S4S 1870-'71.—Chapter 221.
CHAPTEK CCXXI.
Amendaient to
act of April, 1869.
Penalty on wilful
refusal to grant
writ.
further penalty.
Further penalty
lor violation of
this act.
When act to take
effect.
AJT ACT AMENDATORY OF AN ACT ENTITLED PROCEEDINGS Dt
HABEAS CORPUS, RATIFIED THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL, ANNO-DOMINI
ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE.
Section 1. The Gmet^al AssemUy of North Carolina do
enact, That section twelve of an act entitled " proceedings
in habeas cor^us,^'' ratified the sixth day of April, anno
domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, be
amended by striking out the words " eight days " in the
seventh line of that section, and inserting the word " reasona-ble"
instead thereof; and that section thirty-one of said act
be amended by striking out all of said section after the word
" therein " in the fifth line of the same and inserting instead
thereof the words " reasonable time."
Sec. 2. That if any judge shall wilfully refuse to grant
the writ of attachment as provided for in section fifteen of
said act, he shall be liable to impeachment, and moreover shall,
forfeit to the party aggrieved, twenty-five hundred dollars.
Sec. 3. That if any judge shall refuse to grant the precept
provided for in section seventeen of said act, he shall be
liable to impeachment, and moreover shall forfeit to the
party aggrieved twenty-five hundred dollars.
Seo. 4. That if any judge shall grant the attachment pro-vided
for in section fifteen of said act, or the precept provided
for in section seventeen of the same, and shall give the
officer or other person charged with the execution of the
same verbal or written instruments, not to execute the same,
or to make any evasive or insufficient return, or any return
other than that provided by law ; or shall connive at the
faihng to make any return or any evasive or insufficient
return, or any return other than that provided by law, he;
shall be liable to impeachment, and moreover shall forfeit to-the
party aggrieved, twenty-five hundred dollars.
Sec. 5. This act shall be in effect from and after its ratifi-cation.
Eatified the 4th day of April, A. D. 1871.
