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L A fV S of Nokth-Carolina. 509
on the Defendant, and the Money arifing therefrom Ihall be paid to the publick Stock of the faid
Town.
A. D. 1771.
AND be it further EnaHed, by the Authority afsrefaid. That the Commiflioners, or the Ma- Commiffioners to
of them, (hall, and they are hereby impowereJ, to pafs fuch Oiders as they may judge necef-
"J''!^'^
'''"'" *"''
Orders.
XI
fary to prevent Slaves from keeping Houf s in the faid Town, or any Perfon or Perfons dealing with
Slaves not having Tickets from tiieir Mailers, Millrefil's, or Overfeers ; to prevent or remove all
Kinds of Nufances whatfover ; to oblige the Inhabitants to keep a fufficient Number of I^eather Buckets
in their Honfes, whith their Names thtreon, to be ready in Cafe of Fire ; to ereCl a Fire Company, under
fuch Regulations as they may think necelFary ; to prevent any Perfons making Fires upon the Wharfs, AmPnforce them
in the Night Time ; and every other Matter and Thing, for the good Government and Safety of the by Fines,
faid Town, conlillent with the Laws of this Province; and to iiifcrce fuch Orders, by laying Fines on
all Perfons negleding or refufing to comply therewith ; to be recovered and applied in the fame Man-ner,
and under the lame Limitations, as is prefcribed by the before-recited Act.'
XIL PROP'IDED alnxays. That if the Offender be a Slave, then and in fuch Cafe the faid Punlfhent of
Slave Ihall be whipped by one of the Conllabl.s of the faid Town, at the Difcretion of the faid Com- SUves.
miffioners, or the Majoiity of them, not exceeding Forty Lafhes, unlels the Mailer or Millrefb of fuch
Slave fhall pay the Fine.
Xin. PROVIDED alfo. That it fhall and miy be lawful for any Perfon or Perfons, who fhall Rigl>t cf Appeil.
think him or themfelves aggrieved by the Judgment or Determination of the (aid Ccmmiirnners,
or the Majority of them, to appeal from fuch Judgment or Determinatijn to the Jultices of the Infe-rior
Court of Pleas and Quarter SefTions of A'^zu Hanover County, liril giving Security to profecute
fuch Apeal ; which faid JulHces are hereby impowered to determine the fame in a fummary Way.
XIV. AND be i! further EnnQed, by the Authority aforefaid. That whefe any Perfion fhall be Perfons cliarpfd
profcuted for dealin ; or trafficking with Negroes in the faid Town, not having Tickets from oalmg wiih Ne-their
Maflers, Millreffes, or Ovcisceis, (uch Fcrfon fhali anfwir the lame on Oath, and on Refufal, ynoith"
*' ""
fliall fland convidled ; any Law, to the contrary, notwithltanding.
XV. AND he it further EnaBci, by the Authority aforefaid., That it fhall and maybe lawful
for the Commiffioners of the faid Town for the Time being, to call all Perfons to account for any
Monies which may be in their Hands belonging to the faid Town, and to iffue V/ar.ants, under their
Hands and Seals, for all Arrears which may appear to be jullly due from any Perfon whatfoever in
the faid Town; under the fame Limitation as is prefcribed by the before- recited Ad.
XVI. AND be it further EnaJlcd, by the Authority aforefaid. That this Art fnall be and continue Continujnce o#
in force for and during the Term and Space of Two Years, from and after the Firlt Tuejday in Janu- "'^ ^^'
ary next, and from thence to the End of the next Seffion of Affembly, and no longer.
C;^mmi(!loners ts
call Peifons f*
Account for Mo-mcs
in their
HanJs,
CHAP. XXI.
An A5f for erecJing in the 1'own of Hillfborough a Public Gaol, and Gaoler^s HcufCi
for the Dijlri£f ^/Hillfborough in this Province.
I. \X 7" H E R E A S the Gdol formerly ereCled in the Town of Hillfborough has been lately burnt,
V V atid there being no Place of fufficient Strength to fecure the Felons and other Prifoners, in
the faid Diilricl of Hillfborough : F^or Remedy whereof.
Preamble^
Commiffioners
f. r huilding tht
Gaol.
tees to dcfign, contradl for, and caufe to be built and finilhed, a Aibftantial and fufficient Gaol and
Gaoleri Houfe, of fuch Dimenfions and Materials, and on fuch Part of the Public Lot in the faid
T(3wn of Hillforough, as to them, or the Majority of them, fhall feem moll: proper; which Gaol,
fo ereded, fliall be and remain the Public Gaol of the feveral Counties now conllituting the Dilhift of
Hilljborough.
in. AND be it further EnaBed, by the Authoriiy aforefaid. That there fhall be levisd on each
taxable Perfon within the feveral Counties within the faid Diftrid, to ivit. Orange County, One
Shilling and Four Pence, Proclamation Money, and Gran'ville, th'aie, and CIjatham Couniici, One
Shillinw like Money, annually, for the Term of Two Years next after the oaffing of this Act ; which
faid refpedive Taxes fhall by the Sheriff of each of the faid Counties for the Time being be colleifted,
in the fame Mnnncr, and under the fame Penalties, for non-Payment thereof, as is directed by Law
for the Collection of other Public Taxes ; and the Monies arifing therefrom fhall be paid by the faid
Sheriffs refpectively to the Truftees in this Aft named, to be by them, or the Majority or Survivors of
them, as aforefaid, applied towards difcharging the Contracts they fliall enter into for the Buildings
in this Aft directed.
IV. AND belt further EnnSied, by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Sheriff who flinll be
chargeable with any of the Taxes by this Aft affeffed, fhall negleft or refufe to account for, and pay
B b b b
"
Bnto
Taxss laid fot it.
