Seneca! llsmhbfy
CAPTIONS OF THE LAWS,
Jnacted by the Genera! Assembly of
North-Carolina, at its sessioa in
1S21 32.
PUBLIC ACTS.
1. To repeal an act, entitled
an act prescribing the muntier
in which staves, heading and
shingles shall hereafter be
counted, passed in the year
1827.
2. To prevent persons on the
sea coast from holding out false
lights. Provides that any per
sons holding out false lights or
beacons on the sea coast, for the
purpose of deceiving or mis
leading masters of vessels, may
be fined and imprisoned at the
discretion of the Court.
3. Amending the 10th sec
tion of the act of 1319, prescri
bing the mode of surveying and
selling the lands lately acquired
by treaty from the Cherokee
Indians. Provides that any pur
chasers having lost their certifi
cates, upon their affidavit set
ting forth the section and dis
trict of the land purchased, and
upon producing receipts for the
payment of the purchase mo
ney to the Secretary, he shall
make out a plot from his book
and issue grants.
4. Repealing part of the act
of 1741, authorising the County
Courts to grant certificates in
certain cases. Prohibits the
Connty Courts from granting
certificates for slaves to carry
guns.
5. Providing for tho collec
tion of fines imposed upon free
tiegros or free persons of co
lor. Provides that when they
shall be convicted of any offence
aud fined, and are unable to
pay such fine, they shall be hi
red out lo any person who will
pay the same for the services of
the free negro or free person of
color, for the shortest length of
time.
6. Providing for tho collec
tion of costs in certain cases.
Provides that when the plain
tiff is compelled to pay costs, a
judgment may be entered up a
gainst his security on motion to
the Court.
7. Amending the 1st section
of the act of 1830, authorising
free persons of color to hawk
and peddle out of the limits of
the county in which they reside.
Requires that they shall first
obtain a license from the Coun
ty Court of each county they
propose to hawk and peddle in.
8. To authorise the filing of
petitions in vacations, to hold
defendants to bail on petitions,
and authorise the CounlyCourts
to issue process to several coun
ties at the same time.
9. Limiting the time within
which actions may be brought
against bail. Provides that
such actions shall be brought
within four years.
10. Giving longer time for
the paying in entry money. Ex
tends the time one year.
11. Amending tho law rela
tive to malicious aud unlawful
maiming and wounding. Pro
vides that castration, with ma
lice aforethought, shall subject
the offender to death without
benefit of clergy.
12. Concerning cornnrafinnQ
the officers and manngenQpf
curpunmqns, ana trustees of
tunds tor public purposes.
13. Abolishing the punish
ment of cutting off the ears, fin
all cases except for perjury or
oumjriuuion oi perjury m capi
tal cxises.-i
iot' Arncnding the act of
, " lo revise and amend the
laws respecting wrecks and
wrecked1 property in this State.
Extends the 3d district in Cur
rituck county from Caftey's In
let to Sheep Pen.
15. Repealing the 2d section
of the act of 1823, to amend the
militia laws relative to cavalry.
16. Allowing appeals to the
Supreme Court from interlocu
tory judgments, orders and de
cree's of the Superior Courts of
Law and Courts of Equity.
17. Amending the laws rela
tive to the manner of appoint
ing jurors for the Superior and
County Courts in this State.
Provides that if any County
Court shall fail to draw jurors
to attend the Superior Court or
the next term of the County
Court, the Sheriff and Clerk of
the County Court shall, in the
presence of three Justices, draw
the jury.
18. Authorising a Justice of
the Peace to take depositions in
certain cases. Provides that in
all cases where depositions of
witnesses are authorised to be
read on trials before a single
justice, the same may be taken
by any Justice of the county
where the witnesses may hap
pen to be.
19. Repealing the 8th section
of the act of 1828, amending
the law with respect to the col
lection of debts from the es
tates of deceased persons, and
the law in relation to the levy
ing of executions issued by Jus
tices of the Peace.
20. To distributethe remain
ing Tactics. One copy to each
adjutant, 1 copy to each of the
commissioned officers of the
94th regiment, and the remain
ing copies lo the officers of the
different volunteer companies.
21. Giving longer time to re
gister grants of land in this
State, deeds of mesne convey
ance, powers of attorney, &c.
Extends the time to two years.
22. Amending the 2d section
of the act of 179G, to enforce
the duly of Inspectors in this
State. Provides that barrels
for fish shall be 29 inches in
length, 17 inches in diameter,
shall contain 30 gallons, and
be filled with good fish with a
sufficient quantity of salt. Pe
nalty 2 on each barrel.
23. Providing for the assign
ment of dower, and for the par
tition of the whole real estate of
deceased persons where a part
thereof lies in North-Carolina
and part in other States. Pro
vides that upon petition filed in
the Court of Chancery of the
county in which the deceased
husband, testator or intestate re
sided at the time of his death,
or in any county wherein any
one tract or part of a tract of
land lies, of which such decea
sed person was seized of at his
death, the Court may decree
dower, or order partition to be
made of all the lands of which
such person died seized of, as
well tnose lying in the Stale as
those out of the State.
