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A Enloe and John MingnsK under the directions of the Pub lie Treasorer, for the balance due the State by the first pur chaser, with interest thereupon: Therefore, Bt it enacted by Ma Oenerul Atetmblyof the State Ntrtk CanEna, 'audit it kertbg enacted lg the authority of the tame. That tha mI made by James WiOutnn,' be, and the same is hereby iu all things confirmed; tliat the Treasurer and Attorney1 General of the State be, arl they are hereby authorized to examine the pay ments which have been made to the State or her agents tor the said tract of land, and in casothey should find that any of the payments have not been credited, to give credit there- Andu ther, that the said Trtasurer and Attorney Gener al be authorized to examine if the said tract of land is ma terially interfered with by reservations ganted by the United States to the Cherokee Indians, under the Treaties of 1817 and 1819; and in case they should decide that it was raa teriaity interfered with, and that the land or a large portion : of it did no " elongto the State at the time it was sold, tliat they, under .lie rules prescribed by the acts of 1823 and 1829, parsed for the. relief of purchasers of Cherokee re tervntions, shall be authorized to remit " air the Interest which h accrned on said bonds since the passage of the I aft recited act;' and on the payment of the sum adjudged 10 be due by the said Attorney General . and Treasurer, the Secretary of State is hereby authorized to issue a grant to Jb.soid parcbaseraortlieitassignee oassigit.,,,.,,.,.. Sec. Ii: Be Vfarthtr enacted; Yb& this act shall tt in force from and after it ratification. Ratified the 9th day ot January, 1845. AnlAct to extend the provisions of an act, passed at the ses sion of the General Assembly of 1830-31, entitled " An " Act for the relief of such persons as may suffer from the destruction of the lecords of Hertford county, occasioned by the burning of the court house and clerks' offices of said county;" and also to extend the provisions of an act, passed at the sess. on of 183 1-32, entitled "an act hi addition to an net pat d at the last session of the General. Assembly ofthis State lit relation to the burning of the records of the county ol Hertford," to the, counties of. Montgomery and Stanly. ' '"'J Be it enacted if the General AemUy of the Slate f 'North CartUua, and it it hereby enacted by the authority of the tame, Tbat lh prenl,ii of the above recited acts be and they are hereby extended to the counties of Montgomery and Stunly, to all intents and pur poses, as fully as if the said act had been specially made in relation to the burning of the court house and clerks' offices of Montgomery. . Ratified this 1st day of January, 1845. ' ' CHAPTER LV. An Act declaratory of the meaning of the act entitled u An Act to aid he Internal Improvements ofthis State," Revis ed StatutesTchopter 61, sec. 6th. Whereas, in tho above recited act, it is provided that the Board of Internal Improvements, Jby virtue of subscription nnd payment on bohalf of the State, shall appoint two fifths of the whole number of Pi rectors of each of the corporations aforesaid, and iu all general meetings of the stockholder) in anyof said jcompanies, the Commissioners of Internal Im proveinentv or auy oiier representative of the StaWTvhom the said Doard mav nppoiut, haTl 1 entitled to two fifths ot the whole iiumbe. f vote, which may be given at such meeting; and whereas doubts have arisen as to the trite in tent and moaning of the said provision in the said act: Therefore, vr ... t -. .in- . . . JBt it enacted by the Gt.. sal Aiemhlj of ike Siale jf Ji'artk Carolina, and it ie hereby enacted by the authority if the tame. That it mm intend ed and is hereby declared to be the true intent and meaning of the said recitod proviso of the snid act, for the Board of internal lmprovent to appoint , two-filths of the whole num ber of directors in each of the said corporation, bil neither oy inemseives, nor by any representative appointed by them, to vote for. the remainiug three-fifths of Jhe directors of the said corporations. ' , Ratified the 9:h day of January, 1815. IC-VPTERLTI An'AcI to-amend an act to Incorporate the President; Oirec-'---tors and Company of the Yadkin Toll Biklge. . .; , ct. f . Be U enacted ; .' General jbeembly of tie State Surth Carolina, and it it hereby enacted by the authority of the earn, Tbat Maiy Icke and