State v. . Nelson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
WARRANT for bastardy, issued by W. M. Russ, a Justice of the Peace of Raleigh Township, inWake County, on the oath of Hattie Williams.
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WARRANT for bastardy, issued by W. M. Russ, a Justice of the Peace of Raleigh Township, inWake County, on the oath of Hattie Williams. The defendant, on being brought before the Court, plead guilty to the charge, and thereupon the following judgment was entered up against him : “ It is ordered and adjudged that the said Edgar Nelson pay, as allowance to the use of the said Hattie Williams, the sum of fifty dollars, a fine of ten dollars and $25.40 costs of this action, the said allowance, fine and costs to be paid into this court immediately, and that the said Edgar Nelson enter into bond in…
1Opinion of the Court
Aveey, J. :
It seems to have been definitely settled by the adjudications of this court :
1. That the Act of 1879 {The Code, Sec. 35), made the begetting of a bastard child a criminal offense, cognizable for twelve months after it is committed exclusively before a justice of the peace, and punishable by fine of ten dollars. Myers v. Stafford, 114 N.C., 234; State v. Burton, 113 N. C., 655; State v. Wynne, 116 N. C., 981 ; State v. Ostwalt, 118 N. C., 1208.
2. That the same act confers upon the court before whom the offender may be tried the incidental authority to enforce the police regulation…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. . BurtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1893
- State v. . CannadySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
- State v. . OstwaltSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1896
- Myers v. . StaffordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
- State v. . WynneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
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