IIALEIGH, IT. G. WEDNESDAY, riA'ST 3, IQ37 vol inivitt : iro id "Laws of' State -..of ortV CatoWna, Passed !! Session f 136'3T. r Wooses of their rail road,' as 10 aflord genera! accommodation fifsf. Sec' 29 iflnd fce it. further enacted; That the corporation shall exercise the corporate powers herebj granted for ninetj years and no longer without a renewal of the .charted ,", Vkt irr to ivconPORATK tllR NOBTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AM AUI I" 'HKlf K0AU COMPANY. tfnneiuiit. , . ( SjUiuJ it further enacted, l rut-it glial I otTHayprivi!ege is herebj reserted to the State, or to anjr company such bridge a it niay De necessary lor mem 10 ereci wrjne in-itMrted-un(lcr JhtJilhoritT of this State . . -S-rf-fr.; -i....,., . to connect with the road hereby provided fur any other rail road leading from the main route to any part or parts of this . r. . i. i ; r : I. I..L-.: ' Hitti 'nir si 'ii l in iiirminir wui is rniiiirriuin nn imui w . I t 1.1 4.11 ...t t.l. I " . w ' . . m " passing over ano using sucn unuge. fw.u1Ui ,u i, shaltfee done to the works of the company hereby incorporated than in no case esceeu me uigucai ia w in vw " " - j Jiwubel any Jwidges jf the State; Provided however, that no toll shall be demanded tor using said bridge on account of ei ther . property or persons passing along the rail road, and pay iog tolls therefor) and it it shall be necessary for the compa ny" in the selection of the route or construction of the road by them to be laid out and constructed, to connect the same with or to use any turnpike road, bridge or canal, made or erected by any company incorporated or authorised, by any law of this State, it shall be lawful for the President and Directors of the company hereby. created . to contract wjth such corporations or persons for the right to use such roads, bridges or canal, or tor the transfer .of any of their rights and privileges of such corpo ition. ..-..',..,.. Seo. 1 8. Mud be it further enactedt That it shall be lawful for said company to erect scales at their toll gate or gatesrto wcifr'i the burthen of any wag-on- carriairer machine, or other vehi Stc. 19. Jlnd be it further enacted, t hat an annual meet ing of the proprietors of tha slock of the .said' company' shall -be heWt-such-time-sad t.ucU. plac,ineacliJMid.j;ypry.yeari as the stockholders, at their first general meeting, or at any Bubsequentrgenerar meeting may appoititf 1o constitute which or any general" meeting called by the, President and Directors, according ti the provisions of tills act, the-presence of propri etor holding a majority of all the shares shall be necessary, either in person or by proxy, properly authorised ; and if a sufficient' number 'do not attend on that day, or any day ap pointed for a general meeting called by the Directors as afore said, the proprietors who do attend may adjourn from time to time, until a general meeting shall be had. Sec. 20. And beit further enaced. That in counting all jrojea oPthc siTdT6Tnpanj'ea vote Tor each share as .for as ten i shares, and one vote for every five shares above ten, by him held at the time in the stock of ...the, .IWUPWJW.PJ . . ....... , Sec. 21. lie it further enaeMTThal President ind 15rrectrs8hll render distinct accounts of their proceedings and- disbursements of money, to the annual meeting of the sub- 8.40. 22. And be it further enacted. That so soon as the said raiLroad shall ba completed so far a the company may deem it expedient to extend the same, the President and Di rectors of the said company, or a majority of tKem, "shall semi annually declare and make such dividend, from the nett profits fro:n the tolls herein granted as they may deem advisable, to bj divided among the proprietors of the stock of said company in proportion to their respective shares. Seo. 23. A id he it furJier enacted. That after said rail road shall ba co nplettd and put into operation, if the said Presi dent aTd Directors out of repair, or from any other cause, fail or neglect to trans, port any produce or other commodities, which shait be deposit' ed !invenisnM said rail r.adrand' which the said President an l Directors shall .he -required to transport as aforesaid, .the - to1tTirnsiattaiii' bein j tendered, as a penalty for such failure or neglect, the company shall be liable to the party in jured for such failure or neglect. - Sko. 21. Jtni be it further enacted, That if any toll gath erer, at any toll gate tu be erected by ths authority of this act, shall ask, demand or receive any other or greater to Is than are herein allowed, he shall forfeit and pay to the party aggrieved thereby two dollars,' for every such otnsnce, recoverable, with cost, by warrant before any justice of the peace; and if such ...... ......,..i.?. . . V , . .t t. ion gatnerer, oemg ai me lime oj incurring such peiiauj m mc service of the company, shall be unable