William I,ocke, of the county of Kowan and State of North. Carolina, their hrira and hasivna. hn. aiioVthe II same are hereby authorised to keen nn the- toll bruhrc over the Yadkin river, on the road leading from Salisbury, Row. an County, to Lexington, Davidson county, and to ask, d mind and receive the to4 lowing loll for crossing the snow, to win for every four wheeled carriage with lour horses, one dollar, for every four wheeled carriage with two horse, 73 cents; for every Jour "wheeled carriage or buggy, with one horse, fifty cents; for every two wheeled chair,- snlkey or cart, with one hors, U 9ty fire cents; for every every empty wagon with four horses, fifty cents; for every wagon "her loadtsd or empty wi.v. three fiose, ftfty cents ; for ev- ery loaded wagon or carryall with two horses, fifty cents; for eery empty wagon or crryall with two horses, lorty cents; for ever one horse wagon or caryail either loaded or empty, thirty cents; for every man and horse, ten cents: lor every foot passenger, five cents; excepting- negroes in droves; and lor each and every negro in said drove over seven years ag, four cents; for each head of sheep or hoes, two cfctits. Sec. II. Bt it furtker tnac'eit by the authority oforetuht, That all laws and clauses of laws coming within the mean ing and purview ot this act, be, ana the same are liereby repealed; and this act shall be in force from and after its rat ification. . Ratified this 31st day of December, 1844. CHAPTER LVII. An Act supplemental to an act, passed at the present session of the General Assembly, entitled an act to amend an act to incorporate the President, Directors and Company ol - the-Yadkin Toll Bridge.. . -. , , Be it enacted by tit General Jt$tmbly of the State North Carolina, and it it hereby enacted by the authority of the tame, That the individuals named in the act passed at the present session of the General Assembly, entitled an act th amend an act incorporating the President, Directors and Company bfifie" Yldkrn Toll Bridge; b'; and they art hereby' author ised to demand and receive from any person crossing their said Bridge with a loaded wagon drawn by four or more horses, seventy five ceuts for each and every such loaded wagon; and this act shall be iu force from and after its rati fication. Ratified this 6th of January, 1845. J CHAPTER LVIII. vr An Act to amend the 123rd Chapter of the act of the Re- ites, ent wrecked property. . vised Statutes, entitled ''an act conceruiiiK wrecks and .. JU. it enacted by the General Jbmembly of the State af JSTerth Caro lina, and it it hereby enacted by th authority. of the eamo. That tht 123rd Chapter ot'the act ot the Revised' Statutes, entitle J an act conce mini "wrecks and wrecked properlv," be, and the same is hereby so amended : 1st. That the Counties of Carteret and New Hanover shall hereafter be, and the same iire' hereby di vided 'iuio" Yfie" folfo wine" wreck"' districtsr to wit: ' The county of Carteret into five districts, the first from the Hyde County line to Ocracocke Inlet; the second (rom Ocracocke Inlet to a due South . East line drawn . from Harbor Island to the ses; the third from said tine to a due South East line drawn from Shell Point, on Hnrker's Island, to the sea; the fourth from the last mentioned line to old Topsail Inlet; the fifth from old Topsail Inlet to the Onslow County line; nnd the County of New Hanover . into two Districts; the first from the Onslow County line to Deep Inlet; the second from Deep Inlet to the Brunswick County line. ' -' Sec. II. That no person exercising the business or call ing of a Pilot, and no Pilot s";all hereafter be or act as a commissioner of wrecks. Sec. III. That the two indifferent persons directed in the fourth sect iott of the act to which this act is an amendment, to be chosen to adjust the amount of reward to be paid to the salvors, shall, if they cannot agree touching the amount of ucn. rewartj, cnoose one otnerimiuieTeDt person., as umr pi re to decide between them touching the amount of such reward; and from the adjustment or award thus made, ei ther party may dissent, as is now allowed in said act. Sec. IV. That in future the commissioners of wrecks shall be the only proper persons to take charge of, advertise or sell any vessel, cargo or other wrecked property that may be stranded or cast on shore in their respective - dis tricts: Provided, that the captain, owner, merchant, or consignee, or their agent, may, during the