town commissioners, 2357, 2358, 2920.
trustee of insolvent debtor, 1947.
weigher at tobacco warehouse, 3043.

widow's year's allowance; commissioners allotting, take, 2360.
witness in justice's court, 1496 (29).

written instrument proven by. See Probate.

OBSTRUCTING:

canal, race, etc.; misdemeanor, 3381, 3678.

commissioner of wrecks in discharging duty; misdemeanor, 3564.
docks of Wilmington with logs, etc.; misdemeanor, 3547.

free passage of fish in-

certain streams by erection of dams, etc., 2462-2464.
Henderson county streams, 2479.

Hiawassee river, 2461.

Neuse river, 2474.

South Fork river, 2473.

inspection of feed stuffs; misdemeanor, 3827, 3447, 3452.
of premises for crop pests; misdemeanor, 3713.

navigation; generally, 3561.

by erecting artificial islands, 3543.

felling trees in rivers, 3559.

in Little river, 2443.

waters of Currituck sound, 3553.

railroad trains, etc.; consequences, 3754, 3755.
roads, etc., 3784.

watercourses; by throwing sawdust in streams, 3382a.
canals dug by agreement, 3375.

drains, cut by consent, 3376.

in certain counties, 3382.

mining districts, 3380.

way to church, etc., or spring; misdemeanor, 3776.

OFFICE, PUBLIC:

bargains made for, void, 2366, 3571.

person bargaining or selling; punished how, 3571.
contested. See Contested Elections.

no person can hold but one; exceptions, 2364, 1415.
penalty for holding more than one, 2365.

person holding, deemed lawfully, 2368.

holds until successor qualifies, 2368.

removal from-

county commissioners, for accepting bond knowing insufficient, 3573.
commissioner of wrecks; when, 3563.

member of general assembly accepting bribe, 3570.

officer; buying or selling office, 3571.

contracting, seeking to derive personal benefit, 3572.

entering on duty without qualifying, 3565.

without giving bond, 278.

refusing to comply with writ of habeas corpus, 3597.
speculating in claims, 3575.

pilot, when, 3560.

register of deeds failing to perform duties, 3592, 3599.
sheriff; for failing to seize illicit stills, etc., 3526, 3533.

for allowing prisoner to escape, 3577.

sheriff farming out his office; a misdemeanor, 2828.

title to, tried by quo warranto, 826-845. See Contested Elections.

OFFICER, PUBLIC:

See Volume II.

accepting bribe; felony, 3568.

amercement of. See Amercement.

allowing escape of prisoner, fined and removed, 3577.

assuming wrongfully to be; punished, how, 944 (3).

authority conferred on more than one, how exercised, 2831 (2).
bonds of. See Bonds, Official.

bribery of; felony, 3568.

buying and selling office; misdemeanor, 3571.

offender forfeits office, 3571.

compensation of. See Fees; Salaries.

continues in office till successor qualifies, 2368.

contracting as officer, for own benefit; misdemeanor, 3572.

conveyances executed by, after term expires, 950, 2905.

county. See under name of officer.

swearing falsely to report; misdemeanor, 3605.

de facto tax collectors; acts of, valid, 2897.

embezzling funds or property, 3406-3410. See Embezzlement.
entering upon duty without qualifying; misdemeanor, 3565.

forfeits office, 3565.

failing to deliver public moneys to proper person; misdemeanor, 3576.
to discharge duty required by law; misdemeanor, 3576, 3592.

removed from office, when, 3592.

file statement of fines, etc., when required; misdemeanor, 3579.
furnish information to board of public charities; misdemeanor, 3566.
give board of public charities chance to examine; misdemeanor,
3566.

pay over fines, licenses, etc.; embezzlement, when, 3594.
publish reports required; misdemeanor, 3576.

turn over books, etc., to successor; misdemeanor, 3576.

farming out office; misdemeanor, 3571.

forfeits office, 3571.

interested in selling supplies to institution with which connected; misde-
meanor, 3833.

removed from office, 3833.

member of general assembly accepting bribe; felony, 3570.

forfeits office, 3570.

oaths of. See Oath.

must take, before acting, 2367.

offering a bribe to, felony, 3569, 3570.

person obstructing, in discharge of duty; misdemeanor, 3700.

removal of, from office for failure to discharge duties, 3592.

speculating in claims against state, county, etc.; misdemeanor, 3575.

special jurisdiction of, how pleaded, 497.

state officers. See under name of office.

