VOL I 3
GREENSBOROUGIffNCrSATVUDAY, FEBRUARY l 1827.
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fuse to do it, for which he re
ceive a compensasion ol 2l0.)
12. Further to amend an act pas
in 1812, making the protest of No
tary Public evidence in certain cases.
THE PATRIOT.
Is printed and published weekly by
T. EARLY STRANGE,
three months from the receipt ,f the first jl I 7
number, or Three Dollars after the pi. j UemamW ; 1
V.k, 13. I repeal part of the 3d scc-
ration of that time. I ' V . t T i
o piper to be discontinued until .11 arrear. tion of amac4 passed 1 820, to jxtend
age are paid, unless at the option of the the jurisdiction of Justices f the
Ednor; snd a failure to notify a discontin Peace. (Repeals the Berth re,
uance wJl be considered a new engage- quiring the Defendant to plead in
menu
abatement, and makes it the duty
of the Court, when actions shall
ADVERTISEMENTS, j ,ercalter be brought on bonds, pro.
Sot exceeding 16 lines, neatly inserted three mi89arY notes and liquidated 8C
times tor one dollar, and 25 cents for eve Countg under BtOO, to dismiss the
ry succeeding publication; those ot grea. suif S.)
ter lengthen theame proportiori-Lef 14. To alter the time ot tne)anti-"
ter.the B?it0' Tslbelt paid !al meeting of the General ABsem.
'- :v:r--: "'"" tbTy. (Repeals" the law of fast ses-
CAPTIONS. sion, and fixes the 3d Monday of: ministrators and Guardians. fPro-
Ofthf Law passu! by the Lagisla- November as the day on which it Ujdes, that when any suit shall be
tun ol North Carolina, at its late -8hN hereafter meet.) brought against Executors, fcc. it
Session, j i& Limiting the time within!8hail be competent foi the parties
unnirn yir-rc whtcti certain ottences enail oe pro-
tVUi.li JWl. Wuted. and prescribing! he duty or
1. An act to allow further time oranj jurors relative thereto,
(or the payment ot the purchase mo- (Provides, that no bill of indictment
Dtn uii ttitires foivvacant land made fthall he found or presentment made,
in he year 184, which elapsed on jn rase8 f tresspass and misdemean
tjic l&thday ol December, 1826. or, except porjury. forgery, mali
, 2. To make private acts printed cj0Us mischief and deceit, where
by the Printer of the. State evidence HUC, offences shall have been forn
ix u- Courts of this State. knitted three years anterior thereto,
3. Concerning net stakes in Pam-' unless where the arsons committing
lico River and Core Sound in Car- suc. offences, shall have absconded
sufficient clothing and food, treat as respects the counties therein
them with humanity, and teach them named
som? mechanical trade or some use 27- Prescribing the time in which
ful employment, aid shall not move Pr"mption of payment, satbfae.ioo
them from the count v. 1 or abandonment of claims shall anst.
18. Authorising the President and I.'" th' Um
r. t r .i t- i 1 23 To perpetuate the evidence of
Directors of the Literary Fund to()hf elaimPof ;b(, Slle of orrCllf
raise money by way of lottery. ( ojoa (Q 1)ch lmreg or ock 5n ht
(Authorises them to raise g50,K)O i ie?era, Banka aod o(her crDorarioDf
one hall of which is to he applied in ; have been, or hereafter shall ho
aiding A. D. Murphey to publish purehased for the ut- of the said
his history ot tbe state, and the o
ther half to the Literary Fund
provided Mr. Murphey relinquishes
the privileges accruing from the
Lottery granted him at the last ses
sion, and enters into bond that in
cube L ut tiis dejaUif; all Uie' papers , L
this nnderiaking, shall be vested in
the Sta'.e.)
19. Conrernine Executors. Ad-
(crct county.
'or concealed themselves, or have
. To validate all grants issued Committed them in secret.
by ihe Secretary of Stare from .the) 16.- Tr aid the Clubfoot and
29;lnlay of iNovemher, 1825, to the ; Ilnrlow's Creek Canal Company.
