1891_public laws_405_4
CHAPTER 404 An act to appoint E. T. Simmons a justice of the peace, and for other purposes. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact :
That the appointment of the said E. T. Simmons, and his acceptance and qualification as a justice of the peace in and for said township and county, shail in no wise affect his right to practice as an attorney at law in the various courts of Beaufort county and the courts of the state, except in such cases as have been appealed from the courts of the justice of the peace over which he presided or took part.