Wayne County, NC - Court Records Transcript of Minutes of Court & Bonds of H H West Constable for 1857 Transcript 1 seal $2.00 ------ Feb 1857 State of North Carolina Be it rembered that a Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in & for the County of Sampson is this day opened held & now ready for business at the Court House in Clinton the 3rd Monday of Febr 1857 (It being the 16th of the month) & 81st year of American Independence { R C Holmes Chm } { Wright Gregory } Present { F B Millard } Esqir's { Jas P Treadwell & } { J D Parker } On motion & It appearing to the oaths & action of the Court (a majority of the Justices being present) that there was no election for Constable in Westbrooks District Therefor it is decreed that Handy H West be appointed Constable for said District upon giving bond in the sum of four thousand dollars with Charles H Stevens & Wm H Herring as security Bond approved & H H West quallified to act From the Minutes J R Beaman Clk ------ Sep 1857 State of North Carolina To the Sheriff of Sampson County Greeting You are hereby commanded to take the bodies of H H West, Charles H Stevens & William H Herring and them safely keep, so that you have them before the Judge of the Superior Court of Law, to be held for the County of Wayne, at the Court house in Goldsboro on the first Monday after the fourth Monday in March next, then and there to answer the State of North Carolina on the relation of Richard Rayner of a plea that they render unto the State aforesaid the Sum of Four thousand dollars to the use of the said Richard Rayner which they owe to on a unjustly detain from them to their domasl? one hundred & fifty dollars Herein fail not, and have you then and there this writ, Witness, William C Bryan, Clerk of our said Court, at Office, the first Monday after the fourth Monday of September, AD, 1857, and in the 82 year of American Independence Issued the 1st day of March, AD, 1858 W C Bryan, Clerk ____________________________________________________________________________ We acknowledge ourselves bound to the defendant in this sum of two hundred dollars in case the Plaintiff fail in the prosecution thereof, to pay all costs, &c, agreeably to Act of Assembly James H Everitt {Seal} ------ Mar 1858 State of North Carolina we Richard Rayner vs H H West Charles H Stevens Wm H Herring Debt to March term 1858 Wayne Superior Court Executed March 13th 1858 G W Crumpler Shff Feby Special Term 1859 ------ Fall 1858 State on Relation of Richard Rayner vs H H West Charles H Stevens & Wm H Herring _______________________ Subpeoena for Pltff Julius Eason to Wayne Superior Court Fall term 1858 Executed W H Cullin Shff Pr. Jno D Bryan Dep ------ Sept 1858 State on the relation of Richard Raynor vs H H West & others Spa for Dep Everitt Thomton To Wayne Sup Court Fall Term 1858 To hand Sept 18th 1858 Doctor Warwick Wit to be formed in Sampson Cty Sept 20 1857 ------ Oct 1858 State of North Carolina J R Beamon clerk of the Court Of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in & for the county of Sampson do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the records of my office & bond of H H West. Election of Constable in Westbrooks District for 1857 Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal of office this the 5th day of Act 1858 & 82nd year of American Independence J R Beaman Clk ------ State of North Carolina } Sampson County } Know all Men by these Presents, That we, Handy H West, William H Herring, & Cha's H Stevens all of the County aforesaid, are held and firmly bound unto the State of North Carolina, in the just and full sum of Four Thousand Dollars, to be paid to the State aforesaid, to which payment well and truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves, our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our hands and seals, and dated 17th day of Feb'r 1857 The Condition of the above Obligation is such, That whereas the above bounden H H West has been duly Elected by the Court for Westbrooks District a Constable for the County aforesaid: Now in case the said H H West doth well, truly and faithfully discharge his duty as Constable in said County, by executing and making due returns of all warrants, precepts and processes, which shall come into his hands by virtue of his office, and by diligently endeavoring to collect all claims put into his hands for collection, and faithfully