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'V : V 1 - ' " :- '' " ' V- iry i i n v. 1 1 ! 1 1 vii i i . - ' . . ...V NOW f ffi nn,.i ( the Dlani fjf fair, JcM(tbtfBl.Pea. - 4 L'owarp'd by party rage, to live JiBrother F RI D AY, D ECEM B ; 181 9. o VOL. XXL t-. .. t i . - "' - . . , - - y - j --y-. ;. - faMMMMB mmmmmmmmmmmm ?T5C--.' -.r7.rp. .. -r . . . . . ' ' j , . ' -Vj. ' r: ' ."1 -i .. '' f; i"4 ) Captions of Acts passed by the Lepis-1 Uture oj'A vrth.CtTTnHna for l6l9f ACTS OF A PUBLIC NATURE. 1. A" Act to provide a Pevenue fbr the pajirient of the civil lit ami cjontingent charges of Government' for the year 180. - The fax on lard and vl ves is. the . same a? last year. The fax on Mercbanf- i frrajlu.-pil VTfo Inv. A retail deaUx Hi t. . from 400 to .';S20('0 v.frth of p oiN .jn a y aitrx fcf S6. ; fn-m SCCO ?u 5000, a fk's of i3 ; ftm. 5,00(- to 1(j:0( 0. a tax .f RJC ; frmr 10 fMM to 15sO00,, a tfliof R15 : abve 15.0( 0, a tai of . g0 : and all 'whol.'S&fe dealers, a (a of S25. Pedlar are taxed 20 a county ; Npgro' trdder? 10 and Bil liard 'Yahles. SSC'O. ' 2. Mrtre efTectuaily to punish the naakinc, "raising or attempting to j ass Counterfeit Bank NWs "Defining the rime more particularly than here tofore . -; 5. Concerning the Roanoke Navi-o-ation Company. Alters the time of the general moctirgi" A Fur tbe"sjcedyecijiions of Con troTerries abouf lands conveyed to, or ccri?:emned fori the use vf Companies incorporated for cutting Canals, or for other public purposes. Giving "Su perior and County Courts jurisdiction in these cases. - 5. Prescribing the manner of aasess ia'i lands in this 5?tate for taxation. (The. "course heretofore pursued "is .! prtaAcribed.l I - 6. Relative tf the spprehensir.n of Runaway- Slavrs So is renar?cd to the taker up of runaways if appre hended out tf the county. J 7. Giving to the Courts of-Pleas & Quarter Sessions powtr fo reuJafQ separate elections. The General As ser.ibly will ho longer be troubled, with (Ids swbject.1 8. Prescribin? themode of survey ing and selli. the land latelv acquir- . ed by treaty Ircm'th- Chen kee Indi ans. Mhere are to be two Commis sioner! and one Pirripal Surveyor, vho ii to apf otnr his , dtpjl?es ; the land is tc.be laid offih 1st. 2d and Sd classes, ' The first is not to be sold for less ;tlian 554 an acrp ; the second pot less than S3 ; the third not , less tiia g2V l No j survey is ,to be less than 50 acres,1 nor auy hiore than 300. One-eighth of the purchase-money to be paid dowr, !the.reniainderin four annual, instalments). . 9. ac more enectually to corn-; "pel payments fi'om the officers therein named of monies by them received in virtue or color o -their office. Pro- vmes that all bheritrs, Clerks. Consta bles, Sc are liaWeto have judgment taken against them for monies in their hands, jnn 10 daya. notice ; on Tailing to pay, Iy per cent damage; may be recovered. i '' ' -- ' 10. To creafe a Fnnd for. Inferbil Improvements. & toestablish a Board for the ma raiment thereof. . The v ford is to accrue: from, the sale ot .the lately acquired; Cheroke? lands, and the Hoard if fo consist, of th Governor, and one Commissio? er from ea'cb of the Superior Com t Districts. ) - 1 1. Amending the acts respecting 1 f TartU sold for taxes Before the She riiTsells lands; fo;-' taxes, he is togive in a list to the V untyf court of his county, to be publicly "read, and he is aJso to render an account of sales to court ' .