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270 L A PV S of North-Carolina.
A. D. 1761. J'aid^ That they the faid Commiflloners, or the Majority of them, (hall be, and they
ThliTi^^i^o ^'"^ hereby invefted with full Power and Authority, to fell and difpofe of the Lot
Ml the old Court belong-ing to the faid County, whereon the old Court-Houfe and Prifon formerly
^a'lr'^Pe'r'fJns '"o ftood, at PubUc Vcnduc, at any Time hereafter, on giving Public Notice thereof.
Account tor Mo- at kaft Twenty Days before the Sale \ and after fuch Sale to convey and make over
Hinds/
"' the fame in Fee-Simple, to the Perfon or Perfon fo buying and paying for the fame,
and to their Heirs, Executors, Adminiftrators, and Affigns, by fuch Inftrument or
Inftruments in Writing as fhall be fufficient and available in Law ; and alfo full
Power and Authority to fell and difpole of the Bricks already laid, that were intended
by the before recited A(5t to build a Court-Houfe with, \n Cafe the faid Work fliould
be found infufficient to build on ; and alfo full Power and Authority to demand
and receive from every Perfon or Perfons, all fuch Sum or Sums of Money they
may have in their Hands belonging to the faid County^ excepting fuch Taxes as
hath been from Time to Time laid for paying Jury Tickets ; and on fuch Perfon
or Perfons Negleft or Refufal to account for and pay fuch Sum and Sums of Mo-ney
to them the faid Commiflioners, they the faid Commiflloners, or the Majority
of them, are hereby authorized and impowered, in their own Names, to proceed
againft them, or any of them, for the Recovery thereof, in the fame Manner and
Form as Sheriffs may be fued or proceeded againft that have or detain Public Mo-ney
in their Hands : And the Money arifing from the aforefaid Tax, Sale of the
^ aforefaid Lot, and Bricks, and what Money may be recovered of tlie Debts due to
the County, fhall be applied by the faid Commiflloners, or the Majority of them,
towards building, finifhing, and compleating the Court-Houfe as aforefaid ; and if
there fliould be any Surplus of the Money in their Hands after building, fir.ifhing,
and compleating the fame, it fhall be paid by the faid Commiflloners to the Juftices
of the Inferior Court of the faid County, to be applied by them towards leffening
the County Tax.
Sheriff totjiieft V. AND be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That the Sheriff of
the County aforefaid fhall, before he receives any Part of the Tax herein laid, enter
into Bond, with Two fufficient Securities, to the faid Commiflloners, that he will
duly colledl and pay the fame unto the faid Commiflloners, for the Ufes aforefaid ;
and every fuch Sheriff who fhall fail or negleft to give fuch Bond and Security, fliall
forfeit and pay the Sum of Twenty Pounds, Proclamation Money -, to be recovered
with Cofts, by Adion of Debt or Information, in any Court of Record, by the
faid Commiflloners, or the Majority of them, for and towards building and finifh-ing
the faid Court-Houfe : And upon fuch Refufal or Neglerd of fuch Sheriff, they
the faid Commiflloners, or the Majority of them, fliall, and are hereby required,
to nominate and appoint fome other Perfon to colledt and receive the aforefaid Tax,
who fhall give Bond and Security to colled and pay the fame in Manner aforefaid
;
and thereupon fhall, and is hereby declared to have full Power and Authority, to
colled and receive the fame, under the like Rules and Regulations as the Sheriff
could or might have received the fame.
RcpeaiingCUufc. VI. ANB be it further EnaBed, by the Authority aforefaid. That the before
recited Ad, intituled. An Act for appointing Commijfioners for finifhing the Court-Houfe
already begun in the 'Town of Newbern, andfor other Purpofes, be, and is hereby from
hence repealed, and made void.
CHAP. IX.
Rpp. and provid- Ah Act to prcvent the exacting of illegal and exorbitant Fees in levying Executiens by Sbt»
f'rl'^X-^r riffs, and Other Officers.
