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L j^ M"" S of North-Carolina. 277
III. AND he it further E;:a5]ed,_ That every Perfon nominated and appointed //. D. jy6z.
a Jultice of any Inferior Court, before his entering upon and executing the laid
j^^^TT'T
—
OiBce, iliall pubhcly in the Court-Houfe of his County, on a Court Day, take the theolths'rf Co*
Oaths appointed, or which fliall be appointed, to be taken by A61 of Parhament '""™=='^
for the Qtialification of Public Officers, repeat and fublcribe liie Teit, and Ihall
alfo take the following Oath, to -ivit,
I
A. B. do fivear^ That as a Jttftice of Peace in the County of in all Articles Aph theOathof
/;; the Comniijfion to -me directed, I %::i!l do eq:al Right and fufiice to the Pocr and to
""*
the Rich, after my Cunninj, IFit, and Pozver, and according to Law ; and I zcill not
be of Council in any 'sluarrel hanging before me; I will not lett for Gift or other Caufe,
hut 'well and truly I •n.-ill do my Ojfice of a Jiflice of the Peace, as ivell within the Infe-rior
Court of Pleas and garter Sejficns of the faid County as ivithout ; and I zvi '/ not
take any Fee, Gift, or Gratuity, for any Thing to be done by Virtue of 'my Office ; and I
will not dire."!, cr caufe to be directed, any Warrant by me to be made to tie Parties, but
J will direct them to the Sheriff or Conftable of the County, or other the King's Officers or
Minifiers, or other indijfferent Perfon, to do Execution thereof.
SO HELP ME GOD.
And if any Perfon whatfoever fhall prefume to execute the Office of a Juftice of O" P^n. of looj..
any Inferior Court, without firfl qualifying himfelf in the Manner bv' this Ad beibre
required, he ffiall, for every fuch Offence, forfeit and pay One Hundred Pounds,
Proclaajation Money ; one Moiety to his Majtfty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs, to-wards
the Support of this Government, and the other Moiety to the Inlormer : To
be recovered with Cofts, by Action of Debt, in any Court wherein the fame js
cognizable, (a) .
IV. A ND be it further Ena.^ed, by the Authority aforefaid. That tlie faid Inferior ^rts. wh;n held.
Courts of Pleas and Quarter Seffions Ihali be conllantly held upon the Days here-after
fpecified for every County refpeftively, that is to fay : For the County of Per-quimans,
on the Third Monday in January, April, July, and October ; /Injcyi, on the
Vowi\A\Tiiefday\x\ January, April, July, and October : And every Adjournment fliall
be to the next fucceeding Court in Courle, and not otherv^'ife.
V. PR FID E D neverthchfs, That if the Bufinefs of any of the faid Courts ^^nd how long to
cannot be determined on the Court Day, the Juftices may adjourn from Day to
Day, not exceeding Five Days ; at the End of which Time, if the Caufes and
Matters depending before them fliall not be finally determined, or otherwife conti-nued
in the Manner herein after direded, the fame fliall be continued to the next
fuccee .ing Court.
VI. PROVIDED alfo, That if through Sicknefs or other Inabilitv, Badnefs X;^''^,^:];
of Weather or other Accident, it ihall fo happen that a ilifF.cient Number of Juftices to Day, nut cx-fhall
not meet for holding the faid Courts on the Days herein before appointed, in
'^'"'^ '"^ *
'^'*
fuch Cafe it iliall and may be lawful for any one Juftice to adjourn the Court whereof
he fl-iall be a Member from Day to Day, not exceeding Three Pays, until a fuffi-cient
Number of Juftices can attend to hold Court.
VII. AND be it further Ena^^ed, by the Authority aforefaid. That none of tlie Courts, rr Pro-faid
Courts, or Procefs in any of them depending, fliall be difcontinued for or by to 'fae"diicoT.tir*.
Reafon of the Juftices failing to hold Court upon the Day by Law appointed, or '•''•
of any Alteration of any of the laid Days appointed for holding the faid Courts j
but in every fuch Cafe all fuch Procefs, Matters, and Tliirgs depending, lliall fland
continued, and all Appearances upon Returns of Procefs fliall be made to the next
fucceeding Court in Courfe, in the fame Manner as if fuch fucceeding Court had
been the fame Court to which fuch Procefs flood continued, or fuch Returns or
Appearances had been made ; and all Recognizances, Bonds, and Obligations for
Appearances,
(a) Tlie j.th Ciaufe, appointing the Court D.n s, except tiie Counties q{ Perquimans and Anfcrtf
altered, by Adr October 1764, Chap. 2, and 1768, Ciiap. 2.
