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pirn AND North-Carolina State Our i are the plans of fair delightful Peace, Unwarp'4 by party rage, to live like Brothers. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1809. No. 5j&6 REGIS ! ' .- I. I Gazette. j ' i i I ;' FR. , i i , , , . i ' - - , 71 J that the Prefident and Dire&ors of either Bank have at any time iflued Notes to & greater amount than isauthorifed by tbeir Charter, then and in that cafe, .they?fllall abfolutely forfeit their Charter heretofore granted therri : Provided always That nothing in the aft of AfTembly of 1804, which conftituted the Banks of Mewbern and Cape Fear, or in this aft, fhall be conftrued fo as to authorife the faid Banks, on any pretence whatever, to emit or iffue Notes on any temporary depofit which-mav be niade ljyrjner chants or others, which bre, or may be liable to be drawn out of faid Banks that is tp Aiir tVtckxr (Vk -.11 ,ii "Jtc r tV faith rif rlpnnfifs t r an rt m mint vr'PHfno t rifff .wif nctof v authority of she fame, That mall cafes where any judgment 'r ' in ' r ,j r rfr uu:u u., hn hnJHon hv faiH Rank a an,, tSmi within halluve been obumed for any debt ordamage, many court of common pleasand.i v,arnMt imm;iliv ttdm. ' V 2.alt)0 of J2ortICaroltna : ASED AT THE SESSION OF Till: GENERAL ASSEMBLY, JUST CLOSED. i IH AN ACT Providing for the further Relief of Debtors. fit enacted by the General Affcmbly cf the State of North-Carolina, and it is . cflinnc nf this Srate. n?ainft anv debtor or other Dcrfon whomfoever. at anV .w" 1 j rime before the thirty-firft day of December, one thoufand eight hundred and nine, it fall ue the duty of fuch court to'ftay execution, and all further proceedings thereon, ntil the firlt term or regular fefTion of fuch court which may happen next after the j trfldav of April, one thoufand vight hundred and ten; fuch debtor or perfon firfl giving ! vo freeholders, fuch as fhall be approved by the faid court as fecurities for the faid j Uy of execution, the acknowledgment of luch fecurities, and the entry ot their names h open court, bing confidercd as part thereof. And fliould the faid judgment, with ptaett and cods, not have been discharged on or before the said firll term or regular I Ti mi of fuch court which may happen next after the faid firft day of April, one inland ciht hundred and ;en, it (hall be the duty of fuch court, on application lTJ ie, to ilfuc execution againit the principal and his fecurities, for the full amount, r fa much thereof as fhall remain unpaid II. And be it further enacted, That in all cafes where any judgment fhall have I n ohrained againit any debtor or other perfon whomfoever, before any juflice of peace out of court having cognizance thereof, at any time before the thirty-firft (iav of December, one thoufand eight hundred and nine, i- (hall be the duty of fuch juuice, or in cafe of his death, resignation or removal, the duty of any other juflice of the fame county wherein luch judgment fhall have been obtained, to flay execution ;d all further proceedings thereon, until the firft day of April, one thoufand eight hundred and ten; fuch debtor or prrfon firft giving two freeholders, fuch as fhall be -rproved by the faid juflice, as fecuri'ics for the laid ftay of execution; the ac knowledgment of fuch fecurities, and the entry of their names on the faid judgment,' be ng confidercd as part thereof. And fhould the faid judgment, with intereft and cok5, not have been paid on or before the faid firft day of April, one thoufand eight rirdrcd and ten, it fhall he the duty of fuch juflice of peace, or in cafe of his r.cdiK rcfignation or removal, the duty of any other juflice of the fame county, to ..crd execution againfl the principal and his fecurities for the full amount, or fo much 1 ;rreof as fliall remain undischarged. III. And be it further enacled, That in all cafes where any judgment fhall here af:crbc obtained for any debt or damages in any court of common pleas and quarter fcfiions r.f t!is State, againfl any debtor or other perfon whomfoever, and.at the firft !am or regular feflion c-f fuch court which may happen next after the thirty firft day rf December, one thoufand eight hundred and nine, it fhall be the duty of fuch court n flay execution and all further proceedings thcrccM, until the firft term or regular i:mon thereof which may happen next after the firft day of April, one thoufand e)ght hundred and ten; fuch debtor or perfon firft giving two freeholders, fuch as fhalUbe ::provcd by the faid court, as fecurities for the faid ftay of execution, the ackrow :dt!icnt of fuch fecurities and the entry of their names in open court, being coniidered ; pm thereof. And fhould the faid judgment, with intereft and cofts, not have been tlfebrged on or before the faid firft term or regular fcfTion of fuch court which may hppen next after the faid firft day of April, one thoufand eight hundred and ten, it fhall the duty of fuch court, on application made, to award execution againfl the principal r.d his fecurities for the full amount, or fo much thereof as fhall remain unpaid. IV. Aid be it further cnaeled, That nothingherein contained fhall be foconftrued as to interfere with the right of any perfon or perfons to demand and obtain a ftay of execution, as recognized by the pr villous of an aft paflcd in the year 1794, entitled Anacl directing the modeof recoveringdebtsof