The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-31
NEW DIRECTORS NAVE
Gov Russell Turks, -e u. u-hority
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GovcrnSc Ras>elI yesterday appointed
the fClloxins new directors for the In
stitution for the Deaf and Dumb at
Morgantsn. for a term of six years
DIR. ii. c. HERRING GIcmJ. OF
Cabarlus. to succeed y. +. BlOughton
DEM, of Wake
l.. \. BRISTOL CRepl. of Burke. to
succeccdI Prof Martin III. Holt Dem.l,
of Guilford.
NJ. H.. REED GndJ. Of Buncombs. to
succeed himself.
1t was announced immediate after
the Idjomnment of the Legislature that
nothing had been done ny that body in
regard to- the directors ssf this institution,
as had been the rl~s wiz H. other
institutiSsas. II WIS farther ntIRsated
that that being true AMI no successors
having been elected tn th" rhr"" directors
whose terms "Xrirr this yrar. the old
directors would have t." be continued in
office unfit the next meeting of the
General Assembly two years from Row,
as the, xet esta blishTme this school pro-
vides. section ., thai il SHAH be under
the control and management of board
of directors. consisting 0f seven members.
who sifrFl be elected ny the General As
semblg and hold their office for tho term
of six years: said board slEpll be divided
into three classes. and of those tfrst three
shalr hold for six years.. two for four
years and two for two years. asd there
after elections shall hS. had 10 fill the
classes as they become vacant. IL any
vacancy shall occur ny DEATH removal
or other cause the same shall Be filled for
the uneXpired term by appointment of
| the Governor; saTf directors shall hoGl
their office until their successors shall
be elected and qualified brse not more
than two of thens shall be from the. same
eeunty.'
Yesterday. however. the Governor made
/ the above appointments. giving
as his authority for so doing section
1920. subsection > ana $. of The
Code which prescribes that in addition
To the powers and duties prescribed by
the constitution. the Governor is - ITO
see that all offices are filed, and the
duties thereof performed. or in default
| thereof. apply such remedy as the law
allows. and If the remedy is imperfect ac-
quaint the General Assembly herewith
| CD He is 70 make the appointments and
| supply tire vacancies not otherwise pro-
vided for in All departments
1t is contendnd 10y the Governor that he
| is not overriding section , If the char
| ter 81 the Institution. as il would Seem III
| first glance. hnt that his action is in con
| formity with the principle of law that
| whore two STATUTES are not i'm conflict
| they shall be allowed t" stand together
| In this case lie thinks there is no con
| hict but that one The Cnael is just
! broader than the other. and especially SO
as the appointing power in both eases
| is in The hands of the same person.
The Board of Directors as il now
stands is as follows:
To serve for six years-H. G. Herring
| Dem.). of Cabarrus: l.. a. Bristol (RepD
of Burke; NJ. l.. Reid ,Ind). Of Bun
| combe.
| To serve four years-A. J. Dula CPOp)
| of McDowel: Samuel Hoffman (Rep)
| of Burke.
| To serve two years-R. A. Greer
| Dem.). of Mecklenburg; V. V. Richard
| son Dem.). of Columbus.
| 1t will be seen that though only one
change politically has been made in the
Board. that was enough to take it out OF
the hands of the Democrats. OF the sever
directors. the Democrats now have three
| the Republicans two. the POpulists one
and one indenendPnt