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| Full Text | L j^ M"" S of North-Carolina. 277 III. AND he it further E;:a5]ed,_ That every Perfon nominated and appointed //. D. jy6z. a Jultice of any Inferior Court, before his entering upon and executing the laid j^^^TT'T — OiBce, iliall pubhcly in the Court-Houfe of his County, on a Court Day, take the theolths'rf Co* Oaths appointed, or which fliall be appointed, to be taken by A61 of Parhament '""™=='^ for the Qtialification of Public Officers, repeat and fublcribe liie Teit, and Ihall alfo take the following Oath, to -ivit, I A. B. do fivear^ That as a Jttftice of Peace in the County of in all Articles Aph theOathof /;; the Comniijfion to -me directed, I %::i!l do eq:al Right and fufiice to the Pocr and to ""* the Rich, after my Cunninj, IFit, and Pozver, and according to Law ; and I zcill not be of Council in any 'sluarrel hanging before me; I will not lett for Gift or other Caufe, hut 'well and truly I •n.-ill do my Ojfice of a Jiflice of the Peace, as ivell within the Infe-rior Court of Pleas and garter Sejficns of the faid County as ivithout ; and I zvi '/ not take any Fee, Gift, or Gratuity, for any Thing to be done by Virtue of 'my Office ; and I will not dire."!, cr caufe to be directed, any Warrant by me to be made to tie Parties, but J will direct them to the Sheriff or Conftable of the County, or other the King's Officers or Minifiers, or other indijfferent Perfon, to do Execution thereof. SO HELP ME GOD. And if any Perfon whatfoever fhall prefume to execute the Office of a Juftice of O" P^n. of looj.. any Inferior Court, without firfl qualifying himfelf in the Manner bv' this Ad beibre required, he ffiall, for every fuch Offence, forfeit and pay One Hundred Pounds, Proclaajation Money ; one Moiety to his Majtfty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs, to-wards the Support of this Government, and the other Moiety to the Inlormer : To be recovered with Cofts, by Action of Debt, in any Court wherein the fame js cognizable, (a) . IV. A ND be it further Ena.^ed, by the Authority aforefaid. That tlie faid Inferior ^rts. wh;n held. Courts of Pleas and Quarter Seffions Ihali be conllantly held upon the Days here-after fpecified for every County refpeftively, that is to fay : For the County of Per-quimans, on the Third Monday in January, April, July, and October ; /Injcyi, on the Vowi\A\Tiiefday\x\ January, April, July, and October : And every Adjournment fliall be to the next fucceeding Court in Courle, and not otherv^'ife. V. PR FID E D neverthchfs, That if the Bufinefs of any of the faid Courts ^^nd how long to cannot be determined on the Court Day, the Juftices may adjourn from Day to Day, not exceeding Five Days ; at the End of which Time, if the Caufes and Matters depending before them fliall not be finally determined, or otherwife conti-nued in the Manner herein after direded, the fame fliall be continued to the next fuccee .ing Court. VI. PROVIDED alfo, That if through Sicknefs or other Inabilitv, Badnefs X;^''^,^:]; of Weather or other Accident, it ihall fo happen that a ilifF.cient Number of Juftices to Day, nut cx-fhall not meet for holding the faid Courts on the Days herein before appointed, in '^'"'^ '"^ * '^'* fuch Cafe it iliall and may be lawful for any one Juftice to adjourn the Court whereof he fl-iall be a Member from Day to Day, not exceeding Three Pays, until a fuffi-cient Number of Juftices can attend to hold Court. VII. AND be it further Ena^^ed, by the Authority aforefaid. That none of tlie Courts, rr Pro-faid Courts, or Procefs in any of them depending, fliall be difcontinued for or by to 'fae"diicoT.tir*. Reafon of the Juftices failing to hold Court upon the Day by Law appointed, or '•''• of any Alteration of any of the laid Days appointed for holding the faid Courts j but in every fuch Cafe all fuch Procefs, Matters, and Tliirgs depending, lliall fland continued, and all Appearances upon Returns of Procefs fliall be made to the next fucceeding Court in Courfe, in the fame Manner as if fuch fucceeding Court had been the fame Court to which fuch Procefs flood continued, or fuch Returns or Appearances had been made ; and all Recognizances, Bonds, and Obligations for Appearances, (a) Tlie j.th Ciaufe, appointing the Court D.n s, except tiie Counties q{ Perquimans and Anfcrtf altered, by Adr October 1764, Chap. 2, and 1768, Ciiap. 2. |
