AfTALT to, rtmtdy certain inconvenience
t urunr me pre jcx: Land Unas.
T7HEREAS-th.3 entVi takers are not re.
V V qUirct byJtw-to infcrt the date cf the
.try iu the warrant iifued to .he claimant;
.A if.-., t . r.i i ..... - . . . '
cviiu iiic- uace oi tne SiHry aoes net therefore
eppear upon the gra&t , and ir frequently hap
pens that a fetond enterer of the fame land
obtains hi grant-firft, and great injuitice u
ijoue to the. firft fair and honeit purchafer :
For remedy whereof,-
I. Be it trailed 'by the Central tif Ajfembly
of the Ji ate oj Nortb.Canlina, and it is her thy
tnufiei by the authority rf the fame: "t har
from" and aftp.- the Hi Jjy of March - next,
i: Ih.ili be the !.: oi' the vntry-tdkerto in
fer c th.T date or the entry in tne body 0 the
warrant ; an 1 t.ie.iecrc:ary of ftate mall and
is hereby required, in.iiiuing grants for
land, in ali cafeiwhatibever: to inff rr in iV
.body o' J u.h grant the date of the entry when I
...v. i.iui ..jjs.,!! uii me warrant reiuni
ed into his cffr:e;'and if any entry tak r fhall
ill'ur vvara:it contrary to the directions of
face. the fame, Ahat tfc(? fjelJued under
a duplicate warrant by.vrrtue; of this act'rand v
liable to become null and void if at any tiature
time it fhould, appear that a grant had been
obtained on the original warrant Hated to
have been left or deftroyed as afo'refaid.
IV. And be itfurthefenafted; That in alt
cafes where it fhall appear by the entry, taker's'
books that warrants have not uTued by the
eritry-taker,. the clerk by order of the court,
is hereby directed to iffue warrants in the fame
manner as by the firft fecTton in this aft duett -ed,
. to the perfdn or perfons who may apply
. for the fame ; and .the cerk of the court
lhall be entitled to demand and f eceive the
fum of four millings in full for all fervices in
this behulf.
.... Y- And whereas. lands tidw irthe counties
of Wilkes, - Burke and Buncombe, were
formerly liable to be entered, ; and may have
. been. enteredwith the entry-taker of Vafh-"
Sngtonand Greenemthe ftajte-ofTenneflee
And whereas fraud may be attempted under
colour of warrants from the Aid counties of
vv jiningtou ana ureene : Jt ?r prevention
lueior the l ime, and the other half to the
ule of th $itc-. ;
11. Whereas diffitultiei'hive arifen in ob-
tammg grants, under the operation of the
nxm ieau n or an act, palled -t the lalt Gene
tiiij. act, he Mail ioneit and uav the Aim Af
' uiiroi iaia counties at vv i l-m Kurt. , Rn
- - p vi JLfUU-
combe, under colour of . an entry made in
AV-alhinrton or Greene, fhall
f. making a' fiirvey thereof, produce to the.
x t ' wuaui uiciuuuiy in wmcn the land iipth
a.t , ,, mkd n,wd to theilTaiug f i Wirim and Make it appear by ll oh and
IS ' lhaT ui,hf e,Ury- "od where u can L prkW
I rt' ' ' .?l:-t mI tapre. .hat the purchafe money for the ta,ia claimed
f 7?' 'U-Vf? " the entry.ker , ndS
a, ddoto" where the . .,.! ctcrrr b u?oa the Jarrint IhaU be ifehSS7w
oe,u or rei!W -wK o yut tac oath rtqiwcd the clerk, and ihereafter be held a 00"d war. '
yt.?:.. Pvclnever,helers: yraif"h
:;-;"';" "; ? " ,"a w'6"ui lurveyslhallbe made agreeable" to th lociu.
enurrr li dtaJ, orwkreih- ilamiant inav ... An,.u.4.ir. . -
.,-,MS-i'fi' i,i.f....f 1 . any grant ODtain-
r.u.ab, a..gn,.,e.. .f fini rooovtJow eddnawarrantcounttrrmnedasiP,;,) iil
TlI fll rlira to V P. . t . 1 .1 11 t
iauJw 13 ucrcoyacciaren ruii ana
c-i tiic uate, it fhall and
fuch cla;ni.t filinc un afiidavit lothat rtfrft
in the kwretary'a onice, tor the fecretary of
Itate 10 lifue gi a;its upon warrant fo return
ed, for -11 eutties mcde pre'ious to the lirft
d-ot J anuary, 1794; Provided the war
rant torrelpc.ds iulucieiitly with the tranf
cript returned under the laid act to'the lccre
tary'i o:hc. by the tic rks of the county courts.
