Report of the Committee appointed on that part of the Governor's Message, Relative to the Judiciary; submitted to the legislature of North-Carolina, at its session in 1819

Gaston, William

Published by Thomas Henderson, Jun - State Printer, Raleigh, NC, 1819

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8 p. Signed in print Wm. Gaston. Uncut and unopened. "By an 1805 statute the Court of Conference was renamed the "Supreme Court," although its composition remained the same: a quorum of Superior Court judges sitting en banc to review their own decisions. In 1810 the Court became a tribunal of public record; the judges were ordered to reduce their opinions to writing and deliver them viva voce in open court, for which they were paid an additional £50 per year. They also were authorized to elect from their number a chief justice; John Louis Taylor, a twelve-year veteran of the N.C. Superior Court bench, was chosen for this position. By the same act the governor was directed to procure a seal and motto for the Court, and any party in an action adjudicated in the Superior Court was given the right of appeal. Acting upon a bill introduced by William Gaston of New Bern, the General Assembly in November 1818 created the separate Supreme Court contemplated by the 1776 Constitution. The new tribunal was to be composed of a chief justice and two "judges," and was commissioned to exercise exclusive appellate jurisdiction over questions of law and equity arising in the Superior Courts." Ink stain along left margin with some foxing. Ref.: BEAL 1170. [Loc.: E 975.6]. Seller Inventory # 002203

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Title: Report of the Committee appointed on that ...

Publisher: Thomas Henderson, Jun - State Printer, Raleigh, NC

Publication Date: 1819

Binding: Unbound

Condition: Very Good

Book Type: Pamphlet