OFFICIAL BONDS: See Bonds, Official.

OLEOMARGARINE:

defined, 3828.

selling, without complying with regulations; misdemeanor, 3828.

OPINIONS:

judge can not express, on facts, 535.
supreme court, to be in writing, 1548.
certified down, how, 1549.

ORDERS AND DECREES: See Judgment.

appeal from order allowing provisional remedy; when heard, 874.
applied for by motion, 874.

approved by what judge, when approval required, 571.

interlocutory orders; supreme court's action as to, 1544.

order defined, 873.

out of court; made without notice, vacated, 514.

recitals in deeds competent evidence of, when, 341, 342.
record of, kept by clerk, 915 (11).

restoring to citizenship, 2679.

set aside for mistake, surprise, neglect, 513.

ORDINANCES, MUNICIPAL:

See Buildings in Towns.

adopted by town commissioners, 2923.
building; regulations as to, 2981-3011.
certified to superior court by mayor, on appeal, 2936.
competent evidence when so certified, 1595.

concerning speed of trains; tested by railroad, 1101.
enforced by mayor, etc., how, 2935.

person violating, guilty of misdemeanor, 3702.

ORPHANS:

adoption; bond to secure estate, 178.

apprenticed, 184-206. See Apprentice.

estate of, removed to another state, how, 1816-1818.
guardian of. See Guardian.

list of, without guardians, furnished grand jury, 1810.
without guardian; estate protected, how, 1810-1815.
receiver for; appointed, 1811, 1813.

duties and compensation, 1813.

has control until guardian appointed, 1813.
ordered to turn over estate to guardian, 1814.

solicitor applies for receiver for, when, 1811.

OUTLAWS:

brings action; on bond of former guardian, when, 1812.
to compei receiver to turn over estate, 1812.

felon outlawed, 3183. See Fugitives from Justice.

OVERCHARGE:

common carrier not allowed more than printed tariff, 2642.

corporation commission's decision appealed from, effect on, 1082-1085.
person claiming, must file claim, how, 2643.

refunded to shipper, when, 1085, 2643.

carrier failing to refund; forfeiture, 2644.

OVERSEER OF POOR: See Home for Aged and Infirm.

OVERSEER OF ROADS: See Roads.

appointment; duties, etc., 2715-2724.

OWELTY OF PARTITION: See Partition.

OYSTER COMMISSIONER AND ASSISTANT:
arrest violators of oyster law, when, 2398.
appointed, how, 2403.

bonds of, 2403, 265, 273.

duties of commissioner, 2391, 2398, 2404, 2405, 2416, 2421.

of assistant commissioner, 2406.

oaths of, 2357, 2358, 2403.

removed, when, 2403.

salaries of, 2403.

OYSTER INSPECTORS:

appointed, how, 2404.
bond of, 2404.

books and stationery of, furnished by commissioner, 2405.

compensation of, 2404.

duties of, 2391, 2407.

oath, 2357, 2358, 2404.