-: ;; 12. Relative to the Journals ofi the Lesislalure and the duty of the Se cretary. L'Xne journals are "to be lodg ed with the Secretary of Statei in-or der to-fie J:he more easily referred to.J 15, Coinpensating witnesses attend nig Courityt Courts. -.60 cents a day h allowed to witnesses living in. the county, and !a dollar: to such as reside out of it,j. Where Wort is at present allowed, it is .to. remain so V 1 4. Concerni ng be publ ic Arms.-r tTi, nnrtmnrit fn Tirnrure suitable . i?.ifi v-2 bern and Favetteville : to cause tire bern and Fayetteville 5 to cause tire . s ti'ij I f . r . ... 5 i r.ns to be. cleaned Sc'den . . - . . . Aii...... mi l" f " ' V-Tfi the m .1 15. To amend an act passed in 1802, ed . inri inciirrpr-ir! Rlflve. TThe. beneut of ; clergy is taken aWay fbr this oflence1 j -j 16. To prevent fraddult trading th Shves f Persons tfadrng farcer- tain actirles;forfeit g50 and are lia - tie to be indicted.! 4 ; . t: i.t ;ai; i uoes noi exiena 10 oiner am- 1 I. JLO C JL1J I iu Ov paootu 1111 o -1 "1 h"' i ll, ' laving duties' on sales at auc-jj any ! decked vessel being fastened to tiosi. TDoes not extend to other arti-li 6rie of tijesetridges.l - -l; Concerning titlcs.to; -,, : v, i l -v-j tt nmier ttenry M'cuiiocn ana .Henry;, the prmluction of powers of attorney and grants nnder which titles are held i in certain cases.; - Ir1 ,.. 19. To amend an act passed in 1793, directing the jrnanner of proceeding against the several officers therein na med,' so faf as requires them to renew the - bonds once fin " three Years, . Clerks and County Trustees are re quired to give botul annually ' 0 To authorise the Rangers of the several-" counties, to" administer oatlrs in certain cases, and for other purpo ses! To freeholders called! upon to value strays, and to persons proving : the property. 2l Making the affirmation of Mo- 1 avians and Menonists evidence in . criminal caes. 22 Directing the sate of Certain public lands adjoining -the city of Ra leigh, and fer other purposes. This act privities for the sale "of all the re-j maining public land near the city, ex-! cept 20 acres to include the stone quarry : it. is to be laid oft into con venier.t. Itts' by commissioners, ai:d j sold publicly on a credit of one. two, and three years. & the proceeds to he I laid out in-repairing the State-House? agrceablv to a 'plan laid before the General Assembly by Cant; NichoU, i the State iicbitect.. . 2S. To appoint commissioners to run and establish the dividing line bs tween the counties of Duplin and l.e noir. ; . .1 24. To appoint commissioners in lay off and establish the dividing lifce between the counties; of Perquimons and Gates. t 1 .25. To appoint commissioners to complete the running and marking the dividing lino between Chowan and Peiquimon8. ' J6. To lay out the road from Waynesvijle, in Haywood county, to the southern -.boundary line of this State. V; : ?7. To extend fKe nrovisions of an act passed in . 118, " entitled an act"! to amend an act pissed in 1812, enti-1 tied an act relative to the potter-of 1 Courts of Equity in .cases of partition ! and for other purposes. Directingi .the Courts ot Lquity on applrcation by bill or petition, of the Guardian of a pe.rson non compos mentis, fo order a sftle of the real property -of such per-. son non compos : mentis, where the public good requires it 1 -i 28. Concerning Clei-ks of the Su per.t?r Courts of Law and Equity, and Clerks of the : Count v Courts, f Au- i thorizes a tax of costs in publications jin Newspapers. j 4 ! I 1 . 