State Ex Rel. Wooten v. Smith
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil, aotioh, ill the nature of quo warranto, heard by Ferguson, J. (jury trial waived), at July Term, 1907, of the Superior Court of Meokxisn'bueg County, to determine the right of defendant to hold the office of recorder of the city of Charlotte and at the same time to act as public administrator of the county of Mecklenburg. Erom judgment in favor of the defendant and dismissing the action the relator appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBe.owN, J.
As we were' not favored with either brief or argument on the part of the relator, we are at a loss to comprehend exactly upon what grounds the contention is based that the public administrator of a county fills an office or place of trust within the meaning of Article XIV, section 7, of the Constitution of this State. We presume it is supposed that he fills a place of trust within the meaning of that article.
Tbe office or place of trust there indicated involves the delegation to the individual of some part of the sovereign functions of the government, to be exercised for the benefit of the…
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