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REPORT
' I of the
PXJ13I.IC TREASURER.
I Treasury Department,
Nov. 16th, 1835;
Ti the Honor aile the General Assem
bly of the State of North-Carolina ;
In obedience to the directions of
an act of the. General Assembly, passed
.' the Session of 1827, entitled Ah act
concerning the Public Treasury," the
Public Treasurer respectfully submits the
following Report :
I, Of the Public or Unappropriated Reve
nue and Expenditures.
The balance of.cash in the Public
Treasury on the 1st day pf No
vember, IBjo, was
The rectints of the ensuing fiscal
$57,S77 24
year, 'ending on the 3lst tlay of
October, 1B34, amonnted to 202,127 28
Making an aggregate of 260,004 52
The disbursements during the same
period amounted to 191,571 11
Balance 1st Nor. lS'H, as reported
to the last General Assembly,
The receipts at the Treasury De
partment for the last fiscal year,
that is, from the 31st Oct. 18"4,
to the 1st Nov.: 1835, amount
to $150,109, and consist of the
following1 Herns, viz :
Cash received from Sheriffs for
public tax of 1834, being the or
dinary revenue payable into the
Treasury,"- m the 1st Oct. 1835,
8i not specifically ap
propriated, 71,740 93
Cash received from She
riffs on account of ad-,
tliuonal returns of
taxes, 428 19
Ditto Bnk of Nevrbern
.fur 'dividend of 10 pr
cent on 1818 shares
of the capital stock,
declared in August,
1834, 18,180 00
Diito Bank of Cape-Fear
68,433 41
for dividend of 3$ per
cent, profit on 10
shares of slock unap
propriated, declared
in January, -,1 835, 35 00
U.itto Buncombe Turn
pine Conipany . for
dividend oi 13 per ct,
- priihl on 50 shares bf
, stock, declared in'
Jan and Oct. 1834. 650.00 '
Uiui Male l ink of N.
Caroltna,tor dividend
ot piori t of 2 percent
on 2708 s!i.tres, de-
4 ciar 'd-in Nov. 1834, 5,536 00
Ditto state Baa k of N. -
I (jaroiina,ior dividend
ot 8 per cent on 2768
sliai e ot true capital
declared in March,
1835, 22,144 00
lut i UinkofN. wbern
tor-dividend qi 15 per
ctiit on 1818 shares
ot the capiui stock,
declared Aprd, 1835, 27,270 00
DiitoUank of Cape
Fear, for dividend of
5 ptr-ecnt profit on
10 shares ot stock
unappropriated, de
clarea "m May, 1$35, ' 50 00
buti di.ttoA. for divi
dend of 1 per cent
pri tii on 10 shares of
siock unappiopriat-
ed.declarcu Jul.,1835, 1C 00
Ditto Bank ot tle State
ofNorlh-Uarolina,for
interest on Hdvance
payments, made on
3UU shares of stock
owned u,y the Stute, 621 38
ui'tu Bank of the State
ot Noith-Caridina,for
(lividendof 2 perct.
prufi on 300 siiares of
stock owned by the
S ate, declared June,
1835, ' , 750 00
Ditto Hank of the State
of North-Carolina, for
ax of 2ji cents , on ,
tach share of stock
owned by individuals
in s .id Bank, 2,250 00
Ditto from K.D.Spaight, V
-in the unount of
two dajs pay as a
member of 4 he Legis
lature, overdr'n thro' .
Txstakein thecertifi.
ca'e at last session, 6 00
!)'tto fion. Miss E. E. r
Haywood, tor rent of " '
puuhc lots for the
year 1834, ' 10 00
Q'Uo from H.K.Cooke,
or ms note given tor
Part of the the Bushy
Branch tract of land, '
Principal 201 00
Interest 12 6 -
'213 oa
from Rufus Hay.
" Ours
given for purchase of
part of the lands1 of
the late Treasurer t
Haywood, f
Principal, $148 33 .
