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4 i 4 ' ICE .. 10 per urn in m IN ADVA NCI i ON THE WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO . INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY &F THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OP THE OTHER. . Ik' We YAHIS, Editor and Proprietor. CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1864. TWELFTH VOLUME K UMBER COS. , ' " " '" " ' " " "T " "' " ' ,1..,, -, ,, - , . I -,. . "- - THE Ttm7 YITvf? 7 TITl ?! 771 (Published every Tuesday ,(3) BY - WILLIAM J. YATES,. EDITOR AND PKOPBIKTOB. $ 10 IX ADVANCE. . -2?" Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. 7"" Ad vertisemcnts not marked on the manuscript f r a specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and chargfd accordingly. AH ACT RELATION TO THE MILITIA AND A GUARD IN FOR HOME DEFENCE. Skc. 1.- Be it enacted by the Cfeneral Assembly of the Htate of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the exemptions from service in the Militia of the State, shall be for the same causes, and to the sam"e extent and no farther, th.it are prescribed in the acts of Congress of the Con federate States, providing for the enrollment of men fr the public defence and granting exemptions from th.e same, commonly calleu the conscription and ex emption ats. Sec. 2. lie it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Governor to cause to be enrolled as a guard for home defence all white male persons not already enrolled in the service c f the Confederate States, be tween the ages of eighteen and lifty years, resident in this State, including foreigners not naturalized, who have been residents in the State for thirty days before such enrolment, excepting persons filling the offices of Governor, Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts of Law and Equity, the members of the General Assembly and the otlicers of the several Departments of the Government of the State, Ministers of the Gospel of the several denominations of the State charged with the duties of churches, and such other persons as the G Kernor, for special reasons, may deem proper subjects of exemption. S o. :J. !e it further enacted, -That all persons above the ;gp of fifty, who may volunteer for service in said guard for home defence, and shall be accepted by a Captain f a company fr the same, shall be deemed to belong theitto, an I shall be lujd to service therein, either generally or for anj- special duty or expedition us the commanding olHcers of regiments or companies, according to the nature of the particular service in question may determine. Sec. 4- lie it further enacted, That the Governor shall cause all persons enrolled in pursuance of the two preceding sections of this act to be formed into companies, with liberty to elect the commissioned otli cers of such companies, and thence into battalions or regiments, brigades and divisions according to his dis cretion, an.t If e shall appoint, the field officers of such h-ittalion-s regiments, brigades and divisions, and shall issue commissions in due foFin to all the officers aforesaid. ' Sec :". lie it further enacted, That members of the Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers, may be exempted from the provision of this act by paying the sum of one hundred dollars according to an ordinance of the Convention of this State in that behalf, ratified the 12tli day of May, lG2. Provided that when a Quaker .-half have paid or had levied of his property the sum of live hundred dollars under the act of Con gress called the conscription law aforesaid, he shall not be required to pay any sum ol money for his ex emption under this act. Sec. 6. That the said guards for home defence may be called out for service by the Governor in defence of the State against invasion and to suppress invasion, either by regiments, battalions, or companies, cm manse, or by drafts or volunteers from the same, as he, in his discretion may direct; shall be under his command, through the otlicers appointed as herein provided: shall serve onlywithin the limits of this State, and in terms of duty to be prescribed by the Governor, not exceeding three months at one term. They, or so many of them as maybe at any one time called into service, maybe organized into iufantry, artillery or cavalry as he mav direct, and the infantry and artillery may be mounted if he shall so determine, the men furnishing their own horses and accoutrements and arms, when approved by the Governor, on such terms as he shall prescribe. Sec. 7. lie it further enacted. That the Governormay furnish to said troops the arms, accoutrements, and ammunition of the Slate when called as aforesaid into active service, and shall prescribe rules for their return and to prevent theVaste, destruction or loss of the same. Sec 8. He it further enacted, That all laws and clauses of laws coming within .the meaning and pur view of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. y. lie it further enacted. That the commissions of otlicers of the Militia, called into service by this act, are suspended only during the period of such service. Sec. in. lie it further enacted. That this act shall be in force from the date of its ratification. Ratified the 7lh day of July, 1803. Amendments to the above Law. AN VOT TO AMEND AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE MILITIA AND A GUARD FUR HOME DEFENCE. