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v !?.:: .i.iM : ' ' K0T5TII-CAM0IJNA (BAKETTE. Y--: ' ' mi"' ; ' i '"''- "' ' ' ii.' ' i i'Ti m' ' i ' ' '" i i i i ' Ti i r mi. .i . .' ' ,1 1 '-i ! . ii;-Ylk.i,',i-,,r - ' ii - . 1 , . ii i . , - : 7 iy , , , , ; . , ; . , 1 .- -- . - ; " , ; rp 1 " . 'i " " ' ' , ' ' - VOL. XXII. " " :.';r-V-;'-" V - .V ;FRIDAYf bkcEMBBR . .r . ' iiii.. . "l 1 J".'-'-.-i'.!!'.' - " '' . ' v 'L : i-"-'.ii -. '' f CAPTIONS OF THE ACTS Tossed lg the General Assembly, 1 820 . PUBLIC ;ACTS. J. An Act to provide a Revenue for the raytnent of the . civil list .andcon- tingent charges m uovernmeni iorine year. 1821. Thettax on land and .pons is the iame as last year. .Retail merchants are taxed in proportion to their stock in trade; those whose stock is between S400 and 82,000 pay 86 ; between 82,000 and 85,000 pay 88 ? between 85.000 and SI 0,000 pay 81 2 ; if above 810,000 pay 820. Wholesale Merchants pay a tax or 825 : Commis sion Merchants 815. The tax on Ped lars is reduced from 820 to 815. Tax . on Billiard Tables, 500 dollars. Tax on Negroes carried through 'the4 State issio.r - ' ; ;. ; 2. rrescribing the time within which mortgages and deeds-and con veyances in trust shall be proved and registered. :Witbin six months after their execction. To fake effect on the; 1st of June next. i , 5. In aid of an act pa?sed by the I Legislature of Virginia incorporating a company to estaousn a communica tion between the -wafers .of Roanoke River and those which' falljnto Chow an River, and the rivers and. other wa ter courses intermediate between any ef them and the river Potomac.1 4. To. authorise the Governor of this State to. direct the sale of the lands lately acquired by treaty from the Cherokee Indians, which are jet unsold. Two commissioners to be appointed oy the Governor are to lay oil' the land, and he is to x the. time of sale. ' . . ' 5. Granting furtlier time to perfect titles to lands within this state. Al lowing: two years."! 6 To explain the. duties of county courts, executors, administrators and guardians, in certain cases, therein mentioned, and for other; purposes. Giving? guardians appointed in other states power, to claim their wards' shares in this state 71 For repairing-and improving: the ' road leading over Swannanoah Gap to J Asheville, thence to the Haywood line. 8. ,To provide for the pavment of costs, when a slave is convicted of a i capital crime. Costs to be paid by the county.") i U 9. For clearing out and deepening r the swash or swashes at Ocracock in let, and improving; the navigation of the same. A company is incorporat ed for the purpose." J 10. Allowing additional compensa tion to the Attorney-General and So licitors for the state. To have S20 a court allowed, exclusive of; fees; and the Attorney-General 8100 for Attending each Supreme Court. 11. To quiet the title of persons in possession of slaves.' ; (Vhere a . per son has been in! possession of a slave for a certain period,"his title shall not be questioned, ' except in cases, in whichthe law requires a written trans- ler.j . ; ' . 12. To regulate the proceedings on suits against corporations. A plain tiff is authorised to summon the Pre sident or chief officer of a corporation to answer his complaint."! , I 15. Prohibiting" white men from cu!- tivatinc: the lands reserved to the Che rokee Indians, n Penalty not exceed- mgg50(rat the discretion of the court. . 14. Limiting the time within whicl judgments before a; justice of peace may be revived. ithin three years , 15. To repeal an act passed in 1796, to punish persons for removing debtors out of one county to another, or out of the state,' and for i other purposes. V here a debtor is removed by a per son with intent to injure the creditor, he is still liable for alt his debts. ; 16. To establish A College in the western part of this State. . This h a mere act pf incorporation, givin no tunds. It authorizes the Trustee's to fix on the site of the buildings when y shall have, sufficient funds to commence their work. v i. r or the purpose of aiding the and Ashe. 18.Concerninp'theclerkftofthp rnnrtc f pleas and quarter sessions. No tlerk to retain his offi'c after residing twelve months out of the county. 