Interest. fifi 67
215 00
$f50,100 56
Which added to the! balance above
stated, Hill make tlie sum of 218,542 97
The disbursements at the Treasu
ry from the Public Fund for th.r
fame period, that is, from the
3lt Oct. 1834, tn the 1st Nov.
1835, amount to the sum of 171,686 67
Which deducted,- shows? the ba
lance of cash remaining in tke
hand of the Public Treasuser,
nd for which he is accountable
on the 1st day of Nov. 1835, to
ne j
$46,856 30
The disbursements for the ver. Ktutprl ahn
and deducted, cousist of the following gene-
tQI itcmn . O O
General Assembly
Rebuilding Capitol
Judiciary
Executive Dorjartment
Treasury Department
Department of Stale
Comptrl?er's Department
Library Fund ;
Contingencies '
Sheriffs for settling Tax
f40,981 74
70,000 00
26,201 42
2,600 00
2,000 00
1,166 50
842 37
515 15
7,498 50
995 50
Do. For comparing Congressional
Pol!s i - - 497 01
up. tor making Convention re-
lurns
966 33
10,117 93
903 00
1,040 00
Convention
Public Printer
Pensioners
Adjutant General's Office
Treasury Notes burnt bv Commit
200 00
tee of Finance, session of 1834 5,138 22
Bogue Banks jo 50
Governor's House is n
$171,686 67
The Statement usually furnished by the
Comptroller, for the use of the tnembers
of the General Assembly, will be found
10 contain a detailed exhibit of each and
every individual disbursement made at
the Treasury Department, during the past
year. It is, theretore, respectfully refer
red to for the particulars in each of the
foregoing accounts.!
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II. Of the Literary Fund.
The balance of cash in the hands of the Public
Treasurer, as Treasurer of the Literary Fund,
on the 31st Oct. 1835,as reported bv him to the
General Assembly of that year uasSl9.403 99
The receipts at the Treasury Depart
ment, ot money belonging to this
fund for the last year, that is, from
the 31st of Oct. 1834, to the 1st
Nov. 1835, amount to 29.670 72
Total
49,074 71
The disbursements from the Lite
rary Fund, during the foregoing
period amount to
47,907 63
Which deducted from the amount
.above stated, leaves a balance in
the hands oftbe public Treasur
er, as Treasurer of the Literary
'Fund. oh the 1st day
of Novem-
ber, 1835, of
1.167 08
III. Of the Fund for Internal Improvement-
The halance of cash in jthe hands
of the Public Treasurers Trea
surer of the Fund for Internal
Improvement, on the 3lst Oct.
1834, as reported by pim to tne
General Assembly of that year,
was ; I
$6,539 42
The receipts at Ihe Treasury De
partment, on account of the
Fund f.-r Internal Improvent, for
the last year, that-is,1 from the
31st Oct. 1834, to the 1st Nov.
1835, amount to 'j 14,736 17
Total 21.275 59
The disbursements from the fund i
for Internal Improvement, during
the same period, amount to ' $26 28
Which amount deduciedVleavesin
the hands of the Puhljc Treasu
rer, as Treasurer of th$ fund for
Internal Improvement,- on the
1st day of November, l835, of $21,249 31
All the disbursements made at the Trea
sury Department during the year, it is
believed, are sustained byproper and ap
propriate vouchers; which will be found
on file in the Comptroller's Office. The
accuracy of the whole, will be tested bv
the examination of this Committee of Fi
nance.
