Commissioners
who shall notify the Clerk of the Su
, perior Court who shall appoint to Eli
the vacancy, except In case of the
Clerk of the Superio: Court, which va
cancy shall be filled by the residen,
Judge The judgment OF the superior
Court Judge shall be recorded on the
minutes of the Board of Commissioners
Sec. 4. That section TIC is repealed
! and the following substituted in lieu
thereof. viz: "There shall be elected
in each county of the Stale, at the gen
: eral election to be held in the yeal
. 1896, and every two years thereafter by
p the duly qualified electors thereof
2 three persons, to be chosen from the
2 body of the county, who shall be styled
the Board of Commissioners of the
county of -- and shall hold thel.
office for two years from date of then
. qualification and until their successors
. shall be qualified by taking the oath o.
office before the Clerk of the Superior
Court or some Judge or Justice of the
Peace, and the Register of Deeds shall
be ex-officlo Clerk of the Board ot
Commissioners.
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