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L A fV S of North -Carolina.
fubftantial and fufficient Gaol and Gaoler's Houle, of fuch Dimenfions and Materi- ^- D. 1764.
als, and on fuch Part of the Public Lots in the flid Town of Halifax, as to them, ^—-"v—
^
or the Majority or Survivors of them, Ihall feem moll proper •, whicii Gaol fo erected,
fliall be and remain the Public Gaol of the fevcral Counties now conClituting the
Diftrict of Halifax.
III. AND be it further Ena&ed^ by the Authority aforefaid. That there fliall be J" 'hioaoi'
levied on each taxable Perfon within the feveral Counties in the faid Diftrict, annually, ""
'"^
for the Term of Two Years next after the pafTmg of this Act, the rclpective Sums
following, to wit. On each taxable Perfon within the County of Halifax, the Sum of
One Shilling, Proclamation Money ; and on each taxable Perfon within the Counties
oi Northampton, Gran'ville, Bute, Orange, Johriftcn, and Edgcomb, the Sum of Eight
Pence, Proclamation Money : Which faid relpective Taxes lliall, by the Sherill of
each of the faid Counties for the Time being, be collected in the fame Manner,
and under the fame Penalties for the Non-payment thereof, as is directed by Law
for the collecting other Public Taxes •, and the Monies arifing therefrom fliall be
paid by the faid Sheriffs refpectively to the Truftees in this Act named, to be by
them, or the Majority or Survivors of them as aforefaid, applied towards difcharg-ing
the Contr:;cts they fhall enqer into for the Buildings in this Act directed.
IV. AND whereas by an Act of Aflembly pafled at Ncwlern, intituled, An Surplus of tha
Act to lay a tax on the Inhabitants of the feveral Counties of the Jjiftri£f of Halifax Su- ?^'f,.
'^''^ „/°'[
7 r> 7 ! ri • '•
I r i
liuuJing a Wall
perior Court, to repair the tubUc Frijon thereof, and other Purpofes, a Poll-Tax was r.mnd Haiif..x
laid on the feveral Counties of //,3///"«.Y, Northampton, Edgcomb, Granville, and John- l^^'pur^ofef o"}
Jlon, for the building a Wall round the Prifon of the faid Diftrict, and for other th:s Aa.
Purpofes in that Act mentioned ; which Act has not been fully carried into Execu-tion
: Be it therefore Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That the Truftees in that
Act named fliall account for, and pay unto the aforefaid Peter Copeland, James
Toung, and Nicholas Loyig, or the Survivors of them, the Surplus which now is, or
fliall be in their Hands, of the faid Tax, unapplied to the Purpofes in that Act
mentioned, to be applied towards the Buildings in this Act directed ; and the Lot
or Lots of Ground, together with the Court-Houfe and Prifon at Enfield, where
the County Court ufed formerly to be held, belonging to the County oi Halifax^
are hereby vefted in the aforefaid Peter Copeland, James Young, and Nicholas Long,
and the Survivors of them, to be by them fold at Public Vendue, and the Monies
arifing therefrom to be by them alio applied to the Purpofes in this Act mentioned :
And if the Taxes arifing in Virtue of this and the before mentioned Act fliall be
more than fufficient to complete the Buildings herein directed, the Surplus thereof
fliall, by the Truftees herein named, be paid to the Court of each County firft above
mentioned, in Proportion to the Number of Taxables collected from each of the
faid Counties, and paid by the Sheriffs to the faid Truftees.
V. AND be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Sheriff '^1^%'' .
'^''"'*
who fhall be chargeable with any of the Taxes by this Act affefled, fliall neglect or F'.,ymcr.t°of the
refufe to account for,, and pay unto the Truftees in this Act named, the whole Sums "^J^'^
fay this Aft
he fliall be chargeable with in Virtue of this Act, after deducting the ufual Com-milfions
for collecting, and fuch Infolvents as fliall be allowed by the Court of his
County, the faid Peter Copeland, James Young, and Nicholas Long, or the Survivors
of them, fliall have the fame Method of proceeding againft fuch Sheriff by Motion,
as is by Law given againft Sheriffs for not accounting for other Public Monies by
them received ; and fuch Proceedings fliall be good and valid in Law, in any
Court of Record within this Province, Reipcct being had to the Jurifdiction of
fuch Court.
