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Z/yfi^/^/So/ North-Carolina. 71
II. BUT leaft any Perfon having any fuch Bill, fliould, for the Sake of the y}- D. 1741.
Intereft, delay negotiating the fame, or if, after it fhall be protefted, fnall not
i*';"^^7i?'7iir^'^d
demand Payment thereof of the Drawer or Indorfer •, // is further Enacted and Dc- iiu is Mmth?,
dared. That no Perfon whatfoever fhall pay more than Eighteen Months Intereft,
'J^J/j'"'"
'"
from the Date of any fuch Bill, till it Ihall be prefented protefted to the Drawer or
Indorfer thereof.
III. ANB he it further EnaHed, by the Authcrity aforefaid. That where any Bill, 15 p=r cert. at.
drawn before the making of this Aft, or which fliali hereafter be drawn, is or fjiall
''„r,'"''„',Th ca\s
be protefted as aforefaid, there ftiall be paid unto fuch Perfon or Perfons as fliall ci I'.ouu.
have Right to demand the fame, for his, her, or their Damage in that Behalf ful-tained,
after the Rate of Fifteen fer Cent, for the Sum expreffed in the faid Bill, to-gether
with the Cofts and Charges of the Proteft, and no more.
he
brought apJ.nll
f.r Viin-I),
IV. AND be it further Enaled, by the Authority aforefaid., That it Hiall and n'ay An;on may
be lawful for any Perfon or Perfons, having a Right to demand any Sum of Mo~ J""'
'
ney due upon a protefted Bill of Exchange, to commence and profecute an Aft ion
for Principal, Intereft, and Charges of t'roteft, againft the Drawer and Indorfcrs
jointly, or againft either of them feparately \ and Judgment ftiall and may be gi-ven
lor fuch Princpal Draught and Charges, and Intereft, after the Rate of I'en
per Cent, per Annum., as aforefaid, to the Time of fuch Judgment.
V. ANT) be it further Enacted., by the Authority aforefaid., That all and every RepcaiingChuL-,
other Aft and Afts, and every Claule and A^rticle thereof heretofore made, fo far
as relate to any Matter or Thing whatfoever within the Purview of this Aft, is,
and are hereby repealed and made void, to all Intents and Purpofes, as if the fame
had never been made.
CHAP. xvn.
An AtJ, for regulating Weights and Mcafures.
H E R E A S many notorious Frauds and Deceits are daily committed, Preamble.
by falfe Weights and Meafures : For Prevention v/hereof, ,
II. W E pray that it may be Enafted, And be it Enacted., by his Excellency Ga- Wt.iiU^ and
briel Johnfton, Efq; Governor, by and with the Advice and Ccnfent of his Majcfifs ^^"fff^^^^^^ f^^
CouKcil, and General Affembly of this Province, and it is hereby Enacted, by the Autho- S'.and.ira ia ti.;
rity of the fame. That no Inhabitant or Trader, fhall buy or fell, or othcrwife make
Ufe of in trading, any other Weights or Meaiiires than are made and ufed accord-ing
to the Standard in his Majefty's Exchequer, and the Statutes of England in that
Cafe provided.
txi-hcqucr.
III. A N D for the Difcovcry of Abufes, Be it further Enacted, by the /Aitlo- y^'yx^^^ t-> pro-rity
aforefaid. That the Juftices of each and every County within this Government wi-inhts^aR')^
fhall, within Two Years next after the Ratification of this Aft, at the Charge of M«fa-<-f, and a
each County refpeftively^ provide fealed Weights, of Hr.lf Hundreds, Qiiartcrs of ^-^'P-' "'"''•
Hundreds, Half Qiiarters of Hundreds^, Seven Pounds, Fotir Pounds, Two Pounds,
One Pound, and Half Pound ; and Meafures of Ell and Yard, of Brafs or Cop-per
; and Meafures of Half Bufhel, Peck and Gallon, of dry Meafure ; and a Gal-lon,
Pottle, Quart and Pint, of Wine Meafure -, (for the Payment of which Charge,
the faid Juftices are Iiercby impov/ered to levy a Tax on their refpeftive Counties)
to be kept by fuch Perfon, and in fuch Place, as the Juftices of each refpeftive
County fhall appoint, fuch Perfon firft giving fufficient Security to tlie faid Juftices,
in the Sum of Fifty Pounds, Proclamation Money : A.nd tlie faid Juftices fnall t- u pr-^vMe^
aifo find and provide for the faid Perfon, a Stamp for Brafs, Tin, Iron, Lead, or Bnuld.^
'' '' ''"''
Pewter Weights or Meafures, and alfo a Brand for Wooden Meafures, of the Let-ters