to pay the judgment recovered against him or her, the said company shall be liable .to. pay. the Amt-...r-- Sep. 2J. Jndbe it further enacted' That if the said rresi leht and Directors shall not begin the said work within five Years after the oassaire ;f this act r -shall, not complete .. fift jr miles thereof within, ten rears thereafter, .then the interest of said company in the said rail road and the tolls aforesaid shall be forfeited and cease. i . Sec. 26. lie it further enae'ed, That 'the. President and Directors shall cause to be written or printed certificates for the shares of the stock in the said company, and shall deliver one such certificate, signed by the President and countersigned . by the Treasurer, to each person for every share subscribed by Jiimj jvhkhceftiftcate shall be transferable by him, subject hoV jFeFt'o aTO payments "firsrcJuseir tlie" bookvtobe kept by-thecompany forhat purpose, shall tlience- forth become a member of said .company and shall be liable to pay all sum due, or which . shall become due upon the stock assigned to him: Provided, however, that such assignment shall in no wise exempt the assignor or hi representatives from their liabilities to the said company, for the payment of all such ' sums, if the assignee or, hit representatives shall be unable or shall fail to pay the same. Sec.; 5.7. Jind hit it fur llur tnnr.'ed. that if the said Presi- ' dent and Director or a majority of them, .cannot agree with the proprietors for the purchase and sale of any such quantify of I cround. not exceeding' one act-sat nnv nni nlarc. an may be ne- ? - " ' -XTTT - -- - t ' ' rp.ir tlir a till! linilan ni huxua anir Bf-firiF ln.' f;me, or tor any omer necessary purpose, it shall-and may oe awful for the President and ' Directors to file a petition in the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the county in wlrch . the land lies against the proprietor of the land, setting forth the circumstances; and upon its being made appear to the satisfac tion of such court (hat the said President and Directors have caused the proprietor of such land to be notified 'ten days be-' fore court, the said court shall order the sheriff to summon .a jury of good and lawful men, who, after having taken an oath (which oath the sheriff or his deputy is hereby authorised to administer that will assess the damages which such pror I irietor will sustain, by reason of the condemnation of such and, shall assess the amount the petitioners ought to pay to such proprietor and the said jury in assessing such damages shall take into the estimation the benefit resulting to said pro prietor from constructing said rail road or canal through or near the lands of said owner or proprietor, but only in extin- guishment of damages; and upon payment of the value found , by the jury, upon any such proceeding, to the proprietor of the ground so condemned by the jury or upon the payment thereof into court when, for cood cause shown. th court shall haveorder- m .1 ! i. .t ' . . a n i . . r. . .... a . -u ii, mc saui rresiueni anu uireciors ana tneir successors snau be and stand siezed of the ground so condemned in fee simple. Sec. 28. If anr person or persons shall wilfully, by any means whatever, injure, impair or destroy any part of the rail "road, or canal or canals constructed by authority of this act, or any of the necessary works, buildings, machines, wagons, ve hicles or carriages, such person or persons shall be punished according to the lavrs which may be in force in this State at the time, for the protection of the public works or property of tht Ration shall, be made from time to time," to any of the officers, servants pr sgents of the company, r as the proprietors in gen eral meeting shall prescribe, or may authorise tne rresiuent and Directors to allow. ' . i Ratified 19th January, 18Sr. I nrtib Atttute.V REVENUE. An Act to provide lor the collection and management . Revenue for this State. 5 " Jit tf eriticleil btj Iht Gcncriil Ji&semMf nf the State-tf .X orA Carolina, and it is hereoy enactea oy thiMylhoritij M the tame. That there shall be annually levied and., collected, from all the real property with the improvements thereon, with in this State, subject to taxation, the sum of six. cents oa every hundred dollars valuel thereof- .... '---l - SFrr-S. ---Air real estate,- held by deed,, grant, or iease, or of a K? ti ile'of i-eo('Vii1IKCMrmiitt' shall be subject t the payment of public taxes, 'except the Jcal estate belonging" to the l)niver.ity of this State, anil such houses, lots and other reateslaWW or for the education of youtlujor , lbe.support ot the poor; and except also such real property as is or shall be exempted in any act creating a sodety ox . CQropany.with: corporate growers and privileges.. ' .. Sr.c. 3. All entries of land shall be subject to taxation like other real estate. . Sec 4. If any