2i day ol Dectmber, 1820. - (Lends tlvm S12,000 to compete
h. i'o explain ao act passed in I their work, to be repaid, the tu.cr
1822 o aulh-.'iseihe County Cour's L8t annually, and one half of the
to ruuirp administrators and otlnrs( principal at the end of ten years,
to give other or counter securi y
upon the petition ot their secu
rities. 6. Supplemental to ah act passed
ot the la t session of the General
Assembly, to cede to the United
States a certain tract of laud called
B-igue's Ranks. Prescribes, tin
uiode of distributing the wonty re
Ceivid from the General Govern
ment to thoae who owned the cedd
lands
7. Appropriating SM()0 dollar
for the purpose of improving thf na
ligation of the Cajn -Fear River be
low Wilmington.
8. Relating to the exercise ot the
right of challenge in certain cases
Gives to the defendant the assistance
of counsel in selecting the Jury.
9. lot peal an act passed in
1820 direriing the County 'Courts
to pay fees to certain fficers there
in named, in certain cases, so far
os relates to the counties mentioned
in the act. Guilford, Surry, Ashe,
Wilkes, Bladen and Ilaywood.
10. To prevent frauds and per
juries in certain caRes. After first
of January, 18?8, no action shall
be brought whereby to charge any
Executor or Administrator, upon
any special promiso which, may be
m ade, to answer, d a mages ,. out of his.
own estate or to charge the defen
dant upon ,any special promise to
answer the debt, default or. miscar
riage of another person, unless the
agreement upon which such action
"shall be brought shall be in writing.)
and the remainder at the expiration
ot fifteen years.)
17. To prevent free persons of
color from migrating into this State,
for he good government of such
persons resident therein, and for
other pm pose. (No free negro or
mulatto hereafter to migrate to this
State, or if -they do and shall not
remove in twenty days after notice
given, upon conviction of the fact,
shall be liable fo a penalty of 500;
and upon failure to pay the same,
to bo liable to held in servitude and
al labor for a . term not . exceeding
ten years, the proceeds of such la
bor to be paid to the County Prus
tee for county purposes. If arty
persons of the above description,
come into the State, contrary to tjie
provisions of this act, they may be
arrested and carried before some
Justice, who shall take good security
for their appearance at the next
court, and in defalt thereof shall
commit them to jail. If after the
expiration of the term of service for
which such free negro or mulatto
hall have been bound, they remain
to .submit the same for arbitration.)
20. I o Authorise tho buildiog ol
a Steam boat to be used on the ri
ver Roanoke, and the waters of Al
bemarle Ac Pamtico Sounds, and tho
wafers .t James. River and Chefe
petite Ray, and to incorporate
company lor that purpose. (Ao
thorises Cad wallader Jones and An
drew Jo;ner,to op n books for in
dividual subscriptions for this pur
pose, not to exceed 13.000 dollars
gutaung cists in i. lions ol hoshu
and b,mi'f.-.-( Provides, that wJn-.
fo Plein.iff V-- over less than 4
dollars in damages, he snail not in
entitled to recovev ra jn coals thati
daraaces.
21. I'o incorporate the ITewber
Marine and Fire insiirance Com
20 Po alter an act pa3scd at the
lust session, to provide a revenue
for the payment of the civil list and
contingent charges of government.
Reduces the tax on Pedlars on the
navigable, streams south side of the
Albemarle Sound to 85.
2t. To revive and continue in
furce an art passed in 182, for the
relief of Purchasers of Cherokee
laud sold under the authority of
the S;atc. Extends the, time until
the meeting of the next Assembly.
To prohibit the trading with
Slaves, except in the manner therein
mentioned. (Provide? that after the
lit day of May next, if any person
shall boy of any slaref shall forfeit
g tor, to be recovered by warrant
provided, that it may be lawful for
any person io the day time unly to re
ceive from any slave, such article,
as they may have permission in writ
ing from their owners to sell, all
vioiitioof of this act are indictable
fT"fiets punishable w ilh fioe aid im
btate. IJireeta the Secretary of
State to register io a book such cer
tificates ot Stock, as the Treasurer
has received from any Corporation
as evidence of the purehase)
2 Concerning theeotry of Marsh
tud Swamp Lund (No entry be
made of auco t.mds, where the quan
tity does oot exceed fifty acres io ope
body . and thai -itoated between liatl
oftraets)
20 to amend an act pused in lSilSf
declaring whav Hogshead and U.irrel
Slaves are uirebaDtaliio
31 For tbt protect!"., of securities
hi cert it in cae. Rirei-ts hfrnTj
CoiitUblef, to levy in the S'li
pUee on the p'opert) of the priopij al,
before having recourse to the seou
04 Prescribing the mode nf sur
veying and sflling the land lately
Vquiced from the Cbcrokwe Indians. r
Auih'jrises the (ioveruor tu appoint
C inoiisiioners to luvp surveyed ond
i oi. much oi mo ittna ns
aniold, as in the estima on . (
(' Hiiussioners, n.ay be worth
..,i r ucrt .
remain
ho
CO
in shares of aO dollars, phi h.