1'rovideJ alio, That grants may iltui 10 per
fons claudins budt entered i.i thecouniiesof
Guillordand Chj hun previoas 10 the year
. -O .1.1. I J
170, -iiuuu-iiuitTcmay dc no irankript
with which'the warrants may or can be com.
pared.. ,
111. .Andwhereas warrants have in fotne
inflinccs bet n loft, that have iifucd upon en.
tries iiKide on the books no.v in polT.iuon cf
the ch rks of the county courts, and others
in-vei :!:u;d, ib'hat titles cannot be perfect;
eu tathejaudsib tlajmcil: For remedy where.
of, ISe W further ettdtlt J, That it fhall and
may be lawful for any pcrfon claiming lands
u-ider itich drcuui(lateb to nuke application
to ihs court of the county in v, hole ofHce fuclt,
IwoUs are loJcf , "for a f e o-,id warrant ; and
if it Ibdl be iiiad-appear'to the fatUfaft ton of
iuchcourrby thebjpedio 1 of the books that
Inch entry vr. et md mat tlw party had
l'ci Ici.it!) 4.:.t;;!c hii!fir;veawairanr, and
it fhall a!!o be nude ajwier by the oath of a
fu. vnor or fWe c cJ blewitnefs, that fuch
v '.rrj.it h js been trti or deftroy ed, then it
i,t-ll bcjVuu yofthe court to order the
c!m turtle a ffCtnd warrant of the fame
tt:.i?r arid d.itr ui t', e one (o loll or dell oyed,
ftitmjr in the bnlv thereof th 1; the fame i$ a
diif!;fjtr wluh warrant fhall Wdc unJrr
t);s :cdcft i?xn,iritifths county, and the
fame iVall be as valUl as if hfued by the entry,
t.dffi tnd t;e fitrveyor making return or
plat, lt d f ,f ryt jcr fuch duplicate!, it
lf.41bejm hi y to note the the fame particj.
Uy ihcrci.; ; an! the frirctsry hTnn;; a.,y
;ti.nrcr Mi r, -on. '!:?!! -etc in t-,c
... ' 1 H1IU
void m cafe it fliall afterwards
warrant had beenprevioufly ilTued and a 0 rant
at any time obtained theVconv
.Vi; And to prevent grants being iiTued
won fcimied orforeed warrants: lie it
k hat -it IhaU be the duty of tlic fecre ary cf.
naic to nay tne timing of grants on a 1 war
rants returned into his office, purporting to
bj fignedby any entry-takcr of the "counties
of Wafliington and Greene, wh'ercofhe may
entertain any doubt of their being genuine,
or not aftually figncd by any of the laid en-ry-taUers;
and in allfucli cafes it fliall be his
dutytol.y fuch warrants before the next
General AfTembl, who will take fuch order
thereon as juftice and the intercft of the fhte
may rcr.cire.
VII. And whereas by the faid aci, lands
entered and not patdfr in a certain tiny
therein limited revert aain tb the lbte, and
may again be entered by any perfonon pro
curing the certificate therein pi cfcribed from
the rrcafurer, and it has happened h diver
inft.inces from a want of a general publicati.
on of faid law, in t sc to enable the citiiens
to provide for the payment of their lands,
the claims of many perfons have lapfed and
become void 1 For remedy whereof, Be it
endflcJ, That all entries of claim for lands
which have been made in "any of the counties
of this Hate after the8thday of Frorua y,
1795, and for which the purchafe money hath
, not ixen rerctofore paid to the ftale, may yet
be paid for at any time during the prefent
fcihon of the General Aflcmbly, or within'
twelve months sftcr thcriftng of the f mc t
and the public rrcafurer fhall be and I crVby
h required to receive the purchafe money for
all fuch entries at aforefaid a.id to grant re
ceipts for the fame in Ule manner a he woul J
have done had futh cniries never laplcd or
become toid under the tjperation of the act
aforciaid.' Provided, That no receipt of the
of the r.urthdc nmnry flu'.lopcratcjn bar of
or . ? ?fe Prejudice of. anv entry or entries
which . .may have MyS&
for any of thela.ds of the.aforefaid cUfcripti!'
