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L A J'V S of N O li T II - C A R O L I N A. ^5- Powder Money to be applied J'or building ic. III. AND for defraying the Charges of buildiryg fueh Foft or Eatter)% Be it ^- ^- i Enacted, hy the Authority ajorefaid, Tliat the Powder Money ah'eady paid to the Naval Oiticcr of Pore Brunjhv^ck, or to the CommiiTioneFs of Navigation of the faid Port, fince the Sixth Day of March, One Thoiifand Seven Hundrtd and Thirty Eight, by Virtue of an Act of Alfembly, intituled, An Act for facilitating the Na- 'vi^'ction of the feveral Ports of this Province, and for buoying and beaconing the Channels leading from Ocacock Inlet to Edenton, Bath "Town, and Newbern, and from Topfail Inlet to Beaufort Toivn, and other Ports and Inlets within the faid Province herein rr.en-tioned, and for providing fufficient Pilots, for the fafe ConduB of Veffels ; and all Povv^dcr Money which fnall hereafter arife by Vefiels coming into the faid Port of Brimfzvich, HiaII be applied, by the Commiflioners aforefaid, or the Majority of them (after deducing a Sum fufficient for finifhing the porting and flaking out the Channel between Brunfivick and Wilmington, not exceeding the Sum of Fifteen Pounds, Pro-clamation Money) to the Charge of building and erefting the faid Fortification as aforef\id, and to no other Purpofe or Ufe whatfoever; any Thing in the laid A6t, to the contrary, notv/ithftanding. IV. AND be it further Enacted, by the /Authority aforefaid. That the feveral NjvjI officer to Naval OfBcers of the Port of Brunfivick, or other Perfons, who have any of the "cZZZLT Powder Money, of or belonging to the (aid Port, in their Hands ; and the Naval f^r aii I'owder Officer who lli-iU hereafter receive any Powder Money of or for that Port, fhall, '^'""^y* when called upon by the aforefaid Commiffioners, or the major Part of them, appear before them, and fettle their Account, upon Oath, and pay to the faid CommifTi-oners, or the Majority of them, or their Order, all fuch Sum and Sums of Money already received, or which fhall hereafter be received by him or them ; and a Receipt-under the Hands of the faid Commiffioners, or their Ofder, fhall be a fufficient Difcharge to the faid Officer, for fuch Sum or Sums of Money fo paid. Njva!Offifcr,&cJ n?glcft.ng to pay fuch Money, W V. AND be it further Enacted, hy the Authority aforefaid. That if any fuch Perfon or Perfons, who have already received any Powder Money as afore mention-ed, or who hath any fuch Money in his Hands, or who hereafter fhall receive any foifeit4oi fuch Money, ffiall, upon due Notice given, refufe to appear to account, upon Oath, and pay the Money due from him or them, he or they fo refufing or neg-lefting, ffiall forfeit the Sum of Forty Pounds, Proclamation Money , to be reco-vered by the Commiffioners, or the Majority of them, by Aftion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in the General Court of this Province, wherein no Proteftion, Injundion, or Wager of Law, ffiall be allowed or admitted of, and applied towards building the faid Fort ; and ffiall be alfo liable to an Adion for all ilich Sums of Money as are in his or their Hands, at the Suit of the Commiffioners aforefaid, or the major Part of them. VI. AND be it further EnaBed, hy the Authority aforefaid. That if any one or more of the Commiffioners before mentioned, ffiall die, or remove out of this Pro-vince, or refufe to aft, that in fuch Cafe it ffiall and may be lawful for the Majority of the remaining Commiffioners, to recommend double the Number of the Perfon or Perfons fo dying, leaving the Province, or refufing to aft, to his Excellency the Governor or Commander in Chief for the Time bemg, out of which he is hereby impowered to appoint one or more Commiffioners, to aft in the Room of fuch fo dying, leaving the Province, or refufing to aft, as aforefaid : And fucii Commiffi-oner or Commiffioners fo appointed, ffiall have the fame Power and Authority as any other Commiffioner or Commiflioners have, or ought to have, by Virtue of this Act. Numberof Corti-milfioners to be kept up. VII, AND be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That the Com*- miffioners herein before nominated and appointed, are hereby compelled to lay their Accounts before the Governor, Council, and General Aflembly of this Province, for all fuch Sum or Sums of Money as they ffiall, from Time to Time, receive by Virtue of this Act, VIIT. AND Comminiiners to lay their Ac-counts before the Governor, &c.