person shall return, as hi taxable property, any land, and shall dispose thereof before the taxes due there on shall have been paid, and shall have no estate to satisfy said taxes within reach of the sheriff, the purchaser of said land shall pay tho taxes due thereon, and may be proceeded against as if he hatroriginally given in the same. -- - - Sec. .5. A tax of five dollars shall be laid on all turnpike road where toll is received, and on all gates which have been r hereft jaay be erected across any public road iu this State which roads and gates shall be given in at the same time that ea! estateTs given in for taxation. :' S E.c.6JAn.aiiQual tax of twenty cents on each and every free male poll between the age of twenty-one and forty.five years, and a tax of twenty cents on each and every slave poll, of both sexes, between the ages of twelve and -fifty years, shall be levied, collected, and accounted for as hereinafter provided: Ptocided alicayt, that the several county Uourts shall be au thorised to exempt from the payment of a poll tax, such infirm free persons as tliey may think, proper objects, and also the slaves disabled by bodily infirmities pr void of reason; such in capacity to be judged of and certified by the County Court, shall not be deemed taxable property, nor given in as such by their respective-owners.- - -' "'. '.,' Sec. T. A tax on all stud horses and jack asses wUhinJhis State. oTtfie highest sum which" the i owner or keeper of such stud horse or jack asses shall ask or receive for the season of one mare, Bhall be levied, collected and accounted lor; and all stud horses and jack asses which are not stationed in any one county, and all those that may be brought from another State to stand for a less term than the season in this State, shall pay the sheriff of some rouoty the amount of the season, as soon as the season of such stud horse or jack ass shall commence, or produce a certificate from a justice of the peace from the coun ty from whence such horse or jack ass came ("if in the State. ) that such stud horse or jack ass has been enlisted for taxation; and it shall be the duty of the sheriff to collect the said tax; and-on failure-of-the-owner-or. keeper of. such stud horse or jack ass to pay the same, when demanded, it may be lawful for me snenn io uisirain ior mc name uj seizing sucn siuu norse or jack ass, and make sale thereof for the tax. Sko. 8. 11 owners orkeepers of stud . horses and. jack asses shall enlist the sime for taxation as other taxable nroner- ty-TB-enftsted: and n failure of such owner or keeper to enlist such 'stad horse and jack- s as aforesaid, they or either of them, shall be liable to pay a dou'jle tax lor such horse or jack ass. -- - ; ',;,: , Sec. 9. The owner or possesser of every billiard table shall sive in such billiard table in the same manner as other taxable property, and shall piy for Mch billiard table, a tax of hve hundred dollars; and tio oiuiard taolf snall be kept until such tax shall be paid to the sheriff f the county in which such billiard table is or may be erected rept upjniljl.ljcense.10 erec'fof "keep ffiesame'ghairiiefirst granted by said shejriff; and if'nyAttlhrd':: first hail and obtained, the 8nenffot iiie county where such ta ble u or may be erected or kept up, shall seize and destroy the same by burning. '' '"'t':i:':-7! - r Seo. K). ', Each and every person who shall peddle in any county in this State, and not on a navigable stream, goods, wares or merchandise, not of the growth or manulacture or tins State, or. any wooden clock,-or the machinery or materials thereof, or jewelry, which machinery or clock shall be manu factured of materials not of. the growth, produce, or manufac ture of this; State, shall pay to the sheriff of each and every county in which he shall so peddle goods, wares, or merchan dise, or jewelry,' or any wooden clock, or 1 the machinery or materials thereofheorartwentyTdollars-ofr-eveiraTt wagon, or other vehicle, employed in the transportation of said goods, wares or- merchandise? Provided, that should two or more persons employ one cart, wagon, or other vehicle to trans port their goods, wares, or merchandise, each and every of them shall pay the aforesaid tax on said cart, wagon orother vehicle byihein employed; nor shall any. thing itt: this section be construed to authorize two or more persons, under thff pre tence of being partners in trade, to peddle goods, wares, or merchandise under the. same license; which tax shall be ac counted for by the sheriff in like manner as other public State taxes; and upon paying such tax, and obtaining a receipt there for, such person shall be authorized and permitted to hawk and peddle g tods, wares, and -merchandise, wooden clocks, or the machinery or materials which shall not be of the manufacture of this State, or jewelry as aforesaid, in such county and no other, for