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LAWS of North- Carolina, 269
of Northampton^ refpeqiively, fhall, as foon as convenient may be, lay iuch Tax '^. D. 1761.
on the County or Parilh (as the Cafe may be) for paying and defraying all fuch ^—-^v~—
'
County or Farifh Debt or Debts, and which ought to have been collectea and paid
in the Year Oiie Thouiand Seven Hundred and Sixty, and apply the Monies there-by
arifing, to fuch Ufe or Ufes as the fame wa;, levied for : Any Law, Ufage, or
Cuftom to the contrary notwithftanding. (a)
VI. ANB he itfurther EnaEfed^ hy the Aiahority afcrefaU, T\\zt in either of the Surpi,,, of th«
aforefaid Cafes, if there fhall be a greater Sum of Money levied and collected by Taxapproptbied.
Virtue of this Acl than will be fufiicient to aniwer the Purpofes thereby intended,
the Overplus flTiall be applied towards difcharging the Debts of the County, where
the fame lliuU be laid.
C H A P„ VII.
An A:l for aHerinr the Times of holdiny the Superior Court of Pleas and Grand Scjfwns PmviJed for by
for the Dijiri l of Newbern ; anl alfo the Inferior Courts of Pleas and ^.arter '''^ ^°'"' '^'*"*
Sejfions in the Counties of Orange, and Carteret ; andjOr other Purj^ojes.
C H A P. VIIL
An A^for hitilJing a Court-Houfe in the 'Town of Newbern, in the County of Craven,'
for raifing a T.ix^ and for appointing Commijfioners for building the Jame ; ad for
repealing an Act paffed at Wilajington the loth L,oy of November, 1759, intituled
An A'::t for appointing Commifiioncrs for finidiing the Court-HouJe already be- '
gun in the Town of Newbern \ and for other i'urpoles.
I. T ^ r H E R E A S the faid County is at prefent, and hath been for fome Years ^''"^'*
Y Y P^^^ wichout a Court-Houfe to hold their C ourts in ; and the Coinmifli-oners
mentioned in the before recited Aft, having negleded building and finifhing
the Court-Houfe therein mentioned, to the gr^at Detriment and Inconvenience of
the Inhabitants thereof :
II. Be it therefore Enacted, and it is hereby Enacted, by the Governor, Council, and C'urt-Houfe tg
AJfembly^ and by the Authority of the jame. That a Court-Houfe for the fai i County, ""
''"'^'"
not exceeding Sixty Feet long, and Forty Feet wide in the Clear, be built on the
Public Lots in the Town of Newbern, nearly oppofite Mr. Rice'^ Red Houfe, or
in the Interfeftion of Droad-ftreet, where a Court-Houfe is already begun, which-foeverof
the ^aij Places they the CommilTioners herein after appointed for carrying
on the faid Building, or the Majority of them, fhall judge moft convenient.
III. AN he it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That a Poll Tax Tax laid for it;
of Two Shillings, Proclamation ivljney, be, and is hereby laid on each taxable
Perfon within the laid County of Craven, Yearlv, for Three Years, from and after
the pairing of this .Aft; to be levied and coUefted by the Sheriff of the laid Coun-ty,
in like Manner, and at the fame Time, as Public Taxes are collected -, which
fhill bv hi.'-rt be accounted for, and paid into the Hands of the Honourable Richard
Slight, Elq; Jofeph Leech, and John Fonville, Efqrs. CommifTioners, hereby ap- Comm;rnoner»
pointed far building and finifhing the faid Court-Houfe, or to the Majority of them,
^pp"'"'"^'
or their Orders, who are to build the fame at their Difcretion ; the Firfl Collection
of the faid Tax. to be made, accounted for, and paid by the faid Sheriif unto the
faid CommifTioners, or their Orders, on or before the Tenth Day of April, lyGi,
and fo, Annually, till the laid Three Years are expired.
IV. AND for the better enabling the faid CommifTioners to carry on and finifli
the faid Court-Houfe as fbon as m.ay be, // // hereby Enacted, by the Authority afore-fcid,
/rtyl The 5th Ciaufe provided for by the Infpeilion Adt.