absence of the Commissioners, or if he refuse to act, lake charge -of. jpr sell or remove such vessel, cargo, or other wrecked property; and every Commissioner shall receive, for selling any wreck ed property, five per cent, on the amount of all such sales; and in case of the removal of any wrecked property by the owner, merchant, -consignee, or their agent, from the ens tody ot. any. JDoroxnissioner, without a sale, then . such Com missioner shall receive two and a half per cent on the a mount of the value of such propert y, so removed,' which'a mount shall be ascertained in the same manner as the a. mount of the reward to be paid to the salvors is herein : and by said act directed to be ascertained and determined. Sec Y-Tiiatnatommissioner shall in any ease be en titled to salvage on property saved t and for ths discharge of all the duties which now are or may hereafter be impos- eu on eaciinua an ounem oy . law, no commissioner snau be entitled to receive any thin? more than the commissions allowed him as such iu this act; any law, tisane, or cus tom to the contrary notwithstanding; and any - person : who shall interfere with the rights and privileges of any commis sioner, shall be liable to such commissioner, in an action ou the case, for such damages as the eomm ssioner shall sus tain by reason of such interference: Frovided, that the com missioner, when such person- may have been employed in tlw absence of the Commissioner, or in case of his . refusal l act, shall tender to the peison thus' engaged", n ' reasona ble compei:sation for the trouble aud cxpeuso the .person thus employed may have nudergone. ' " 8ec7 TL Tliat hereafter It shall be the duty of the sever al Commissioners of wrecks, instead of advirtising sales of 'wrecks or stranded property m two or more public places in iiif-n icpnvtiTa vyuuuues, w auveniauaucu boicb t uwuuun House door, and at other public places ra tbree Captains' districts in their respective counties; and the Commission, era of the first and second 1 wreck districts, in the County of Currituck, shall, if they prefer, advertise sates of wrecked or stranded property, in tome newspaper published in the towu of Norfolk, in Virginia, in cases where they are now compelled by law to advertise in a newspaper. -"V Sec. VII. Jlni U it further enacted, Tliat the Court ty Court of Hyde County, (a majority of the Justices being present) shall and may have power, at tht first term of said Court to bchttld after the first day of January in each and every year, to lay off their County ia such wreck districts as to them may seem right and proper. ; Skc VIII. Ah I be U further enacted, Tbnt, all laws and clauses of laws contrary and repugnant to the meaning of his act, I, aud the same era hereby repealed. 4 Ratified the 6th day of January, 1845 CHAPTER LIX. An Act to protect the public bridges in Tyrrell, Washington . and Onslow Counties. , Be U enacted ba the" General AttemUn of the Stale tf jrorth Carolina, and tt ie liereby enacted ay ins aumorua of the same, That if any person shall wilfully or ncgligent ly injure any of the public bridges belonging to the Coun ties ofrTynell, Washington and Ouslow Counties, by for cibly running any decked vessel, boat or . raft against the same, such person shall forfeit and pay, the sum of fifty dollars, for each and every offence, to bo recovered before an v Justice of the Peace of said Count iesby any person sa ing for the same; one half to the use of such person, and the other halt to ttie use ot the waiaens oi me poor ot satu uouu ties,' Ratified the 6th day of January, J845 Sec. II Be U farther enacted. That all laws and clan wis ol Inws coming in conflict with this act, art hereby r Katified this 8th of January, 1815 " CHAPTER LX. ;An Act relative to Notaries. . ' Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of JTbrth Uarelina, and tt ie hereby enaciea oy tne awnori. ty of the eame, That fifty cents, and no more, shall be al lowed and charged as full compensation for all services of a Notary Public in this State, on a protest for nonacceptance and nonpayments of on y order, note, bond ox bill, or on any other accoont whatever provided, however, that nothing in this act contained shall extend to notarial protests concern. ing yessehor,theu' tfgow 'Jm-. ,. 1. -L Sec. II. B ft firrtner eiracffd, That this aet shall be in force from and after the ratification thereof. ? Ratified the 9th day of Tanuary, 1845. T . 