.. VXH. And he it further fi ' .
. all caf es of entries made Coce thefirft day of
" j y ,yy4 " man oe tne duty of the
perfon having n.ade j"uch entry, toeaufe the
warrant and iurvey to be returned tb the fe
cretary's office within twelve months after
the expiration of the prefent ielhon of the
General Ailemhlv nnA n nil r c . -
1 i ' J ' u trtlC! U1 entries
k wnich mav hprw k. j. n ...
the duty of perfon making fuch entry, to
have the warrant and furvey re umed to thel
lecretary.s office within twelve mo ,ths after
the s paffingpf this axl orthe dae of fuch entry
mall nT.inrdeCr f lhe W"
fhalUn all cafesof entry fm.e the firft aSy of:
Wb:lc trafuy wHin twelve month from the
expiration ofthc prefent ftiWbVtSJ;
AlTembly , and in all cafes of entry mJ$
hereafter it ihal be paid tothe public treaZ
lurer withm twelve months from the date o
the entry ; after, which; time ihebarhafc
money fhal 0t be paid, fuaill.eSfe
by thetreafureragainit lucfr enters ; . .
he entry-uker's returr W in the comp.
Uerfs officei fhallb J
ttat fuch entry was made and the mbrieyui,.
pad. provided Oway ; That it fhallbela
tul for the enterer to make it appear by the.
oam of the furveyor of the county wheJe thr
lands were entered., mn in rt.:. 1
certihed by-.the clerk upcearaht'i''
no vacant land could be found, or only S
of the quantity called .for by faid warrant,
and' the enterer fhall ' then ,. have' cr
Atl f eof with the' treasurer t
and tU s-faud I warrantihallhefileds a voucher -
S i. VHi d hereupon th4 treafurer
lhall forbear, to bring fuit v and in all cafesT
where the treafurer fhall hive bought foit;
and uch. evidence IhattbeuTduponie'l'
thedeidantfl,allpay,ofts,(altughS
may be no recovery for the ftate.'
: '; IX. And to theenaTthat tlie names of the
tT,ir? j3"'1. ieveral counties within:
u uaie; unce tne 8th day of February '
l795f may be known ; Belt enabled
authority oreaid, . That the entry.'takers, of
the refpeftive counties fliall, within twelve
months after Che cxpiratibo. - of the prefett i
fcflion of the General AOcmbly, furnifl, Jae
treafurer with a complete return, on iii h
of all the entnes made in their refpeOive -of!
ficcs, fmce the 8th day of Fehruary, h'j7
either with therafelves or theirprccfecofc in
offire, as fhall appear from the books in t'hd
polftihon : For which fcrvice they fhall r ecef
an adequats reward, to be fixed by the trea"
furcr and comptroller, and to be paid out of
the trcafurv on the delivery of fuch return .
and annually hereafter they fhall makeri.r,,. '
uaui,nds eiucred wnh thieai as a part of
their olficul duty, for which hey (hj dai.a
no reward. And in cafe of 4 refufal iff t
tire of any cntrjr.uter tbfurnifh returns
by this act required, ,he or they fo rcfufm
or ta.TInpflforfdi andpfuiSSg
hundred poundMobc recovered, on motion
in any court having cognizance thereof,
X. And tdrcmcdv the ncgle.l, and abuft'i
of furveyors iif certain tnflances Be it M
(tistlci, T hat from and after the paffing. of
this ail, whenever, a warrant of furvey fhall
come to any furveyor in this ftate, he fliall as
ufua) proceed to furvey tjie fame, and fl,all
within thirty days after fuch furvey is roade
deliver to the perfon or perfons for whoa!
the furvey was Wr, utwn his or their ap.
plication, nd upa his fees being paid, L
warranr, together with two jufi andfa.rplats'
of futh lurvcy, under the penalty of twenty
poandi for each failure, to be recovered b-.'