t
Recapitulation
The foregoingstafertients how balances
of cash on hand, aLthe close of the busi
ness of the fiscal year,-ending on the 31st
of October, 1885, as follows:
Amount bj Public Treasurer, - $46,856 30
Do. as Treasurer of Irittrnal
; Improvement Fund, - - 21,249 31
Do. as Treasurer of Literary j
Fund, - - - j, - - 1,167 08
Making anaggregate amount of $ 69,272 69
With Whirh fhp. Pnfilir Trpaeurer. aS
Treasurer of the Literary and Internal
improvement bunds, stands charged on
the books of this Department; and for
wnicn ne is theretore accountable on the
1st da? of November, ii835i
The foregoing amount I lis disposed of fas di
rected by Uw) in the following manner, to wit :
Amount deposited in the Bank of the State of
. !; ; II 1 . -
North-Carol 1 ns at Raleigh, and on the 31st
day otOct. 1835, S59;63 31
Ditto, da in the Rank
of Cape-Fear, at Fay
etteville,on the gams
day
6,401 41
Worn Treasury notes;
1 ; i
'redeemed and in the
are the plans of fair delightful peace, imwarp'd by party rage, to lire
TUESDJIY,
vault of the Treasury 3,100 23
Silver change, and cash
in the Treasury 138 74
Making a corresponding amount of $69.279 68
vwwvw
Tt will be perceived, on reference to
the foregoing Report, and on comparing
the amount received on account, of thp
ordinary revenue, for the year 1834, with
the amount received lnrn the same sour
ces for the year 1833, as reported by the
late Public Treasurer, that the former ex
ceeds the latter by the sum of three thou
sand seven hundred hnd sixtv-nine dol
lars anil ninety-seven cents (3,769 97,)
This increase in the revenue of the last
year, derivable from taxation, , has been
owins principally 1o the fact, that unoer
Ute fifth section of the revenue law of
1822, licences have been taken out in
several of the principal towns of the State,
for erecting and keeping up, under va
rious names, public Gaming tables, for
playing games of chance each of which
is subject to the tax imposed by said sec
tion, of five l undred dollars. It seems
not to have been discovered, until within
the last year, that any other than a Billiard-table,
was the subject of license, by
law as none other has ever heretofore
been licensed under the act referred to.
It becomes, therefore, a matter of grave
inquiry, as it is a subject of great impor
tance to the community, how far it is
proper, (it proper at all) to license, or
even tolerate, a species of vice evidently
tending, in the most, alluring forms, to
corrupt the public morals,'and to lower
the standard of public virtue, merely for
the purpose of aiding; the common sour
ces in replenishing the Treasury, from
time to time, with the required amount
of revenue.
The attention of the Legislature has
been repeatedly called, by my prede
cessor, to the fact, that the ordinary
revenue of the State has been gradually
diminishing for a number of years. This
fact 1 no less true now than heretofore ;
and, unless some mode is speedily devi
sed, of correcting the abuses and fraudu
lent practices which have grown up un
der the present system, a resort to an
increase of taxation must be the inevita
ble consequences The importance of
the subject, imposes upon me the duty
of respectfully asking the special atteti
tion of the Legislatuie to it, at the pres
ent session. A table annexed to the
report from this department at the last
session, and prepared with great care,
exhibiting 'comparative statements of
the listing and assessment of property
tor taxation, in 1815, and 1833, with the
nett tax accruing thereon," shows that
the aggregate value of the lands fisted for
taxation in the year 1815 was fifty:three
millions five-hundred and twenty-one
thousand five hundred ami thirteen dul
lars, (S53. 521, 513) while the aggregate
value in 1833, was only forty two milli
ons nine-hundred and sixteen thousand
six hundred and thirty-three dollars.
42.916.633) showing a lecrease in
valuation, in the space of eighteen years,
of eleven millions six-hundred and four
ihousand eijjht hundred ar.d eighty dol
lars, (11,604.880) -when to this'fact i-
added another, that from the ve;wjl8l5,
to the year 1833, one millior, two-hundred
and forty-nine thousand seven hun
dred and fifty-eight acres of land, havj
been entered and patented, and the val
ue of which has been taken into the ag
gregate value of the lands listed in 1833,
the difference in the valuation at the pe
riods referred to, will be greatly increas
ed.