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted bv the authority of the same. That neither the Govern or of this State, nor the officers wcting under an act ratified ou the 7th day of July, 18(13, entitled "An act in relation to the Militia and a Guar4 for Home De fence," shall tall out for drill or muster the persons enrolled undar said act, oftener than once a mouth in company drill, or ofieuer than twice a year in battalion drill, winch battalion drills shall take the place of tUe company drills for the month in which they are ap pointedj unless when called into actual service to repel iuvasiou or suppress insurrection, or to execute the laws of the Slate. Sec. 2. lie it further enacted. That the Governor shall have the power to use the Guards of Home De fence for the purpose of arresting conscripts and de serters; I'roiidid, they shall not be ordered upon this duty beyond the limits of .the counties in which they reside or the counties adjacent thereto. Sec 3. lie it further enacted, That in addition to the . exemptions contained n the act to which this is an amendment, there shall be exempt Couuty commission ers appointed under an net entitled "An act for-the re lief of wives and families of soldiers in. the army," reg ular millers, blacksmiths, who have established shops. necessary operatives in factories and foundries, the i Attorney General, Solicitors of the several circuits and . ' a I (' I r Hit.' anrfl! comities, physicians of five years" practice, contractors with the State or Confederate government, one editor to each newspaper and the necessary compositors, mail carriers, professors in colleges and teachers in acade mies; Provided, that this exemption shall only apply lo the drills specified in this bill ami not to service when the Guard for Home Defence is called into tlr field. Sec 4. lie it further enacted, That for failure to at tend the battalion or regimental drill, each fiejd officer shall forfeit and pay one aundred dollars; each Captain and other officers who shall fail to muter and drill their companies at the times appointed, shall forfeit aud pay for each failure fifty dollars, aud if a non-commissioned officer or private shall fail to attend at any drill. he shall forfeit and nay not less than fir nrr m -,.. ti,o I ' . v J 1 .11 J 1 c 11J U twenty-five dollars; 1'rovided, that every absentee shall be allowed until the next muster to make his excuse. The fines shall be adjudged by regimentnl and compa ny courts-murtial, and judgments are to be entered up and the fines collected in the same mode and in accord ance with the provisions of the Militia Law of North Carolina, passed at the second extra session of the General Assembly, 1861. Sec 6. Be it further enacted, That the Surgeon Gen eral by and with the ad vice and consent of the Goyr ernor, may appoint surgical boards, not exceeding; three, composed of two physicians each, who shall de clare by their certificates' those persons who shall be exempt from" service under the act to which this is an amendment, on account of mental or physical disabili ty, and they shall ieceive the pay of their rank and traveling expenses, to be determined by the Adjutant General. - Skc 6. Be it further enacted, That the Guard for home defence, should they be called into service by the Governor, shall receive the same pay, rations and allowances as soldiers in the Confederate States' ser vice, and shall be su'ojectto the rules .and articles of war of the Confederate States. Sec 7. Be it further enacted, That when the pressure of public danger shall not prevent the observance of such a rule, the said Guard for home defence shall not be called into service en masse, but by drafts of a num ber of men from each convenient company, so as to make up the aggregate force required. Sec 8. Be it further enacted, That this act shall be in force and. take effect from and after its ratification. Read three times and ratified in General Assembly, this the 14ih day of December, A. D., 1863. NOTICE. The Association for the Relief of the Working Men of Charlotte having opened in the Store opposite the Court House, formerly occupied by Loewenstein, have now on hand Bale Yarn, Salt, and Alamance. Clolh, which will be exchanged for Produce and Provisions on libaral terms. WANTED Corn, Meal, Flour, Wheat, Molasses, But ter, Lard, fallow, Bacon, Dried Fruit, &c. A. GRAHAM, Commissary. Nov 17, 1863 tf RUNAWAY From the plantation of Mrs. R. A. Hunter, in Sharon neighborhood, a negro man named WASH, about 35 years old, medium size, and copper color. It is sup posed that he has been persuaded oft" by some mean white person, and may be trying to make his way to the Yankees. A rewind of $50 will be paid for his apprehension and delivery to me, or his confinement in an v jail. . ? ' J. W. HUNTER. Oct. 27, 1863. tf Printing Jftatcrials Tor Sale. I desire to sell the Printing Materials connected with the late "North Carolina Whig" newspaper, published in this town. The materials consist of a Hand Press with Inking Apparatus, Long Primer and Brevier Type, logether with a fair assortment of Fancy aud Job Type. frurlher information, will be furnished by addressing the undersigned at OTiarlotte, N. C. Oct 27, "63 RACHAEL R. IIOLTON. COTTOx CARDS AXD SEIOES. Cotton Cards for sale, but an .early call will only se cure a pair as we only have ten pair. We havcon hand and can make to order calt-skin Shoes and Gaiters of very fine English leather. Lots ladies calf-skin Bootees. Lot of thick Brogans J. F. BUTT, Miut Street, Charlotte, N. C. June 23, 1863 tf WANTEI), A single white man, over conscript age, to assist on a Plantation and take charge of 5 or 6 hands. Apply at this Office. - December 8, 1863. " ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE or Messengers OF THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY At Charlotte Office, Daily. 