29. To make void pa rol . contracts for the sale of. lands and slaves; . . J 3D In addition to the ac ts relative to J the power of Colli t3 oi Kquiiyj iin ca Ues. of partition, " When application p3 made by jointenaiit3,&c. for theiile j.of'real estate encumbered with dower, trie person enutieu to aower snail join ' ln.application tor the sle. - : ' j SI. To -attach part of Hyde to Beau-! lort, county. : . v -.- . , ; . r . - . . '. . - ( - I 32. lo annex a part of Craven to i Lenoir county-;- ; : :. ! 'SS.'i To revise and continue l.force ' an act passed i n 1 8 10, f td incorporate h a company for thepurpose of clearing I out and making navigable Meherrm River.';-' ;.: " :-"Y'-' ";.-. , 34. To amend an act passed in 1814, concerning Divorce and Aliinonyl ; pin cases of.divdrce, wives are permit? i ted to enjoy any property" tflc nia 11 let wai ti a atuit t j - , , . , S5 Concerning militia fines & fqrf feitu res. Fines Hereafter to go to tne JruDlic;ireasnry,hs ;,- ; , : I Sf5. To confirm the "bonndart Iin j between this State-and the tate of j Georgia, so far as the same has been run. v -- 4. 1- - -- - - 37. To repeal part of an act passed in 1784. for tfie more 1 . vuurviiui PJ ; u- nublic taxes, fit repeals that clause vmr Ant r&S and aooniinf inir till H a in the Art which makes it necessarv for the Treasurers bond to be anorOv i hv Hip Inprtinr' Council."! te governor s Vncu.j 38. To repeal an act passed 11 38. To repeal an act passed in 1811, auinonsing, ine ruuuu iimurer iu deposit money.m the state. mnK. t p. tteguiaungaei .e , v.erx pn cMaircasesIerksrto W cents lor every jurors wifnessifcket ! i 40For the preservation of Float i RriHos I In flicts a nenaltv of R50 on ii '. r t. f hiSiflf . made revise mmuc ia y x l l, - 42.1 To amena an. actr pasea in j! 1812,; making the protest Notary ! Li Public evidence in certain cus. (Re ferring to bills of exchange and prwn missory notes.) - 43. fo provide for the payment of witnesses oti behalf of t!.e State, in certainl cases. (AVhari the tlefend- ant is not bound to pay jivltuessos, and ; they are not directed .by thet'ourt to De paia ay me prosecutor, pi ue by. the county, in which the 'piosecu tion was commenced ) 1 j " 44i'CVfice.min.o Military land Wari arits. fThe Governor. "I reasurer and i '; Comptroller to hear inl determine on ' ii .21 i .. I I : .all applications tor military land war rants.) 45. To chnnge thejtime of holding the supreme Court 01 "this State.: Y Af ter the present term, to meet on the 3d Monday in June and the! last Moni day in December.) 46. More effcctuitHy 4o compel pay ment from the- officers, thenjin named of Inonis-by temrfVecliveoj jin virtue, or under color of tlvejr ffRcv (In re- M .lation to.hcrifls-, Cltfls, ' .o.nstables, :.'& ; in;be recovereci n rwtion, i an u:tei est d 12 pet ;,cdnt 'im de cation as lug regularly u-ade tor the purpose.) ........ k Mtkmg provision f r running this staj:e ; t h c b o u n d a r v -1 i n e-, 4j e t it c e n ! an( the State' of Teniifysee! i . j .49. Jo appoint commissioners to j run and establish the .bouidarv-!irie j between the bounties cT Dupliu and i Onslow. ACTS OF A PRIVATE NATURE- 1. An Act to incorporat-e thc-A Ro mance. Library Society, in the county of 'Guilford - 2. To appoint, a Commit! ee of Fi nance in the county of Moore. ; 3. To fappoint.'