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XXXIK George II. The 20th of November, 1759,
Chap. VII. Annct far enlarging the time allowed forfav'.ng lots in the tovjn of Halifax, prevtr.t'ng the building wooden
chimnies 'Lercrn, and ofher r urf>oJ'eu
I. T T 7HEREAS by one aft of Aflbrably, palled in the thirt/ nVtt vear ot the reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled,
VV an actfor eflablifhinga town on the lana' a/James' Leflie, o» Roanoke river* , among other thmgsjit is provided,
that the grantee of every lot in the laid town (hall, within three years after obtaining a conveyance lor 'lie lame, eiedt
and finilb thereon a houie of the dimenfions therein fpecified ; a:id on failure thereof, every iot wherein (uch noufe,
fhall not be fo erefted, fliall be re-velted in the direftors of the (aid town by the laid aft appointed : and whereas the
fuwllpox hath raged in the laid town for many months pair, whereby many perfons have been prevented from laving
their lots, agreeable to the direction of the laid act :
II. Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Affernhh, and bv the authority of'the fume, that every lot in
the faid town on which a houle fhall be erected and buiit of the di neniions mentioned in the laid aft within the ipace
of hve years next after the palling of this act,, and alio every lot therein which ihal! hereafter be fold or conveyed on
wlrch luch houle fhall be erefted within the Ipace or five years after the date of the conveyance made for the fame,
(hall be, and is hereby declared to be vetted in the grantee thereof, in fee-fimple j any thing in the laid recited act, to
the contrary, notwithstanding.
11/. And whereas fuffering wooden chimnies to be built in the faid town, may occafion accidents by fire ; be it
further enacted, by the authority aforefaid, that no perfon whatloever fhall hereafter erect any wooden chimney in the
faid town ; and every perion who hath already built any fuch wooden chimney therein, ihall pull down or remove the
iame within the term of five years next after the palling of this act : and if any perfon or perions fhail prefume to aft
contrary hereto, in erecting any wooden chimney in &e faid town, or in failing to pull down or remove, within tho
time afore-mentioned, any luch wooden chimney by him already erected herein, the directors herein alter mentioned,
or any two of them, are hereby authonled, impowered, and required to, pu 1 down and deftroy every fuch chimney, and
fhall not be liable to an action or damage for lb doing ; and it ihe iaid directors, or any of them, ihall be 1'ued for the
fame, they may plead the general iifue, and give this act in evidence.
IV. And whereas John Gibfon, gentleman, one of the directors of the faid to\vn; by removing to the colony of Virgi-ma,
hath vacated his laid office ; be'itiherefore enacted, by the authority af.rejaul, that from and alter the palling of
this aft, Thomas Barker, Alexander IWCulhh, Robert yp«w, jun. Richard Broivirig, Stephen Dew-v, 'Ihomas NPftmght^
and Daniel WelJon, gentlemen, be, and are hereby appointed directors and tiuitees of the faid town; and fhdl and
may ul'e and exercile the fame powers and atitnorities as the directors thereof appointed by the aforefaid aft could or
might have exercifed, ufed, and enjoyed by virtue of the lame : and in cafe of the dear.il, refufal to aft, or removal out
of the country, of any of the faid directors, the fin viviug or other directors Ihall and are hereby required and impow-ered,
to chufe anothor director, agreable to the directions of the faid aft, in the foam of him fo dying, refuting to aft,
. or removing out of the country.
V. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforefaid, that the faid directors, or any three of them, fhall and
may, and are hereby authorifed and impowered, to make and execute deeds for grunting and conveying to every per-fon
and perions who already have purchased, or hereafter Ihall purchafe any lot or lots in the faid town; and
every perfon claiming any fuch lot or lots by virtue of any fuch conveyance, Ihall, and is hereby declared to have an
indefeafible eftate,' in fee-limple, in the lame. "p. 30.
Chap. XIII. An aclfor ejlablifhing a town on the landformerh granted to William Churton, gentleman, lying on the
northfide of the river Enoe, in the county vf Orange.
I. TT7HEREAS it hath been reprel'ented to the AlTembly by petition, that in the year of our lord one thoufand fe-
VV leven hnndred and fifty four, four hundred acres of land was granted to WiliiamChurtWy which was after-wards
laid off" by h m into a town and common ; and that part of the faid four hundred acres hath been likewife laid
out into lots of one acre each, on fome of which good habitable houfes have been erefted ; and that by realbn of the
healthinefs of the faid pi ice, and convenient fiiuation thereof, for an inland trade, the fame might loon become conli-derible
if it was erefted into a town by lawful authority, to which the faid Wlliam Churto'!, who is now fieized, in fee, .
of the greatefc part of the faid four hundred acres, and thofe who claim by conveyance under him, having contented :
II. Be it therefore enaded, bv the Governor, Coum il, and Affembly , and by the authority of thefame, that the laid four
hundred acres of land be, and the fame is hereby conftituted, erefted, and eftablifhed a town, and town common, and
fhall be called by the name of Childjhurg.