19. Compensatingthe commissioners pointed by virtue of an act of 1819, opening of a State Road from Johathan goody's blacksmith's shop to the Ten. neisee line, in the counties of Vilkf . - i for surveyi ne and selling: the public lands adjotning the city of Raleigh; Allowins: them three collars a day and the same sum' for every 30 miles - i . - jr travelling. s , . . ' 20. To authorise & direct the pupli- canon or me nrinsn oiaxuces in iorce in this State. Judge Potter is au thorised to contract for the ' print- i rtg of tuch statu tes ;-. or parts f sta tutes as have been reported by the commissioners appointed to revise the laws of this, State, as in their opinion, to bvin force. : j 21. Allowing compensation to the members of the Senate and Housei of Commons of this State. To each member, 83. a day; to the Speakers 84 ; to the Clerks of each house 6, with 860 for transcribing their Jour nals ; fcngrossing Clerks, 84, and to each 83 for every $0 miles travfellin'e;. :22. To amend an act of. 1819, con cerning clerks of superior and county courts. . Extending (he provisions of the act to the clerk of the Supreme Courtrr , : ; j 23. To appoint commissioners'! to review a part, of the State Road 'in Ashe. ' 24. Further pointing out the duty of Guardians., Required to Irenw their bonds every three years ; on fai lure,' the Clerks to issue sci. fas. ia- gainst them. ; 25. io amend the act laying mi ties on aies at auction or roerchannie. The commissioners of Fayettevilje, Wilmington, Newbern, Kdentoh, Eli zabeth City, Halifax and Raleigh, jtq appoint not exceeding tnree auc tioneers, and to require bonds. j 2b. io amend an act passed in 1819, making provision for running tiie oounoary line Deiween tne estate of Tennesse. & to, repeal a part there of. 'Makes some alteration in the compensation allowed to the commis sioners 27. To amend an act passed in 1817, concerning promissory notes. Where there are more than one per sop bound they shall be concentrated in one suit. j 28. Concerning Coroners They are to give bond in .82000, and renew it annually. v ; 29. To'amend the 4th and 6th sec tions of the act of 1813, concerning the navigation of the Tad kin. Alter ing the place for advertising stock fqr sale. SO. To clear out and improve the navigation of Broad River in tha counS ty of Rutherford. 85,000 are appro priated for this purpose from the funds set apart for Public Improvement. To authorise commissioners to erect a house in Fayetteville- for the safe -keeping of the public arms. The uovernor is autnonsea to nraw on tn Treasury for 850 for this purpose. 32. To amend the militia laws of this State The Adjutant-General is directed to bring suit against Gene ral arid Field Officers, in.fnturej in the superior court of the county in which they "reside. f "1 S3. To authorise the Supreme Court A . 1 ... 1 I ' A- . I io near paroi eviuence in certain cases; 34. tTo repeal an act pf last session chapter 47, allowing compensation to JWIUI9. .t 35. For the relief of honest debtt ors. (No debtor to be imprisoned, if u :n i. f i . t lie win nidKc n surrender 01 n is ; pro perty, or can conscientiously take the insolvent's oath. " s . f : 56. An act to revive and continue; in force an act entitled an act con4 cerning m unary juand Warrants passed in the year 1819. 37. To incorporate the New River Navigation Company. . (" ; .'-S8ii : Extending' the jurisdiction of. Justices, of the peace. TP suits not exceeding 8100. J s . r' S9.tDirecting the manner in . which properirMtau uc uiu wiuui is icvieuu upon uj siienus apu uuubiauies. . i i or be sold on the last Thursday in everyfj monin alter xu aays notice '40. To authorise the Treasurer to! MMMnnUanA itiiA. pllrnlna tnnnan in tlinif Treasury .to the purchase of Bank j stock; l ' :: - ; 41. Directing the county courts to pay fees to certaih officers therein named tn certain cases. . ' . 