Gilmer v. . Holton
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was an application for mandamus, made in an action in the Superior Court of Guilford county, and heard before Shepherd, Judge, at'September Term, 1887. The facts are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
The general assembly, at its session held in 1876-77, passed an act to establish county governments, wherein it is provided, under the authority of a recent constitutional amendment, that justices of the peace shall be elected by the General Assembly, and abrogating all the inconsistent provisions contained in article seven of the con stitution, except sections seven, nine and thirteen; Acts 1876— ’77, chapter 141. This enactment, with some modification in its terms, is introduced into The Code, §819, which declares that at each regular biennial session, the General Assembly shall elect one…
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