1 An Act to amend an act, entitled "an act to punish the de fault of rctuminsr officers in the election of Electors for President and Vice President of the United States, puss. "ed 1842-, chapter 29.- --T-i ? Beit enacted by the General Jlttembhf of the State of Karth Carolina, and it it hereby enacted by tntthority of the eame, Thai the offence created by the above recited act shall be cognizable in the Superior Court of Law of the County wherein the defaulting officer resides. Ratified the 6th day of January, 1815 CHAPTER LXIL An Act in relation to the State Library. n'S-'it ,nnritA btt tht-GenerUAatntihof the State of North n v. u t.ktrehu enacted tm the authority of 'tne tane. That it shall be theluty of the Librarian to keep the Libra ry open for the accommodation oim puntic, m every aay in theyear, between tht houn of nine and twelve o'clock, and between two and five ocfock, Sundays and the fourth of July excepted. Ratified the 9th day of January, 1845. CHAPTER LXIH. An Act to amend the 69th chapter of the Revised Statutes . and 49Ui ! section of said act. . i fc CHAPTER LXV. An Act concerning a Penttctitlarjr. Whereas it is deemed proper and expedient to have a ie cisivc expression of public opiuibu couceriiing the establish- r. 1) : . 2.. .i o . . . i r i u vn ui cunt-unary in tins oiinu; onu wnereas sucu ex prcssion of public opinion should be based unou a knowU dge that the fund for such purpose must be raised by a di rcci tux; uirrciorc, . Be it enacted by the General Auemlh of the Stale of North Carolina, and it it hereby enacted by the authority of the nrmet ' That at the next election for members of the General As sembly ot this State, the' Sheriff or proper officer, iu every -County in the State, shall prepare a box for the reception of votes on the subject of a Penitentiary, under the same rules , and regulations governing other, elections; and every per son entitled to vote for a member to the House of Commons) shall be at liberty to vote Tor or against a Penitentiary. Those voting for it shall deposits a ticket with the word 'Penitentiary" thereon; and those voting against it, with tha woniso PenitemiaryilieTeonrTind the said Sheriff or proper murn,in?pmcer,siiaj,t votes taken hi hiaCouuty for and against a Penkentiory;' one of which he shall deposite in the office of the Clerk of tha County Court, and the other he shall, on or before the first day of October following, deliver to the Secretary of State, sealed up and endorsed thereon, itatement of tht votes taken in tha County of T v at the election held on the day of for and against a Penitentiary;' which returns tha said Secretary of State shall lay before; the ensuing General Assembly. - Sea-II. Beit further enacted,-Thnl the Clerk of that County Court, in every County, shall put up, in some con spicuous place in the Court House, a fair copy of this act. Sac. llL;2?e itljurtker. enacted, That Jf any. Sheriff or other returning officer shall neglect to make the return aforesaid, lie shall forfeit and pay the sura of fifty dollars,' to be recovered 3a! tha ihState, oft motion in tne superior court ot Lay ot the uountyof Wake, ten days' previous notice, in writing, of such intended mo tion, being given to such officer by the Secretary of Stole: which motion it shall be the duty of the Attorney ... General to make; and proceedings thereon shall be summary; arid if any matter of fact shall be in issue, the same shall be tried at the first term; and on anch trial, the certificate of the Sec- retary of State, of the particular default on which said mo tion shall be founded, shall be received as competent prima farie evidence :o prove the tame. ' SicTl VZBe hfurthmactedocCThel the Governor of this State shall open 'correspondence-with the Execu tives of the several estates, in which Pi-uitontiaries are now established, and obtain such statistical information in rela tion to the expenditures and profits of Mich institutions, since the year 1839, as may in his view be necessary for the infor mation of the people. ' end cause the tameto be published in the newspapers of the State previous to the election. Also obtain the different plans upon which Penitentiaries of other States have been constructed, the comparative cost of the cells under different plans, and submit the same to the next General Assembly. . Ratified his 8th of January, 1845.) ' - -Be it enacted by the General Jtstmbly of the State of. North Carolina, and it it hereby enacted by the