"aahi'c; and the monies so collected
to be distributed among the creditors.!
10. To amend the act of 1777,
establishing Courts of Law, and
regulating the proceedings there
in. Any person surrendered to
the ShcrifF after the return court,
or committed to the custody of the
Sheriff upon a surrender in court,
shall have liberty, before final
judgment, to give other bail.
11. Making it the duty of she-
serve all notices required to be gi
ven in proceedings at law or in
equity.
12. Reducing the number of
petty musters to two in a year.
Captains to muster their compa
nies once in six months.
13. Appropriating $G,232 for
the purpose of improving the na
vigation of Cape F ear river below
Wilmington.
14. Prescribing the duty of the
committee of Finance. Requires
them, immediately on their enter
ing on their duty on the finances,
to count all the money in the
Treasury, and report the amount
to the Legislature.
15. To change the time of hold
ing the Supreme Court of this
cision, an appeal may be made to which staves, heading and shin-
(Ten hundred staves, heading or
shingles to be considered a thou
sand, and not twelve hundred as
heretofore.)
Xjo. uoncernmg me iax iu uu
the ftnnorinr Court. I
22. Amending the act of 1820,
entitled gan act to amend ah act,
entitled 'an act laying duties on
sales at auction of merchandize."
23. Ceding to the United States
...
a point of marsh on the south side
of Ncusc river, for the purpose of
erecting thereon a light house.
24. Continuing in force the act
of 1325, directing a geological
and mineralogical survey to be
made of the State. Continues in
force the said act for one year.
25. Amending the act of 1825,
respecting the reservations of cer
tain Indians in the lands lately ac
quired by treaty from the Chero
kee Indians. Whenever the go
vernor has reason to believe that
the title set up by any Indian, or
person claiming under any Indi
an, to a reservation under the
treaties of 1817 and 1819, is not
good, it shall be his duty to em
ploy counsel to defend the title
conveyed by the State.
26. Relative to the sale of the
estates of infants. On applica
tion of the guardian of an infant,
setting forth that the estate of the
infant would be materially benefit
ted by a sale, the court ot equity
said Court on the first Monday in. may decree a sale, provided the
June ana uecemoer.j
16. Amending the different acts
concerning dower. The jury not
restricted to assign dower in eve
ry separate tract; but may assign
in one or more, having regard to
the interest of the heirs as well as
the widow.
facts set forth in the petition be
found to be true.)
27. Providing more effectually
for the representation of the Stock
of the State held in the State
Bank. (Authorises the Governor.
X - - - r . j j
Secretary and Comptroller to an- 1741, to provide the same at the
POint a Person to renrnsnnt- tlm ehnro-n nf tlinir rnisnpffir nnnn.
i x i - - J"5 - - w - - --'vviw
xi. i ui uiu lenui ui persons, ciaie ai tne annua mnntinrrs nf ties.)
...k i i . . . . o- v . y
wiiu nave maue entries ot land the Stockholders of said Bank.)
nnid hv nersons neddling on cer
tain streams. (Persons peddling
on the south side Albemarle
Sound, and the waters emptying
therein, Roanoke and Cashie ex
ecptcd, to pay a tax of five dol
lars in each county in which they
shall peddle.)
36. Amending the act of 1715,
appointing public registers, and
directing the method to be obser
ved in conveying lands, goods and
chattels, and for preventing frau
dulent deeds and mortgages.
37. Concerning the appoint
ment of a keeper of the State
House, and for the preservation of
the statue of Washington.
38. To amend the act of 1826,
prescribing the mode of surveying
and selling the lands lately acqui
red from the Cherokee Indians.
(Directs the Treasurer to pay to
the surveyor, chain bearers, &c.
employed in surveying said lands,
the sums due them, as certified by
the commissioners appointed un
der the act ot 1826.)
39. In addition to the acts rela
tive to weights and measures.
(Makes it the duty of the Justices
of the county courts, which have
not provided sealed weights, niea-
"JilPna ctmnnu on1 Kpnnilo 1i
,i ... 1 -ii 1 .1 . of deaf and dumb.
uu iu ue piovmeu oy uie aci 01
RESOLUTIONS.
Authorising the two houses of
rality at and in the vicinity 0f ti
University, and for other puJ'
ses. (Makes it unlawful for "
merchant, shop-keeper, or 0t
person at Chapel-Hill, or witif
iwu nines inereoi, 10 sell to
fiirlpnt nf tl
.11KJ J ill f V i OILJ y gOOtl"'
wares, merchandize, spiritous (
quors or wine, without the consent
of the Faculty or some one of th
professors, given in writing; anJ
renders void any contract made
for the sale of such articles.)
PRIVATE ACTS.
Incorporating Mount Morijft
Lodge.
InenrnnrntinfT Cnlnmhm a. i
- j & "'u IQQ.
emy, in Edgecombe county.
Appointing additional comni
sioners for the town of Stanton,
burg.
Empowering the commission
ers of Halifax to sell to Lemuel
Long a certain part of the com.
mons of said town.
Making it the duty of Major
Generals to review the first rei
merit of Edgecombe at their usual
regimental muster ground.
Incorporating the Occacock
Navigation Company.
102. To prevent the obstruc
tion of fish Passing un tlm IW
or vu-
noke and Cashie rivers and their
waters.
Altering the name of, and legi
timating John M. Williamsof
Edgecombe.