Sheriffs.
CHAP,
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| Full Text | 270 L A PV S of North-Carolina. A. D. 1761. J'aid^ That they the faid Commiflloners, or the Majority of them, (hall be, and they ThliTi^^i^o ^'"^ hereby invefted with full Power and Authority, to fell and difpofe of the Lot Ml the old Court belong-ing to the faid County, whereon the old Court-Houfe and Prifon formerly ^a'lr'^Pe'r'fJns '"o ftood, at PubUc Vcnduc, at any Time hereafter, on giving Public Notice thereof. Account tor Mo- at kaft Twenty Days before the Sale \ and after fuch Sale to convey and make over Hinds/ "' the fame in Fee-Simple, to the Perfon or Perfon fo buying and paying for the fame, and to their Heirs, Executors, Adminiftrators, and Affigns, by fuch Inftrument or Inftruments in Writing as fhall be fufficient and available in Law ; and alfo full Power and Authority to fell and difpole of the Bricks already laid, that were intended by the before recited A(5t to build a Court-Houfe with, \n Cafe the faid Work fliould be found infufficient to build on ; and alfo full Power and Authority to demand and receive from every Perfon or Perfons, all fuch Sum or Sums of Money they may have in their Hands belonging to the faid County^ excepting fuch Taxes as hath been from Time to Time laid for paying Jury Tickets ; and on fuch Perfon or Perfons Negleft or Refufal to account for and pay fuch Sum and Sums of Mo-ney to them the faid Commiflioners, they the faid Commiflloners, or the Majority of them, are hereby authorized and impowered, in their own Names, to proceed againft them, or any of them, for the Recovery thereof, in the fame Manner and Form as Sheriffs may be fued or proceeded againft that have or detain Public Mo-ney in their Hands : And the Money arifing from the aforefaid Tax, Sale of the ^ aforefaid Lot, and Bricks, and what Money may be recovered of tlie Debts due to the County, fhall be applied by the faid Commiflloners, or the Majority of them, towards building, finifhing, and compleating the Court-Houfe as aforefaid ; and if there fliould be any Surplus of the Money in their Hands after building, fir.ifhing, and compleating the fame, it fhall be paid by the faid Commiflloners to the Juftices of the Inferior Court of the faid County, to be applied by them towards leffening the County Tax. Sheriff totjiieft V. AND be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That the Sheriff of the County aforefaid fhall, before he receives any Part of the Tax herein laid, enter into Bond, with Two fufficient Securities, to the faid Commiflloners, that he will duly colledl and pay the fame unto the faid Commiflloners, for the Ufes aforefaid ; and every fuch Sheriff who fhall fail or negleft to give fuch Bond and Security, fliall forfeit and pay the Sum of Twenty Pounds, Proclamation Money -, to be recovered with Cofts, by Adion of Debt or Information, in any Court of Record, by the faid Commiflloners, or the Majority of them, for and towards building and finifh-ing the faid Court-Houfe : And upon fuch Refufal or Neglerd of fuch Sheriff, they the faid Commiflloners, or the Majority of them, fliall, and are hereby required, to nominate and appoint fome other Perfon to colledt and receive the aforefaid Tax, who fhall give Bond and Security to colled and pay the fame in Manner aforefaid ; and thereupon fhall, and is hereby declared to have full Power and Authority, to colled and receive the fame, under the like Rules and Regulations as the Sheriff could or might have received the fame. RcpeaiingCUufc. VI. ANB be it further EnaBed, by the Authority aforefaid. That the before recited Ad, intituled. An Act for appointing Commijfioners for finifhing the Court-Houfe already begun in the 'Town of Newbern, andfor other Purpofes, be, and is hereby from hence repealed, and made void. CHAP. IX. Rpp. and provid- Ah Act to prcvent the exacting of illegal and exorbitant Fees in levying Executiens by Sbt» f'rl'^X-^r riffs, and Other Officers. Sheriffs. CHAP, |
