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LAWS of N b R T H - G A R O L I N A. 21 r
CHAP, IX. J. D. i;
I'reamble.
Jn Act for adding Part cf Beaufort to Craven. County^ for afccrtainlng the di-cLllng
Line befjoeen thefaid Counties.
I. "TX r H E R E A S the Inhabitants of that Part of Beaufort County, lying be-yy
tween Bay River and Lower Broad Creek, are, by Reafon of the Rcmuval
of the Court of the faid County at a very great Diftance rrom the fame, and arc
often put to great Hardfhips and Fatigue in attending their County Court at fuch a
Diitance ; and whereas it would be much more convenient to the faid Inhabitants,
if that Part of the faid County ot Beaifort v/as added to Craven County :
II. B E it therefore Enacted, by the Governor, Council, and AffemUy, and it is ^"^ "^ B'aufnri
jbereby Enacted^ by the Authority of the fame, 1 hat that Part of the laid County of county.^
Beaufort, lying between i^^j River and Lower ^rf?^?^^ Cr^*?/^ as aforefaid, be trom
henceforth deemed, held, and taken to be Part of Craven County ; and that the
Inhabitants thereof be fubjed and liable to the fame Rules, Orders, and Taxes, as
any other of the Inhabitants of the faid County oi Craven now. are, or Ihall hereafter
be, fubject or liable to : Any Law, Ufage, or Cuilom, to the contrary, notwith-
Handing.
in. AND whereas the Bounds of tiie faid Counties of Beaufort and Craven are
very uncertain, by Reafon of a dividing Line bctv/een the fame never being as yet
properly afcertained •, Be it therefore Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That froiri
henceforward the Bounds of the laid Counties be by Bay River, irom the Mouth
thereof. Up the main Wcftermoft Branch, to the Head ; thence by the Flat Swamp
that makes from the Head of the laid River ; and trom the liead of the faid Flat
Swamp, by a L'ne to be run nearly equidiftant between Tar and Neufe Rivers ; and
that Mr. John Hardy and Mr. Jofeph Bryan are hereby appointed Commiffioners for
running the faid Line, which ihali be at the Expence of each County refpectively.
raven and Be
C H A P. Xo
An Act to amend an Act, intituled. An Act for the better Regulation of the Towri
of Newbern, and for iecuring the Titles of Perfons who hold Lots in the faid
Town.
H E R E A S many Difputes have arifen among the Inhabitants of the faid Private.
Town, concerning who are to be deemed Taxables ;
II. BE it therefore Enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Affemhly, and by the ^^^'« cni.y fu&.
Authority ef the fame. That from henceforward none but Males ihall be fubject to rfx.'"'^^^
^"*"
pay the Town Tax j any Ufage or Cuilom, to the contrary, riotwithftanding.
III. AND whereas .the Commiflioners of the faid Town cannot lay a Tax
without Confent of the Freeholders, or the Majority of them, prcfent, whereby
many Inconveniences have anfen greatly prejudicial to the good Government of the
faid Town ; Be it Enabled, by the Authority aforefaid, 'I'hat the Commilhoners
of the faid Town, or the Majority of them, Ihall have full Power and Authority to
lay any Tax on the Male Taxables of the laid Town, not exceeding Ten Shillings
per Poll, fer Annum; and the Commiflioners fhall, annually, put up an Account
of the Monies by them received and expendeJ, at the Court-Houfe.
IV. AND whereas the allowing of Hogs to run at large in the faid Tov*-n I.3
found to be a great Nufance to the Inhabitants, Be it therefore Enabled, by the Au-thority
aforefaid. That none of tlie Inhabitants of the faid Tov/n fliall, oii any Pre-tence
whatfoevcr, fuffer any of their Hogs to run at large within the Bounds of the
faid Town ; and any Hag or Hogs 9f any Inhabitant or Inh?.bir?.nts of the faid
D d, 2 'fowr-.