The defects of the present system or
listing lands, are too numerous, and are
too well known, to require particular spe
cification in this report. A principal one
however, is believed to be the want of uni
formity in affixing a proper value to the
lands when given in for taxation. The
practice differs in almo3tevery countv,
and frequently, in different parts of th
same county ; the effect is, that, white
the honest and conscientious land holde
is made to pay a fair proportion of the
burthen of supporting the government, his
neighbor, who is les -crupulous,and whose '
conscience is more easily satisfied, pays
just that proportion 'which he, voluntarily.1
chooses topay. Similar defects also exist
in the manner of giving in taxable polls ';
there being no mode pointed out for as
certaining the ages of either white or
black polls, much is necessarily left to
the honesty and discretion of those whose
duty it is to list them for taxation.
Early in the month f January last, the
President and Directors of the Literary
Fund, held ameeting, at which it was
resolved, that the Public Treasurer,. as
Treasurer of that fund, should subscribe
forthwith for as many shares of the re
served stock In th&Bank of the State, as
the funds on hand would pay -for j and
that he should from time to time, as tm
means of the Literary Fund might accu-
mulate,make such future subscriptions
for stock as the accumulating fund would
enable him to, do. Under this resolu-
tion, as well as under the authority and
tHrectinn of the 5tlv section of the act
chirtering the Bank, I subscribed on the!
5th day of January last, in the name 61
tHe President And directors of the Lite
rary -Fttntl, for two hundred and forty
JDECEflBER 1 3 1835.
shares on the 4th day of May, for one
hundred and ten shares ; on the 5th of
July, for seventy-six shares ; on the 2nd
ot Uctober, for forty shares : making in
tne whole, four-hundred and sixty-six
shares ; which cost the sum of forty-seven
thousand eight-hundred and eighty-seven
dollars and sixty-three cents, as will be
seen by reference to the disbursements,
made from the Literary Fund, enumer
ated under the proper head.
The State has now taken and paid for
of the six-thousand shares of atock, re
served by the charter, nineteen-hundred
and sixty-six(sixteen-hundred and sixty
six of which belong to the Literary
Fund, and three hundred to the S ate,)
leaving four-thousand and thirty-fhur
shares, yet to be subscribed : Of this
number, the means of the Literary Fund
accruing within the ensuing year, will
probably pay for two-hundred and fifty,
or, perhaps, three hundred. From this
view of the subject, it will be seen that
there will still be three-thousand Seven-hundred
shares,, or upwards, unsub
scribed for. It is a matter of regret, that
the State has not had the means hitherto,
of taking up the wlfble of the reserved
stock ; as the want of this additional cap
ital has tended, in a great degree, to cramp
the operations of the Bank, and conse
quently to curtail in a like proportion,
those facilities and accommodations which
would otherwise have been extended to
the public, bmce the adjournment of
the last session, an additional branch of
the Bank has-been established at Favette-1
vil le, which is intended, in some degree,
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to supply the place of the United States
Branch Bank recently discontinued arj
that place ; and should the Legislature
make the necessary provisions for paying
in full for the remaining shares of Stock
reserved to the Stale, it would enable
the Bank to establish other branches and
agencies in sections of the State, not now
supplied with capital; and thereby, to
give increased facilities to (he people in
their agricultural and commercial pur
suits. The attention of the Legislature
is respectfully invited to this subject, at
the present session, as Ihe right of the
State to take the shares yet unsubscribed
for, will expire by the express limitation
of the charter, on the first day of Janu
ary, 1837.
It will be observed, upon reference to
the statement of receipts and expendi
tures for the last fiscal year, that the
loan of forty thousand dollars, contem
plated by the last Legislature, and au
thorized by a resolution 6F that body,
has not been made. At-an early period,
after the adjournment of the last session,
(believing that the loan would become
neces-ary.) I opened a correspondence
with the Bi'hk of Cape Fear, the Bank of
'he State, and the Bank of the United
States, to ascertain upon what terms the
loan could be had, in case the exigen
cies of the Treasury should require it.