42.! Concerning the marriage' of .in fant females. ! (Shall not marry a der the' age of iBftetn? .except by cod tent of parents. ?.; j-y' RESOLUTIONS.,; 1. Tb provide additional Furniture for the House of the Goyerhor, 1000 was appropriated. t - , r 2. Jeremiah Slade, Simmpns J. Ba ker and jThomas Rrickell are appoint ed commissioners on theit subject, of Jans in Bertie county claimed by the triberof Tuscarori Indtansr :"f$, ; 3H; A sura o moneys not exceeding. 82210 "was appropriated tolvards the repairs of the State-House. f i Allowing Mernt Hilliard 5527 bO for carrying a-writ of, election to the enerm or uoiumous couniy. ? 5. To remunerate Alexander Roach of Rockingham certain expences in curred on the trial and execution of! his negro woman.. ' ! 6. Requiring the governor to cause the field books made: out by the depu ty surveyors of the Cherokee lands, and nowjying in the Executive office, to be deposited in the" office of the Se cretary of State, and to be bound. ? 7. Epj- the relief of John Baird, she riff of Rowan county. 8. In favor of Stirling- Anderson, late Sheriff of Nash county. 9. In favor of Ransom Hinton. , 10. To prosecute the Editor of the Halifax Compiler for a Libel on the Le gislature.; . 11. In favor ot Mark Brittam. IS. In favor of James Copeland. 14. Appropriating 82000 for the purpose of forming a Done and Inter- columniation in the State-House for the reception of the Statue of General Washington. i i PRIVATE ACTS. . 1. An act to attach Capt. Frederick Gobble's company to the 4th regiment of Kovvan militia. . i 2. To alter the time of holding two of the Courts, of Pleas .and Quarter Sessions of Lincoln county. 3. I'o appoint commissioners to lay Off and establish the dividing line be tween the counties of Chowan and Gates. ' ; 4. To authorise John Frost, of Row an county, to erect a dam across Mit chell's Kiver, in. the county of Surry. 5. To repeal an act passed in 1819, to repeal certain parts of three acts concerning raironers, one passeu in the year 1794, another in 1802, and the other in 1816, so far as respects the county of Edgecomb. 6. To authorise the county court of nay wood to contract-tor maKing a Turnpike Road from .the War Ford on the Tuckasegee River to the Tennes see line, near the head of the west fork of Little Pigeon. y 7. To exempt Wmi Williams, of Haywood county, from the payment) bf a tax imposed by law on bates e Tected across public highways. 8i To! authorise ! Wm. R. Smith, of the county, of Halifax, to erect one or more Gates across the public road leading through his plantation in Scot land Neck.' . ' . 9. To compel the clerk of the coun ty court of Mecklenburg to keep .his office at the court-house in the town of Charlotte, vt 10. To authorise the county court of Rutherford to lay a tax for the pay meht of ! jurors in the county and su perior courts, and for other purposes. 11 Providing for a Female Depart ment in tiie Greensborough Academy. 12. To establish a Court ot Frobate in the county of Cumberland, and for other purposes. r IS. To authorise theiadministrators of John M'Rae, late sheriff of Cumber land county, to collect the amount of taxes therein mentioned. . 14, To appoint additional commis sioners for the town of Hamilton, in Martin coiiirity. 1 0. :15. To' establish Farm well Grove Academy in the county of Halifax. 16. To authorise arid empower the commissioners of the several .towns of Favetfevillei Newbern, Wilmington and Tarborough to organize and keep up rire-iingine compauics. va17. To authorise the Trustees of the Milton Female Academy to raise cer- tain'suros of money by way of lottery. c?l a.. Toi appoint j, enrnmissioners ' for th town of Rockitighaih in Richmond county. : 'a, ' l" -' r ' :19. :.;ToJiatithorijEejMajor Johni Clark, or him and his assignees:, to build a toll bridge across' Pungd'riVeir at the . Lpg liuu &e laitu i uig. .. -v : :c 3 . Supplementary to iix act in 1 81 9. chanter 1 00. ku thorisinsr appointment of a Committee orfinanCrt for Moore county 21. Compensatinfir witnesses attend- ing inamam county cc superior courts. 