-Cidtamiskfbheia in the town of Madison . ; , ; 4 To repeal an actpassed last Ses sions U increase .Constables fees in certain counties therein mentioned. 5. To repeal an act passed in 1310, so far as it relates to the. .payment of talesmpn in the county pt4-iirtei et. 6 To authorise ' tlje Cotnmlssioriers nf the town of Morganton to s?il cer tain mparts of the public iquares in ; said tovvri and lor; oihePrtsiiposes. j 7. To. repeal an act' altering the mode of appointing Fatriils f in Co- lumbus counf y. - :. -j . '. '' -'' 8.1 Giving fatth'iJr time, tqithe inhab; tants of Currituck county to : make i surveys and perfect titresib lands en- r 9. To establish a Seminary of .Learn ing inthe town of jrlei tf. j, in Per qui m ons coiinty, by the n aine 0 f Her fc- lora lcauemy. v r j 1 0.-To appoint Qoremisoners far the town of iWkfo'rdili, Surry, and to iricornorate the samc. ' 1 : i - i 'Jn.To provide compensation for the jurors attending the courts in .the counties therein naraedMj -i 12 To amend an act passed in 18l6 for opening a turnpike road at MRPs Gap.: "'.''!cf : : j i3Ta ainenilictjpassed - last Session to. establish1 poorlancl work house ifi the county of Camden j and for other purposes,; r 14 To establish an Academy . in Orange county. .;- :' ,J-r . ' " ' 15 Concerning the waiyens: bf the j)0or Tor Wake, CKaycn t and Jones Counties. ,;u ,;: -;' . v; -7.-.. .16. To alter the time i of closing the pol I s of the d i tie re n telcc d(i rti he I d i f n the county of PerquimbritQ : elect iVIembers to the General A sembly &, Represe ntatives to Co egress i S ; 1 17. To incorporate le Camden Bible Society ( . :: v:.' 4 y- : . i f 8. To amend an act passed in 1 6 17, to .amend ;an act passed in;1804, to establish an Academy in C Greene coUnty, v-v , . .1"-':: " 3 1 ' 19. To" amend an act passed i?in 1811 i;to eTect a MagUtrate rtov ibe town oi vv.iiiningiQD, anu ouier pur- poses -m 20 To authortSr? the building of a house for the iKiV of the." Clerks of the several "courts; in ;Bu7kelcunty.J4 h , 2l" Supplemental ta an act passed in 18(8, to:, run a line bettveea the counties of Burke and ;lcc elL 47. To prevent fraiiils ir the revo laies o utc couniy u. Jr - - ; ,.,r A vol lost Wills a.fd TesCaments .1 tl V ,,aV'a; V" u "v - V.T V'7 yi r r r-iV - ...... i i i- ., ' if 1ft w atiBPtn thA ffiwn n l.ar.' MMi cswif. - ... vr v . , ot to ije revoKec! uuuoy some wnf-J, :4W' - , . -i ' i.j .- :V ' j 22. To appoint Trustees for; the Lumberton Academy, -y " ,." demy. 1 24, To establish an Acadtmy JOr Carnden count v, and for ptherurpo ses.' ; ' ' ''X;iV . 25. To lay oH-and establish aitiwn on the lands of Constant -Perkins' jo Surry county. -. ..-'!', -Av;':-T'----.: 261 To incorporatf Uhe" SmkJifieldij Arnilemv. -in ..in hiisfnn coufH Vr." ' 1 27.: To 3 mend an act pjisseil in 1815 ti. ir.com orate the town of Charlotte, iri jvieckleiiuur xounty'.; 'I ; v 28 rjfnjowe inr the Commissioners of the town ofTarborough to sell a part of tl e town commons. ' - ' ' : ,29. To repeal aaact passed inil 804, to establish a separate 'election in the county of Chatham, and also to repeal plaice of holding a separate election in the! county of ;ChatHam. I , SOi 'i'u repeal an act passed last sessioti, to authorise the cou)ty courts Of i 5 raven and ("umher'ahd to aopoint 'special Justices of the Peace, and mak - iiig compensation to.such justi.cjfs for rprtainsei virr'S. so far as relates to Cumberland c untw I1 r?l. To nmpa! an act Massed in1817. to "increase the Registers-'fees' in;. their? TX. To alter the I times of holding hv vt counties therein named, so farasit re-1: tle cour.fy courts ot iyrrr?countv' v i J.TJ . ? : .. ii . . I : r . t m 1 u 1 in Arrii'ii v i rnn 3.' To- appoint commissioners in tli r: town of Fulion. 