The terms proposed by each of ihese in
stitutions, were nearly the .same vary
ing only in this particular :hat tiie Bank
of ihe State proposed to receive the re
imbursement of the money, at any time
when it might uit the co ivenience of the
Siafe to make tt, or in oilier words, that
the Public Treasurer should be at liberty
to fix the 'length of the periods for which
the loan thou d be made. Determining,
however, nojt to exercise the authority
given me by the resolution, until driven
to it by necessity, I refrained from ta
king any fur'her steps in the matter, un
til by the timely declaration ofdividends
of capital mule by the State Bank, and
Ba ik of Newbern, on the Shares owned
by J-he State in each, the Treasury .was
sine lenished, as to remove entirely all
necessity for further action upon the sub
ject. The sources, however, from which
such opportune relief was brought to the
Treasury, during the past year, are now
nearly exhausted ; and it has been deter
mined bv the State Bank, that no further
dividend of capital shall be declared, un
til the expiration, of the charter ; at which
time it is contemplated to make a divi
dend of the whole of its means, and bring
its affairsto a final close; so that ail
hope of revenue from that quarter, will
be cut oft, until after the first dav of Jan
uary, 1838. What course the Bank of
Newbern intends to pursue, in regard to
the final close of its concerns, is not
known to this department ; no certain
calculation, therefore, can be made on
receiving aid from that source. It is per
fectly evident, then, from every view of
the present state of the Treasury, that a
loan will be required at a very early pe
riod of the ensuing year. The amount
necessary to be borrowed, will 'depend,
in a great degree, upon the circumstance,
whether'or not an additional appropria
tion shall be made, to continue the work
upon the new Capitol, and to what a
mount ? When that question is deter
mined, some estimate may be formed as
to the probable amount required.
Under a resolution passed at the last
session of the General Assembly, direc
ting the Public Treasurer to commence
uits on all bonds given for Cherokee lands
on which one-fourth of the principal and
interest due shall" not be paid .on or be
fore the 1st day of. December, 1835, I
proceeded at an early period, after the
adjournment of the last session, to notify
like brothers.'
every individual purchaser of the Chero
kee lands, where bonds remained unpaid,
of the purport of the resolution referred to,
and requested theirimmediate attention to
the subject. I regret to say, that but ve
ry fewot them have, as yet, availed them
selves of its terms. It is alleged, how
ever, by the members who represented
the county of Macon, in the last Legisla
turerthat an error has been commkted
in the enrollment of the resolution ; that
it should have been " 1836," instead of
44 1835." I mention this circumstance
for the purpose of directing your atten
tion to the subject ; as in th event of no
provision being made to the contrary, be
fore the 1st day of December next, I shall
feel it to be my duty to proceed under
the resolution as it now exists.
Another clause of the resolution above
mentioned, authorizes the ' Public Trea
surer to institute an inquiry into the sol
vency or the Cherokee bonds now due ;
and if he should think proper, to com
mence suits on such of them as may be
deemed doubtful ; or permit them to be
renewed under the provisions, of the re
solutions on that subject passed in 1829.
This inquiry has been instituted, dut
the result is not yet satisfactorily ascer
tained. Sotsoon as it shall be, I will en
deavor to exercise the discretion, vested
in me by the resolution, in such a man
ner as will best promote the interest of
the State.