OYSTERS:

arrest without warrant of violators of regulations concerning, 2398.
beds planted, in certain territory, 2372.

injuring; misdemeanor, 2402.

license necessary, 2372.

proceedings to obtain, 2373.

nonuser of, for two years, forfeits license, 2374.
only one allowed person, 2372.

survey of, to be made, when, 2374.

natural bed included; license revoked, 2374.

children under 12 may be employed to can, 3362.

clerk's duty as to license, 2409-2412.

commissioner and assistant, duties. See Oyster Commissioner and Assist-
ant.

catching oysters, 2383-2402.

at night or on Sunday; misdemeanor, 2384.

close season for catching, 2383-2385, 2413.

displaying false number on boat; misdemeanor, 2388.
dredging illegally; misdemeanor, 2385, 2391, 2413.
evidence prima facie of, 2391, 2397.

for manufacturing into lime; misdemeanor, 2400.

refusing to stop boat and show license; misdemeanor, 2389.

using unlicensed boats for; misdemeanor, 2387.

without license; misdemeanor, 2386.

culling; regulated, 2415, 2416.

dealer in; failing to keep certain records; misdemeanor, 2396, 2418.
must obtain license, 2411.

dealing in, without license; misdemeanor, 2395.

dredging regulated, 2385, 2391, 2413, 2414.

entry of beds; made how, 2376.

survey of, by engineer, 2376.

entry or lease of bottom by bona fide resident, 2377.

void for nonpayment of rent, 2377.

fund derived from oyster regulation; how paid out, 2422.
grant for beds issued by secretary of state, 2378.

condition subsequent attached, 2378.

form approved by attorney general, 2382.
no natural beds granted, 2378.

price paid per acre, 2379.

record of grants kept, 2381.

registered in register of deeds' office, 2378.

ground planted with shell-fish taxed, 2380.

inspection of. See Oyster Inspectors.

larceny of, on private beds, 2401.

license; to catch; who entitled, 2408.

boat used in catching, 2410.

dealer's license, 2411.

false statement made to secure, 2390.

form of, 2409.

issued by whom, 2409.

loading, at wrong place, or illegally; misdemeanor, 2393.

measures for; dimensions, 2417.

nonresident interested not employed on licensed boats, 2408.

OYSTERS-continued:

oyster fund; license fees collected, how, 2409.
oath necessary to obtain license, 2409.
purchase tax on dealers, etc., 2419.

effect of failure to pay, 2419.

selling, not culled; misdemeanor, 2392.

preserved; as fresh; misdemeanor, 3444.
shells scattered on beds, by commissioner, 2421.
state exercises control over, where, 2375.

towns can not tax persons selling, on streets, 2928.
trespass upon private beds; misdemeanor, 2402.

unloading, after sunset or on Sunday; misdemeanor, 2394.

using illegal measures for; misdemeanor, 2399.

vessels with, allowed to go through canals, when, 2420.
working on oyster ground at night; misdemeanor, 2402.

PARDON: See Volume II.

effect on restoration to citizenship, 2680.

petition to governor; names signed without authority; forgery, 3426.

PARENTS:

abandoning child, right of custody forfeited, 180.

right of custody restored, 181.

abducting child, after abandoning; felony, 3373.

apprenticing child; power of, 201.

consent of, necessary to obtain marriage license, when, 2088.
divorced; custody of children, 1570.

inherit from child, when, 1556 (r. 6).

may appoint guardian for child, 1762.

misstating age to manufacturer upon hiring child; misdemeanor, 3364.

relation of parent and child established by adoption, 177.

remedy when liquor sold to child, 3525.

PARTICULARS, BILL OF:

judge orders, when, 494, 3244.

justice orders, when, 1469.

party refusing to give; effect, 1469.

required in criminal actions, 3244.
solicitor shall furnish, when, 3244.

PARTITION:

commissioners to; appointment of, 2487, 2501.

clerk or deputies can not be, 2513.

compensation of, 2791-2793.

duty of, 2491, 2501.

may employ surveyor, 2493.

neglecting to make partition; penalty, 2498.

oath of, 2360, 2492.

costs adjudged how, in proceedings for, 1268 (7).

dower land subject to; procedure, 2517.

how widow's portion valued at sale for, 1626, 2517.
homestead allotted in land held in common, how, 2489.
creditor executes on, how, 2489.

land in two states; procedure to obtain, 2499.

court decrees, when, 2500.

appoints commissioners, 2501.

report; confirmation; effect, 2501.

when decree of another state enforced, 2502.
how validity passed on, 2503.