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<br />i7fCRFAS, at a nrevlous meeting of this Board a comml ttee was appointed
<br />composed of 'ooth lawye re and laymen to make a study of the nreposal to esteblla
<br />a county recorder's oourt in Orange County, and after thorough oonsi dare tSon to
<br />report its reoommendetions to this Hodrd; and wh=rea s, the said committee Sn it
<br />report strongly advised the establishment of such oourt stating that in the
<br />oni nion of said oommitteea maJority o£ the cease maw tried in the Sunerior Coin
<br />could be di eno sad of in the re aorder's court thereby expediting the trl al of
<br />misdemeanors with the saving of con sl de ruble expense end also time; and wham as
<br />thle Board, after consi der3ge the gene rel publio opinion and after full invest-
<br />igation and di ecu ssion, is now of the opinion that it would 'oe to the 'oe st in-
<br />terest and ~velfere of Oranre County to establish such cov rt.
<br />ISOW, T:~?ERuFO ~, upon motion of Com~lesloner Laws, and duly seconded by
<br />Commissioner !'/11 son, the following resolution was unanl mou sly adopted:
<br />RE HOLtBD, That under and by the av thorny gl van the Board of Commissioner.
<br />oY Orah ge Countyin Chapter. 27i.~Publie Lers~'6f"1919; and the acts amendatm
<br />the roof, applicable to Orange County, the Ho erd of Commi sst on ers of Orange
<br />County does hereby est ebli sh a County Recorder's Court for said County, rd t]
<br />6Deeiel proV1610n6 fl8 follow 6:
<br />1, The name of the said court shell be "Orange County Recorder's Court
<br />2. The Court shall be oven for the trial of criminal cases of whl ch 11
<br />has ~~Juri sdi cti on on Ltondey o` each week et 10:G0 o'clock e, m., beel nning
<br />on ?donday, L"-ay 5, 1947, and shall continue its session from day to day un ti:
<br />ell business is transacted by tri el, con tinuence or otherwise.. The session
<br />of the court shell be held Sn the County Courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C,
<br />Provided, hor.•ever, that sneolel sessions of the court mey oe called 'oy the
<br />Recorder as the necessities mey require. Provided further that in cases of
<br />emergency the Sud¢e or the Recorder may in his dls ere ti on continue or post-
<br />pone the regular wee};ly se ssl on of said court to some other day ar time
<br />during the week.
<br />The Judas or Recorder of satd court shall receive as compensation
<br />and sal ary the sum of 5150.00 per month.
<br />4. The Pro eeauting Attorney oS the said court shall receive as compen-
<br />sation and salary the sum of x125.00 per month. ,
<br />5, The Clerk. of tte Superior Court of Orange County acting es Clerk
<br />ex officio of the Recorder's Court shall re oei ve as compensation for his
<br />services in connection vd th the P,ecorder'e Court the sum of 550.00 per mom tk
<br />which shall be in adds ti on to other compen seti on received by him.
<br />Upon motl on duly made by Commi sei oner iii lson, and seconded by Commissioner
<br />Laws, the fo llorring re eoluti on was unanimously adopted:
<br />RESOLVED, That L. J. Phlpp e, of Chapel HS11, N. C., be, end he Ss hsreb
<br />elected and anooin tad as Judas or Recorder of the County Recorder's Court to
<br />hold office un t11 t*e first Monday Sn December, 1945, or until his sue oe eeor
<br />shall have been elected end qualified; that J. Dumont Eekri dge, Hillsboro,
<br />T1, C„ 'oe, and he hereby is, elected and anpo In tad as Prosecuting Attorney
<br />of said court anP that he shall hola office until the first Loo ndey in
<br />December, 1945, or un t11 his successor sh¢11 have been elected and @ua11 f1 ed
<br />Upon mo tlon. duly made; secs nfled-and unanimousiy,carri ed the meeting eras
<br />ed,]ourned to meet Frlfiay, Anril 11, 1947 et 7; T,0 o'clock, P.". at the rs
<br />place or meeting.
<br />J. E, Lews
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<br />Collier Cobb Jr.
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