By an act of the General assembly,
passed at the last session, entitled 44 An
act directino the r.nnvpvanr.p of the c;in-
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mons adjoining the toun ot franklin, to
the "Chairman of Macon county court, it
is made the duty of the Governor, to
cause a grant to. be issued to the said
Chairman and his successor in office, for
the lands described, whenever he shall
execute to the State'bonds with security
to the satisfaction of the Public Treasu
rer, for the payment of three dollars per
acre, for each and every acre of said land
payable in four annual instalments. Un
der another provision of the act, a sur
vey of the land jias been made ; and four
several bonds, bearing date the 21st day
of February, 1835, for the sum of two
huudred and seventy-five dollars and
twenty-five cents each, have, been execu
ted, as required by the Act, by ihe Chair
man of Macon County Court, with secu
rity deemed ample by the Public Treasu
rer, and are now on file in this Depart
ment. The statement marked C, accompa
nying this report, will show the amount
of Treasury Notes issued under the se
veral acts of the Legislature on that sub-
ject the amount at different times re
deemed, and burnt by the Committee of
Finance and the amount yet unredeem
ed. Of this latter amount, viz. 852,
511 92, it is believed that," at least
two-thirds, perhaps three-fourths, have
been lost or dest roved, Most of the bills
which are now presented at the Treasu
ry for redemption, are. so exceedingly
mutilated, as Irequently to make it diffi
cult even to tell their' denomination ; and
almost impossib'e to detect those that
are counterfeit, and" those that are com
posed of various parts of bills arranged
and pasted together. Ihe withdrawal
of so large an amount of change from cir
culation, within a few years, has produ
ced serious inconvenience in the payment
of small sums of money ; which has' not
yet been overcome by the efforts of the
Bank of the State, to furnish a sufficien
cy of specie-change, for ordinary circula
tion. This inconvenience has been par
ticularly felt in the transactions of this
department during the last year. Most
of the Treasury bills now offered for. re
demption, are presented in small; a
mounts, and not unfrequently in a sin-,
gle bill at a time. It is therefore respect
fully suggested, whether the Public Trea
surer should not be authorized to incur a
small expense, to procure from ' the U
nited States Mint, or elsewnere, an a
inount ofspecie-change, sufficient to re
deem these bills, and to facilitate the busi
ness of receiving and paying in this de
part ment generally.
The suits heretofore pending between
the Stae and the Banks, of Newbern
and Cape Fear, were decided at the last
term of the Supreme Court, in favor of
the Batrks; for the. grounds upon which
the decision was made, I beg leave to re
fer to the report of the case itself.
The tax of twenty-five cents per share,
for the last year, imposed bythe -amended
charter, on the stock held by indi
viduals itheC Bank of Cape Fear, a
mounting?o C97 50, bus been paid.; al
though the amount was not received un
til after the accounts for the fiscal year
were closed.
A dividend of eleven per cent has ,been
declared for the year, ending on the firstr
day of November, instant, on the Stock-
held by the. ..State in the Buncombe Turn
pike Company, amounting to g5ou, which
amount has also been received at this
office since the first of the present month.
Such Bank exhibits as have been re
ceived at this department, during the
past year, are hereto annexted ; ami such
others as may be received during the sit-
ting 01 tne Juegisiaaure, win dc lonuwiio
communicated.
In conclusion, tt is deemed but an act
of justice to the .Sheriffs of the several
NUMBER .
counties, to state, that they haverwith
great promptness and punctuality, accoun
ted for and paid into the Treasury with
in the time prescribed by law, the. whale
amount of tcvehue with which they were
chargeable. For this faithfulness in the
discharge of their duty, they deserve the
highest commendation.
All which is respectfully.submitted..
SAM'L. F. PATTERSON,
Pub. Treasurer.
STATE LEGISLATURE,
- -rr
. .. feUA ATE. '
- Monday, Nov. 23. )- ;
Mr. Wyche presented a Resolution
authorizing the Committee of Finance to
burn the Treasury notes in the hands oF
the 1 rea&urer. The Resolution was read ,
three times, and sent to, the House of
Commons, where it also received three -
readings and. was ordered to be enrolled.