4i To regulate the commissiohs cf r 4 Collector, 'and .Treasurer of public buibbngs in the cunty 01 Ansonr 1 o aitt i tne time ornoiurcg toe court i f Pi( B'rtte in Rowan county. 26. To repeal an act appointing a Comptroller oPths county of ltither- fqrjd.j- " - ,.-i " ' -r1 Srj yo alter thejtime of holding the ciunty court of Caswe.II. - , :; I ssJConcerning the couhty of Cum berland. ;; " . . i I- 1 59 To appoint additional - commiis sioners .to crry into et7ct . ah act passed i.i 1 81 8, to appoint commis sioners for the town of ., Nixorrtbn in Pasqupfar?k, and for other purposes,; -1 40 ;'Th'ftniinrle;.he rnmimuinnprx i of Hertford to sell certain property in sail town. " J . rl , .4l. Concerning the county'df Ru- tli erf rd. . 42 To organize'a corps of A:rf ill e- hry in the town ol FayeUeville. ?. f 43.1 Providing tor44-the 1 set t lement..ot f 1 nJ1 -wu u ij..viiu r. , . .- : v . ? , , county officers in Onslow county a I x 82, To alter the placeof holding ono 1 44, To establisian academy at Eh-' 0 field, in Halifax county. Vtv,.;'.; county. -1 l.' -. ; . H:, 45J To appoint commis?ionerS t(f rerr :v 83.1 ft time of hol ling tha move, the public building of Onslow .election in the town, 0 Halifax. - v rlomtv: awdfor other niirr,osef; 1 1 : 84To amend an act Massed in 181, 146.1 Co pcernin the .town of War- repton. ' . . f 47. To est abl ish :se:ara te af '' thJP nlares therf?in natfd ' ftriH fV(r ' other purposes. : t i: : 48i To alter the time of hoidirig .: .tliexounty" !49. To appointi Committetl of Vi- natice for"thi onntv nf : (IriMhprjandi' f 50. to incorporate Williams' )dge, No, 66, in Currituck county. 5lJ ;iV Incorporate John .L.fTay. Lodge, I or 's Lod ge, No . 70 , j ripu r r i tuck 152. To amend an act- nassed ;n j 11 1816.1 to orevent! 4)bHructibns in; the I passageof fish through Cumtuck l andli8efJ in: 1818, ttrappointHcommissioaers New-Inlets, and the Narrows of Cur-i: fo iown of Iiamp 153.! Directing what numbed actfeassed m 1815 ros shall in Htture b5 dran to serve - in! the Sipenor and county courts of .dgecomb county. -;.::.-v.:S"J:'"-'ft: 54 Farther to regulate the holding:! separate elections , jn iorinampton county : , ;. ':' '' ;;-'' -'--r -;: '' l5a j To appoint d'Boald p Branch Pilots, to examine all persons who jtiAmJ&v'$ o rj m ay Kerea f t e r yvi sh to obiain a Branch to pilot oyer Ocracbck 'BlnadTltlie: -washes'li ' ;; "r .;. :: - 156 J To authorise the Trusteed of the; l.awrenceville Academy to raise a su mo f . mo ney by way o f Lotte ry. .fptt completing the buildings . for said A icadbmy. . I57: -To.. appoint commissioners to contract Tor ibuilfiih a new - court house" In the'eounty of Randolph 5 and for other purposes, f ! v . r joc.i 10 atteir tne times ot mn iog' tlie cou nty court of vu. ri tuck, eoan ty. . :59. Concerning he . county courts of Hay-wood, county.. I H r60 To prevent obsltuctidns to the I fish dp teTTorXUein- 61; Directi ns: the tirt.e f appoint inir th T!o7j m v Tru stee for Ro want count T - Sfk ' . 