SEC. 6. Township trustees and their powers. C. C. Railway v. City of Wilmington, 72--73; W. C. & A. R. R. Co. v. Com'rs of Brunswick, 72-10; R. & D. R. R. Co. v. The Governor, 74-407; Cobb v. Elizabeth City, 75-1. SEC. 7. No municipal corporation shall pledge its faith except by vote of a majority of the qualified voters therein. Winslow v. Com'rs of Perquimans, 64-218; Broadnax v. Com'rs of Rockingham, 64-244; Payne v. Caldwell; 65-488; Lane v. Stanly, 65-153. "Debt" discussed; Dellinger v. Tweed, 66-206; Weinstein v. City of New Berne, 71-535; C. & L. N. G. R. R. Co. v. Com'rs of Caldwell, 72-486; Grady v. Com'rs of Lenoir, 74-101; Van Bokelen v. Canaday, 73-198; Wilson v. City of Charlotte, 74-748; Tucker v. City of Raleigh, 75—267; Kyle v. City of Fayetteville, 75-447. SEC. 9. County, city and town taxes shall be uniform and ad valorem. Pullen v. City of Raleigh, 68-451; C. C. Railway v. Wilmington, 72-73. SEC. 11. Governor to appoint justices until they are elected. Nichols v. McKee, 68-429. SEC. 13. No debt contracted in aid of rebellion shall be paid. Leak v. Com'rs of Richmond, 64-132; Winslow v. Com'rs of ARTICLE VIII. SEC. 1. Corporations, how created and subject to be repealed. Clark v. Stanly, 66--59; State v. Jones, 67--210. SEC. 4. Legislature shall provide for the organization of cities, towns, &c., and restrict their power of taxation. Dellinger v. Tweed, 66-206; Pullen v. City of Raleigh, 68451; Wilson v. City of Charlotte, 74-748; Tucker v. City of Raleigh, 75--267. ARTICLE IX. SEC. 1. Education to be encouraged. Lane v. Stanly, 65–153. SEC. 4. General and uniform system of public schools pro vided for. University R. R. Co. v. Holden, 63--410. SEC. 5. The University of North Carolina. University v. McIver, 72-76. SEC. 6. University. University v. N. C. R. R. Co., 76-103. SECS. 13-14-15. Election of Trustees, &c. ARTICLE X. HOMESTEAD AND EXEMPTIONS. SEC. 1. Personal property exemptions. General; Hill v. Kesler, 63-437. Widow not entitled to both dower and homestead; Watts v. The personal property exemption does not pass to the widow Homestead good against judgment in tort; Dellinger v. Tweed, 66-206. General; Garrett v. Chesire, 69-396. Two persons having docketed judgments against each other apon a motion to apply one to the other: held, that if one of the parties had not five hundred dollars of personalty, outside the judgment, the same would be a part of his exemption, and could not be so applied; Duval v. Rollins, 71--18; Crummen v. Bennett, 69-494; Curlee v. Thomas, 74-51; Com'rs of Montgomery Co. v. Riley, 75-144. The cases, cited under this section, contain also general discussions of the subject of exemptions--especially the first and last. In the latter Hill v. Kesler is distinguished from Gunn v. Barry decided in the Supreme Court of the United States; 15 Wall. 610.) SEC. 2. The homestead-of what to consist-exempt from sale on final process obtained on any debt-except for taxes and purchase money of the homestead. McKeithan v. Terry, 64-25; Sluder v. Rogers, 64-289; Martin v. Hughes, 67-293; Poe v. Hardie, 65-447; Martin v. Hughes, 67-295; Hager v. Nixon, 69-108; Branch, ex parte, 72-106; 72-292; Lambert v. Kinnery, 74-348; Bevan & Co. v. Speed, 74-544; Edwards v. Kearsey, 75-411; Pemberton v. McRae, 75-497: Whitaker v. Elliott, 73-186; Mayho v. Parker, 69-289. SEC. 3. Laborer's and mechanic's liens not barred by homestead. Poe v Hardie, 65-447; Allen v. Shields, 72-504; Bevan & Co. v. Speed, 74-544. SEC. 5. Homestead exempt from debts of husband during widowhood of his relict. Poe v. Hardie, 65-447; Watts v. Leggett, 66-197; Johnson v. Cross, 66-167; Hager v. Nixon, 69-108; Bevan & Co. v. Speed, 74-544; Poe v. Hardie, 65-447. SEC. 6. Rights of married women in respect to property. Poe v. Hardie, 65-447; Mayho v. Calton, 69-289; Bevan & ARTICLE XI. PUNISHMENTS, PENAL INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC CHARITIES, SECS. 1-2. Punishments, what crimes may be capitally punished. State v. King, 69-419; State v. Burke, 73-83. SEC. 3. Erection and conduct of a penitentiary provided for People v. Bledsoe et al, 68-457; University R. R. Co. v. Holden, 63-410. SECS. 7-8. Board of Public Charities and Orphan Houses provided for. Miller v. Atkinson, 63-537. SEC. PAGE. ACTION, cause of, arising out of fraud, when accruing, for relief on ground of fraud, 34 33 34 33 for fees of officers, limitation of, 34 33 against bail, limitation of, 34 33 against sureties of executor, administrator or guar- 34 33 for criminal conversation, limitation of, 34 33 for taking, detaining or injuring chattels, limita- 34 33 for a penalty or forfeiture, 35 34 for libel, assault, battery, or false imprisonment, 35 34 against an officer for an escape, 35 34 by creditor of deceased person, 35 34 for relief, not otherwise provided for, limitation of, 37 34 not barred by lapse of time, when stayed by injunction, to recover possessson of real estate, plaintiffs in, for offence committed on bay or river, where tried, on contract, when defendant may be arrested in, 149 132 for land, plaintiff's estate may be valued when, j263 234 for land, plaintiff under disability, r263 224 controversy submitted without an, 315 267 offer of defendant to compromise, 328 272 for discovery, abolished, 332 275 to vacate a charter, by attorney-general on his own information, 363 295 366 296 by attorney-general on information of private party, 366 296 |