VI. AND be it further EnaHed, by the Authority aforefaid, That the Truftees Truftees to finift
in this Act named fliall immediately proceed to the Difcharge of the Truft by this Ty^Jr^'^Ztu
Act repufcd in them, and ihall caufe the faid Buildings to be finiflied within Two ^n Account of
Years from the paffing of this Act at fartheft i and on the Expiration of that Term before?hTcol"t!
they
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| Full Text | L A fV S of North -Carolina. fubftantial and fufficient Gaol and Gaoler's Houle, of fuch Dimenfions and Materi- ^- D. 1764. als, and on fuch Part of the Public Lots in the flid Town of Halifax, as to them, ^—-"v— ^ or the Majority or Survivors of them, Ihall feem moll proper •, whicii Gaol fo erected, fliall be and remain the Public Gaol of the fevcral Counties now conClituting the Diftrict of Halifax. III. AND be it further Ena&ed^ by the Authority aforefaid. That there fliall be J" 'hioaoi' levied on each taxable Perfon within the feveral Counties in the faid Diftrict, annually, "" '"^ for the Term of Two Years next after the pafTmg of this Act, the rclpective Sums following, to wit. On each taxable Perfon within the County of Halifax, the Sum of One Shilling, Proclamation Money ; and on each taxable Perfon within the Counties oi Northampton, Gran'ville, Bute, Orange, Johriftcn, and Edgcomb, the Sum of Eight Pence, Proclamation Money : Which faid relpective Taxes lliall, by the Sherill of each of the faid Counties for the Time being, be collected in the fame Manner, and under the fame Penalties for the Non-payment thereof, as is directed by Law for the collecting other Public Taxes •, and the Monies arifing therefrom fliall be paid by the faid Sheriffs refpectively to the Truftees in this Act named, to be by them, or the Majority or Survivors of them as aforefaid, applied towards difcharg-ing the Contr:;cts they fhall enqer into for the Buildings in this Act directed. IV. AND whereas by an Act of Aflembly pafled at Ncwlern, intituled, An Surplus of tha Act to lay a tax on the Inhabitants of the feveral Counties of the Jjiftri£f of Halifax Su- ?^'f,. '^''^ „/°'[ 7 r> 7 ! ri • '• I r i liuuJing a Wall perior Court, to repair the tubUc Frijon thereof, and other Purpofes, a Poll-Tax was r.mnd Haiif..x laid on the feveral Counties of //,3///"«.Y, Northampton, Edgcomb, Granville, and John- l^^'pur^ofef o"} Jlon, for the building a Wall round the Prifon of the faid Diftrict, and for other th:s Aa. Purpofes in that Act mentioned ; which Act has not been fully carried into Execu-tion : Be it therefore Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That the Truftees in that Act named fliall account for, and pay unto the aforefaid Peter Copeland, James Toung, and Nicholas Loyig, or the Survivors of them, the Surplus which now is, or fliall be in their Hands, of the faid Tax, unapplied to the Purpofes in that Act mentioned, to be applied towards the Buildings in this Act directed ; and the Lot or Lots of Ground, together with the Court-Houfe and Prifon at Enfield, where the County Court ufed formerly to be held, belonging to the County oi Halifax^ are hereby vefted in the aforefaid Peter Copeland, James Young, and Nicholas Long, and the Survivors of them, to be by them fold at Public Vendue, and the Monies arifing therefrom to be by them alio applied to the Purpofes in this Act mentioned : And if the Taxes arifing in Virtue of this and the before mentioned Act fliall be more than fufficient to complete the Buildings herein directed, the Surplus thereof fliall, by the Truftees herein named, be paid to the Court of each County firft above mentioned, in Proportion to the Number of Taxables collected from each of the faid Counties, and paid by the Sheriffs to the faid Truftees. V. AND be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Sheriff '^1^%'' . '^''"'* who fhall be chargeable with any of the Taxes by this Act affefled, fliall neglect or F'.,ymcr.t°of the refufe to account for,, and pay unto the Truftees in this Act named, the whole Sums "^J^'^ fay this Aft he fliall be chargeable with in Virtue of this Act, after deducting the ufual Com-milfions for collecting, and fuch Infolvents as fliall be allowed by the Court of his County, the faid Peter Copeland, James Young, and Nicholas Long, or the Survivors of them, fliall have the fame Method of proceeding againft fuch Sheriff by Motion, as is by Law given againft Sheriffs for not accounting for other Public Monies by them received ; and fuch Proceedings fliall be good and valid in Law, in any Court of Record within this Province, Reipcct being had to the Jurifdiction of fuch Court. VI. AND be it further EnaHed, by the Authority aforefaid, That the Truftees Truftees to finift in this Act named fliall immediately proceed to the Difcharge of the Truft by this Ty^Jr^'^Ztu Act repufcd in them, and ihall caufe the faid Buildings to be finiflied within Two ^n Account of Years from the paffing of this Act at fartheft i and on the Expiration of that Term before?hTcol"t! they |