On motion of Mr. Waugh, the Coni-; .
mittee of Finance were- instructed to in
quire into the expediency of authorizing
the Public Treasurer to provide means
for paying for the residue of the Stock
reserved to the State iii the Bank 6f the
State; whether it would be expedient to
authorize him to issue stock bfaring an
interest riot exceeding five per cent, with
authority to dispose of it on the best pos
sible tej ins, either in or out of the State,
provideil it can be effected at par; or
the expedi-ency of relinquishing the right
to take the amount not subscribed and
paid : And that they be further instruc
ted to inquire into the expediency oj in
creasing the circulating medium of-the
State.
On motion of Mr. Bryan, the Judiciary
Committee were instructed to inquire
into -the expediency of more effectually
suppressiug the vice of Gaming, and of
rendering it highly penaLfor engaging in
the: same. AIo, that the same Commit-
tee inquire into the expediency of so1
amending the act of 1822, faying a tax
on public tables; for playing games of
chance, asthat it may amount to a total
prohibition. ' v ,
Mr. Iteid presented a bill for incorpo
rating the County Gaards. iq Rocking
ham. Referred to the Military Commit
tee. Mr. Joiner presented a bill to increase
Ihe capital stock of the Weldon Toll
Bridge CompaOy ; read three times, and
ordered to b: engrossed.
,: Mr. Wilson presented a bill defining
the duty of County Courts in appointing
Patrols, and the duty of Patrols. Or
dered to be printed.
On motion of Mr. Mebane, the Milita
ry Committee were instructed to inquire
into and report on. the State of the Pub
lic Arms deposited in the City of Ral
eigh, and into the strength and sufficien
cy of the building containing them.
Mr. Welborn presented the petition of
Archibald Lovelace and his wife jane,
praying for the emancipation of a slave
named Caroline, and her three children.
Referred.
Mr. Edmnhston presented a bill to au
thorize a subscription on the part of .the
State to the capital of the Oconalufty
turnpike company. Referred to the In
ternal Improvement Committee.
Mr. Rcid presented the resignation of ,
ThoV. T. Patterson, Lt. Col. 1st regt.
militia. ' '
Tuesday Nov. 24. "
Mr Edmonston presented two peti
tions of sundry citizens of Haywood
county, praying that the amount of Stock
subscribed by the State for the use of
the Deep Creek Turnpike Road, be
changed to the use of the Ocanalufta
Turnpike Road. Referred.
The engrossed bill from the House of
Commons, to amend ah act for cutting a
navigable canal from the waters of Eliz
abeth river, in Virginia to the waters -of'.
Pasquotank river, in N. C.' passed its
three several readings, and,. on wotion of
Vlr. Wilson, was amended; and sent to
the other House for concurrence.
Ori motion of Mr., Waugh,. the' 'Com
mittee on Internal Improvements were
instructed to inquire,'into the expedien
cy of so amending the-Ydatl. laws as to
compel the County Cu,ys to 'assign, in
proper proportions, 'the hands who are
required 4 perform duty in their respec
tive counties.
Mr. Welborn presented the petition of
sundry inhabitants of Wilkes county,
praying the Legislature to incorporate
them into a volunteer Rifle comnanv :
and Mr. Brittaiu, the petition of Wil-
tiam 15. Morgan. Referred.
Bills presented. -By Mr. Wilson, a
bill authorising the Governor to issue his
warrant to some one of the Judge of the
Supreme Court, commanding him to
any vacancy that may occur by de
resignation or otherwise, of any of"
Judges of the JSupenoT Court of la5"
Eauity, of this State ;also a bLrPro
vii mor a reward for tUcn
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slaves, the property of citize V118
State, inon-Slavehordiiigy1" -and
by Mr. Wyche, a bill to rl(if ftir the
payment of the i natal mea c harer
reserved to the State iewc,5' -?ck '
ofcthe Bant oghe St Zcf d th? ?rs
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.rwl MVk, un. last
auationed bms.rej
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