Mf't^Ol^ of Reco-very
againft She-liffi
when neglefi
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| Full Text | L A fV S of Nokth-Carolina. 509 on the Defendant, and the Money arifing therefrom Ihall be paid to the publick Stock of the faid Town. A. D. 1771. AND be it further EnaHed, by the Authority afsrefaid. That the Commiflioners, or the Ma- Commiffioners to of them, (hall, and they are hereby impowereJ, to pafs fuch Oiders as they may judge necef- "J''!^'^ '''"'" *"'' Orders. XI fary to prevent Slaves from keeping Houf s in the faid Town, or any Perfon or Perfons dealing with Slaves not having Tickets from tiieir Mailers, Millrefil's, or Overfeers ; to prevent or remove all Kinds of Nufances whatfover ; to oblige the Inhabitants to keep a fufficient Number of I^eather Buckets in their Honfes, whith their Names thtreon, to be ready in Cafe of Fire ; to ereCl a Fire Company, under fuch Regulations as they may think necelFary ; to prevent any Perfons making Fires upon the Wharfs, AmPnforce them in the Night Time ; and every other Matter and Thing, for the good Government and Safety of the by Fines, faid Town, conlillent with the Laws of this Province; and to iiifcrce fuch Orders, by laying Fines on all Perfons negleding or refufing to comply therewith ; to be recovered and applied in the fame Man-ner, and under the lame Limitations, as is prefcribed by the before-recited Act.' XIL PROP'IDED alnxays. That if the Offender be a Slave, then and in fuch Cafe the faid Punlfhent of Slave Ihall be whipped by one of the Conllabl.s of the faid Town, at the Difcretion of the faid Com- SUves. miffioners, or the Majoiity of them, not exceeding Forty Lafhes, unlels the Mailer or Millrefb of fuch Slave fhall pay the Fine. Xin. PROVIDED alfo. That it fhall and miy be lawful for any Perfon or Perfons, who fhall Rigl>t cf Appeil. think him or themfelves aggrieved by the Judgment or Determination of the (aid Ccmmiirnners, or the Majority of them, to appeal from fuch Judgment or Determinatijn to the Jultices of the Infe-rior Court of Pleas and Quarter SefTions of A'^zu Hanover County, liril giving Security to profecute fuch Apeal ; which faid JulHces are hereby impowered to determine the fame in a fummary Way. XIV. AND be i! further EnnQed, by the Authority aforefaid. That whefe any Perfion fhall be Perfons cliarpfd profcuted for dealin ; or trafficking with Negroes in the faid Town, not having Tickets from oalmg wiih Ne-their Maflers, Millreffes, or Ovcisceis, (uch Fcrfon fhali anfwir the lame on Oath, and on Refufal, ynoith" *' "" fliall fland convidled ; any Law, to the contrary, notwithltanding. XV. AND he it further EnaBci, by the Authority aforefaid., That it fhall and maybe lawful for the Commiffioners of the faid Town for the Time being, to call all Perfons to account for any Monies which may be in their Hands belonging to the faid Town, and to iffue V/ar.ants, under their Hands and Seals, for all Arrears which may appear to be jullly due from any Perfon whatfoever in the faid Town; under the fame Limitation as is prefcribed by the before- recited Ad. XVI. AND be it further EnaJlcd, by the Authority aforefaid. That this Art fnall be and continue Continujnce o# in force for and during the Term and Space of Two Years, from and after the Firlt Tuejday in Janu- "'^ ^^' ary next, and from thence to the End of the next Seffion of Affembly, and no longer. C;^mmi(!loners ts call Peifons f* Account for Mo-mcs in their HanJs, CHAP. XXI. An A5f for erecJing in the 1'own of Hillfborough a Public Gaol, and Gaoler^s HcufCi for the Dijlri£f ^/Hillfborough in this Province. I. \X 7" H E R E A S the Gdol formerly ereCled in the Town of Hillfborough has been lately burnt, V V atid there being no Place of fufficient Strength to fecure the Felons and other Prifoners, in the faid Diilricl of Hillfborough : F^or Remedy whereof. Preamble^ Commiffioners f. r huilding tht Gaol. tees to dcfign, contradl for, and caufe to be built and finilhed, a Aibftantial and fufficient Gaol and Gaoleri Houfe, of fuch Dimenfions and Materials, and on fuch Part of the Public Lot in the faid T(3wn of Hillforough, as to them, or the Majority of them, fhall feem moll: proper; which Gaol, fo ereded, fliall be and remain the Public Gaol of the feveral Counties now conllituting the Dilhift of Hilljborough. in. AND be it further EnaBed, by the Authoriiy aforefaid. That there fhall be levisd on each taxable Perfon within the feveral Counties within the faid Diftrid, to ivit. Orange County, One Shilling and Four Pence, Proclamation Money, and Gran'ville, th'aie, and CIjatham Couniici, One Shillinw like Money, annually, for the Term of Two Years next after the oaffing of this Act ; which faid refpedive Taxes fhall by the Sheriff of each of the faid Counties for the Time being be colleifted, in the fame Mnnncr, and under the fame Penalties, for non-Payment thereof, as is directed by Law for the Collection of other Public Taxes ; and the Monies arifing therefrom fhall be paid by the faid Sheriffs refpectively to the Truftees in this Aft named, to be by them, or the Majority or Survivors of them, as aforefaid, applied towards difcharging the Contracts they fliall enter into for the Buildings in this Aft directed. IV. AND belt further EnnSied, by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Sheriff who flinll be chargeable with any of the Taxes by this Aft affeffed, fhall negleft or refufe to account for, and pay B b b b " Bnto Taxss laid fot it. Mf't^Ol^ of Reco-very againft She-liffi when neglefi |