Incorporating the North-Carolina
Institution for the instruction
with entry takers, or who have
had lands surveyed by surveyors.
who have not renewed their bonds
agreeably to law. Entries and
surveys made in the offices of en-
entry takers and by surveyors, who'
nave not renewed their bonds a
greeablyto law, rendered valid. 1
18. Supplemental to the act of
the present session, entitled "an
act to alter an act, entitled 'an act
to amend the 4th section of the
aci' passed in 1804." The provi
sions of said act to continue in
force to the end of this session.
19. Amending the act of 1824,
giving the assent of North-Caro
Una to, and enforcing in this State
certain acts of the Legislature of
lennessee, relating to the Smoky
Mountain turnpike road. Autho
rises the stockholders of said road
to discharge their subscriptions
Dy labor instead of money; and
and the appropriation of the State
not to be paid until the road is
completed.!
20. To continue in force the act
of last session, entitled "an act to
revive and continue in force an act
passed in the year 1824. to alter
and amend an act for the relief of
such persons as became purcha-
sers ot the Cherokee lands, sold
under the authority of this State."
Continues in force said act until
the meeting of the next General
Assembly.!
21. Amending the 2d section of
the act of 1801, so far as regards
salvage. Provides for the ap
pointment of two commissioners,
one to be selected by each party;
and in case they disagree, they are
1 u S i jC,1 an ""Pire. If any party
should be dissatisfied with the de-
L'o. To erect an arsenal on the
south-west of the Capitol Square.
29. Supplementary to the acts
relative to the power of Courts of
Equity in cases of partition.
(Whenever a court of equity shall
order the sale of real estate be
longing to joint tenants in copcr
cenary, the court at their discre
tion may direct such sale to be
made on the premises, or at any
place within the county. )
30. For the relief of clerks of
courts and clerks and masters in
equity. (Exempts clerks of the
County, Superior and Supreme
courts and clerks ami masters in
equity from the penalties prescri-
oecl by the act of 1823, entitled
"an act to amend and extend the
provisions of an act to promote
agriculture and family domestic
manufactures within this State,"
who shall account for, and pay in
to the Treasury by the 1st March
next, all the monies thev were
bound, by the before recited act.
to have paid by the 1st Decem
ber last.)
31. Extending the provisions of
the act ot 1822, granting further
time to perfect titles of lands
within this Stale. (Extends the
provisions of said act to the 1st
January, 1829.)
32. Limiting the appointment
of Solicitor General and Solicit
ors to four years.
33. Making provision for wid
ows when they dissent from the
wills of their husbands. (All ows
the widow of a testator, out of her
husband's estate, one year's pro
vision, in the same manner as if
her husband had died intestate.)
34. Prescribing the manner in
the Legislature to elect, by joint
40. Concerning the entry of, ballot, three persons to represent
lands now covered by the waters! the State in the Stock of the Cape
of any of the lakes of this State.
(Prohibits entry takers from re
ceiving entries of such lands.)
Fear Bank.
Relative to the interchange of
laws with other States.
41. Compelling the countvi Authorising Ilardv R. Cmnm tn
truslee of eacii county to report withdraw from the public library
the expenditures of the county in Lawson's history of North-Caro-the
prosecution and punishment lina, for the purpose of re-pub-
vi inaiuvciiL uiiuiiuuis.j iisinng me same.
42. To regulate the payment of j Relative to the Public Treasu
re salary of the Public Printer, ,rer. (Directs the Treasurer to de
Treasurer, and Clerk of the Trea-Jmand of B. A. Barham a transfer
sury Department, and to prescribe of 30 shares of the stock of the
the manner in which printing shall. Newborn Bank, which the said
hereafter be done for the depart-! Barham sold to the late Trcasu
ments of State, and for the pre-jrer, and also the dividends due
servation of the public buildings. thereon. Requires the Treasu-
43. Supplemental to the act ofrer, also, to proceed to the collec
this session, entitled, "an act to-tion of all debts due to the Slate
alter an act, entitled 4an act to a-ifor the sale of the public lands
"oiiu uiu uu ch;luuu ui an aci IlCiir iiaieiMi J
passed in 1804.
44. Respecting certain reserva
tions claimed by Indians in the
lands lately acquired by treaty
from the Cherokee nation. (Pro
vides for the appointment of a
commissioner by the Governor, to
inquire into the titles of certain
trocts of land claimed by individ
uals of the Cherokee nation, and
contract for the purchase of such
tracts as said Indians shall have a
good title for.)
4:j. Directing what construction
shall be given to contingent exe
cutory limitations.
40. Making the endorsers of
bills, bonds and promissorv notes
surety for the same. (After the 1st
day of July next, makes endorsers
liable as surety without notice.)
47. Giving the Superior Courts
of Law exclusive Jurisdiction in
all cases of Divorce.
48. Prohibiting vice and immo-
Gcneral Assembly. The fol
lowing is a brief summary of the
principal bills and resolutions re
jected in the Legislature, subse
quent to the dates inserted in our
last paper:
In the Senate, the engrossed
bill to establish the countyof Ma
con was rejected. 20 to .SO. The
bill to provide for the draining of
Matamuskeet Lake, was indefi
nitely postponed, 41 to 17. The
resolution to disr.nntinnn tlin ap
propriation for the education of
Miss UdneyM. Blakely, was re
jected, 3G to 15.
In the House of Commons, the
resolution requesting the Gover
nor to make known to the Secre
tary of War the desire of the Le
gislature of this State that a route
of a rail road from Newborn thro'
Raleigh and the central parts of
the western counties, be made hf .