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| Full Text | LAWS of N b R T H - G A R O L I N A. 21 r CHAP, IX. J. D. i; I'reamble. Jn Act for adding Part cf Beaufort to Craven. County^ for afccrtainlng the di-cLllng Line befjoeen thefaid Counties. I. "TX r H E R E A S the Inhabitants of that Part of Beaufort County, lying be-yy tween Bay River and Lower Broad Creek, are, by Reafon of the Rcmuval of the Court of the faid County at a very great Diftance rrom the fame, and arc often put to great Hardfhips and Fatigue in attending their County Court at fuch a Diitance ; and whereas it would be much more convenient to the faid Inhabitants, if that Part of the faid County ot Beaifort v/as added to Craven County : II. B E it therefore Enacted, by the Governor, Council, and AffemUy, and it is ^"^ "^ B'aufnri jbereby Enacted^ by the Authority of the fame, 1 hat that Part of the laid County of county.^ Beaufort, lying between i^^j River and Lower ^rf?^?^^ Cr^*?/^ as aforefaid, be trom henceforth deemed, held, and taken to be Part of Craven County ; and that the Inhabitants thereof be fubjed and liable to the fame Rules, Orders, and Taxes, as any other of the Inhabitants of the faid County oi Craven now. are, or Ihall hereafter be, fubject or liable to : Any Law, Ufage, or Cuilom, to the contrary, notwith- Handing. in. AND whereas the Bounds of tiie faid Counties of Beaufort and Craven are very uncertain, by Reafon of a dividing Line bctv/een the fame never being as yet properly afcertained •, Be it therefore Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That froiri henceforward the Bounds of the laid Counties be by Bay River, irom the Mouth thereof. Up the main Wcftermoft Branch, to the Head ; thence by the Flat Swamp that makes from the Head of the laid River ; and trom the liead of the faid Flat Swamp, by a L'ne to be run nearly equidiftant between Tar and Neufe Rivers ; and that Mr. John Hardy and Mr. Jofeph Bryan are hereby appointed Commiffioners for running the faid Line, which ihali be at the Expence of each County refpectively. raven and Be C H A P. Xo An Act to amend an Act, intituled. An Act for the better Regulation of the Towri of Newbern, and for iecuring the Titles of Perfons who hold Lots in the faid Town. H E R E A S many Difputes have arifen among the Inhabitants of the faid Private. Town, concerning who are to be deemed Taxables ; II. BE it therefore Enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Affemhly, and by the ^^^'« cni.y fu&. Authority ef the fame. That from henceforward none but Males ihall be fubject to rfx.'"'^^^ ^"*" pay the Town Tax j any Ufage or Cuilom, to the contrary, riotwithftanding. III. AND whereas .the Commiflioners of the faid Town cannot lay a Tax without Confent of the Freeholders, or the Majority of them, prcfent, whereby many Inconveniences have anfen greatly prejudicial to the good Government of the faid Town ; Be it Enabled, by the Authority aforefaid, 'I'hat the Commilhoners of the faid Town, or the Majority of them, Ihall have full Power and Authority to lay any Tax on the Male Taxables of the laid Town, not exceeding Ten Shillings per Poll, fer Annum; and the Commiflioners fhall, annually, put up an Account of the Monies by them received and expendeJ, at the Court-Houfe. IV. AND whereas the allowing of Hogs to run at large in the faid Tov*-n I.3 found to be a great Nufance to the Inhabitants, Be it therefore Enabled, by the Au-thority aforefaid. That none of tlie Inhabitants of the faid Tov/n fliall, oii any Pre-tence whatfoevcr, fuffer any of their Hogs to run at large within the Bounds of the faid Town ; and any Hag or Hogs 9f any Inhabitant or Inh?.bir?.nts of the faid D d, 2 'fowr-. CsTimifriiners to ;o£:3 c-jt to r-jr; |
