State Ex Rel. Attorney-General v. Knight
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Webb, J., at March Term, 1915, of Binsr-COMBE. This is an action instituted by tbe State upon tbe relation of tbe Attorney-General against tbe defendant, a married woman, to inquire into and test ber right to bold tbe position of notary public under chapter 12 of tbe Public Laws of 1915, which provides: “That tbe Governor is hereby authorized to appoint women as well as men to be notaries public, and this position shall be deemed a place of trust and…
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Appeal by plaintiff from Webb, J., at March Term, 1915, of Binsr-COMBE. This is an action instituted by tbe State upon tbe relation of tbe Attorney-General against tbe defendant, a married woman, to inquire into and test ber right to bold tbe position of notary public under chapter 12 of tbe Public Laws of 1915, which provides: “That tbe Governor is hereby authorized to appoint women as well as men to be notaries public, and this position shall be deemed a place of trust and profit, and not an office.” There was a judgment in favor of tbe defendant, and tbe State appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, C. J., dissenting; BROWN, J., dissenting in part. This is an action instituted by the State upon the relation of the Attorney-General against the defendant, a married woman, to inquire into and test her right to hold the position of notary public under chapter 12 of the Public Laws of 1915, which provides: "That the Governor is hereby authorized to appoint women as well as men to be notaries public, and this position shall be deemed a place of trust and profit, and not an office."
There was a judgment in favor of the defendant, and the State appealed. There are five questions directly…
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