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Full Text | L A J'V S of N O li T II - C A R O L I N A. ^5- Powder Money to be applied J'or building ic. III. AND for defraying the Charges of buildiryg fueh Foft or Eatter)% Be it ^- ^- i Enacted, hy the Authority ajorefaid, Tliat the Powder Money ah'eady paid to the Naval Oiticcr of Pore Brunjhv^ck, or to the CommiiTioneFs of Navigation of the faid Port, fince the Sixth Day of March, One Thoiifand Seven Hundrtd and Thirty Eight, by Virtue of an Act of Alfembly, intituled, An Act for facilitating the Na- 'vi^'ction of the feveral Ports of this Province, and for buoying and beaconing the Channels leading from Ocacock Inlet to Edenton, Bath "Town, and Newbern, and from Topfail Inlet to Beaufort Toivn, and other Ports and Inlets within the faid Province herein rr.en-tioned, and for providing fufficient Pilots, for the fafe ConduB of Veffels ; and all Povv^dcr Money which fnall hereafter arife by Vefiels coming into the faid Port of Brimfzvich, HiaII be applied, by the Commiflioners aforefaid, or the Majority of them (after deducing a Sum fufficient for finifhing the porting and flaking out the Channel between Brunfivick and Wilmington, not exceeding the Sum of Fifteen Pounds, Pro-clamation Money) to the Charge of building and erefting the faid Fortification as aforef\id, and to no other Purpofe or Ufe whatfoever; any Thing in the laid A6t, to the contrary, notv/ithftanding. IV. AND be it further Enacted, by the /Authority aforefaid. That the feveral NjvjI officer to Naval OfBcers of the Port of Brunfivick, or other Perfons, who have any of the "cZZZLT Powder Money, of or belonging to the (aid Port, in their Hands ; and the Naval f^r aii I'owder Officer who lli-iU hereafter receive any Powder Money of or for that Port, fhall, '^'""^y* when called upon by the aforefaid Commiffioners, or the major Part of them, appear before them, and fettle their Account, upon Oath, and pay to the faid CommifTi-oners, or the Majority of them, or their Order, all fuch Sum and Sums of Money already received, or which fhall hereafter be received by him or them ; and a Receipt-under the Hands of the faid Commiffioners, or their Ofder, fhall be a fufficient Difcharge to the faid Officer, for fuch Sum or Sums of Money fo paid. Njva!Offifcr,&cJ n?glcft.ng to pay fuch Money, W V. AND be it further Enacted, hy the Authority aforefaid. That if any fuch Perfon or Perfons, who have already received any Powder Money as afore mention-ed, or who hath any fuch Money in his Hands, or who hereafter fhall receive any foifeit4oi fuch Money, ffiall, upon due Notice given, refufe to appear to account, upon Oath, and pay the Money due from him or them, he or they fo refufing or neg-lefting, ffiall forfeit the Sum of Forty Pounds, Proclamation Money , to be reco-vered by the Commiffioners, or the Majority of them, by Aftion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in the General Court of this Province, wherein no Proteftion, Injundion, or Wager of Law, ffiall be allowed or admitted of, and applied towards building the faid Fort ; and ffiall be alfo liable to an Adion for all ilich Sums of Money as are in his or their Hands, at the Suit of the Commiffioners aforefaid, or the major Part of them. VI. AND be it further EnaBed, hy the Authority aforefaid. That if any one or more of the Commiffioners before mentioned, ffiall die, or remove out of this Pro-vince, or refufe to aft, that in fuch Cafe it ffiall and may be lawful for the Majority of the remaining Commiffioners, to recommend double the Number of the Perfon or Perfons fo dying, leaving the Province, or refufing to aft, to his Excellency the Governor or Commander in Chief for the Time bemg, out of which he is hereby impowered to appoint one or more Commiffioners, to aft in the Room of fuch fo dying, leaving the Province, or refufing to aft, as aforefaid : And fucii Commiffi-oner or Commiffioners fo appointed, ffiall have the fame Power and Authority as any other Commiffioner or Commiflioners have, or ought to have, by Virtue of this Act. Numberof Corti-milfioners to be kept up. VII, AND be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That the Com*- miffioners herein before nominated and appointed, are hereby compelled to lay their Accounts before the Governor, Council, and General Aflembly of this Province, for all fuch Sum or Sums of Money as they ffiall, from Time to Time, receive by Virtue of this Act, VIIT. AND Comminiiners to lay their Ac-counts before the Governor, &c. |