4. Amending the act of
1830, authorising and directing
the Public Treasurer to sell the
public lands therein named be
longing to the State. Confirms
the sale of the Machine tract ol
land, and instructs the Gover
nor to execute a title for the
same.
25. Pointing out the mode
whereby the militia shall here
after be called into service in
cases of insurrection or inva
sion, and outlawed and runaway
negroes. Authorises seven Jus
tices to require the commanding
officer of the county to call out
the militia to suppress or repel
an invasion or insurrection; and
such officer to make contracts
for the supply of ammunition
j and rations. In cases of out
lawed or runaway negroes com
mitting depredations, the mili
tia to be called out at the rc
nuest of three Justices.
26. Amending the act of
1777, declaring what fences are
sufficient, and to provide a re
medy for abuses.
27. To aid in making the
Tennessee River Road in Ma
con county. (Authorises a loan
of S2,000 for five years for the
purpose, at an interest of six
per cent.)
28. Authorising the Clerks
of the County Courts to receive
entries of vacant land in certain
cases. (Repeals so much of any
law as rcquirGS of the Justices
of the Peace in every county to
appoint an entry taker. The
Justices in each county may,
when they deem it necessary-,
appoint an entry taker; and
where no such appointment
shall be made, the Clerk of the
County Court shall discharge
the duties.)
29. In aid of the North-Carolina
Central Rail Road and
Cape Fear and Yadkin Rail
Road Companies. (Authorises
surveys of said roads to be made
for a sum not exceeding 84,000
each, and the State to be enti
tled to as many shares in each
company as may be equal to the
amount expended in the survey
thereof.)
30. For the distribution of a
part of the public arms among
the several counties, and for the
preservation and accounting for
of the same. (Provides thai the
arms shall be distributed to cer
tain counties, and prescribes
the manner in which receipts
shall be taken for the same.)
31. Extending the provisions
of the act of 1823, securing to
the widows of intestates the j
surplus oi me personal estate oi
deceased husbands, where no
kindred claim the same. (Ex
tends the provisions of said act
to nil cases where any citizen
of this State shall die leaving a
will and a residue of personal
property not bequeathed by
said will, and where no next of
kin claim tho same.)
oz. Amending tno oin sec
tion of the act of 1816, for the
more speedy trial of slaves in
capital cases. (Provides that in
all cases of insurrection, rebel
lion, or of conspiracy tojnake
insurrection, or lo murder or
rebel, by slaves, the Governor
shall, at the request of any five
Justices of the county where
the offence happens issue a
commission of oyer and termi
ner for the trial of the offender.)
33. For the better regulation
of the conduct of negroes,
slaves and free persons of col
or. (Prohibits all slaves and
free persons of color from prea
ching or exhorting in public, or
tench in any prayer meeting or
other association for worship
where slaves ot diflerent fami
lies are collected together; and
all slaves from going at large as
free men, &c.)
34. Amending the act of
18J2, to amend ihe laws rela
tive to the Supreme Court.
(Prescribes certain duties to be
performed by the Clerk of the
Supreme Court.)
35. Authorising tho several
County Courts to erect poor
houses in their respective coun
ties. 36. Authorising ter Gover
nor io grant certain lands to the
Trustees of Franklin Academy,
in Macon county.
37. Repealing in part the act
of 1830, regulating quarantine
in this State. (Repeals so much
of the act of Inst session as
subjects ships or vessels coming
into ports of this State with freo
persons of color on board to
thirty days quarantine.)
38. Authorising the Superior
and County Courts to compel
plaintiffs in certain cases to give
security for the costs of suit.
(When any defendant appeals
from the decision of a Justice,
the County Court may, upon
sufficient cause being shewn,
compel tho plaintiff to give bond
and security for the costs in the
event of his failing to prosecute
the same with success. The
like course to be pursued in ap
peals to the Superior Courts.)
39. Changing the disposition
of the money constituting the
Agricultural fund.
PRIVATE ACTS.
Incorporating Jordan Plain
Academy, in Pitt county.
Incorporating Contentnea A-cademy.
Incorporating two companies
of Light Infantry in Pitt county.
Incorporating three Light In
fantry companies and one of
Cavalry in Edgecombe county.
To prevent obstructions to
fish up flaror Pamplico river.
RESOLUTIONS.
Authorising the burning of
Treasury notes.
Authorising the Executive to
request of the United States a
supply of Cavalry arms.
Authorising the Public Trea
surer to procure specie change.
Approbatory of the Adminis
tration of Andrew Jackson.
In relation to the Cherokee
bonds. (Directs the Public
Treasurer to open a new set of
books, in which shall be enter
ed a statement of said bonds.)