'ARRIVES. Railroad 5 00 From Char, k S C A. M. and 5 and 5 P.M " N. C. Railroad 6 25 " A., T. & O. Railroad 10 00 " Wil., C. & 11. Railroad 3 15 P. M. DEPARTS. For N C. Railroad' 6 20 A.M. Char, k S C Railroad 7 00 " Wil., C. & R. Railroad 7 30 " A'., T. & O. Railroad 3 00 P. M. and and 5 50 P.M 6 00 " it it It is desired that all Parcels, Packages or Freight to be forwarded by either of the above Trains, besent to this Office One Hour previous to its departure T. D. GILLESPIE, Agent. Charlotte, Sept. 7, 1803. tf EXPRESS NOTICE. Office Southern Express Company Charlotte, Sept. 24, 1803. In order to avoid misunderstanding and to make our charges conform to the liability assumed, this Company hereby gives notice that from and after Octo ber 1st, 180.J, shippers will be required to place their valuation upon each package before it will be received. Such valuation will be inserted, in the Company's receipt, and establish the liability of the Compan3 for the amount. The' act of God and the public enemy only excepted.' T. D. GILLESPIE, S'ept 28, 1863 ' Agent. a TANNERY. We have a Tannery in full operation about six miles from Charlotte, on the C. & S. C. Railroad line. It is a first-class Tannery, and we are prepared to purchase, at ninrket prices, Hides of all descriptions, and supply the trade at current prices." ' A. II. GRIFFITH, July 13, 186? tf C. E. BELL. Mate of rv. Caroliiia Cleveland County. Court of I'leag and Quurter Sessions. J B Martin et al, vs. The Deirs at law and next of kin of J B 11 cry, deceased. Petition for Reprobate of Will. It ntiearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendants in this caser Anna E Bridges and her children, John L Bridges, Asbury Blalock and wife Sarah, Washington L Bridges, Edmund II Bridges, Hamilton A Bridges, Lafayetje Benton, Elizabeth Ben- .. T1.i-.ir unit Morvita T. ft TTarri Vioira at low -i . o.-.. i. or J t narry, are non-resiucms ui iuis oiaie: ii is .... . . therefore ordered that publication be made . in the Western Iemocrat, a newspaper published ia the town of Charlotte, Mecklenbuig county, for six consecutive weeks, notifjiug defendants to be and apjar at the next Court- of Pleas and Quarter Sessions to be held for the county of Cleaveland at the Conrt House in Shelby, on the 6th Matiday after the 4th Monday in November, 1863, then and there to make themselves parties to ibis issue if thy think proper so f do. Witness, S. Williams, Clerks of said Court at office, the 6th Monday after the 4th Monday in August, 1863. adv $10 98-6t S. WILLIAMS, Clerk. ; KOTICI3. Having taken out Letters of Administration .on the -estate of Cyrus L. Black, deceased, I hereby notify all persons indebted to said deceased to make immediate payment, and those 'having claims against him to pre sent them within the time prescribed by law.or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. Dec 8, 1863 lm JOHN U MORRISON, Admr. fi SHJtahrn. .Seraofrat CHARLOTTE, N. C. ' Our term3 are ten dollars per year in adTanc.e. 8 The Democrat trill be discontinued to all subscri ber! al the expiration of the time for which it is paid. Those tcho want to continue mutt renew before or al the ex piration of their time. . A correspondent writing jto the Raleigh Journal says: : "The yankees made a terrible raid through Hyde county, N. C., not long since, destroying an immense quantity of property consisiibg of pro visions, stock, &c. They went to the farm of Judge Ddnnell on the Lake, and burned 1500 barrels of Corn, besides destroying other property of great value." Gov. Vance has appointed the lion. Edwin G. Reade to the Confederate Senate, . to fill the unexpired term of the Hon. Geo. Davis, who has been appointed Attorney General. Mr Reade was elected a Superior Court Judge at the late" session of the Legislature. Can he hold both offices at the same time? Besides, Mr Reade is a member of the Internal Improvement Board. JBS? Congress has passed a law allowing Chap lains to draw a soldier's rations and forage for one horse. Also, a. law conferring on Adjutants of Regiments and Battalions the rank and pay of Captain. The military committee was instructed to in quire what further legislation is necessary to pre vent Quartermasters and Commissaries from detail ing able-bodied men to collect the tax in-kind and perform other light 6ervices. . , , - Quite a number of those who have substi tutes in the army have been captured by our pick ets in endeavoring to get off to the yankees. One of them was recently shot by a picket on refusing to halt. A man must, indeed, be a very- great coward who desires to run into the yankee lines to keep from doing duty for his own country. But there are men here in the South, who have been specu lating and making tiSoney off tto necessities of the people who are now preparing to leave us and evade the late law of Congress conscripting those who have substitutes. If they had left two years ago it would have been a benefit to. the country; but they ought now to be made to help defend a people whom they ..have done much to oppress by speculation. Those who have substitutes in the army are trying to raise a great outcry against the Government because ihey are not longer ex empted and allowed to prey upon the people, and, worst of all, many of them are deserting to the yankee side. A Hint for those who make Soldiers Clothing. A soldier, writing to the Statesville Express, alludes to the bad manner in which soldiers' cloth ing is made, and says : . ' "Our pants, jackets and under clothing