422. : Tci revive arid conti nue in force an act passed in; 1802, incorporating Wadesborough Academy. T . 23.; ,To repeal ; the 2d and 5th ec -Isons i olf an act passed in 1818 f to au thorise, the sale o( the town comtnons of the town of Trenton in Jones coun ty, and to establish 'an Academy in saiq county, and f brother purposes. , 24. 'io establish - an Academy id 1 Gates countv. 25v To ajter and amend the 1st and J 6th sections of an act passed in the year 1 819," concerning the county of ! Kuthenord. -: ; . ; , 26. To appoi n t commissioners to lay 6ft and establish a town on. the lands of Jas. Jones, dec. in the coun ty of Washington. 27. To establisli Concord Academy; in Perquimons county, and to incor-lj Runcotnbe to have the records of said,; porate the trustees thereof. j court transcribed., ; j. , v 28. To repeal the 4th section of an I 63. To compel , the flegister in tn6 act passed in 1 806, to revise the Mi- ! county of Varren to keep h is office ' litia laws of ; this States so far as re-! at tne Courthouse in the town tof.Wax snects the Grenadiers and Lieht In-I! renton. " - ."..--j :' .uy '' (.' fantry companies in the county of Randolph. .V 29. Io appoint commissioners for? j bntry-taker of, said county .tdinscnb fixing upon a suitable, place for he Med, from March 1795 to Oct. 117. ; public buildings iu Hyde county, and j j 65. For the : enlargement on the li fbr other purposes. i 'mits of.the fowri of Washington, and SO.'Fnr thi hittir rpmljfinn of Mii - M M special Magistrates in the town of :' . '- . . Fayetteville. 51. To prevent fishing with nets (at i the mouth of Contentney creek, 32. To authorise the sale ofk lands belonging to the town of Hillsborough '. 53. To authorise a lottery for the benefit of Farm well Groye Academy, in Halifax county. 54. To authorise Eagle, Lodge, No. 71, in the town of Hillsborough, to raise certain sums by way of lottery. S5. To allow iurors in the county and superior courts of Wilkes county 10 receive pay ror tneir services. 36. For the better organization of the Militia of Beaufort county. 37. To establish an Academy at fiiizaoein nv. in rasauouDK count?. and for other purposes. I fi - 38. To regulate fishermen in. Pamp- lico Sound, between Stumpy Point Bay arid the Great Marshes. 39. To prevent fishing on Sunday with seins in Rocky River of Pedee, or in the North-west Branch of Cape Fear River. ; 40. Granting to the superior courts of Robeson county original and exclu sive jurisdiction of alf cases where the j j intervention of a jury is necessary, j i 41. To restore Joshua Cheshut, of Sampson county, to credit " 42. Io incorporate the Carraway Library Society in the county-of Ran4 dolph. ,; . 43. To establ ish separate cob rts of rrobate tor the counties of Pasquotank and Rutherford, & for other purposes. -' 44. To amend an act passed in 1815, to authorise the county court of Mont- ' gomery to appoint a committee of fir nance to settle with the officers of said county therein mentioned. ? 45. To incorporate the Shocco Fe male Acaderny in Warren county. 46. For extending and marking the dividing-line between Bladen and QoV lumbus county. ' ,;; '-t. 47. To authorise the Trustees of ! the Presbyterian Church in the town of Wilmington, to raise the sum of 156,000 by way of lottery, for the com pletion of said church. ! 48.Supplementary to an act passed in ' I81pr c. 109, authorising the apt pointmeht of a committee of findnce for Cumberland county. . ? ' 49. To i ncorporate the Widow's Son. Lodge in Camden countyr . , 50. lo alFow jurors in the county of'Mpntgomery to receive pay for their services; . . . . . 