authority of the eame, That the inspectors shall make a difference with respect to nardand sou turpentine, ana aipping " uwg nating the character of each barrel ; the soft and virgin dipping-hall be branded with the letter Srnd the hard with the letter H, provided H is clean from any fraudulent mix ture, so as to render it unmerchantable: and each barrel o inspected and branded, shall be held and considered as good clean turpentine: and if any inspector shall give anr bill contrary to the directions ot Hue ad, ne snau lorieu tne sum of one hundred dollar, one half to the informant and the other to the party aggrieved. Sec II. And be it further enacted, That nothing here in contained shall be understood to apply to the counties of Beaufort, Carteret, Martin, Greeue, Put, Onslow, Jones, Wayne and Craven. . . j: ,1 I . - J Ratified the Oilf day of January, 18 15. - -. CIUPTER LXIV. f f - An Act coticeruing Sheriffs and Constables-. , Be i enacted bit the General Jittemblw ef the State ef North Carnllnn. and hit krrrliti tnarttd hut tht authority of the tame. Tlwt where any claim shall be placed iu the hands of any Sheriff or Constable, for the purpose of collection And the said Sheriff or Constable shall net use due diligence in col lecting the tame at toon as thesame can be done, such sher iff or Constable, and the securities of such Sheriff" or Consta ble, shall be liable for the full amount of the: claim so neg lected to be collected, notwithstanding the person or persons against whom inch, claim existed rosy be able to pay the amount oi said claim. - ' CHAPTER LXVT. An Acf te ftmeud 103it) . chapter of tht Revised Statutes, eu'- tinea -aii act concerning tn improvement oi rivers and creeks, and to prevent obstructions to their navigation." " . Be it enacted bv the General Attemhhi nf tht State nf Karfk ' Carolma, and U is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. ' That it shall be the duty oi the several Courts of Pleas and 5 Quarter Sessions, where riven and creeks have been or may -hereafter be improved, under the provisions of the above re cited act, to appoint, annnally, overseers of the some, and assign such hands as they may judge proper to work on the rivers and crocks a&resaid, and keep iu repair any slopes - erected or to be erected; and the overseers thus' appointed and notified, and the hands assigned, for a failure of duty, shall be liable to all the penalties imposed by law upon over. . seers of roads, and the hands Jiab! to work thereon: Pre- . iiunh win mi viuk unm (UlC( an J Jlci ut cigcr Dliau hoveboeu improved, under the pronsronj of paid act, shall be ouut and sept in repair bv the owner of the dam Uitough which the slope is made; and on a failure to to do, he shall; in addition to the penalty imposed by the Oth section of said act, be indictable for a nuisance, in any Court having juris diction thereot ; - -Sue. II. Be it farther enacted, That this act shall bo in force from and after rtt ratification. -, Ratified the 8th day of January, 1845.) - - CHAPTER LXVII. An Act tar amend an act, entitled. fan act to keep open tfto French Broad river, hi the County of Buncombe, and the - Tennessee-river, in the County of Haywood, for the pas sage of fish," passed in the year 1825, chapter 1 1 8, Be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall fell temlier in the French Broad river, from the three f-rkt thereof to the Henderson County line, where said Kne crosses the French Broad river, they shall incur the same penalty prrwrrlied in The first section of the before recited act: provhfed, that nothing herein contained shall be con strued to affi'ct owners of land who shall frit timber in said river in clearing and improving their lands, providttd he, she or they shall remove the same within ten days. . Ratified this 24th day of December, 1844. CHAPTER LXV1II. -. An Act to open the Tedee and Yadkin rivers. Be it enacted by the General Aitembly of the Slate of North Carolina, and it ts hereby enacted by the authority of the tamt That B. W. Simmons, of the County of Montgomery, Evan Hearn, of the county of Stanly, Lemuel D. Kerby, of the county of Anson, Presley Stanbuck, of the county of R ich mond, shallbe, andthey are hereby appointed to nmission ers, who shall view and inspect the Pedeeand Yadkin rivers, from the South Carolina line, at some time between the first day of February and tht first day .of Scptexter V
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