twenty pounds and under;' whichacl hereby declared to be in full force and virtue, fo far as regards the ftay of executions : r be deemed in any manner to applv to judgments or executions which heretofore ".e been, or hereafter may be obtained or iflucdat the inllance of the Treafurer, or say other officer in the name and for the benefit of the State, or to exonerate clerks, :-nr, conftables, county treafurers or trcafurers of public buildings, from paying -cr, or otherwifc accounting for, all fuch lums of money as they heretofore may : e received or collected, or may hereafter receive or collect by virtue of their office ; rr to prevent fuch clerks, fheriffs, conftables, county treafurers or treafurers of public -u ! !;r:itN, from collecting fuch monies as may be due them for the ufe of the Public' V. jrj It it further enacted, That all acts and claufes of acts which come within eiearrirg at: i purview of this act, are hereby repealed and made void. IV. And be it furhet enacted, That a correct lift of the names o$ the Prefident, Direftors and Stockholders of faid Banks, fhall be given to. the Treaf irer of this State by the Direftors appointed on behalf of the State, on or before the firft day of May next, and on or before ihe firft day of May in each and every year thereafter, which fhall be by him preferred. And that the perfons whofe names are returned as afore faid, fhall, on the expiration, forfeiture, or other diflolution of their charter, be, and they are hereby made liable in their individual capacities, in proportion to their feve- ral interefts in each of laid Banks, for the payment of the full amount ot all their notes then in circulation, and which fhall not be redeemed by the corporations aforefaid. V. And be it further enacted, That this aft fhall take effect on and from the firft day of January, one thoufand eight hundred and ten ; and all afts and cla.ufes of aftd which come within the meaning and purview of this aft, be and they axe hereby re pealed and made void, any thing to the contrary notwithftanding. CAPTIONS OF THE ACTS PASSED lJSf 1-809. N' ACT to fr.vA;.v the Banks cf Nm-bern and Cape-Fear in certain cafes. of the State of North-Carolina, and it is hereby s That hereafter a tax ot one per centum per a iii'.: n a be evied on a ihe Smrk hrld in each of the Banks ot Newbern it 't' fv the Q -ij erected 5v the authority of the fiine. That hereafter a tax of one per centum per J r j - ipe-I ear, either by this State or any individual or corporation whatever, whicht Re Pi!.i to the 1 rcalurcr ot this State by the Prefident and Calhier ot laid Banks, '' l: !f ffjie the firft day Oftober next, and on or before the firft day of October in uivi every vear thereafter; and upon the failure of the Prefident and Cafhierof - ;rof the (aid Banks to pa to the Treafuier, on or before the firft day of Oclober V cCn year, the tax hereby impofed, judgment fhall and may be had therefor, againft l - Jiid Prefident and Cafhier, on motion in the Superior Court of Wake county, in Urnc manner as judgments are by law had againft delinquent Sheriffs. H. And be a further enacted, Tfiat it fhall not be lawful for the Prefident and Di ;'V,rs3t lhe Dcfore recited Banks, at any time hereafter, to iffue any Note or Notes, -Rirthc fnm of one dollar. fe it further enatled, That the Direftors hereafter to be appointed on the Acts of a ' public nature. 1. An act to am'tnd the 3d section of an act pissed in 1808' entitled An act to amend an act passed at the last General Assembly, entitled An act to allow interest on Judgment recovered in actions brought on contract, and to mitigate the s verity of Execu i: hs. 2. To continue in force the acts heretofore parsed ceding to he U. btat 5 of America certain lands in Smithville. 3. To- authoriz and empower the Judges of the Superior C uits of Law and Equity to appoint Solicitors in the recess f the Legislature. 4. To annex part of Bladen to the county of Cclumbus. 5. To prevent frauds committed against the State, and to t make subsequent entries on lands valid in certain cases. 6. To amend and explain an act passed last session to give concurrent jurisdiction to the Superior & County courts, 7. To protect the decency of Divine Worship; 8 In aid of the University of North-Carolina. 9. To amend an act passed in 1T96, entitled An act to se cure property to Religious Societies or Congregations of every denomination. 10. To alter so much of the 29 h section of an act passed in 1741, as requires the publishing of runaway Negroes, in cer ain places. 1 1 . To amend the first section of an act passed in 1790, to r -strain all married pensons from marrying again while their former wives or husbanSs are alive. 12. To annex a part of the county of Burke to the county of Rutheiford. 13. To provide for the further relief 01 debtors. 14 To raHe a revenue for the payment of the civil list and ontingent charg s of Government for lmO. 15. To regulate the Banks of Newbern and Cape-Fear, in t rtaii c &es. 16. To prevent the circulation of small promissory notes, co'iimonlv called due-bills. 17. To regulate. the ridings of theJudges of the Superior Courts of Law and Equity within this State. 18. Granting to the several counties m this State ell fines. toi failures, amercements and tax fees, for the purpose of . .1 r o. : j paying me expence 01 oiai prosecutions aim couuugeui chaiges of the counties. 