1939_public local laws_204_2
CHAPTER 203 AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF W. G. HARRISON AND WIFE, DESSER ROBERTS HARRISON, OF WARREN COUNTY. Whereas, W. G. Harrison and wife, Desser Roberts Har- rison, were lawfully married by license issued by the Regis- ter of Deeds of Warren County on February twenty-third, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, and Whereas, it has been ascertained that W. G. Harrison and Desser Roberts, in said license, have been classified as mem- bers of the colored race, when in truth and fact W. G. Har- rison and Desser Roberts are members of the white race, and Whereas, said classification of W. G. Harrison and Desser Roberts as members of the colored race, in the issuance of said marriage license, was an error on the part of the Register of Deeds of Warren County; Now, therefore, The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
That the Register of Deeds of Warren County be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to correct the marriage records of Warren County to the effect that W. G. Harrison and Desser Roberts shall appear thereon as members of the white race.