III. And be itfurther enacted, by the authority aforefaid, that from and after the pafTing of this aft, James Wat/on,
William Churton, William Reed, Efqrs. William Nunn, and Daniel Cane, gentlemen, and every of them, be, and they,
and every of them, are hereby conltituted directors and truflees, for defigning, building and carrying on the faid
town ; and they Ihall ftand fcized of an indefeafible eltate, in fee, in the laid four hundred acres of land, to and for the
ufes, intents, and purpofes, herein after exprefl'ed and declared ; that is to fay, that the faid direftors, or any three
of them, Ihall have full power and authority to meet, as often as they fhall think neceffury, and caui'e an exact plan of
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| Full Text | 2,6 XXXIK George II. The 20th of November, 1759, Chap. VII. Annct far enlarging the time allowed forfav'.ng lots in the tovjn of Halifax, prevtr.t'ng the building wooden chimnies 'Lercrn, and ofher r urf>oJ'eu I. T T 7HEREAS by one aft of Aflbrably, palled in the thirt/ nVtt vear ot the reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, VV an actfor eflablifhinga town on the lana' a/James' Leflie, o» Roanoke river* , among other thmgsjit is provided, that the grantee of every lot in the laid town (hall, within three years after obtaining a conveyance lor 'lie lame, eiedt and finilb thereon a houie of the dimenfions therein fpecified ; a:id on failure thereof, every iot wherein (uch noufe, fhall not be fo erefted, fliall be re-velted in the direftors of the (aid town by the laid aft appointed : and whereas the fuwllpox hath raged in the laid town for many months pair, whereby many perfons have been prevented from laving their lots, agreeable to the direction of the laid act : II. Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Affernhh, and bv the authority of'the fume, that every lot in the faid town on which a houle fhall be erected and buiit of the di neniions mentioned in the laid aft within the ipace of hve years next after the palling of this act,, and alio every lot therein which ihal! hereafter be fold or conveyed on wlrch luch houle fhall be erefted within the Ipace or five years after the date of the conveyance made for the fame, (hall be, and is hereby declared to be vetted in the grantee thereof, in fee-fimple j any thing in the laid recited act, to the contrary, notwithstanding. 11/. And whereas fuffering wooden chimnies to be built in the faid town, may occafion accidents by fire ; be it further enacted, by the authority aforefaid, that no perfon whatloever fhall hereafter erect any wooden chimney in the faid town ; and every perion who hath already built any fuch wooden chimney therein, ihall pull down or remove the iame within the term of five years next after the palling of this act : and if any perfon or perions fhail prefume to aft contrary hereto, in erecting any wooden chimney in &e faid town, or in failing to pull down or remove, within tho time afore-mentioned, any luch wooden chimney by him already erected herein, the directors herein alter mentioned, or any two of them, are hereby authonled, impowered, and required to, pu 1 down and deftroy every fuch chimney, and fhall not be liable to an action or damage for lb doing ; and it ihe iaid directors, or any of them, ihall be 1'ued for the fame, they may plead the general iifue, and give this act in evidence. IV. And whereas John Gibfon, gentleman, one of the directors of the faid to\vn; by removing to the colony of Virgi-ma, hath vacated his laid office ; be'itiherefore enacted, by the authority af.rejaul, that from and alter the palling of this aft, Thomas Barker, Alexander IWCulhh, Robert yp«w, jun. Richard Broivirig, Stephen Dew-v, 'Ihomas NPftmght^ and Daniel WelJon, gentlemen, be, and are hereby appointed directors and tiuitees of the faid town; and fhdl and may ul'e and exercile the fame powers and atitnorities as the directors thereof appointed by the aforefaid aft could or might have exercifed, ufed, and enjoyed by virtue of the lame : and in cafe of the dear.il, refufal to aft, or removal out of the country, of any of the faid directors, the fin viviug or other directors Ihall and are hereby required and impow-ered, to chufe anothor director, agreable to the directions of the faid aft, in the foam of him fo dying, refuting to aft, . or removing out of the country. V. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforefaid, that the faid directors, or any three of them, fhall and may, and are hereby authorifed and impowered, to make and execute deeds for grunting and conveying to every per-fon and perions who already have purchased, or hereafter Ihall purchafe any lot or lots in the faid town; and every perfon claiming any fuch lot or lots by virtue of any fuch conveyance, Ihall, and is hereby declared to have an indefeafible eftate,' in fee-limple, in the lame. "p. 30. Chap. XIII. An aclfor ejlablifhing a town on the landformerh granted to William Churton, gentleman, lying on the northfide of the river Enoe, in the county vf Orange. I. TT7HEREAS it hath been reprel'ented to the AlTembly by petition, that in the year of our lord one thoufand fe- VV leven hnndred and fifty four, four hundred acres of land was granted to WiliiamChurtWy which was after-wards laid off" by h m into a town and common ; and that part of the faid four hundred acres hath been likewife laid out into lots of one acre each, on fome of which good habitable houfes have been erefted ; and that by realbn of the healthinefs of the faid pi ice, and convenient fiiuation thereof, for an inland trade, the fame might loon become conli-derible if it was erefted into a town by lawful authority, to which the faid Wlliam Churto'!, who is now fieized, in fee, . of the greatefc part of the faid four hundred acres, and thofe who claim by conveyance under him, having contented : II. Be it therefore enaded, bv the Governor, Coum il, and Affembly , and by the authority of thefame, that the laid four hundred acres of land be, and the fame is hereby conftituted, erefted, and eftablifhed a town, and town common, and fhall be called by the name of Childjhurg. III. And be itfurther enacted, by the authority aforefaid, that from and after the pafTing of this aft, James Wat/on, William Churton, William Reed, Efqrs. William Nunn, and Daniel Cane, gentlemen, and every of them, be, and they, and every of them, are hereby conltituted directors and truflees, for defigning, building and carrying on the faid town ; and they Ihall ftand fcized of an indefeafible eltate, in fee, in the laid four hundred acres of land, to and for the ufes, intents, and purpofes, herein after exprefl'ed and declared ; that is to fay, that the faid direftors, or any three of them, Ihall have full power and authority to meet, as often as they fhall think neceffury, and caui'e an exact plan of |