19. Requiring the Attorney-general 01 the Stale to attend the Supreme Courts. ' 20. To prevent speculations in obtaining lands which may nertafttr acciue to the State by purchase from the Indians. 21. To amend the 3d clause of the 16th chapter of the acts of 1790. . 22. To amend an act fussed last session to restrain Justices of the Peace from holding appointments inconsistent with the nature and duty of their office j 23. To recogn ze the Currency of the United States. 24 To amend an act passed in 1777 10 encourage the build- ing of public millsand directing the duty of millers. "i. And h- ta'N ihall be appointed by the Governor for the time being, and it hall lw !rCir duty to make a correel ftatcmcnt to the General Aflemblv. at their feffion in anjcvery year, whethera greater amount of Notes have been iflued by the Prefi- IIQ UlrCtlOrS lhffr iiv n-rL- -1 inn limn miilnin Ua I - O .ror- fKon ie j ... i.i.v.mv. xjaiirw ui any titiiv. n iuhu iuv tail y vai , mail u on ed by itsChartcr, under the penalty of five hundred pounds, to be levied on their -"Sc.iattcls, lands and tenements ; and ffiould'it appear by the flatemcnt aforefaid, Act $f a private nature. 1. An act to establish an Academy on the iand oJDr. Lan drtth, in the county of Guilford. 2. To establish one other separar election in Duplin county. 3 To alter the time of holdn g the county courts of Robe son and Cumberland. 4. To provide for the building of anew gaol in Bladen county. 5. To authorise the Court of Pleas and Quarter-Sessions fr the county of Randolph, to lay a tax to defray the expence jf building a Gaol in said county. 6. To establish two additional separate electrons in Craven county. lt 7. To appoint comrnissioners lor the town of Kinston, in L.n ir county, and for otKer purposes therein mentioned. , 8. To authorise the trustees of Franklin Academy to raise oy way of lottery a furri of money for the purpose of pur chasing books for the use of said Academy. ; 9 To tstablish a separate election in the county of Stokes. 10. To empower the county court of Bertie to transcribe such part of the Register Books of said county jas may ap pear necessary. -!.. 11. To prevent any person or persons from working seines or skimming with nets in Ncuse river on Sundaysi and Sunday lights, from the 15 th of January to tht 2 5th of April in each and every year. 12. To ; facilrate the navigation, of Lumber rive rj from M'Farlaud's Turn pike to the South Carolina 1 ne. a 13. To confirm the claims to freedom of Kitty the wife of John Carruthersi Sianly, and of Eunice Carruthers Stan ly, Kitty Green Stanly and Altxander Stewart Stanly. ' 14. To amend the 2d, 3d and 4th sections of an aci passed last session for altering the times of holding the county courts of Carteret, & for other purposes 15. To emancipate and set free cer tain negroes, formerly the property of Alex'r. Worke, late of Iredell county 16. To revive and continue iri force an act passed in 1.807, authorising the county court of Pasquotank to lay d tax for the purpose of building a prison and stocks, and completing the court hose of said county. 17. To establish the mode 'of elec tions in Currituck. 18 For the nromotion of learning r - and scientific knowledge in the county r.f Stokes. 19, To erect a town at the Conflu ence of Little and Big Yadkin rivers, in. he county of Surry, by the name of Hallsborough. 20. To amend an act to establish se parate elections in tHe county of Iredell; so far as respects the places of holding two Separate elections in said county. land to appoint commissioners for the town of Statesville. 21. To repeal an act of the last ses-. sion to alter the time of the sitting of the county court of Pasquotank. 22. To exempt Jthe citizens of Tyr rel county, residing on the east side o Alligator river, from working on the road on the west side of said river. 23. Requiring a majority of the act ing Justices of Wayne and Montgome ry counties to be present in certain cases. 24. To empower the county court of Ashe to appoint commksioriera of pub lic buildings. 1 , 257 1 establish a separate election at Walter Hanrahan's mill on Blount's creek, in Beaufort county, and for otficr - purposes, V ' 26. To authorise the North-CaroTina Catawba Company to raise by way of lottery not exceeding g 5000, to clear out the navigation of the Catawba river, 27. To incorporate Hiram Lodge,' No. 40, at Raleigh, 25. To prevent stopv dams & other obstructions to the running of fish in Grant's creek, iri Rowan county., 29. To alter the time of holering tbe county court of Pleas and Quarter Ses sions in the coumY of Caswell; 30. ,To provide for the payment of Jurors for the county oi Northampton 31. To authorise the wardens of the poor of the county of Vashingtpn to lay an additional tax for the support of the poor of said county. I . 32. To repeal an act passed' at t5r last session, entitled An att to 'repeal an act passed in 1715, entitled An act for appointing a town in the county Bath (now the county cf Beaufo't) j&x! . j for securing the public .library belonging 1 to St. Thomas's Parish in Pampliccr. 33. Granting one other separate elec tion to the inhabitants of Viikf 3cbunty. 34. To, amend the several laws here tofore passed relative to the removal of obstructions to the passage ot nsh up the sevt-ral rivers in this Stst:, sot Ear 3 resprcts the -Pesdee and Yadkin uvers,
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