- Title
- Public laws of the State of North Carolina, passed by the General Assembly [1870-1871]
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- Date
- 1870 - 1871
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- Creator
- ["North Carolina."]
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- Place
- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Public laws of the State of North Carolina, passed by the General Assembly [1870-1871]
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1 S70-ā 7 1 . ā Chapter 61ā62.
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and to read as follows : Ever}' such application shall contain
the grounds and reasons upon which the executive pardon
is asked, and shall be in every case accompanied by a certiĀ¬
fied copy of the indictment, and the verdict and judgement
of the court thereon.
Sec. 2. That sections three, four and five of said act are RePeal
hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall be in force from its ratification.
P.atified the 8th day of February,
Š.
D. 1871.
When act to be in
force.
CHAPTER LX 1 1.
AX ACT CREATING A COMMISSION TO INQUIRE INTO CHARGES OF
CORRUPTION AND FRAUD.
Whereas, the last general assembly authorized the issue of Preamble,
sundry railroad companies of many millions of dollars in the
bonds of the state for alleged purposes of internal improve
ment, and said bonds were issued to tire officers of said comĀ¬
panies ;
And whereas, this general assembly have reason to believe
that no adequate results have accrued therefrom, but that a
large proportion of said bonds have been corruptly 'and
fraudulently diverted from any purposes of internal improveĀ¬
ment to the personal ends of certain individuals, and have
been fraudulently and dishonestly disposed of, to the great
detriment of the state, in tire impairing of her credit abroad
and the criminal disregard of her material interest at home ;
And whereas, it has been commonly charged that a porĀ¬
tion of said bonds or of the proceeds thereof, have been
used for purposes of bribery in and out of the state of N orth
Carolina ;
And whereas, there have been many charges of official
venality and corruption since the passage authorizing the
issue of the said bonds ;
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