51. To authorise Joseph Byers, jun. of Iredell . county, , to erect a gate a cross the public road leadings frdm Shervill's ford on the Catawba river to l52.:To amend an actnassedin 1818, to elect a lagistrate foi- the tbwn. of Wilmirigion; and forbther' purposes A $5. For supplying th towp of Fay-! euevuie wun pure , aua; wnoiesome water IE' (54. io repeal an act paaejl in 1 813, fbi the paVmeiit of Jurorattehdiog thic6unnd:8tiperi6F teretcottdtyihd fertber purpws. t 55. .To repeal an act passed in 1819; authorisP- c the commissioners . o the town, of Morganton Jto Vsell Certain;' arts of th.e puoJic square jn slid towny v and for other pu rpdsesV arid & repeal F v an act oassea in 1818. annointmsr t commissioneVs 't-;eir'certain lots on . the town commons in saW wnV , 1: r 56. Relative;: to t the rallo'iance 'Of com j ty claims iti theOunty tof Ricln mond. v ; ::';f'r , ,"iv''. ' 57; To alte the time of KtldinctKe v county cburts-of Beaufort. Jv I ' t 58. To amend the several jacts re; lative to the poor in;Northam'rt6n c'ty . 59. ; Granting to Jonathan l)avi$, of r surry, -leave to erect; a dam acrpss Fisher's Ri ver in 'said j count vl 60. To improve & repair- thle Tiifn- piKe lioaci lately owned py mtuanv nortpn ot yv likes. J. Authorising the ot!Mal isbn Academ v . - -' n , i commissi oners to rais s 82000' .by: lottery. - ?i .Authori'sing the county court of 64. To authorise the county court of Burke to have the records of the ." -.. ... for other oumoses. , AM I'M' i?c ri - : .1. . . 00. Io authorise, the building of a Uridge across 1 rent River, njear the: town of Newbern. , ; j . ' 1 ' 67. To authorise the county court ol Tyrrell to sifter the times of holding separate elections. ! V .' 68. For the better reeuJatio! i of the l county courts of 1 Rutherford i;indXiht6jny'v Burk ; 69. To reflate thie count court' of the counties of, Wilkes, Hydp, John, k ston and Randolph, and for ot&cr pur- - poses ... 1 lmission ; PO. To : appoint ; commissioners k to meet certain commissioners . to be apw. pointed by a corresponding ac of tlifi Legislature of Virginia,' to divide the ;.real estate of Wm. Moore, dec among ia ncus. :k 71 . Alio wing compensation j to thfe jurors ot, the county & superior, courts or the county, of Warren, f f BUOKrBINDlNG. I- D LlNDEMAIf respectmll informs the Public; that he has opened ajBindery on Fayetterile street, opposite-to the Court House, where he js ready to execute all kind of Work in the above husin eas with Dipitncsa and despatch. He will Also' keep .'for sale a constant supply of BLANK BOQKS of fcveiy deacriptiort. ' ' ' ' , All. Orders promptly attended to. . L Raleigh. Augt 15. i i ; ltf TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALR. A it i my intention to settle; in'Rhe gut .; Al part bf the City, I wish to dispose of my . Town. Property. ' "i ;: ; i . r -- -The improved Lot on which Hive, n.onle -bf the most desirable in'theity for Ii dwelU W. and at the same time, public enough for any. nusnics. :. i ua c f w uiucr lwh t cr valuableop actounfof thejr relative situation; and of the Handsome sites they afford for Buitdin..; y -tvv: v:iv :m-:y:- ,:.;, Purchasers are invited to view, hf prem ses.; r:,. M. JrCHir Kit. Raleigh, June 1 4otf, r valuable Lands. ... ten "pOR sale a Tract of valuable , Jl tiiate on the waters o'fBuSah Jand,si- creek in Franklin County Containing; 78( acres. in the possession of Col. M.N. Breys;' This land is adapted to the rth ot Cotton, -Corn nd Wheat; Possession may be had onthe first of January next, -.Atsara'btfrn on both sfdes of Richland, Creek in said Countv, adloining; the ' lands bf : Col. . Sutherland, jHenry ;. Goodloe: and .'oUiers, containing 1420, acres, well adapted to the rowthfof Jp a bacco,1 Wheat, ; Corn and Cottort ; and on which is i good Mill-Seat. Possession. niaV be iiad of this tract immediately. J y v rot toe pnee ana nmcs w.u.. which will he verV aCCOramouaunK ap ijIy to William H. way wooa. o r to the subscriber. WIVt. an; March 23d; 1820.?; r3ebwf To-morrow will Republished , V fftrlfe; Annual Report' of theBotrof V rblina to the General Assembly N.27 c. , Uorn . fncrpther with all Mr. Fuluws Re . ; Sports to the BoanL during the Pi y' ' I I ' -' ' w , - w: ;':. ' .1 . i 4
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