Record #:

44141

Author(s):

Roebuck, Haywood

Abstract:

Previously a function of the General Assembly, altering names and/or legitimating persons was transferred to the county courts of pleas and quarter sessions in 1829. In 1835, Not entirely sufficient;, however, an amendment to the state constitution forbade the legislature from enacting private laws altogether where this matter was concerned.

Source:

North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal (F253 .N882A), Vol. 1 Issue 1, January 1975, p44-45

Subject(s):

Names--Alterations--Genealogy