5 ' 62. To empower the commissioners y of tbe tosvn of Edenton to appoint & Fire Com pknyffn for nther..porpos$ Jb3. To appoint commissioners , the town of Ch. pel Hi II, in angd cmiii ty - - ,':,, -'' : ' . , :: 64.; To repeal certain parts of thre5 v bilk, concerning patrullersy passetj irt 1794 i 802 and 1816, so far as relates V)Edgcomb Ciyinty. l j v ; 65i Toalter the itimlof..hp1ding j tnbunty cqurts of Currituck fcbuhty. Concerning the town of Con cordiv"-."' '.-!:' - . h'-- ' i '-' I 67. To authorise the, Trustees of ! Hookeir Acafiem? Jh'Gre'epe coun-rj j ty, to rjse a uV of money tor tna s ! ie of soidcademy by; way lotte 63. 1 o autViinse-the commissioners of the tt n of lookerton, tc purchase a scite for the eK?cfioh!of a House ot, public worship, ad for otherv purpo- ses ' , ' ' ' -. it v ' ; '. 69, Compensate the SheriiT oy ;: " aKe tjuunty tor atMding the tJupe : '.nor. -v. ourt. '' 7(h For the relief 1 Sansun. ; v J tf Mary ? Ana town of Madison, in- RorKinalixai, t -- . county.: '' );k:ji: -.WS. f 74. J o anthonse JN ahan liorton tO:-; surrender' his-'tumRtkei -road. r . 1 i.i. . r r County Trustee tor !ile county, of i J3i u us wick, and for other piirposes 76.r To; amend art" act passed last session to empower th ei county, court ' !;f Mpntgoner to-, contract for Treoj . ; femes on pumic iays,.jt ; s I: 77 Torepesi part of an abi passed 1 ! in 188 to appmnt coram sell certain lots and the. town com- . jnimsjn tbetowii of5Iorganton , l -78; To; establish 5 PHce Acadenrrla 1 1 yrrei county, ana 10 11 corporate tne ; 1 rni5ee inereor. i. t ti :-t esWl is.ria Learning; in or hear 'Seminary :'of-k) the ttfwiioCi . AViikesprougn, by the nanae ot tlina ; r; Wilkesborough Academy.: , ' r rf ;v:f iocorporate be Leksyillb ; ihale and female Academies and: far other purposes, v . 1 i j W ; : oi.viovauer ine umcf 01 noiuing; fharrus county. . 86. To alter the times of holding c two County Courts of. Canfden, '" helon first Mon- . 87. For the better regulation of thd Ui1 of Rutherfordtonj S8. To . amend the kforce. respecting the py laws 1 now iti trmn of Eden ton P;'i59- To appoint a Magistrate of Po- lice for El.zabetK CitjJ upldemeiitalj to;an an actpasr;: regulatethe fisoeries on cupper ; nong rive r,'X.i ttt e At ligator Creek, 6nt' inevreai Aiiigaior rivwr ana ir.wa iers inereoi, in . lyrrer ' 92; Concerning "die county. I turnpika-roact t leading from Asheyille i-by the Warm I Springs to the ;painteiiRock -iSvro iatfrnris; FcWenk I. CoieiT 01 raven county; to erect a; bridge ; across Nense river: 'r. 94.3 To K prevent bS,siH.cttens to trie 75. Relativeito tlfe anpoirttmeit ot ''' to estaoiiSi'i a.separate ejection in eaclx i ', :. frlv ' I Captaio's'distnct ini.Nish county. , r.r .; eiections 85. Concerning the. Election a in Ca-V :-.,i- ' .1 -'-.-! . h pa ssage .' ip j riM .NcttBp ' ri yp":1Y ' v jContentnei creek, and Little rHciv ' t.r ya, xo lncjieHfne eesoi-Sdr- I teTO'M-'Cu :' ' v. 96; To incbrporate the Njcw-SalemV' Library,' Society ' tv- ; ',-'n-ice 24 Cat, ' ' " , , - . TlHB-Pirit-br.il fx :jtf '-ad theiU? vnuat Mit erci ;c tor Iirai 'try,r confortitubly ' to the tJnt u States 9 vv .Vf 'LSitary Ois fepu arranged tor tt cc6f tbeMditia. - ' an Officer of ht mUi&of A Sold fey SAr 1 ' 5 -,.- 4 . than goods and inerchatidize.l 1 i ,. A: . i.- ?;t
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