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n:e» or engaged by iubferiptions to pay any fucK e^ who may hereafVr fbbfcribe any mrney for the erecr'np, builcf.
ing-tnd finiihini| t'.ie court-houfe, prilon and ftocl.s in the laid town for the piy nem of the lame ; and in cafe ol ne.
gleet or rehiPal to pay luch money utcy lhall and m.iy, and are hereby impowercd and authorized in tne name of die
iicafurer of the fasd tOAn to (us for and recover the lamj before any jurifdiction having ccgnreance thereof, and (hall
caufe the lime to be applied to the purpofes of the faid fubtcripiions, and to no other ufe or purpole whatsoever.
VIII. And be it further entiled, by the authority afortfaid, that the directors and trultees for the time being, or a
mjjority of them, fhall and are hereby impowered to pals any order they may judge proper lor opening the itrtets,
pnvrnimg mortar, clay or wooden cLimnies being built, and pu'ling down Inch as are already built, it judged Ly
them to be a nuiiance, for obliging the inhabitants to keep their chimnies clean and railing them to a proper height,
for obliging all per ions to ckar the itreets before their houks, and for all other things for the good and fafety ol the
laid town and the proper regulation of it, confidently with the laws of the ftate, and to enforce tuch ordus by laying
a fine not exceeding forty ihiHings on all perfons neglecting or refuting to comply therewith, to be levied by a wairauc
from luch directors and trultees, and fa!e of the offendeis goods in the fame manner as goods are lawfully Ibid for the
payment of final! debts, and the money applied to the ufe and benefit of the laid town.
.
TX. And be it further enailed, by the authority aforejaid, that the directors and truikes of the find town, or a majoi!.
ty of thsm, (hall as often as they think proper appoint a town clerk, and lhall keep a town book in which lhall be enter-ed
the time ol taking the entries of lots, th; orders they way make, the perfons names who make fuch entries, the
Time when tl.e deeds are granted, an account of the monies they rcce ve, the.manner of applying "he fame, and the
nun -remaining on hai d ; and Iuch clerk may take and receive tor the entry of each lot, and drawing the deed lor
the lame, the i'um of eight fhillincrs and no more.
X. And be itfurther enc. Sled, by the authority' oforefitid, that the Juftices of the faid county of Dobbs (hall, and they
are hereby impowered yearly to appoint fotne tit and proper perlon inhabitant of the faid town overker of the lame,
who fhall as often as there Dull beoccafion fuinmnn the male inhabitants of the faid town liable by law to woikon pub-lic
loads to clear and repair ihe llreers ami alleys thereof, end ic '>ove any nuifance or nmfances wiihin the lame, and
if fuch inhabitants fhall fail cr refufe to appear on fucn luminous and work in the faid town at luch times and places as
the overker lha'.l direct (two d ivs notice being given before the day appuinttd for working), Inch pcri'on lo neglect-ing
cr refufing, or the mailer cr miltrels of fuch perlon being an apprentice, fervant ot Hives. kali foifeit and pay
the Juki often Ihillings for every day he fin II lb negleft or rctufe, to be recovered bv a warrant irom any Juitice of
die Peace for ihe kid county, t« be applied to the purpose of employing perlons to work on and keep the ltreets and
alleys in the faid townckan and in good order and repair ; and the inhabitants ot the laid town of Kin/ton lhall be,
and for the future are by this act declared to be exempt Iron working on any of l'te pu > be roads out ot he la:ct town.
XI. And be itfurther entitled, by -the authority afore/hid, that none of the inhabitants ot the laid town lhall on
any pretence wbatfosver lufkr anv of their bogs or geek to run or be a t targe wiihin tie bonnes of the laid town ;
aril any hog or hogs, gooie or geel'e running at large in Hit iaid town, fhu;i be fufeittd to any perlon who fliall kill
cr feizb the jams.
XII. And be it further cna led, by the nitthmty tfcrejaia', that fo rrmcli ot the aft for eftablifhiitg the town of K'mgftw
as is repugnant to or iiuonlillcnt with ihis act be and is hereby icpeaied and made void.
ClIAP. XLVII. An for ejlablifh'mg a tovjn on Cumberland river a' a place calledthe Bluff, near the French Lick.