invaria bly rip, after a few weeks' service, into the origi nal pieces. Then comes a little swearing and sweating, and a week's darning and stitching, be fore we are fit to appear in public, unless we have lost all sense of decency, and come out with a 'flag 'o truce" flying in the rear. I would be glad if some of the women who do sewing for the soldiers would pay us a visit, I have not a doubt but they Would return with many good resolutions, as well as with a pretty good knowledge of anato my, and the conviction that our clothing is 'won derfully' if not 'fearfully' made." . FiRT, Incendiarism. We learn from a letter from Mr L. V. Campbell, of Iredell Co., that the . dwelling, kitchen and smoke-house of Mr Jacob Fraley, in the North-western end of Iredell, was entirely consumed by fire on last Sunday morning just before day. There were about 150 bushels of corn in the house, besides some other articles of less value, as Mr F. had sometime since removed with nearly all bis property to this County for protection from some lawless citizens and deser ters, because of his zeal in behalf of our cause. We learn that threats had frequently been made to burn Mr Fraley 's property, and at last carried into execution. Every good citizen owes it to himself to aid in ferreting out the perpetrators of this wicked deed. Salisbury Watchman. Foreign Items. Hostilities have commenced between the Republic of Equador and the United State? of Columbia. The rebellion in St. Domingo is still progress ing. The insurgents have captured 500 Spaniards. England had notified Denmark that in case her integritywas threatened by the Germanic Confed eration she would find her an ally on whos assis tance she might depend. The coast of England h been visited with a terrible gale of wind Holyhead 56 bodies floated in, and a dozen more might be seen dritt- inc with the tide towards shore mostly the bodies j of officers and crews of vessels. Chimneys, roofs, ; houses, barns, and trees were swept away with loc of life. Frightful ravages of tue Small Pox. A letter from Panama says: "The small pox, I which has sensibly, abated in this city, but only from a Jack of subjects, has carried off in 6 months 1,000 persona out of a population of 9,000. Over ! 1,000 -victims have been buried in the city pre : cincts, and COO, whof friends were too poor to : pay four dollars ground fee, were buried outside. With the dry season, which commences about this , time, we expect a total cessation of the plague. , , "Mother; I shouldn't be surprUed If Susan gets t,l-0rl enmo " ' choked some day. . "Why, my son? "Because John Wipsy twisted his arms around her nrck the oiher nisht. . and if she bad EOt - kissed bim he would Lave strangled hct." ' j dfelT&VFTO A S M. iUll US M-d VJ OF THE Tow of Oliarlotte, Compiled and amended from, the Minutes of for mer Boards of Commissioners. . 1. lie it Ordained by the Commigsioners ofthj Town of Charlotte, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same: That no person shall keep, or suffer to be kept, Kny hay, straw, fodder, shavings, or other com bustiblejiKitter, in any building where fire Is kept con stantly or occasionally, or in any place peculiarly ex posed to danger from fire, nor .suffer the same to be negligently elowed or put away, or managed so as to become-dangerous on the account of firei and any per son offending in either of these particulars, shall for feit apd pay the sum of Five Dollars for each and every offence, aud One Dollar for each day if the same is suffered to remain. 2. Be it further Ordained, That do person shall car ry or suffer to be carried, any candle,'lamp or other light without a lantern, into any stable, barn, or other house where there may be straw; fodder? shavings, or other combustible matter; and any person so oflenditig shall forfeit and pay the sum of Five Dollars for the first offence, and for every repetition of said offence a fine of Ten Dollars. 3. Be it further ordained, That any person, or per sons carrying on,' or causing to be carried on, uny cabinet-making, carriage or wagon making, or carpenters' shop, in which fire is used, wuo shall not remove or cause to be removed between sunset and 9 o'clock, or .before leaving the shop for the night, all chips and shavings from said shop, shall forfeit and pay the sum of Five Dollars for each acd every such offence. 4. Be it further ordained, That any one whose stove pipe, upon inspection by the Town Constable or May or, shall be adjudged unsafe, shall forthwith al er or arrange the same in such a manner as to avoid dan ger from fire, or forfeit and pay a fine of Five Dollars for every day it may so remain. 5. Be it furiher ordained," That any person or per sons whose chimney or stove pipe shall take fire or burn, unless the same be in wet weather,. Shall forfeit and pay the sum of Five Dollars for each and every of fence. - 6. Be it further ordained,.That any person or per sons who shall discharge any gun or pistol, or sll or set fire to explode, or use any squib or fire crackers, within the limits of the Town, shall forfeit and pay for each and every offence the sum of Five Dollars, if the offender be free person: and if a slave, shall receive twenty five lashes. 7. Be it fiiitker ordainejl, That any person or per sons who shall exhibit, set fire to, or explode aiy fire works, or raise or elevate any balloon or kite, or throw any fire balls, within the limits. 