21. IViiireveiit Jitigion by ti2U ? V!!!K9
SraThS v,st77n7tions of Vflsiu. RB3i.-
in tnp Stutn thirfv iIvq riipv c lull 1 L f .
" - r ,: V J J . 8100 on any ?cnn who shall give a
be again name to the same penal-1 IVll,lfllIunt rmi(
in writing tn an
ties. Imposes a penalty of S500 on!, jAVe r any iIaVt, or fr e:ro
11 i
every person (except manters of ves
sels, who employ them as hands,"
and servants travelling with gentle
men) who brings any free negro or
moiatto into the. State. Provides
that all idle dissipated free negroes
and mulattocs, shall be arrested and
give security that they will pursue
11. Allowing compensation to some honest means of, obtaining a
Coronerrs in certain cases. (Pro- livelihood, or failing to do ao shall
vides thai if any Irce white person bo hired out by the County Court,
M lave shall! be found dead in any for. a term of time, which to them
county, it shall be the duty of the may seem reasonable and just, not
Cor oner 0 have said body decently exceeding three years. Provides
TfrHTrredpf tt that all persons firing these -free
4l " ' .L 1 l' 'l , t '' sis - .a
o diffttrenl swnnipi. nnd for ihe
raining uf one or mure of them, and
authorises the raising of 50,000 dol
f by lottery, oot to commence lilt
j.j ooo dollars are raised.
34 i'o aid t'e up -I nvd com
plptiog the state road, leading f,rn
tiuatsville. in ury Connty to tho
Vi gioia line, by the wtiy of R wer'
tare. Appropriates g5')0 for 'his
purpose.)
PRIVATE ACTS.
i. An act to incorporate an Aca
demy, on the lands of Sen Jonih in
the county of Wake by the num. of
P'Mnona Academy. "
. Po change ihe time ani rrgo
latn the manner of holding the Coun
ty Courts of Haywood.
3. For the better regulation of the
Couoty Courts of Nnl; nod North
ampton. 4. For the better regulation of tho
Town of Concord io the county of
Cabarrus.
5, To establish Cambridge Acade
my iu the county of Lenoir, and in
corporate tbe Trustees thereof.
0. To repeal an aet passed in 1820, .
t- repeal au act passed in 1824. ma
king compennation to tbe Jurors of
the Superior and Coanty Courts of
Moore, Carteret " and Bertie, so far
as it relates to the eouoty ofBertie
7. To Itgitimate certain persons
therein oamed'
8 To authorise Benjamin V.
Williams of Moore aou'ity, to erect a
Bridgo across Deep River.
9 1 o amend an aei pusso in 1818
sell to or receive from tniothiT,' pro- to authorise the Wardens of-the pour.
to build a poor-uoufe in tip county
of Beaufort, io regulate the keeper of
the ame and for other purpose.
1U Appointing Commiifiione's to
erect a building in the town ol Lin
coloton for the accoinmodat ion of
Jurors
II. Ta establish Ra'chelors Acde
roy in the couoty of Martin and.tq . f
iiico'porate the Trusteea ibereof. v
12; To, incorprate the Franklin
Library Society of Buffalo, in Lin ' v
coin county. j
43 l repeal an act piscd in1823, :-1
ghartffm? the fime oftiing tlo eounty
. .... . - v . .
perry proniDiieu m uiih mn iney
nJial I receive lhirty-mn labes. If
any slave tball be found in uoy shop,
between 0 o'clock at night, or befare
dtiy io-eak, or on Sunday or at any
time, (unless sent) where they shall
hare remained 15 minutes or if they
shall be seen to carry into shop, &c.
any article nupposed for sale'und not
bring the am out, it-shall he! re
ceded an presiiiriptive Cvideore a
guinst the person. owning, tbe, shop,
of si violation of lhi aet, unless re
buiiiul by tberircUaiaMCP4
gfl. to amend "the 'laws regulating
s(Mfi