I. TT) E it tnaxled by the Generat AJftmbly of iheflute of North- Carolina, mid it is hereby en.icleri by the authority ofthe
j53 fame, that the directors or trufkei be. cm after appointed, or a majority ifi fern, fi.;'ll fo Iron as may be alur
the pafling of this act caufe two hundred acres ot hnd, fituate on the fouth flde of Cumberland liver at a place called
the Bluff, adjacent to the French Lick, in which the faid Lick Jiiall not be included, to be laid o& in lots of oie acre each,
with convenient itreets, lanes, and alleys, rekrving four acres for the purpoie of erecting put.lie buddings, on which
i;.nd lb laid off according to the direct o^s ot this act, is hereby constituted, erected and eftablifk d > town, aid fkll
be called and known by the name of Nfffi-l- ':!!
, in the meir.ory ol the patriotic and brave Genera! Nafh.
II. And be it father cnncled, by the Authority ttforefaid, that from and after the palling iir tWs acr> Samuel
Bardeh, Thomds Maloy^ Daniel Smith, James Shaw, and Ifaac Lindfay, be, they and every of them are hereby con-stituted
directors and trultees for creeling and laying out and carrying on the laid town , and tt ey lhall ltand ieized of
jin mdekalibkdtare in ke of the faid two hundred acres ot land, to and for the uks, intents and purpofes hereby
expreffed and declared ; and -they orany three of them lhall have power and authority to meet as often as they lhall
think necefTary, and ciule a plan thereof to be made, and therein to inkrt a mark or number to each lot ; and as loon
as the faid town fhall be 1 aid off as aforefaid, they and each ot them lhall have power to take iubferiptions for the faid
lots of fuch perfons as are willing to lublcribe for the fame ; and when ihe laid directors have taken Iubferiptions for
fifty lots or upwards they lhall appoint a day and r>ivc public notice to ihe tubicribers of the day appointed for the
drawing of the .faid lots, which Hull be done by ballot in a fair and open manner, which Hall be done by the chrccti-
-or.s and in the preknee of a .najorify of the laid directors at leaft ; and fuch lub'cr.ber ihall be entitled to the let or lots
which fliall happen to be drawn for him, and correlpond with the mark or number crntained in the plan of the faid
.
town ; and the (aid d'reetors or a majority of them llial make a id execute deeds for granting and conveying the laid
; wo hundred acres of land iii lots of one acre as afore/atd, to the lubfaibers, their heirs, snd alliens forever, undgr
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| Full Text | J 3° n:e» or engaged by iubferiptions to pay any fucK e^ who may hereafVr fbbfcribe any mrney for the erecr'np, builcf. ing-tnd finiihini| t'.ie court-houfe, prilon and ftocl.s in the laid town for the piy nem of the lame ; and in cafe ol ne. gleet or rehiPal to pay luch money utcy lhall and m.iy, and are hereby impowercd and authorized in tne name of die iicafurer of the fasd tOAn to (us for and recover the lamj before any jurifdiction having ccgnreance thereof, and (hall caufe the lime to be applied to the purpofes of the faid fubtcripiions, and to no other ufe or purpole whatsoever. VIII. And be it further entiled, by the authority afortfaid, that the directors and trultees for the time being, or a mjjority of them, fhall and are hereby impowered to pals any order they may judge proper lor opening the itrtets, pnvrnimg mortar, clay or wooden cLimnies being built, and pu'ling down Inch as are already built, it judged Ly them to be a nuiiance, for obliging the inhabitants to keep their chimnies clean and railing them to a proper height, for obliging all per ions to ckar the itreets before their houks, and for all other things for the good and fafety ol the laid town and the proper regulation of it, confidently with the laws of the ftate, and to enforce tuch ordus by laying a fine not exceeding forty ihiHings on all perfons neglecting or refuting to comply therewith, to be levied by a wairauc from luch directors and trultees, and fa!e of the offendeis goods in the fame manner as goods are lawfully Ibid for the payment of final! debts, and the money applied to the ufe and benefit of the laid town. . TX. And be it further enailed, by the authority aforejaid, that the directors and truikes of the find town, or a majoi!. ty of thsm, (hall as often as they think proper appoint a town clerk, and lhall keep a town book in which lhall be enter-ed the time ol taking the entries of lots, th; orders they way make, the perfons names who make fuch entries, the Time when tl.e deeds are granted, an account of the monies they rcce ve, the.manner of applying "he fame, and the nun -remaining on hai d ; and Iuch