4f Hie Town, unless by the written permission of the layor first had and ob tained, .shall forfeit and pay for each and every offence the sum of Twenty Dollars. And any person or per sons who shall use or carry fire in the streets or thick ly settled parts of the Town in a careless qr negligent manner, shall forfeit and pay for each and every of fence the sum of Five Dollars if a free person, and if a slave receive not less than twent' lashes. 8. Be it further ordained, That no person or persons shall keep, or suffer to be kept, in his or their store, or in any hoise within one square of the great Square of the Town, more than One Keg of Powder at any time unless stowed in a Powder Magazine; and any person or peisons so offending shall forfeit and pay for each and every offence the sum 'of Twenty Dollars, aud all Powder so allowed to be kept within such distance, shall be carefully secured in covered mewl canisters under a like penalty for each and every offence. 9. Be it further ordained, That any person or per sons who shall deposit in any ot the streets, any rub bish, refuse, or filth of any kind whatever to remain, 5hall forfeit and pay for each and every offence, if free, the sum of Five Dollars, and if a slave receive not less than thirty lashes. And any person or persons who shall suffer his, her or their chips, wood, boxes, hogs heads, bales or anything (material for building excep ted) calculated to obstruct the free passage of the streets, sidewalks, or water in the gutters, to remain in the said streets, walks or gutters, longer than forty eight hours, shall forfeit and pay for each and every: offence the sum of Two Dollars, and One Dollar for every day that said obstruction! remain. 10. Be it furth fr ordained, That no goodsj wares, merchandize, bundles, hogsheads, or any article of trade, shall be allowed to remain on the sidewalks, so as to obstruct the free passage of said walks, and any person or persons offending agafust this orflinance shall forfeit and pay Five Dollars for each offence. 11. Be it further ordained, That any person or per sons who shall deposit the carcass of any dead animal in any street or lot, or suffer such to remain on their premises within the limits of the town, shall forfeit aud pay for each and every offence the sum of Five Dollars if a free person, and if a slave shall receive not less than thi.rty lashes. 12. Be it further ordained, That no person shall erect any Hog-pen within onehundred feet of the mam streets, or in any place that will annoy or incommode any community; nor shall any one allow their hogs to be fed in the streets; nor shall anyone occupying any house in tbe "Town, suffer any water to remain in his or her cellar, or on their lots, se as to become stag nant, under a penalty of Five Dollars; and the further penalty of One Dollar for every day such nuisance is suffered to remain. .13. Be it further ordained, Thatifany person or persons shall take or remove from any street, to the injury thereof, any-sand or eartn, without permission from the Mayor, he, she or they shall pay a fine of Five Dollars. 14.. Be it further ordained, Tlyit any person or per sons who shall run, ride or drive any horse or horses at a rapid speed through the streets, shall, if a free per. son, forfeit and pay the sum- of Ten Dollars for each and every offence, and if a slave receive twenty lashes. And any" person or persons who shall ride or drive up on any of the sidewalks, or shall hitch any horse to any fence, tree or post in such a way as lo obstruct said sidewalksv except in case of loaded wagons by per mission of the Mayor, shall forfeit aud pay the sum of Five Dollars, and if a slave receive ten lashes. 15. Be it further ordained, That any person leaving a saddle'horse, or a sivgle-hat ness horse, or any num ber of horses, hitched to any Vehicle in any of the streets without some person to stand by or hold the same, shall forfeit and. pay the sum of Five Dollars for each and every offence. 16. Be it further ordainedThat any person or per. sons who shall feed any stoefJmached to any wagon , or Cart in cither of the "main" streets, shall forfeit and pay foi each and every offence Five Dollars, and if a ' slave receive fifteen lashes, after having been notified j G .his ordinance And any persou or persons w ho J shall camp with any wagon or cart in any of the street , I i -l, .,11 fnfoi, a. ..I notr Ti.r uml pvcrv nni-nrs the shall forfeit aud pay for each and every offence the sum of Five DollarSj than tweuty lashes, wagons or carts in and if a. slave receive not less Aud auy person camping with snoYWthe 1 the thickly settled parts Town, and using fire at such camp, shall forMl and ' pay for each and every offence the sum of Ten Dollars; j . J - l-l- - l. I. .1,m .m..r ; ana me line peimiy un ic muicicu 1 " - j OI me lot or pany peruiuiici; iucu vaiuuiug wn ' 17. Be it further ordained, That if any stud-borse or h crPAi the . - . . 4 .M , . f i owner shall forfeit and pay the sum of -Ten Dollars for each and every offence. And no stud-horse or jackass shall be let to mares in Town except at such places as Bnall be ar,proved of by the Mayor, under a penalty of not exceeding one hundred d.Wlafs for each effence. . 18. Be it further ordained, That auy pewon. or per- sons who shall permit bis or their horse or horses, I'mule or mule3. to run at large within the corporate limits, shall forfeit and pay for each 'and every offence ine sum of Five DoIImi. t l9 it further 0rdirfed, That any person having license, who shall sell !r deliver ver to any person, any ( liyuor, ou the iSabbalh j beer cider, wine, or spi.itous i dy;r any bailer of piritous liquor open his or tkeir fckopa on the Sabbath for the nurnose of rtlinr or mt. Kkops on the Sabbath for the purpose of selling or giv ing any spiritoua liquor, wine, bees or cider to any person, shall forfeit and pay for each and every offence the sum of Fifty Dollars; and eny person seeu entering or coming out of said shops, it shall be deemed and held prima facie evidence of the offence. 