the.term of one year thereaftert and every person who shall peddle goods, wares, or merchandise not of the growth Of manufacture ot this State, except vegetables or other provisions of the produce of the United States, on any aaviga ble waters in this State, except as excepted in the next section, shall pay to the sheriff of each and every county in which he shall so peddle, twenty-five dollars, as tax to the State, to be levied and accounted for as above; and on payment thereof, shall be authorized and permitted to peddle goods as aforesaid. in such county, and no other, for the term of one year thereaf-. ter; ana eacn and every person who shall peddle In any county without previously having paid the tax thereon, and having ob tained a license at hereinafter directed, or who shall refuse or neglectupon the request of the sheriff or his lawful deputy, or any justice of the peace, to show a license therefor, shall 1,1 . 1 ' . ....! i. !.. ., '4!.WI ....... i pay a tax of one hundred dollsrs, to. be collected b the sheriffi of the county where such ' failure takes place by distress and sale of the property tif such delinquent, and to be applied one half to the use ot the Stale, and the other halt to the use f the sheriff; f rovided nevcrthekts, that nothing in this act contain ed shall extend to tax persons who hall sell books onlri and provided, nothing herein contained - shall exempt the persons wrmn vvwng llut4 U U UlU impOSCU ,0U JLDU8C who sell goods, wares, and merchandise, or wwMlen clocks, or ine macninery or materials tnereoi. which shall not be of the manulacture ol thisbtate, at auction." - 'J'.'T "I V' ---Sec, ll.-Any person Who shall peddle goods,' wares, or mercnarraisernqvoi tne growtn or manulacture ot this State, except vegetaoies or otner ;roisioa..j. iJ, produce of 1h United "Slates, on the south side of Albemarle Sound, and the waters emptying therein Ho moke and Cashie excepted) shall pay to the sheriff of each and every county In which he may so peddle, the sum of five dollars annually,' at a tax to the State, to be levied, collected and accounted for as other taxes upon pedlars: .Provided, however that nothing in this section con tained shall be construed to extend to persons peddling on the land, but only to those peddling on the waters aloresaid. Secu 12L . 'ITie several sheriff of the State shall collect and enforce the payment of the taxes by this act imposed upon ped lars, notwithstanding the. pedlar may rent or procure houses for the purpose of carrying on a temporary sale of goods. " Sr.c. 13. - The comptroller shall issue to the several sheriffs blank licenses to peddle goods within this State,- who shall, up- S3 tJ StJ mi 2 . 3".: 5:2, C-JS Ki!5 3 s 5 .? S c-3 r- r srt. w Of n iz C S j- V 3. 5 3 2i. -j J ts S 3 o Z s-m cr. c g a & a. a G 5 m J 3 S s3 - s? r 35 S 2,32 f . u j O 2.5 3 " mi M S.S S' . '' it - i goods, couotersign and issue the same to the pertfwn so apply- . J . j & g-sg 2? S 2 S s i" I .;::'i'T:iTT inppwxiayiirjthe tixetimps censes soissued by the Comptroller, and delivered to any sher- Pc 5' c 31 g J5 S"5i3 rK3'o:;:-':-iv;: iff, shall stand as a charge against sad sheriff for the amount ol .. '. Jg ? ? 3 58 ffj 5 t? : "r'-TX? ') aHTliceMes?ifti"ttinklicTifl mentlf his public accountsTId a creditTor IT licenses by him' gTT 9 fj- g. "fe- er T 5s g "" not issued and countersigned, which lie shall return to the SL jf.jf 0 C'Sg cv 2 5. cr a o cr & Comptroller; awl the Comptroller shall annual y4sue amide. 5. p - "a fr-gi" - ! liver to the members of the General Assembly, to be deliverd iSo'5'5 5 '2 ? gg ? 5 : t . ' t to the respective sheriffs, not less than eight licenses lor each county, before the rise of the General Assembly) and should any sheriff, who sha I have received any licenses as aforesaid, resign, or the term of his service expire, without having issued the licenses so delivered to him, he shall deliver the same to his suceessori and the receipt of such successor shall be allow. ed saitl-sheriff 4it-tlieBtllcraent wided. that it shall not be lawful for the sheriff ol any county to issue such license unless the applicant shall first deliver to such sheriff a certified copy ol an order from the Court of Pleat ami Quarter Sssiu of wanted, permitting the same ..to . issue, which order the said County ourt is hereby authorized and required to make, se ven or more" justices being present; upon satisfactory evidence of the good moral, character of such appljcant. . seo. 14. livery merchant or jeweller, who shall sell goods, wares and merchandize, not of the growth or manufac ture of this State, in any retail store, shuH pa llie following tax, to wit: if the amount of his capital stick in trade (which capital snail comprehend all purchases ot goods, wares and merchandize made within the year Immediately preceding the first day of April) shall be between lour hundred and two thousand dollars, a tax of six dollarst if between two thousand nl five thousand dollars- taxof cight"dotaT;1f b?twecn"fip mousanu anu ten mousnna amiars, a lax ol twelve dollars; 11 Kj g c a- 5. 