Darby v. . City of Wilmington
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Statute — Construction of. Civil action tried at Chambers on the 18th of October, 1875, before McKoy, J. The plaintiff was one of the Registrars of voters at the election which was authorized to be held in defendant city, under § 8, Ch. 43, Private Laws 1874-’5, and performed the duties required He brought this action in a 'Justice’s Court for ■compensation allowed by § 9, of said Act and the Justice ■dismissed the action on the ground that said Act was wholly…
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Statute — Construction of. Civil action tried at Chambers on the 18th of October, 1875, before McKoy, J. The plaintiff was one of the Registrars of voters at the election which was authorized to be held in defendant city, under § 8, Ch. 43, Private Laws 1874-’5, and performed the duties required He brought this action in a 'Justice’s Court for ■compensation allowed by § 9, of said Act and the Justice ■dismissed the action on the ground that said Act was wholly unconstitutional. The plaintiff appealed to the Judge of the District who reversed the decision of the Justice of the ■I’eaee and gave…
1Opinion of the CourtReade, J.
By au Act of the. General Assembly, ratified ^February 3, 1875, entitled “An Act to amend the charter of the city of Wilmington,” it was enacted that the city should be divided into three wards, &c., and that there should be san election for Aldermen; and that preliminary thereto, there should be a registration of those who were to vote at ■said election and the plaintiff’ was one of the Registrars named in the Act and he performed all the duties of Registrar required of him by said Act and the election was held. That was the scope of the Act Its only object was to provide for and to…
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