20. Be it further ordained, That-if any free negro be found by the Town Constable or Guard, in the night time or on the Sabbath day, ia any kitchen or out house not ihi ir own, in the company of, or associating with, any slave, shall by said Constable or Guard, be brought before the Mayor, and upon conviction be fiued not more than Two Dollars, and upon failure to pay said fine and cests, shall receive not more than thirty-nine lashes unless taill free negro is there and associating with said slave by the permission of the o wner of the premises. 21. Be it further ordained, That no person shall em ploy in bis or her store or grocery, any free negro in the capacity of clerk oi retailer vf any article, without forfeiting the sum of Twenty-five Dollars for each and every day. 22. Be it further ordained, That no fret negro shall be allowed to sell or buy any article, after dark, with out permission from the Mayor or one of Commission ers, under a penalty of Two Dollars, in default of Dir. ment of fine and costs to receive twenty lashes; and any person buying from or selling to free negroes any article after dark without the permission of the Mayor or one of the Commissioners, shall forfeit and pay for each and every offence Twenty Dollars.' 23. Be it further ordained, That If any slave shall be found a any dram or grog-shop, either ia the day or night time, without having a written permit from his or her owner stating that he or she was sent for a spe cific purpose, shall receive fifteen lashes at the public whipping post ; unless the owner shall come forward and show on oth that such slave was sent by hfm And the owner or keeper of a grog shop where a iUm may be found, shall forfeit aud pny for each aud every offence Twenly-five Dollars, and a suspension of bis license. 24. Be it further ordained. That if any person shall be convicted on trial of selling any article to a slave within the corporate limits, without a verbal or writ' ten permission from the owner of such slave, or from the agent or representative of his or her owner, shall forfeit and pay Twenty Dollars, unless the Mayor is satisfied that the negro is marketing for his or ber owner or employer. 25. Be it fin Uier ordained, That it shall not be law ful for any person or persons to permit any assemblage of slaves on his or their lot, without having first ob tained permission fsora the Mayor or Commissioners and any one violating this ordinance shall forfeit and pay Twenty Dollars: and if any slave attends such as genihlagre without permission from his owner, or the agent of his owner, shall receive thirtr-nine lashes. 26. Be it further ordained, That no slave or free ne gro shall smoke a pipe or cigar in any street, or walk with a club or bludgeon, or carry auy weanoo, under a penalty, if a free negi o, of Five Dollars, and on fail' ure to pay such fine, shall receive not less than five nor more than thirty-nine lushes; and if a slave, receive the same number of lashes. 27. Be it further ordained. That any person who shall be guilty of fighting, aasaultiug or committing a battery upon any person, or going- about the streets drunk, or oi whooping, hallooing, riotous singing, or tising' loud and profane swearing, uiug any obscene language, singing any black-guard or obsceue songs, ttr be guilty of using impudent or iudeceut language, or guilty of any indecent exposure of person, or con duct, or other misdemeanor, within t!e corporate lim its, shall be find not exceeding Fifty Dollars ; and if a free negro and shall fail to pay said fine, shall receive thirtr-nine lashes, and if a slave the same number of lashes. 28. Be it further ordained, That if any slave shall be found from his or her home after the hour of half-pant nine o'clock, p. m., unless by written permission from his or her owner, said slave shall be put in the guard house and kept there nntil the next morning and rhall receive twenty-five lashes, and the owner or employer shall then be notified of his or her arrest and shall com forward and pay Two Dollars and remove the slave ; and such slaves shall not be discharged nntil the fine is paid by the owner or employer. 29. Be it further ordained, That if any free aegro or slave shall sell or give to any person whatever any spirito.us liquor, either in the day or night time, ha or they shall Receive thirty-nine lashes. 30. Be it further ordained. That no fre negro or stave shall buy any fowls for exportation under a pen alty of thirty-nine lashes for each and every offence ; and no slave belonging to the town shall buy or sell any fowls to anj person without a written permit from his or ber master or mistress, under a penalty of ten lashes for each and every offenee, and any person buy ing from such slavs shall forfeit and pny for each and every offence Five Dollars. 31. Be it furtner oraaini-d, that it shall not he law ful for, any owner of anv house to erect any cellar-door or steps to any house, or continue those already erect ed where the door or steps extend into any street more than three feet, unless such door he on a level with the sidewalk, under a penalty of Five Dollars for every raontu s continuance or sucn oueoce auer nQtincauon by the Mayor or Commissioners. 