Authorising the repairing of
the Statue of Washington. (Au
thorises the Governor to make
a contract for the purpose for a
sl,m not exceeding 85,000.)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1832.
(QVVe have received a communi
cation relative to the death of Joseph
Rayner, which will appear in our
next paper.
General Assembly. We are in
debted to the politeness of Gen. L.
D. Wilson, Senator from this coun
ty, for a copy of the Captions of the
Laws passed at the recent session of
the General Assembly we were told
however, that it docs not contain all
the laws; the Raleigh papers of this
week will probably furnish the
remainder, which we will insert
in our next, together with such of the
final proceedings as we deem inter
esting. In the preceding columns
will be found the Public Acts, and
such of the Private Acts and Reso
lutions as we consider interesting to
ourreaders. vve understand the Gen
eral Assembly adjourned on Saturday
morning last, after a session of 55
days. The Appropriation. Con
vention, Homestead, and Bank bills
were all rejected.
Rail Road from
Tarborough
u namuwn. we are nappy to
learn that the bill to incorporate the
Tarborough and Hamilton Rail Road
Company has become a law. The
bill was introduced into the House of
Commons by Mr. Pittman, and al
4 I. I 1 1
uiougn auvocaiea in a very appro
priate and able manner byMr.Thomp
son of Bertie, was, on motion of Mr.
Freeman of Beaufort, indefinitely
postponed on its first reading, on
Monday of last week. On the fol
lowing day a motion for reconsidera
tion was made by Mr. Fleming' of
ourry, wmvuwas sucoessiul the bill
eventually passed the House, and
through the strenuous exertions of
Gen. VVilson, the Senate also, on the
day of adjournment, notwithstanding
it only reached that body the prece
ding evening. It will be seen by the
following proceedings, that the praise
worthy conduct ot Messrs. 1 homnson
and Fleming is duly appreciated bv
our citizens.
FOR THE FREE PRESS.
At a meeting of the citizens
of Tarborough, held at tho
Court-house on the 14th ir&i
Joseph R. Lloyd, Ksq. was
called to the Chair, and Btnja
min R. Hincs, Esq. appointed
Secretary.
The object of tho meeting
being stated by the Chairman,
Will iam Sutton, Esq. offered
the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That this meeting enter
tain a deep sense of gratitude to
wards Mordecai Fleming, Esq. one
of the representatives from the county
of Surry, and Lewis P. Thompson,
Eq. one of the representatives from
the county of Bertie, for the very
able and zealous manner in which
they advocated, in the House of Com
mons, the passage of the bill to ineor
porate the Tarborough and Hamilton
Rail Road Company.
Mr. John H. Mathewson of
fered the following resolution,
which was also unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That a committee cl
three persons be appointed to present
on behalf of this meeting, the grateful
and deep-felt thanks of the citizens of
Tarborough to the gentlemen alluded
to in the above resolution, for their
generous and active exertions in be
half of the interests of the citizens of
Edgecombe on the occasion refer
red to.
The Chairman then named
William Sutton, Benjamin Boy
kin, and Benjamin R. Hines,
Esqs. to compose the said com
mittee. On motion of Dr. Benj. Boy
kin, the proceedings of this
meeting were ordered to be
signed by the Chairman and
Secretary, and the Editors of
the N. C. Free Press and Ra
leigh Star, requested to publish
them.
The meeting then adjourned.
Jos. R. Lloyd, Ch'n.
B. R. Hincs, Sec'y
Congress. Our Legislature har-
ing adjourned, we will hereafter be
enabled to devote considerable space
to the proceedings of Congress, which
now begin to assume an air of impor
tance. Bills and resolutions have
been introduced for reducing the Ta
riff for re-chartering ihe Bank of
the United States for disposing of
the Public Lands, and for several oth
er purposes of minor consideration,
in the two Houses. This will pro
bably be one of the most important
sessions that have been held since the
formation of the government.
QyThc President's nomina
tions of Mr. Woodbury as Sec
retary of the Navy, Mr. Cass
as Secretary of War, Mr. Ta
ney as Attorney General, and
of Mr. Buchanan as Minister to
Russia, have been confirmed by
the Senate. The nomination ot
Mr. Van Burcn as Minister to
England, has not yet been con
firmed and doubts are enter
tained whether it will be.
The Newbern Spectator states
that James C. Cole, Esq. has
been appointed by the Presi
dent, by and with the consent of
the Senate, Collector of the
Public Revenue of that district,
to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of the late Fran
cis Hawks, Esq.
From the Raleigh Register Extra,
January 7.
Another distressing Fire!
We are under the painful llC
cessity of announcing to the
public, another heavy calamity
which has befallen our little ci
ty.. About 4 o'clock this mor
ning the citizens were awoke
from their beds by the cry
Fire. It was soon found to
have broken out in the miliineO'