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| Full Text | Z/yfi^/^/So/ North-Carolina. 71 II. BUT leaft any Perfon having any fuch Bill, fliould, for the Sake of the y}- D. 1741. Intereft, delay negotiating the fame, or if, after it fhall be protefted, fnall not i*';"^^7i?'7iir^'^d demand Payment thereof of the Drawer or Indorfer •, // is further Enacted and Dc- iiu is Mmth?, dared. That no Perfon whatfoever fhall pay more than Eighteen Months Intereft, 'J^J/j'"'" '" from the Date of any fuch Bill, till it Ihall be prefented protefted to the Drawer or Indorfer thereof. III. ANB he it further EnaHed, by the Authcrity aforefaid. That where any Bill, 15 p=r cert. at. drawn before the making of this Aft, or which fliali hereafter be drawn, is or fjiall ''„r,'"''„',Th ca\s be protefted as aforefaid, there ftiall be paid unto fuch Perfon or Perfons as fliall ci I'.ouu. have Right to demand the fame, for his, her, or their Damage in that Behalf ful-tained, after the Rate of Fifteen fer Cent, for the Sum expreffed in the faid Bill, to-gether with the Cofts and Charges of the Proteft, and no more. he brought apJ.nll f.r Viin-I), IV. AND be it further Enaled, by the Authority aforefaid., That it Hiall and n'ay An;on may be lawful for any Perfon or Perfons, having a Right to demand any Sum of Mo~ J""' ' ney due upon a protefted Bill of Exchange, to commence and profecute an Aft ion for Principal, Intereft, and Charges of t'roteft, againft the Drawer and Indorfcrs jointly, or againft either of them feparately \ and Judgment ftiall and may be gi-ven lor fuch Princpal Draught and Charges, and Intereft, after the Rate of I'en per Cent, per Annum., as aforefaid, to the Time of fuch Judgment. V. ANT) be it further Enacted., by the Authority aforefaid., That all and every RepcaiingChuL-, other Aft and Afts, and every Claule and A^rticle thereof heretofore made, fo far as relate to any Matter or Thing whatfoever within the Purview of this Aft, is, and are hereby repealed and made void, to all Intents and Purpofes, as if the fame had never been made. CHAP. xvn. An AtJ, for regulating Weights and Mcafures. H E R E A S many notorious Frauds and Deceits are daily committed, Preamble. by falfe Weights and Meafures : For Prevention v/hereof, , II. W E pray that it may be Enafted, And be it Enacted., by his Excellency Ga- Wt.iiU^ and briel Johnfton, Efq; Governor, by and with the Advice and Ccnfent of his Majcfifs ^^"fff^^^^^^ f^^ CouKcil, and General Affembly of this Province, and it is hereby Enacted, by the Autho- S'.and.ira ia ti.; rity of the fame. That no Inhabitant or Trader, fhall buy or fell, or othcrwife make Ufe of in trading, any other Weights or Meaiiires than are made and ufed accord-ing to the Standard in his Majefty's Exchequer, and the Statutes of England in that Cafe provided. txi-hcqucr. III. A N D for the Difcovcry of Abufes, Be it further Enacted, by the /Aitlo- y^'yx^^^ t-> pro-rity aforefaid. That the Juftices of each and every County within this Government wi-inhts^aR')^ fhall, within Two Years next after the Ratification of this Aft, at the Charge of M«fa-<-f, and a each County refpeftively^ provide fealed Weights, of Hr.lf Hundreds, Qiiartcrs of ^-^'P-' "'"''• Hundreds, Half Qiiarters of Hundreds^, Seven Pounds, Fotir Pounds, Two Pounds, One Pound, and Half Pound ; and Meafures of Ell and Yard, of Brafs or Cop-per ; and Meafures of Half Bufhel, Peck and Gallon, of dry Meafure ; and a Gal-lon, Pottle, Quart and Pint, of Wine Meafure -, (for the Payment of which Charge, the faid Juftices are Iiercby impov/ered to levy a Tax on their refpeftive Counties) to be kept by fuch Perfon, and in fuch Place, as the Juftices of each refpeftive County fhall appoint, fuch Perfon firft giving fufficient Security to tlie faid Juftices, in the Sum of Fifty Pounds, Proclamation Money : A.nd tlie faid Juftices fnall t- u pr-^vMe^ aifo find and provide for the faid Perfon, a Stamp for Brafs, Tin, Iron, Lead, or Bnuld.^ '' '' ''"'' Pewter Weights or Meafures, and alfo a Brand for Wooden Meafures, of the Let-ters |
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