5 3 4 between ten thousand and fifteen thousand dollar .t9iM.liS.l 8.. SlAff fllS " g"S.S 2 teen dollars; and If the amount of his capital stock in trade as 3 is 25 f j&rC'C'i',-n;- aforesaid, shall be above fifteen thousand dollara. a tax of twen ty dollarst and every-wholesale merchant shall par tax of twenty-five dollarsrnd evcry commission merchant iax of ntteen dollars; and every such merchant or jeweller, if a resi dent of this State, having a store on the first day of April, in . acit and every year, shall apply to the thertn or the county in which he sha I have such store, and tender an affidavit, stating t ie amount of the capital stock which he has employed in trade in such store, and sha'! pay the tax thereon, and sha I receive from the sheriff a license to krp the same; but any merchant unwilling to make such affidavit, may obtain such license by paying the-ttx-of twenty dol'ars ad-every--ucbmerchauV keeping a store of goods not of the growth and manufacture of tLI. :.l . I. I- .L it J r-.-.l. hup oiaic, wiinouv bucii license, snau lorieu and pay w som of fifty dollars, to be levied, collected and accounted for as other'public State taxes J and every person, whether resident or transient, who shall open such store at any time alter tne first day .of April, shall apply to" the sheriff for a license, which shaff be granted upon such applirant gmng bond and -see urity to the sheriff, to nay the fax required by this section on the amount of such goods, -wares and merchandize, as such appli cant shall sell between the time of such application and the first day of April succeeding, under the tame penalties, to be collected in the same manner, as the othci oenalties hereby im- i. :. 1 in V..t .. 1 t 1 . . .ti'.A. tnr.Mf nyuBii wnoicsaie anu commission mercnanis suau iuko out licenses in the same manner," and under the same regult tions, Testrictions and penatlieSi W retail hierchanlsnnd jew ellers, except that they need Jiot tender the affidavit stating the A. f . . . L ', .. I f, 1 .1 i ....... niiraji-wrcBpiBT-ocsv---tA-nii-' - snai pe -tne-ciuiy. oi.tnt. r-....( 1 L';j''irii.TtL-Herr .t- :'-.ri r.A-r -- vyinpiiiiiiEr.jv jbbuc i tne sncrm 01 eacn county uians utco ses for merchants, to be used and accounted for in the matine es prescribed anlhe case of pcdlarsJ ..t ' Sec. 15. - Every person usioer the profession of a broker, either as agent, factor or principal, dealing in the sale of bins ot exchange or the purchase ol the bills of nny.bnnlr incorpbrafeCby this Slate, shnll be' subject to oil atihual tax of twenty live dollars; such pfjrsonusiiiff Such profession or any branch of.it, shall apply to the sheriff of tht) county in which hu shall intend or desire to pursue or tiso such profes sion, and shall pay said tax, and obtain frohi the said sheriff ajeMjpLmejsold such piofcssion, not having paid such tax, ho fhail pay a tax of C Ay dollars, to be levied, collected and accounted for as otner taxes. ...'.,..: , , . . . :,s Sec,' 16.' ' All persons who shall briner necro slaves frcui another State into this State, for sale, shall pay to the she riff of some one county, the sum of ten dollars upon each hegrp slavo soTrouKRi; atid it sbail be the dulyof tlie res pective jshcriffa in this State to collect the tax hereby impo sed; but if the said person or persons shall produce to 'the sheriff of ny one county the certificate ol the sheriff of any other county, duly authenticated, tinder the seal of the clerk of . the county jn which such sheriff resides, that he has paid the tax hereby imposed, he orthevjshall be permitted to pro ceed without the payment of any further tax; and it shall pe the duty, or .tne sheriff of each county Into which any negro slave shall be taken byanyv pcrsoq or persons whatsoever,' to seize such negio slave tiutil the tax hereby , imposed be paid, or until he or they shall produce to the sheriff an affi davit, subscribed by him or'thrm before some justice of the peace within this State, duly authenticated by the certificate of the clerk and seal of the court of the county, settincr forth that the slave or slaves so seized were not by him or them. or any ether person, with bis or their privity and consent, brought in evasion or illusion of the. revenue laws of this State; and any person guilt of makin ; any false affidavit for such person, shall, on conviction, , be deemed guilty of wilful and corrupt, perjury; and the owneWor possessors of all such slaves so seized shall pay to tht sheriff all txpeni: ri u fl iJt e ffg-s5g-?S38 w m it. n mi a u a, - 2 : : V K , I gao 9 MS M - m S-"6? 2"S-J " r o -i- o-'s 's e- z " - r rs 5 o si lJ t 1 .? 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