32. Be it further ordained, That any person owning or usiuer any cellar-door upon the streets, and shall leave it open alter dark unguarded, ot without a light to show .i i -i.n -.r..: 1 r l r mat u is open, niiau iiuii ii nuu pjr iui ruii uu cTcijr w fence Twenty Dollars. 33. Be it further ordained, That it. shall not h lawful for any person to sufb r or permit their cattle or gouts to be or remain in any of the" street at night, nor suff.-r their goats to run at large in the day-time, under a penal ty of Two Dollars for each and every offence. 34. Be it further ordained. That any person who shall willfully break any of the lamps an the streeU. shall for feit aud pay a penalty of Ten Dollars; aud if a slave or free, negro, receive thirty-nine l.tshes. 35. Be it further ordained, That no person or persons sha'l erect any Bowling Alley, without permission from the Board nf Commissioners specifying the place of loca tion, under a penalty of One Hundred Dollars. 3fi. Be it further ordained. That uo person or persons shall build or erect any Livery "Stable or Blacksmith shop on either Trade or Trj'on streets, .without permission from the. Board of Commissioners, under a penalty of One Hundred Dollars. 37. Be it further ordained. That no person shall be al lowed to occupy more than one-half ot the street in the erection of buildings, nor obntiuct fbe paasiige of water in the gutters with the material for building, uuder a penalty of Fifty Dollars. 3d. Bi it further ordained. That no person shall build any 6tab"le or cow-house w ithin fifty feet of any street, under a penalty of Fifty Dollars. Bo it further ordained. That it shall not be lawful for auy p-.ou to erect any building without pcrniumioii from the Board of Commissioners, other than brick cr stone with metal roof, on H'luan s No. 1, 2. 3, 4, 0. 7, !, , . wnaltv of One Thouwud Dollars ... -. . . ... , ., 40. Be it further ordalued. That the bin -ed of the Rail road trains in passing thiouch town shall not exceed four fL1! : ?i?rL "i, . t,Lhi "IS JTiI!' to oWrve ti,i8 ordir.anee, shall forfeit and pay for ! eac, amj eTery onvnce fifty Dollars; and any Railroad n .1 I . f . I IIIIIC nitlliU mr uumo vi neajvi iv tv Jv au mw j ' uoinpany permiuing men iraiu m w Hupmi wiu ie streets. liicrcoy iiinoeTintr idh we inuvutu;'- oi yenicwa or persons, shall forfeit and pay for -acb and every offence Twenty Dollars. At w.. ; fnHkiiv Aril.mAil Th,l l 1..,Il Vfe triM jfnfcv A : tin; Town Guard to patrol die sfceets from 9 p. m. until dayJight next morning and visit all swpeeted I houses; aud tuey sliall wash, or nave wannea. tne ataewt : lamps once every month, and if any one employed as Guard shall be fomud intoxicated, shall be removed from ' offace. 42. lie it further ordained. That on and immediately after the first day of July next, and ou eaeb auceoeding 1st da of July thereafter, (provided the same does Bot occur ui Sunday, then aud ia that caee, on the day following,) all' Free Necrroes now resident in the town of Charlotte, or niajr hereafter become residents of the same, being of jj,e age t.f twelve years aud upwards, shall he rvquuva to J appear "before fl Mayor, " nroll their name, arn npou iaUahtetonr eyidmre of n.-ei-ble rnararUr aud indu. satisfactory evidence of a tx-aecable character aud iodua- trioms-kabits, obtain from him a certificate of such enroll ment, together with a description of their persons, charac ter aud trade, or eaiployioeni, to be signed by th JMayor, countersigned by the Clerk, and sealed with the corporate seal of the town. And if any free person of color liable to aoch enrollment shall be found without such certificate, aid free person of color shall be deemed guilty of a ni la demeanor, and on conviction la-fore the, Mayor, shall bo punished at his discretion by -either f ne, w hipping, im prisonment, or hiring-out , for a time not exceeding fix months for each offence. And fur each and every such enrollment and certificate so granted, a tax of two dollais shall be collected by the Ch-rk for the. ua of the Treasuiy of the Town. 43. Bo ft farther ordained. That, no person tender any pretence whatever shall hire to Lis or her slave, or lo auy lave under his or her control, Lis or Iter time, or allow them the control of tht same, und.a a penalty of forty dol lars for each and every off- nee. And on conviction be for the Mayor, said slave or slaves shaft also be bind out to the highest bidder at public outcry for the balance of the ear, aud the proceeds of such hiring shall be for the Leu-, efit of the Town. " 44. Be it further ordained. That no slave shall go at large as a free person, exercising his or her discretion iu the employment of their time, nor shall any slave keep house to him or herself as a free person exercising the Lko discretion in the employment of his or her time j and iu caw3 the owner or nTson having control of such slave or slaves consent to the ssme or connive thereat, be or she shall be guilty of a miMdetmanor, and, on conviction, bo fined not exceeding fifty dollars. 45. Be tt further ordained. That any peraon w ho shall sell or deliver to a slave as a gitt any spirituous liquors, at any hour of the night or day, without an order from thn owner or malinger of said slave, shall, upon Conviction, Im fined oue huudred dollar, and iu di-lault of payment or securing the same, to be imprisoned not exceeding ninety days; and said slave ehall be punished by whipping not exceeding thirty-nine lawhes. o. lie, it tui iher ordaiuuu, ILat no retailer or spirituous liquors, t itWr hy the small or large m asuie, rhall employ auy slave or free persou of color, to sweep out or cleau up hisir their grocery, nor for any purpose whatever, iu thu abaence ot the proprietor or other wbite agent from said grocery, or w hilo in bed; aud any piuu so offending shall, upon conviction he fined tweuty-five dollars. 