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| Full Text | LAWS of North- Carolina, 269 of Northampton^ refpeqiively, fhall, as foon as convenient may be, lay iuch Tax '^. D. 1761. on the County or Parilh (as the Cafe may be) for paying and defraying all fuch ^—-^v~— ' County or Farifh Debt or Debts, and which ought to have been collectea and paid in the Year Oiie Thouiand Seven Hundred and Sixty, and apply the Monies there-by arifing, to fuch Ufe or Ufes as the fame wa;, levied for : Any Law, Ufage, or Cuftom to the contrary notwithftanding. (a) VI. ANB he itfurther EnaEfed^ hy the Aiahority afcrefaU, T\\zt in either of the Surpi,,, of th« aforefaid Cafes, if there fhall be a greater Sum of Money levied and collected by Taxapproptbied. Virtue of this Acl than will be fufiicient to aniwer the Purpofes thereby intended, the Overplus flTiall be applied towards difcharging the Debts of the County, where the fame lliuU be laid. C H A P„ VII. An A:l for aHerinr the Times of holdiny the Superior Court of Pleas and Grand Scjfwns PmviJed for by for the Dijiri l of Newbern ; anl alfo the Inferior Courts of Pleas and ^.arter '''^ ^°'"' '^'*"* Sejfions in the Counties of Orange, and Carteret ; andjOr other Purj^ojes. C H A P. VIIL An A^for hitilJing a Court-Houfe in the 'Town of Newbern, in the County of Craven,' for raifing a T.ix^ and for appointing Commijfioners for building the Jame ; ad for repealing an Act paffed at Wilajington the loth L,oy of November, 1759, intituled An A'::t for appointing Commifiioncrs for finidiing the Court-HouJe already be- ' gun in the Town of Newbern \ and for other i'urpoles. I. T ^ r H E R E A S the faid County is at prefent, and hath been for fome Years ^''"^'* Y Y P^^^ wichout a Court-Houfe to hold their C ourts in ; and the Coinmifli-oners mentioned in the before recited Aft, having negleded building and finifhing the Court-Houfe therein mentioned, to the gr^at Detriment and Inconvenience of the Inhabitants thereof : II. Be it therefore Enacted, and it is hereby Enacted, by the Governor, Council, and C'urt-Houfe tg AJfembly^ and by the Authority of the jame. That a Court-Houfe for the fai i County, "" ''"'^'" not exceeding Sixty Feet long, and Forty Feet wide in the Clear, be built on the Public Lots in the Town of Newbern, nearly oppofite Mr. Rice'^ Red Houfe, or in the Interfeftion of Droad-ftreet, where a Court-Houfe is already begun, which-foeverof the ^aij Places they the CommilTioners herein after appointed for carrying on the faid Building, or the Majority of them, fhall judge moft convenient. III. AN he it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That a Poll Tax Tax laid for it; of Two Shillings, Proclamation ivljney, be, and is hereby laid on each taxable Perfon within the laid County of Craven, Yearlv, for Three Years, from and after the pairing of this .Aft; to be levied and coUefted by the Sheriff of the laid Coun-ty, in like Manner, and at the fame Time, as Public Taxes are collected -, which fhill bv hi.'-rt be accounted for, and paid into the Hands of the Honourable Richard Slight, Elq; Jofeph Leech, and John Fonville, Efqrs. CommifTioners, hereby ap- Comm;rnoner» pointed far building and finifhing the faid Court-Houfe, or to the Majority of them, ^pp"'"'"^' or their Orders, who are to build the fame at their Difcretion ; the Firfl Collection of the faid Tax. to be made, accounted for, and paid by the faid Sheriif unto the faid CommifTioners, or their Orders, on or before the Tenth Day of April, lyGi, and fo, Annually, till the laid Three Years are expired. IV. AND for the better enabling the faid CommifTioners to carry on and finifli the faid Court-Houfe as fbon as m.ay be, // // hereby Enacted, by the Authority afore-fcid, /rtyl The 5th Ciaufe provided for by the Infpeilion Adt. |