paying over all sums thereon received, either with or without suit, unto the persons to whom the same be due, and in all things discharge his duty in the said office of Constable, agreeable to law, during his continuance in said office, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Test H H West {Seal} J R Beaman C H Stevens {Seal} Wm H Herring {Seal} ------ State of North Carolina To the Sheriff of Sampson County - Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon the County Court clerk to bring with him the Constable Bond of H H West for the year 1857 personally to appear before the Judge of our next Superior Court, to be held for the County of Wayne at the Court-house in Goldsboro, the first Monday after the 4 Monday in September next, then and there to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Plaintiff in a certain matter of controversy then and there depending, between Richard Rayner Plaintiff, and H H West & others are Defendants. Herein fail not, under penalty of law. Witness, W C Bryan, Clerk of our said Court, at Office, the 1st Monday after the 4 Monday in March in the (blank) year of our Independence, AD, 1858 W C Bryan Clk issued the 26th August ------ State of North Carolina } Superior Court of Law, Wayne County } Fall Term, 1858 R Rayner VS H H West & others J R Beamon Charges the def in this cause, To attendance as a Witness, 2 days, at $1.00 per day, $2.00 To traveling to Court and home, 74 miles, at $ for every 30 miles 2.46 Ferriage, This Ticket 10 cents, .10 _____ Sworn to before me, this 6th day } $4.56 of Oct 1858 } W C Bryan Clerk ------ State of North Carolina } Superior Court of Law, Wayne County } Fall Term, 1858 Rich'd Rayner VS H H West & others J C Eason Charges the def in this cause, To attendance as a Witness, 3 days, at $1.00 per day, $3.00 To traveling to Court and home, 52 miles, at $ for every 20 miles 1.73 Ferriage, This Ticket 10 cnets, .10 ______ Sworn to before me, this 6th day } $2.83 of Oct 1858 } W C Bryan Clerk ------ State of North Carolina } Superior Court of Law, Wayne County } Fall Term, 1858 Rich'd Rayner VS H H West & others Everitt Thomton Charges the def in this case, To attendance as a Witness, 3 days, at $1.00 per day, $3.00 To travelling to Court and home, 44 miles, at $ for every 30 miles, 1.46 Ferriage, This ticket 10 cents, .40 _____ Sworn to before me, this 6th day } 4.56 of Oct 1858 } W C Bryan Clerk ------ State of North Carolina To the Sheriff of Johnston County-Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon Julius Eason personally to appear before the Judge of our next Superior Court, to be held at the Court-house in Goldsboro, the first Monday after the 4th Monday in September next, then and there to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Plaintiff in a certain matter of controversy then and there pending between Richard Raynor Plaintiff, and H H West & others Defendants Herein fail not, under penalty of law. Witness, W C Bryan, Clerk of our said Court, at Office, the 1st Monday after the 4 Monday in March in the year of our Independence, AD, 1858 W C Bryan Clk ------ State of North Carolina To the Sheriff of Sampson County-Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon Everitt Thomton personally to appear before the Judge of our next Superior Court, to be held for the County of Wayne at the Court-house in Goldsboro, the 1st Monday after the 4th Monday in Sepr next, then and there to testify and the truth to say in behalf of H H West in a certain matter of controversy then and there depending, between Richard Rayner Plaintiff, and Said ___ & others, Defendants Herein fail not, under penalty of law. Witness, W C Bryan, Clerk of our said Court, at Office, this 1st Monday after the 4th Monday in March in the 82nd year of our Independence, AD 1858 W C Bryan Clk ------ State of North Carolina } Superion Court of Law, Wayne County } Feby Special Term, 1859 R Rayner VS H H West & others Everett Hawton Charges the def in this cause, To attendance as a Witness, 1 day, at $1.00 per day, $1.00 To traveling to Court and home, 46 miles, at $ for every 30 miles 1.53 Ferriage This ticket 10 cents, .10 _____ Sworn to befoe me, this 8th day } $2.63 of Feby 1859 } W C Bryan Clerk _______________________________________________________________________ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. 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