47. Ilo it further or Joined, Tba any pTou v ho shall sell Wine or Spirituous Liquors within the limits of this Town at retail or by thermal I ineasor less than a quart, without having first obtained a Liceuae from the Commis sioners of the Town, shall, upon conviction, pay a hue of one hundred dollars for each 'offence. And any person selling by the qnart or any quantity under a barrel, with out Licence, alutll, upon conviction, nay a fine of oue hundred dollars for each offence. Ana tho aboie penal, ties shall likewise Ik; imposed on any person whose Li cense shall have beeu abrogated by the Board of Commis sioners of the Town, and who shall rerun to obey a notice of auch abrogation. 46. Be it further ordaiped. That no person shall be al lowed to transpoit, either in their ow u or any other name, ouany of the KailroadB h ading from this place, any such articles of traffic as Poultry , Butter aud Kggs. Any vl. laliou of this Oidinauce to subj"ct I ho putaoti ao offending to a riue oi ten dollars for each offence ; aud in default of Eaymeut, if a slave o. free perttou of color, to bo puuiahed y whipping not exceeding ibirty-uine. laol.i a. AO. Jto it further ordained, 1 hat in order Ui prevent th spreading of Small Tot, that when any cat kliall be re ported to exist in auy lioii in 'the Town, the p4 ion or Jtersons so reported as having the diwaxe him 1 1 not bo per mittedSto come outside of the boundary of the lot they are living upon until the pbysicinu in attendance Khali certify that all danger of communicating it to others shall Imvn paased away; nor shall any person other than the regu'ar members of the family and necessary attendants trpou th case, aud servants employed in the family", go nj ou said lot; and if it aball be deemed neceimary by the Board, the Mayor shall have power to remove any negro ho aliYct ed beyond the limits of the t-oiporatioti, Any peti,n vio lating any of the provisions of this Ordinance s.'inll foifell and pay ono hnndred dollars; and if thepaity offeuding be a minor, apprentice or servant, 'then iu that cast? the ftno shall be collected off the patent, guardian or mauler of such minor, apprentice or servant. 50. Be it further ordained, Tht in default of pay. ment or securing any fine imposed by thn Mayor for a breach of any ot the Ordinances of the Town, said person for so offending shall he imprisoned not exceeding twenty days; provided nothing in this Ordinance, shall be so con strued as to apply to the time of imprisonment already specified iu any of the Ordinances of the Town of Charlotte. 51 . Be it further ordained, That any penalty or penal ties, imposed by any of the Ordinances of this Town, in curred by a minor, shall be recovered from the parent, guardian, or master (if an apprentice.) of auch minor. 52. Be it fmther ordain d, That it shall be the duty of the Town Constable and Gnard or l'airol to watch for and report all violatious of tko foregoing Oidiuapces to the Mayor. 53. ll it further ordained. That all informers, includ ing the Town Constable and Guard, shall have half of all moneys realized on fines from convictions. liT The foregoing Ordinances were revised and adoot- ed at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Charlotte, held on the iBih day January, 1HC4, and or dered to be printed. 8 A ML. A. HARIU3, Major. Thos. W. Dewtr, Town Clerk. Diabolical Affair. It is f-oaitively asserted (says thu Hrietol G azette) that the Major who com manded the Yankees captured by Geo. Jones, last week, in Lcc coun.y, Va., ai guilty of the moat diabolical affair that has transpired in this part of me country since mo war begun, no oas been proven guilty of committing rape upon ono of the moat virtuous ladies of Lee county, lie u not sent "on to Kicbujond'.but U now confined in iroua at Abingdon. ' We ltarn from an officer just from Jticlmond that the Government will soon begin to impress wbirky ood brandy for medical purposes, hospitals. &c , and mad earnestly hope this good intention will be promptly executed. If tbo brandy and whibky now boarded up in the Landa of specula tors were appropriated to the use of the (Jovern eh nf, it would probably fully supply ail the hos piul and armies in the Confederacy. Lsrge quantities arc stored in this vicinity, awaiting tall prices or a cnaoce to anp out to some market. 11 impressment be made for anything, this is ooc of the article; which should not to exempted; espec ially is it one that should come under the rule ia this time of scarcity of grain. It will, however, make the owners Lowl. Oue ef tbctn will make more fuss than forty farmers deprived of their train or bacon. Nevcrthcle, (he public will sua. tain Jess damage bv this scifiro of whiakv and tban bJ ,n,81 "Jibing eo we can think g . a- m . . a L, u, "u, VWIW 7" , 7 . uo iTDOiCni- w" spare the j;rsin and take the boarded braody and I t' . 1 " II' . u J aj ry n uniiman. "Lo, the Poota Indian!" Col. Thomas' bat ulioA of Cherokees, raised in Western North Caro 'Jim, and the Cbocktaws. Chiekasaws. Creeks and other nation, inhabitintr what is known as the . .' . , , . "Indian Temtorjr west of Arkansas, have shown themselves about as true to tb Coofederscy as any trooM id tbeerviee, indeed some of thera hare exhibited a firmness and devotion that is well cal culated to pat not few of oar white citizens t j shame. They tiare made good fcold ier Into iiinan themselves to be true nien . anil ra .ln. nyhXie thanks, t! t'i i 1 1, .n r I.