clerk may take and receive tor the entry of each lot, and drawing the deed lor the lame, the i'um of eight fhillincrs and no more. X. And be itfurther enc. Sled, by the authority' oforefitid, that the Juftices of the faid county of Dobbs (hall, and they are hereby impowered yearly to appoint fotne tit and proper perlon inhabitant of the faid town overker of the lame, who fhall as often as there Dull beoccafion fuinmnn the male inhabitants of the faid town liable by law to woikon pub-lic loads to clear and repair ihe llreers ami alleys thereof, end ic '>ove any nuifance or nmfances wiihin the lame, and if fuch inhabitants fhall fail cr refufe to appear on fucn luminous and work in the faid town at luch times and places as the overker lha'.l direct (two d ivs notice being given before the day appuinttd for working), Inch pcri'on lo neglect-ing cr refufing, or the mailer cr miltrels of fuch perlon being an apprentice, fervant ot Hives. kali foifeit and pay the Juki often Ihillings for every day he fin II lb negleft or rctufe, to be recovered bv a warrant irom any Juitice of die Peace for ihe kid county, t« be applied to the purpose of employing perlons to work on and keep the ltreets and alleys in the faid townckan and in good order and repair ; and the inhabitants ot the laid town of Kin/ton lhall be, and for the future are by this act declared to be exempt Iron working on any of l'te pu > be roads out ot he la:ct town. XI. And be itfurther entitled, by -the authority afore/hid, that none of the inhabitants ot the laid town lhall on any pretence wbatfosver lufkr anv of their bogs or geek to run or be a t targe wiihin tie bonnes of the laid town ; aril any hog or hogs, gooie or geel'e running at large in Hit iaid town, fhu;i be fufeittd to any perlon who fliall kill cr feizb the jams. XII. And be it further cna led, by the nitthmty tfcrejaia', that fo rrmcli ot the aft for eftablifhiitg the town of K'mgftw as is repugnant to or iiuonlillcnt with ihis act be and is hereby icpeaied and made void. ClIAP. XLVII. An for ejlablifh'mg a tovjn on Cumberland river a' a place calledthe Bluff, near the French Lick. I. TT) E it tnaxled by the Generat AJftmbly of iheflute of North- Carolina, mid it is hereby en.icleri by the authority ofthe j53 fame, that the directors or trufkei be. cm after appointed, or a majority ifi fern, fi.;'ll fo Iron as may be alur the pafling of this act caufe two hundred acres ot hnd, fituate on the fouth flde of Cumberland liver at a place called the Bluff, adjacent to the French Lick, in which the faid Lick Jiiall not be included, to be laid o& in lots of oie acre each, with convenient itreets, lanes, and alleys, rekrving four acres for the purpoie of erecting put.lie buddings, on which i;.nd lb laid off according to the direct o^s ot this act, is hereby constituted, erected and eftablifk d > town, aid fkll be called and known by the name of Nfffi-l- ':!! , in the meir.ory ol the patriotic and brave Genera! Nafh. II. And be it father cnncled, by the Authority ttforefaid, that from and after the palling iir tWs acr> Samuel Bardeh, Thomds Maloy^ Daniel Smith, James Shaw, and Ifaac Lindfay, be, they and every of them are hereby con-stituted directors and trultees for creeling and laying out and carrying on the laid town , and tt ey lhall ltand ieized of jin mdekalibkdtare in ke of the faid two hundred acres ot land, to and for the uks, intents and purpofes hereby expreffed and declared ; and -they orany three of them lhall have power and authority to meet as often as they lhall think necefTary, and ciule a plan thereof to be made, and therein to inkrt a mark or number to each lot ; and as loon as the faid town fhall be 1 aid off as aforefaid, they and each ot them lhall have power to take iubferiptions for the faid lots of fuch perfons as are willing to lublcribe for the fame ; and when ihe laid directors have taken Iubferiptions for fifty lots or upwards they lhall appoint a day and r>ivc public notice to ihe tubicribers of the day appointed for the drawing of the .faid lots, which Hull be done by ballot in a fair and open manner, which Hall be done by the chrccti- -or.s and in the preknee of a .najorify of the laid directors at leaft ; and fuch lub'cr.ber ihall be entitled to the let or lots which fliall happen to be drawn for him, and correlpond with the mark or number crntained in the plan of the faid . town ; and the (aid d'reetors or a majority of them llial make a id execute deeds for granting and conveying the laid ; wo hundred acres of land iii lots of one acre as afore/atd, to the lubfaibers, their heirs, snd alliens forever, undgr |
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