State v. . Stewart
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Indictment for obstructing a road, tried at Spring Term, 1884, of Rowan Superior Court, before' Gilmer, J. The defendant is charged with obstructing “ a certain mill road and church road leading from the Gold Hill road in said county to the Stokes.
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Indictment for obstructing a road, tried at Spring Term, 1884, of Rowan Superior Court, before' Gilmer, J. The defendant is charged with obstructing “ a certain mill road and church road leading from the Gold Hill road in said county to the Stokes. Ferry road in said county for the distance of two miles, said road being a mill and church road leading to and from St. Paul’s church in said county, and to and from Miller’s mill in said county, and used by the public as a mill and church road,” and upon the trial of defendant’s plea of not guilty, the jury rendered a special verdict in this form…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
The indictment is drawn under section 2065 of The Code, which declares that:
“ If any person shall wilfully alter, change or obstruct any highway, cárt-way, mill-road, or road leading to and from any church or other place of public worship, whether the right of way thereto be secured, in the manner herein provided for, or by purchase, donation or otherwise, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined or imprisoned, or both.”
A preceding section (2062) provides for the laying out of roads “ to and from any church or other place of public worship, for altering and discontinuing them…
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